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| |  | Iain McDowell 30 April 2024 | | | Good morning. Staff at one of the UK's biggest special schools were filmed abusing children in their care but they kept their jobs - we're investigating why. As the SNP searches for a new leader, James Cook looks at where a party in crisis could go next. Plus, we speak to the twinkle-toed Michael Flatley on the 30th anniversary of Riverdance. | | | |
 Image: BBC 'Torture' in a calming room - our special school investigation When dozens of memory sticks were discovered in a sealed box at a school for children with special educational needs in 2021, no-one could have imagined what they contained. In all, 500 hours of footage showing children being held in so-called "calming rooms", with staff hitting them and denying access to a toilet. But after a police investigation and an independent inquiry into the Whitefield School in London, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, no-one was sacked. Then a whistleblower brought the story to us. As part of our File on 4 investigation, we've spoken to pupils' families, including the Glorias - their son David was put in a "calming room". "My son was in a panicked state... and they just ignored him - it's torture," says dad Ricardo. Now under new leadership, the school says it complied with employment law in relation to staff. The families are still without the answers they want. | | | | | | | | | |
| | Divisions exposed within SNP as battle for new leader begins Just days after Humza Yousaf attempted a strategic move designed to strengthen his power, the SNP is starting the search for a new leader. So who would want to inherit a party divided and under the shadow of a police investigation into its finances? Former leader John Swinney has already said he's considering standing, with Kate Forbes appearing to be his likely rival. Our Scotland editor James Cook says that whoever does become the leader and Scotland's next first minister will face a long list of formidable challenges. | | | | | | | | | |
| King to return to public events with visit to cancer centre In what will be a symbolic return to his public duties, King Charles will visit a hospital cancer centre today to meet patients and staff in his first major engagement since his own diagnosis. Until now he's stuck to private events as he's undergone treatment, which is continuing. Our royal correspondent Sean Coughlan says it's a sign of cautious optimism but it remains uncertain how many of the traditional big royal events the King will attend this summer. | | | |
| Patch to protect against measles in children shows promise Painless and easier to store than injections, could a sticking plaster-sized patch be the perfect alternative to the measles vaccine? With vaccination levels falling, experts say millions of children have been left unprotected from the disease. Microneedle-patch technology is being trialled in the Gambia to get immunisation back on track. Our health reporter Philippa Roxby has the full story. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | Evidence given to the BBC gives chilling details of protester Nika Shakarami’s last movements. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: Getty Images Michael Flatley: I was told not to embarrass Irish dancing It was the interval act that raised the hairs on the back of Sir Terry Wogan's neck and reportedly led to a set of legs being insured for £25m. The Riverdance performance at Eurovision in 1994 transformed Irish dancing and turned it into a worldwide sensation. Now 30 years to the day since that first show, its star and choreographer Michael Flatley reflects on his memories of an extraordinary night, its legacy and how he dared to be different. | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Meet two women tackling negative or ageist attitudes to older people around the world. | | | | |  | | BBC iPlaYER Amid a surge of military takeovers, what next for democracy in the fastest growing continent? | | | | | | | |
| 'Yousaf triggers turmoil' and 'George Cross for Grace' Several of the papers analyse Humza Yousaf's resignation, with the Times saying Labour is "poised to profit" from a "bitter" SNP leadership contest. Some bookmakers have stopped taking bets on John Swinney becoming Scotland's next leader, according to the Guardian, and Andrew Neil writes in the Mail that the independence debate is "dead for a generation". The Sun is campaigning for Grace O'Malley-Kumar to be awarded the George Cross for trying to fight off the man who killed her and her friend in Nottingham last year. The NHS will ban trans women from female hospital wards, says the Telegraph. Here's our review of all the front pages. | | | |
| | Good news if you've been one of the many who's received a letter with a fake stamp on it in recent months. After a surge in counterfeits, Royal Mail had said it would change recipients £5 but now it's decided to waive that penalty. It's also working on an online scanner that will help you to stamp out the fakes. | | | |
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