the vampire devices draining energy in homes and costing consumers dear. and coming up on the bbc news channel: liverpool look to take a step towards a third champions league final in five years. they face villarreal at anfield in tonight s semi. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. two women whose fathers died from covid 19 have won a high court challenge against the government over policies on discharging patients to care homes in england at the outset of the pandemic. cathy gardner and fay harris partially succeeded in their claims against the health secretary and public health england. in a ruling today, judges concluded that policies contained in documents released in march and early april 2020 were unlawful because they failed to take into account the risk to elderly and vulnerable residents from non symptomatic transmission of the virus. our social affairs editor, alison holt, has this report. emerging from the high court, two women who argued the gov
williams. and we meet sam ryder, the uk s new hope for this year s eurovision song contest. two women whose fathers died from covid 19 have won a high court challenge against the government over policies on discharging patients to care homes in england at the outset of the pandemic. cathy gardner and fay harris partially succeeded in their claims against the health secretary and public health england. in a ruling today, judges concluded that policies contained in documents released in march and early april 2020 were unlawful because they failed to take into account the risk to elderly and vulnerable residents from non symptomatic transmission of the virus. our social affairs editor, alison holt, has this report. emerging from the high court, two women who argued the government failed to protect their fathers at the start of the pandemic. both men lived in care homes. today, the court concluded the government decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes was unlawful
president putin declares that russia will respond immediately to any country attempting to interfere in the conflict. the dj tim westwood steps down from presenting his capital xtra radio show following claims of sexual misconduct which he denies. and we report on a new service in wales allowing pharmacists to prescribe some medicines taking pressure off the gps. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s the second instalment of the champions league semi finals tonight, as liverpool continue their quest for the title against villareal at anfield. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six which comes today from the headquarters of bbc wales in cardiff. and it s a very significant day for those families who lost loved ones in care homes during the pandemic. the high court in london has ruled that government policies on discharging patients from hospitals to care homes at the start of the pandemic were unlawful. the ruling was made after two women took legal action again