01/07/2011 BBC News at Six

Released from house arrest as doubts emerge about the sexual

assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The former IMF chief

has his bail conditions relaxed in New York after his lawyers attack

the credibility of his alleged victim. We've maintained from the

beginning that Mr Strauss-Kahn is innocent of these charges and these

recent disclosures reinforce our conviction that he will be

exonerated. Also on tonight's programme: Andy

Murray faces Rafael Nadal. He's on court now battling for a place in

the Wimbledon final. CHEERING

Celebrating Canada Day, the fans turn out once again for William and

Kate. And squaring up for the big fight -

David Haye prepares for his heavy Good evening, welcome to the BBC

News at Six. The former head of the IMF has been

released from house arrest in New York after doubts emerged about the

sexual assault case against him. Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn

have been questioning the credibility of his alleged victim,

a hotel chamber maid. Today a judge agreed that his bail conditions

could be relaxed. Laura Trevelyan's report contains flash photography.

Another turb lint day in the life of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The

former head of the IMF was back in court for a hastily scheduled

appearance, looking confidence and relaxed his loyal wife there in

support. As the world's media gathered outside, in court the man

accused of raping a hotel maid heard the prosecution admit they

now have doubts about her story. Although it is clear that the

strength of the case has been affected by the substantial

credibility issues related to the complaining witness we were not

movering to dismiss the case at this time. We are, however,

consenting to the defendant's bail application. The case still stands,

said the judge, but he freed Dominique Strauss-Kahn from bail.

He can now travel around the US. The former IMF's chief's lawyers

are delighted. We've maintained from the beginning that Mr

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent of these charges and these recent

disclosures reinforce our conviction that he will be

exonerated. But lawyers for the maid insist her story is accurate.

The medical evidence supports the victim's account. The forensic

evidence supports her account. She was taken from the hotel to the

hospital in an ambulance. A grand jury has already found her account

credible. This all began at a hotel in the heart of Manhattan on May

14th when a maid here accused Mr Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape

her. He was arrested on a plane at John F Kennedy Airport bound for

Paris. Five days later Mr Strauss- Kahn resigned as head of the

International Monetary Fund. Today in a dramatic development the New

York Times reported that the prosecution case against him main

collapse because of doubts about the maid's credibility. She

reportedly has links to drug legallers and money laundering. In

France from is headline news. Mrs Strauss-Kahn was a contender for

the French presidency. His supporters are already hoping he

could return to political life. will be welcome in France. The

people here will have for him greater admiration than before,

because he has shown during this period great qualities of courage,

dignity. It's been a gruelling six weeks for Mr Strauss-Kahn. From top

global finance official to criminal defendant. Now he's hoping to

rehabilitate his reputation. Laura Trevelyan join s us now. So

Dominique Strauss-Kahn gets more freedom but he could still face a

major trial, couldn't he? He could still face a trial. The prosecutor

in this case has said the investigation is continuing, that

case still stands. The problem that the prosecution have, as they

admitted in court today, is they have doubts about the credibility

of this maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of

attempting to rape her and of attempting to carry out violent

sexual assault. So Dominique Strauss-Kahn smiled to his wife as

he left court. The way they walked out of court arm in arm really says

it all. Mr Strauss-Kahn is wondering for how long can this

case against him really stand if the prosecution has doubts about

the credibility of the maid? Laura, thank you.

It's been a nail biting afternoon at Wimbledon but a short time ago

Andy Murray took the first set in his seemy final. He's up against

world number one Rafael Nadal. The big question, can he become the

first Briton to win the men's final since 1938?

A wave, at least a ripple of anticipation washed through gates

of the all England tennis club this morning. Around the grounds they

asked the questions, what if? Surely not? Could he? I think he

deserves it. You always have to be optimistic. Especially when it

comes to British tennis. Absolutely. Any British support. Head says Rafa,

heart says Murray. Tell me about your T-shirt. I made it today to

support Murray. I've been to all of his matchs so far organisation I'm

I'm hoping he can do it today. Murray has been outwardly relaxed

during this tournament but now the cloud of hysteria is closing in.

Even before the Murray match the atmosphere was cooking up nicely on

Centre Court, courtesy of the French outsider Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

and the servian second seed -- serfian second seed Novak Djokovic.

