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Further evidence about the manner in which of supervision and after care of Child Migrants, and the debates and grounds are concerned within volu nta ry and grounds are concerned within voluntary organisations. During that hearing you will hear from representatives of the key institutions and organisations involved in the Child Migration programmes. We expect you will hear further evidenced in part two from Oliver Cosgrove and david hill and octagon free is, who will give further evidence about what she has described as early warnings and missed opportunities and doctor humphreys. The experts will also impart to provide more evidence about reports of sexual abuse at several specific institutions, about issues of knowledge and response more generally. Turning briefly to some logistical issues about the evidence, as you have said it is anticipated some evidence will be live, someone will be read, someone will be by video link. It is anticipated the majority of questioning of witnesses live or by video and we will address you separately if appropriate. Some evidence is being read to enable the enquiry to consider a broader range of evidence in a proportionate way. Some witness accounts are being read because the witness is too unwell to give live evidence or in one case because the witness has passed away. We have circulated proposals for the evidence we intend to read and any proposals will be taken into account. Professional support is being made available for each witness who gives evidence as the enquiry fully recognises how difficult a task that is. There are Restriction Orders in place as you have said to protect identities, names, addresses, images of any complainant or any former Child Migrant witness. Some witnesses have specifically waived their right to anonymity. For the remainder the restrictions must apply so we asked they are referred to simply as a1, a2 etc. The material has been redacted where appropriate in accordance with the protocol on redaction. You, chair, have directed already that proceedings will be broadcast which is likely to be particularly significant for this case study given that many of those without direct interest in it are either elderly, infirm, or live abroad. For anonymous witnesses to whom Restriction Orders apply, court will be cleared and members of press and public will only be able to follow from the annex. All that will be broadcast is audio of the witness voice. As you know the broadcasting is subject to a five minute delay in case any issues over the restriction order, ciphering or redactions occui. Order, ciphering or redactions occur. We ask for the assistance of all concerned in respecting those important processes and drawing to oui important processes and drawing to our attention promptly any issues that arise so the broadcasting can be terminated. If such an issue does arise i prepared to say the following, an issue has arisen as a result of which i invite you to terminate the live broadcasting link and direct that there be no communication of evidence given in the past five minutes. On the resumption i will ask you to make a resumption i will ask you to make a resumption order covering evidence. That concludes all i wish to say in opening and i invite you now to hear opening and i invite you now to hear Opening Statements from the other core participants, thank you. Thank you. Could i now invite miss niro likely to make opening statement. Iappear i appear with Junior Counsel for the cmt. I make this statement on behalf of the Child Migrants trust, cmt. This is a long overdue enquiry into Child Migration schemes operated and subsidised by the uk government in collaboration with voluntary agencies between 1946 and the early 19705. I agencies between 1946 and the early 1970s. I propose to offer some introductory remarks about the cmt, some context to the issues before this enquiry, and to highlight the evidence that will be given by the individual migrant witnesses. But first i would like to say that the enquiry will hear that the government confirms that it does not seek to defend Child Migration policy or to underplay the consequences for the children involved, or their consequences for the children involved, ortheirfamilies. Consequences for the children involved, or their families. It stands by the National Apology made, as youve heard, by Prime Minister gordon brown in 2010 when he said that former Child Migrants were let down and into many cases Vulnerable Children ensured the harshest conditions in the institutions that receive them. This apology was welcomed by former Child Migrants and by the cmt. What followed was increased funding for the cmt and a Family Restoration Fund was established to help reunite families. Yet it must be said that this National Apology came 23 years after doctor Margaret Humphreys of the cmt first raised the awareness of the horrors of Child Migration in 1987. The cmt has campaigned for a fulljudicial enquiry here in england into this shameful period in the uks recent history. This has been denied. But through the persistence of the cmt, the Child Migration scheme has been included in this enquiry because former Child Migrants were also sexually abused in the institutions either abroad or in the institutions either abroad or in the uk before they were sent. When the evidence of the former Child Migrants is heard it will become clear why the cmt has campaigned foran become clear why the cmt has campaigned for an enquiry that permits former Child Migrants, whether they allege sexual abuse or not, to tell their stories of appalling neglect and abuse, and to be heard here in england, in the country that deported them as small children, Vulnerable Children, overseas, so far from their families. The enquiry will hear that it remains of fundamental importance for those children, now adults, sent by Government Policy into experiences of abuse, loss of identity, loss of belonging, to have their voices heard and acknowledged in england. To have the British Public share their sense of sorrow and outrage. They need to have their questions answered so far as is now possible because there are still too many unanswered questions. We are where we are, as they say. Time is not on the side of former Child Migrants. One witness, a12, sadly died in december after preparing his evidence for this enquiry. And it appears that none of the institutions represented here are intending to downplay the experiences of the former Child Migrants. The cmt remains committed to this enquiry and will offer its expertise to enable it to achieve useful outcomes and a lasting memorial to the experiences of former Child Migrants and the governments responsibility. One of the main questions for this enquiry, we would submit, is a forward looking one. It is, how are we today to assist those abused to recover from their experiences . The a nswer to recover from their experiences . The answer to this question will flow from an examination of not only what happened many years ago to the individuals, the enquiry will hear it is now established by enquiries in australia and most recently Northern Ireland, but also what has happened since and how those responsible have responded on the road to these hearings. To understand britains responds to Child Migration policy, the work of the cmt is centre stage. Through participation in public enquiries and media work, the cmt has played the leading role in highlighting and raising awareness of the terrible experience of former Child Migrants since its foundation in 1987. This was acknowledged by the former Prime Minister in 2010 and by each enquiry into Child Migration in australia and elsewhere. It functions through and elsewhere. It functions through a small team of specialised social workers based in the uk and australia finding and reuniting families and assisting the delicate process of reclaiming the lost identities of former Child Migrants. The cmt has developed a unique expertise in this work which it is anxious to share with this enquiry. The cmt is the only specialist independent Social Work Agency to have pioneered professional services for all former british Child Migrants, a unique group of people. It has reunited well over 1000 former Child Migrants with their families. Doctor Margaret Humphreys who will give evidence on behalf of the cmt in this part of the enquiries is its founder and director. She has been much applauded and honoured for her work both in australia and in britain. The cmt established the International Association of former Child Migrants and theirfamilies. In 1997 as Child Migrants and theirfamilies. In1997 as an Child Migrants and theirfamilies. In 1997 as an Association Run four former Child Migrants and their families. The association has provided evidence to this enquiry which will be heard in the second pa rt which will be heard in the second part and pursues goals of recognition, justice and reparation for all former Child Migrants. In setting the context of this enquiry we say there are four key points to make. The enquiry will hear there is good evidence that the uk government and agencies knew in the 1940s and 50s of the poor standards of care in australian institutions and in some Insta Nces Australian institutions and in some instances about sexual assaults or so. Secondly that the uk government failed to respond to stop Child Migration until it fizzled out in 1970. Third, that it took 50 years before this shameful history was scrutinised by Parliamentary Committee in 1998. And now this public enquiry commencing nearly 70 yea rs public enquiry commencing nearly 70 years later. Fourth, the fact of sexual abuse and the deplorable and abusive conditions these children lived in is now well established. Many british Boys And Girls were sent overseas by voluntary agencies. It is not controversial to state, madam chair, that only healthy white children were regarded as suitable children were regarded as suitable Child Migrants to populate the empire. Migration was subsidised by taxpayers in the uk and australia, and the evidence will show voluntary agencies stood to gain financially and gain cheap labour into the bargain. This was not about truly volu nta ry bargain. This was not about truly voluntary migration but forced or coerced deportation. The enquiry will hear that local authorities we re will hear that local authorities were not enthusiastic, and sent far fewer children overseas than volu nta ry fewer children overseas than voluntary agencies. There was a two tier system of childcare depending on whether a child was in local Authority Care or not, with Better Standards Being Legislated for care in the uk. It is important to note that even in the early post war period between 1916 and 1956, Child Migration was not without its critics or controversy. Migration to canada had more or less ceased by this time. The enquiry will hear that there is clear evidence that the intention of following the curtis report in 19116 was that the standard of care for deported children should be the same as that for children in care in the uk under the children act, 19118. Contemporary reports presented to the home office show, however, that this was not the case. Deported children endured deplorable conditions that fell far short of acceptable standards, even at that time, and many were sexually abused. There can be no valid argument that their treatment reflected the standards of the time. In1946, reflected the standards of the time. In 1946, the reflected the standards of the time. In 1916, the ross Fact Finding Mission by the uk government was highly critical of the institutional character of many of the homes to which children were sent and produced a confidential list of those that should be blacklisted. Yet the enquiry will hear that the uk government failed to legislate or issue regulations to protect children sent by voluntary agencies to substandard institutions in australia until 1982, a decade after the schemes had ended. In failing to do so there is evidence of the enquiry will hear, that the home office and the Commonwealth Relations Office bowed to political pressure exerted by prestigious and powerful sending institutions, for example, fairbridge, with royal patronage, and by the australian commonwealth government, with a mission to boost the post war population of australia with good, white, british stock. The enquiry will hear that it was this lack of accountability and difference of approach together with a lack of monitoring and after care once