18/08/2016 BBC News at Ten

Outrage, as the plight of one small boy symbolises the suffering

A five-year-old boy sits alone in an ambulance, dazed and bloodied

after an airstrike on the besieged city of Aleppo.

With the fighting escalating, there's anger at the UN at the lack

of aid reaching millions of trapped people.

Not one single convoy in one month has reached any of the humanitarian

besieged areas. There are calls now

for a 48-hour ceasefire - Russia, an ally of the Syrian

president, says it will support it. The Brownlees triumph

in the triathlon in Rio - gold medallist Alistair pays tribute

to his sibling and rival. Obviously, I have just had the edge

on Jonny in the last couple of races, but he's killed me in

training almost everyday. A-level students get their results,

as a record number take up And as government plans to cut

childhood obesity are criticised, we look at one scheme which claims

it's making a real difference. And coming up in Olympic

Sportsday on BBC News - gold number 21 for Great Britain is

won by Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills The bloodied and stunned face

of a little boy after an airstrike in Aleppo has provoked

outrage at the suffering of innocent civilians caught up

in the fighting in Syria. Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh had

been pulled from the rubble The UN and the EU has have called

for an urgent temporary ceasefire to allow food and medical supplies

into Aleppo, where millions No aid has been able to reach

besieged areas in Syria in a month. Our chief international

correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reports. Another air strike

on a home in east Aleppo. Russian or Syrian warplanes attack

this rebel-held area This time, a little boy is rescued

from the rubble. Emergency teams rush

him into an ambulance. Then, for a moment, he sits,

in silence, in shock, on his own. When you are only five years old,

it's hard to grasp what's woken This film provided by activists

in Aleppo shot around the world, striking a chord with a world grown

weary of Syria's plight. Aleppo, Syria's second city,

has been at war since Now, it's the focus of intense

fighting, despite pleas for a ceasefire to allow aid

to reach millions across Syria, In Geneva today, a UN envoy,

known for his patience, Not one single convoy in one

month has reached any Within hours, Russia's offer,

a 48-hour truce in Aleppo. Mr Mistura told the BBC

what must happen next. For the Americans, they,

too, should be saying yes to a humanitarian pause

for Aleppo for 48 hours, then I think Omran's image

would have helped at least to stop the carnage,

for the time being, in Aleppo. Omran was treated here last

night by Dr Mohammed. We need to tell all the world

about these thousands of stories, This is what Omran's

neighbourhood looks like now. His friends recount in detail

what happened last night. We saw body parts,

people pulled out." Later he vowed, "We

are staying in Aleppo. Today, Omran's plight symbolises

the suffering of Syria. He's focused many

minds, for the moment. What Syria needs is an end

to a terribly tangled war - Just heartbreaking images - what

about the chance of this temporary ceasefire? As always, the answer

lies with Russia and the United States and their allies in the

region. There will be talks next week. Clock is ticking for John

Kerry, the US Secretary of State, who has invested a lot in trying to

find a way to work with Russia, to at least get a cessation of

hostilities. We understand that this is what the Russians and the

Americans will try to do. They are going to meet, and if they can come

up with what they call technical arrangements, where basically

everybody just ceases fire, where they are, to create a window, to say

that all sides are staying where they are, then they can go to talks.

But they have tried this before. Was a pause earlier in the year - it

provided some relief to Syrians. Some they're going to try again. It

is terribly, terribly difficult, because a the same time, the

fighting is intensifying. To the Olympics, and the Brownlee

brothers have done it again. Gold and silver in the triathlon

at Rio, in a storming performance which left the other

competitors trailing. Alistair now has another gold

to add to the one he won And brother Jonny, a bronze

medallist in 2012, swam, Andy Swiss is in Rio for us

this evening - it was It was, yes. Welcome to Copacabana,

where earlier while we witnessed something very special indeed. Not

since 1960 had two brothers won gold and silver in the same event. But

Britain has new history boys - the Brownlee brothers.

They've turned a global sport into a family affair.

Alistair and Jonny, the Brownlee brothers, taking on the world.

Down Copacabana beach into the Atlantic Ocean for a 1.5k swim.

Alistair and Jonny won gold and bronze respectively

in London, and once again, they set out for glory.

Well, here they all come, charging out of the sea

after that first stage and the Brownlee brothers are right

Now for the next part, a 40k bike ride.

The Brownlees were soon in a leading pack of ten riders,

as they negotiated the hills around Rio, cheered all the way

By the end of the cycling, they were at the front.

A 10k run, and off went the Brownlees.

A sibling rivalry to decide the gold.

