Device and they have also experienced side effects like headaches and feeling sick sometimes, rashes and horrible etching that really affected their daily life. Lawyers for the women in this group in the uk state the implant is caused terrible pain and suffering. Most eventually had to get hysterectomies to get the implant removed and some experience pain for years. The German Company behind the device as it stands by its safety. It will vigorously defend itself in the uk courts, it says, and it is also carried out many trials and a lot of independent research before the device was approved, but it is facing legal action in many different countries. Thank you. We do have more on that story on the bbc news website. We do have more on that story on the bbc news website. The schools minister nick gibb has defended the government after criticism of its approach to carrying out Essential Maintenance on School Buildings in england. More than 100 schools will remain fully or partially closed this week over concerns about crumbling concrete and there are questions about how many more could be affected, but the schools minister nick gibb said the governments response to the ciris has been world leading. Live now to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. Lots of twists and turns on this. The latest statement, comments from the schools minister there, what more have you heard from the government. I understand the cabinet has been meeting today . Thats has been meeting today . Thats riaht, this has been meeting today . Thats right, this was has been meeting today . Thats right, this was just has been meeting today . Thats right, this was just the has been meeting today . Thats right, this was just the usual right, this was just the usual weekly cabinet meeting, but the first since mps come back from their break and crucially it was the first since this raac issue, the potentially dangerous concrete and public buildings, i think it is fair to say it has engulfed the government. It is the only thing that people in westminster are talking about. The levels of concern are rocketing in government and we know that Rishi Sunak Talk to his Cabinet Ministers today about what the government is doing to address it. As you mentioned, there is a bit of a dispute over actions taken by this government and previous conservative governments that might have contributed to the situation, so nick gibb, the schools minister you mention, was defending rishi sunak� s actions when he was chancellor under borisjohnson, chancellor under boris johnson, saying chancellor under borisjohnson, saying he did not slash the number of schools that would be built or refurbished, but kept them at existing levels. What is not in dispute, which is quite politically sensitive for rishi sunak, is the Department For Education asked for a certain amount of money because they said that this issue was really problematic and they wanted more money to refurbish schools and the treasury, when it was led by then prime minister, it could only give them less money. That is a bit for rishi sunak. figs them less money. That is a bit for rishi sunak rishi sunak. As this crisis continues, rishi sunak. 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So many questions left unanswered because even people at the top of government to know the answers. The government to know the answers. The government is a few days of publishing a full list of the schools affected. There are surveys to be done in hundreds of schools around england. There will be a question about what schooling looks like in some of the schools which have had to close down some or all of their buildings. Is it very makeshift . What is happening for the education of children . And then, there is the question of what other kinds of buildings might be in trouble. There is a particular reason to be very sensitive to the presence of this material in schools, but what all these other buildings constructed with this other kind of concrete with this kind of concrete . I think we will hear much more about that in the coming days and weeks. We hear much more about that in the coming days and weeks. Hear much more about that in the coming days and weeks. We have also had news from coming days and weeks. We have also had news from the coming days and weeks. We have also had news from the chancellor, coming days and weeks. We have also had news from the chancellor, jeremy hunt, that he will deliver an Autumn Statement on spending on the 22nd of november. , � statement on spending on the 22nd of november. , ~ ,. , november. These Autumn Statements ha en november. These Autumn Statements happen every november. These Autumn Statements happen every year november. These Autumn Statements happen every year it november. These Autumn Statements happen every year. It is november. These Autumn Statements happen every year. It is a happen every year. It is a requirement of the chancellor in law that they do a budget in the spring, then other tax and revenue raising measures in the autumn. The confirmation of the dates means that it gives those who want to lobby the chancellor, and without Teaming Conservative Mps who want tax cuts, a clear day for which they have to get those demands in. Jeremy hunt, the chancellor, will resist that, saying the government is committed to bringing down inflation and the worst thing they can do at this point is cut taxes before the government is over the worst of it. Once they are over this concrete issue, you will see the government and Conservative Party more generally start to focus on whether the governments Economic Policy isnt quite the right place. On monday, we reported on how Family Court Rulings have led to dozens of children being forced into having contact with fathers who have been accused of abuse. Today, we have a Special Report on how some mothers who feel they have been failed by the Justice System have fled abroadtaking their children with them. They all claim they were victims of Domestic Abuse and were offered no legal protections. Many of the mothers went to turkish controlled northern cyprus. We should warn you, you may find parts of this report from our Special Correspondent ed thomas distressing. Victims of domestic violence. I was raped. Family court just didnt listen. Hidden, and on the run. If id stayed in england, id be dead. It was state sanctioned abuse. For the first time, mothers who fled uk family courts, abducting their children tell their stories. I was abused by that court, as well as my husband. When i left him there was a campaign of abuse. I was stalked. I was harassed. Rose, not her real name, was the first to tell her story. My daughter, shed come back with bruises, all documented. And when your child says, mummy, daddys hurting me, it breaks you. Roses Story Highlights complex family court cases. Her partner was never convicted of a crime, but weve seen multiple Police Reports written at the time that said she was at risk of Domestic Abuse. I was referred to victim support. I broke court orders on the advice of the police, but the court wanted contact at all costs. Rose has never been accused of physically harming her child, but she was accused of alienating her ex. The court said, if you dont send your child, were going to remove her. And they did. The concept parental alienation is controversial. There are calls for it to be banned. And weve learnt the government is investigating its use in our family courts. We cant move from here. We are safe, but in a type of prison. And rose isnt alone. Weve been told dozens of women, victims of Domestic Abuse, have fled uk family courts, and many are now hiding in turkish controlled northern cyprus. We made the same journey to ask why. Id face bursts of anger. Thats when alarm