the children were deported that allowed Volu Nta Ry Children were deported that allowed voluntary agencies to drastically change the lives of thousands of childrens families in unintended ways. It was not until 1998, 42 yea rs ways. It was not until 1998, 42 years after the ross report, that this matter was investigated by the Health Select committee of the uk parliament. Committee chair, David Hinchcliffe mp, addressed parliament in 1999 hinchcliffe mp, addressed Parliament In1999 and said, hinchcliffe mp, addressed parliament in 1999 and said, this was one of the most shameful secret of britains recent past. He said it was about the deported nation, in effect, thousands of honourable children and young people from our ca re system. Children and young people from our care system. Our country washing its hands of responsibility for its citizens who, in many instances, had appalling experiences as a direct consequence. But as you have heard, it was not until 2010, another 12 yea rs it was not until 2010, another 12 years later, that Prime Minister gordon brown made a formal apology on behalf of the government. Mr hinchcliffe made two important points. He emphasised that this was not ancient history. Indeed that the last children were deported in 1970, which is within the lifetime of most mps, darei which is within the lifetime of most mps, dare i say it the enquiry panel, and most of those present today. Andy cole that a shameful secret because until 1987 and the cmt, nobody spoke of this scheme or enquired into its effects. Even so today migration, Child Migration remains largely unknown to the British Public. Of course the enquiry will hear that there is overwhelming evidence that has been accepted widely enquiries, by the Health Select committee and most recently Northern Ireland, of abuse and assault including sexual assault. And this enquiry will hear the evidence. The Health Select Committee Report in 1998. You are watching bbc news on the opening day of the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales. In the last few minutes we have been listening to counsel for the Child Migration trust outlining what the enquiry will be hearing for the next couple of weeks. That is the next couple of weeks. That is the first stage of what is a very long enquiry indeed. Today a hugely significant day, particularly for many, significant day, particularly for any significant day, particularly for many, many survivors of abuse. This enquiry set up several years ago, so long in coming, and a lot of criticism particularly in regards to scope. But it is an important day for many. This the start of a five year process. This enquiry cove rs five year process. This enquiry covers events in england and wales. There is of course a separate enquiry on going looking at abuse in childrens homes in scotland, thats been going since 2015. But this enquiry finally now in the last hour getting underway under its fourth chairwoman, professor alexis jay, from whom we heard a little earlier, and we will hit through the course of today and in many weeks to come. She is the enquiry chair. But of course there have been three resignations before her, all adding to the difficulties, the difficult birth that this enquiry has had. Well be here all day at this venue in Central London where the enquiry is taking place, talking to some of those who may give evidence to this enquiry in the coming months and yea rs, enquiry in the coming months and years, and to survivors of abuse as well, of course. Fortheirviews years, and to survivors of abuse as well, of course. For their views on the significance and importance of what we will all be hearing and watching in the months and years to come. So, we will have continuing coverage from here at this venue in Central London, in particular we will be back with you after half past, we will be talking to someone for their views on the importance of this and continuing coverage throughout, as you would expect, as we look at the evidence that is to come. Much more, particularly from half past. For now, back to you. Thank you. The Oscars Ceremony has ended in confusion, after the wrong film was declared best picture. In a dramatic and farcical ending, la la land was announced as the winner, before the award eventually went to moonlight. Our correspondent david willis reports. I still have a lot of growing and learning and work to do. And this guy is a really beautiful symbol to continue on thatjourney, and i am so grateful for that. For the star of la la land, emma stone, it was a hollywood ending, named best actress for her role on one of the most nominated films in oscars history. Thatjust left the big award of the night, best film. La la land again, perhaps, or maybe not. Warren beatty seemed confused. And the academy award. For best picture. Yourre awful. Come on. La la land. La la lands three producers were busy with their acceptance speeches, but look at the man with headphones on at the back, frantically trying to clear the stage and take the best picture oscar away from la la land and give it to those whose film had actually won, the producers of moonlight. This is not a joke, moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight, best picture. La la land producerjordan Horowitz Gallantly handed the oscar over as the audience looked on aghast. It was left to an embarrassed Warren Beatty to try to explain the producers mistake. I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said emma stone, la la land. Thats why i took such a long look at faye and at you. I wasnt trying to be funny. Moonlight, the arthouse underdog, the drama of a gay black man growing up in miami was dwarfed by la la land in terms of nominations, but it ended triumphant in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Very clearly, very clearly, even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams, im done with it, because this is true. Oh my goodness. Academy awards organisers are still trying to work out exactly what went wrong on a night like no other at the oscars. I blame myself for this. David willis, bbc news, hollywood. Price Waterhouse Cooper the Accounting Firm responsible for adjudicating the result released a statement explaining what happened. They said british actress naomi harris was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in moonlight. She may not have won an individual award but did give her reaction to the films best picture victory, albeit in very unusual circumstances. Its a moment i am never going to forget. Identity and it has ever happened in the history of the oscars. It was quite extraordinary andi oscars. It was quite extraordinary and i have to say a little awkward. More than a little awkward actually. I went more than a little awkward actually. Iwent up more than a little awkward actually. I went up on stage with this gormless expression because i didnt know what was happening when they finally said it was moonlight. I was stunned, shocked, even shaking. And poor old la la land. Yes, i hadnt even thought of that, i was only thinking of it from our perspective, but you are right, poor la la land, thatis but you are right, poor la la land, that is not a nice thing to have happened. Our reporter spoke to the Moonlight Tea M our reporter spoke to the Moonlight Team about their win. Things happen, you make a movie, its a human error. Whatever happened, i still dont know what happened then it happened, but the result is the same. Do you not have any idea of what went on or does it not matter . If and only the latter, doesnt matter. We have all hugged it out, the two camps, and we are good, and well wake up tomorrow, well, we wont go to sleep but tomorrow we will figure out what happened. Incredible. We won best picture. The end of the day thats what happened. We won best picture. Barry jenkins, naomi harris, the rest of them. All of us. And used a and me, yes sir. What about the oscar . Its a moment i am never going to forget. I dont think it has ever happened in the history of the oscars. It was quite extraordinary and i have to say a little awkward. More than a little awkward actually. I went up on stage with this gormless expression because i didnt know what was happening when they finally said it was moonlight. I was stunned, shocked, even shaking. Stranger than fiction, right . Stranger than fiction, right . Stranger than fiction, definitely. What was it like for you . stranger than fiction, definitely. What was it like for you . I was just making sure everything was ok. One of the Amazing Things with the casting and producers of la la land made sure we understood there was an error and ushered us on stage. From there they were gracious enough to explain what was going on and it we nt explain what was going on and it went bit by bit after that. Must have been really weird . It was super surreal, man, honestly. Ithink we had accepted that la la land had won. We went into the awards season being blessed to be nominated. So to win was such an epic moment for us. Plenty more on who won what at the oscars on the bbc news website. The government is facing calls from conservative mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit. Its thought changes to the rules on who qualifies for the personal independence payment could affect around 160,000 people. It comes as a key aide to theresa may said Disability Benefits reforms were needed to roll back the bizarre decisions of tribunals. Live to westminster and our assistant political editor, norman smith. Just expand the controversy around this first. This follows on from two Court Rulings which in effect massively expand the number of people who can claim personal Independence Payments. In effect to many people who suffer from Mental Health issues, maybe dementia, schizophrenia, suffering the aftermath of a stroke, and find it difficult to go about their daily business. At the moment the only people who can really get the Mobility Element of the personal Independence Payments are people who are blind or suffering from visual impairment. The court has ruled it should go to people with Mental Health problems, because they can suffer many difficulties in just getting out of the house and managing outdoors. The government have reacted with horror because inevitably it means an awful lot more money. They project that by 2022 it could mean the government having to spend an extra £3. 7 billion more on personal Independence Payments. So they have rewritten the rules, or attempted to rewrite the rules to overturn those caught changes. However the chances are that well still have to be voted on in the House Of Commons and the House Of Lords and trouble seems to be looming on the tory backbenches. This was the conservative mps heidi allen who had this message for the Disabilities Minister penny morden. This message for the Disabilities Minister penny mordenm this message for the Disabilities Minister penny morden. If i was in her shoes i would, i think, take the financial hit and say, ok, we need to accept this. Now lets really look at this pip policy which is something to happen anyway, and review the whole thing from top to bottom. In the end we would work hand to hand with charities and disabled people, they would know we we re disabled people, they would know we were trying to build a system that works. What has added to government difficulties is the fact they seem to have tried to sneak out this announcement on the day of the by elections in copeland and stoke, in other words while we are all looking the other way and paying no attention to what the government is doing. That has angered a lot of people. And they appear not to have consulted any of the Disability Charities. On top of all that the head of the Prime Ministers policy unit, George Freeman, overthe weekend, made some reports which have incensed many, suggesting the court ruling was bizarre. And that they wanted to focus pip on people who were really disabled, not those who were really disabled, not those who need to take pills to deal with anxiety. The truth is we spend £50 billion a year on Disability Benefits and what we are trying to make sure is that we get them to the right people who are most in need. You didnt mention these tweaks are actively to do with rolling back some bizarre decisions to the tribunal is that now mean benefits are being given to people who take pills at home, who suffer from anxiety. We want to make sure we get the money to the really disabled people who need it. This will add to pressure on the government ahead of the budget in terms of what