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You. There will no government challenge to the decision to release the serial sex attacker, john worboys. The former black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for attacking 12 women, but he is suspected of assaulting many more. Thejustice secretary david gauke admitted he shares the concerns of worboys victims, but that it would not be appropriate to seekjudicial review of the parole boards ruling to free him. Two of his victims are mounting their own challenge to try to keep worboys behind bars. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly has more. He is one of the countrys most notorious serial sex offenders. In his black cab, john worboys cruised for victims, not fares. He was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women, one of them he raped. But its feared he may have attacked more than 100 in total. The decision to release him after less than a decade in prison provoked astonishment, including at the top of government. At the start of this week, it emerged that the justice secretary was looking to challenge the decision in the courts. As the week draws to a close, he announced that, after taking legal advice, he wont be going down that route. But he tried to offer reassurance to worboyss victims. Let me be absolutely clear, worboys will not be released until their representations have been properly considered and his licence conditions are in place. Last week, i asked for assurances that the views of victims were taken into account, and that robust licensing conditions would be put in place to manage his risk. But, as one politician withdraws from the court arena, another, sadiq khan, labour mayor of london, says he is now investigating whether can bring a legal challenge. Worboys is currently being held at wakefield prison in west yorkshire. A lawyer for some of his victims is questioning why he is being freed from what is a top securityjail and, in a letter to the parole board, which approved his release, there is detail on why they are pressing ahead with the victims legal challenge to try keep worboys behind bars. We presently dont know the reasons why he has been granted a release. But we do know is the nature and scope and extent of his offending. We know that, up until very recently, he was denying responsibility for the offence. He may still be. We know that the parole board, only the previous year, refused to move him to an open prison because they considered he was still a risk. What has changed over that time . The women whojohn worboys picked up and then drugged and assaulted have spoken of how they fear for their safety if he is freed. They say he knows their addresses, and they are calling for him to be banned from the entire Greater London area. His victims are set to launch their legal challenge next week. While that is going on, the black cab rapist, as he is known, will remain in prison. June kelly, bbc news. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 40 this evening in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are editor of politics home, Kevin Schofield and chief Political Columnist for the independent, john rentoul. Scientists say theyve moved a step closer to developing a universal blood test for cancer. Researchers in america tested a new method on a thousand patients to see if it could detect eight types of the disease. The cancer seek test as its known, had a success rate of 70 and the team say their goal is to now develop an annual test for everyone, designed to catch cancer early and save lives. Our Health Correspondent James Gallagher reports. More than 1a Million People find out they have cancer each year worldwide. The sooner theyre diagnosed, the more likely they are to survive. The test, called cancerseek, is a new approach that looks for mutated dna and proteins that tumours release into the bloodstream. It was tested on eight common types of cancer, including ovarian, pancreatic and lung. In the study, on more than 1,000 patients known to have cancer, the test correctly diagnosed seven in 10 patients. The researchers say more work is needed and are starting trials to see if the test can find cancers in seemingly Healthy People. They say such tests could have an enormous impact on cancer mortality. Experts in the uk said the approach had massive potential. This research is really interesting because it suggests that in the future something as simple as a blood test could be used to help doctors diagnose cancer at an earlier stage alongside traditional diagnostic tests, and thats really important because the earlier a cancer is diagnosed, the more likely treatment is to be successful so we could potentially help to save more lives. But some experts say it is still early days. This study has been conducted in patients have already been diagnosed with cancer, so what we need in the next very large studies is to know, can they diagnose people with cancer who are asymptomatic, who are well, who we otherwise would not be able to pick up . And if the blood tests can do that, that is when i think we can be really excited about it. Cancerseek is now being trialled in Healthy People with no signs of cancer. Experts said it has potential and testing for more