13/10/2016 BBC News at Ten

Pressure increases on Donald Trump as a stream of allegations emerge

He says the claims by several women are false and singles out one

Take a look, you take a look, look at her, look at her words,

The US First Lady weighs into the row, accusing Trump

The belief that you can do anything you want to a woman.

We'll be looking at what effect the growing controversy is having

Also tonight: No-one will have the right to deny scotland

the chance to choose a better future.

Nicola Sturgeon makes her strongest bid yet for a second referendum

The stand-off between Tesco and Unilever is over -

but could other Brexit price rises be on the way?

New safety concerns at two thirds of A E departments in England.

# Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine

# I'm on the pavement thinking about the government...#

And Bob Dylan joins the likes of Hemingway and Steinbeck

to win the Nobel Prize - for literature.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:

2012 Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill announces her

retirement, saying she wanted to go out on a high.

The US First Lady, Michelle Obama, has launched a scathing attack

on the Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump,

accusing him of "sexually predatory behaviour" that is shocking

Meanwhile, women have been lining up to accuse Trump of groping

Tonight the billionaire businessman has gone on the offensive,

denouncing all the claims as "absolutely false".

Our North America Editor, Jon Sopel, reports on an increasingly bitter

This woman talking to the New York Times recounts how

she was on a flight and moved to first class.

She found herself sitting next to Donald Trump.

He was like an octopus, it was like he had six arms,

When he started putting his hand up my skirt that was it.

Two allegations regarding sexual misconduct in his

A writer for people magazine had gone to interview him and his wife

on their first wedding anniversary. Melania are Trump was heavily

pregnant and gone up to change when the reporter claims he pounced. She

writes: At a rally in Florida, Donald Trump

painted himself as the victim, where everyone was ganging up at him and

he furiously dismissed the allegations. These claims are all

fabricated. They're pure fiction, and they're outright lies.

These events never, ever happened and the people that said people

meekly, fully understand - you take a look at these people. You study

these people, and you'll understand also. So why are all these stories

appearing now? Trump support remembers convinced there is

effectively a conspiracy between the liberal media and the Clinton

campaign but this many stories, from so many different outlets from

across the country? Well, the women themselves have a simpler

explanation. They were enraged by Trump's denial

at the third time of asking in Sunday's presidential debate, that

he had ever made unwanted sexual advances towards women. REPORTER:

For the record, are you saying what you said on 11 years ago that you

did not kiss women or grope women without respect. I have great

respect for women Have you ever done those things? Women have respect for

me. I will tell you, no I have not. My shell Obama for one isn't buying

the line it was idle chat This wasn't just locker room banter. This

was a power individual, speaking freely and openly, about sexually

predatory behaviour. And actually bragging about kissing

and groping women, using language so obscene that many of us were worried

about our children hearing it when we turned on the TV. And these

comments to a group of ten-year-olds at Trump Tower aren't helping his

ka.s I'm going to be dating her in ten years, can you believe it? ? I'm

offended every time he opens his mouth. I don't like him at all. I

don't respect him He is awful, he is against women. He is always putting

women down. I think, I think he's a scum bag.

Donald Trump is doing everything he can to switch attention away from

himself and making this about a system that he says is rigged.

Well, Jon, he has come out fighting, as you say, he is hitting back hard.

Are you getting any sense that the tide is beginning to turn now?

Fiona, if you just look at the situation on the ground. We learned

today a key battle ground state, Virginia, Donald Trump is pulling

resources from there. In Wisconsin, another swing state, his polling

numbers among women have fallen through the floor since the comments

last week and in other battle ground states it is pretty much the same

story but Donald Trump is trying to say - look, I may be about to lose

this election, it seems, but there are reasons for it. What he did

today was give awe full-scale conspiracy theory - give you a

full-scale conspiracy they ary. In terges he said, the media, along

with Wall Street and major organisations were working in

concert to deny the American people a Trump victory. He said at the

epicentre of this conspiracy was Hillary Clinton. He said he posed an

existential threat to the American system. He went on - they, the media

will seek to destroy everything about you, including your

reputation, but I am prepared to take the slings and arrows for you,

my supporters. Now, one other thing important to add - the numbers

attending his rallies have not dipped at all. The enthusiasm for

him of those attending is still as great. And the numbers of people in

America, who believe the message that there is this conspiracy, is

still significant. It's just not significant enough at

the moment to deliver Donald Trump a presidential election victory.

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has

made her strongest move yet for a second referendum

She has announced that consultation on legislation for a new referendum

She told the SNP conference in Glasgow that the Scottish people

should be able to reconsider independence in the light

Our Scotland Editor, Sarah Smith, is in Glasgow for us tonight.

Given that this is just a consultation at this stage,

how significant would you say this is?

