31/10/2011 BBC News at Six

After weeks of protests by anti- capitalists, another high profile

resignation at St Paul's Cathedral. This time it's the Dean, Graeme

Knowles, who says his position became untenable. Colleagues say

they're shocked. I'll regard this as a tragedy for a

man who has served a very distinguished way. With protesters

still camped outside, we'll be asking where St Paul's goes from

here. Also on the programme. Looking for growth amid more bleak

economic warnings. Nick Clegg explains where a billion pounds of

government money will go. What we are doing is investing in

success, building jobs that last in areas where for too long word over

reliant on the beck and call of Whitehall. Battle of the

billionaires. Roman Abramovich testifies in court after being sued

by a rival Russian tycoon. And, seven billion and counting.

How being born today has a special significance for the world's

I will be here with more sport on the BBC News Channel, including the

Premier League match, Newcastle Good evening, welcome to the BBC

After two weeks of turmoil, it is the biggest convulsion of all. Rt

Rev Graeme Knowles was the chairman of the board, he had a casting vote,

enormous prestige, but in the end he felt that made him responsible

for the serious mistakes which appear to have been made here.

Only hours from his resignation, his body language betrayed the

enormous pressure he was under. Visibly uncomfortable as he asked

protesters yesterday to give St Paul's the space to pursue social

justice in its own way. I find it quite difficult that you assume

that I do not hold the same views as you, simply because I do not use

the same methods of expressing my views as you. To date, the news

that has shocked the church, a statement from the Dean saying he

was going, with immediate effect. It has become increasingly clear to

me that, as criticism of the cathedral has mounted in the press,

media and in public opinion, my position as Dean of St Paul's was

becoming untenable. Protesters said they had not wanted to force him

out. There have been times when there have been certain amounts of,

let's say, pressure, going around. This is a good show of one her to

resign. Everyone here is it really shocked. I am personally saddened

he felt he had to stand down. We want to get back to the issues, as

when we met with them on Sunday. 15th October when protesters were

barred from the Stock Exchange, the cathedral appeared to offer

sanctuary. A week later, the cathedral suddenly closed, citing

health and safety concerns. On 27th October, Rev Dr Giles Fraser

resigned saying he could not sanction the use of force to evict

protesters. Then today came the most dramatic development, the Dean

forced out of office by a public protest. The Bishop of London will

take over those duties. He said the resignation was a tragic and had

saddened him. He made clear the cathedral's policy would not change.

I am not taking a softer line at all. As people were saying to me

yesterday morning, the camp site has have to disappear at some point,

has to be scaled down. The cathedral is prudent and sensible

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

in exploring the legal territory. The Government thinks babies are

waiting to long to be adopted. 3050 children were adopted last year. On

average, they waited two years and seven months. Roger and Helen know

all about the frustrations of adoption. They got a negative

response from their local councils are went around an agency and

adopted three siblings whose identity they want to protect.

There was a set of demands we were expected to comply with, which were

quite critical if you did not understand what they wanted you to

do. Or if you had a difficult to with the hoops that you had to jump

through. The Government thinks too many councils are limiting the pull

of prospective adopters by rejecting them because of age or

ethnicity. It has ranked councils to name and shame them on councils

-- on adopting, also on what -- on adopting, also on what

happens to children in their care. But the tables show that York,

South Tyneside and Hartlepool came top over the last few years for

placing those destined for adoption with families within 12 months.

Hackney and Brent did well on other Hackney and Brent did well on other

measures but came bottom on speed. On average, children are waiting

over two years to get adopted. That over two years to get adopted. That

is not good enough. There is a massive gap between the practice of

best authorities and the worst. We need a culture change in this

country, to be more pro adoption. country, to be more pro adoption.