the Government May or may not do on various Government May or may not do on various pressures, Government May or may not do on various pressures, financial pressures that there are. Lets talk about one of a story out of westminster, because the shadow chancellorJohn Mcdonnell westminster, because the shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell has westminster, because the shadow chancellorJohn Mcdonnell has been talking about what he says is a soft coup to try to oustJeremy Corbyn as leader, what has he said . Extraordinary comments, really. John mcdonnell suggesting that some sort of organised, well resourced dark a rts of organised, Well Resourced Dark Arts Operation is underway by elements in the labour party and the Murdoch Media Empire to basically bring downJeremy Corbyn, and he is suggesting that what is happening, an attributable briefings are being given by unnamed labourfigures an attributable briefings are being given by unnamed Labour Figures to Damagejeremy Given by unnamed Labour Figures to damage Jeremy Corbyn and given by unnamed Labour Figures to damageJeremy Corbyn and this is all pa rt damageJeremy Corbyn and this is all part of some sort of coup, he calls it. Now, one former Labour Minister described the comments as unhinged to me, another said they were embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing. I think it reflects the real, how shall i put it, anxiety amongst teen corbyn that they are receiving a battering in they are receiving a battering in the media, and that is the reason for their difficulties, that they simply cannot get their message heard because of a hostile media. Thank you very much, norman. The nhs has mislaid more than half a million items of patients Confidential Medical Correspondence, including treatment plans and Cancer Test Results. The documents, sent between gps and hospitals over a period of five years, did not reach their recipients because they were mistakenly stored in a Warehouse By Private Company nhs shared business services. With me is our Health Editor hugh pym. So, a whole load of information going missing, what happened . Its an intriguing story. Between 2011 and 2016 there were these 500,000 items of correspondent in england, usually being sent from hospital to a gp, just updating them on the progress of the patient, treatment, may be recommending further courses of action. They were sent but didnt arrive maybe because a move of address there was an outsourced company that had thejob to there was an outsourced company that had the job to send it. It turned out these items were stored in a warehouse, the situation was discovered last year and nhs england isa of the 500,000, some of them we re isa of the 500,000, some of them were fairly routine correspondence that didnt add up to a great deal. They have all been found and have gotten they have all been found and have gotte n to they have all been found and have gotten to the right place but the 2. 5 thousand patients where they are reviewing what happened, they could have been an elephant of treatment that didnt take place because these letters went missing. At the moment there is no evidence of any harm coming to these patients but they are continuing to investigate and the Patients Association are saying this is alarming for those patients. Obviously that is the key to this to know if any harm was caused as a result and also could it happen ain . Result and also could it happen again . On the elements of harm nhs england has said there is no evidence yet, labour are making the point that this potentially could happen again and they want to know whyjeremy hunt last summer actually said in the House Of Commons that there was a problem and yet the scale of it was not unveiled until the story emerged this morning. Others have made the point it illustrates the difficulties the nhs has with correspondence if it is all paper and fax driven, why can not electronic correspondence between hospitals and gp so a big number of questions are raised and labour are trying to pursue this and get more a nswe rs , trying to pursue this and get more answers, possibly in the House Of Commons later today. If there is anything we will cover it thank you. Time for the weather. It will be one of those days with dark clouds on the horizon today, you will be thinking will it, wont it but when it does at the heavens will open, with that hale and thunder. If you dont have your brolly you will have to run for cover. A changeable day with lots of showers, brief sunny spells, the best chance of more prolonged sunny spells across central and northern parts and wherever you are today, there is a gusty wind out there, in fact in some areas it will feel quite cold. The showers continue into the evening hours, sleet and snow across the hills and a bit of ice around. Towns and cities just above freezing, rural areas it will be well below. Tomorrow another showery day on the way that fewer showers around, lengthy sunny spells but notice the northwestern and Western Areas will get more showers so another changeable day tomorrow as well. Youre watching Newsroom Live. The headlines at 1133. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales has started its first public hearings. Itll start by examining the mistreatment of british children sent to start new lives in australia between 1945 and 1974 an oscars moment sure to rank amongst the most infamous in history. The musical lala land was mistakenly named best picture, minutes later the honour was given to moonlight. The government is facing scram its thought it could affect around 160,000 people. Its thought it could affect around 160 , 000 people. Thousands its thought it could affect around 160,000 people. Thousands of patients are feared to have been harmed after the nhs mislaid more than half a million pieces of Confidential Medical Correspondence including Cancer Test Results and treatment plans. This lets catch up with the sports. We start with football because Manchester United won the first trophy of the Season Clinching the efl cup after a 3 2 win over southampton. The saints we re win over southampton. The saints were the better side and in fact they had this goal disallowed early on. Zlatan ibrahimovic put united 10 on. Zlatan ibrahimovic put united 1 0 though and after the break southampton managed to level the game. But who else but ibrahimovic to score the winner with three minutes left on the clock. It has caused Jose Mourinho to call help from the fans to ensure ibrahimovic stays another season. From the fans to ensure ibrahimovic stays another seasonlj from the fans to ensure ibrahimovic stays another season. I dont back Football Players but if needed, i think maybe united fans can go to the door of his house and stay there all night if needed. Its a big disappointment of course today with the quality of the game. Frustration and disappointment but of course they could joke from my players. Third hat trick in nine games for harry kane helped spurs win over stoke moving them to second in the premier league. He completed the treble in 33 minutes in the first half as spurs made it eight wins in a row as white hart lane. It has led pochettino to describe the strike as one of the best in the world. Ten points big moment in the premier league. Keep going, and believe, thatis league. Keep going, and believe, that is important and that is to try to put pressure and be there something wrong happens. Eddie jones has criticised italys tactic in the six nations match. Jones says italys decision not to compete in the breakdown was in rugby as it. England were left bamboozled by their approach as they slumped 10 5 down but fired second half tries ensured there were not embarrassed. 3615 the ensured there were not embarrassed. 36 15 the final score and 17 wins on the bounce for england butjones was not impressed. It wasnt rugby lets face the facts. You have to have an offside line to play the game. Italy we re offside line to play the game. Italy were smart and congratulations to the Coaching Staff, they executed the Coaching Staff, they executed the plan brilliantly but it wasnt by. The plan brilliantly but it wasnt rugby. If i was the bbc i would axe the rfu for their money back, we have to go outside and train now because that wasnt rugby. 2012 olympic Roberto Peroni has retired from swimming. He came second in the 400 metre individual medley in the 2014 championships in berlin also taking bronze in the 200 metre medley. He will now take up a career in coaching. That is all the sport for now. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales has started its first public hearings. Itll start by examining the mistreatment of british children sent to start new lives in australia between 1945 and 1974. Live to the inquiry in Central London, and jane hill. Thank you. A hugely significant day, finally after the resignation of so many chair women, such a difficult progression to get here. The enquiry finally today getting under way. We have heard the Opening Statements so lets discuss the significance of today and all the evidence that is today and all the evidence that is to come. Allan collins is with me here, a solicitor with long experience of representing survivors of child abuse. There has been a lot of child abuse. There has been a lot of criticism on the sheer scale and scope of the enquiry, how important is today if we . Extremely important. For all of the survivors and their families. At long last the enquiry is beginning to examine what i suspect is going to be a very painful chapter in our social history. Migrants who travelled overseas we re history. Migrants who travelled overseas were terrible things happening and we are having to confront that as a country. The issue of migrants is what the focus will be in the next couple of weeks. We know in the months and years to come huge institutions are going to be salmond, private and public institutions, so much more besides individual soft notes. That he will know has been a criticism that there is so much to be taken into account, is so much to be taken into account, is that inevitable . It has to be and it is inevitable because child abuse, whether we like it or not, is no respect in geography or any part of society. It exists in all strata of society. It exists in all strata of human life and all parts of society so the enquiry does have to look at migrants and institutions, it has to look at the whole gamut. Otherwise well be missing an opportunity, we have to look at these areas. Through your work you have dealt with people who have suffered appalling injustices and abuse, what sense do you get from people you have spoken to the sheer importance, even if someones case is not going to be considered here, is not going to be considered here, is there still importance that we are discussing this as a nation . Very much so because time and time againi very much so because time and time again i hear from survivors that they do not want future generations to experience what they did. They do not want history to be repeated and we are hearing history is repeating itself. Children in all parts of society are being abused, the abuse goes on and on so survivors understandably are saying here is an opportunity for the subject to be examined and four lessons to be learned and it would be incumbent upon us as a society to make sure we do learn those lessons to ensure children and young people are protected. At the end of the process this is an organisation that makes recommendations but it is not here to find and assess any level of criminal responsibility. Can still be useful to your mind . Extremely because this is a one off opportunity to understand what has happened in the past and to ensure that we do learn lessons and that we do have as far as possible the best Child Protection policies in the country and we know from what is happening today and all of the terrible stories that to hear about social media being misused, the use of the internet and so on, child abuse will not stand still or go away. Not unless we confront it as a major issue. This provides us with a window or an opportunity to start thinking really seriously about how isa thinking really seriously about how is a country we would deal with these very challenging issues. Good to have your thoughts thank you. We will have continuing coverage all day marking the opening of the independent enquiry. There is of course a separate enquiry looking at abuse in childrens homes in scotla nd abuse in childrens homes in scotland but here today in Central