tonight at 10pm: three people are arrested after the deaths of five people in the channel — who were attempting to cross in a small boat. today in northern france, apparently undeterred by the tragedy or the prospect of being sent to rwanda, more head to make the crossing. in south wales, two teachers and a pupil are in hospital after a stabbing at a school — a teenage girl has been arrested. sirjeffrey donaldson, former leader of the dup, appears in court charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. his wife faces four charges of aiding and abetting. the legacy of covid lockdown in england's schools — and the anxiety which is part of some teenagers�* lives. it was just a churning constant cycle of, "i'm not going to school."

"i need you to go to school." "i'm not going to school." i need you to go to school." it was, you know, it was tough. and what happened when a group of military horses in london threw their riders — and galloped for miles through the streets. on newsnight at 10:30 pm., should the trains be re—nationalised? labour has promised to bring the railways back into public ownership, but can they deliver on their promise, and will it make the trains run on time? good evening. after five people died attempting to cross the channel in a dangerously overloaded small boat, three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the uk illegally. the victims included a seven—year—old girl.

they were all killed in a crush onboard the boat. last night, we brought you the eye—witness account of our correspondent andrew harding, who was on a beach just north of wimereux in the early hours of tuesday morning, and saw those desperate to board a boat to england throwing flares at the french police — who appeared powerless to stop them. over 100 people were on board the boat to start with. some were rescued by french authorities, but 55 stayed on board and were taken ashore in britain. here's andrew's latest report. business as usual on the french coast this afternoon. people from vietnam, from afghanistan, setting off by bus towards the sand dunes and the beaches. the forecast ideal for more attempted channel crossings tonight. it was only yesterday morning that we witnessed how risky and violent those journeys can be. we watched migrants and smugglers fight off the police.

you can see the smugglers here. some of them have sticks. they're trying to protect the migrants as they head towards the sea. then they try to cram more than 100 people into a small inflatable boat. five died, including a seven—year—old iraqi girl. this evening, there was a memorial service for the dead in calais. among those attending, a charity worker who saw what happened to the iraqi girl. translation: the girl's father was in tears, but at first, - she was still alive. she was being treated in an ambulance. later, when her death was announced, her father was shattered. this is the beach where it happened, all quiet again today. in the nearby town of wimereux, the sight of migrants, like these we filmed yesterday, has become routine.

but the death toll is angering many. injanuary, we came here for another incident. five people had drowned just off the seafront in the middle of wimereux. today, the mayor told us nothing had improved. translation: i can't take it any more. - i've reached a breaking point. we had five dead injanuary here and now the same thing. no—one is fixing things. it's getting worse. i'm so angry. in a makeshift camp along the coast, these migrants were looking for rwanda on a map of africa. most people are aware of britain's plans to deport people there. rwanda, yes? some are worried. rwanda no good. no good? no good. africa... but for many, the risk remains hypothetical and obscure. problem... problem, if you go to rwanda? mm. but you still try, you still try to go to england, yeah?

yes. and what of the behaviour of the french police? yesterday, we watched them fail to halt the boat. today, we went back to the spot where so much had gone so badly wrong, so fast. could, should the french police have done more to stop the boat and perhaps save lives? well, they insist that it was too risky to intervene in what was already a very violent, very dangerous situation — that if they had tried to stop the migrants from getting into that boat, they could easily have made matters even worse. clearly, it is a hard balance to strike, but five people died in this small boatjust yards from the shore, and many more are likely to die as summer approaches and the number of attempted small boat crossings surges. andrew harding, bbc news,

in northern france. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were stabbed at a school in south west wales this morning. police say two teachers and a teenage pupil have been taken to hospital with non—life threatening injuries. the school in ammanford was put in lockdown for several hours to try to protect the children inside. tomos morgan is there for us now, tomos. tonight, the bbc understands one of those teachers that was injured todayis those teachers that was injured today is a drama and welsh teacher and the head of year seven here. in the last hour, the head teacher has issued a statement, thanking both pupils and staff for their calm and mature response to what was a difficult day's events. it had been a difficult day and obviously that their thoughts were with all of

those, the three families affected by today's events. tonight, as the police behind me continue their investigations, i think it's fair to say there is still a sense of shock here in ammanford, shocked that a incident has taken place in this bilingual school in a small mining town in south—west wales. this was the scene at ysgol dyffryn aman after what was a shocking incident. two teachers and a pupil stabbed and taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. a raft of emergency service vehicles and personnel attended the scene, and worried parents rushed to the gates waiting for any news. radu in year 10 was inside when the alarm was raised. i was in it room and i walked out as break ended, and i heard that there's been a stabbing from this pupil, but i didn't believe her until i heard the code red. parents have been waiting here for hours outside ysgol dyffryn aman, waiting for their children to be released

