19/01/2016 BBC News at Six

Interest rates will stay where they are for longer and that's

Last year he hinted that rates might have to rise but now UK growth

The year has turned and that decision proved straightforward.

Now is not yet the time to raise interest rates.

We'll be looking at what this means for both savers and borrowers.

Also tonight, a judge says toddler Poppi Worthington was assaulted

by her father before she died but there's been no trial.

We feel sick and angry about the failures from the social

services, from the police, which has meant that poor

Poppi Worthington has not had justice for her death.

Junior doctors suspend next week's strike but there could be action

How to spot whether children are being groomed by extremists,

the new government website for teachers and parents.

A sound from the seventies - The Eagles front man Glenn Fry

prosecutors seek to re-try a man for the murder of student

Amanda Duffy in 1992 under double jeopardy laws.

And Andy Murray speaks out on match-fixing in tennis,

and strolls through his first round match in the Australian Open.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Interest rates are likely to stay where they are for a while yet.

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England,

says there will be no rush to raise them while the British economy

is buffeted by a weaker global performance.

He said growth in the UK economy had been less than expected

Here's our Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed, on why a slowdown

In China, the economic juggernaut is slowing as the country attempts

Around the world, the global oil price is collapsing,

And in Britain, pay is failing to recover.

For the Governor of the Bank of England, there are warning signs

Now is not yet the time to raise interest rates.

This wasn't a surprise to market participants or the broader public.

They observed the renewed collapse in oil prices,

the volatility in China, the moderation in growth in wages

He said the next rate rise would not be governed by a firm timetable

That means we will do the right thing at the right time on rates.

It was here at Lincoln Cathedral that the governor said

that the question of interest rate rises would come into sharper relief

That was last summer and things have certainly become chillier

since then, both for the weather and the UK economy.

After today's speech, many are now predicting

that the first interest rate rise in the UK since 2007 may not arrive

For local residents it might be good news for mortgage holders

It would help my life if interest rates went up as far

Obviously I can appreciate that you don't want mortgage rate to go

up too high because that will impact greatly on people.

The problem is, it is virtually nothing, 1% on ISAs,

1.3% on bonds, there is nothing you can do without taking a risk.

Is Mr Carney flip-flopping on when interest rates may rise?

The trouble with trying to say what you are going to do

with interest rates is people rightly say, give us a clue

But you can't give a clue because your actions will always be

It is the data from China that is the real concern.

Today that engine of the global economy, so important

to Britain, announced its lowest growth rate for 25 years.

Tomorrow, pay data are likely to show that wage growth is slowing,

another headwind for an economy beset by local and global problems.

Three years ago toddler Poppi Worthington died suddenly -

she'd been found with serious injuries at her home in

Today a high court judge who's been reviewing the medical evidence said

she had been sexually assaulted by her father shortly

He criticised Cumbria police for "serious failings"

Poppi's father, Paul Worthington, was arrested and questioned

Ed Thomas reports now on a case shrouded in secrecy for years.

Poppi Worthington was a healthy 13-month-old toddler when she

suddenly died. For three years, secrecy surrounded her death but for

the first time a High Court judge has revealed that moments before she

died, she had suffered a violent sexual assault by her father.

This is Paul Worthington, he was alone with Poppi before she died. He

was questioned on suspicion of sexual assault but

was questioned on suspicion of released after an investigation full

of mistakes. The court was told there was a series of police

failures to investigate Poppi Worthington's death. The judge said

the case was unprecedented and called it astonishing incompetence,

missed opportunities to hold Paul Worthington to account. The court

detailed catalogue of errors by detectives investigating her death.

Her nappy, clothes and bedding were lost, Paul Worthington's laptop was

lost, senior police officers did not visit her home and her parents were

not interviewed for eight months. I want the Home Secretary to step in

now and give this case to another force to try to salvage some hope

that there could be a criminal investigation after all of the

failings which have resulted in this. The failures mean we still

don't know the cause of Poppi's death and without new evidence, the

father will not face prosecution. I do accept that the police and other

agencies perhaps have got things wrong. This is former detective Mike

Forrester who led the investigation into Poppi's death. He is now

retired. We have seen the independent report into her death.

It talks of gross misconduct, there is regret here but no apology. What

people need to try to understand is the IPCC look at policies and

receded and how it should be done in an ideal world. -- and procedures.

