for poor performances in training. good afternoon. the new school year begins in england this week with more than 100 schools completely or partially closed because of fears about crumbling concrete, known as raac. a former top civil servant has accused the prime minister rishi sunak of cutting the money for school repairs when he was chancellor — mr sunak says it's utterly wrong to blame him. in scotland, 35 schools are affected and checks are under way in wales and northern ireland. ellie price reports. school is back. sort of... but not for those affected by the wrong kind of concrete. for many, it has meant a partial closure of school buildings and a mad scramble right at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. we at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives.— at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. we have three com anies to find alternatives. we have three companies coming _ to find alternatives. we have three companies coming out _ to find alternatives. we have three companies coming out today - to find alternatives. we have three companies coming out today that l to find alternatives. we have three l companies coming out today that are trying to help us procure temporary classrooms. we don't know yet whether we have managed to get any, and how long they will take to be delivered. but we are obviously flat out working on it. �*ifisl delivered. but we are obviously flat out working on it.— out working on it. 104 schools have so far found — out working on it. 104 schools have so far found themselves _ out working on it. 104 schools have so far found themselves having - out working on it. 104 schools have so far found themselves having to i so far found themselves having to close entirely or partially because of unsafe film ago concrete. this morning, the education secretary said there could be hundreds more affected, as the government was still waiting to hear from 1500 schools about if they have this concrete in their buildings. there will be some _ concrete in their buildings. there will be some survey _ concrete in their buildings. there will be some survey still - concrete in their buildings. there will be some survey still to - concrete in their buildings. there will be some survey still to do. i concrete in their buildings. there l will be some survey still to do. the vast majority of surveys we do come back without raac. but where we find it, we will treat everyone as critical, and we will either prop them up or put in temporary accommodation into place. and then we will refurbish or rebuild.- we will refurbish or rebuild. labour accused the _ we will refurbish or rebuild. labour accused the garment _ we will refurbish or rebuild. labour accused the garment putting - accused the garment putting children's lives at risk, is a former civil servant said in 2021 of the then chancellor, rishi sunak, half the budget for school repairs in england. we half the budget for school repairs in england-— in england. we know what is needed, 300 to le00- — in england. we know what is needed, 300 to 400. there _ in england. we know what is needed, 300 to 400. there is _ in england. we know what is needed, 300 to 400. there is only _ in england. we know what is needed, 300 to 400. there is only so - in england. we know what is needed, 300 to 400. there is only so much i 300 to 400. there is only so much capacity in the construction industry. there is disruption if you close schools and rebuild them. the actual ask in the spending review in 2021 was two double the 100, to 200. that is what we thought would be practical in the first instance. i thought we would get it, but the actual decision the chancellor took in 21 was to halve the size of the programme. i in 21 was to halve the size of the programme-— programme. i think that is completely _ programme. i think that is completely and _ programme. i think that is completely and utterly - programme. i think that is - completely and utterly wrong. actually, one of the first things i did in_ actually, one of the first things i did in my— actually, one of the first things i did in my first spending review in 2020 _ did in my first spending review in 2020 was — did in my first spending review in 2020 was to announce a new ten year school _ 2020 was to announce a new ten year school rebuilding programme for 500 schools _ school rebuilding programme for 500 schools. that equates to about 50 schools _ schools. that equates to about 50 schools per year that would be refurbished or rebuilt. if you look at what _ refurbished or rebuilt. if you look at what we — refurbished or rebuilt. if you look at what we have been doing over the previous— at what we have been doing over the previous decade, that is completely in line _ previous decade, that is completely in line with — previous decade, that is completely in line with what we have always done _ in line with what we have always done. ., , in line with what we have always done. . , ., , done. the gates of this south east london school _ done. the gates of this south east london school were _ done. the gates of this south east london school were always - done. the gates of this south east london school were always goingl london school were always going to be closed today, it is an insect day. but the head teacher wrote to parents on friday, that despite previous advice that the raac concrete in the school hall was safe, that advice changed. it means when these children return on wednesday, they will not be able to go the gym, canteen or toilets, they will have to go in a portaloo instead. the calls were lessons to be learned will go well beyond the school gates. ellie price, bbc news. our chief political correaspondent henry zeffmanjoins us from westminster. accusations today which point the finger of blame directly at the prime minister?