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I think its a very difficult read. The bbc has written to Princes William and harry to apologise. Also on tonights programme. Ive just received a message and the message says, victory a step closer to compensation for thousands of women caught in the breast implant scandal. A huge Shake Up in how the railways are run. A bigger role for the state but there will still be private operators. The surge in the indian variant of covid the bbc sees evidence that a failure of Test And Trace was partially to blame. A year on from George Floyds murder, can americas Police Forces ever win back the trust of black people . Coming up on the Bbc News channel, One'>Day One of the pga championship, where the worlds best are finding ways to control the conditions at kiawah island, the longest course in major history. Good evening, and welcome to the Bbc News at six. The bbc has issued a full and unconditional apology after a highly critical report into the way it obtained an interview with diana, princess of wales, in 1995. It was on that occasion that diana for the first time publicly spoke about why her relationship to Prince Charles had broken down, famously telling Reporter Martin Bashir that there were three of us in this marrriage. Last year, after dianas brother, Earl Spencer, raised questions about the interview, the bbc ordered an independent inquiry by Lord Dyson which has been published today. In the ioo plus pages of his report, Lord Dyson says. Mr bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. That the bbc� s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective, and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. Today, the bbc� s Director General accepted that the bbc� s behaviour fell far short of what its audiences expect. Heres our Media Editor, Amol Rajan, on the murky background to what was regarded as The Scoop of the decade. It was the interview of the century. Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. Watched by almost 23 Million people, Martin Bashir� s panorama shocked the world. But only now do we know the real story behind the story. In a devastating critique of the bbc, Lord Dyson has laid bare a catalogue of moral and editorial failures. Lord dyson has laid bare a catalogue of moral and editorialfailures. He says bashir was devious and dishOnest, lying repeatedly to secure the interview and explain his conduct. Lord dyson says the Bbc Investigation into how the interview was obtained was woefully ineffective, and he adds that withoutjustification, the bbc fell short of the high standards of Integrity And Transparency which are its homework, including by covering up its homework, including by covering up crucial information about what it knew. Princess diana and Prince Charles were already separated at the time of the interview. Early in september 1995, the time of the interview. Early in septemberi995, bashir the time of the interview. Early in september 1995, bashir met Earl Spencer. He showed him fake Bank Statements to suggest they must had been made to informants around diana. Earl spencer introduced bashir to diana. This constituted a serious breach of the guidelines at the time. The interview aired, but seem jealous at the daily Mail Group and elsewhere started asking questions journalists started asking questions. An Investigation Led by tony hall, later Director General, cleared bashir, the Earl Spencer was not approached, a Big Mistake according to dyson. In august 1996, a Big Mistake according to dyson. In august1996, prince a Big Mistake according to dyson. In august 1996, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced. She died a year later. And in an interview for panorama which is airing tonight, Earl Spencer explicitly links the interview with her death. ~. ,. , explicitly links the interview with herdeath. ,. , , explicitly links the interview with herdeath. ,. , her death. Well, that irony is that i met martin her death. Well, that irony is that i met Martin Bashir her death. Well, that irony is that i met Martin Bashir on her death. Well, that irony is that i met Martin Bashir on the her death. Well, that irony is that i met Martin Bashir on the 31st i her death. Well, that irony is that i met Martin Bashir on the 31st of| i met Martin Bashir on the 31st of august 1995, i met Martin Bashir on the 31st of august1995, because i met Martin Bashir on the 31st of august 1995, because exactly two years later, she died, and i do draw a line between the two events. This is a young girl in her mid 30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent, difficult time in the public eye. She didnt know who to trust and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. Form of real protection. Martin bashir won form of real protection. Martin bashir won a form of real protection. Martin bashir won a Bafta Form of real protection. Martin bashir won a bafta for form of real protection. Martin bashir won a bafta for the form of real protection. Martin bashir won a bafta for the programme and spoke about it backstage afterwards. I and spoke about it backstage afterwards and spoke about it backstage afterwards. U,. , ;;;~, afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 ears old afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and facing afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and facing up afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and facing up to afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and facing up to the afterwards. I can tell you, being 33 years old and facing up to the factl years old and facing up to the fact that actually, you probably will never that actually, you probably will never