Tsonga milked the crowd but Djokovic won the first go sets,

chasing balls he should never have reached. The Frenchman took the

third set but that would be it. Djokovic is through to his first

Wimbledon final. His opponent in Sunday's match then walked through

the doors on the Centre Court. His identity shortly to be revealed.

One worrying moment for Murray early on came not from Nadal but

apparently his hip. The trainer was called. No more came of it but fit

or not there is nothing to be done when the Nadal topspin forehand

rips across the court. Murray, though, had his own forehand to

flaunt. The set was going with serve. All the way up to the 12th

game, between Scot took it to love 40. And then a first, the first

time Murray has ever taken a set from Nadal at these Championships.

Let's get the latest match angst from James Pearce at Wimbledon.

How's Andy Murray doing? momentum has shifted I'm afraid to

say slightly over the last ten minutes or so. Andy Murray has lost

his serve in the second set. He's facing another break points on his

serve as well. So Nadal 4-2 ahead in the second set. You were iny

under more pressure on his serve. Potentially we are looking at one

set all. In the first set Murray was playing servely well. He always

said he would -- sperfly well. It looks as if it is going to be the

set to Nadal. Let me tell you about another British story today. Liam

Broady is through to the finals of the Junior Boys' Singles. He had a

straight sets win against Jason Kubler of Australia. If Liam Broady

were to win this weekend's final he would become the first British boy

to do so since 1962. Could it be an historic weekend for British tennis.

James, thank you. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

have taken part in celebrations for Canada Day in Ottawa, continuing

their first overseas trip since the wedding. Prince William is expected

to deliver a speech to mark the occasion. Nicholas Witchell is in

Ottawa. Welcome to Ottawa, where the Canada Day celebrations are

well under way, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are up there

on the stage in the distance. Fortunately for them they are in

the shade. The sun is baking here. The crowds are at a record level.

William will be making his speech shortly. But we shouldn't forget

that today's date is one of which particular poignancy for him. At

some point today he will have thought of her, the mother whom he

lost when he was 15 and whose 50th birthday was have been today. So

much has come into William's life since then of course, most

importantly this woman, Katherine. On this second day of their first

overseas tour together she was dressed in Canada's national

colours of red and white. They went first to a ceremony to grant

Canadian citizenship to 25 people from countries around the world.

Each was presented with Canadian flag office couple. Then into a

horse-drawn carriage. What memories that may have evolcanoed of central

London two months ago, for the ride to Parliament hill in Ottawa where

every year Canada's national day is celebrated with an outdoor pageant.

This year the crowds were possibly bigger than ever before, there to

celebrate their country's 144th birthday, and to welcome the guests

of honour. While Canada's Governor- General concentrated on the guard

of honour the crowds shouted for Will and Kate. The couple made

their way to the stage where they stood together to sing the British

national anthem and to celebrate the nearly 150 years of Canadian

heritage under the crown which is based across the ocean. Scoorg to

polls around 50% of can -- according to polls around 50% of

Canadians think the monarchy is a relic of different times. I think

William and Kate put a new face to the monarchy. They are approachable,

they are young, they are vibrant. think they are a lot like all of us,

and that's what attracts people to them. I think they remind me of

Lady Di. They carry the same charm and dignity she carried and the way

they are able to connect with the people. On the first of July 2011,

the day Diana would have been 50, her eldest son could reassure

himself that, judging by in crowd, he and his wife Katherine are

indeed ensuring that her legacy lives on in today's Royal Family.

William is up there on the stage with his while. He will be making

his speech in a few minutes. I shall imagine he will have another

go at speaking in French, saying how much he and whizz wife are

looking forward the next 8 days in Canada. They'll be going up to

Atlantic coast, to the north-west and then Calgary to see the

stampede and paying tribute to Canadian forces, who have been

fighting alongside British forces in Afghanistan.

Nick, thank you. Businesses should take on more

young British workers rather than hiring people from abroad. That's

the call from the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, who

says young people here should be given a chance. But business groups

say firms need the best people and migrants often have a better work

ethic and skills. Here's Tom Symonds. Give the Brits a chance.

