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| | | | | Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill | | 30 August 2024 | | | | Good morning. The BBC has spoken to a number of parents of pupils at special schools funded by councils, who say their children are being failed. We have also learnt that a plan to use vacant military land for new homes was quietly shelved two years ago, and we'll find out why more than 100,000 UK employees are about to be offered NHS health checks. Elsewhere, ahead of Oasis reunion tickets going on sale this weekend, we'll speak to some of those who went to the band's 1996 Knebworth gigs. | | | | | | |
 | | Image: Jo Adnitt/BBC | Restrained and scared - the £100k schools failing vulnerable children | | | Dozens of parents have told the BBC they feel their children are being failed by private special schools costing local councils millions of pounds. Few qualified teachers, little academic progress and children being restrained are just some of the issues that have been raised. Leah, an autistic teenager, became so distressed about being restrained at her independent school that she began self harming and forced a screw in her toe as a cry for help. She felt she had no choice but to take her school to court - and won. | | | | | | |
| Have supermarkets reached peak self-scan? | | After years of encouraging shoppers to scan their own groceries, some supermarkets are checking out a move back to traditional tills. Asda said it would put more staff on checkouts, while Morrisons admitted it might have "gone too far" with self-scan. But some shoppers told the BBC they're happy to skip the queues and the chit chat if it speeds up their shop. | | | |
10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built | | | A government scheme to use vacant military land for new homes was quietly shelved two years ago without a single house being built. The plan was meant to deliver up to 10,000 new homes, but came to an end after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) withdrew most of the chosen sites from the programme. Earlier this year the MoD identified further surplus "brownfield" land that could be used for almost 35,000 new homes. But the BBC can reveal that none of that land has yet been released or sold by the government either. | | | | | Plan for workplace health checks to curb heart disease | | | More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can cause heart attacks and strokes. | | | | |
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| | | | | In a building on the edge of a Sheffield business park, researchers are testing new fuel that could help reduce aviation's carbon emissions. | | | | | | |
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| |  | | Image: Apple | Gary Oldman on Slow Horses, farting and the honours system | | | Gary Oldman, one of the most decorated actors of his generation, could soon pick up his first Emmy for his role as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, a show he describes as depicting "the sort of slightly shady, dirty side of espionage". However, unlike those acting knights of the realm, such as Sir Anthony Hopkins or Sir Kenneth Branagh, he says that he has been completely overlooked by the honours system. In an interview with the BBC's Colin Paterson, Oldman reflects on his 40-year career, his recent move to TV, and his character Lamb's trademark move of breaking wind. | | | | | | |
 | | BBC SOUNDS | | | | The team explores the government considering banning smoking outdoors in public places. | | | |  | | BBC iPLAYER | | | | Following Sir Brian May over a decade-long opposition to the controversial badger cull. | | | | | | |
| |  | Anger at PM's 'cigs ban plan' and removal of 'Maggie's portrait' | | | The Metro's front page covers the angry reaction from some within the hospitality industry about the plan to extend the smoking ban to some outdoor spaces. The Guardian also writes about how the PM is on a “collision course” with the industry over the proposed curbs. Elsewhere, The Times looks at a health initiative to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, and the Daily Mail front page is dominated by the removal of a £100,000 portrait of Margaret Thatcher from her former study at No 10. | | | | | | | | |
| | | Britpop fans across the UK will be anxiously waiting for Oasis reunion tickets go on sale tomorrow morning. Back in 1996, two and a half million people applied to watch the band play across two nights at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire. At a time when very few people had mobile phones - and no tickets were sold online - we speak to some of those who say they still had to endure an anxious wait. While you wait, why not try our Quiz of the Week? | More newsletters from the BBC | | - US Election Unspun: Follow the twists and turns in the race for the White House with North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. Subscribe
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