19/08/2016 BBC News at Ten

Rio's Paralympic Games are in severe financial trouble,

described as the worst crisis for the movement in decades.

One stadium will close to save money, and ten countries may

not make the Games at all, because of delayed travel grants.

Never before in our 56-year history have we had circumstances like this.

In the last few minutes, after a dramatic penalty shootout,

Team GB's women take gold against Holland in the Olympic

While Nick Skelton, one of Team GB's oldest competitors at 58,

Usain Bolt running away from everybody!

19.79 - it's a gold, his eighth gold!

All eyes tonight are on Usain Bolt - after winning the 200m,

he's one gold away from the treble treble - three golds at three

A three-year-old boy has died after he was

And after the deaths of nearly 10,000 people in Haiti from cholera,

the UN admits it WAS involved in the outbreak of the disease.

And in sport - Great Britain guarantee themselves another medal,

with Joe Joyce joining Nicola Adams in his Olympic boxing final.

Joyce beat the Kazakhstan fighter Ivan Dychko,

and he will face Tony Yoka of France for gold.

As millions around the world enjoy the Olympics in Rio,

the Paralympic Games is facing its worst

financial crisis in more than half a century.

With just three weeks to go, a massive budget shortfall means

One venue in Rio will close, and funds to help some countries

send their athletes to the Games may not be available.

Part of the problem, is that just 12% of tickets

Our sports editor, Dan Roan, reports from Rio.

The Beijing and London Paralympics were game-changers

They generated huge interest and brought

The hope was that Rio's unique backdrop would help

But a financial crisis has now meant the Paralympics' budget

has been scaled back, less than three weeks

Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have

Clearly, Brazil is in a far different position now to the one

when it won the right to stage both Games.

A raft of cuts were today announced, including the closure

of the Deodoro Park, the second-largest of the four zones

There will also be a downsizing of the workforce, the closure

of some media centres and cuts to transport services.

Issues during the Olympics such as repairs at the Athletes' Village,

extra security and the treatment of the green water at

the Aquatics Centre, have meant Paralympic funds

Organisers have been promoting the Paralympics,

but crucial travel grants are almost three weeks overdue,

and even if they are paid, ten countries may not be able

The Paralympic budget has been cannibalised to back-fill gaps

in the Olympic budget, and that can only have a negative

Desperate disappointment for the athletes.

But one British paralympian preparing to compete in Rio

believes the challenges are not insurmountable.

Disabled athletes are used to overcoming barriers.

Only 12% of tickets for the Rio Paralympics

have so far been sold, and some who have travelled

I think Brazil must be generous and open the doors.

Today at Rio 2016's main ticket office, Paralympic tickets

could only be bought at one of these booths.

The Olympics is much more popular than the Paralympics,

They should support the athletes anyway.

Brazilians left to do the day before, yes?

The Olympics were seen to have taken a calculated risk coming

For the next great sporting event of the summer,

JUST HOW MUCH OF A SETBACK IS THIS FOR THE PARALYMPIC MOVEMENT, GIVEN

THE HUGE strides taken in Beijing and London? Given the fact that the

Paralympic committee felt the need to confirm that the event would be

going ahead at all, just 2.5 weeks before it was meant to start, gives

you an indication as to the challenges they face. A combination

of political people which has affected sponsorship revenue,

economic recession and unseen costs during the James, have confined

combined to mean that the local organising committee is effectively

broke, it has run out of money. Even though emergency funds have been

secured from the local mayor and from the federal government in the

last 24 hours, there is this sense that the Paralympics is something of

an underfunded afterthought now. They still insist this will be a

fantastic Games in terms of sporting performance. It can still be a real

game changer when it comes to inclusion and accessibility in South

America, especially in terms of TV coverage, where there is due to be

unprecedented levels of exposure in the United States. But many will be

asking tonight how they can be a funding crisis given the billions of

dollars that the international Olympic Mitty generates every cycle,

from sponsorship and broadcasting revenue. Many will worry that that

progress which we saw in Beijing and in London 2012 would now be undone

to a certain extent. In the last few moments, Team GB's women's hockey

team has won gold, beating the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.

It comes after the show jumper Nick Skelton became Britain's

second-oldest Olympic gold medallist, in his seventh Games.

The 58-year-old, who initially retired 16 years ago

after breaking his neck in two places,

claimed individual gold after a six-way jump-off.

Yes, welcome to the hockey venue, where as you say, what drama we have

seen in the last few minutes. Britain's women winning gold in a

gripping penalty shoot-out. Earlier on, there had also been gold for

Nick Skelton in the show-jumping on another memorable day for Team GB.