Tonight Paul Worthington denied abusing his daughter, Poppi

Worthington, a child failed by so many. And tonight pressure is

building at Cumbria police. The force says procedures have changed

and less and have been learned and there is also pressure on the county

council which also said lessons have been learned but two strong

warnings, first from the local MP who has called for another force to

come in and take over this investigation. And a warning from

the government, directly to children's services here, that if

they do not improve, the government will step in and take over. Thank

you. A 48-hour strike by junior

doctors in England, planned for next week,

has been suspended. Talks about how doctors should be

paid when they work over weekends are still continuing between

the British Medical Association The two sides disagree over how best

to make more health services Let's get more from our

Health Correspondent, Does this mean there has been some

sort of breakthrough? The truth is we don't know. These talks between

government representatives and the doctors have been taking place

behind closed doors. All we have been told by doctors here at the BMA

is that they are hopeful. They say there is real room for progress and

that the government has started to listen to them. They say that is why

they have called off this strike for the 26th and 27th of January which

is good news for patients but there are concerned there are still

significant differences between the two sides. For the doctors, that is

around safety issues like working excessively long hours and also

holding onto extra pay for working late at night and on Saturdays. For

the government it is about making it more affordable for more doctors to

be on shift at weekends and they say that is a safety issue. And the

reason why it is so important that these sides come to some agreement,

is because a third strike is looming for the 10th of February which is a

historic full walk-out by junior doctors when no emergency care would

be covered. Too close to call and heading

for another hung parliament. That's what the pollsters

were telling us during last year's general election campaign -

how wrong they were. Researchers sampled too many Labour

supporters and not enough Tories. But did the polls affect

the campaign itself and therefore Here it is, ten o'clock,

and we are saying the Conservatives As Big Ben struck ten

on election night last year, there was a collective

gasp at the exit poll. It put the Conservatives

as the biggest party So different from the dead heat

predicted in the run-up to polling day, pundits and politicians

were astounded. An extraordinary night, if,

if that exit poll is right. If this exit poll is right, Andrew,

I will publicly eat my hat During the campaign,

pollsters ask people how They got it wrong because,

put simply, they spoke to too many Labour voters and too

few Conservatives. So can we trust

pollsters in the future? Yes, we did get it wrong last time

but we hope to get it We and all the other pollsters need

to do a better job of contacting older people and younger people

who are politically disengaged. To many people, opinion polls may

not matter that much but to journalists and politicians

they do, and repeated predictions of a hung parliament before the last

election shaped the way parties ran their campaigns

and defined the debate. The idea of Labour being in

the SNP's pocket in a power-sharing deal was seized upon

by the Tory campaign. Because of the focus

on possible coalitions, some think polls and the media might

have influenced voters. They certainly shape the election

campaign in a scandalous way because the whole of that campaign,

if you remember, was dominated by the likes of you speculating

about a hung parliament. That is what all the

officially-published opinion polls were predicting, rather

than focusing on the much more probable outcome which

was a Tory majority. But Labour's loss was more complex,

according to its own It failed to connect with voters

on issues like welfare and immigration, and didn't convince

them on the economy. Actually, the policies were very

popular, but people didn't know quite where they fitted,

they did not have a feel for the overall picture

of what a Labour government And at the end of an election,

it is voters at the ballot box, not the opinion polls,

which determine who gets And if Labour wants to get back into

power its own report on its defeat says it needs a clear message but

even this does not decide on a definitive direction and that is

what the party is still wrestling with. With big votes coming up,

elections on regional and London Mayor and the EU referendum,

pollsters and politicians seem to still have lessons to learn about

how to connect with voters. The late Labour peer Lord Janner

could have been charged over sexual abuse on three separate occasions

between 1991 and 2007 but those That's the conclusion

of an independent report which has highlighted failures

by police and prosecutors. Greville Janner died

in December, aged 87. He'd been accused of 22 counts

of sex offences against boys, but had been found unfit

to stand trial, as our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Tom Symonds, reports. Lord Janner, besieged by the press,

arriving at court in the early stages of his recent prosecution.

His dementia left him with little idea of what was going on. But it

wasn't the first time he had faced accusations. In the early 90s in his

third decade as a Leicester MP, men started to come forward saying he

had abused set out the missed opportunities to

test the claims in court. The first was in 1991, and

test the claims in court. The first eight sexual relationship

might have engineered the accusation to take pressure off his crimes.

Positive to take pressure off his crimes.

there was enough evidence -- were prosecuted decided. The second came

as part of a police investigation into abuse by others at Leicester

homes and the report said it was not passed to prosecutors. The third

homes and the report said it was not in 2007 from a former children's

home resident who was in 2007 from a former children's

then which effective the credibility of his story but the report says

that by now, three separate men had come forward, Lord Janner should

have been searched and he should have been charged. Mark

have been searched and he should to have been abused but said police

did not act. They were more interested in getting Frank Beck. I

feel a bit annoyed, upset, angry. Even the police have told me they

made mistakes. Frank Beck was given five life sentences for his child

cruelty which led to a public enquiry. And this heavyweight

report, Greville Janet gave evidence, he said he'd did not know

Frank Beck and had nothing to do with him but it has become clearer

that the police had evidence of the not only visited children's homes

but had dealings with Frank Beck and we have spoken to witnesses who say

they were associates, even friends. Determining the final truth in this

case now calls to the independent enquiries into child sexual abuse

The time is 6. 16pm. Our top story which will hold hearings

The time is 6. 16pm. Our top story this evening.