bells started to go off. Id be manhandled, left full of bruises. In all, i made about 50 separate phone calls to the police. This mum, were calling suzanne, fled after a decade of family court hearings. I was in and out of court all the time, it got so bad. Over 120 appearances. The bbc has seen multiple Police Reports detailing Domestic Abuse against suzanne. I was going to have a breakdown. I was literally screaming in my head. Health professionals said she was suffering trauma, but suzanne was accused of alienation. I was not listened to. My child was not listened to. It was state sanctioned abuse. Some of the mothers risk prosecution for Child Abduction. Some have had their Bank Accounts frozen, and been placed on interpol no fly lists. Hi, are you 0k . We spent months building up trust to tell their stories. So thats another mother. Shes really, really nervous. She is frightened, and she doesnt know whether or not shes going to speak to us. Those who did open up to us would only speak anonymously, and if we change their voices. I was handing my child to an abuser. I couldnt do it any more. This mother says her child became suicidal. The judge made the decision that i was parental alienating him from his dad. I was told i was the abuser. But should you have stayed in england . I had to go. I watched my sons childhood disappear. The women who ive met here, who have fled from the uk, are terrified. Mina atla is a Turkish Cypriot lawyer, who represents many Domestic Abuse victims. These women are being failed in their countries. They need to be offered some kind of amnesty, and there needs to be a path to safety for these women and their children. She says many are running from allegations of parental alienation. Its not Child Abduction, its not parental alienation, its domestic violence, its child abuse. Many of the mothers we spoke to acknowledged theyve broken the law. Its so difficult. I left my family, my friends. Ive lost everything. After suffering years of coercive control, this mum said the family court became an extension of that abuse. The court should be trying to understand why women give up everything to flee just to protect the kids. The basic need of a child is to be protected, and we cant even do that in the uk. The Domestic Abuse commissioner said the cases uncovered by the bbc were harrowing, and there was a need for urgent reform of the family courts. In response to our report, the government said its investigating the use of parental alienation, but that it takes International Child abduction very seriously. Ed thomas, bbc news. We can now speak to ed thomas. What happens to these women next . That we can now speak to ed thomas. What happens to these women next . Happens to these women next . That is the question happens to these women next . That is the question. That happens to these women next . That is the question. That is happens to these women next . That is the question. That is the happens to these women next . That is the question. That is the question the question. That is the question they want answering. It took weeks and months to get into position to speak to these mothers. They were traumatised, terrified about who we wear, what we wanted. Some have changed their names, their appearances, they do live a life as being on the run. As you heard there from the family law barrister, she is calling for some sort of amnesty or safe passage back to the uk for these mums. That does not look like will be happening anytime soon. These women that what they have done is has broken the law and the government is clear on that, they say they take International ParentalChild Abduction very seriously and all of those people that we spoke to are at real risk of prosecution. Taste are at real risk of prosecution. We aired one of your report yesterday in which he discussed the concept of parental alienation, where mothers are accused of turning their children against their fathers. Is there any likelihood that that global change, because clearly the concept of parental alienation plays a big part in these cases which involved Domestic Abuse. Yes. A big part in these cases which involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent re orts involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent reports have involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent reports have gone involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent reports have gone out involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent reports have gone out we involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent reports have gone out we have involved Domestic Abuse. Yes, sent| reports have gone out we have been contacted by dozens and dozens and dozens of parents who say, yes, this has happened to me as well. Many people seem to have suffered a lot of anguish inside the family courts. It is notjust mothers, we have been contacted by fathers. Two have had traumatic experiences. We have been told that the government is investigating how it is used in our courts and a further action is needed. Thejudiciary courts and a further action is needed. The judiciary has courts and a further action is needed. Thejudiciary has recently issued new guidelines on parental alienation, may be a framework, if you will, through the debate of fit as they go through family court, especially when it comes to these complicated cases like we have been hearing this week. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. The aim of this app launched in somerset today is to save lives. Its called Carrying Naloxone and information about what naloxone is, how to use it, and where to find it. And its got a handy little app which shows locations and its available suppliers across somerset, including pharmacies. Naloxone comes is either an injection or a no spray hybrid. Then this is a receptor in your brain. When an opioid like heroin is injected into the body, its molecules attach on top of the receptor. When naloxone is taken, it knocks the opioids off, which can reverse the effects of an overdose. It can work in just two or three minutes. To get it to someone in need quickly, more people need to start carrying it around with them just in case. So theres quite a Big Uptake On People actually taking naloxone, but lower on people actually carrying it. More than 400 avon and Somerset Police officers have been trained to use naloxone. Youre live with bbc news. With Ukraine Making Advances in its south Eastern Region of zaporizhzhia, first lady 0lena Zelenska will host the summit of First Ladies And Gentlemen on wednesday dedicated to Mental Health. Dozens of countries are expected to participate, although the exact number and names of the guests are being kept secret for security reasons. 0lena Zelenska has been speaking to the bbc� s yalda hakim about the impact of the war on Mental Health in ukraine and within her own family. First lady 0lena zelensky, thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview. I just want to begin by asking about the summit that youre hosting. If you could just tell me a little bit more about it. Translation thank you very much. We started it in 2021 as a platform for sharing thoughts, experience and common work for First Ladies And Gentlemen of the world and, luckily, this format really works. We could see it, basically, from the first days and weeks of the russias full scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. As the first lady of ukraine, i saw my colleagues starting to help straight away, effectively, promptly. Many processes become faster when the first ladies or gentlemen get involved. So, in a couple of days, the third summit will take place, which will be dedicated to such a very hot topic as Mental Health. Its an impor