In the searing heat, who would keep their cool?

After sprinting clear, he grabbed the Union and a Yorkshire

As the emotions overflowed, behind him in silver,

there was Jonny, brothers in arms, an extraordinary achievement.

In the last couple of weeks we have been training,

me, Jonny, Vargs - commit, commit, commit on those

first couple of laps, and boy, we committed and the gap

we had a good gap, I was like - we are going to get two medals here.

The fabulous Brownlee boys, once again, on top of the world.

And there was more success for Team GB, as Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark

finally got their gold in the sailing.

Team GB also won silver in the 200m kayak

double, while Nicola Adams is through to the women's

Natalie Pirks has been watching the action.

After an agonising overnight delay to become champions, Hannah Mills

and Saskia Clark finally completed their victory

lap to secure gold in

The last race for these best of friends was a special one.

It was fast, it was frenetic, it was a photo finish.

Great Britain's Liam Heath and Jon Schofield took silver

0.03 seconds to improve on their bronze in London.

And after gold and silver, a bronze, over China in the badminton.

Britain's first in men's doubles Olympic history.

Just look what it meant to Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis

So much history between Nicola Adams and China's competitor.

Not least the small matter of Adams beating her in

But Adams was worried in the opening round.

An improvement was needed, and Adams responded

The Olympic champion was beaming her trademark smile

Well, after a commanding performance by Alistair Brownlee,

focus now turns to another defending champion.

Can Jade Jones, the youngest gold medallist from London,

In the quarterfinal, Jones' high kicking

accuracy was enough to see her through to the semis.

And in the last hour, British tae kwon do's

first-ever gold medallist booked her place in the final.

It wasn't plain sailing for every defending champion, though - the US

4X100m relay team had a disastrous outing.

In a bizarre twist, they'll rerun alone tonight

and will be in the final if they beat China's time.

Four US Olympic swimmers who said they had been robbed at gun point

in Rio de Janeiro made their story up, according to the head

Instead, the swimmers have been accused of vandalism.

Three of the swimmers remain in Brazil and are being questioned

by police, after two of them were dramatically removed

Our sports editor, Dan Roan, has more.

Ia zblun of the greatest ia swimmers in history, Ryan Lochte won the 12th

medal of his career but he has become embroiled in an ongoing

coninterest ofcy. Last Saturday night, Lochte and three team-mates,

seen here arriving at a nightclub, were out celebrating another

successful games. Later they claimed they had been robbed at gunpoint on

the way home but today, CC it. V footage emerged of the four at a

petrol station and police say their story was concocted to cover up a

dispute over a damaged toilet. The swimmers, seen here, prevented from

leaving by a security guard. At this exact moment, what the police can

say, is that there was no robbery the way the athletes reported. In

theory, they can be charged with giving false testimony and

vandalism. Rio police were surprised to see footage of the swimmers

returning to the athletes' village after the alleged robbery, joking

and with many of their belongings. Were you robbed? Were you guys

robbed. Last night as the plot thickened two of the swimmers were

prevented from going home, hauled off a plane on a US-bound aeroplane

and hauled in for questioning. Sometimes you do things you forget.

They are some of the best swimmers. They made a mistake, life goes on.

Mefbs Team GB have been told not to wear official kit outside the

athletes' village nor to use taxis after a team member was subjected to

a theft this week. Following the incident, members of

Team GB have now been warned to remain here in the safety of the

athletes' village. There is a side to this city you have to be wary of

and careful about. They are places we are told not to go do. We have a

large security detail but in the evenings a will the is down to

common sense in terms of how you manage yourself. 85,000 military and

police personnel have been deployed here to make the Games safe but

after a series of security scares and with just three days to g the

authorities will now be hoping there will be no more incidents.

-- So, let's take a look at the medal

table as it stands at the moment. Great Britain stays in second place,

with those 21 golds, United States leads

the table, with 31 golds. A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories: Retail sales were unexpectedly

strong in July, despite warnings the Brexit vote might

knock consumer spending. Sales grew by nearly 6%,

compared with the previous month. The warmer weather is said to be,

in part, behind the rise. It has been alleged that

Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse who contracted Ebola while working

in Sierra Leone, concealed her raised temperature

when she returned to the UK. A hearing on her fitness to practice

will be held next month. Tens of thousands of residents have

been evacuated from their homes in California, as wildfires

continue to burn. Firefighters have described

the blazes as some of the most Already 40 square miles of brush

and trees have been destroyed. Two West Mercia police officers have

been placed under criminal investigation and served with gross

misconduct notices in connection with the death of the former

Aston Villa footballer, He died in Telford in Shropshire

on Monday after being shot Our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Daniel Sandford, is here. It is now a very serious

