The netherlands needed a world cup qualifying miracle. Well let you know if they, france and portugal have made it to russia next year. Good evening. We start tonight with a special report on the surge in deaths from heroin addiction across the uk. Last year, there was a death from heroin or morphine abuse every five hours. The annual cost of drug addiction to society is now more than £15 billion. Heroin and morphine deaths have doubled in five years to more than1,600 in england, wales and scotland, the highest number since records began. Some police and Crime Commissioners have told the bbc they would like to see the drugs decriminalised for personal use. This extended report by our special correspondent ed thomas contains images and details of drug abuse from the start. 0. 2 grams in weight, £10 in money. How long did it take you to get it . About five minutes, if that. You can get it from most backstreets in most villages. Has that taken over you . Yeah. County durham, searching for the next hit. I havent got time to look for a job. Being a drug addict is a full timejob. Every day the same. By the time i do get sorted, its time to start all over again. This is lisas life. A mother, ruled by heroin. I put it before my children. Do you need heroin more than your children . Yeah, ido. Before all this, lisa was married with five children, two jobs. Then she faced violence, heroin and despair. I lost my oldest daughter, and thats where basically every minute since ive just used that as, like, coping. I havent really dealt with her death. Ive just buried my head in the sand. Now drugs and chaos surround her. As we talk. Herfriends get high in the kitchen. Hes weeing everywhere. Not only wee now. Im not the same person i was. Do you want to be that person again, the person you were before you took heroin . I dont even know where that person is now. Every five hours in the uk, someone dies after taking heroin or morphine. In the north east, there are more drug related deaths than anywhere else in england. How many friends have you lost . Aye, theres loads. How many . At least 20. 20 friends, from heroin overdoses . Yeah. My son niall was 12 when he first became addicted to drugs. Eventually, i got the knock on the door and they found him dead. He was 28 years old. Partly, it was a relief because i was waiting for it. I knew. What was that like as a mother, saying that you were relieved . Terrible, really terrible. Over 16 years, niall lied, threatened and stole from his mum for drugs, for heroin. I was really tortured mentally, really. Very badly. I did actually threaten to commit suicide one night. I left a note. I couldnt even go to bed and keep my purse under my pillow, because he would creep in during the night and get it. How do you remember your son . As that smiling boy. Thats what ive got to remember. And this is the cost of addiction on our streets. Walked in, noticed the fridge was gone. Came into the kitchen, cooker had gone. When i go in, the needles that youve got lying around in there. 0n patrol with durham police. Theres uncapped needles there. The needles have got blood inside them. Every day, the same. The only way theyre going to fund that habit is by dishonest means, which is going to be stealing stuff. 0ne adult male for shoplifting. The government says up to half of all crimes like shoplifting, theft and robbery are committed by offenders who use cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin. The majority of the people we deal with are repeat people all the time, whether it be thefts from shops, small, lower level crime to fund an addiction. And are you seeing the same faces again and again . Yes, constantly. The same faces. Again. And again. Can you tell us how you feel . Just sick. How many times have you been arrested . 400. Shoplifting, driving, possession. What do you think about when you wake up in the morning . Go out, get sorted. For drugs . Yeah. In the middle of the day, what do you think about . Drugs. When you go to sleep, whats the last thing you think about . Getting sorted. What has heroin taken away from you and your life . Family, kids. Everything. Now, theres a call for radical change. I think the first thing is to actually decriminalise personal use of heroin, of all drugs. If we go down that particular route, that then opens the door for a medical solution to the problem. Nobody who dies from an overdose. In switzerland, Durhams Police and crime commissioner is looking for that medical solution. They tend to ask for less and less, rather than more. Its called heroin assisted treatment. He believes it can reduce crime and save lives. Here, long term addicts are patients, not criminals. No street dealers, just nurses. Every day, chantelle comes here to be treated. To be given. Medical grade heroin. It costs around £15,000 per year per patient. For some, the idea of bringing this to durham is controversial. What do you say to people who say, ive worked all my life, so why on earth are these people, many of them offenders, getting money off the state for heroin . I dont hear