mutated dna and proteins would allow for a greater range of cancers to be detected. Im joined now by dr Cristian Tomasetti from Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, he is one of the team leaders behind the research on the cancer seeker blood test. We can speak to him via webcam from baltimore. Thank you very much. So many people who have described this as the holy grail in cancer detection. Why is it so grail in cancer detection. Why is it so difficult to formulate such a test . Simply because the signal is very small. It can be one handsome molecule out of 10,000. It is very difficult. However, it is important that we solve it. What do you focus on . How does it work . The test considers a mix of dna which is circulating in our blood and proteins. It combines these approaches to decide whether that patient has cancer or not. Those that are determined to have cancer there is a second step. This is the localisation which decides makes a guess where this cancer is coming from. It can tell you where the cancer is located. Why did you focus on these particular eight cancers when there are so many people suffer from . These eight cancers include about 60 of mortality due to cancer in the United States. Ill all the major cancers with the exclusion of prostrate, and we wanted to focus on screening. Thats why we focus on these ones. Now of course this test may include more cancer types. The other side is also to do with cost of course. The mock cancer, the more complicated programme, the more variables you need to include and things you need analyse. What is a next step to develop the test further . We will now try the patience that were diagnosed with cancer the next step is the trial. These are healthy, normal people to the best of our knowledge we want to see how the test performs among them. Just do clarify an important point, it is chew we expect the test to perform not as well because the cancer may be smaller and not been detected. 0n the other side, we are able to detect a0 to 50 even in patients at stage one of the disease so we are patients at stage one of the disease so we are excited because we think that. No one is going to have less signal so we think there is a high chanceit signal so we think there is a high chance it will be successful. We wish you every success. Thank you very much. The struggle to keep federal institutions funded comes as donald trump prepares to mark one year in power. The house of representatives is backed a move to extend funding but the republicans dont have enough votes in the senate. I spoke to our senior north america reporter earlier, he told me the senate is set for showdown, with republicans and democrats still split on immigration. Congress asked you from the Us Government and the do so in a yearly cycle. Last 0ctober they couldnt agree on a year budget so they temporarily extended the financing of federal government to december. Then too late december then they decided to extend it to tomorrow, january 20. Midnight to night. Now they are trying to extended even further because they cannot reach a permanent budget agreement. The problem is some politicians who dont want to kick the can down the road any farther and democrats, particularly in the senate, are holding out to get a permanent resolution for these undocumented immigrants who came to the usa as children. They were protected under the, administration and allowed to getjobs, get loans, the, administration and allowed to get jobs, get loans, go the, administration and allowed to getjobs, get loans, go to college. Donald trump ended that effectively out of match and now the democrats are trying to wrap that up into these negotiations while the republicans want to fund the government with a if you are unrelated speakers. A few moments ago there was an update. We had a long and detailed meeting. We did discuss all of the major issues and made progress but we still have a good number of disagreements. The the discussions will continue. Well, the impasse over the budget comes as donald trump marks a year since his inauguration as president of the United States. A property billionaire a political novice he was dismissed by many as lacking the skills and experience needed for the top office. 12 months on, how supportive are americans of their leader . Laura trevelyan has been to pennslyvania to meet trump voters, and those less convinced by the president. In western pencil then here is the birthplace of us steel. This fact was once owned by the 19th century magnet and was once owned by the 19th century magnetand in was once owned by the 19th century magnet and in its heyday it employed thousands. Donald trump tapped into the sense of industrial decline, winning by promising to put america first. 