do that actually, you probably will never do another interview like that again never do another interview like that again in never do another interview like that again in your life, you will never make again in your life, you will never make a again in your life, you will never make a programme like that. And that is daunting make a programme like that. And that is daunting. He make a programme like that. And that is dauntina. � �. , is daunting. He left the bbc last week, is daunting. He left the bbc last week. Having is daunting. He left the bbc last week, having been is daunting. He left the bbc last week, having been rehired is daunting. He left the bbc last week, having been rehired in i is daunting. He left the bbc last i week, having been rehired in 2016, and has long argued that diana would have agreed to speak to him without the fake Bank Statements. In a statement, bashirsaid, iapologised then and i do so again now, over the fact that i asked for Bank Statements to be mocked up. But i absolutely stunned by the evidence i gave a quarter of a century ago and again more recently. Lord hall of birkenhead, is the director of Bbc News led the investigation into bashir� s Conduct And Wasnt to last august the bbc� s Director General, apologised today and said he was wrong to give bashir the benefit of the doubt. His successor was similarly contrite. Similarly contrite. There are Multi Le similarly contrite. There are multiple failures similarly contrite. There are multiple failures for similarly contrite. There are multiple failures for the i similarly contrite. There are| multiple failures for the bbc similarly contrite. There are i multiple failures for the bbc to reflect on. 25 years ago, but they are still very serious and if youre an organisation that cares about truthful, hOnestjournalism and truthful, hOnest journalism and proper truthful, hOnestjournalism and proper practice, i think its a very difficult read. Proper practice, i think its a very difficult read. Tonight the bbc has said that it has difficult read. Tonight the bbc has said that it has no difficult read. Tonight the bbc has said that it has no plans difficult read. Tonight the bbc has said that it has no plans to difficult read. Tonight the bbc has said that it has no plans to run i said that it has no plans to run Martin Bashir� s panorama in full again. Do Martin Bashirs panorama in full aaain. , Martin Bashirs panorama in full aaain. ~ Martin Bashirs panorama in full aaain. ~ , again. Do you think you will ever be queen . No. Again. Do you think you will ever be queen . No. I again. Do you think you will ever be queen . 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I would like to be a queen of| peoples hearts, in peoples hearts, that i peoples hearts, in peoples hearts, that i dont peoples hearts, in peoples hearts, that i dont see myself being queen of this that i dont see myself being queen of this country. Our Media Editor Amol Rajan is with me now. There is a lot to take in. How damaging are these conclusions . Well, they are horrific about individuals and about the institution, frankly, george. Lets go through them. Martin bashir, journalism is meant to be the Truth Business but Lord Dyson accuses him of deceit to sources and colleagues. On the investigation would Bbc News run into how that panorama came about, that was conducted by lord hall, then director of news and later Director General. Lord dyson in this Report Doesntjust say that it was a mistake not to interview Earl Spencer in the investigation, he specifically rejects as inadequate the reasons given for that decision, and that is an indictment not of lord halls integrity, but of his judgment. Indictment not of lord halls integrity, but of hisjudgment. On the most Explosive Charge of covering up the truth, its not totally clear how that decision to keep silent on the facts of what the bbc new was made, and there is no suggestion that it was licensed by lord hall, but no matter because that the organisation should have deceived the public that it is funded by and was set up to serve as an appalling betrayal of the principles on which it was founded. Amol, this happened 25 years ago. Where does it leave the bbc now . Hot where does it leave the bbc now . Not ust where does it leave the bbc now . Ii if7ii just injured, but scarred, i think. The bbc would like to claim that all this belongs in the past, but they rehired Martin Bashir in 2016. The consensus now is that that was a mistake. I am told that the Director General of the bbc has written individually to the Dukes Of Cambridge and sussex. He has also written to Prince Charles to offer an unreserved apology. I am told in his letter to Prince Charles, he accepts that bashir made a series of lurid claims to play on Princess Dianas fears. He has also apologised to Earl Spencer, who is interviewed in that panorama on One'>Bbc One at 7pm, but there is no doubt that this will lead to days of damaging headlines and memes in the slaughterhouse of Social Media and as you know, trust in the media is hard to create an easy to destroy, and tonight, trust in the bbc is diminished. And tonight, trust in the bbc is diminished. �. ,. , ~ ,. , diminished. Amol, thank you very much. And you can watch a panorama on the bashir interview, how it was obtained, and how the bbc responded, tonight on One'>Bbc One at 7pm or on iplayer thats Princess Diana, Martin Bashir and the bbc. Thousands of women who were victims of the Pip Breast implant scandal should receive compensation thats the ruling from a french appeal court. The implants were manufactured in france. More than 500 british women are among thousands around the World Whove mounted a ten year campaign forjustice. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has the details. Ladies ive just received a message, and the message says victory. Finally, after a decade long legal battle for compensation, what looks like a breakthrough for these women affected by faulty Pip Breast implants. Thats fantastic. Fresh out of court, a call from their lawyer, whos been fighting the case in paris. You are going to have to drink champagne early in the morning. So we did it just elated and exhausted because its been a very long, exhausting journey. You know, ten years. And in and out of courts. And thats been really difficult for women. Jan is One of 2,700 women in the case who have been suing the german company tuv rheinland, which issued safety certificates for the Pip Breast implants. Today, the Court Of Appeal in paris ruled that the company was negligent and liable for compensation. Im very happy for all the women i represent. They have been waiting some time for this decision, and have suffered for a long period since the beginning of the case. Tuv rheinland says it disputes the liability and is stressing that some women have been struck out of the claim. This abandOned factory in france is where the substandard implants were made. The french Manufacturer Pip was liquidated in 2010 and its founder sent to prison when it emerged the implants had been filled with cheap Silicon Gel which was not cleared for human use. Many ruptured inside women, causing chronic fatigue, pain and anxiety. Pip implants from 20 years ago are still impacting on my life and my health and my wellbeing even today. Its estimated up to 400,000 women worldwide have received the illegal implants. Colombia is the worst affected, followed by The Uk, but the exact numbers may never be known. Lawyers for the women believe the Ruling Today will have implications for Hundreds Of Thousands worldwide who have suffered as a result of the faulty breast implants. Sophie hutchinson, Bbc News. Its almost a case of Back To The Future 25 years after the privatisation of the Railways Ministers are now preparing to take significant parts of it back under state control. A government owned body is going to be responsible for Setting Timetables and Rail Fares in england. The Transport Secretary Grant shapps said it would replace an overcomplicated and fragmented system, but did not rule out a rise in fares. Heres our consumer Affairs Correspondent Colletta smith. Regular commuters here are used to the pluses and problems of travelling by train and it doesnt long to think of a few things that need to be fixed. Long to think of a few things that need to be fixed. Overcrowding, they are not being need to be fixed. Overcrowding, they are not being enough need to be fixed. Overcrowding, they are not being enough trains. Need to be fixed. Overcrowding, they are not being enough trains. If need to be fixed. Overcrowding, they are not being enough trains. If its i are not being enough trains. If its busy, the rest of the day they are empty. Public transport needs to be reasonable so people who need it can afford it. It shouldnt be sucking all the mOney you earnjust afford it. It shouldnt be sucking all the mOney you earn just to afford it. It shouldnt be sucking all the mOney you earnjust to be able to get around. All the mOney you earn ust to be able to get around. Able to get around. After timetabling able to get around. After Timetabling Disasters i able to get around. After| Timetabling Disasters and able to get around. After Timetabling Disasters and franchise collapses, this Centralised System should mean everyOne knows where the buck stops when things go wrong. They are going to create a new Public Body called great British Railways to set timetables, prices and sell all tickets in england, bring in a new Plexi Season Ticket that will be cheaper than buying a full time One, as millions of people face a Hybrid Return to the office. And they are scrapping franchising. The government will pay companies, rather than letting private companies charge passengers directly. Melitta is relieved if it means things will get simpler. There are so many means things will get simpler. There are so many providers means things will get simpler. There are so many providers and means things will get simpler. There are so many providers and its i means things will get simpler. There are so many providers and its such are so many providers and its such a stress are so many providers and its such a stress coming to the station on a friday a stress coming to the station on a Friday Night a stress coming to the station on a Friday Night and choosing what provider Friday Night and choosing what provider to go to to get to birmingham because they have differently priced tickets. So just tapping differently priced tickets. So just tapping your card to get on a train and enjoy tapping your card to get on a train and enjoy your evening instead of having and enjoy your evening instead of having to and enjoy your evening instead of having to preplan a 15 Minute Train Journey having to preplan a 15 Minute Train Journey would be amazing. The Transort Journey would be amazing. Tie Transport Minister says he is trying to help passengers navigate the system. To help passengers navigate the s stem. ~. W to help passengers navigate the s stem. ~. ,. , to help passengers navigate the sstem. ~. ,. , to help passengers navigate the sstem. System. Which ticket should you buy and from which system. Which ticket should you buy and from which of system. Which ticket should you buy and from which of the system. Which ticket should you buy and from which of the competing i and from which of the competing ticket machines, for any given route . Great British Railways will mean that