11/10/2016 BBC News at Ten

Sterling on the slide again, as the markets consider

It was another punishing day for the pound on the financial

markets, falling to its lowest sustained level since the 1980s.

The weakness in the pound is really a sign that investors

don't have confidence in a post-Brexit UK economic outlook.

They think that Brexit is going to be very negative

for the UK economy and that GDP could contract going forward.

But in the City of London, the weak pound had another effect.

It pushed the index of 100 leading companies to a record peak.

We'll be looking at the latest signals from the markets

and at the likely consequences of the weaker pound.

Trump on the election trail, but his campaign's in greater

disarray, and he's in effect ditched the Republican Party leadership.

A special report on care homes in England -

with many having to close because of financial pressures.

Samsung stops all production of the Galaxy Note 7,

following reports that the smartphones can catch fire.

And some outstanding saves by Joe Hart keep England at the top

of their World Cup qualifying group.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News at 10:30pm:

We'll have all the action from the home nations qualifiers,

including Northern Irealnd's trip to Hanover to face Germany.

The value of sterling has continued to slide today,

as investors reacted to renewed concern about Britain

losing full access to the European single market.

The pound fell to $1.21, the lowest sustained trading

But the weak pound has had another effect, it's pushed the index

Our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed, explains the forces at work

and the likely consequences of a weaker pound.

The pound under pressure again, nervous markets, uncertainty over

the path to Brexit, worries about the performance of the UK economy, a

panicky cocktail that led Stirling to dip towards 1. 21. It's not seen

sustained levels this low since the 1980s. The weakness in the pound is

a sign that investors don't have confidence in a post Brexit UK

economic outlook. They think Brexit will be negative for the UK economy

and that GDP could contract going forward. On referendum night it was

for the Governor of the Bank of England to steady nerves. Some

market and economic volatility can be expected as this process unfolds.

Amid all the uncertainty, one thing definitely happened, sterling fell

by 11%, a fundamental market judgment on the threats to the UK

economy. It's certainly been a rocky ride for the pound. Here's the

beginning of the month when the pound was at 1. $1.30, but it began

to fall after Theresa May's speech at Tory party conference appeared to

many investors to suggest Britain would not only be leaving the

European Union, but the EU single market as well, which many

economists see as a poor option. Then on Friday, the flash crash down

to 1. $1.14, as automatic computer trading drove down the pound. Since

then, what is striking, is this high level of volatility. The markets

still feel very uncertain. Today the pound fell to 1. $1.21, a drop of a

fifth since the referendum. Now as we import a lot of food and fuel,

that could mean higher prices. We do think that inflation starts to pick

up from here, particularly next year. If people's incomes aren't

rising at the same rate, that's hitting real income. Perhaps that

will slow spending, which is key to the UK economy. Also key to the UK

economy, the performance of some of our biggest businesses. For them,

good news the stock market hit record highs as exports strengthened

courtesy of the weak pound and there was a bonus for international

businesses, if you earn profits in the strong dollar, it's cashing in

timement It looks good, but it is not a vote of confidence in the UK

economy. That is because the FTSE 100 is mostly comprised of

multinational companies that do their business abroad and also,

given the currency fall that we have seen since the referendum, the

revenues of those companies, when you translate into sterling, look

very good, that's why the FTSE is rising. Good cheer for large

businesses and if you are in the tourism or luxury goods market, the

low pound has meant trade is booming. But for consumers, more

worried about filling up at the petrol station or buying the weekly

shop, Britain's uncertain path to Brexit could mean more gloom ahead.

Once again conflicting signals from the financial markets. What do they

tell us about sentiment and the state of the economy? I think you're

right. There are two conflicting mess annings here. One is

short-term. That's the stock market and one is a longer term issue about

the performance the UK economy. Michael Saunders, a member of the

Monetary Policy Committee, they set interest rates as part of the Bank

of England. He gave interesting evidence to the Treasury Select

Committee where he said a fall in the drop of the -- a drop in the

value of the pound is a stimulus. That is something businesses and

stock markets are reacting. He said that the value of the pound could

fall further. That's where we look at the issues around how will the UK

economy look this time next year rather than this time next week.