For many children, it is the right answer. Adoption is one of the most

emotive issues. The vast majority of children in care will have

experienced neglect or abuse and need care. Many agree that the

system is too slow but they say that decisions about adoption

cannot be rushed. Officials in charge in Hackney, where adoption

take longer, say that those that do take place a strong and lasting and

that is what counts. Hackney is the top counsel for the suitability of

placement. We make placements that last, we do not make placements

that breakdown. We are concerned about timeliness and we work hard

to get the right people for the right children. Ministers have

focused on speed. But with one in five adoptions breaking down, many

think Supporting families after they adopt a child should have the

New details of which companies are in line for investment totalling

nearly �1 billion have been unveiled by the government. The

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the money would help to create

or safeguard more than 200,000 jobs. Labour's criticised the move,

saying the government is failing to deal with a "perfect storm" in the

economy. And there were more warnings today of a possible global

recession. Our deputy political editor James Lansdale has the

latest. Looking for growth, that is what

Nick Clegg was doing today, announcing when �950 million of

money would be invested over three years to encourage private

investment. With �36 million coming to this steel plant near his

constituency. They were not always smiling, last year he was attacked

for blocking and �80 million loan to the same company. As part of

government cuts. Now he says cash is available and it will make a

difference. It is very excitement, this is a fund where we use

taxpayers' money and for every pound of taxpayers' money to

private sector puts up �6 to create and safeguard jobs in areas like

this where for too long they were dependent under Labour on handouts.

In Sheffield, this company suppliers electrical parts for cars,

employees 14 people. Getting finance is always difficult. If you

don't need it you can get as much as you want. If there is a slight

risk, they want your house, everything put in. 119 firms are

getting loans from the growth fund. But the news in the global economy

is bleak. The OECD has said the eurozone would grow by 2% next year.

To date it cut that to just 0.3%. At an engineering firm in Derby,

Labour's leader attacked the government and said today's grants

were too little too late. We have a perfect storm in our economy of

higher unemployment, higher inflation. Energy bills are going

up. Pay at the top is going up by 50% while everyone's standards are

being squeezed. The government has not come to grips with the problem.

The latest figures are out tomorrow and a few at the Treasury already

know the numbers. Some ministers are hoping for better news but few

expect the underlying position to change fundamentally, there is

little growth in the system and the government is under pressure to act.

But ministers know the fate of the economy may hang more on what it is

sited -- of what is decided that the G20 summit in Cannes.

Our chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym is here. The government

trying to be seen to work hard domestically, but we are part of a

global economy. The government would have that

knowledge growth strategies can only go so far. We have had this

forecast from the OECD's suggesting a marked slowdown next year in the

eurozone, assuming Europe's leader model -- leaders muddle through the

crisis. Tomorrow we get figures for UK growth in the third quarter. It

might show up a little bounce back. But that we -- but the question is,

where do we go? October was the best month for the FTSE 100 share

index since 2009. But today, it was down a little bit. Fears about the

world economy. The US financial broker, M-F Global,

has filed for bankruptcy protection in America, partly because of its

exposure to the eurozone debt crisis. The company, which employs

2,000, 600 of them in London, is attempting to sell some of its

assets to a rival. Barclays has reported a 5% rise in

profits, helped by continuing cost- cutting. While profits rose at its

UK retail banking business, they fell at its main investment banking

arm. The company's performance was significantly better than most city

analysts had predicted. The Duke of Edinburgh has withdrawn

from a trip to Italy because of a cold. The Prince, who's 90, had

been due to travel today. He's just returned from an 11-day tour of

Australia, and officials expect him to undertake official engagements

later in the week. It's been called the "battle of the

oligarchs". A courtroom showdown between two of the richest men in

Britain. One is the Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, and the other,

the exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. Today, his billion-

pound lawsuit brought Mr Abramovich into court to give evidence. Our

correspondent Luisa Baldini was there.

Roman Abramovich a ride looking relaxed and confident. The

fortifies the rod is the third richest person in the UK with an

estimated fortune of over �10 billion. He bought Chelsea Football

Club in 2003 and has the ear of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir

Putin. Suing him is 65-year-old Boris Berezovsky, worth �500

million, and although he was politically powerful in the 90s, he

fell out with Vladimir Putin and fled to Britain. Their argument is

over a Russian oil company. Boris Berezovsky claims Roman Abramovich

threatened him into selling his shares for refraction of their

value. He is suing for breach of trust and contract. Roman

Abramovich denies the allegations and says the two men were never

business partners but he paid Boris Berezovsky as a power-broker. In

statements to the court, he said Roman Abramovich's riches means he

lives a lavish life. This is a case about two men who got extremely

rich after the collapse of the Soviet Union and about the power

struggles in Nottinghamshire. participants of this case, both

represent the Russia of we would not associate with, it security

obsessed, obscenely wealthy. Roman Abramovich is usually very private.