Well, Nicola Sturgeon is making preparations for a second referendum

on Scottish independence. Without definitely saying that she will call

for one. Truth is, she is not certain that if that were to happen

soon, she would win it. But nonce, she did want to send a clear message

today that - but innocence, she did want it send a clear message that if

she does t she'll do what is necessary to protect Scotland's

interests. Welcome the leader of the Scottish

National Party and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is angry

and she didn't mince Accusing the Tories of xenophobia,

calling them a disgrace and delivering a stark warning,

that if the UK Government doesn't listen to her on Brexit,

she's prepared to hold another If you think, for one single second,

that I am not serious about doing what it takes to protect

Scotland's interests, I can confirm today

that the independence referendum bill will be published

for consultation next week. Party members were as delighted,

as they were surprised. Nicola Sturgeon's speech

here in Glasgow was really a direct message to the Prime Minister

in Downing Street. A clear warning that if Theresa May

doesn't listen to her concerns about Brexit, then Sturgeon

could demand a second SNP members are accustomed

to being told to be patient, not to rush

into a referendum they might lose. But the mood of the party leadership

has clearly changed. Is this a threat to the Prime

Minister that she must listen to the Scottish Government,

or they will call a second No, it's a promise

to the Prime Minister. We promise that we will stand up

for the interests of We will do everything we have to do

to protect our place in Europe. If that's what it takes,

that's what we will do. Outside the conference centre,

the landscape looks Polls suggest no

significant increase Since the fall in the oil price,

the economic outlook But Nicola Sturgeon says it's a hard

Brexit that will damage Here in Scotland, 80,000

jobs could be lost. Wages could be hit by up to ?2000

and growth in the Just along the Clyde

in the Riverside Museum, Scottish voters have their own ideas

about what Nicola Sturgeon Work on getting us

independence from England. The people of Scotland voted to stay

in the UK and the people of the UK There is not much we can do

about Brexit now, but you have to make sure you have a good NHS and

you've got a good education system. If voters think that making plans

for another vote on independence means the Scottish Government might

neglect the country's schools or hospitals,

that certainly won't help them The battle over the cost

of Brexit between Britain's biggest supermarket, Tesco,

and the consumer goods Unilever had wanted to push up

the price of its products, like Marmite and Pot Noodle,

because of the sharp fall in the value of the pound,

following the vote to leave the EU. This evening, both companies said

the situation had been resolved. As our Economics Editor,

Kamal Ahmed reports, there may be more

price hikes to come. Tonight, a sort of uneasy peace.

Tesco and Unilever demanded that price rises by the maker of mar

giet, Ben Jerries... They reached a truce.

What we are seeing here is a supermarket in the UK, and an

importer in the UK, arguing over who is going to accept the cost to them

of the falling pound. Neither of them really want to pass it on to

customers if they can avoid it but they don't want to absorb it into

their own pocket. Unilever's claim was simple, it is Koss us more to

import goods we need higher prices from Tesco to compensate. Tesco said

no and suddenly some of the famous brands disappeared from test Joe

online. This has been a PR coup for Tesco. I'm told it was Unilever that

backed down. It is not just anner a ultimate between a supplier of

Marmite and a very big supermarket i.s implications go far wider. Yes,

we import a lot of food but we also import a lot of other things, like

fuel and there, prices are already starting to rise. We could be on a

new road towards inflation, price rises shall as what Britain imports

becomes more expensive. In the 1970s, inflation approached 30% and

since then, has been on a gradual downward march. After the financial

crisis, the economy slowed so rapidly, inflation dipped below 0%.

But with sterling falling in value, many economists believe inflation

could be up as high as 3% by the end of next year. Ultimately there maybe

inflation coming into the UK economy, and that means the

Government has to redouble its efforts to invest in infrastructure

to counter that effect. This they can do that, if we can find other

ways to grow, then that will more than offset any of the problems that

might be caused by inflation coming threw from Brexit. He says stopping

the jams and investing in major projects like road improvements will

boost the economy and if the economy is strong, then wage growth is

strong. That makes inflation less damaging.

And we could be doing a lot more of this...

A 1990s campaign for Made in Britain, suddenly appealing again as

imports become more expensive. Speaking today, the Government

insisted the economy is strong. There are a whole host of things

that companies are looking at, in terms of their investments. I think

what's really encouraging for all of us, is that since the date on 23rd

June, we've continued to see strong investment into the UK.