London start of this five year process. We will have more from here after 12. More that the government are facing plans to scrap a key disability and fit. Its thought it could affect hundreds 60,000 people. We can go live to norman smith. In the last few moments George Freeman the head of the Prime Ministers policy unit issued an apology saying he hugely regret any inadvertent offence caused by the remarks he made at the weekend suggesting that the changes proposed by the tribunal were bizarre and the government wanted to focus those who are really disabled, not those who wanted to take pills to stave off anxiety but the government could be facing real difficulties over this. Im joined by stephen crooke. Given that the tribunal ruled that many more people should get personal Independence Payments, why not just should get personal Independence Payments, why notjust accept should get personal Independence Payments, why not just accept that . They play a hugely valid role within the system and help to clarify and interpret the law but when they make decisions that go way beyond what we know parliament and ministers intended and i think it is right ministers say lets bring it back to what we originally intended. What do you say to those Disability Charities that say you suffer from Mental Health problems you may find it as difficult to go outside from someone who is blind . This is not about preventing anybody from applying for personal Independence Payments, it is about Drawing Distinctions for different clients of different illnesses so one of the decisions relates to mobility and moving around and weve always drawn the distinction between blindness and psychological illnesses. But the tribunal has decided is that these should be lumped together. I think it is creating greater confusion sown in this case it is right the government brings greater clarity. Is that a decision based on the grounds you dont think people who suffer from grounds you dont think people who sufferfrom mental grounds you dont think people who suffer from Mental Health grounds you dont think people who sufferfrom Mental Health problems are needing support was based purely on money . It isnt based purely on money, personal Independence Payments are one part of a sophisticated broad welfare package, there are other supports full people but we are trying to do is create as much of a tailored support for individuals as possible. Many have millions of people applying for its living with different kinds of physical and Psychological Conditions you need to do is create as much of a tailored support for individuals as possible. Many have millions of people applying for its living with different kinds of physical and Psychological Conditions unita draws rules and when they make decisions which go beyond what parliament and ministers intended it is right we bring clarity back. Nevertheless this will have to be approved so is there any scope for a Government Rethink . The government 5 reviews its decisions all the time, especially something as sensitive and controversial as Cash Payments but anybody who thinks this is a similar situation to what we found 12 months ago are quite wrong, this has nothing to do with the proposals that came forward, this potentially would be easy for me to oppose this but i think on this occasion the government has got its approach right. Thank you for yourtime, we its approach right. Thank you for your time, we may see how this develops because the vote on this if there is a vote would be until march there is a vote would be until march the 16th. There is some way to go and we have the budget before that. Ina and we have the budget before that. In a moment a summary of the Business Days but headlines. An apology at the oscars after the wrong film was awarded best picture following an envelope mix up. Moonlight eventually walked off the award. The independent enquiry into child sexual abuse in england has begun. And the government is facing calls from its own mps to scrap plans to limit access to key Disability Benefit learners. Now the business news. Car insurance premiums could be set to rise by up to £75 a year on average following a Government Shake Up of the injury pay out scheme. A discount is applied as a lump sum that the change means payers will be higher for victims of accidents on the assumption that low Interest Rates mean they wont get much of return when they invest the lump sum. Persimmon, one of the uks biggest house builders, reports a 23 jump in annual profit. The company sold 15,171 new homes last year, 599 more than in 2015, with average prices up 3. 8 to £206,765. It says, compelling Mortgage Products and the governments help to buy scheme remain important in supporting first time buyers. Energy customers changed suppliers last year at the highest rate in six years, as they increasingly shopped around for the best deal. Bill payers switched providers 7. 7 million times, saving potentially more than £200 a year, according to ofgem. They have been talking about a mergerfor they have been talking about a merger for years they have been talking about a mergerfor years and they have been talking about a merger for years and last spring the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Bank announced they would join forces. But now it seems the proposed £24 billion merger is likely to collapse. This is after the Stock Exchange said the deal was unlikely to be approved by the European Commission. Joining me now live from London Stock Exchange is neil wilson, Senior Market analyst, at etx capital. What they think the grant for the . The European Commission and the regulators in general have never been terribly comfortable with the deal. The old tie up never sat through comfortably with the regulators on either side of the channel really. I think ever since brexit the whole concept of the merged entity based in london was something that the European Commission and regulators over her we Re Commission and regulators over her were not very happy about. You could say quite the opposite with brexit on the horizon, what better way to secure the ongoing close financial relationship between london and the rest of the continent . That is one argument, the ecb and the European Commission whenever terribly happy about london dominating the european clearing, they have tried in the past to force london to move over to the likes of frankfurt or paris and i think this would cement the position of london but make it very ha rd position of london but make it very hard for them to grab any more Euro Clearing in europe and that is perhaps maybe why regulators werent keen on this deal and i think were seeing today this deal is pretty much dead in the water. You are speaking to us from the London Stock Exchange, have you been able to gauge the atmosphere or the mood and how people are reacting to this likely collapse . People are pretty subdued, there is still hope i think that something can be salvaged, the share price definitely hasnt fallen to the extent we might think it would if the deal is dead. There are certainly hope something can be salvaged from this, but at the moment looking at the time from the lse and looking at regulators and now we know they view the deal that it is very hard to see any way forward from here. Thank you. Lets round up some of the other main stories. Trinity mirror has seen annual pre tax profits rose by almost a quarter to £132 million. It is the largest Regional News publisher. Revenues from print advertising fell and so did sales of its daily mirror newspaper but the Chief Executive said they saw Digital Advertising revenues become more digitally focused. The row over Business Rates in england intensifies again, The Shadow Business Secretary has described them as a ticking time bomb. Rebecca long may lease said firms rose to leave mac face. Said theyre been mishandled, the government has established a £3. 6 mishandled, the government has established a £3. 6 billion Transitional Fund to help businesses facing the big johnson narrates. We have seen pop stars and actors from the past decade making a comeback when our Phone Companies trying to do the same. Remember the nokia 3310, 17 years on it is being relaunched. Many considered the original handset iconic because of its popularity and steadiness. The announcement was made at the mobile World Congress tech show in barcelona, you could read more on our website. The ftse 100 barcelona, you could read more on our website. The ftse100 in positive territory holding up just about despite the downward pressure from various falls in share prices. Talking up the London Stock Exchange, the shares in the exchange itself falling more than 2. 5 after the merger looks unlikely. Insurance companies also taking a hit. Direct line down more than 7. 5 , they are among the big four lists after the change that will happen to pay outs for victims. More later this afternoon but back to you. Once upon a time, when the idea of taking pictures on your phone seemed laughable, and twitter wasnt even a thing, the nokia 33 10 ruled the world. But when smartphones took over, it quickly fell out of fashion. But now its making a comeback, and you can still play a game of snake on it, as our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones has been finding out. Barcelona, and as the Mobile Phone Industry arrives for its annual jamboree, there is nostalgia in the air. Singing the nokia tune. Nokia, a name that used to rule the mobile world, is making a comeback. This was its first chance to make a big splash. And, with a range of new smartphones, it unveiled something very retro, last on sale in 2005. Let me reintroduce the nokia 3310. You cannot do much with this phone except make calls and play a game of snake, but the battery lasts forever. Well, almost. We asked consumers what is the most iconic device that you have ever seen from nokia . We thought, let us have some fun and be creative with this device. This may be fun, but lets face it, it is a gimmick. If nokia wants to be a major force in the world again, it will not be because of the 3310, but a new range of android smartphones. This is already selling well in china. But competition in a market where smartphones all look the same is tough. So perhaps it was smart to look backwards as well as forward. By bringing out this truly iconic device with bags of nostalgia, for many people it was their first mobile phone. It captures their attention, and let them know that nokia is back. Will it appeal to the public . Maybe with my parents generation, but not something id be interested in. I would switch my phone. Even if it had no internet . Yes. I would change my mind. Here is another phone making a comeback. This is the blackberry key1, launched by a chinese firm. Two big names making an unlikely bet they could be big again in the future. Rory cellan jones, bbc news, barcelona. No internet for the shock that would be. The headlines in the moment the first we will leave you with a look at the weather. Thomas has the very latest details for us. It is going to bea latest details for us. It is going to be a really mixed day today, lots of showers about, sunshine too but be prepared for almost anything, hail, thunder, sleet and snow in some parts. Mostly across the hills if you get any of that. That is a headline today for sure, but its not all bad. It wont be pouring all the time. A lot happening on the satellite picture, a big area of low pressure spinning around, lots of cloud here coming and going and all of this is going to be moving through the uk to the course of today. Within that we have a bit of cold air, the winds would be quite strong and gusty so it will feel chilly especially if you run into heavy showers and many of us will. For into this into this afternoon this is what it looks like. Lots of showers around but an exception is northern and central scotland, fewer showers here so not a bad day for glasgow and edinburgh, even belfast getting away with it. In the Southern Uplands in the far north of england here, a bit of sleet or snow and the rest of the country, they showers will be coming and going. It is so difficult to predict exactly at what time and what city the showers will come, the best advice is to expect them at any time, they will wax and wane throughout the evening and with all of these shells and the different temperatures there is risk of ice around. Towns and cities staying just above freezing rural spots will differ way. Then tomorrow we have Weather Fronts and low pressures circling but there are big gaps between bad weather so tomorrow some of us will be getting away with at least a drive first half of the day before the rain returned later on. Another mixed day but i think itll be as changeable and turbulent or is gusty with heylen showers like it will be today. And then on wednesday, it sta rts today. And then on wednesday, it starts off quite bright and then Weather Fronts once again move off the atlantic so i think by the time we get too late morning wednesday we have cloud and rain moving into south west areas. For many of us not such a bad day, especially across Northern Areas and then it looks towards the end of the week it can be still wet tyres but at least it looking a little bit milder. This is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at midday. There is a mistake, moonlight, you quys there is a mistake, moonlight, you guys won best picture. Chaos at the oscars after the wrong film is mistakenly announced as the winner of best picture. An apologys issued after presenter Warren Beatty was given the wrong envelope moonlight was the actual winner. Its a moment im never going to forget, i dont think its ever happened in the history of the oscars. It was quite extraordinary, andi oscars. It was quite extraordinary, and i have to say a little awkward. Well have the latest from hollywood on what was an extraordinary night. The other headlines on bbc news. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales gets under way more than two and a half years after it was set up. And im jane hill and imjane hill had that enquiry in Central London where we are marking its opening day by talking to some of those involved in the many months and years of investigations to come. The Government Faces calls from its own mps to scrap plans plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit. Nhs england says the health of more than 2,000 patients may have been put at risk after documents were mistakenly put in storage. Calls for the chancellor to prioritise schools in the budget as Head Teachers say that theyre being forced to make impossible choices to save money. And a Blast From The Past nokia relaunches its famous mobile 17 years after it first hit the shelves. But will it connect with a new audience . Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live the Oscars Ceremony has ended in confusion, after the wrong film was declared best picture. In a dramatic and farcical ending, la la land was announced as the winner, before the award eventually went to moonlight. Our correspondent david willis reports. I still have a lot of growing and learning and work to do. And this guy is a really beautiful symbol to continue on thatjourney, and i am so grateful for that. For the star of la la land, emma stone, it was a hollywood ending, named best actress for her role on one of the most nominated films in oscars history. Thatjust left the big award of the night, best film. La la land again, perhaps, or maybe not. Warren beatty seemed confused. And the academy award. For best picture. Yourre awful. Come on. La la land. La la lands three producers were busy with their acceptance speeches, but look at the man with headphones on at the back, frantically trying to clear the stage and take the best picture oscar away from la la land and give it to those whose film had actually won, the producers of moonlight. This is not a joke, moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight, best picture. La la land producerjordan Horowitz Gallantly handed the oscar over as the audience looked on aghast. It was left to an embarrassed Warren Beatty to try to explain the producers mistake. I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said emma stone, la la land. Thats why i took such a long look at faye and at you. I wasnt trying to be funny. Moonlight, the arthouse underdog, the drama of a gay black man growing up in miami was dwarfed by la la land in terms of nominations, but it ended triumphant in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Very clearly, very clearly, even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams, im done with it, because this is true. Oh my goodness. Academy awards organisers are still trying to work out exactly what went wrong on a night like no other at the oscars. I blame myself for this. David willis, bbc news, hollywood. Price Waterhouse Cooper the Accounting Firm responsible for adjudicating the result released a statement explaining what happened. They said british actress naomi harris was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in moonlight. She may not have won an individual award but did give her reaction to the films best picture victory, albeit in very unusual circumstances. Its a moment i am never going to forget. I dont think it has ever happened in the history of the oscars. It was quite extraordinary and, i have to say, a little awkward. More than a little awkward actually. I went up on stage with this gormless expression because i didnt know what was happening when they finally said it was moonlight. I was just stunned, shocked, even shaking. A very strange moment. And poor old la la land. Yes, i hadnt even thought of that, i was only thinking of it from our perspective, but yes, you are right, poor la la land, that is not a nice thing to have happened. Our reporter spoke to the Moonlight Team about their win. Things happen, you make a movie, a boom drifts into shot, its a human error. Whatever happened, i still dont know what happened then it happened, but the result is the same. Do you not have any idea of what went on or does it not matter . Definitely the latter, doesnt matter. We have all hugged it out, the two camps, and we are good, and well wake up tomorrow, well, we wont go to sleep but tomorrow we will figure out what happened. Incredible. I mean, we won best picture. At the end of the day thats what happened. We won best picture. Barry jenkins, naomi harris, the rest of them. All of us and you. And me, yes sir. Stranger than fiction, right . Stranger than fiction, definitely. What was it like for you . I wasjust making sure everything was ok. One of the Amazing Things with the casting and producers of la la land made sure we understood there was an error and ushered us on stage. From there they were gracious enough to explain what was going on and it went bit by bit after that. Must have been really weird . It was super surreal, man, honestly. I think we had accepted that la la land had won. We went into the awards season being blessed to be nominated. So to win was such an epic moment for us Actorjon Voight gave his reaction to the announcement mix up. If it had been me id have got halfway up the stairs and they say, excuse me, it was a mistake, oh my god it would just break me in two. Would you have kept going . God it would just break me in two. Would you have kept going . |j god it would just break me in two. Would you have kept going . I would have dover for it, would you have kept going . I would have doverfor it, know would you have kept going . I would have dover for it, know what i mean . But you can imagine the emotions, and when la la land was announced, the kids will all have felt so much emotion. And then it was taken away and given to moonlight. Thought they handled it pretty classically. Both great films, im sure. La la land is a Wonderful Team of people, ive gotten a Wonderful Team of people, ive gotte n to a Wonderful Team of people, ive gotten to know a few of them, just to affect people. As were all these films. Moonlight is a wonderful piece, just a spectacular piece. So those two great pieces get a little more attentionjust those two great pieces get a little more attention just because of this moment, so thats good. Well heres how the actor David Oyelowo reacted to the mixup between moonlinght and la la land. What on earth did you make of the end . I simply dont know what happened. Jimmy kimmel had been roasting matt damon all night. So the guy who came on with the correct envelope looked a bit like matt damon, i thought it was part of the bit until it clearly wasnt. What a tough way for la la land to found out they lost, and what a tough way for moonlight to find out they won, they couldnt enjoy the moment as well as they might. I have to say, la la land were so classy about it. What do you think about moonlight as a winner, we should really be talking about that, a deserving best picture . No one is going to forget who won best picture at the 2017 academy awards. For a film made for 1. 5 million, about a very Marginalised Group, and the film Made By A Film Maker who had not Made By A Film Maker who had not made a film for 12 years, it is a cylinder of a story, really. Cinderella story. He is right, we will neverforget. We can speak to the Associate Editor of the Film Magazine Empire joining us now. We will never forget it, will we . Just an extraordinary moment. And probably wont ever tire of watching it again and again. Absolutely. It is one of the all time great oscar moments for me. I know there is controversy and it should never have happened but i think they turned a sows ear into a silk purse. The grace and dignity of the la la land team in recognising that a mistake had been made and just stepping away and letting the Moonlight Team take the limelight, i thought that was a wonderful touch. And just the reaction of the Moonlight Team as well, who 30 seconds earlier thought they had lost best picture, suddenly realised they won, that is a glorious moment. Something we could talk about for a long time. And bless Warren Beatty for his explanation as well, what was going through his head when he realised something was wrong and he couldnt quite put his finger on what. In terms of the fact Moonlight Won, was that the right wing in the end . All of the buzz was behind la la land but it was moonlight that took best picture. Moonlight is a fantastic film. It and la la land are equally deserving, they should share the award on a time share basis. La la land has it for six months and moonlight can take it for six months after. It is a fantastic film that breaks down barriers and boundaries. It is about a very Marginalised Group. Not just boundaries. It is about a very Marginalised Group. Notjust about african americans, it is about gay african americans, it is about gay african americans, something you never see on the big screen. Soak it is giving a Marginalised Group a real voice and it is a beautiful, beautiful film. I love real voice and it is a beautiful, beautifulfilm. I love la la land, still humming the tunes. But it won plenty of awards, good to see them getting shed around. Indeed, i cant getting shed around. Indeed, i cant get the songs out of my head. Brilliant raft of movies. Lion, moonlight, manchester by the sea, la la land, do you think this year s oscar winning movies have been an especially good bunch . oscar winning movies have been an especially good bunch . I think this isa especially good bunch . I think this is a very good year at the oscars. In previous years youve had a best picture winner orfilm in previous years youve had a best picture winner or film that has done particularly well, and maybe five or six years after that you are a bit embarrassed, you cant quite remember who won. Crash is something you would like to sweep under the carpet and forget it ever happened, but this is a good crop of films. Manchester by the sea is a film i love, and im glad to see it in two big awards. Just as good a contender as moonlight and la la land. Been a good year. Despite the fact la la land had 14 nominations, the spread of the awards in the end covered the movies pretty well, didnt it . Is supporting actress was fences, best actress la la land, best actor, manchester by the sea, they all got pretty good recognition in the end. Afair pretty good recognition in the end. A fair split, and some of the tactical categories, with a rival, Hacksaw Ridge Getting Awards as well. And suicide squad, the Superhero Movie from last year perhaps not critically lauded but it has an oscar and you cant really argue with that. We have to enjoy this because they will never make a mistake like that again, will they . Goodness knows what is being said behind the scenes right now as they try to work out exactly how that happened. Sean connery once said never say never again so im not ruling anything out, you never know. People are talking about it, So Future Awards ceremonies mayjust do Fa Ke Future Awards Ceremonies Mayjust do fake up awards to get people talking, you never know. Great to talking, you never know. Great to talk to you, thank you. If you want a full list of winners you can find it on the website. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is hold its first public hearings this morning, more than two and a half years after it was set up by the government. Its beginning by examining the mistreatment of british children who were in care orfrom poor families, who were sent to australia in the years after the second world war. Henrietta hill qc said claims of systematic abuse in institutions and work environments would be heard. Lets Ta Ke Work Environments would be heard. Lets take a look at the background to todays hearing and how we got here. In october 2012 Tv Investigation on Abuse Investigations into jimmy investigation on Abuse Investigations intojimmy sample was broadcast. In the following days, police said they were pursuing up to 120 leads. Ten days later, the met launched a formal Criminal Investigation into alleged sexual abuse by the late Sirjimmy Savile and others. As the full scale of historical abuse became known, the then Home Secretary theresa may announced a wide ranging, hillsborough style inquiry into historic child sex abuse claims. Today is the first public hearing which will look a Child Migration programme that sent children in care to commonwealth countries between 1940 and the 1970s. The process is expected to take about five years, with a report containing recommendations being published at the end. This process covers england and wales only. A separate inquiry for scotland has been set up by the scottish government. Live to the inquiry in Central London, and jane hill. Yes, and the long gestation of this enquiry that you alluded to their reminds us againjust enquiry that you alluded to their reminds us again just how incredibly important today really is. The start, finally, of that process. Its a long one, as youve been outlining. Its not about finding criminal responsibility. But it is about attempting to understand what went on, why some people werent believed, to talk about institutions, to talk about individuals and at the end of it all to produce a series of recommendations. Weve been hearing, of course, from professor alexis jay, the woman leading this enquiry. She led the enquiry into systematic child abuse in rotherham, you will remember. She is the fourth chairwoman of this enquiry. Weve had three resignations simply to get to this point. Again reminding us what a long and conjugated process this is. But finally here at this Office Building in Central London, finally everything getting underway in the last few hours. She made her opening remarks. To the former Child Migrants who will give evidence before the enquiry during those hearings and to those who have given written testimony, we are grateful for your courage in coming forward to bea for your courage in coming forward to be a witness. We are conscious of the great challenges that many of you have encountered as a result of your experiences as children. I want to assure you of the high priority that the enquiry places on this case study and on hearing your experiences. We thank those of you who have travelled long distances in order to testify before us. Just pa rt order to testify before us. Just part of professor alexis jays opening remarks here this morning. Over the course of the day and many weeks and months to come but particularly today we going to be here all day talking to people very closely involved with this or who particularly have an interest in the research that this enquiry will be doing. Letsjust research that this enquiry will be doing. Lets just assess some of what lies ahead and the sheer scope of this. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symons has more on that. Newsreel they arrive at fremantle from Great Britain with 931 new migrants for this country. New lives in the sunshine. That is what children in care, Orfrom Poorfamilies were promised. But 70 years on some, like clifford walsh, are still affected by the beatings and sexual abuse they suffered instead. His catholic childrens home, bindoon, near perth in australia has become notorious. For the next two weeks the televised public enquiry will consider new evidence about the extent of the abuse, claims that children were picked by Paedophiles To Travel Aboard and allegations of a cover up. We want to know what happened, we want to know who did it and we want to know who covered it up for so long. Of course we need to know about it. There are consequences for children today. We also need to look at why it has taken 30 years to bring about this enquiry into the horrific abuse of hundreds, if not thousands of young children. The enquiry rejects suggestions that it is reaching too far back in history. Many of the migrants are still alive. Getting to the bottom of what happened to them and why, it says, is still relevant. Tom looking at what will be the focus here of the enquiry perhaps for the next couple of weeks. There are many, many other issues to be covered beyond that, of course. That is the focus here specifically today and probably for the whole of this week and next week. Ill be back with you at half past, well be talking to another solicitor very involved with all this. Well have more from here at about 12 30pm. Thank you. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live an apology has been issued after the wrong film was issued best picture at the oscars. Moonlight eventually got the reward. And wales has begun more than two and a half years after it was set up. The Government Faces calls from its own mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit known as personal Independence Payments. Now the sport. Good afternoon, we start with football, Manchester United managerJose Mourinho wants zlata n united managerJose Mourinho wants Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay at the clu b after Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay at the club after his winning goal secured a 3 2 win over southampton to clinch the efl cup. The saints were the better side for long periods but they had this goal disallowed early on. Less than ten minutes later zlata n on. Less than ten minutes later Zlatan Ibrahimovic put united 1 0 up. Just after the break southampton levelled the game, 2 2, through manolo gabbiadini. And who else but ibrahimovic to score the winner for united with three minutes left on the clock . Jose mourinho has called for help from the clubs fans to ensure ibrahimovic stays for another season at old trafford. ensure ibrahimovic stays for another season at old trafford. I dont back Football Players. But if needed i think maybe united fans can go to the door of his house and stay there and stay there all night. If needed i think they will go. A hattrick for harry kane helped his side to a 40 for harry kane helped his side to a 4 0 win over stoke and moved them to second. He completed his treble in 23 minutes as spurs made it eight wins ina 23 minutes as spurs made it eight wins in a row at white hart lane. The England Rugby Union Head Coach eddiejones has criticised italys tactics against his side in their six nations match. He said italys decision not to compete at the breakdown wasnt rugby. England were left ba m boozled breakdown wasnt rugby. England were left bamboozled by italys approach as they slipped to 10 5 down at half time. Five second half tries made sure england were not left horribly embarrassed at twickenham. 17 wins on the bounce now for england butjones 17 wins on the bounce now for england but jones was 17 wins on the bounce now for england butjones was not impressed. It wasnt rugby, lets face facts. Youve got to have an offside line to play the game. Italy were smart, and congratulations to their Coaching Staff and players, they secured that plan brilliantly, but it wasnt rugby. If i was the bbc id be asking the rfu for the money back, you havent had a rugby game. Well have to go out and train now so we get some proper rugby. The 2012 olympian Roberta Bruni has retired from striking. He came second in the 400 meter individual medley in berlin. Also taking bronze in the 200 metre individual medley. He will now take up a career in coaching in the sport. Thats all the sport for now. More in the next hour. Thank you jessica, see you later. The nhs has mislaid more than half a million items of patients Confidential Medical Correspondence, including treatment plans and Cancer Test Results. The documents, sent between gps and hospitals over a period of five years, did not reach their recipients because they were mistakenly stored in a Warehouse By Private Company nhs shared business services. I spoke with our Health Editor who explained how the health files went missing. Its an intriguing story. Between 2011 and 2016 there were these 500,000 items of correspondent in england, usually being sent from hospital to a gp, just updating them on the progress of the patient, treatment, maybe recommending further courses of action. They were sent but didnt arrive, maybe the patient had moved to a different gp or it was the wrong address. An outsourced company had thejob of address. An outsourced company had the job of trying to find the right place to send it. It turns out these 500,000 items were stored in a warehouse. The situation was discovered last year. Nhs england are saying, of the 500,000, a lot we re are saying, of the 500,000, a lot were fairly routine pieces of correspondence that did not necessarily add up to a great deal. They have all been found and got to the right place now but there are 2500 patients where they are actively reviewing what happens. In other words there could have been an element of treatment that did not Ta Ke Element Of Treatment that did not take place because these letters had gone missing at the time so they are reviewing where they have got to. At the moment they say there is no evidence of any harm coming to these 2500 patients but they continue to investigate. The Patient Association saying this is very alarming for those patients. And obviously that is absolutely key to this, to know whether harm was caused as a result, and also, could it happen again, actually . Well, on the element of harm, nhs england say there is no evidence yet. The other way of saying there is no evidence someone wasnt harmed. Labour making the point this could potentially happen again and they want to know why jeremy hunt, the health secretary, last summer, actually said in the House Of Commons that there was a problem and it was being investigated and yet the scale of it was not unveiled at all until this story emerged this morning. Others have made the point, well, thisjust illustrates the difficulties the nhs has with correspondence if it is all paper and faxed riven, this sort of thing will happen, why can they not be more electronic correspondence between hospitals and gps . It raises a huge number of questions and labour are certainly trying to pursue this and get more answers from the health secretary, possibly in the House Of Commons later today. Head teachers and School Governors are calling on the chancellor to make schools a priority in the budget. The National Association of Head Teachers and the National Association of governors have written an open letter to Philip Hammond to say that theyre being forced to make impossible choices to save money. Heres our education correspondent, gillian hargreaves. Put your hand up if you have got. Some schools are warning they will have to reduce the school week to four days. Others say they will have to cut lessons like arts, sport, and music to save money. Now, after a message from the chancellor of the exchequer, the Teaching Union says it needs more cash from the government. The government points out it is spending £40 billion on schools in england this year, the highest cash figure ever. In a separate report, the Institute For Fiscal Studies says following significant investment, schools face real terms cuts for the first time in 20 years because investment has not kept pace with Rising School numbers and more staff and running costs. Gillian hargreaves, bbc news. Lets look at some of todays other developing stories more than a third of Small Businesses expect their rates to rise this april, according to the federation of Small Businesses. The federation says many face unsustainable and unaffordable increases, and are planning to cut the amount they invest in their firms. The government has promised help for those worst hit. Downing street has dismissed suggestions that theresa may will announce that the end of Free Movement for new eu migrants will come into force next month. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the cut off date could be the 15th of march, once the governments article 50 bill has gone through parliament. Anyone arriving in the uk after that point would no longer have the automatic right to stay in the uk permanently. Downing street has said that no decision has been taken. The labour mp and former minister, sir gerald kaufman, has died at the age of 86. He was an mp In Manchester for 47 years, and a Shadow Minister during the eighties and nineties. In 2015, as the longest continuously serving mp, he became father of the house. Shaun ley looks back at his life. Born in leeds, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants, he was a precocious child who claimed he could read by the age of three. There was a scholarship to leeds grammar school, then oxford where his interest in politics became an obsession. He was a member of Harold Wilsons kitchen cabinet, as it was known, the tight knit team of advisers around the labour Prime Minister. His reward, selection for a safe labour seat In Manchester, where he was first elected in 1970. When labour returned to power in 1974, kaufmann became a junior minister, worked with the french on the concorde project and showed early flairfor brushing off the media. In other words you havent ordered any more concordes . That was never put before the meeting by either side. After labours defeat in 1979, he fought the partys leftward drift, opposing tony benns attempt to become Deputy Leader in 1991 and famously describing the 1983 Election Manifesto as the longest suicide note in history. He wrote a book about how to be a minister but by that time labour returned to power in 1997 he was too old and perhaps too acerbic to be one again. At that very moment i fell in love with israel. Kaufmanns bitterest attacks were reserved for israel. In a 2002 bbc documentary he broke a pledge never to visit the country again in order to examine why his youthful admiration for the jewish state had changed to content. It is time to remind shiron, The Star Of David belongs to all jews, and not to his repulsive government. His actions are scarring The Star Of David with blood. Despite almost half a century as an mp, his sharp tongue and his partys long period in the political wilderness meant he never served in the cabinet of a labour Prime Minister. The London Stock Exchange says its planned merger with the german financial exchange, deutsche boerse, is likely to be blocked by the European Commission on competition grounds. The lse said the commission had made what it called a disproportionate request that it sell its stake in the electronic bond market, mts. The proposed £24. 5 billion merger with deutsche boerse, announced just over a year ago, aimed to create a giant trading powerhouse better able to compete against us rivals. For a full summary of the news you can go to our website where youll be able to get more details on. Much more coverage of the oscars and the winners too. We are hearing there will be an urgent question in there will be an urgent question in the commons of the loss of confidence in the nhs correspondence from Jonathan Ashworth to the Secretary Of State for help. Labour granted an urgent question on that issue of nhs correspondence that went missing, 500,000 items went missing but the focus really on two and a half thousand patients in particular, it is being looked to see if any harm is caused as a result of information going missing. There will be an urgent question on that. The government is facing calls from conservative mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit. Its thought changes to the rules on who qualifies for the personal independence payment could affect around 160,000 people. It comes as a key aide to theresa may said Disability Benefits reforms were needed to roll back the bizarre decisions of tribunals. With me is brian dow, director of External Affairs norman smith is with us now, those decisions he is talking to us that tribunal is, effectively people with Mental Health sufferers should get benefits but the government does not wa nt to benefits but the government does not want to extend it that way. In large pa rt want to extend it that way. In large part because of the implications enabling people suffering from dementia or schizophrenia to be able to claim pips, then you are hugely increasing the number of potential applicants and the costs which the government estimates will be around £3. 7 billion. That said the government are in real danger here, partly because as we saw when George Osborne tried to cut pips and the to backtrack on that, the government has repeatedly run into difficulties on Disability Benefits but also in the way they are seeking to do this. The announcement was put out on friday when all of our attention was put on the crucial by elections, there is a lot of anger about that than to criticisms of the remarks by the head of George Freeman suggesting that the money shouldnt go to people who were really disabled they just needed go to people who were really disabled theyjust needed to take some pills because of anxiety. That said, the former work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb was telling me he thought it was right for the government to resist expanding eligibility. This is not about preventing anybody for applying for personal Independence Payments, it is about drawing distinction between different People Living with different People Living with different illnesses. For example one of the decisions relates to peoples mobility and moving around, we have always drawn a distinction for example someone who has trouble navigating because they applied from somebody with a psychological illness that prevents them from leaving the house. What the tribunal has decided is that these should be lumped together and we dont think thatis lumped together and we dont think that is right, that will create greater confusion in the loss on this occasion it is right the government comes back to bring greater clarity and precision to the law. That said the government is under pressure to climb down, there area under pressure to climb down, there are a handful of tory mps who may revolt but more problematic in the House Of Lords is whether government does not have a majority and there are signs the government could be defeated and if they were, that would mean Government Attempts to restrict expanding eligibility for personal Independence Payments would be over, they would be finished. Quick question on the Labour Party Leadership becausejohn quick question on the Labour Party Leadership because John Mcdonald quick question on the Labour Party Leadership becauseJohn Mcdonald has said there is a soft coup under to oustJeremy Corbyn, said there is a soft coup under to oust Jeremy Corbyn, can said there is a soft coup under to oustJeremy Corbyn, can you tell us what he said . Extraordinaire remarks byJohn Mcdonald written an article for labour briefing. Before the copan by election where he suggests element in the labour party are conspiring with the Murdoch Empire to demean and distroJeremy Corbyn. Let me give you some phrases he uses. For example he says there is a soft coup under way, it plan coordinated and fully resourced, he goes say the plotters are affected in distorting the media. And he concludes by saying there is evidence of an exceptionally Well Resourced Dark Arts Operation. Very emotive language from mr mcdonnell ina time emotive language from mr mcdonnell in a time when the corbyn leadership has said they want to appeal for party unity. I have to say a lot of labour folk have had their mouths hanging open from this latest attack, one former Labour Minister said mr mcdonnell sounded unhinged. Another said she had no idea what he was talking about. Time through weather update. Plenty of showers at the moment and a lot of showers at the moment and a lot of through england and wales. Still if you showers to be found here, a cold filter the weather as we start this week, a blustery day across southern england, some of the showers here delivering hale, thunder, sleet and snow whether prolonged in the northern parts of england as we go into the evening. One or two showers and for many of us temperatures back down into single figures. A longer spell of rain sleet and snow affecting northern parts this evening, more showers moving from west to east. Some clearer slots and a few Freezing Fog Patches in eastern scotland, the bigger threats will be frost and widespread ice. A fairly quiet start to get wet weather moving through into north west england, wales and the south west, some sleet and snow there, where used our dry with sunshine will probably cloud over and eventually get showers and still and eventually get showers and still a chilly feel and a windy day through western parts of the uk compared with today. This is bbc Newsroom Live. There is a mistake, Moonlight Won best picture. Will this go down in history as the most awkward oscar moment of all time . The musical la la land was mistakenly named as best picture. But minutes later the honour was given to moonlight. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales has begun holding its first public hearings. Its beginning by examining the mistreatment of british children who were sent to australia in the years after the second world war. The government is facing calls from its own mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit. Its thought changes to the rules on who qualifies for the personal independence payment could affect around 160,000 people. Thousands of patients are feared to have come to harm after the nhs mislaid more than half a million pieces of Confidential Medical Correspondence, including Cancer Test Results and treatment plans. The government has been urged to make schools a priority in the budget after a report by an economic think tank said schools in england were facing their first real terms cut in 20 years. More now on the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales, which has started its first public hearings. Former Child Migrants have also been speaking at the inquiry. One victim of child abuse, david hill, broke down in tears as he recalled the endemic abuse at the school he was sent to in australia. Long term consequences and suffering of those who were sexually abused. Many never recover and are permanently afflicted with guilt, shame, low self esteem, fear and trauma. That is one victim. Im joined from our Salford Newsroom by dr sam warner, who is a clinical psychologist. The start of these hearings focusing on Child Migrants to australia after the second world war. Obviously the impact on them of what they enjoyed is the impact on any victim of child sexual abuse and it is absolutely heartbreaking to hear. People who are now an adult hood talk about the impact of what they have insured. Ditties and it is really important to understand that although the physical abuse stopped, the mental abuse continues to haunt people. The invalidation, the hertz, the shame that david just spoke about, people talk about that for years. It cannot be easy for anyone involved in this but how much of the difference could this make . Personally people can get real validation from being able to speak out against something they have kept silent about for so long. It is also important to recognise that speaking out is seldom the end of the journey and after that people need and off a lot of support. People have spoken out in respect to this enquiry and will want to know a systemwide change will come from this. We all have a bit of understanding after what has come out of the absolute courage it takes to speak out, so much so because people were victims in different environments and in so many years because they felt they couldnt and when they do it takes enormous bravery . It is huge bravery. Its not just that people felt they couldnt speak out, its when they we re couldnt speak out, its when they were spoken to iraq dismissed when they did and abuse further so real bravery is needed to come forward. And actually when people come Forward Together there is strength ina Forward Together there is strength in a collective action because it is recognising that people are not on the home and it is not individual her turn shame, it is the systematic abuse of people who are vulnerable and who need protection and who dont get it. What do you think the impact of these hearings could