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Coming up in bbc news, 4 0 after a morning session with the afternoon for is under way. Good afternoon. A school coach full of children has overturned on the m53 motorway in merseyside. Its understood the coach hit the central reservation during rush hour this morning. Fifty patients are being assessed at the scene and a Major Incident has been declared. The coach was carrying pupils to two separate Grammar Schools. 0ur correspondent yunus mulla is close to the scene now on the wirral. Yunus, whats the latest . Im just a short distance away from the scene of this accident this morning, just a few hundred yards over my shoulder is the m53 motorway close to Junction Five. It was about eight oclock this morning that North West Ambulance service described this as a Major Incident. It involved a school bus, which ended up on its side. We understand there was a collision of some kind. That bus had pupils from two schools in west kirby, west Kirby Grammar School and Calday Grange Grammar School and Calday Grange Grammar School as well. Those on board, we are talking about pupils, staff and also the driver, were assessed. They were carefully ta ken to also the driver, were assessed. They were carefully taken to hospital. And we have seen these huge investigation. A significant number of resources have been devoted to this operation. I have seen helicopters, paramedics and a number of police vehicles. There is police tape youre currently because a number of roads have been closed. Diversions are in place. And the m53 itself, from Junction Five onwards, remains closed. We have had to concern expressed by schools, of course. These schools have confirmed their pupils were on board. Also from mps, angela eagle and a number of other mps, and the local authority has also expressed its concern as well. We understand there were injuries. 0ne its concern as well. We understand there were injuries. One woman was taken to hospital with trauma related industry injuries, and there were a number of other related injuries as well. Some of the injured schoolchildren have been taken to Alder Hey Hospital in liverpool, which has declared a Major Incident. And our correspondent nick garnett is there. Just bring us the latest from the hospital . Just bring us the latest from the hosital . ~ �. ,. , hospital . Were about ten miles away from where the hospital . Were about ten miles away from where the crash hospital . Were about ten miles away from where the crash happened. Hospital . Were about ten miles away from where the crash happened. In i from where the crash happened. In the last minute or so i have been told by the hospital they have downgraded the incident now from a Major Incident, to one of these hospital at least being on standby. Let me tell you what has happened this morning. Hospitals in the world and liverpool were put on Emergency Alert as soon as they heard about the accident taking place. The world. Those that needed immediate treatment were taken to arrowe park hospital, which is in the world. Those other children, and those other young people, who needed Hospital Treatment were brought by ambulance to the mersey tunnel, across the city, to this very specialist childrens hospital, alder hey, one of the leading hospitals for children in the country. They are being treated here. The hospital remains open to everyone else. They do say that a e is at the moment extremely busy. But the news from here at the moment is that this has been downgraded from an emergency to one where the hospital is putting itself on standby in case more help is needed. Thank you very much. Nick garnett. A 17 year old boy has been charged with the murder of elianne andam, the schoolgirl who was stabbed the boy appeared at a youth court in croydon this morning. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is there for us. Yes, the death of elianne andam, which has caused too much shock and distress, led today to a 17 year old boy sitting at a long desk in courtown here at croydon magistrates court. Because of his age, when the District Court spoke to him, he only used his first name, but there was no escaping the seriousness of the charge, murder. Elianne andam was on her way to school when she was stabbed to death at a bus stop. With ambitions to be a lawyer, she was described by her family as the light of their lives. Today, at croydon magistrates court, a 17 year old boy appeared charged with her murder and with possession of a Kitchen Knife without good reason. Because of his young age the boy cant legally be named. He sat in the main area of the court instead of the dock. He was wearing a Police Issued grey sweat shirt and tracksuit bottoms. He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and his lawyer said there was no indication at this stage which way he would plead. Elianne andam had been on her way to school when she died. She was wearing her green School Uniform and was with two friends. Shed just started year 11, her gcse year. Police forensics teams spent two days at the scene and detectives say theyve recovered a knife two thirds of a mile away. Yesterday eliannes mother led a large group of herfamily, who paid an emotional visit to the bus stop where she died. They said eliannes dreams had been shattered and their hearts were broken by her senseless death. The 17 year old boy was told he would be kept in Youth Detention Accommodation until he makes an appearance at the old bailey on tuesday. Daniel sandford, bbc news, at croydon magistrates