There, the fall in the pound, is really investors signalling they are

concerned about the possibility of a slow down next year because of the

uncertainty around our exit from the European Union. Final point, what

does it mean politically? It's that issue - inflation. If we start

seeing import innation into the UK on food and fuel, that's when it

starts becoming a political issue for Theresa May.

Once again, thanks very much. Donald Trump's campaign

for the White House has descended into greater disarray,

and Hillary Clinton's supporters are expressing growing

confidence that she will be During the day, Mr Trump

suggested he'd cut his ties with the Republican Party

leadership, and he engaged in a sustained attack

on Paul Ryan, the most senior Let's join our North America editor,

Jon Sopel, in Washington. There are just four weeks to go

until America goes to the polls and today, Donald Trump opened up a new

front in his race for the White House. No, not attacking Hillary

Clinton or the Democratic Party, but the Republican candidate went to war

with the Republican Party. You always know when

Donald Trump is in a rage, it's never just a single tweet,

they come as a torrent. He took aim first at the most senior

elected Republican in the country, House Speaker, Paul Ryan calling him

weak and ineffective. Senator John McCain,

who's abandoned Trump, is described as "foul-mouthed"

then he lap based Disloyal Republicans are far more

difficult than crook ed Hillary, they come

at you from all sides, and then the Democrats

have always proven to be far more loyal

to each other than the Republicans. It's so nice that the shackles have

been taken off me and I can now In other words, Donald Trump

is in effect now running as an independent, the outsider

taking on the entire That would be music to the ears

of these protesters outside Republican headquarters furious

at the way their man They saided that they

recommitted to the Trump campaign today,

but words are cheap and actions They made a lot of promises

to the trump trump campaign Dozens of Republican lawmakers

have abandoned Donald Trump in the past few

days because they think But the grass-roots remain loyal

and might just vote Democrat in key Senate and House races to pub punish

those who have been disloyal. That means not only

is the presidency at risk, given the latest polls,

but potentially control The Republican Party's

perfect storm. Democrats are starting to feel

a little more confident. Bill Clinton saying the American

people had a clear choice. The question is - do you want

change that builds on all the good things that are

happening and makes more good things happen or do you want to go back

to trickle down economics So what will Trump

unshackled look like? Hillary Clinton doesn't

have the fortitude, strength It seems set to get a lot gnattier

still. The risk for -- nastier still. The

risk for Donald Trump is that will this appeal to his base that he

needs to to win. Will it help him to keep going with these personal feuds

against the Clintons and now, against the Republican Party itself?

Jon thanks very much for the latest there in Washington.

The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has warned that

Russia's role in the Syrian conflict could well turn it

Mr Johnson, who was addressing an emergency debate in the Commons

on the Syrian crisis, said Russia was responsible

for recent attacks on hospitals and aid convoys, and he urged people

to demonstrate outside the Russian embassy in London.

Our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale, watched the debate.

Another little girl pulled from the rubble of Eastern Aleppo.

Another child left orphaned by a war that's devastated so many lives.

As Russian War planes resumed their bombing

of rebelled-held districts, thousands of miles away

in Westminster, MPs debated the crisis for the first

We have a choice, we can turn away from the misery and suffering

of children and humanity in Aleppo, we can once again, on our watch,

appease today's international law breaker, Russia,

The pictures we see make us want to close our eyes to turn

We must not turn our backs on the greatest

Listening to that on the frontbench for the first time in his new job

He said Russia should be investigated for war crimes.

He called for fresh economic sanctions and...

I would certainly like to see demonstrations outside

That prompted a flurry of sarcasm from Russian diplomats

But the Foreign Secretary was not holding back.

If Russia continues in its current path, then I believe that great

country is in danger of becoming a pariah nation.

If President Putin's strategy is to restore the greatness

and the glory of Russia, then I believe he risks

Some demanded no-fly zones over Aleppo and elsewhere.

But that would involve the West being prepared to destroy Russian

and Syrian warplanes and air defences.

Some said more aid should be dropped by plane.

But these crates can land in the wrong place and often

Another's called for yet more diplomacy.

If that failed again, more economic sanctions.

We do need to explore no-fly and no-bombing zones.

We need to look at the question of air drops.

There is absolutely a role for sanctions to get

What people in Syria need is bread not bombs.

With our E3 reconnaissance aircraft, any war crimes by air

So the mood of the House of Commons was clear -

the West should do more to confront Russia and the Syrian

government, potentially even with the use of military force.

But the Foreign Secretary was much more cautious,

warning that the consequences of no-fly zones would have

to be thought through very, very carefully.

As for Labour, their frontbench was reluctant to blame Russia

for war crimes or do anything that might fuel the conflict.

In a multilayered, multifaceted civil war such as Syria,

the last thing we need is more parties bombing.

None of this will change the lives of those struggling to survive

Their fate is being decided by debates in Moscow and Damascus,

The regulator for social care in England has warned

that the entire market for looking after elderly and disabled

Evidence gathered by the Care Quality Commission,

and seen by the BBC, says care homes are closing

The document examined the financial health of some larger care companies

and raised questions about the number of firms no

longer wanting to take on council contracts.

Our social affairs correspondent, Alison Holt, has the story.

Betty Smith is in her 80s and needs help to remain

This is a supported flat, so there are care staff

It's more happiness here, and the people that come

Knowing that the same well trained staff will be there each day

is important to Betty and many others who need care.

The not for profit company that runs these flats used to be a major

provider of home care to local councils.

But it's pulled out of those contracts because it says it

simply isn't paid enough to do the job properly.

We wanted to provide care that's with staff that are well trained,

well equipped and providing the right quality of service.

Without the right funding, that becomes very, very difficult.

The regulator, the Care Quality Commission, monitors the finances

of some of the larger care companies in England.

In an analysis seen by the BBC, it says the handing back of council

contracts demonstrates the fragility of the care market.

With council budgets squeezed, it asks, at what point

will this adversely impact on the quality of service?

That's what worries Cheryl Ennis, who used to work as a home carer

Sometimes the care is rushed and the client is not

The CQC analysis also says the pace of closures amongst the more

than 16,000 care homes in England is increasing.

It highlights the ongoing struggle to find and keep the right staff.

This home in Oxfordshire now just concentrates on residential care

for people with fewer health needs, after deciding to stop

The first challenge is the lack of nurses, how difficult

they are to recruit and that's internationally as well

And also, the difference between what the local authorities

The charity that runs the home was having to fund the roughly

?300 a week difference between what the council paid

There's increasing evidence the serious knock-on effect

that the problems faced by adult social care are having elsewhere.

So for instance, since they made the decision to no longer

offer nursing care here, it's meant that the NHS has had

to provide more district nurses to come in to see residents.

What we do know is that if we continue to reduce funding

available for the broad range of public services, that leads

to increased demands on the National Health Service,

demands that the NHS is not well equipped to meet.

Care is funded differently in each of the UK nations.

In a statement, the Care Quality Commission says in England most

The Government says more money is being put into the care of older

The Korean technology giant, Samsung, says it's

permanently stopped production of its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone

It's also told retailers to stop selling the device.

Last month, the firm recalled 2.5 million phones following reports

of them catching fire and batteries exploding.

The same fault has now been reported in replacement phones.

Our technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, has the latest.

It was the latest version of Samsung's giant smartphone

and it won rave reviews, but then this happened.

In a fast-food restaurant in South Korea a phone is on fire,

one of several incidents over the last 10 days and these

all involved replacement Note 7s, sent out after the first

Now, Samsung has admitted defeat, halting production and sales

Customers have been told to turn them off and return them to stores.

In London this morning, this man, who bought

previous versions of the Note, was disappointed.

I pre-ordered the Note 7 in mid-September and I got it

So I got my replacement and was I perfectly happy with it

and I was really heartbroken to have to take my new phone

Samsung broke new ground with the Note, proving

there was an appetite for much bigger phones and it hoped this

latest version would be the best-selling yet.

Now though it's clear that the Note 7 isn't coming back and the company

must concentrate on limiting the damage to its whole brand.

