They lost the game. To try to prevent more incidents this weekend, the Off Field Var will confirm the outcome of decisions before notifying the on field referee. Well, the subject has been the talk of all the pre match Press Conferences today. It was a mistake, accept it. It is always difficult, you know, humans make mistakes. That is why var is there to reduce the Human Mistakes that we do. But the machine is linked with a human being, but it was a mistake, hopefully it will finish here and improve. I trust in the var, but i trust in the can i trust in the var, but i trust in the can but i trust in the var, but i trust in the car, but it is the driver i think the car, but it is the driver i think the the car, but it is the driver i think the most important thing is to ive think the most important thing is to give the think the most important thing is to give the power more to the referees. Its day two of the Cricket World Cup and pakistan began their campaign with a comfortable win over the netherlands. They beat them by 81 runs in hyderabad, asjoe lynsky reports. Just to be here is a breakthrough for cricket in the netherlands. They have not reached this world cup since 2011 and through their squad is spirit. Much of this team are now full time and serving up this kind of bowling. Dot ball took down mohammad rizwan. Although pakistan lost all their wickets, they did enough, just, to set up a score. They made a start with style, the netherlands, but then they make misjudgments. One player got to 67. When he was bowled, pakistan could sense a gentle finish. The dutch are light but more than 80 runs short. At this world cup as their platform and threw it all they will keep smiling. Its a Crunch Weekend at the Rugby World Cup with five out of the eight quarterfinal places up for grabs and tonight france will be hoping to top pool a when they take on italy. France have Won Every Game so far, which means italy can only qualify ahead of them with a Bonus Point Victory in paris. New zealand are already guaranteed at least second place in the group. You can see all the permutations on the bbc sport website. Theres a huge night of rugby League Tonight with the start of super leagues play off semifinals. St helens are travelling to catalans dragons. Saints will make it five League Titles in a row if they can see their way past the french side and beat either wigan or hull kr in next weeks grand final. Theres Live Commentary of this one on five sports extra. Thats all the sport for now. The most Vulnerable Children will be living with the impact of Covid I9 Lockdowns for the next ten or even 20 years, according to the former childrens commissioner for england. Anne longfield has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry, and said that in any future emergency, schools should be the last place to close and the first to reopen. From what i could see from the evidence, there were clearly some children that are more at risk and for the outcomes for those children i think has been devastating and still leaves in a position where they may, for the next ten, 20 years have the the long shadow of the covid experience. It was very clear that there was no one at the Cabinet Table who was taking childrens best interests to those decisions. When i put forward in the past recommendations for a ministerfor children, ive always been told it was it was the Secretary Of State for education. It was very clear he wasnt part of some of those discussions. There was an empty chair at the table. So i think we have to change the structure of government for children. We have to build in an understanding of the need to recognise their best interests and then work on a government structure, including a minister for children that can truly represent their needs, especially if theres an emergency. Live now to our education reporter vanessa clarke, whos been following todays session. Tell us a little more about what she was saying, the evidence she was giving. Was saying, the evidence she was i ivin. I1 i was saying, the evidence she was i ivini i1 i was saying, the evidence she was iiivin. . , was saying, the evidence she was iivini. I1 i. ,. , giving. 2020, were lockdown began, all schools were giving. 2020, were lockdown began, all schools were closed giving. 2020, were lockdown began, all schools were closed to giving. 2020, were lockdown began, all schools were closed to most all schools were closed to most pupils, apart from vulnerable pupils. When you fast forward a few months tojune, things began to reopen so you had a decision to allow public gardens, theme parks, Nonessential Shops to open. She said that was a terrible mistake then do not allow all students back to school. She said we had eaten out to help out instead of schools opening and on occasion Government Decisions were incoherent and indifferent to the impact they were having on children. As you quoted, she said that for any future Emergencies School should be the very last thing to close in the very first thing to open. To close in the very first thing to o ien. , to close in the very first thing to oen. ,. , to close in the very first thing to oen. ,. , to close in the very first thing to oren,. ,. , to close in the very first thing to open. She was also talking about comparisons. Open. She was also talking about comparisons, comparisons open. She was also talking about comparisons, comparisons with l comparisons, comparisons with schools in the uk with experiences in other countries. What did she say about that . It in other countries. What did she say about that . About that . It was interesting. First of all about that . It was interesting. First of all she about that . It was interesting. First