being widely used. it is a shocking failure, frankly, and it needs to change. i m in hemlington, a housing estate on the outskirts of middlesbrough. rates of anti social behaviour here are high some residents feel under attack. shouting smashing in the past five months the man who lives here has had his windows smashed six times. he s too afraid to show his face or be named, so we re calling him paul. it started in august, and i was confronted by a youth sat at the end of the roof. paul challenged the youth. it was the beginning of an ordeal that would last for months. a few days later, i heard noises at the front - of the house and went out to find 20 plus of them, . aged between nine and 15, i who began to throw concrete. big pieces of concrete. they started to throw it at your house? at my house and myself. i was in such - a state that night. i didn t know whether i was coming or going. i it wasn t a one off. each time he called the police. operator: police emergency.
matthew wilson his sister has paid tribute to him. the outpouring of love that has come from everyone who knew him around the world has been a real sign of what a wonderful person he was but he truly was a joy to be around. an australian man pleads guilty to abducting four year old cleo smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. also coming up this hour. the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set a series of records for endurance swimming in the 1920 and 30s we ll speak to the director of a new film about her exploits. there is growing pressure on the prime minister this week after a series of damaging allegations about the conservative party and his leadership. this morning, number ten has announced that there will be a cabinet office inquiry into claims from conservative mp nus ghani she was sacked as a minister partly because of her muslim faith. in the last hour, ms ghani has tweeted saying all she wants is for this to be taken seriously ,
when he fired a gun on set, killing a colleague. more than 1,000 people have already come forward to contact the inquiry into racism in cricket, following azeem rafiq s emotional testimony about his own experiences at yorkshire. good morning. todayis today is going to be fairly cloudy for most of us, also rather breezy. rain in the north and west, some brightness across central and eastern areas, but it s going to be very mild for the time of the year. details coming up. good morning. it s thursday, the 18th of november. our main story. the government is planning to publish a £96 billion plan for the rail network in the midlands and north of england. but there s anger that the section of high speed 2, stretching to leeds, is now expected to be scrapped. and instead of building a brand new line between manchester and leeds, there are reports the existing track will just be upgraded. ministers insist their changes will mean improvements happen up to a decade earlier. dan johns
and what do you think about the likely scrapping of a fast train line between leeds and macnhester which had been promised by the pm? you can contact me @vicderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. where is one of china s top tennis starss? she hasn t been heard from since she accused a chinese official of sexually assaulting her. alec baldwin faces a new lawsuit over a fatal shooting on a film set. lawyers are calling the actor reckless. the nhs can now offer people living with hiv the first long acting injectable treatment to keep the virus at bay. and coming up this hour.. we ll speak to fabrice muamba and the person who saved his life about a new campaign to ensure more people know how to help people having a cardiac arrest. good morning. the government is preparing to publish its plans for the rail network, insisting that changes from the original proposals will mean improvements happen faster in the midlands and northern england. borisjohnson has indicated that the leg
where is this chinese tennis star? she disappeared after making sexual assault allegations. now there s an email saying she s safe and well, but is it genuine? a life sentence for zephaniah mcleod, the man who stabbed eight people in birmingham in what the judge called a murderous rampage. the worst ever performance, again, by emergency departments in wales, with record waiting times for an ambulance and for patients who go to a&e. and lady gaga stars in the new movie house of gucci and tells us how she drew on the abuse she suffered as a teenager. reliving your trauma for a character is maybe not the healthiest thing but i m a romantic. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the new aston villa head coach, steven gerrard, has given his first media conference. he s insisted it s not a stepping stone to the liverpooljob. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it is scrapping a key part of the h52 high speed rail link. the eastern leg be