Shares in the company fell sharply, wiping billions off its value

as investors worried that the reputation of its other

What's very interesting about Samsung is that it really

is respected as being technologically excellent and also

really great functionally, and when that very basis

of trust has been damaged, that's what they need to recover

from, and that will be the test on whether or not they're able

to recover some of the value that they really are losing by the day.

While this incident is the most serious so far, Samsung

isn't alone in seeing smartphone batteries overheat.

The reason for the problem is that modern smartphones

They use an awful lot of energy to make all those

That energy could be dangerous if it gets released quickly and,

in certain circumstances, that can happen.

We want more and more from our phones, but as Samsung has

found to its cost, the one thing we demand above all others

The Prime Minister is expected to highlight the problem of 'modern

slavery' tomorrow in a speech to be delievered at Westminster Abbey,

celebrating the work of the anti-slavery campaigner,

In the past, she's called it "the great human rights

It's thought at least 10,000 people have been trafficked to the UK

and forced into prostitution or domestic slavery.

Most come from a few countries, including Romania, where sex

From there our correspondent, Naomi Grimley, has sent this report.

Mehiella, who's 26, is a survivor of human trafficking and here,

in a women's shelter in Bucharest, she's trying to rebuild her life.

Looking on is her baby girl, fathered by her last trafficker.

She was trafficked not once, not twice, but three

TRANSLATION: When crossing the border, I had a gun to my head

and they told me to give them the ID and to smile.

In the mornings and afternoons I'd have 15 clients,

then in the evenings, through to the next morning,

In the end it was a client, wracked with guilt,

Many of the victims of trafficking come from remote villages.

Nicarest, in eastern Romania, appears stuck in a bygone era.

Many of the houses don't have running water.

The traffickers have targeted this place and the British woman who runs

the local community centre says a girl goes missing every month.

The girls get involved through the love a boy scheme.

They're mostly young, vulnerable teenagers who fall

in love with the pimps, who are normally older guys.

The girls are very attracted by the Mercedes and the Audis that

Wanna was trafficked to Germany for prostitution.

Now, with her life back on track, she's come to the community

centre to warn the local kids of the dangers.

I tell the girls don't trust the guys so easy.

Wanna hopes she'll make the village's teenagers think twice.

A village like Nicarest really struggles to offer its young

the jobs and the opportunities that they might want

in the 21st Century and the traffickers exploit that.

They act, in effect, like real-life Pied Pipers.

We went to a jail an hour north of Bucharest to meet a man

who trafficked women and girls to Italy for five years.

TRANSLATION: I don't know if it's exploitation,

but when the girl agrees, I don't think that this is exploitation.

But how would you feel if it was your sister

TRANSLATION: You really don't think that it's someone's daughter,

you think just that you have to make money, and that's it.

Would you do it again?

TRANSLATION: After all I've done, they have taken everything from me.

I have to start again from scratch, so I wouldn't be sorry

In Nicarest the worry is another three girls might be gone

by Christmas, some may go willingly to escape their poverty,

but the life that awaits them no-one could ever

Naomi Grimley, BBC News, eastern Romania.

A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.

The Japanese IT company, Fujitsu, has announced that it's getting rid

The firm says it wants to streamline its operations

and insisted the decision was not linked to Britain's vote

A court has heard that a 15-year-old girl accused of murdering a mother

and her daughter told police that she and her co-accused had made

Elizabeth Edwards and her daughter Katie were found dead

The teenager denies murder, but admits manslaughter.

A 15-year-old boy has already pleaded guilty to murder.

Southern Rail is to hold talks with the RMT union tomorrow

to try to resolve a dispute about the role of conductors.

Members of the RMT walked out this morning at the start

They oppose plans for drivers, rather than guards,

A fatal stabbing at a school in Aberdeen was "potentially

avoidable" if teachers had been told a pupil carried weapons.

That was one of the findings of an inquiry into the death

of 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne at Cults Academy last October.

His killer, a fellow pupil, was later jailed for nine years

after being found guilty of culpable homicide.

Our correspondent, Chris Buckler, reports.