0ver lunch i asked trump voters for their verdict on year one. It seems likely cares about the working class. He cares about the people who are trying to make a living. Big businesses and Small Businesses. Some of the stuff he does i agree with likely tax cuts and the working class people but im not a big fan of him on social media. The Small Business owner hoped mr trump would run government like ace europe. Does he regret switching to trump . When i went into the voting booth i was satisfied. I am having by yours remorse. Because it is not consistent when you get out into some of these areas that no one has visited, leftwich really open and ripe for someone to step in like normal trump and say, i am the quy like normal trump and say, i am the guy that can fix this. Its got to be more than trump s vote. It has to come back to an earnest, progressive, populist message. Donald trump promised people that he would give them back theirjobs on their dreams will stop as an early electoral test here in pennsylvania there is a special election in the state in what should be a safe republican seat. The president is taking no chances. A realfriend and man. That is the here; he was in the area candidate here. He was in the area with this message. Your pay cheques will be much bigger because under your tax cuts you will be keeping more of your hard earned money. The question is whether he can get the credit for improving the economy or if the heat generated by his tweets and feuds is distracting his own borders. His own voters. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news tonight. President trump holds talks with democrats to try and prevent a Us Government shutdown. Sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres Lizzie Greenwood hughes kyle edmonds says that playing tennis in extreme cabbages is something that you have to get used to. The british number two battled a0 degrees heat to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open equalling his best showing at the grand sum. He is the drop and he had come from two to one down. He will play the italian for a place in the quarterfinals as the second successive day of extreme temperatures. 0rganisers say they will review their policy at the end of the tournament. Englands creditors are one. After a troubled winter for english cricket. Even when faced with batting like this from australia, englands one day side refused to panic. When he fell australia stumbled. England took advantage and took wickets. The innings was over. 270 never looked enough. England would have to find a new hero. Here he lasted only four balls. Even the clatter of quick wicket did little to throw them off their stride. England full of confidence. Burnley have agreed a deal to sign him. He still needs to have a medical at burnley but personal terms have been agreed. He joined everton from tottenham two years ago and has played 19 games this season. A spokesman for the brazilian football legend has dismissed reports that he is in hospital after cutting from severe exhaustion. He was due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner but according to his spokesman he pulled out because of the length and stress of the journey. He is the only player to have won three world cups. He has suffered from kidney and prostate problems in recent years. Bad news for englands rugby union. The bath fly half had been carrying a hamstring injury and is now withdrawn from the squad to continue his b habilitation. Wales first game is at home to scotland two weeks tomorrow. Boxer tyson fury is a step closer to returning to the ring. He accepted a backdated to yet suspension after testing positive for a banned steroid. Suspension after testing positive fora banned steroid. He has suspension after testing positive for a banned steroid. He has not fought since taking the world title in 2015. His licence was suspended a year later over a range of issues. He admitted using cocaine. After an interview tyson truly has been reinstated subject to medical clearance. After holding off a late fightback from sean murphy. He is a two time semifinalist. His opponent had a lot more to worry about than just his shots. Here is murphy trying to fend off a wasp in the fourth frame. Murphy levelled it back to four friends but to century breaks from trump sealed the win. There is another quarterfinal going oii there is another quarterfinal going on right now. We will have more in our next bulletin. A couple accused of imprisoning, abusing and torturing 12 of their children at their home in california, have appeared in court. David and Louise Turpin were arrested on sunday after one of their children escaped and raised the alarm. Police say the children were fed very little, allowed to showerjust once a year and chained for weeks or months at a time. The couple deny the charges against them. James cook reports from california. Give up that right. David turpin, appearing in court to deny betraying his own children with a bewildering catalogue of cruelty. His wife, louise, also pleaded not guilty to inflicting physical pain and mental suffering. Its also alleged that one of the couples daughters was sexually abused by the father. Prosecutors say the siblings endured the abuse for years, as their parents plumbed the depths of human depravity. One of the children, aged 12, is the weight of an average seven year old. Several of the victims have Cognitive Impairment and neuropathy, nerve damage, as a result of this extreme and prolonged physical abuse. The children were supposedly schooled here in their home, but the District Attorney said they lacked basic knowledge. Some did not even know what a Police Officer was. They were reportedly allowed to showerjust once a year and were beaten, chained up