any outcry about people getting nicotine patches to give up nicotine, but its a health problem. I dont hear criticism of people getting help with their alcoholism. Its a health problem. The policies weve adopted so far havent worked and we need to radically change those. In switzerland, they say crime is down and nobody has died in these clinics from an overdose. In the uk, heroin and morphine related deaths are at their highest levels since records began. And this is how people like lisa die. Shooting up heroin from the street. In every town and city. Unseen. Unheard. Ed thomas is with me. There were some very distressing images and facts in that extended report. Can you talk a little more about the surge in numbers and some of the more radical responses you reported on . Asked the government to respond to the issues in that report, first of all on the debts. The government says there is an ageing chelation of addicts more susceptible to overdose, after years and decades of addiction. 0n decriminalisation, the government says all the Available Evidence shows that Illegal Drugs are responsible for physical and mental harm. An heroin assisted treatment, the government is supported, so that means that County Durham becomes important. The pcc still has to get his plans through, and many people are morally against these clinics but, if he gets the plans through and they succeed or fail, but, if he gets the plans through and they succeed orfail, it but, if he gets the plans through and they succeed or fail, it will shape this countrys direction when it comes to treatment and addiction. Thank you for the extended report. Eddie thomas, special correspondent. The hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of Sexual Harassment by some of hollywoods biggest stars, Angelina Jolie and gwyneth paltrow. Weinstein was sacked by his Production Company at the weekend following similar allegations. But the seriousness of the claims has intensified after the italian film star asia argento and two other women claimed that hed raped them, according to a report in the new yorker magazine. Weinstein has issued a statement, saying that he unequivocally denies any allegations of non consensual sex. 0ur correspondent nick bryant has the latest. Few people have dominated hollywood quite like Harvey Weinstein, a movie mogul who changed the face of the film industry, but who now stands accused of abusing that power by harassing women and preying on them sexually in a modern day version of the casting couch. He could not. Some of the biggest names in movies are now coming forward. Gwyneth paltrow claims that when he hired her as the lead in the film emma, he suggested they head to his bedroom for massages. She was a kid, she told the new york times, and was petrified. Angelina jolie, who was in the weinstein movie, playing by heart, claims he made unwanted advances in a hotel room, which she rejected. In los angeles tonight, louissette geist, who was then a young actress, described pitching a film to him in 2008. When i finished my pitch, i was obviously nervous and hejust kept asking me to watch him masturbate. I told him i was leaving. He quickly got out of the tub and grabbed my forearm, as i was trying to grab my purse and he led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate. The italian model Ambra Battilana gutierrez has accused weinstein of groping her and, after complaining to police, wore a wire to capture a conversation at this manhattan hotel, in which he appeared to admit it. Im everything, im a famous guy. Im feeling very uncomfortable right now. Please come in now and one minute and if you want to leave, when the guy comes. Why yesterday you touched my breasts . Oh, please, im sorry, just come on in, im used to that. Youre used to that . please. Yes, come in. In a statement from his lawyer, Harvey Weinstein denied accusations hed raped three women. Any allegations of non consexual sex are inequivocally denied by mr weinstein. Mr weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing to his advances. Leading liberals were much quicker to condemn donald trump after a tape emerged of him boasting about molesting women than the movie mogul, a major democratic fundraiser. Tonight his friend Hillary Clinton gave herfirst response, saying she was shocked and appalled. America is a country of Second Chances and improbable comebacks, but given the number of women who are now coming forward, its hard to see how Harvey Weinstein can ever be such a force in the movie industry again. Hollywood hierarchies have been dramatically upended, the power now lies with his accusers. Nick bryant, bbc news, washington. Lets speak to our correspondent, david willis. Is there a sense in los angeles that the scale and seriousness of these claims is changed things . the scale and seriousness of these claims is changed things . I think its fair to say that there may be other Senior Executives in this entertainment capital who are ruining their previous behaviour, in the light of these very disturbing allegations. Harvey weinsteins