Here in court, between his cross- examinations and the publication of

all his statements in English and Russian, light is being shed on

Roman Abramovich, the man, his money and the manner he does his

Our top story, after weeks of anti- capitalist protest, the Dean of St

Paul's Cathedral has stepped down. Coming up, the war memorials looted

of metal plaques and the new campaign to stop that happening.

In business, a US brokerage firm files for bankruptcy, victim of the

Euro debt losses. And the outgoing boss of the European Central Bank

Events have been taking place around the world today to mark the

birth of the seven billionth person on the planet. The United Nations

are calculated that the milestone would be reached today and has been

charting the extraordinary rise in the global population from just 3

billion back in 1960. It is estimated that 200,000 babies are

born every day, working out at around 80 million a year.

Equivalent to the entire population of Germany.

A milestone in human history. Born today, this girl in India is the

seven billionth person on the planet. So is this boy in Russia

and these babies in Australia and Brazil. It is all symbolic. It is

impossible to pinpoint the seven billionth person, but there is no

doubt that our numbers are rising fast. The world's population is

fast. The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion by

2025 and 9 billion by 2050. Perhaps 10 billion by the end of the

10 billion by the end of the century. Some predictions see it

falling by then. Another new arrival at the Whittington Hospital

in north London. After two daughters, a son. Three is enough!

I will not be having any more. I have done my bit for society. I

have never thought about how much people are in the world. You learn

something new every day. It is a paradox that although the global

population is rising, the number of children women are having on

average is falling. That is why, at some point, probably in this little

boy's lifetime, the world's population will start to fall. The

UK's population, unlike many in UK's population, unlike many in

Europe, is set to rise from 62 million to 73 million by 2035. Two-

million to 73 million by 2035. Two- thirds is due to migration to the

UK and their future children. migrants tend to be young people,

often starting families so that they contribute to the birth rate,

as well as adding to the population, just due to the fact that more

people are entering the UK than leaving it. Born into a world of

contradictions. Of plenty for some and poverty for others. The UN says

that governments will face rising public anger from the next

generation, unless they tackle inequality.

War memorials across Britain are being smashed up and stripped of

their mettle parks. It is not that the rising price of metal has

pushed up the number of incidents. -- metal plaques. The war memorials

Trust has launched a campaign to stop it happening.

You can see the damage on the corner there. Once you have won out,

you can remove the rest. This place of remembrance became a crime scene

last month. In the middle of the night, thieves came here and

crowbar at all for the metal plaques. With them went the names

of more than 4700 young men killed fighting for their country. For

local people, it is an attack on the community and on a monument as

relevant today as it ever was. Captain Dan Read was killed in

Afghanistan last year. It is disgusting. It is just not right.

The only reason they can come here at night and do it is because the

people on their gave their lives so that we could have an open society.

But this is not an isolated example. It is thought at least one memorial

every week is vandalised or stolen. The parks here probably only

fetched as little as �50. Memorials became widespread only after the

First World War. The Cenotaph was originally built out of wood and

plaster as a temporary structure. But the public still grieving for

the dense, demanded more permanent ways of marking their loss. --

grieving for the dead. Now they are becoming victims of the global rise

in metal prices. Police are searching through a scrapyard for

stolen materials sold to unscrupulous dealers. They melted

down and sell it on again. It is mainly copper and lead but

campaigners say as many as three war memorial so weak are being

vandalised or stolen to make money. -- war memorials are a week. That

comes out very clearly. This week, a new campaign has been launched to

trace all the UK's war memorials and mark them protectively.

bright green is unique. The police know what they're looking for. If

that is found in a scrapyard or in a FIFA's house, he has questions to

answer. -- a thief. The town will replace what was lost, but Tim

Stone this time. If the names of dead -- if the names of the dead

are stolen, the names -- the memory of their own losses lost forever.

The NATO's mission in Libya ends tonight. Air strikes began in March

as Colonel Gaddafi's forces moved to crush the uprising against him.

A small team of military advisers will remain in Libya to help the

transitional authorities. Meanwhile, Ban Ki-Moon has said the

alliance has no intention of launching a similar operation in

support of the uprising in Syria. The Arab League is awaiting a

response from Syria to its proposals to end the violence there,

which has claimed more than 3000 lives.