and tormented. They would buy food, including pies, apple pies, pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, let the children look at it but not eat the food. About the only thing the children were allowed to do in their rooms, or chained up, was to write in journals. We now have recovered thosejournals, hundreds of them, and we are combing through them for evidence. The 17 year old who raised the alarm after climbing out of the home through a window had been plotting the escape for two years. One of her sisters made it out with her but turned back out of fear. This case has sent waves of revulsion across the United States and beyond. The Authorities Say the siblings are doing well but some of them at least have almost certainly suffered irreparable physical and mental damage. The parents are due in court again next month. If convicted, they face life in prison. James cook, bbc news, riverside in california. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news tonight. A teenager has pleaded not guilty to trying to kill passengers in a bomb attack on the london underground. Ahmed hassan, whos 18, denied attempted murder, and causing an explosion at Parsons Green tube station in west london last september. 30 passengers were taken to hospital. His trial has been set for the 5th of march. Ajudge has demanded the police and Crown Prosecution Service explain to him what went wrong in a rape case against an Oxford University student after it collapsed just days before the trial. 0liver mears had spent two years on bail when the cps dropped the case on the basis of fresh evidence. Surrey police admit there were flaws in the investigation including not looking at the complainants social media history. An inquest into the death of the cranberries Singer Dolores 0riordan has been adjourned while the coroner waits for test results. The irish musician died suddenly at a hotel in london on monday at the age of a6. Breaking news. There has been a development in the case of the shooting at a concert in las vegas in which 58 people died. The fbi say they are looking at a new person of interest in connection with that investigation. He killed himself after he shot those people dead. He carried it out from his suite in our hotel on the strip in las vegas. The cou nty hotel on the strip in las vegas. The county sheriff has told a press conference that there is only one suspect. All the evidence supports that theory. He went on to say that the charges were unlikely to be brought against his girlfriend but he did say, as do any other people in this case i will not elaborate on that statement. The fbi as saying that statement. The fbi as saying that they are looking at a new person of interest but very few details as to who that is. At first glance, it looks like a length of pipe but its actually a prototype of a new mode of transport that could transform the way we travel. Its called hyperloop, a system which sends shuttle pods through low pressure tubes, cutting down friction and wind resistance. Engineers say they could reach speeds of 700 miles per hour. The project is being tested in the nevada desert and our technology correspondent, rory cellanjones has been to see it in action. His report contains flashing images. We are heading through the nevada desert, north of las vegas, for a glimpse of what its backers claim is the future of transport. This is hyperloop, an attempt to send passengers hurtling at 700 mph through a vacuum tube. Many think thats far fetched, but this project got the backing last year of virgin, with Sir Richard Branson becoming chairman. In this 500 metre test track, they say they have shown that the technology works, though theyve not yet put any human beings on board. I think my background in spacecraft engineering has given me the skill set to be able. The head of engineering, a space scientist recruited from nasa, sees no reason why people might be scared. The hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system or in a vacuum tube. So you can also think of it as an aircraft flying at 200,000 feet, so people dont have any issue flying in aeroplanes and people dont have any issues going in maglev trains. This is simply combining the two, and it allows you to be more energy efficient. This isnt the only project. The electric car tycoon elon musk, who originally floated the whole idea, has proposed a tunnel under los angeles that could carry cars or be transformed into a hyperloop. The Virgin Hyperloop team has said they could take passengers from london to edinburgh in 50 minutes, or cut the journey between new york and boston to under half an hour. But making this work in the real world will mean running several of these pipes alongside each other over long distances, perhaps underground, and convincing governments that that is realistic is going to prove, well, pretty challenging. At the giant ces tech show in las vegas, hyperloops chief executive was pushing the message that this technology was coming soon, and he had one startling idea for the uk. You could build a hyperloop between gatwick and heathrow and move between those two airports as if they were terminals, and move in four minutes. We wouldnt have to build that third runway. We could save billions of pounds. Its