is completely simplified, including four walk up tickets. One thing i want people to do is not to have to get a ticket, Butjust Use Contact us. I have to get a ticket, but ust Use Contact us. Contact us. I understand you are. Int Contact us. I understand you are typifving the contact us. I understand you are typifying the situation, contact us. I understand you are typifying the situation, but i typifying the situation, but passengers want to know if it is going to be cheaper . I passengers want to know if it is going to be cheaper . Going to be cheaper . I Cant Guarantee going to be cheaper . I Cant Guarantee what going to be cheaper . I Cant Guarantee what will going to be cheaper . I Cant Guarantee what will happen | going to be cheaper . I cant i guarantee what will happen with fares forever. I can say that today is about driving down costs, which is about driving down costs, which is why we are introducing this flexi to get to save people mOney. Heart to get to save people mOney. New Flexi Season to get to save people mOney. New Flexi Season tickets to get to save people mOney. New Flexi Season tickets will be available next month, but below platform level, there are much bigger changes planned. The system will take a different shape in scotland and wales, but in england, franchises will be scrapped. Franchises will be scrapped. Todays. Ro tosals franchises will be scrapped. Todays proposals are franchises will be scrapped. Todays proposals are going franchises will be scrapped. Todays proposals are going to franchises will be scrapped. Todays proposals are going to change i proposals are going to change massively the way operators would go about providing railway services. So instead of being rewarded for selling lots of tickets, they will actually be incentivised and rewarded for running services on time, for instance. Bud rewarded for running services on time, for instance. Rewarded for running services on time, for instance. And for melita, Knowin T time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that your time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that your train time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that your train will time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that your train will be i time, for instance. And for melita, knowing that your train will be on | knowing that your train will be on time is what matters. Colletta smith, Bbc News, in wolverhampton. Failures in the national Test And Trace system are partly responsible for the surge in the indian variant in One of the worst affected parts of the country thats according to a document seen by Bbc News. Its understood a technical problem left several councils unable to identify cases of the variant for three weeks. Cases of the variant have risen to just under 3,500 this week. Our political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has more. To track the disease you need to test. To manage the spread, you need to monitor the map. As the virus has started to surge again, just yesterday. Ministers sounded sure of that. ,. ,. Yesterday. Ministers sounded sure ofthat. ,. ,. Of that. This Surveillance System sotted of that. This Surveillance System spotted the of that. This Surveillance System spotted the cases of that. This Surveillance System spotted the cases in of that. This Surveillance System spotted the cases in Bolton I of that. This Surveillance System spotted the cases in bolton and | of that. This Surveillance System | spotted the cases in bolton and in blackburn early, and through Surge Testing and increased vaccinations, we are throwing everything at how god has that surveillance really been . ~. , , god has that surveillance really been . With cases spiking in some arts of been . With cases spiking in some parts of the been . With cases spiking in some parts of the country, been . With cases spiking in some parts of the country, like been . With cases spiking in some. Parts of the country, like Blackburn With Darwen and lancashire, there is evidence of a lapse in the system thatis evidence of a lapse in the system that is meant to defend us from the disease. At the document seen by the bbc prepared by officials in One of the affected areas says. The document then reveals risks were gross because of a sporadic failure in the national Test And Trace system, that provided no details to some local councils from the 21st Of April until the 11th of may. That is three weeks without an effective Test And Trace system. In total 294 positive cases in blackburn alOne were not passed on to the local contact tracers. Nearly 800 across england. Its contact tracers. Nearly 800 across entland. � ,. , contact tracers. Nearly 800 across entland. V. ,. , contact tracers. Nearly 800 across entland. � ,. , england. Its a Failure Right at the to and i england. Its a Failure Right at the top and i find england. Its a Failure Right at the top and i find it england. Its a Failure Right at the top and i find it astonishing i england. Its a Failure Right at the top and i find it astonishing when billions have been spent on the Test And Trace system that the basics still are not working and local areas are battling an increase in the virus. ,. ,. , the virus. The Department Of Health has admitted the virus. The Department Of Health has admitted that the virus. The Department Of Health has admitted that in the virus. The Department Of Health has admitted that in a the virus. The Department Of Health has admitted that in a small the virus. The Department Of Health | has admitted that in a small number of contacts there was a temporary delay in the message being passed on, a technical glitch if you like, but they say the problem was resolved quickly