That's the Minister's demand. He's promising we'll get the workless

off benefits but British businesses need to help get them out of the

jobs queue, by actively looking for UK employees. What Iain Duncan

Smith wants is this. An immigration system that gives the unemployed

and particularly the young unemployed a level playing field so

they have a chance to take the work when it's available. If we do not

get this right, I think in our country and I suspect here as well

we'll risk leaving our citizens particularly young people out of

work. Mr Duncan Smith made this speech in Spain. A thousand miles

away in York he reached a supportive audience. I just think

they should not be able to come into our country and get a job when

there's other people like me in York who need jobs. I have got

nothing against them coming here but I think it should go to us

first. So who gets the attraction jobs created in the UK? Last year

an extra 416,000 people were employed in Britain. Of those,

77,000 were born in the UK. But 334,000 were born overseas. Over

half of those were from the EU, partly the result of the decision

to allow the new Eastern European members of the Union the automatic

right to work here. But as Polish supermarkets appeared in Britain,

one reason there were more jobs more migrants were here looking for

work and doing the jobs that brilliant wouldn't do. Having lunch

in a Polish cafe in London this accountant's clients are mainly

small Polish business. They employ people, they create jobs. English

people demand quite a lot, because they feel they can and I understand

that is fine. But the Polish people coming over and having a job, they

are happy that they have got the job.

The Polish build hear firmly entered the popular consciousness,

but businesses have got used to looking for employees overseas.

Cleanly when you have bright young Eastern Europeans who really want

to work, have very good customer service skills, employers are going

to turn to them, and quite right. These businesses are competing in a

globalised economy. The Government has introduced a new cap on skilled

workers from outside the EU. Labour says that policy is in disarray.

But today's speech seemed designed to convince business that home-

There was an echo of Gordon Brown's speech a few years ago about

British jobs for British workers. Business groups I think are giving

quite a chilly reception to this speech. They say, it is fine to say,

give jobs to British workers, but in their experience, migrants from

Eastern Europe in particular have better skills and want to work

harder. Because Britain cannot control EU immigration, there is

very little Mr Duncan Smith can do. That's his frustration. It is

important that the Government gets this right, and persuades

businesses to take on more British workers. Iain Duncan Smith is

trying to pull all sorts of leavers to get people off benefits and into

work. If that doesn't happen, the Our main headline - the former head

of the IMF is released from house arrest as doubts emerge about the

sexual assault case against him. Coming up, the Queen says the

Scottish Parliament has come of age as she opens its fourth session. In

Sportsday coming up, there is some British success at Wimbledon,

because 17-year-old Liam Brodie is into the final of the boys' singles,

The cost of caring for the elderly in England should be capped. It

could stop thousands of people from having to sell their house or lose

all their savings. That is according to a new report which

will be out next week. Today, its chairman gave a sneak preview to

our correspondent. The good news is that we are living longer and

staying healthier. The bad news is that the bills for caring for us

when we are old are set to soar. Three-quarters of people aged over

65 will need to pay for care, whether in her home or in their own

home. A quarter can expect a bill of over �50,000. This lady comes to

this day centre for exercise and company, but she knows that one day,

she may need to pay for expensive care.

If I live another five years, an awful lot of my money is going to

go, paying for care. If someone said to you, I'm sorry, the house

will have to go. I would be very sad. I don't think my children are

waiting for the money, but I would love to think my grandchildren

would have it. This is the economist who has been set the task

of finding a way to stop people losing their house and all their

savings simply to pay for their old age. His report comes out next week.

This is a big risk which all of us face. Any of us could end up with

very, very high care costs. All the other big risks we face, like the

house burning down, or having a car crash, are covered by insurance.

sense is that you feel quite passionately about this. Is is not

just about numbers, this is about all of our lives. It is great that

we are living longer. But often, people are frightened about the

prospect of growing older because they do not know what will happen

to them if they need care. This report focuses on England, but the

rules are no similar in Wales and rules are no similar in Wales and

Northern Ireland. If you own a house or have savings of more than

�23,000, you get no help. It is means-tested below that figure. In

future, a cap on the cost of care could limit bills to �35,000, for

could limit bills to �35,000, for example. But there would still be

some means testing. If we had a cap, we could take away

the fear that people would lose everything they have built up.

There would still have to pay something, but much less if they

end up with high care needs. idea of are cap is meant to

reassure people like this, a lady who cares full-time for her parents.