an intriguing idea. Now all the Virgin Hyperloop team has to do is convince local residents theyd like to see a couple of these along the route between heathrow and gatwick. Rory cellanjones, bbc news, nevada. The Prime Minister of new Zealand Jacinda ardern has announced that she is pregnant. Ms ardern said she and her partner, clarke gayford, were expecting their child in june, after which she planned to take a six week break. Ms ardern is now set to be the second elected world leader to give birth while in office and the first to do so in almost 30 years. Im not the first woman to work. I know daisy are special circumstances but many women will have done this well before i have. I acknowledge those women. I am about to sympathise with them a lot as i sympathise with them a lot as i sympathise with them a lot as i sympathise with all women who sober morning sickness. Suffer morning sickness. Hello. Another cold one tonight with widespread frost and icy conditions. Heavy snow showers still for a time in parts of scotland, where there is a met Office Amber Warning until 10pm, but they will slowly ease through the night. Travelling remains difficult with the new snow weve seen. Fewer snow showers by the end of the night, but icy. We will see some wet weather coming into the south west later in the night. Rain, perhaps a bit of sleet, some wet snow associated with that. It sticks around during saturday for parts of northern ireland, wales, the midlands and into southern england. Really quite cold under that. Milder for cornwall and devon into the afternoon, as it brightens up a little bit. Some sunny spells for the far north of england and scotland. Just one or two wintry showers left behind through western and northern parts of scotland, but nowhere near as heavy or frequent as theyve been today. On sunday, more wet weather spreading north and east across the uk. As it runs into cold air, more snow for a time in parts of scotland and northern england. This is bbc news. Our latest headlines ministers say they wont challenge the decision to release serial sex offenderjohn worboys from prison. The former black cab driver was jailed nine years ago for a series of attacks on women in london. The government says it was advised against a judicial review. We have an independent parole board system. Powers are in the hands of the parole board and there are very limited circumstances, it would appear, in which that can be overturned. American researchers say theyve taken a step towards a universal blood test for cancer. A team atJohns Hopkins university has tested a method that detects eight common forms of the disease, in a single procedure. President trump holds talks with democrats to try to avert a Us Government shut down. The parents accused of holding their 13 children captive in california plead not guilty to torture, abuse and false imprisonment. More now on our main story and the governments decision not to challenge the release of the serial sex attacker, john worboys. Thejustice secretary david gauke explained his reasons for not going ahead with the legal review in the commons earlier today. Honourable members will appreciate i cannot go further and expose details of the legal advice i have been given. I no ethis will disappoint the victims in this case and members of this house. Given the crimes for which he has been convicted, on a personal level, candidly i share those concerns. I have taken a close personal interest in this case since assuming office as the secretary of state for justice. I assuming office as the secretary of state forjustice. I believe it is important that all of the victims have clarity as soon as possible which is why im before the house today. I can reassure the house and the public that worboys will not be released until his license conditions have been finalised. I understand that contact and meetings with victims, who have chosen to receive the services of the probation victim contact scheme have taken place this week and further meetings about his release will take place next week the justice secretary. Labours shadowjustice secretary Richard Burgon said he understood the governments decision, but called for an independent review of the case. This case raises so many questions that what we demand in Parliament Today and what weve demanded for some time is an end to end review, independent review right from the reporting of an attack to the police, right through to the parole Board Hearing. Because the concerns of victims and the wider public arent just limited to of victims and the wider public arentjust limited to the parole Board Hearing on the parole board decision and anything less than that end to end review we feel would let down victims and the wider public. I was disappointed that the secretary of state for justice was disappointed that the secretary of state forjustice missed the opportunity again to agree to that request today. I do hope he can rethink that and agree to it. It would be in the victims interests and in the wider Public Interest as well meanwhile, two ofjohn worboys victims are seeking a private judicial review into his release. Harriet wistrich is the lawyer representing the two women. We presently dont know the reasons why hes been granted release, but what we do know is the nature and scope and extent of his offending. We know that up until very recently, he was denying responsibility for the offence and may still be. We know that the parole board, only the previous year, refused to move him to open prison because they considered he was still a risk. What has changed over that time that would make it now appropriate to release him at this stage . 