the shropshire town of telford, amid shocking failings by the police and the local authority. the report found that unnecessary suffering, and even deaths of children might have been avoided, had west mercia police done its most basicjob . it says that child sexual exploitation went unchecked because of failures to investigate offenders, amid fears that investigations would inflame racial tensions . from telford, our correspondent phil mackie reports. a town where more than 1000 children have been sexually exploited since the late 1970s. young girls were groomed often by gangs and subjected to some of the most appalling abuse. after three years the findings of an independent inquiry are damning. of an independent inquiry are damninu. ., , , of an independent inquiry are damninu. ., ,, . damning. countless children were sexually damning. countless children were sexually assaulted - damning. countless children were sexually assaulted and j were sexually assaulted and rape
heat health alerts have been issued by the uk health security agency. they will remain in place until friday. we are all being reminded to check on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours, and particularly people with dementia. somebody who might have memory loss problems, they often forget to drink, may have difficulties getting up and getting themselves a drink, it means they are more likely to become dehydrated so we really want people to do is check on people they know with dementia, if you are a carer, a family member or friend, pop in and make sure they can access fluids. for those who enjoy the heat, the advice is to drink plenty of water, don t stay in the sun for too long and apply lots of sun cream. helena wilkinson, bbc news, southend on sea. lots more on all of today s stories on bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello again. it s been a hotter day today in strong sunshine. and this evening we have clear
buried under the rubble in the town of chasiv yar in ukraine s donetsk region. tennis, and novak djokovic has won his fourth consecutive wimbledon title. the serb superstar beat australia s nick kyrgios in four sets, winning the fourth on a tie break. this is djokovic s twenty first grand slam title. at ten o clock, reeta chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, on the 50th anniversary of the godfather often proclaimed the greatest film ever made talking movies celebrates this landmark classic. a warning this programme contains scenes of violence from the godfather. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of
act of brutality . his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking a beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between different households was banned but the police have said there was no case to answer, because of an exemption to lockdown rules for reasonably necessary work . our political editor chris mason reports. april of last year, sir keir starmer s having a beer and a curry. was this in breach of the covid rules at the time? durham constabulary looked into it, and today said no. people said to me i was taking a risk by saying i would step down if i was fined, but it was never about that. for me, it was a matter of principle. it shouldn t be controversia
that the party leaders had decided they should resign given the consideration of the government but there are protest in front of his house and six journalists of the local media were beaten brutally by the police which triggered protesters to break into his house and set it on fire. and set it on fire. there ust lookin: and set it on fire. there ust looking at i and set it on fire. there ust looking at pictures and set it on fire. there ust looking at pictures at h and set it on fire. there just looking at pictures at the i and set it on fire. there just - looking at pictures at the moment are protesters who broke into the residence of the president. at least one of the bedrooms. we ve seen them swimming in the swimming pool. quite clearly, they overwhelmed security forces here. some of them enjoying the moment and the insight into the life of a president but this is serious, isn t it? this looks like a revolution. serious, isn t it? this looks like a revolution- rev