investigation, a criminal investigation into two of the

officers who attended the disturbance outside dalian

Atkinson's father's house in the early hours of Monday morning. A

criminal investigation into the circumstances of his death and the

level and type of force used. You may remember that eye witnesses

spoke to journalists about other kinds of force being used, as well

as the Taser as they detained dalian Atkinson and he died on the way to

hospital. He didn't make it to hospital. We have also had a result

of the postmortem examination announced today. That is

inconclusive. So it is still not clear what it was that caused dalian

Atkinson's death. We have had a statement today, a formal statement

for the first time from his family released through their lawyers. They

say they have been shocked by the circumstances of the death. They say

they are determined to get justice and they are appealing for any more

witnesses who may have seen what had happened to get in touch with the

IPCC Hundreds of thousands

of sixth formers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have

received their A-level Record numbers of students have been

offered university places but there was a marginal fall

in top grades. Overall girls are still

outperforming boys Our Education Editor,

Branwen Jeffreys, has the story. I know that's not

like a great example. We can now leave this

school for good. In St Helens some could hardly

believe their grades, some were ready to party,

others needed advice A record number of students already

have their university places and many more will find one

in the next few days. This is the last year in England

they can go to university without facing another increase

in tuition fees and faced with the cost, some will be

looking at alternatives. Emma's just started

an apprenticeship. Matthew's heading to

Cambridge University Yeah, I think it's becoming

a lot more pressured. I know, certainly my group

of friends were really uncomfortable this morning,

worrying about results and worrying For me, I was just really fed up

of getting education Like, I wanted to earn whilst

I'm still learning. Does the cost of

a degree bother you? It makes me a bit nervous

but when you read into the debt of it and everything,

it's not bad because you only start paying it back

when you earn a certain amount. The overall pass rate

this year was stable. 98.1% in England, but at 97.3%,

Wales has fallen a little behind. The highest, at 98.2%,

Northern Ireland. Some students here are choosing

apprenticeships, instead of degrees. I think there's a large pressure

from some families to try to avoid their sons

or daughters building up loans. I also think it's that guarantee

of employment at the end of it, really, that makes a huge

difference, obviously. At Manchester, the last places

for medicine went in minutes this But students are advised not

to rush their choices. I think the first

thing is not to panic. I think the most important thing

for young people is to think Actually, they maybe think

they want to go into university now, but it's possible they may

want to take a break, take a year to think that

through and think carefully Students are borrowing

more and expect more. In future, their fees could be

linked to the quality of teaching and, just as importantly,

their job prospects. A long-awaited plan

by the Government to reduce childhood obesity in England has

been attacked by health campaigners and politicians as a watered down

version of what had been hoped for. Targets that have been set,

include: asking the food and drinks industry

to cut 5% of the sugar in products popular with children,

like breakfast cereals And for primary schools to make sure

children get at least half an hour But the plan does not include other

measures that were called for, like curbing the advertising of junk

food to children and promotions Our correspondent, Jeremy Cooke,

reports now on a scheme in Wigan which claims some success

in tackling obesity among They're having fun -

getting active, burning calories. A Wigan Council summer camp,

part of a comprehensive approach These children, and their families,

are learning about activity and It's all about making

the right lifestyle This is an 18-month programme

and targets children identified Does anyone know

anything about sugar? The kids are here to play,

but they and their parents also get a crash course in healthy eating,

the danger of sugar Just squeeze the orange,

one of your five-a-day. Being overweight can have life-long

impacts on our children's health You've got to try and keep

the sugar intake down. It's hard to sort of

like not give them one. I know that the amount of food

we eat as a family is too much. He's in a really good environment

here, and he's having a go. That means his mind-set is changing,

and he's at the age now Because if he thinks like that

going ahead, then maybe it'll instill it in him

for the rest of his life. I have seen McKenzie

being withdrawn at home, when he has felt bullied or he's not

been able to join in things. It's just incredible

for the confidence, the self-esteem Tackling childhood obesity

is a complex, difficult task. Here there's a determination to take

the challenge - head on. It's great having all these plans

and policies and strategies, but we need to get out

and we need to be bold. We need to be brave and we need

to start making the difference For the kids here, it all seems

to be working. I've been more a lot more

active since I've come. I think I've been doing

a lot more exercise. I eat less of pizza and stuff

and I eat more salads. None of this is easy,

but the joined up approach in Wigan takes tackling childhood obesity

to a new level. Success here measured,

not just in lost pounds, Here on BBC One, it's time

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