0ur Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman has been explaining what will happen at the judicial review if it goes ahead. We should remember that a judicial review isnt an appeal of whether a decision is right or wrong. Its simplya decision is right or wrong. Its simply a review of whether the process of making the decision was lawful or not. If a court finds that the process was unlawful, they can send the decision back in this case to the parole board to go through it all over again. Now its unprecedented for victims to try and judicially review the parole board. Theyll have to lodge an urgent application seeking permission eric two stage process. Worboys doesnt have to appear at that. A judge will consider the grounds. If permission to give a judicial review is granted, then there will be an injunction to stop john granted, then there will be an injunction to stopjohn worboys release at that stage. Now, then there will be a full hearing, that is some weeks away. Its at that point that we get the disclosure of what this decision amounted to, the detail of it, if theres medical evidence, there could be confidence halt issues. That would mean that a final hearing might not be fully public. If the court finds this process was unlawful, they send it back to the parole board. They will have to go through it all over again. So, no, this isnt over yet. We know now that the government has said in the commons today that judicial review will not be sought. More gloom for the high street today with figures showing the growth in retail sales closed last year. Christmas wasnt great either, sales down 1. 5 christmas wasnt great either, sales down1. 5 in christmas wasnt great either, sales down 1. 5 in december down from the previous month because of black friday offers. In the carpetright sale, its half price on selected carpets and beds. It should be the busiest time of the year for britains biggest Floor Coverings retailer. Trouble is, its been anything but. Carpetrights prices may have been cut by half. Unfortunately, its share price almost did the same today after it warned its profits were going to tumble. Carpetright says falling Consumer Confidence is behind what it describes as a sharp deterioration in trading. In other words, shoppers are holding back from buying these big ticket items. There wasnt much to cheer about for bonmarche either. Sales in its clothing shops were down by nearly 10 , compared with the previous year, causing its share price to plummet, too. We are still spending on the high street, and increasingly online, butjudging by these shoppers in skipton, we are also being careful. Were looking out for the bargains and the offers rather than the full priced clothes overwinter. If i need something, i get it. If i dont, i dont buy it, no matter how cheap it is, because if i dont need it, whats the point . So whats been going on . December is an absolutely critical month for retailers. In truth, christmas has been pretty disappointing, but probably not that surprising. Inflation hit a five year high in the run up to christmas, and this really put peoples personal finances under a lot of strain. The other really Significant Impact is black friday. When online orders and parcels are on the move, this shopping extravaganza has changed the pattern of christmas spending. We are doing more of it in november. But, over the whole christmas quarter, growth slowed. Question is, will this year be as challenging as the last . Emma simpson, bbc news. More now on this weekend marking one year since donald trump was sworn in as president of the United States. He promised to change the face of politics staitside with his slogan promising to make America Great again. President trumps boisterous style and frenetic twitter feed have certainly kept him in the limelight but how has he performed on some of his key election pledges tax cuts, the Controversial Border wall with mexico, and repealing 0bamacare his predecessors Healthcare Plan . Christian fraser takes a look at President Trumps first year in office. 12 months in the white house, his first year as a politician. So, what does the report card of the a5th president looked like . Well, lets remind ourselves what candidate trump had promised. The mantra was of course, make america a great again. And this was how he proposed to do it. Isis will be gone if i am elected president. 0bama care has to be replaced. I am going to build a wall and mexicos going to pay for if, right . Right . In complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States. 0urjobs are being stolen like candy from a baby. Not going to happen any more, folks. Well lets start with the economy. Because there is a curious disconnect, here. The president has record low Approval Ratings, but the stock market is hitting record highs. This week the dowjones smashed through the 26,000 mark for the first time ever. And, the economists say, it is mr trump who should take the credit. He has delivered on the tax cuts that he promised. But, will be boom on the market eventually translate into wage growth . 