He has had a hip replacement, knee surgery, once even a broken neck.

Now he's the Olympic champion. COMMENTATOR: Here we go for gold,

Nick Skelton, Great Britain... At 58, he was competing before most of

his team-mates here were even born. In a six way jump-off for gold, he

and his horse Big Star, who has also had injury problems, used every

shred of their experience. A clear round. Could anyone match it? Well,

under unbearable tension, the answer was no. With fat, Britain had its

oldest Olympic champion for more than a century - proof that the best

things really do come to those who wait. I'm speechless. The horse was

amazing to date, and he's been really unlucky the last few days. I

did it the other way around in London and it didn't pay off. So

this has been done for him today and he really deserve it. Meanwhile, a

mere 35 years younger, Jade Jones, known as the head hunter, and this

is why... Those high-scoring head kicks propelled her to her second

Olympic title. She celebrated with a dance. Others, with decibels. Back

in her Welsh hometown, they could almost be heard in Rio. Another

golden moment. And there could be more to come. Boxer Joe Joyce is

through to his final. He proved that even super heavyweights can be light

on their feet. At the hockey, though, hopes of history. Britain's

women in their first Olympic final. Could it be a first gold? There was

some drama, Netherlands penalty saved by Maddie Hinch. They then

went ahead, fax to Lily Owsley. Could they hold onto the lead? Dutch

hit back, the champions living up to their billing, with two pick five

goals. Just before half-time, Britain responded, through Crista

Cullen. It was breathless stuff and they could not be divided. So to a

shoot out. In the British goal, Maddie Hinch was inspired. But it

came down to Hollie Webb to fire Britain to gold. For Britain, the

most glorious of outcomes. Yes, you sense the celebrations here are only

just beginning. What an incredible night for the British fans here.

This team had never reached an Olympic final before, and yet here

they are, Olympic champions. A stunning performance on another

quite stunning day for Team GB. Those medals have cemented Team

GB's position They now have 24 golds,

two ahead of China in third. Team GB is hoping to match

the success of London 2012, The International Olympic committee

is to open a disciplinary inquiry against the American swimmer

Ryan Lochte and three colleagues,

over allegations they were Police in Brazil say

the Olympic gold medallist - along with team mates -

lied about the robbery to cover up vandalism

at a petrol station. Lochte today apologised

over the incident. Onto other news now,

and a three-year-old boy has died after being attacked

by a dog in Essex. Dexter Neal had been playing at

a house near his home in Halstead. A 29-year-old woman

arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be

dangerously out of control At 5.40 last night, the little boy

was attacked by a dog. Neighbours described

hearing lots of screaming. Emergency services were called,

and Dexter was taken in an air ambulance to hospital,

but he later died. I just heard this terrible,

terrible scream, and then I just see this man pulling out this very big

white dog, and I was like, And I thought, OK, I need

to call the police on this. So, as I'm calling the police,

I'm describing what I'm seeing, and I can see the mother coming out

- I only saw it for a moment - holding this very bloody

child in her arms. A 29-year-old woman who was arrested

on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control has been

questioned and released on bail. Police have confirmed

it was an American bulldog, which is not on the list of banned

breeds in the UK. The Government introduced

the Dangerous Dogs Act almost It banned four breeds,

including the pit bull terrier, and made it an offence for owners

to not control a dog But latest figures suggest hospital

admissions for dog bites or attacks last year were up by 6.5%

on the previous 12 months, with children under ten more

likely to be admitted. The local MP here says

the legislation should I think the last thing we should do

now is any kind of knee jerk reaction, but we do need to look

at the rules around dog ownership, and also about how dogs are looked

after, and particularly This is the second time

someone has been killed As neighbours mourn the death

of a little boy, police will investigate exactly how

a family pet cost the life Ellie Price, BBC News,

Halstead. Some abortion services

carried out at Marie Stopes International Clinics in England

have been suspended. An inspection by the

watchdog the Care Quality Commission has raised concerns

about patient safety. An estimated 250 women a week

will now be sent to other providers. Our health editor,

Hugh Pym, is here. What's behind all this? The

regulator carried out inspections at Marie

Stopes sites, unannounced inspections, and they said they had

concerns about governance arrangements, particularly around

consent and safeguarding and also training and competence in

terminations. As a result, Marie Stopes has decided to suspend

terminations for all teenagers under 18, vulnerable groups of women,

under anaesthetic, and all surgical terminations at its Norwich Centre.