from their classrooms. those that have contacted their parents say they've been fed and they've been questioned by the police. the parents have also said that the emergency services and the school have been sporadic with information about what's happened. i've tried to ring the school several times. the phones are out of order. they're not answering the phones. as we can see, the school is on lockdown so we can't get into the school. very worrying and very concerning. and, you know, even though we know the person's been apprehended, still concerned about the well— being of, you know, their minds, their little minds. at around 3:15, the children were released. a bit shakyjust because, you know, it happened and this saying and, you know, that happened and we were there. relief, a little bit. yeah, because it's over. everything's finished. dyfed—powys police say they've recovered a knife and that a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. we are working together with the school and all other

agencies in the area to ensure appropriate support is available to all people involved. this was a very distressing incident. as the students were reunited into the comforting arms of their parents, dyffryn aman will remain closed tomorrow as the police investigation continues. tomos morgan, bbc news, ammanford. there were heated scenes outside court in newry, where the former leader of the democratic unionist party, sirjeffrey donaldson, appeared — charged with rape and a number of other historical sex offences involving two victims. the offences are alleged to have occured between 1985 and 2006, and include gross indecency towards a child. sirjeffrey�*s wife, lady eleanor donaldson, is also charged with aiding and abetting offences. the identities of the police you'll see in this

report have been protected because of the security situation in northern ireland. sara girvin reports. a media frenzy awaited sirjeffrey donaldson outside newry court. this was the first time he'd been seen since the historical sex offences alleged against him were made public last month. 0ver easter, he stepped down as the leader of the dup, northern ireland's largest unionist party. stand back! today, a police officer connected him to 11 charges — one of gross indecency towards a child, nine counts of indecent assault and one of rape. joining him in the dock was his wife and co—accused, lady eleanor donaldson. she's facing four charges that amount to aiding and abetting the offences her husband is charged with. the pair's charges involve two alleged victims and span from 1985 to 2006. neither of the donaldsons entered a plea today, that will come at a later date. they were both released on bail

of £350 and a condition stopping them from having contact with each other was lifted. all in all, the hearing lasted for about seven minutes. there was chaos and confusion as northern ireland's longest serving member of parliament, who remains the mp for lagan valley, attempted to leave court before his car had arrived. police held back a crowd made up of members of the public and the press, to get him into the building before he left on the second attempt. jeffrey donaldson did not answer any questions, but has previously said he would strenuously contest the charges against him. the case will be heard again next month. sara girvin, bbc news, in newry. the un's human rights chief says he is "horrified" by the destruction of two of gaza's main hospitals amid reports of mass graves being found at the sites. palestinian officials say they have exhumed the bodies of almost

300 people at nasser and al—shifa hospitals. the israel defence forces described as "baseless and unfounded" reports that they buried bodies — and said existing graves had been opened while searching for the remains of hostages. our special correspondent fergal keane reports. and a warning — some viewers might find images in his report distressing. bombed into brokenness, khan younis today from above. and down among the ruins, a mother and sister search for a missing son. nabil, aged 23, was killed injanuary. his mother and sister may have been searching for nabil�*s body ever since. for two weeks since israeli forces

left here, they've come to the nasser hospital. translation: even if he's a dead body, i want my son. _ just bring me my son. my heart has been broken for the past three months since i lost him. this is a place where nobody comes in hope of finding the living. only if they're lucky — the dead, and an end to searching whose trauma is difficult to comprehend. translation: i saw bodies that had signs of torture. _ they were executed. some had their hands and legs tied together and were executed. how long will this continue? the graves are now at the centre

of conflicting claims between hamas and local aid workers on one side and the israel defense forces on the other. hamas claims some of the dead were executed, had their hands tied the israelis describe these allegations as baseless, saying they'd opened existing graves to check for dead israeli hostages. the examination was carried out respectfully while maintaining the dignity of the deceased. bodies were examined and which did not belong to israeli hostages, and they were returned to their place. colleagues at bbc verify have confirmed the existence of graves at the hospitals before israel began its operations in both complexes. buried like this because staff couldn't reach cemeteries due to fighting in the area. today, a senior un official told me there had to be an independent investigation to establish the facts. what we cannot allow in this current situation,

where we have seen in gaza numerous grave human rights violations, many of them potentially war crimes, and where we have raised alarm of potential atrocity crimes, that this becomes another blip. the intensity of violations have been massive. it is early afternoon at al nasser hospital, and nabil�*s mother has been directed to this section of the graveyard. nabil might be here. "i swear it's him, it's his jacket. "my son, my son. i found him," she says. "my life, my heart, my son". to rejoice that your dead child has been lifted from an anonymous grave... that is a measure of