of all she spoke about that . It was interesting. First of all she spoke about. About that . It was interesting. | first of all she spoke about how prime ministers in certain other countries give a specific tv briefing to children in order to reassure them, to tell them they were doing 0k. Them, to tell them they were doing ok. In a application she asked Boris Johnson if he was willing to do this but i never happen. She also talked about the difference in the uk governments approach. Many decisions were similar, like school closures, but there were some notable differences. In particular they were about the relative sex. That was six people were allowed to gather together. An inkling that the session included children, so if you had a big family, if you had grandparents he wouldnt be grouped together. Looking forward to any future emergencies, she said that children should be at the heart of these decisions. Over the course of these decisions. Over the course of the covid inquiry, ministers will be able to give their version of events over why those decisions were made. Every year, thousands of people in england and wales are accused of crimes of which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated, with many forced to pay huge legal fees out of their own pockets. Our correspondent nick garnett went to west wales to meet brian buckle, whose family spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on his defence. This is the first time hes spoken publically since being cleared of all charges earlier this year. When i was put in the cell, i just sat there all night and just cried and cried. Sentenced to 15 years after being wrongfully convicted. At that point, you realise youre a convicted sex offender. Yes, yeah. It took brian buckle six years to clear his name and it had a huge emotional and Financial Impact on him and his family. Weve spent over half a million pounds. Brian is a victim of what some call the innocence tax. If you earn very modest amounts, you dont get legal aid. So you then have to fund yourself, youre innocent and youre taxed by the state. You have to pay for your defence when you shouldnt, i would say. The bbc understands that despite the government announcing that its lifting the cap on legal aid for crown court cases, that help wont be available for up to two years. We started straight awayl getting the appeal going. Brians aunt, mum and wife decided to dedicate their time to proving his innocence, using savings, loans and inheritance money. We didnt know where to start. Not a clue. Elaine felt the weight of justice was on their shoulders. Youre guilty until you prove yourself innocent. And its you who has to do the work. One of britains most senior legal figures has written a report on false allegations and believes theres a weakness in the system. Police officers, as soon as they find some evidence that tends to support an allegation, a charge follows and the investigative process ceases. That is wrong. Weaknesses in the legal system can also affect victims of crime. Support groups say that the number of allegations that make it to court is tiny compared to the number that actually get made to the police. Wrongfully convicted of sexual abuse against a child, brian spent overfive years in prison. His accuser has lifelong anonymity. It was hard. Youre sitting in there with real Sex Offenders and you hear People Gloating and itjust makes your blood boil. Forensics, my words. Using a specialist legal and forensics team, they uncovered new dna evidence. A hearing at the Court Of Appeal was granted. Brian watched from prison on a video link. Clerk of the courts come out and said to me, mr buckle, do you know whats happening here now . And i said, no, not really. Youre released, he said. Youre going home. I was like, what . All 16 verdicts were quashed that day. I know that you never done it. And eight months later, when the case went to a retrial, brian was found not guilty of all charges. Its been an emotional roller coaster. Diagnosed with ptsd, brian was left facing damage to his mental health. I know i need help and i need counselling, but its trying to find that. Theres no help out there for you. Let me ask you what the cost of your innocence has been. I missed my daughters 18th birthday. Zist. Her dad taking herfor her first driving lesson. Its been a lot. Brian now makes every day count. My little family. With elaine and georgia. If i can help other people that are going through this, thats what i want to do. If i didnt have the Family Support me, id be still in prison, an innocent man. I wouldnt be here now. Brian is still waiting to hear if hell get any compensation in the hope he can recover some of the huge costs theyve paid out. Nick garnett, bbc news. We can speak now to nick garnett, who is in salford for us. The government has announced it will change the system and allow more people to claim legal aid. What is the reaction been to that . The government the reaction been to that . The government has the reaction been to that . Tie government has said that in the reaction been to that . Ti9 government has said that in the next two years, within the next two years, it will lift the means Testing Element for crown court cases. That means everyone will get the chance of having some legal aid to help pay the costs. There has been criticism today from the criminal Bar Association. They say the failure to reimburse innocent people who have been forced to pay for the defence themselves in the Criminal Court is the epitome of injustice. The current thresholds for access to legal aid has left many hard working people without any representation at all. They say the government must accelerate not only the