— finger of blame directly at the prime minister? that's right. this intervention _ prime minister? that's right. this intervention from _ prime minister? that's right. this intervention from jonathan - prime minister? that's right. this| intervention from jonathan slater, intervention from jonathan slater, former head of the department for education, was a laserfocused on rishi sunak. there have been pressure on him to grip this crisis, as mp5 come back to westminster. but actually, until this morning, there have not been much of a sense that he might be responsible, or at least partly responsible, as was claimed, for the situation being, frankly, such a mess as it is, with schools finding outjust days before the term begins that they might have to close. we have been speaking to people who were around government at the time of the spending review. some of them say the criticism is a bit unfair. they doubt whether this actually reached rishi sunak�*s desk. others say even if it didn't reach his desk, it was symptomatic of the way the treasury approached this issue. but if you leave behind a question of who knew what undecided what, when, what you are really left with is the prime minister being bogged down in a really difficult issue. because this is a difficult issue, without a clear end. we still don't know how many schools might be affected. we still don't know how long it might take those schools to fix the issue, and we still don't know whether it is more than just schools affected. every second that rishi sunak spends answering questions of what he did in the past is time that makes it harder for him to show that he is getting a grip of it in the present.— to show that he is getting a grip of it in the present. henry, thank you very much — it in the present. henry, thank you very much indeed. _ a man who sexually assaulted and murdered his 16—year—old sister in a park has beenjailed for a minimum of 22 years. connor gibson sexually assaulted and strangled amber gibson, whose body was found in a wooded area in hamilton in south lanarkshire in november, 2021. our scotland correspondent james shaw is outside the court where gibson was sentenced. james. the judge started passing sentence by laying _ the judge started passing sentence by laying out some of the events that led — by laying out some of the events that led up to amber gibson's death. he said _ that led up to amber gibson's death. he said she _ that led up to amber gibson's death. he said she was looking forward to seeing _ he said she was looking forward to seeing her— he said she was looking forward to seeing her brother that day. she was somebody— seeing her brother that day. she was somebody she could look to, and to trust _ somebody she could look to, and to trust she _ somebody she could look to, and to trust. she had posted a selfie of both— trust. she had posted a selfie of both of— trust. she had posted a selfie of both of them onto social media. what happened _ both of them onto social media. what happened was that connor gibson took a 16—year—old sister to an area of wooded _ a 16—year—old sister to an area of wooded ground in hamilton and he sexually— wooded ground in hamilton and he sexually assaulted her, and murdered her. sexually assaulted her, and murdered hen the _ sexually assaulted her, and murdered her. the judge, sexually assaulted her, and murdered her. thejudge, lord holland, in a sense _ her. thejudge, lord holland, in a sense he — her. thejudge, lord holland, in a sense he was trying to make connor gibson _ sense he was trying to make connor gibson confront the horror, the awfulness — gibson confront the horror, the awfulness of what he had done. the last person she saw alive was you, her brother, strangling the life out of her, having beaten up and tried rape her. what you did was truly evil. the judge also acknowledged that connor— the judge also acknowledged that connor gibson had not had an easy start— connor gibson had not had an easy start in_ connor gibson had not had an easy start in life — connor gibson had not had an easy start in life. both children had gone — start in life. both children had gone into— start in life. both children had gone into care, into foster care, at the ages— gone into care, into foster care, at the ages of— gone into care, into foster care, at the ages of three and five. but there — the ages of three and five. but there are — the ages of three and five. but there are other distressing aspects of this— there are other distressing aspects of this case, the fact that i'm —— amber— of this case, the fact that i'm —— amber gibson was raped by another man, _ amber gibson was raped by another man. who— amber gibson was raped by another man. who is — amber gibson was raped by another man, who is serving a prison sentence _ man, who is serving a prison sentence for this crime. another man: _ sentence for this crime. another man, stephen corrigan, found her body, _ man, stephen corrigan, found her body, interfered with it, and hidden it in bushes, — body, interfered with it, and hidden it in bushes, which had made the police _ it in bushes, which had made the police investigation much more difficult — police investigation much more difficult. the judge sentenced him to nine _ difficult. the judge sentenced him to nine years in prison.