Israel says that a decision to grant the Palestinians full

membership of the United Nations cultural body will harm prospects

for the Middle East peace process. Two-thirds of delegates at the

UNESCO congress in Paris voted in favour with the United States and

Israel posed. Up to 2 million homes in the United

States are still without power after a very early and deadly snow

storm. At least nine people were killed in small related accidents

in the north-east of the US with the worst affected areas stretching

from Maryland to Massachusetts. Emergency services are struggling

to cope. So begins again. Big winter weather

has come early to America. -- so it begins again. New Englanders are

digging themselves out and it is only have a win. Over the weekend,

more than a third of snow fell, settling on trees that have not

lost their leaves and causing tremendous damage. This is our

third day without light. It is cold and citizens and children are

suffering. No heat, no food, no power. It is October. This aircraft

and its 100 passengers were stuck on the tarmac for seven hours at

Hartford, Connecticut. The pilot pleaded for help. I have a

paraplegic on board that needs to come off. I have a diabetic with an

issue. I have to get some help. Today, 2 million people were still

without power. Why? Because power lines here still run up of ground.

So when those branches come down, so to the electricity cables.

Nobody wants to pay to put cables underground. It has become a

difficult political sell to say that it makes sense for us to spend

more money today so that we can have good infrastructure for

decades into the future allowing us to get economic benefits and to get

better living standards. When people talk about America's ageing

and on reliable infrastructure, this is the sort of thing they mean.

Many Americans feel that winter weather really should not make them

as missable as it does. -- as miserable. A Red Arrows

flypast has paid tribute to one of their own, Jon Egging, who died in

a crash in August. He has been remembered at a memorial service at

Lincoln Cathedral and in the sky by his former colleagues.

A fitting, flying tributes to one of their own. This, the Red Arrows'

unique salute to Jon Egging. On the ground, they gathered with grief

but also to celebrate the Reif -- the life of Jon Egging, pilot, son,

brother, husband and friend. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, Harrier

pilot, good friend, and thoroughly nice chap. He was the comprehensive

school boy who became a Top Gun, one of the RAF's elite pilots, a

veteran of the Afghanistan conflict. Less than a year after joining the

Red Arrows, tragedy. Jon Egging's plane crashed following a display

in Bournemouth. The cause, still unknown. The investigation

continues. His death leaves huge gaps. His family are determined

that his spirit will continue to inspire young people. He loved what

he represented as a young -- Red Arrows pilot and a Harrier pilot.

Not only was he aware of his capacity in all of those roles, he

also was aware of his responsibility to inspire others.

To day has been about dealing with loss and giving thanks for a life.

But you also get the sense that it is time for John Akins' beloved Red

Arrows to turn their thoughts to the future. -- Jon Egging as'. They

had been flying with eight planes and the team but now a new pilots

have joined the roster. The Red Arrows, back to full strength but

still missing a much-loved, at. still missing a much-loved, at.

-- much-loved comrades. We saw the snow in the United

States before ourselves, something typically autumnal. Bands of rain

and strong wind at times. The wind will be unusually mild for this

time of year. If you're about to send the children out trick or

treating, through the south-west, Wales and western Scotland, they

will be coming home with soggy costumes. The rain will not quite

reached the south-east corner overnight, but as the rain Grand --

as the rain band clears, clear skies will mean a drop of

temperatures. Northern Ireland waking up with sunshine. In the Far

East, starting with cloud and rain but most will see sunshine

developed through the morning and into the afternoon. Showers taking

us through north-west Scotland during the afternoon. For much of

Scotland, staying predominantly dry and bright. Temperatures 12 or 13

in the north-east. It will be a fine day in Northern Ireland with

long spells of sunshine. Parts of East Anglia and parts of Sussex,

after some heavy rain will still hold on to cloud. Elsewhere, like

wind across much of England and Wales. Isolated showers. It is a

fine start for November. Staying dry through Tuesday night and

Wednesday. But then this low pressure will move in. It has

brought the snow to the United States and it is pushing towards us.

Rain will reach our shores by Wednesday, particularly in the West.

Further east, the breeze will pick up but it will stay dry during the

day. Bright or sunny spells, and temperatures above what they should

be. Wet weather pushing across all be. Wet weather pushing across all

of us during Wednesday night. Thank you very much. A reminder of

tonight's main news, after weeks of Paddy Campbell as protests, the