0n trade, there is more to do, the first thing that he did when he was in office was to withdraw from the transpacific partnership. The nafta negotiation, that is ongoing. Mr trumps warning to canada and mexico is that he wa nts wants better terms or he will pull out and hes serious. What about repealing and replacing 0bama care. Well that turned into a congressional nightmare for the republicans. The tax reform bill does chip away at one of the Affordable Care s foundations, but the president s comment in december that essentially the job was done, well that is fake news. It isnt. Where the president will think he does score highly, though, is on foreign policy. Having vowed to destroy isis, the caliphate is on the run in syria and iraq. Despite the often alarming public feud with the rocket man, kim jong un, north and south korea are, at least talking, for which the president has claimed the president. What about the wall . Perhaps the Campaign Promise which resonated most with the base. Now the president is demanding congressional funding as part of immigration reform. Theres still plenty of resistance. We can say, with some certainty, that mexico isnt going to pay for it. At least, not directly. The promised ban on muslims, well that turned into a travel ban on those countries that we re travel ban on those countries that were predominantly muslim. The legal challenge to that is ongoing. The courts, much like the media have incurred the president s wrath. What is for certain is that the president through this year has persisted with the mandate on which he was elected, but Approval Ratings are low. Hes lost special elections in virginia and alabama and perhaps the ultimate test of mr trumps presidency will come later this year, with the mid terms. From hollyoaks to hollywood, that could be a reality for two stars of the soap aa. 0pera. Next week two of them find out whether their new film could be nominated at the oscars. Its could be nominated at the oscars. Its about how sign language can change lives. Yeah, i mea language can change lives. N this story is incredibly close to my heart. I want her to speak. The silent child tells the story of a deaf girl struggling to communicate. I think shell be able to have a career in whatever she likes. Rachel shenton, who used to be in hollyoaks, wrote and stars in the short film inspired by her own familys experience. She is a qualified sign language interpreter. My dad lost his hearing when i was younger, and he actually lived the last two years of his life profoundly deaf. And i saw then just how hard that was on a family, and i started to learn sign language. She made the film to draw attention to the fact that more than three quarters of deaf children in the uk attend Mainstream School without any specialist help. Deafness isnt a learning difficulty. With the right support a deaf child can do exactly the same as a hearing child. That was the big message. All mouse wanted to find out the star of the film, maisie sly, is six and profoundly deaf. Her family moved from plymouth to swindon especially so she could attend a Mainstream School, which does offer support. Shed never acted before. Interpreter i wanted to show hearing people that deaf children can do anything. How was it making the film . Interpreter it was hard work because i have to sometimes film things again and again and again. I used the sign to start but i would say, action. But things were made a lot easier by the director chris 0verton, who also used to be in hollyoaks. He learned sign language especially so he could communicate with his star. I learned all of the lines and as much basic sign language as i could. Because we wouldnt have a film if i couldnt tell her what to do. Now its the wait for the nominations. I get the feeling maisie is less nervous about next tuesday than you and chris. I think thats fairly accurate. Is that true . Interpreter she says that i think were going to go to the oscars. Laughter. Colin paterson, bbc news, swindon. 0ut out of the mouths of babes. The headlines on bbc news thejustice secretary has said the government wont be seeking a judicial review of a decision to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys. Scientists say theyve taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine, a single blood test for all types of cancer 0n the eve of his first year in office, President Trump hold talks with democrats in a bid to avert a Us Government shutdown now its time for the film review with mark kermode and jane hill. Warm welcome to the film review. To ta ke warm welcome to the film review. To take us through this weeks release ises mark kermode. What have you been watching this week . Very exciting week. We have the post starring tom hanks and meryl streep. Coco the new animation from pixar. And the commuter the new liam neeson action vehicle. The post is about journalism. I cant wait. Im excited. Did you like it . |j journalism. I cant wait. Im excited. Did you like it . I did. I really did. This is a