— to nine years in prison. margot james, to nine years in prison. margot james. thank _ to nine years in prison. margot james, thank you _ to nine years in prison. margot james, thank you very - to nine years in prison. margot james, thank you very much i to nine years in prison. margot- james, thank you very much indeed. the former cabinet minister sir gavin williamson has been told to apologise after a parliamentary inquiry found he bullied a colleague. sir gavin resigned as a minister last year after sending expletive—laden texts to former tory chief whip wendy morton. in the texts, sir gavin accused her of deliberately refusing to invite him to the late queen's funeral last year. he's been told to apologise to mp5 and to undergo a behaviour training course. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been reshuffling his shadow cabinet. one of the main changes is angela rayner, who has been appointed as shadow secretary for levelling up. she continues as deputy leader, a post she was elected to. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. what is the significance of this reshuffle, do you think? it is the team that _ reshuffle, do you think? it is the team that keir _ reshuffle, do you think? it is the team that keir starmer - reshuffle, do you think? it is the team that keir starmer thinks i reshuffle, do you think? it is the l team that keir starmer thinks can take labour into a general election. ultimately, it is the team that he wants to put in power, if he wins the keys to downing street in that general election. you might be forgiven for thinking here are a bunch of people who i only kind of know about, is it that important that they have these newjobs? the answer is that it probably tells us quite a bit about how keir starmer wants to govern. angela rayner, the deputy leader that we were just mentioning, has a new role. she is going to be in charge of levelling up. lisa nandy, who had been in that job, suffered a pretty brutal demotion to the international trade drop. otherwise, we have seen quite a lot of keir starmer allies, people he is pretty close to, elevated into more seniorjobs. pat mcfadden has been given thejob more seniorjobs. pat mcfadden has been given the job of shadow cabinet office minister. that's a really importantjob if labour important job if labour getting government, importantjob if labour getting government, because he will essentially be in charge of the machinery of government. some of the key keir starmer allies, like peter kyle and liz kendall have been given higher promotions too. so, what does it tell us? i think it tells us that keir starmer wants his close allies in those topjobs, keir starmer wants his close allies in those top jobs, running keir starmer wants his close allies in those topjobs, running into in those top jobs, running into a general election. a lot of them are on the centre of the party, rather than the left, who ruled the roost underjeremy corbyn. big question now, do any of them try to tweak their policies?— now, do any of them try to tweak their policies? and we are hearing there could _ their policies? and we are hearing there could be _ their policies? and we are hearing there could be another _ their policies? and we are hearing | there could be another by-election there could be another by—election coming up? there could be another by-election coming up?— coming up? quite possibly, in tamworth. — coming up? quite possibly, in tamworth, where _ coming up? quite possibly, in tamworth, where chris - coming up? quite possibly, in| tamworth, where chris pincher coming up? quite possibly, in . tamworth, where chris pincher is currently the mp. you remember that he was accused of groping two man in a private club in london, that helped precipitate the downfall of boris johnson's helped precipitate the downfall of borisjohnson's government. he had been told he would be chucked out of the house of commons for eight weeks. he appealed that decision on this morning he has lost that appeal, which means it is almost certain he will face that suspension, which triggers the process that is pretty likely to lead to a by—election in his seat, which would mean a by—election in tamworth, we are already facing a by—election where labour are desperate to challenge the snp, in mid bedfordshire, where nadine dorries has stood down, my understanding is that vote will be in the middle of october. liberal democrats and labour are trying to take it off the tories. a busy few weeks ahead, and a big electoral test for the government.