I cannot tell you what to drain it is to look after them emotionally,

physically and look after the finances and the worrying about the

future. Before the election, Labour paid a heavy political price for

suggesting that we could pay for care from the value of our houses

after we do I. Politics could kill this idea, too. Capping the cost of

care could reassure millions, but it will come at a cost - between �2

billion and �3 billion a year, which is why ministers, I'm told,

will welcome the idea but will ask people to suggest how it could be

paid for. That might involve means- testing other benefits or even

asking the elderly to pay national Labour have been celebrating their

win in the by-election in Inverclyde. Iain McKenzie took

nearly 15,000 votes. Two men from south London have

pleaded not guilty to the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The

trials of Gary Dobson, on the left, and David Norris, will begin in

November. Gary Dobson had previously been acquitted of the

murder in a private prosecution, but a change of the law means he

can now be tried again on the same charge.

The Queen has opened the new session of the Scottish Parliament,

saying Holyrood is now established as an integral part of Scottish

life. On her first visit to Scotland since the SNP won an

overall majority in parliament, the Queen said the institution had

truly come of age. It is the Queen's seventh visit to

the Scottish Parliament, the first since Alex Salmond won a second

term in power, and a mandate to hold a referendum on independence.

In the chamber, the 500-year-old crown of Scotland is given pride of

place, a reminder of Scotland's history as a separate realm. The

Queen was more concerned with the recent past. Holyrood, aged 12, she

said, was now a grown-up parliament. The majority of the legislation

passed in this chamber is evidence of the Scottish Parliament having

truly come of age. Her Majesty has not always embraced Scottish self-

government. I cannot forget that I was crowned Queen of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This remark was

widely regarded as a warning against an earlier attempt to

devolve power. Today, the Queen was reminded that her current Scottish

Government wants to take Scotland out of the UK.

Whatever constitutional path the people of Scotland choose - and it

is their choice to make - we will aspire to be, in your words, firm

friends and equal partners. Scotland's future will be decided

by the people of this country in a referendum. Alex Salmond hopes

voters will choose to end the 300- year-old union with England. But in

an independent Scotland, nationalists say the Queen would

remain head of state. In just over 24 hours' time, David

Haye will face the toughest fight of his career, taking on the

Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko. He's hoping to become the first British

undisputed heavyweight champion of the world since Lennox Lewis. From

Hamburg, this report from Olly Foster, which contains some flash

photography. It is 24 hours before they start

throwing punches, but David Haye has been throwing insults at

Wladimir Klitschko for weeks in the build-up to this fight. He tried to

unsettle the Ukrainian yet again at the way in today. Away from the

boxing environment, Haye is a different man. In his his eyes, it

is all part of the game. It gets negative headlines, but as

long as you're getting headlines, as long as people are excited about

it, it is all good. Whatever you say outside the ring becomes null

and void when you get in the ring. People only want to know about the

performance. That's what I do best. Haye became world champion in

Germany two years ago. Klitschko is three inches taller, two stone

heavier and five years older than Haye, and so much more experienced

in the ring, with over twice as many fights. It is no wonder that

Klitschko is favourite to win the fight. I'm looking forward to the

challenge, especially because it is David Haye. It is not about the

titles on the line, it is about the fight itself. This is where the

fight will take place. They have transformed Hamburg's main football

stadium. 45,000 people will be here to watch the fight. David Haye has

never experienced a crowd like this, for what is the biggest fight of

his career. He will not be short of support, he will have more than

10,000 in his corner. Yeah, baby! They're planning a real heavyweight

party for him tomorrow night. It is the Royal Wedding which has

had the gossip columnists talking, but this afternoon, Prince Albert

did marry Charlene Wittstock. There had been reports that the South

African bride had had a last-minute jitters. But today, after the civil

wedding ceremony, the bride kissed her new husband in front of

cheering fans. It's time now for the weather

It's time now for the weather If you have got your wedding this

weekend, you have picked a cracker can. It will be warm but not too

hot. There has been a bit of cloud today. That will tend to melt away.

Overall, it is a fine night. Temperatures will be falling away

overnight. It will be slightly chilly tomorrow morning. But it

should be a cracking start in many places. There will be some cloud at

developing as we go through the day. There is just a very small chance

of one or two showers. There will be some cloud across the south-west

of England. There will be some cloud or towards the west of Wales.

A little bit more cloud perhaps in Northern Ireland. The same goes for

western parts of Scotland. Right the way down the spine of England,

there will be more cloud developing around the middle part of the day.

It will not be gloriously sunny all Some fine conditions for Ladies'

Final day. On Sunday, if anything, it could even be a bit warmer. On

Sunday, again, some cloud, but the vast majority of places will be

Our main headline - the former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn,