the mistreatment of people at an immigration removal centre at gatwick airport is the subject of a public inquiry which opened today. it comes after bbc panorama broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at brook house in sussex. this report from our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains distressing images from the start. brooke house were ex prisoners and asylum seekers are held before they are deported. in 2017, a custody officer. went undercoverfor 2017, a custody officer. went undercover for the bbc s app panorama, filming incidents like this, a suicidal man put in a joking neck hold. and more. including verbal abuse by staff and detainees suffering mental health breakdowns. still a concern even last year. according to this former detainee who we have agreed not to name. i detainee who we have agreed not to name. ., , , to name. i would hurt myself because i to name. i would hurt myself because
the number of people who died in england while detained under the mental health act rose during the coronavirus pandemic, according to early figures from the watchdog, the care quality commission. it comes amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient safety. one of those who took his own life after being sectioned was teenager charlie millers, who died at the end of last year. patrick baker spoke to his mother and a warning his report contains flashing images. after struggling with his mental health throughout most of his teenage years, 17 year old charlie millers became increasingly unwell during the second half of 2020. he went downhill in thejuly time. he was then sectioned. charlie spent the next few months in and out of the mental health unit at prestwich hospital in manchester. in early december last year, he returned to the ward following a night at home. i dropped him off at quarter to eight at night. he was in really good spirits and then i got
she s safe and well. now on bbc news, our world: canada s missing children. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. in may this year, the unmarked graves of 215 children were found on the grounds of an old indian residential school. who were these children? those were our relatives. the school was for indigenous children. it was one of hundreds that had been run by the church and government in canada. for years they had been at the centre of child abuse allegations. the sisters were shocked when these allegations started to come out. survivors are now asking the church and the government for records from the schools to find out about those who died. we always wanted to remind people, like the holocaust, that this is history, this actually happened. but some believe the truth is being hidden. the church never imagined that someone would question their authority or ask to see those documents. since the discovery of the graves, churches were burned down
it is already illegal to call or text on a hand held phone while you are driving in the uk, but uk, while you are driving in the uk, but from next year the rules are getting even tighter. drivers will be banned from taking photos, filming, searching playlists or playing games even while being stationary. they face points on their license and a £200 fine. # happy birthday to you. joe cairns was 1a years old when his mother last waved him off to school. i always told him, you know, i love ya . not always would he say it back. chuckles sometimes he would. we got him settled in the van and i waved goodbye to him. the minibusjoe was riding in was hit by a lorry. the lorry driver was checking his social media on his phone moments before the crash. finding that out, i do remember being physically sick. i was, you know it was just that reaction that my boy was killed for nothing. for likes, you know? checking his social media. the driverjames majury was jailed for eight years for
and her coach in a restaurant. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. now on bbc news.0ur world: canada s missing children. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. in may this year, the unmarked graves of 215 children were found on the grounds of an old indian residential school. who were these children? those were our relatives. the school was for indigenous children. it was one of hundreds that had been run by the church and government in canada. for years they had been at the centre of child abuse allegations. the sisters were shocked when these allegations started to come out. survivors are now asking the church and the government for records from the schools to find out about those who died. we always wanted to remind people, like the holocaust, that this is history, this actually happened. but some believe the truth is being hidden. the church never imagine