- weeks ahead, and a big electoral test for the government. thank you very much- — there are calls today for patients and their families to have the right to ask for a second medical opinion if they don't think doctors are taking their case seriously enough. the campaign is being led by the parents of martha mills, who died of sepsis in hospital two years ago when she was 13. they say doctors didn't listen to them when their daughter's condition deteriorated. our health correspondent dominic hughesjoins us now. dominic, this campaign follows the heartbreaking story of what happened to martha. yes, a little bit of background, martha heard her pancreas when she fell off her bicycle on a family holiday in wales. that was a nasty injury, but it should never have been fatal. she was admitted to a specialist unit at king's college hospital in london. but then her condition deteriorated when she got an infection, and her parents tried to raise concerns that it might be sepsis, but they were ignored. her mother told radio for�*s today programme that as her daughter's condition got worse and her parents' concerns grew, the medical staff just were not listening to them. the thing that i find most unforgivable, is that they left her so long, she knew she was going to die. because shortly after that she was in septic shock. she was transferred to icu, but it was too late for them to do anything and a day later, she was dead. and there was an external report written by a team of doctors at a different hospital, who looked at everything and spoke to all the doctors involved, and they said they never even gave her a chance to live. now, martha died just before her 14th birthday. and today, on the day that should have been her 16th birthday, her mother says she wants to bring in what they are calling martha's rule. that would give parents and patients involved the chance to seek a different opinion from a different medical team. the lesson from martha's deterioration is that more agency on the part of patients to challenge the culture will make hospitals safer. and asking for a second opinion when there is a deterioration shouldn't be a problem, and it shouldn't involve confrontation. now, an inquest found that martha could well have survived, had she been given better care. now, king's couege been given better care. now, king's college hospital are said it is deeply sorry that martha was failed when she needed help the most. and they say that improvements have since been put in place. a version of martha's rule is in place in some hospitals, but her parents want to see it rolled out right across the uk, and they are confident it could save lives. . ~ uk, and they are confident it could save lives. . ,, , ., uk, and they are confident it could save lives-— save lives. thank you, dominic hu~hes save lives. thank you, dominic hughes reporting. _ ukraine's president, volodymr zelensky, has sacked his defence minister, saying it's time for a new approach. oleksii reznikov had been in thejob since before russia's invasion. it comes as ukraine has been claiming some successes in its counter offensive against russian forces. paul adams reports from kyiv. another night of russian attacks on ukraine's grain facilities on the danube river, right on romania's border. moscow once more targeting one of ukraine's economic lifelines. ukraine doing what it can to shoot the drones down, using a german—supplied anti—aircraft gun. with some success. this was two nights ago. away from the battles, changes at the top of the ukraine's government. oleksii reznikov, a familiar, well—liked face at countless gatherings of ukraine's allies, is on the way out. his ministry facing too many charges of corruption. president zelensky said it was time for new approaches, thanking his ministerfor more than 550 days of service. the minister this morning handing in his letter of resignation. it had, he said, been an honour to serve ukraine at the toughest time in the country's recent history. the new defence minister is rustem umerov, a crimean tartar, thought to be close to the president. tartar, thought to be close to the president. mr oleksii reznikov, as a minister of defence, his legacy is in that he has convinced the world, he has convinced ministers of defence around the world, that impossible is possible. news of changes at the top of the defence ministry came as ukrainian commanders say they were making progress in the counter offensive which has been going very slowly sincejune. they say they have broken through the first russian lines of defence and as a result may be able to move more quickly. it is too early to know if this is a long awaited breakthrough — ukraine's gains so far have been modest. and russia has formidable defences — on the ground and in the air. its attack helicopters a real threat to advancing ukrainian troops. against these odds, no one in kyiv has ever predicted quick results, but the war, they believe, is going in the right direction. paul adams, bbc news. our top story this afternoon. rishi sunak says it's "utterly wrong" to blame him forfailing to fix crumbling concrete in schools in england. and the first supplies of the weight loss jab, wegovy, arrive in the uk — and some nhs patients could start being prescribed it from this week. coming up on bbc news: the biggest match of his career. jack draper flies the flag for britain at the us open, but faces his toughest test yet, against 8th seed andrey rublev for a place in the quarter finals later today. a bbc investigation has found that five mothers have died after family courts allowed fathers, who'd been accused of abuse, to apply for contact with their children. some of the women took their own lives. a separate study found that 75 children were forced to see fathers who'd previously been reported for abuse. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. it's really bad. he's kept my child. it's killing me. the words of a desperate mother we are calling "grace". they asked me to come home. messages, after the family court transferred the residency of her child to her former partner. i need to talk, i'm falling apart. we can't identify grace. family courts operate mostly in secret to protect the privacy of children and families. but we have discovered the man in her case was a convicted child rapist and the family court knew. he got custody. i'm like a puddle on the floor. grace's friends told us she only found out about her ex's conviction after they met. she told me that she felt sick. her world wasjust turned upside down. after losing her child, friends say she gave up and became ill. a short time later, grace died. i'm unable to eat or sleep. it's a mess. dead, dead, dead. i hate the family court. this was one of her final messages. it was the fact they signed her death warrant, i think. - who did? the court. 100% the family court. we have investigated the deaths of five women linked to trauma suffered inside the family court. we have spoken to friends, family, obtained coroner's reports and published family courtjudgments. four of the women were accused of a disputed concept called "parental alienation", when a child rejects one parent, because of manipulation by the other. one mother suffered the most horrendous abuse — she was raped, controlled, her partner monitored her using cctv in their home. she was accused of parental alienation and during family court proceedings, she took her own life. parental alienation is used frequently, but it's been heavily criticised, especially in domestic abuse cases and we have learned the government is investigating its use in family courts. this is the national scandal of our time. we can report exclusively on a study into the impact of parental alienation claims on mothers who had suffered domestic abuse. when the women and children raised abuse, the fathers immediately counter claimed that this was alienation. dr elizabeth dalgarno and her team spoke to 45 mothers of 77 children. all of the mums were accused or threatened with parental alienation and 75 of the 77 children in the study were forced into contact by the family court with the fathers reported for abuse, including those with child sex abuse convictions. the focus became about the mother and her behaviours and wrongs that she'd done, but actually there was no evidence that the women had done anything wrong and plenty of evidence that the fathers had done wrong. i'm talking about the criminal convictions, so there were fathers who were convicted paedophiles. this is not a small issue, it is the biggest issue in my in box. they signed her death warrant, i think. - labour's jess phillips, shadow minister on domestic violence, is demanding urgent reform. the push on parent alienation is dangerous and it is harming children and women. the urgency of this is for governments to act on. it's a national tragedy and we just don't know it's going on. in response to our investigation, the ministry of justice said thejudiciary has issued new guidance on handling alienation claims. and it had improved the family court system to protect domestic abuse victims. and you can watch much more on that story on the iplayer in mums on the run: failed by the family court. details of organisations offering information and support with domestic abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. winter vaccinations in scotland will start today, after a new coronavirus variant was detected there. public health scotland said the new variant was identified last month, and winter flu and covid vaccinations — which were set to begin in mid—october — would now begin for care home residents, the over 755 and those who are clinically vulnerable. from today, some nhs patients could be prescribed the weight loss drug, weggovy. the weight loss drug, weggovy. the treatment makes patients feel they are already full so they eat less. the prime minister has said it could be a �*game changer�* in the fight against obesity. but experts warn the injections are not a substitute for a healthy diet and exercise. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. could this weekly self—administered medicine really tackle the uk's expanding waistline? research shows wegovy can help clinically obese patients lose more than 10% of their body weight. the active ingredient — called semaglutide — oppresses appetite by mimicking a hormone released after eating, making you feel full. supplies are likely to be limited at first, but nhs england says tens of thousands of patients could eventually be offered wegovy for a maximum of two years. although when people come off it, they usually put weight back on. i think that we need to make sure that we don't think of this as a silver bullet. even wegovy, the manufacturers and the research data around that, shows just having the injection on its own isn't going to be the bit that makes you lose weight. what you need to do is have a really good diet and movement. over 12 million adults in england are obese, with a body mass index of at least 30, and obesity is estimated to cost the nhs around £65 billion a year. obesity is estimated to cost the nhs around £6.5 billion a year. so the hope will be it could reduce pressure on hospitals. last month, the makers of wegovy, danish firm novo