Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Six 20180206 : vimarsana

Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Six 20180206

Repeatedly targeted. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote, we look back at their Extraordinary Campaign and its legacy. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chelsea will not be sacking manager antonio conte, despite mounting pressure following back to back league defeats. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the colla pse deeply sorry for the impact that the collapse of the company had on employees, pensioners, customers, suppliers and all stakeholders. So what went wrong . Xhaka khan was finance director and said that hundreds of millions was owed by middle east customers, projects or trouble, and new business dried up. We had contracts that continued to drift because of brexit uncertainty. And that was amplified by the general election announcement. Here in kings cross, there are few signs there are a few signs that carillion is still involved in this project. This company suffered a crippling profit warning in six months later was liquidated. 0ne thing everyone agrees on is that the company had far too much debt, so a nasty when nasty prizes came along, the company was in no fit state to withstand them. Other projects face major delays. The royal liver hospital was due to open this month but may now not be ready before the end of next year. Were the boss is rewarded for these failures . Former chief executive Richard Howson was paid £i. 5 failures . Former chief executive Richard Howson was paid £1. 5 million in salary, perks and bonuses. Do you feel comfortable with the level bonus you receive the year before the company you ran collapsed . Yes, ido, for the company you ran collapsed . Yes, i do, for the attributes i owned it for. After that bonuses deferred, and half was paid in cash. There will be heated moments to come in this postmortem, and there will be awkward ones. Large numbers of people arent going to get paid for their contracts. 0ther people arent going to get paid for their contracts. Other people have lost theirjobs, their contracts. Other people have lost their jobs, and their contracts. Other people have lost theirjobs, and you are still all right. All of you. Arent you . Simonjack, bbc all right. All of you. Arent you . Simon jack, bbc news. Its been another volatile day for stock markets around the world after yesterdays big falls in america. The global sell off was sparked by concerns that Interest Rates may rise in the us more quickly than expected. That would push up borrowing costs for companies and consumers. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, has the details. The opening bell in new york today optimistic, as ever. It is america, but on trading floors around the world franco, tokyo london worry as stock markets suffered a third day of falls. After the calm, the record highs, this is the. We see this as a correction, not a profound change that would mean we are entering a more difficult environment. Nevertheless, we must understand that we are at a juncture in the Global Economy and in markets that might imply that the way forward is a lot more difficult and trickier than it was. The dramatic falls followed a remarkable upward run. The major american market, the dowjones, and in the uk the ftse 100, had been rising for a decade before the sell off began. 0ver 100, had been rising for a decade before the sell off began. Over the last three days, the dowjones has fallen by 7. 1 , and the ftse 100 last three days, the dowjones has fallen by 7. 1 , and the ftse100 has fallen by 7. 1 , and the ftse100 has fallen by 7. 1 , and the ftse100 has fallen by 4. 7 . This has been a period of money printing. Central banks have kept Interest Rates at record lows and pumped in trillions of pounds of economic stimulus. The fear in the markets now is that inflation is returning because of strong global growth, and Interest Rates will rise, and the stimulus ta ps rates will rise, and the stimulus taps will be turned off. Events in this city, events on wall street, can seem a long this city, events on wall street, can seem a long way this city, events on wall street, can seem a long way away from the high street, but the health of the stock market does matter. It matters, of course, if you own shares. It matters if you have a pension fund, often invested in stock markets. It matters if you have savings, often invested in stock markets. When the markets go down, the negative effects can be felt by many millions of people. America led the rise and has been leading the dip. That is a bit tricky for this man. At the stock market has smashed one record after another. We have here, i guess, close to 60 records. 0ur stock market has reached an all time high today. Will the president have to eat a little humble pie . Lets refocus and look long term. It is difficult to do in these situations and these times. Lets keep a diversified portfolio. You cant have all your eggs in one basket. This is not yet a market crisis. The economic fundamentals are strong, particularly in trumps america. Not many believe a full crash is imminent, but sentiment, emotion, drives markets as much as facts, and thatis drives markets as much as facts, and that is hard to predict. The families of four members of the household cavalry who died in the ira hyde park bombing in 1982 have finally been awarded legal aid to fund civil action against a suspect. 