No price rises yet for these shoppers but the battle between

Tesco and Unilever is a sign of something much larger. If inflation

does rise, that will bring the effect of the fall in the pound into

everyone's living room. There are safety concerns

about two-thirds of A departments in hospitals in England,

according to the watchdog, the Care It's blaming the crisis in care

in A mainly on a lack of care for the elderly, which is causing

a rise in emergency admissions It's a view echoed by England's most

senior emergency doctor who says the NHS is on its knees and parts

"will implode" this winter. I'm one of the emergency doctors

here, how are you doing? Another challenging day

at the Queen's Hospital in Romford. It has one of the biggest emergency

departments in the country and there's no

respite, no let up. We have vast numbers of patients

coming in through the doors. In a place like this,

we can see up to 600, The numbers are definitely

a big issue, shall I say. The last CQC inspection here said

the department needed to improve But more patients,

many old and frail, The Queen's Hospital

here in Romford is not alone. The latest CQC report shows that

a rising demand in services and very tight budgets means hundreds

of hospitals across England Today's report looks at the state

of care across the health and social Nearly two thirds of A units

were judged to be inadequate or requiring improvement

when it comes to safety. And hospitals are seeing

many more older people. Admissions of those over-85 have

increased by one third But there has also been a 26% drop

in the number of older people getting care from councils over

the past four years. People who should be getting adult

social care are either not getting a service or they are presenting

to the NHS, or we see Accident Emergency attendances up,

emergency referrals being up and particularly older people

delayed in hospital. This could be part of the answer

is easing the pressure on hospitals. Granby hub in Liverpool offers care

to those like Ellen McNaught, who was well enough to be discharged

from hospital but even too frail What was meant to be

a four-week stay for Ellen has I need two carers at least to use

this equipment and help me. So, other people probably

need the same. You know, we just can't get carers,

so we are taken to a place like this where people can come in and get

that little bit of respite The Department of Health says

the system is coping well, given the pressures,

but leading doctors point to waiting times in A E this summer that

were worse than in During these winter months

we are going to see extreme pressure on hospitals and I think

we could see hospitals falling over as we face

the winter pressures. The picture today is one of a system

that's on the edge. Bob Dylan has won the Nobel

Prize for Literature. It's the first time -

in 115 years of the prize - that the award has been

given to a musician. The legendary singer-songwriter now

ranks alongside former winners and giants of literature such

as Hemingway, Steinbeck and Sartre. Dylan was awarded the accolade

for having created "new poetic expressions within the great

American song tradition". Our Arts Editor Will Gompertz has

the story. # Johnny's in the basement

mixing up the medicine #. As Bob Dylan said himself,

he has a way with words. His lyrics have been sung,

quoted and discussed the world over, and today it earned him

the Nobel Prize for literature. For having created new poetic

expressions within the great You got a sense of the

austere Swedish Academy was stepping out of its

literary comfort zone. Does Bob Dylan really

deserve the Nobel prize? There was, though, advice

for the uninitiated. If you want to start listening

or reading, you may start with Blonde on Blonde,

the album from 1966. an extraordinary example

of his brilliant way of rhyming and putting together refrains

and his pictorial Bob Dylan's position as an iconic

musician who helped elevate the status of pop music from an

ephemeral disposable entertainment into a bona fide artform

is well-established. # The answer my friend

is blowing in the wind # The answer is blowing

in the wind #. Becoming a Nobel laureate

takes him into another realm, to join an elite group

of the world's greatest literary writers from novelist

Alice Munro to the late poet TS His work is timeless and it's

gonna reverberate for not just years or decades -

for centuries. And in that I do think

it is incredibly valid. That he gets the Nobel Prize

for This is not someone that is a song

and dance man although he Do you think of yourself

as a singer or a poet? I think of myself more as a song

and dance man, you know. Adele wasn't even born when he said

that yet here she is like so many # When the evening shadows

and the stars appear #. Bob Dylan like Shakespeare

has that knack for coining a phrase that becomes

part of everyday speech. He has his own literary voice,

his own sense of meter and rhyme, He is a contemporary chronicler,

storyteller, moralist and poet whose work and words have

changed attitudes and lives. The new elected head

of the United Nations has said with so many conflicts around

the globe, we are facing a very difficult moment

in the history of our world. Antonio Guterres, a former prime

minister of Portugal, said the conflict in Syria

is "breaking his heart" and that But with the city of Aleppo plunged

into some of the worst violence in the country's

five year civil war, what can the UN -

and Mr Guterres - do? He's been speaking to our

Chief International The world's most powerful club,

tasked with ending the world's most For five long years,

the UN utterly failed Syria. On its watch, millions displaced

or dead, a Now, a new man to take

on what's called the most Antonio Guterres,

former Portuguese Prime For years he berated the world

to do more for refugees. Because the Syrians

deserve much more. Now he must focus on stopping

the wars But as he gives his