Marie Stopes says it is working closely with the CQC to try to

address these concerns and hopes to restore services in days if given

the all clear, but it will affect 250 women per week. NHS England says

it's working urgently to try to find alternative provision and care and

they have said it's going to be an anxious time for those women

affected. A confidential helpline has been set up and there are more

details of that on the BBC News website.

Russia has denied one of its air raids was responsible for the dazed

and bloodied Syrian boy whose photograph has drawn

Four year old Omran was rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo.

The Russian defence ministry says its planes operating in Syria

never bombed settled areas, and suggested the attack could have

The Chairman of Donald Trump's campaign for the White House has

resigned just two months into the job.

Paul Manafort had been accused of receiving payments in the past,

to advise pro-Russian groups in Ukraine.

The UN has now admitted it was involved in the outbreak

of cholera in Haiti six years ago, that's killed nearly 10,000 people.

Researchers say inadequately treated sewage from a peacekeeping base

The UN had repeatedly denied any involvement and still insists

it isn't responsible, so is immune from prosecution.

So far, 800,000 people are thought to have been taken ill

And more than 30 people are still dying every month.

From UN headquarters in New York, here's Nick Bryant.

Haiti had been free of cholera for 100 years.

But the outbreak that has ripped through the Caribbean

country since 2010 has killed some 10,000 people,

Scientific studies have repeatedly indicated the disease was brought

to the country by UN peacekeepers from Nepal, whose human waste

But despite the overwhelming weight of evidence, the UN had refused

In partnership with the Haitian government, the UN has been heavily

engaged in cholera eradication since the 2010 outbreak.

But over the past year the UN has become convinced that it

needs to do much more regarding its own involvement

in the initial outbreak and the suffering of those

The change of heart at UN headquarters follows a confidential

report that found that cholera would not have broken

out but for the actions of the United Nations.

The report also called its response "morally unconscionable,

legally indefensible and politically self-defeating."

Last night, a court in New York rejected a compensation claim

brought by Haitian victims, upholding the UN's long-held

position that it enjoys diplomatic immunity.

So while the organisation has acknowledged its involvement

in the outbreak, it still refuses to accept any legal responsibility.

Lawyers acting on behalf of the victims say that's unacceptable.

The UN has just been hiding behind its own immunity

and that is an absolute denial of its own principles.

What it needs to do now is step up and live up

continued frustration at the UN's inadequate response.

This has a huge impact on the Haitian people.

It's something that is not indigenous to them, this

is not a disease that they've seen before.

It is a new threat to their livelihoods,

a new threat to their health and a new threat to their economic

And the UN is responsible for that, they need to take action.

With dozens still dying from the disease each month,

But, to many, its refusal to pay compensation is morally offensive,

showing heartlessness in a time of cholera.

Nick Bryant, BBC News, New York.

He's the fastest man in the world, and tonight Jamaica's Usain Bolt

is setting his sights on on the treble treble -

three gold medals at three olympic games.

It's a feat never achieved in athletics before.

As his competitors gathered their composure, Bolt looked

Playing to the Brazilian crowd with a smile-fuelled Samba,

no man commands an audience quite like him.

What history is written, what more does he have for us?

The world record was his for the taking, never has a man

Quiet please, Mr Bolt is about to start.

At six foot five, he's a freak of nature in a sport suited

for shorter, more explosive athletes.

As he has been throughout his career!

But still, no-one could touch him as the fastest legs

in the sport carried him to a golden goodbye.

But in his last 200 metre Olympic final, he couldn't hide his anguish

I ran hard out of the turn, but when I came into the straight,

it's like my body would not respond to me, know what I mean?

It's just I'm getting older, I'm not as young and fresh.

I'm excited to get the gold medal and that's the key thing.

Age catches up with us all, but he still knows

It doesn't matter the type of camera, they all love him.

In a sport so tainted by drug cheats, Bolt proved it can

If this is it, what on earth are we going to do without him?

He's taken our sport to different levels.

There has been some great athletes who have been

known across the world, but none bigger than Usain Bolt.

Well, when the relay finishes here tonight,

it could mean history for Usain Bolt, but it also

represents a second chance for glory for Britain's Adam Gemili.

Last night, as Bolt celebrated, Gemili lay devastated on the track.

The 22-year-old was beaten to bronze by just three thousandths

of a second, the finish line photo showing just how agonisingly

I lost my form at the end, to get so close, it's heartbreaking.

But Bolt turns 30 on Sunday and his mum has been

Tonight, relay gold could provide the fondest of farewells for sport's

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