planned reinstatement of legal aid for all, but also increasing the pay for legal aid work. The problem is the levels of pay for legal aid work are relatively low and havent kept up with inflation. Finally, the criminal Bar Association test without investment in the people that serve justice, there can be without investment in the people that servejustice, there can be no justice at all. The promise of legal aid for all in two years will be an empty one and all the legal aid lawyers have gone. Now, not all of them will leave this part of the profession but there has been a decline in the number prepared to do the work. Some do it for altruistic reasons, some do it out of expert reasons, some do it out of expert reasons, but fewer and fewer are willing to carry on taking the pay cut that it is to do legal aid work rather than doing private legal work. With me is Stephen Vullo kc, the barristerfor brian buckle, who was wrongly accused of child sex abuse, as weve just seen in that vt. Welcome to the programme. How typical is an experience like that . Brians experience wasnt exactly typical. There were a few parts of his skills that were exceptional, but there were parts that were more run of the mill. The exceptional parts was obtaining dna and chemical evidence from the United States. The evidence from the United States. The evidence and the science didnt exist first time round a trial. The second extraordinary thing is probably the support from his family, in particular his wife. I didnt do the first trial, which lasted three days. His wife came to see me after he was convicted first time around and asked me to review the papers. I did and said that there wasnt anything i could do. I had sympathy but there was nothing i could do. Lian wouldnt take no for an answer. The family gathered a huge fund. She said to me i will do it with or without you, so please guide me. I did. We conducted a fairly extensive via a private detective investigation, something the police should have done. We obtained a lot of material from that. We got the Scientific Evidence from the United States and were able to overturn his conviction. That underlines to overturn his conviction. That underlines the to overturn his conviction. That underlines the topline to overturn his conviction. That underlines the topline of to overturn his conviction. That underlines the topline of the story, which is potentially in cases like this people can end up spending vast amounts of their own money to prove their innocence. In brians case, their innocence. In brians case, the cost, because of the Scientific Evidence, the length of time it took to put to prepare to prepare the case, the Scientific Evidence, a Chemical Biologist we employed said it was beyond him. It took a maybe two months to fully understand the science. That obviously all cost money, my time, the time of the expert. The real point here is that if brians family had not been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds, he would have continued to serve a 15 year sentence for offences of which he was innocent. That brings me to the love of what so important here. Do you think it increases the potential likelihood of Miscarriages Ofjustice unless this is sorted out . The of Miscarriages Of ustice unless this is sorted out . This is sorted out . The legal aid s stem this is sorted out . The legal aid system has this is sorted out . The legal aid system has been this is sorted out . The legal aid system has been under this is sorted out . The legal aid system has been under huge i this is sorted out . The legal aid system has been under huge pressure, as any Public Service has, over the last 20 or 30 years. Any Public Service that is not sufficiently funded in the end will falter, and thatis funded in the end will falter, and that is what is happening with the criminaljustice that is what is happening with the criminal Justice System that is what is happening with the criminalJustice System and legal aids. The legal aid fee is paid to legal aid lawyers, that is incredibly low. Brians case would not have been paid for to the extent that we researched it on legal aid, so if brian had obtained legal aid, he would not be out. Is so if brian had obtained legal aid, he would not be out. He would not be out. Is your instinct that he would not be out. Is your instinct that miscarriages i he would not be out. Is your instinct that Miscarriages Of| instinct that Miscarriages Of justice are already happening now . We know they are. Brian was convicted first time around. Had his family not been able to raise the money that they did he would still be in prison. I am working on the assumption that brian has not been falsely accused, but he may be in a small capacity of people whose family could afford to pay. The plan from the government family could afford to pay. The plan from the government to family could afford to pay. The plan from the government to get family could afford to pay. The plan from the government to get rid family could afford to pay. The plan from the government to get rid of l from the government to get rid of the cap on legal aid. You are shaking your head. You dont think thatis shaking your head. You dont think that is even part of the solution . It will make it worse. The part of legal aid is small. As sir Richard Enrico said this morning, it is insufficient and hidden to Miscarriages Ofjustice. Allowing more people access to the small amount of money will make it worse, it will be stretched even thinner. One way to resolve this is to increase the rates of legal aid, so people are properly paid. I was called to the bar in 1996. Ajunior barrister now would earn less than i was turning in 1996 for the same