good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two people have been released on bail after police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a funeral directors in hull. detectives say they re investigating a truly horrific incident and families are understandably distraught and heartbroken. they ve had more than 1,000 phone calls from concerned members of the public. 0ur correspondent nick garnett has been speaking to one of the families affected. my mum was a beautiful, loving person. would give anybody anything she had. susan stone was 78 when she died. herfamily paid for her to be cremated, but now they ve been told it never happened. they cremated my mum the same day, or the next day, waiting for a slot. but obviously she didn t get cremated. heartbroken. anger. disgraceful. humberside police are still searching this building owned by legacy funeral directors and others the company owns. 120 officers are involved and police say they found 35 bodies and what they th
at the emirates. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has described as unacceptable remarks alleged to have been made by one of the conservative party s biggest donors about the mp, diane abbott, during a business meeting in 2019. the guardian claims that frank hester said ms abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot . this morning diane abbott has called the alleged comments frightening . mr hester has admitted making comments about her which he described as rude , but his spokesperson has said this is not a confirmation of the quotes in the guardian. henry zeffman has the story. some people who give millions to political parties have high public profile is. frank hester didn t. until now. this is what the guardian says mr hester told staff at the health care software company he built from scratch at a meeting back in 2019. it s like trying not to be racist, but you see diane abbott on the tv and you just wan
begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. good morning. a fairly on friday. good morning. a fairly cloudy day for most of us today. patchy light rain in the north. heavy rain in the south. the temperature continues to climb in the next few days. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 12th march. a long awaited report into veterinary services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. the competition and markets authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. nina has the details. good morning. are you paying too much to care for your furry friend? why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation? are you getting a fair deal when it
and wide to ride the waves of the river severn. and on newsnight at 10.30pm we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. there s been a strong international response to a bbc investigation, highlighting the ill treatment of palestinian medical staff, by the israeli defence forces, at a hospital in gaza last month. our reporting includes evidence of people being detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, says the report is very disturbing, and he s called for answers from the israelis . and the us state department has also seen the imnvestigation. israel says it took over the nasser hospital in khan younis last month, believing hamas fighters were based there. several israeli hostages, who ve been released, say they were held on the premises. israel says any abuse of detainees is strictly prohibited . o