predatory behaviour towards women has long been the subject of hollywood rumour, but such was his power and influence that he got away with it for as long as he did. Now, more and more women are coming forward , more and more women are coming forward, among them some famous names, as weve heard, albeit it took them a couple of days in order took them a couple of days in order to do so. Ive been told there is the possibility of further expose aggressively explosive revelations in the next few days. Also, the possibility of closer scrutiny of those who not only enabled but covered up Harvey Weinsteins long pattern of abusive behaviour towards women. David willis in hollywood. The catalan leader, carles puigdemont, has signed a document declaring catalonias independence from spain. But he told the Catalan Parliament that the effects of the declaration would be suspended to allow time for talks to reach a negotiated solution over the future of the region. The Spanish Government in madrid said that the declaration of independence was unlawful and would be met with new measures, as our europe editor, katya adler, reports now from barcelona. They came in hope today, in expectation and determination. Thousands and thousands of them to this central barcelona square, believing theyd witness the declaration of Catalan Independence today. Independence now is our time, the president here has to announce an independent catalonia today. Their wish for separation from spain so nearly came true when their president , inside the regional parliament, announced the decision by catalans in favour of independence in their recent referendum. Applause this is the moment the crowd has been waiting for. Catalonia has won the right to be an independent state, says their president , they believe theyre witnessing the birth of the new republic of catalonia. Then came the but. Translation the government and myself propose that this Parliament Suspends the effects of the independence declaration in order to establish dialogue, without which we cannot reach a solution. This was the catalan president acknowledging the fact that spanish courts deemed the referendum illegal, so it hasnt been recognised by the Spanish Government or by catalans wanting to remain a part of spain. But disappointment amongst this Pro Independence crowd was deep. Translation im really sad. We were expecting something very different. Tonight a roller coaster of emotions here, including confusion, separation from spain may not be happening now, but the catalan president has simply put it on ice. Catalans for and against independence now hold their breath to hear the reaction of the Spanish Government, promised tomorrow. So for those who thought that the tension and confusion surrounding cata la n tension and confusion surrounding Catalan Independence that weve seen play out here on the streets of barcelona over the last few days, that that would be resolved with a speech from inside the Catalan Parliament, they were sorely mistaken. 0n the one hand the cata la n mistaken. 0n the one hand the Catalan Government has signed a declaration of independence its a purely symbolic one. It has no legal weight. For so many in favour of independence it doesnt go far enough. It goes too far for the Spanish Government. The spanish Prime Minister is in a huddle with lawyers and advisers as well deciding what step to take next. Well find out tomorrow whether hes deciding to withdrawn Catalan Autonomy allardyce together, bringing back powers to madrid. Katya, many thanks again. Katya adler there for us ins barcelona tonight. A brief look at some of the days other news stories. The independent 0ffice for budget responsibility has warned that it expects to significantly downgrade its outlook for productivity growth in the uk over the next five years. The 0br blamed the uncertainty on brexit and low interest rates. The Scottish Government is to set up a publicly owned not for Profit Energy company. Nicola sturgeon, the snp leader, told the partys conference that the company will sell energy to customers at as close to cost price as possible. She also said the snp will always make the case for independence. Firefighters are continuing to battle unprecedented wildfires in northern california. 13 people are known to have died and officials warn that number could rise. Around 1,500 houses and businesses have been destroyed, 20,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. Kenyan opposition leader, raila 0dinga, has pulled out of this months election re run. Mr 0dinga said his withdrawal would give the Electoral Commission enough time to introduce reforms that will help to deliver a more credible election. The Supreme Court annulled the result of the original august poll, which saw Uhuru Kenyatta declared winner, after finding irregularities. Britains leading defence manufacturer, bae systems, has announced plans to cut almost 2,000 jobs across england. 1,400 are going from its military jet business with factories in lancashire and east yorkshire badly hit. The firm is facing a drop in demand. The trade unions warned that the affected areas would lose highly skilled jobs as our business editor, simon jack, tels us. A typhoon fighter makes its impressive ascent. But sales of this war plane are going in the opposite direction. A decline in orders and deliveries have led the manufacturer, bae systems, to cut nearly 2,000 jobs, 750 of them in samlesbury and warton in lancashire. Kind of expecting it, obviously. You knew before we did. So its just one of them. We know weve got a world beater with typhoon, and we really should be getting more orders. Maybe we will. Hopefully, we will. We just have to wait for them to come in. Bae accounts for one in four manufacturing jobs in this area and more in the supply chain, butjobs depend on orders. It is really about timing. It is a difficult market. You cant make customers buy when you want them to buy. Youve got to respond to them. Bae systems delivered 16 of these planes in 2016 to the raf and saudi arabia. An order from 0man sees that rise to 20 this year. But after that, deliveries are expected to halve in 2018 to 11 and then halve again in in 2019 to just five. Now the government today insisted it wasnt decisions made here at the ministry of defence that caused these job losses. However, demand from governments around the world, particularly for the typhoon fighter jet, has weakened. The company says if revenues are weak, costs need to be cut. The worry is that if these workers and their skills leave the industry, they never come back. Once you lose workers with 35 years experience, having served long term apprenticeships within this industry, and you take the kids out of apprenticeships that are serving now five year apprenticeships, building these skills for the future, you dont just replace them. You cant pick them off the shelf and just replace them when you need them. Orders for the hawk training jet, flown by the red arrows and made in brough, yorkshire are also falling. So is the axe on jobs, with half of those 900 employees facing redundancy. I think this is damaging for the united kingdoms industrial capability. Exports are key to the future of the uk with brexit etc. Aerospace is the number one export. And what were doing is diminishing that capability. But the government today insisted it would carry on flying the flag for british industry. We continually bang the drum, lead the charge for our world leading Defence Industry across the globe. Maximising export opportunities both for Companies Like bae systems and the thousands of people employed in their supply chains. The company also builds parts for this, the american designed f35, the most expensive defence project in history. Its worth remembering the company employs over 80,000 people globally andits decided the best way to protect the future is to make its uk operations as lean and mean as it can. Simon jack, bbc news. The Prime Minister has refused to say she would back brexit if the referendum on leaving the European Union was held now. Mrs may insisted she was being open and honest when she could not give an answer. She said she voted remain for good reasons at the time, but circumstances had moved on. I could sit here and i could say, 0h, id still vote remain or id vote leave, just to give you an answer to that question. Im being open and honest with you. What i did last time round was i looked at everything and came to a judgment and id do exactly the same this time round, but were not having another referendum. 0ur political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, is at westminster. How is this likely to go down . Clearly, it was a bit of a booby trap question. Theresa may said she doesnt answer hype thetcle questions. It was though at the third time of asking that the Prime Minister said she was being open and honest when she couldnt give an a nswer honest when she couldnt give an answer as to whether shed vote leave or remain if a referendum was held now. The fact that she didnt come down on either side of the question means the Prime Minister seems to be unwilling to give her full support to the governments main policy. Now tonight downing street sources are saying its ridiculous to suggest mrs mays comments raise doubts about whether she will deliver brexit and of course weve heard mrs may say repeatedly that the government is getting on with the job of leaving the eu. But i suspect the fact that mrs may didnt answer one way or another means shes now going to be asked the question again and again. Eleanor, many thanks. 0nce asked the question again and again. Eleanor, many thanks. Once again, eleanor, many thanks. Once again, Eleanor Garnier there at westminster. The Prime Minister has warned britains Public Services that there will be no place to hideif they treat people differently because of race. Theresa may was speaking at the launch of a new website which gives data on disparities in educational attainment, health, employment and treatment by the police and courts. Critics say that the governments approach is crude and risks encouraging a culture of making complaints as our home editor, mark easton, explains now. The many faces of multiracial britain, but despite decades of efforts to improve equality between races, there are still big differences in peoples life experiences. If youre black, youre treated more harshly by the criminaljustice system. 