court. More than 50 people have been killed by a Suicide Bomb Attack in balochistan in pakistan, and many others have been injured. A separate blast has also taken place at a mosque Near Peshawar city. The authorities in the province of balochistan said a religious gathering at a mosque had been targeted. Balochistan is pakistans largest province and has frequently been attacked by groups, including the Pakistani Taliban and islamic state. An nhs Hospital Trust In Nottingham has failed to send more than 400,000 digital letters and documents from senior Hospital Doctors to gps and patients. It is the second incident in england involving unsent nhs letters uncovered by the bbc this week. Sharon barbour has this report. I clicked, authorise all, at least back four years. And probably more. In 2017, emily, who was working at Nottingham University hospitals, spotted some letters on a computer written to gps about their patients. So she sent them. It triggered a major investigation. They looked at the whole system to see whether this might be a bigger issue thanjust my department. They found it was a huge issue. A lot of letters had been unauthorised. And so their immediate reaction. How many . 411,000. Going back over what time . Going back mostly about 2009 up to 2017. No one at Nottingham Hospitals knew that those letters to gps and the documents, hadnt been sent. That they were still here. I thought it would be all right now because the hospital would just hands up, weve got this problem, weve found out about it, we are dealing with it. But that was not the case. Even now it isnt clear who knew or who knows, what happens at the trust. I asked one consultant about it, who was pretty high up in the trust. And he said, no, he hadnt been told about it. What was his reaction . He was quite horrified. The Hospital Trust told us that a serious incident was declared in 2017. A full investigation was carried out and documents that posed a higher risk work reviewed and acted upon. They said the same Computer System is still in use but they have improved training to stop this from happening again. 0rganisations that represent patients say they are shocked at how many people could be affected. Information is absolutely vital to patients themselves, as well as of course to the people looking after them. It is totally shocking that that many people have been affected by this problem for so many years. In response to our investigations, the nhs says it now wants all its organisations to check their Computer Systems that send correspondence to patients and gps. The government has told us it is going to work with the nhs and will take action when necessary. There are now calls for a full investigation into what happened here, and further fears this could be one of the biggest breakdowns in care the nhs has seen. Sharon barbour, bbc news. The uk is on track for record levels of taxation, according to a leading think tank, which are rising at an unprecedented rate. The Institute For Fiscal Studies forecasts that taxes will amount to about 37 of National Income by the General Election neat year a level not seen since such records began in 1948. 0ur Chief Economics correspondent Dharshini David is with me now. Dharshini, why is this happening . How do we compare on this to other countries . It how do we compare on this to other countries . ,. , how do we compare on this to other countries . ,. , countries . It is a crucial question. Nobody likes countries . It is a crucial question. Nobody likes talking countries . It is a crucial question. Nobody likes talking about countries . It is a crucial question. | nobody likes talking about attacks. It is one of those things. This analysis is a reminder it is not just higher Interest Rates or higher prices putting a squeeze on our budgets, but tax too. Tax taken from every pound generated in our economy, even the money we spend, that was about 33p per pound in 2019. If we look at what is happening actually coming up in 2024, the evidence is expected to rise to 37 p. That is the fastest increase in the so called tax burden since the war. Having said that, we are still middle of the pack as far as rich countries are concerned. It will have a notable effect. It will net the treasury about an extra £100 billion or more in tax revenue next year, according to the iss. All of this reflects a number of things. We have heard about the increase in the rate of Corporation Tax paid on profits. There is also the freezing of thresholds at which you pay different rates of income tax. So called fiscal drag. That has not risen in line with inflation. It means we have seen the creation of some 2. 2 million taxpayers by 2024 compared to 2021, and the next 1. 