the agony engulfing gaza. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. there were extraordinary scenes in london this morning when a group of military horses threw their riders and bolted through the streets, leaving four people — including a cyclist — in hospital. they ran from near buckingham palace and were filmed by londoners in several locations, including the strand. two of the horses were caught near limehouse on the highway — more than five miles away from where the incident began. our correspondent ellie price takes up the story. if it wasn't so dangerous, it would be strangely beautiful. two military horses on the run in central london during the morning rush hour. one hits a taxi... ..and they carry on down fleet street. in total, five household cavalry horses ran loose after unseating four riders. one had been in charge

of two horses. the damage unmistakable as they crashed into several vehicles, including this bus. three soldiers were hospitalised, their injuries not deemed to be life—threatening. the bbc understands a fourth person injured was a cyclist. at such a busy time in the day, there were, of course, plenty of witnesses. when i saw these horses galloping along, its a very surreal thing to see, as you can imagine. then they came running down here. some went off that way, some went straight on, and one of the horses decided to go through a van and made a mess of the van. they were going really, really fast, really galloping down the road. other people around me were really shocked, lots of people were upset. i thought i was watching a film at first. pictures on social media showed members of the public catching and calming one of the horses. eventually all five were caught and were checked over by a vet. the chaos started to unfold near buckingham palace this morning.

the black and the grey made it here to the strand before ending up five miles away at limehouse in east london. we understand it was noise from a nearby building site that causes the horses to spook and then bolt. they unseated their riders coming down here, and one of the loose horses crashed into a taxi just about here. household cavalry horses are used to loud noises and loud events. every morning around 150 are exercised on the roads and parks of the capital, to get them used to city sounds. the commanding officer insisted this sort of event was rare, but asked the public to avoid making loud noises around the animals. tonight all five horses are back at their barracks. ellie price, bbc news. four years ago, covid lockdown brought the uk to a standstill — leaving a legacy of change in our workplaces, in health and in education. tonight, we report on the impact on school children who were cut off overnight from teachers and friends.

since the pandemic, the proportion of children in england who are persistently absent from school has doubled from 10% to more than 20% and that number is a lot higher among secondary school children who are disadvantaged. lucy watkinson has been following one school in oldham in greater manchester, where local lockdowns left some children even more isolated. she reports on the lockdown legacy. you got everything? yeah. have a good day. i'll see you later — bye. covid definitely affected my confidence — massively. i get overwhelmed with the noises and the crowds. i cannot deal with crowds, it stresses me out.

i really struggle with it. when erin's in school she avoids the crowds by heading to the link — an area that offers a quiet space. erin will come and do a drop—in with me every morning, just to make sure she's settled for the day and we can troubleshoot any issues that she might see. she's been diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia and was about to be assessed for autism when the country went into the first lockdown in spring 2020. erin loved secondary school at first, because she was taught in small covid bubbles, but couldn't cope when school returned to normal and her behaviour got her into trouble. i was quite a nightmare. you were bouncing off the roof. yeah. i was very... i was hard to control. i was hard to get focussed on work. one of my mates literally had to sit and do my work or my lesson for me because i wouldn't do it. she started missing school,

fell behind with her studies and even when she was in, she tried to leave, often hiding in the toilets. oh, i would get multiple text- messages, 30, 40 text messages. "mum, come and get me." "mum, i can't be here." "mum, i don't want to be here, i need to come home, - you need to come and get me." even though she's in smaller classes, which we call nurture groups, she still can't cope with it. she really struggles. i might say to her, because it's one of the strategies, "do you want to go outside and take five minutes?" especially if she's had a lesson that's not gone very well previously, and that's the way we do it. before covid, i would never have imagined feeling uncomfortable doing anything. but now, i won't even dare do anything. like... i was the same as erin, like, in and out of lessons. - i wouldn't go if i didn't want to. but they've helped build i up my resilience so i want to come into lessons. as well as introducing

new nurture groups, there are phonics classes for years 7—8, too. there's 60 in them. pre—covid, there were 10. good morning. you all right? do you want my name? yeah, i know your name, sweetheart. you all right? you need to set off a bit earlier, don't you, yeah? it's 8.30 in the morning, paula dixon mans the late gate, it's one of many new initiatives to drive up attendance. some of the 60 children here will get a detention unless they have a good excuse. every single day. we don't do four days at school, we do five. since lockdown, persistent absence has trebled here. in england, the rate's more than doubled from ten to 20%. sorry. one of my year 11's has come back in here. this pupil is back after paula made a home visit. but look at all the photos of year 11s on the board behind her who are missing school. it's their gcses in under a month. some are hardy in at all —

all due to anxiety and mental health issues. did you see this level of anxiety pre—covid? no, we were doing so well and then, post—covid, we've found that the numbers have increased massively. notjust with our young people, but with parents as well. anxieties around everything. in poorer areas in england, 43% of kids in their gcse year have been persistently absence since september. yeah, so 40 different agency contacts, a mixture of meetings, phone calls, police visits, social worker visits. the weekly log of safeguarding concerns. it shows incidents where children are asking forfood, to an incident of self—harm so severe they had to be taken to a&e. improving behaviour, too, has been a challenge since covid and has required a lot of extra work by staff.