nordisk, said its latest study showed the drug cut the risk of a stroke or heart attack in overweight people with heart disease by a fifth. fergus walsh, bbc news. joining me now is our medical editor fergus walsh. this drug has been much anticipated? yes approved in march, but there have been supply issues. partly because another drug using the same ingredient semaglutide, has been used off label, a drug intended for patients with diabetes and it has been used to help people lose weight and there is still global supply issues surrounding that drug. so novo nordisk, the manufacturers say they will have a careful and controlled launch of wegovy. it will be the first of a raft of weight loss drugs that are coming on the market. they are effective but they don't deal with the fundamentals of why be so much of the population is overweight. why be so much of the population is overweiaht. . ~ why be so much of the population is overweight-— clean—up crews are working to restore services in taiwan, where more more than 40 people have been injured in storm winds of over 120 miles per hour. typhoon haiku was the first to directly hit the island in four years, prompting thousands of people to be evacuated. in spain, heavy rain has brought major flooding to parts of the country, including toledo near madrid. floodwater and debris has made many roads impassable. in alcanar, where these pictures were filmed, people have been advised to avoid uncessary trips. the public is being urged to be vigilant amid an increase in sightings of the asian hornet. it feeds on honey bees and there are fears the hornet could have catastrophic consequences for the uk's bee population for years to come, and for the country's biodiversity. our science correspondent helen briggs reports. an unwelcome visitor to britain — sightings of the asian hornet are on the rise and beekeepers are concerned. this time last year we had an aviary full of bees, you wouldn't be able to be standing where we are without bees flocking around us. this year, we have lost 10 of our 17 hives in quick succession and we have only got a couple of left now. asian hornets arrive in cargo, or are blown across from mainland europe, where they're now widespread. the asian hornet shouldn't be here at all, it's a non—native species, but sightings have rocketed in the past year, particularly in this part of kent, and in the last hour alone, i've seen several. these insects are going to settle here and they're going to predate on all insects, especially the honeybee, that's their natural food source, and they'll end up destroying or overcomplicating bee keeping for everybody and reducing the diversity in the kent area and the whole wider england. scientists are keeping a close eye on the invasion. as an alien species, the hornet�*s bad news for british insects. the asian hornet is also called the yellow—legged hornet and those yellow legs give it away. it is also quite a dark hornet. this is a queen here. here is our native hornet, which is much more browny species. we are transporting all sorts of plants, animals, fungi outside of their native ranges to places where the local sort of environment has not _ evolved along with them, so they cause many threats to food security, to our native animals and plants. the nests are quite up to the top of the tree and they're really hard to find. in another part of kent, a team from the national bee unit has been called out to find and destroy nests. and they need your help. this is the time of year now that you will particularly see them in your garden, if you have fruit, you know, if you have plums, if you have pears, if you have apples, these things will be attracted to them for the feed. they will also be attracted by the other insects on those. so if you see something in your garden that is hovering around that looks darker than usual, that's got yellow legs, you'll see it land, please take a picture, go on the asian hornet app, have a look compare it and please report it. government scientists say there is no evidence the invasive species is established here. the public�*s being urged to be extra vigilant amid multiple sightings in kent and beyond. helen briggs, bbc news, folkestone. the film barbie is officially the biggest box office hit of the year, after its earnings overtook the super mario movie. it made £1.1 billion globally and also helped the us summer box office reach the $4 billion dollar or 5.2 billion mark for the first time since the pandemic. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it is looking like summer in september? yes, set to get hotter this week. we are importing our warm airfrom the continent this week. we are importing our warm air from the continent and temperatures are expected to rise and there will be plenty of sunshine around. we will still have some mist and fog in the morning, because we are now in autumn. however, the last time we saw temperatures in the low 30s was back injune. it has been cooler than that since. but could we make 32 or more during this week? our air source make 32 or more during this week? ourairsource coming make 32 or more during this week? our air source coming from the south—east. and at times the humidity will build as we move into the week. so nights will get warmer as well. this is is the satellite and we had some mist and fog, we still have this weak front affecting the north of scotland.