3 million higher Rate Taxpayers paying 40 p. So, you can see why it might feel quite a squeeze. Why is the government chosen to do this . There has been a huge outlay from the public purse through the pandemic and the energy crisis. But there is more to it than that. People are living longer, that is something to celebrate. People are living longer with multiple chronic conditions, which makes them more expensive to treat. They are also claiming State Pensions and social care for longer. All of that comes with a pricetag, and those pressures are not going anywhere. So, whoever wins the next election must face those pressures and is going to face lots of demands on state services. And it is very difficult to see how you can do anything other than maintain or perhaps increase taxes in the face of that. So what can we expect to see . The chancellor is putting the finishing touches on his speech for the conservative Party Conference at the moment. He has already told us not to expect a tax giveaway in the autumn statement. But as the election draws near, there has to be a temptation for a giveaway, a rabbit out of the hat. But the biggest, fluffiest rabbit will not reverse the kind of increases we have seen so far. Reverse the kind of increases we have seen so far. Thank you very much. Dharshini have seen so far. Thank you very much. Dharshini david. Have seen so far. Thank you very much. Dharshini david. The have seen so far. Thank you very much. Dharshini david. The timej have seen so far. Thank you very l much. Dharshini david. The time is just 13 minutes past one. Our top story this afternoon. A school coach full of children has overturned on the m53 motorway in merseyside. A Major Incident has been declared. Hopes shoots can still grow from one of the uks most famous trees which was deliberately chopped down. Coming up on bbc news, we speak to the olympic bronze coming we speak to the olympic bronze up on bbc news, v the coming up on bbc news, we speak to the olympic bronze medallist who is hoping to add another medal to her collection at the World Gymnastics Championships starting tomorrow. Exercise their right to know the identity of their donors. The first group of Donor Conceived children to be allowed to know who their donor is will become eligible when they turn 18 in october. This report is by tink llewellyn, who has a personal connection to the issue. Hello, are you ok . Im good, thank you, you . Yeah, good thanks. Twins matthew and phoebe have always known they were conceived using a sperm donor. We know hes like a Second Generation born colombian, his height, his build, eye colour, hair colour. And thats pretty much everything they told us, really. But next year, when they turn 18, that will all change. Ijust think its really cool that part of us is from a different country. So when we have a conversation at home, hes usually referred to as the colombian guy, orjust. Orthe dad. I suppose, when they are growing up as well. For their parents, sean and sarah, its a date theyve always known would come. We decided because the change in law was coming up in 2005, that we would wait because it wasnt fair to deny them that opportunity i to find out who our donor was. But not everybody will benefit. Donor conceived people born before the law change wont have this right. I know, because im one of them. Oh, i love this picture. This is one of my favourites. This is me when i was little with him. I lost my dad last year, and thats encouraged me to start thinking about my donor family. And im not alone in feeling like this. Gary and his three daughters live in essex. About 1975, i think it was. He donated sperm in the � 80s, and was recently contacted by a Donor Daughter. I can see it now. She embraced me, i embraced her. It was very emotional, something that happened so long ago that i did, i could never dream that it would be like this. Ijust did not i could not foresee it. Garys Donor Daughter didnt want to be identified on camera. But she did write us a letter that his third daughter, michelle, will read out to us. So it begins, i never thought my biological father would want to meet me, let alone be part of my life. I love gary to bits and im so grateful for how hes treated me, and the same goes to my sisters. Oh, that makes me feel so emotional. Im gon e not everybody wants a relationship with a sperm or egg donor. But for those who do, things are about to change for the better. So when youre both 18 now, next year, are you going to apply for more information . Yeah. And what are you hoping for to come out of that . Just to meet him, really. Weve got two amazing children. You know, our lifes so different as a result of that persons kindness. So, it would be nice to shake him by the hand and say thank you. To see more on tink� s story, my sperm donor and me is on the bbc iplayer now. The Prime Minister is expected to announce a series of measures in support of motorists when the conservative Party Conference gets under way this weekend. They could include a curb on the power of local councils in england to impose 20 mile an hour speed limits. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent damian grammaticas. What more do you know . What ill we are expecting the Prime Minister say on this . Minister say on this . Officially what the government minister say on this . Officially what the government says minister say on this . Officially l what the government says there minister say on this . Officially what the government says there is this is all speculation, that there is not your thing can be confirmed but it does seem likely that what is coming during the conservative Party Conference is going to be some focus on these issues around motorists and what might that include, well, you mention one idea, imposing limits on the abilities of local areas to have 20 mph speed limits. Another one is allowing cars into bus lanes at more times during the day. Another one, limiting the use of cameras to impose fines on cars that enter things like restricted junctions and things. Now, why all of this . We did hear many of these policies talked about and talked about by rishi sunak back in the summer after the uxbridge by election when the conservatives held onto that seat. He said he wanted to show he was on the side of motorists and what do we know, well, we know its a government quite far behind in