In what should have been the sanctuary of his school,

a tree has been dedicated to remember Bailey Gwynne.

He was stabbed to death here by another pupil who carried

a knife and knuckle-dusters into Cults Academy.

I think it affected everybody in school, whether it was his close

mates or whether it was someone who'd just maybe seen him

Bailey was killed by a boy, who can't be identified

because of his age, but today's report says the stabbing happened

during an unplanned, spontaneous conflict that could not

have been predicted or averted on the day.

However, it concludes, that the standing was potentially

predictable and avoidable if those who knew that Bailey's attacker

carried weapons in school had reported that to staff.

What wasn't contained, in the limited parts

of the report made public today, was that two years earlier

The head teacher was alerted that he was carrying a weapon

an a bus, and I've considered that and I thought she acted swiftly

and appropriately, but she found nothing.

I suppose the point is though, it was a red flag,

It was. It was a red flag.

That makes it important, so why is it not in

Well, it has a recommendation from this report.

Among those recommendations are giving school staff in Scotland

the same powers as senior teachers elsewhere in the UK,

to search pupils without their consent.

And the report also calls for a dedicated strategy to tackle

There was such a scheme in recent years, but Aberdeen's Council chose

The loss of any child is completely regrettable and of course

we will work as hard and tirelessly as we can to make sure that such

That loss is felt most at Bailey's Gwynne's

There they've lost not the subject of a were report,

The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first solo overseas trip.

She's been in the Netherlands for a day of engagements,

which included lunch with the King and Queen and discussions

She also took a trip to see some of the Old Masters

The singer Will Young has announced he's quit the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing for "personal reasons."

The former Pop Idol winner said he left with "joy in my heart that

I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows

The BBC said the show "fully respects" his decision

Football, and England came under severe pressure in their World Cup

It took some outstanding saves from goalkeeper Joe Hart

to keep them in the game and secure a goalless draw, keeping

Our sports correspondent, Natalie Pirks, reports

For so long now, England's displays have left them out of tune

Yet still they come, ever hopeful of change.

Gareth Southgate provided it by dropping his captain

So is it time to say goodbye to Wayne?

He's coming towards the end of his career now potentially,

so I think there's no point just forcing him in the side

If this is what the future looks like, though,

There's little point in bold decisions if they backfire.

Just nine minutes in, the man preferred to Rooney

played a blind backpass from the halfway line...

And let his defence in all sorts of trouble.

The woodwork was England's saviour for the follow-up.

As the game grew, so did Slovenia's confidence.

England looked to be lacking something.

In the second half, he rode to England's rescue twice

in a matter of seconds, the latter a fabulous two-handed effort.

COMMENTATOR: Henderson with another careless backpass...

Remarkably, he was at it again, Hart easily England's man of the match.

But perhaps he wasn't to be the only saviour,

positive substitutions helping England look far better

But in this most public of job interviews, coming away

with a point was really more than England deserved.

In the last minute of the game. There was a scuffle right honourable

lady involving lip guard and players. It wasn't clear what that

is about. It is clear that were it not for the brilliance of Joe Hart

England would have been leaving here tonight having suffered their first

defeat in qualifying for seven years. They looked sloppy in

possession and wered it not for the fact that Slovenia don't have better

finishers they would lost the game. Slovenia 67th in world rankings.

Gareth Southgate says he has taken over a mess and had to steady the

ship. He has heaped praise on Joe Hart. The pressure has Inamoto

tensified on Gordon Strachan. Scotland losing 3-0 tole Slovakia.

They are in fourth place in the Group. They face England next at

Wembley. The big clash of course in Group F. In Germany in Group C.

Northern Ireland lost 2-0 to the world champ yons. They sit third in

their Group. England will leave here tonight top of Group F after three

fixtures it certainly wasn't much to write home about. Huw. Thank you

very much. Remember all that talk about the

hundreds of millions we pour into the EU every week, why doesn't the

Government want to talk about it now? We reveal the answer on

Newsnight. Join me now on BBC Two, 11.00pm in Scotland. That is

Newsnight with Kirstie.