66 year old john downey a convicted ira bomber was charged with their murders four years ago. But his trial collapsed dramatically when it emerged that he had been given written assurance, under a controversial scheme, that he was no longer a wanted man. Daniela relph reports. It was a terror attack from another time the 20th ofjuly, 1982. An ira car bomb detonated near hyde park. Then another device exploded under a bandstand nearby. Amongst those killed were four soldiers from the household cavalry. Squadron quartermaster corporal roy bright, the tenant anthony daly, Lance Corporaljeffrey young, the tenant anthony daly, Lance Corporal jeffrey young, and the tenant anthony daly, Lance Corporaljeffrey young, and trooper simon tipper. He was then just 19 yea rs simon tipper. He was then just 19 years old. His family, this has been a long and continuing fight for justice. I will sleep easy again. My brother can rest easy where he is now, and that is all i ask. I dont ask any more, i dont want nothing from this whatsoever. All i want is the truth. John downey was the prime suspect. Convicted of ira membership in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. He always denied any involvement, but his case collapsed. As part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent an on the run letter, giving an assurance that he would not face trial. The scheme was heavily criticised. Tony blair, whose government implemented on the run letters, fiercely defended them. Without having done that, we would not have a Northern Ireland Peace Process in place today. Being able to pay for a civil action is a major breakthrough for the families of those who lost their lives here. There is a long legal road ahead, but now, they have hope. Seven horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing. 0ne horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing. One that survived was sefton. In the aftermath of the horrific attack, the mosts recovery ca ptu red horrific attack, the mosts recovery captured the publics attention. The hyde Park Campaign forjustice now has renewed vigour. Even though the impactand pain has renewed vigour. Even though the impact and pain of events decades ago still lingers. Theres been a sharp drop in the amount of Money Councils are spending on services for Vulnerable Children and families across england. Research by huddersfield and sheffield universities has found that overall spending on Childrens Services has fallen by 16 since 2010, despite increasing demand. And its much worse in the most deprived council areas, with spending cut by an average of 27 . But the government insists extra money has been made available to councils. Heres our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. In a cramped room in one of birminghams most deprived areas, volunteers run a cook and eat session for local families. Its packed. Many of the families here are under pressure with money or other worries. In these sessions, the mums find counselling, childcare and friends. Theyve asked not to be identified. That help is vital for mental health. 0bviously, having the mothers emotionally stable helps the children, and happy parents is happy children. Todays Research Shows that Early Intervention and Family Support like this have had huge cuts as Council Spending on Childrens Services in england has been squeezed. This place, run by a charity, says it has seen neglect cases increase massively. What we see is, where early help could have happened and the mum was able to get on her feet and keep those children, and then go on to be a very effective parent, we are now seeing that that is just left and left until a crisis emerges, and then you are at the very top end of crisis that involves removal of children. And this woman told me she is now caring for her relatives two children, who would otherwise be in care. She says the family didnt get enough early support. It would have made a lot of difference. It maybe would have helped probably keep the family together and not have it broken up the way that it is. In birmingham, there are some of the most deprived areas in the country. According to todays research, it is councils which are dealing with high levels of poverty and of need which have seen some of the greatest cuts to their Childrens Services budgets. Councils are dealing with a surge in Child Protection cases, with more children going into care, whilst those Vital Services have been largely shielded. In the most deprived areas, there has been a 54 cut in spending on helping families early. So, this is the room that was used for play. That has meant the closure of Childrens Centres like this one in birmingham. Here, they say theyve lost staff who really knew what was going on locally. The same issues are still there. The community, as all communities in deprived areas, still need that support. But councils maintain the squeeze on their funding from government leaves them with no choice. Many councils now face a Tipping Point where they know they are having to take away the services that keep people out of the most expensive Child Protection services. However, theyve simply got no choice because theyve got to keep funding the Child Protection work, and everything else, therefore, has to go in order to pay for it. The department of education says it has made extra money available to councils. It continues we want every child, no matter where they live, to receive high quality care and support. But with no let up in the demand for Childrens Services, the arguments over funding will get tougher. Alison holt, bbc news. If a doctor makes a mistake and a patient dies, should they be taken to court for manslaughter . Thats what happened to dr hadiza bawa garba. She was convicted when a six year old boy died after a series of errors in hospital. Her case sparked fury amongst thousands of doctors when she was then barred from practising again. Now the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has ordered an urgent review into how such cases should be handled. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. A six year old boy, jack adcock, died as a result of a catalogue of errors at a leicester hospital. A serious infection was not diagnosed. A doctor, hadiza bawa garba, was convicted of gross negligence, manslaughter and later barred from practising. A nurse at the hospital was also convicted and struck off. Colleagues say that dr bawa garba was working under intense pressure and low staffing was partly to blame. They say it is unfair to stop her working again. Today the government announced a review of how doctors mistakes should be handled. It is fair to say that the recent dr bawa garba case has caused huge concern. So today i can announce that i have asked professor sir norman williams, the former president of the Royal College of surgeons and my senior clinical advisor to conduct a rapid review into the application of gross negligence manslaughter in healthca re. A Crowdfunding Campaign has now raised more than £300,000 to try and fight to clear dr bawa garbas name. Doctors say that the case has made them fearful of the consequences of making mistakes. An appreciation of what it was like to truly act under the pressure of that day needs to be learned by everybody, really, because healthcare is, by its nature, a pressurised situation. Jacks family say the legal decisions should simply be respected. Its awful and its wrong. Ive lost my little boy in this. I dont need this. All ive done this fight for justice for my little boy. She needs to ta ke justice for my little boy. She needs to take the punishment, just like the nurse, and get on with it. Doctors said jacks death was tragic and they had every sympathy for his family and their aim was to ensure that lessons were learned to keep future patients safe. Hugh pym, bbc news. The time is 6. 15. Our top story this evening. The boss of the collapsed construction giant carillion says he takes full responsibility for its demise, which threatens thousands of jobs. And still to come. The cost of sitting in rush hour traffic. Research puts a figure on those lost hours. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Can League Two Notts county cause an upset and knock premier league side swansea out of tonights replay to reach the fifth round of the fa cup . 100 years ago today, women finally won the right to vote. The representation of the people act meant that women over 30 who owned property could at last have their say. It was a right that was fought for and won by the Suffragette Movement. It was a movement that began in manchester. Its leader was emmeline pankhurst. 0ur correspondent Elaine Dunkley looks back at her legacy. The suffragettes were militant and unrelenting. It was a Movement Born in manchester. The banner has the message on it. Emmeline pankhurst led a group of women, notoriously resilient in their quest for votes, on a course that would shock the world and radically change democracy in britain. In the representation of the people act 1918, there was notjust some women who won the vote, it was all men as well, who were able to vote and the electorate tripled in that time. So, its incredible that the people who are able to vote now were working class men and working class people. Working class women of course still couldnt do that, but that would have radically changed what was being talked about in parliament at that time. The suffragettes used extreme methods to promote their cause. They felt words hadnt worked and used a wave of violence and vandalism as a way of making their political voice heard. There is a fall. In 1913, Emily Davison died after running into the path of the kings horse at the epsom derby as part of the protest. Today, the Prime Minister was in manchester to pay homage to their heroism and the legacy that would see her at the head of government. They persevered in spite of all danger and discouragement, because they knew their cause was right. There have been calls for convicted suffragettes to be pardoned, but no mention of it in this speech. The truth of their arguments won the day and we are all in their debt. In this parlour, at the home of emmeline pankhurst, the suffragettes came up with the motto, deeds not words, a sentiment that still resonates. A lot of people have this negative connotation with feminism and think feminists are about hating men and that. Or that women are better. And that is so anti feminist. I think violence remains a huge issue for women. It was an issue that suffragettes campaigned about, they werent everjust interested in the vote and actually, its still a huge issue for women. I think being a person of colour and then being a woman, you have two layers, it is one discrimination against the other and you have to try and negotiate and pick your battles. The suffragettes started with Voting Rights for women. Those first steps have taken us on a much biggerjourney. A lot has changed in 100 years, but the legacy of empowering future generations continues. Elaine dunkley, bbc news. Tonight, women mps both past and present, will gather in Westminster Hall to mark todays centenary. 0ur Political Correspondent vicki young is there. It isa it is a very rare honour to be able to broadcast from here. This is the old est pa rt to broadcast from here. This is the oldest part of the palace of westminster, normally reserved for more sedate proceedings. Tonight, there is going to be a party. I am delighted to be joined there is going to be a party. I am delighted to bejoined by there is going to be a party. I am delighted to be joined by the senior archivist here in parliament and leader of the h

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