we've gone from seeing the worst - behaviour we'd seen when we got back to now i think we're at the point where we're definitely - in line if not better _ than we've ever been before. as sam talks to us, he becomes distracted by an incident in the hall. we've got a student who isn't - in a good place in general and we're having to put in a lot of support for her. . and she's... she's having a bit of a meltdown? yeah, and it's a fairly regular thing at the moment. - it's never the thing we want to do, to permanently exclude, _ but we are in a position . where we have to maintain the standards in the school. now we have a very volatile pupil. she's only in school once a week. the incident was dealt with calmly by specialist staff. the school has a large number of children in care, whose behaviour can be challenging. permanent rates of exclusions have doubled here since 2020, in line with national figures.

we have to keep them safe, don't we? yeah. that looks really good. i felt like a failure as a parent. it felt like it was just constant. just a churning constant cycle of, "i'm not going to school," "i need you to go to school." "i'm not going to school," "i need you to go to school." it was, you know, it was tough. there was no reasoning at all, so it was difficult. it was really difficult to kind of get through to her how important it was for her to be in school. erin's only managed to be in school for one or two days a week on average for the last few years. she's just done her mock exams. if i walk in a room and there's a test, i'm walking back out, i'm not going in there. cos i can't do it. i need, like, a week to prepare myself to get in there. a teacher describes what they're trying to do as clawing it back by spinning plates,

as many plates as possible. all this while trying to maintain a high—quality education for all. lucy watkinson, bbc news, oldham. frank field, the former labour minister and crossbench peer, has died. he was 81. for much of his career, lord field was a leading voice on welfare reform, and a campaigner on poverty. he was one of westminster�*s longest serving mps, representing birkenhead in merseyside for a0 years. us presidentjoe biden has signed a package of military aid for ukraine worth $61 billion — that's almost £50 billion. mr biden said the us would send fresh weapons and equipment to ukraine "right away" to help kyiv defend itself against russian advances. we don't walk away from our allies, we stand with them. we don't let tyrants win, we oppose them. we don't merely watch global events unfold, we shape them. that's what it means to be the indispensable nation. the world's superpower, and the world's leading democracy.

for almost 100 years, this painting was feared lost. it's by the austrian artist gustav klimt and it resurfaced just a few months ago. earlier it went under the hammer in vienna — attracting bids from around the world. it sold for 30 million euros — slightly less than had been expected — but experts say it's one of the artist's most important works, even if little is known about its history. time now to bring you the latest on tonight's premier league games. match of the day is on bbc two at 11:15pm — so if you don't want to know the scores, then you know what to do... liverpool's title hopes have been dealt a huge blow after a shock 2—0 defeat to everton in the merseyside derby. elswhere, there were wins for manchester united, crystal palace and bournemouth, but it's the result at goodison park which has major implications for the title race.

joe lynskey reports. forjurgen klopp, this was the last trip across town. in nine years at liverpool, he'd never lost at goodison. this is his final season, his team could still win the league but this time, this fixture did strange things to his defence. branthwaite...! cheering jarrad branthwaite for everton, whose shot crossed the line before his team—mate made sure. this season, this club's had eight points deducted — a win here would take them clear of the drop zone. for liverpool, at the top, this was a match they had to win. nunez... diaz! in the race for the league, they're the team playing catch up but klopp�*s farewell to goodison was now heading the wrong way. up gets calvert—lewin! dominic calvert—lewin with the goal everton have had to wait for. they last won the derby on this ground in 2010. now their difficult season has

one standout moment. joe lynskey, bbc news. greece is famous for its sunshine and crystal clear skies, but now a huge dust cloud from the sahara desert — has engulfed large parts of the country. in athens, many of the world famous ancient sites like the acropolis are barely visible. anyone with a respiratory condition has been advised to stay indoors, wear protective masks and avoid exercising until the air clears. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. thank you. it is very warm in the south of greece at the moment but very cold here. we start off with this beautiful snap from argyll and bute. it was quite sunny across much of scotland today, helping to lift the temperature, but the air got very chilly and is set to stay that way over the next few days. sunshine

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