be, we are at the start of the five the process that will look at allegations of abuse across the piece in different environments . What it can do is help us think about what we need in terms of how we organise our institutions in ways that are child friendly than child protective and we have been bad at this over the years. The fact we are having conversations about it is to the good. One of the strength of this enquiry is the scope although there have been criticisms about the vastness of it in the past. If something good can happen from this in terms of across the piece being able to develop a greater understanding and how we might support the development, in terms of support the development, in terms of support that would be a good thing. And also in terms of helping those individuals who have come forward to make real changes in their life and to go forward now, not in silence but in the light in the understanding that they are not alone and it is not their fault. In terms of shining a light on how people can be intimidated into silence and making others around potentially to see a change in somebodys behaviour or whatever it is actually recognise what might be going on . This is right. Sexual abuse is something that happens and people hired an plain sight. There isa people hired an plain sight. There is a lot of control as well and we dont want to see it. People have indicated. Instead of saying what is wrong with you, we need to ask what is happening to people. Thank you very much indeed for joining us someone. We will of course continue to cover what has happened. The first hearing today after two years since it was originally set up and those hearings we re originally set up and those hearings were originally over a five year period. The government is facing calls from conservative mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit. Its thought changes to the rules on who qualifies for the personal independence payment could affect around 160,000 people. It comes as a key aide to theresa may said Disability Benefits reforms were needed to roll back the bizarre decisions of tribunals. With me is brian dow, director of External Affairs at rethink Mental Illness. This boils down to the tribunal ruling saying that people with Mental Health issues should be treated the same as disabled in terms of getting the benefits. What is your perspective on this . The government have spoken repeatedly about the esteem that mental and physical health should be regarded as equal, this was an opportunity to make good on that and im sad to see that it has been passed on. Mental illness is a Rule Condition and if you have a condition such as schizophrenia for example, that does amount to the same thing when it comes to trying to the independent and the Public Domain as is something similar so it is disappointed the government have taken this opportunity to do this. What do you think about the comments that Disability Benefit should go to really disabled people and not those taking pills at home who suffer from anxiety . He recently apologised for those and he was right to do so because Mental Illness is disability and the problem is that comments like that really do hurt. They make people think is the government on my side, if i have a serious condition andi side, if i have a serious condition and i want to be independent and i wa nt to and i want to be independent and i want to get out there, is the government on my side . I think it is important that the minister apologise on this issue because of the difference that can make to people. This is to change the government wants to make up the budget is coming up, there is no guarantee that the governments werent good and the path that is indicated in and that the mental will be treated differently in the system . Will be treated differently in the system . I hope it does. A few weeks ago the Prime Minister in the immediate aftermath of the brexit shenanigans did one of the shenanigans did one of the shenanigans say the government are going to write some of the injustices and what was she speaking to . Mental health and it was incredible how she wanted to commit the governments to treat these all the governments to treat these all the same and i think yes the money is important and we understand the government has a mandate to changes but this shouldnt be at the expense of people who need the support so i hope the government will think twice about this. Thank you. The budget is much the eighth of course and we will have full coverage as we look towards the various issues being put at the door of the government right now where they should focus any financial help if there is any to be given. An apologys issued after the wrong film was awarded best picture at the oscars, following an envelope mix up moonlight eventually walked off with the award. The independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in england and wales has begun more than two and a half years after it was set up. The Government Faces calls from its own mps to scrap plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit known as personal Independence Payments. Environmental campaigners say household recycling levels are too low in england because council schemes are too confusing. Keep britain tidy says at least 300 systems are in use and government figures show one councils recycling rate is just fifteen percent. Dianne oxberry reports. Bin collections in england are disparate and complication stilling icon located they are being blamed for drop in recycling rates. Keep britain tidy says there are more than 300 systems to collect Household Waste and people are confused as to what they can and cannot recycle. The group wants people to impose a blueprint for reciting to make the situation simplerfor reciting to make the situation simpler for household. Its difficult to have a National Conversation about what we should recycle a nd conversation about what we should recycle and what we shouldnt when people are doing something different. Every local authority in the uk has been given the target of recycling 50 of its waste by 2020 to meet eu guidelines. The figure obtained by bbc inside out north west reveals some councils are recycling as little as 15 of the waste. London boroughs are amongst the worst offenders with none of the councils in the capital currently hitting the 50 mark that they will have to reach within the next few yea rs. Have to reach within the next few years. Keep britain tidy believes we can learn from wales which has a 60 recycling rate, the devolved government has set ambitious targets and every household has food waste collected. Thats incredibly important as we waste 7 Million Tonnes of food in the uk every year. Once upon a time, when the idea of taking pictures on your phone seemed laughable, and twitter wasnt even a thing, the nokia 33 10 ruled the world. But when smartphones took over, it quickly fell out of fashion. But now its making a comeback, and you can still play a game of snake on it, as our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones has been finding out. Barcelona, and as the Mobile Phone Industry arrives for its annual jamboree, there is nostalgia in the air. Singing the nokia tune. Nokia, a name that used to rule the mobile world, is making a comeback. This was its first chance to make a big splash. And, with a range of new smartphones, it unveiled something very retro, last on sale in 2005. Let me reintroduce the nokia 3310. You cannot do much with this phone except make calls and play a game of snake, but the battery lasts forever. Well, almost. We asked consumers what is the most iconic device that you have ever seen from nokia . We thought, let us have some fun and be creative with this device. This may be fun, but lets face it, it is a gimmick. If nokia wants to be a major force in the world again, it will not be because of the 3310, but a new range of android smartphones. This is already selling well in china. But competition in a market where smartphones all look the same is tough. So perhaps it was smart to look backwards as well as forward. By bringing out this truly iconic device with bags of nostalgia, for many people it was their first mobile phone. It captures their attention, and let them know that nokia is back. Will it appeal to the public . Maybe with my parents generation, but not something id be interested in. I would switch my phone. Even if it had no internet . I would change my mind. Here is another phone making a comeback. This is the blackberry key1, launched by a chinese firm. Two big names making an unlikely bet they could be big again in the future. Rory cellan jones, bbc news, barcelona. Its the oscar moment everybody is talking about. Lala land was mistakenly called the best picture but there is some consolation for the hosts because the blunder last night is not the first awards mix up. Lets look at these face palm moments. Music. Miss universe 2015 is. Colombia. Ok folks, colombia. Okfolks, i colombia. Ok folks, i have to apologise. The first runner up this colombia. And the knives i can reveal the act that will represent the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on may the 12th at helsinki will be. One, two, three, cindy. Wait a minute in tears scooch. Cindy darling im so sorry, you were so close, you did a fantasticjob tonight. Every baby give it up for cindy. Thank you darling. So the winner and australias next top model for 2010 is. Its hugh kelsey. I want to thank the crew and the judges and sarah because. This is crazy. I dont know what to say right now. Im feeling a bit sick about this. Im so sorry about this. Imight god. About this. Im so sorry about this. I might god. I dont know what to say, this was a complete accident im sorry, its amanda. It was read to me wrong. Its ok sarah. This is what happens when you have live tv folks. This is insane. Its all right. Well love a few good band understandably, ive done a few myself but you just have to laugh. In a moment the news at one with simon mccoy. First the weather with nick miller. Lots of energy in the atmosphere as we start this week in other heavy showers around but more so quiet spells across scotland and Northern Ireland. Low pressure is in control as you can see is in control, isobars close together so gusty winds and around these areas of low pressure we have been feeling colder air across the uk so a chill to be felt and overnight watch out for ice, a frost around for some of us and sleet and snow in the higher ground, perhaps in relatively low levels as the go into the first part of the night but there are gaps in between the showers so many of us will see sunshine at times. Some of the showers here will be accompanied by hale and a quick rumble of thunder. A longer spell of rain will be gathering across northern parts of england but for Northern Ireland and scotland, if you showers. Away but more of us would be staying dry into the afternoon and seeing a bit of the sunshine. Worked into parts of the sunshine. Worked into parts of northern england, that will push up of northern england, that will push up into the north sea and elsewhere at the showers will continue to feel the win feed through west and east, with the showers around widespread ice going into tuesday morning, maybe if you Freezing Fog Patches. We start tomorrow with more wet weather pushing through its of western scotland and Northern Ireland, that feeds on maybe sleet and snow for some time in the higher ground, the wind at strengthening in the west and blustery towards the south of the uk once again and single figure temperatures for many of us which will feel chilly in the breeze. If you semi spells to be had, quite for the parts compared with today. Wetter weather will push further south as we go to choose the evening and are quite icy frosty start for many and another spell of wet weather feeding through the self and we may have a bit of sleet and snow for that. Quite a weather for some of us on thursday but on friday more spells of wet weather pushing northwards. Turning milder in some parts and staying on the cold side in the north. Chaos at the oscars as the wrong film is named best picture. And the academy award. For best picture. Go on la la land. Applause. The team from the movie had already begun gushing speeches when embarrassed organisers admitted their mistake. This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight best picture. Applause. Is that the craziest oscar nomination of all time . Well have the very latest from la la land. Also this lunchtime