first interview, some, including Britain's Foreign

Secretary, say there is more talk of The role of the Secretary

General is to try to be an honest broker,

it's to try to be a messenger for peace,

it's to Do you fear more war,

that there will be I hope not, I sincerely hope

not, because we have seen such a terrible

level of suffering, seen such a terrible level

of suffering, to think this will I believe that it is

the international community's first priority to be able

to end this conflict. momentum created by it

to try to address all the other conflicts

that The biggest of barriers,

the deeply divided UN It showed rare unity

backing Mr Guterres for the Russia's top diplomat tells me,

don't expect change in the US's most Russia's top diplomat tells me,

don't expect change in the UN's most You cannot do much about

the security council. He is not in charge

of the Security Council. The Security Council's

in charge of itself and unfortunately

on some issues there are very dramatic contradictions

which cannot be breached. Today, from the US,

call for Mr Guterres to strengthen this house.

The countries of the world here reflecting, I believe,

the longings and the urgent needs of our citizens,

are calling on the UN and, by extension, the Secretary

General, to do more than this institution has ever done before.

71 years ago the UN emerged from the ashes

of war with a promise of

Competing interests shaped it from the start.

They are all backing Mr Guterres now, but he knows big

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

The Nigerian government says that 21 schoolgirls -

kidnapped more than two years ago by Islamist militants -

Boko Haram abducted more than 270 girls from a school in Chibok,

The government has denied four imprisoned militants

Figures from the Home Office show a sharp rise in reports of hate

The statistics - from police forces in England and Wales -

show a 41% increase in offences in July -

A high court case has begun about whether the government needs

Parliament's approval to leave the European Union.

One of the lead claimants is investment fund manager

Gina Miller, who wanted the UK to stay in the EU.

The government called it an attempt to stifle the will of the people.

A gorilla is safely back in its enclosure after escaping

Visitors were locked inside cafes while armed police were called

The zoo said the gorilla - called Kumbuka -

He was tranquilised and returned to his enclosure.

The world's longest reigning monarch, the king of Thailand,

It's prompted an outpouring of grief across the country.

Revered as the father of the nation, the king is considered by many Thai

The country will now observe a period of mourning

His death means the Queen is now the world's longest serving monarch.

Our South Asia correspondent, Jonathan Head reports from Bangkok.

It was a moment everyone here knew was coming but few

The long-expected announcement from the palace, that the king

who had reigned and inspired them for 70 years, had died.

Still the cry went out - "Long live the king."

Well, we've seen an intensely emotional reaction here to the news

The unquestioned reverence to the monarchy in Thailand is not

what it was, but the emotional bond that people across this country

feel, to a man they still refer to as "Father of the nation",

His death will leave an enormous void, one which may well have

consequences for this country's political stability.

He'd acceded to the throne when the monarchy was

weak and Thailand an undeveloped rural country.

But by allying himself with

a succession of military governments, he rebuilt the

Tapping into Thai traditions of semidivine

Yet he was passionately interested in rural development,

travelling extensively to promote his own projects.

During the Cold War he used his royal stature to

help shore up the central government against a tenacious Communist

He is credited with mediating several political crises.

Yet later in his reign the monarchy was accused of taking sides in

By the time of his death he had been out of public sight for

Yet many Thais remember him as the ruler that brought them

She's the poster girl of British track and field, a World Champion,

Olympic champion at London 2012 and she won silver

at Rio this year - but today Jessica Ennis Hill

announced her retirement from athletics.

The heptathlete said she'd made some 'amazing memories'

Jessica Ennis-Hill has packed more into her career than most of us

could dream of but she knows now is the time to say goodbye.

She'd already been the heptathlon World Champion but London 2012

On Super Saturday the nation held its breath as Ennis-Hill

cemented her status as its poster girl.

COMMENTATOR: Jessica Ennis is the Olympic champion.

It catapulted her into a world of celebrity, and, of course,

After the Olympics, though, came a different challenge,

becoming a wife and then mother to son, Reggie,

yet she came back to become World Champion again last year,

and in Rio a silver medal made the tears flow as she

You know, I've got to go away now and make a big

These years have been amazing, just really proud.

Those who know the pressure of competing at the highest level

understand why she's bowed out at the very top.

This was the scene of her greatest triumph and fans were hoping to see

more of her next year when London hosts the World

But those who competed under the same pressure,

say they understand why she bowed out at the very top.

She's achieved something that most athletes only ever dream about.

Now she has the next however many years ahead,

hopefully being inspirational, supportive and motivational

Humble, hard working but fiercely determined, Ennis-Hill will go down

in British sporting history, as the ultimate all-rounder.

Tonight a Syrian refugee who moved to Britain on trial for sexual

assault. Newsnight has followed him and his family for a year and is

with them as the verdict comes through. Join me on BBC 11pm in

Scotland.