and everyOne was contacted in the end. But the crux of the problem here is the link between the national database and local teams trying to grapple with coronavirus on the ground, and some of them were In The Dark at a vital moment without the information they needed. The moment without the information they needed. ,. , moment without the information they needed. ,. , � , needed. The lesson here is its really important needed. The lesson here is its really important to needed. The lesson here is its really important to have i needed. The lesson here is itsl really important to have Contact Tracing Capability at a local level. One of the things we need to think about for future One of the things we need to think about Forfuture Pandemics is whether all local authorities should have the ability to stand up their own Contact Tracing Capability really quickly so that you are not totally dependent on a national organisation that may be many hundreds of miles away. Its hundreds of miles away. Its understood hundreds of miles away. Its understood the problem this time was down to a software upgrade, now fixed that shouldnt happen again, but any glitch is a gap in the defences against the disease that we can ill afford. Laura kuenssberg, Bbc News, westminster. Lets Take A Look at the latest Government Covid figures. There were 2874 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24 Hour Period which means that on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 2,301. The latest Daily Figure for the number of people across The Uk in hospital with coronavirus is 894 thats the lowest since september. Seven deaths were reported in the latest 24 Hour Period thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. And on average in the past week, seven deaths were announced every day. The total number of deaths so far across The Uk is 127,701. As for the vaccination programme, the number of people who have had a firstjab is now over 37. 2 million, and more than 21. 2 million people have had both doses. The time is 18. 19. Our top story this evening. The bbc has issued an apology after a highly critical report into the way it obtained an interview with diana, princess of wales. And coming up, the plans to restore our tired high streets to theirformer glory. Coming up in sportsday on the Bbc News channel, what next for Sam Allardyce after west Broms Relegation from the Premier League and now his resignation . Is he still the go to manager for a club in trouble . Its a year since the death of George Floyd shocked the world, turning the spotlight on policing in the united states and beyond. The 46 year old African American died after a white Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. In the last of our series of special reports on the impact of the murder, Clive Myrie reports from St Louis county in missouri, which has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. So, can relations between the police and the public be improved . Just a warning you might find some images disturbing. What happens when communities are under siege . For me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, its pretty depressing. Under siege from violence, the bitter harvest of decades of neglect and poverty. But under siege, too, from those meant to defeat the violence, bad cops. Poisoning public opinion. You see comments on facebook and things of that nature of, you know, this is all police want to do, is kill us. But can things be turned around, and Public Trust regained . In the St Louis region, the worst area in america for civilian deaths at the hands of the police. Before George Floyd, there was Michael Brown, in the St Louis suburb of ferguson. In 2014, the 18 year old was shot six times after an altercation with a Police Officer. He was unarmed. Hurt and angry, a community raged. You must disperse immediately. This is no longer a peaceful protest. Supercharging a depressingly familiar debate about us policing. Meet Patrol Officer Brittany richardson. A 12 Year Veteran who helped battle the rioters. So this is the neighbourhood where Michael Brown died . Yeah, he has a memorial right there. Pensive in the memory of danger. One habit brings comfort. You pray every day . Yeah, i pray over my Kids Room before i leave, make sure that they are safe and they know that theyre loved. You worry that you just wont get home to them . I might not. All right, greater fairfax. Elsewhere in St Louis county, the Reverend Darryl gray organises volunteers to distribute masks in poor and sometimes dangerous neighbourhoods. Ill take the bad part on this side. Be careful. The Man Of God has a plan. I tell people, i wear a collar. I wear a collar but im not stupid. The belief that god will do everything for us and we have to do nothing for ourselves, thats not faith. Thats superstition. And that can get you killed. And thats why you carry the gun. And thats why i carry the gun, yeah. Its the violence of parts of this area, born out of years of neglect and deprivation, that for the police requires a tough response. Police have told us very openly that when they go into the black community, theyre going to over police because theres a fear. But you understand that . Of course i do. That makes sense. It makes a lot of sense. But the police have got to take some responsibility for the lack of trust. Trust, a precious commodity between the police and the policed, slowly being rebuilt in the years after Michael Browns death. Chief Jason Armstrong has led the Ferguson Police Department for the last two years. I cannot guarantee or promise you that theres not going to be a police shooting. What i can promise and what i can guarantee is that were going to handle that problem and that mistake the right way. It is, however, a long journey to redemption, easily derailed, and the death of George Floyd has damaged attempts by Police Forces everywhere to repair links with the people they serve. I think its Set Law Enforcement back across this country. Sometimes things look bad on video. This One. This One was bad. And for all the progress that we had made since ferguson, it wiped it out like that. Norvelle was the first person i worked with that was shot and killed. He came back to his neighbourhood to make a difference and was murdered. There is a frustration that public confidence in the police can be smashed in an instant, despite some officers making the ultimate sacrifice. And the most recent death . Officer tamarris bohannon. But studies show far more civilians are killed by the police than the other way round. As america marks the One Year Anniversary of George Floyds death, can there be reconciliation . For Reverend Darryl gray, that would mean acknowledging were all human beings, whether or not we wear a badge. When i saw the verdict and i watched it, and i saw the look on chauvins face. I saw a human being. If we despise hatred, let us not become it. If we despise bigotry, let us not become bigots. We cannot become what we despise. Clive myrie, Bbc News, in St Louis. The archbishop of canterbury has issued a full personal apology to the survivors of abuse by former Barristerjohn Smyth in the 1970s and � 80s. Justin welby worked in the Evangelical Christian camps for Schoolboys Run by smyth and denies any knowledge of the abuse at the time. Smyth, who died in 2018, is accused of violently beating at least 22 teenage boys. An independent review into the handling of allegations is due to deliver a report in the summer. Efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel And Hamas militants in gaza are intensifying, as the conflict continues for an 11th day. Hamas officials say they expect a stop to fighting within a day or two but the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said he was determined to carry on until Calm And Stability has been restored to his citizens. Our middle East Editorjeremy Bowen is injerusalem for us tonight. Jeremy, this is developing as we speak. How close do you think we are to ending this conflict and the Human Suffering its caused . Well, not close to Human Suffering its caused . Well, not close to ending Human Suffering its caused . Well, not close to ending human Human Suffering its caused . Tt not close to ending Human Suffering because that will continue albeit at a lower level if people particularly in gaza are not being bombed and killed, Buti In Gaza are not being bombed and killed, but i think it is feeling very much like the End Game at the moment. Those are the indications. The cabinet is meeting, there is a lot of diplomacy going on. President biden of the us has been speaking to the president of egypt, the egyptians have been doing most of the mediation along with the United Nations so theres a lot of busyness happening. Questions remain. When would it start . They are talking about may be tomorrow and that means there could be a very nasty night ahead because the way these things work is very often that people either side like to finish with a flourish. And then what happens after that . Flourish. And then what happens afterthat . Because flourish. And then what happens after that . Because the basic issues remain, and the suggestion is that they are not working on a wider new rules of the game, they are just trying to work out how to stop it now. ,. , ~ trying to work out how to stop it now. ,. ~ , y trying to work out how to stop it now. ,. ,. Britain s towns and cities are facing huge change with Shopping Centres and Department Stores across the country facing bankruptcy and demolition. And for an increasing number of places, the solution to the crisis in retail lies in trying to restore some of the lost streets and heritage that disappeared in the 1960s and � 70s. David sillito reports. Were in nottingham, and this a final tour of what used to be the heart of the city centre broadmarsh. It was the One'>Place EveryOne went to go get the School Shoes and get ready for term to start. Iremembergoing there when i was a kid. This is a very big place. Its the size of wembley stadium, but it is only a fraction of what is said to be the Retail Space needing repurposing. The current estimates around 50 Million square feet. That is another 100 broadmarsh centres. So what do you replace it with . Weve dOne some consultation with the people of nottingham, over 3,000 individual responses. Nobody said, please create a shopping centre. I met up with avani and nathaniel, who were part of that public brainstorm. I think weve got so much of an opportunity to do so much more. I think that were at this pivotal moment in the pandemic to be able to reimagine it and allow us the opportunity to support local businesses. One source of inspiration is what we discovered hidden under the concrete. These are the remains of the old streets knocked down in the � 60s, and those thoughts about the past are being echoed in maidenhead, in berkshire. How would you describe the feeling . Eerie. Its just not the same any more. Its One of the most prosperous towns in britain, but the centre is also struggling. This Film Shows what it used to be like. The grand town hall, along with many of the old streets, were demolished in the � 60s. 50 years on, theyve decided to go back to the old Street Pattern and tear down the shopping centre, albeit with some high rise living. So how many people live here at the moment . NOne. And how many do you think youre going to have here

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