0n herfirst day as Prime Minister, theresa may pledged to fight the burning injustices of Racial Disparity and instructed officials to comb whitehall for any relevant facts and figures held by government departments. 300 data sets were found and this afternoon 60 of those were put on a dedicated website. Theyre not new figures, but they are now in one place. Weve got the data, weve had it before, the key question is what are we going to do about it . And thats the question for government. White working class communities left behind, black and ethnic minorities languishing in the jobcentre, failing in schools. What are we going to do . Whats the action thats going flow from having all this data on one website . There are differences in almost every area of public life. In education, whilst 71 of chinese pupils in england reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths aged 11, among White British pupils its 54 and for white gypsy and roma children its13 . In housing in england, the proportion of White British senior managers who own their own home is 82 . Among senior managers from other ethnic groups, its 55 . In jobs, a focus on the West Midlands reveals 5 of white people are unemployed, but among people from other ethnic groups its11 . Coventry is one of 20 hotspots identified by the audit and new measures are being introduced to reduce the disparity. It shouldnt be about the groups, it should be just about are you capable of doing what you need to do, and thats it. I havent felt it myself, but i know a lot of people have. So the majority would suffer inequality, yeah. Whats there to be worried about, like . Im still at university. Ive got a year left, sojust get a good grade and, hopefully, see what happens. Prime ministers often complain how difficult it is actually to change things, so this race audit is really a tool for theresa may to get her ministers to focus on an issue she wants to define her premiership explain or change is the odd order. If theres no reason for a Racial Disparity, change your policies. This is a problem that i believe we do have to confront. Race equality campaigners from across britain were inside ten downing street today, glad that the issue is back at the heart of government. These are complicated matters that cost the nation a lot of money and those who are victims of these injustices, it costs them in terms of life chances. So complicated they might be, but we cant afford to ignore them. Costly and complicated. There are no quick fixes to issues which have been debated in parliament for decades the problems are well known, the solutions often remain elusive. Mark easton, bbc news, westminster. French Public Sector workers have gone on strike and organised demonstrations across france to protest against president macrons programme of budget cuts. All unions representing Public Sector workers called joint strike action for the first time in a decade. They accuse the president of stigmatising state workers and favouring private business. Mr macrons Approval Ratings have improved slightly after the rapid slide that was seen during the summer, but five months after this election hes still determined to prove his reforming instincts despite the protests, as Stephen Sackur reports. Frances pensioners are spoiling for a fight, the government has plans to raise the tax on their pensions in order to balance the nations books. I think this increase of that tax is totally unfair because its concentrated on one portion of the whole. The sign says, look out for the teeth of the grey panthers. Yeah, youre dangerous . Are you angry . Parisian pensioners have a reputation for being a little bit grumpy when they see things they dont like, and what they dont like right now is emmanuel macron. Emmanuel macron is a young man in a big hurry. Hes forced through labour reforms, he plans big cuts in the Public Sector. The response protests and strikes, and a dramatic fall in his approval rating. Macron knows hes in a fight. The reform agenda has plenty of backers. Banker erich bonnet has just moved his business back to paris from london because hes convinced macron can deliver change. It wasnt a very difficult decision. Thanks to macrons election and a much clearer direction for entrepreneurs in france. The move was, for me, natural. President macron wants to bring change to every corner of france. Rhone is a country town deep in the auvergne. Here they grow tobacco, right now the harvest is in full swing. The cigarette industry has been a big employer in rhone, but not any more. Uk based Imperial Tobacco hasjust closed its factory here, 239jobs gone and production moved to poland, where costs are lower. The redundant staff dont see macrons reforms working for them
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