The governor of the Bank of England says the time is not right

What a win - Britain's Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams

Coming up on Reporting Scotland at 6.30pm: A waiting times

at Scotland's biggest hospital are the worst since it

And, the women who defied the order to stay at home -

and went to the First World War front to nurse the wounded -

How do you prevent often vulnerable school children

Today, the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, called it a threat

"unlike any we have faced before", as she launched a website

for teachers and parents in England to help spot signs that pupils

She also announced plans to trace children who go missing from school

and confirmed a crackdown on illegal so-called "backstreet schools."

But how much difference will the measures make?

Here's our education editor, Branwen Jeffreys.

Captured on cap are for ever the three British schoolgirls who

travelled to a war zone enticed to Syria by a friend who'd already been

recruited. I would like to invite... To their school the Education

Secretary brought an anti-radicalisation message. Daesh

has developed anti-radicalisation message. Daesh

media strategies - Can a simple website really make a difference? I

do think that a website would help. It would help teachers to engage

with parents in the community again to make sure - schools are at the

front-line this has to be a whole community response. If a Muslim

girl, aged 15 or 16, decides they wants to wear the knee cab because

she's becoming a woman is that really a sign of radicalisation? We

absolutely respect the right of people to practice their faith and

be able to talk about their faith and beliefs, what they want to wear.

Of course there always has to be a debate about whether in fact that

means young people are moving towards more extreme views. The

website tells parents changes of clothing can be one warning. Today,

the Education Secretary promised to back any school that banned pupils

covering their face. Teenagers and young people are being

Radcliffeclised online by social media and propaganda, sometimes by

friends or influenced by family. At a local training charity I met young

people, did they believe Government advice would influence parents? Some

children are like talking - more social on social networking sites.

That could be because they have more friends to talk to other than like

going outside and talking to people. Some people, like parents, can take

that in a wrong way. They become more paranoid. Is there a danger in

over interpreting some of those simple signs? Yeah, definitely. Of

course, just say, take me for example, say I'm growing a beard,

people might take it the wrong way and over-think it too much. Schools

are in the front-line, but some teachers fear they are being turned

into policemen. There is a fine line between helping protect children and

alienating the communities the Government wants to reach. Branwen

Jeffreys, BBC News. A doctors' leader has said Accident

Emergency departments in Welsh hospitals are operating

"on the edge" leaving some Doctor Robin Roop blamed a shortage

of staff and hospital beds. Today, there were more disappointing

figures for A departments. Our Wales correspondent,

Hywel Griffith, joins me What do these latest figures show,

Hywel? Well, winter brings extra pressure on the front-line of the

NHS. It tends to show first here outside A where you see ambulances

stacking up. Despite December having been a mild month it's clear there

have been difficulties across Wales. The target every A unit aims for

is 95% of patients spend less than four-hours waiting. In Wales the

figure was just over 81%. It's not that Wales is the only place having

problems. In England, where the measures are done slightly

differently, the figure was 91% in November. Spending less than

four-hours waiting. In Scotland the situation has been better. In

Northern Ireland, quite a lot worse. According to the Royal College of

Emergency Medicine what ex-sasser baits the problem in Wales is a

shortage of A consultants. They say no hospital in Wales reaches

what it recommends a safe and proper staff level. The Welsh Government

recognises there has been a recruitment problem but a lot of

improvements have been made in the last 12 months. They will feed

through in the coming years. They say their winter plans are in place

much across the UK, as we enter probably the hardest month for the

health service, people will be keeping a very close eye on the

clock to see how long it takes to be treated. Hywel, thank you very much.

Andy Murray has accused tennis of being "a little bit hypocritical"

for allowing betting firms to sponsor tournaments and said

he had been aware of match-fixing in the game for years.

He was speaking after victory in his first round match

The BBC and Buzzfeed News have uncovered evidence

Andy Murray began today's first round match against the German

teenager, Alexander Zverev, an odds on favourite,

and it went to form, the Scot winning at a canter

Then his first comments on this week's revelations about alleged

Although it's a negative story, it's good because it makes tennis

have to do more and do something about it.

COMMENTATOR: It's match-point, Verdasco.

Back to the tennis and perhaps the pick of the day's matches.

Rafael Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam titles.

Today though the Spaniard couldn't get past the first round,

losing in five sets to his compatriot, Fernando Verdasco.

In a week where all the talk has been of betting in tennis,

few would have put money on Johanna Konta.

Her opponent, the number eight seed, Venus Williams, a legend

of the game, has nine Grand Slam singles titles to her name,

but the 35-year-old American went down in straight-sets

In terms of the kind of champion that I played,

I mean, she is by far the most decorated player I've ever played.

It's just an honour to be out on court with someone like that.

Not many people can say that about their careers.

So I'm really happy that I got to play at a good level and it's

kind of a bonus that I came out with a win.

British fans here in Melbourne have certainly had something to cheer

about today but more generally tennis is yet another sport

where supporters are sometimes having to ask whether they can

They were one of the super groups of the 1970s,

their Greatest Hits album alone has sold more than 20 million copies.

The guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the Eagles,

Glenn Frey, has died at the age of 67.

He helped write some of their biggest hits,

Our entertainment correspondent, David Sillito, looks back

# Running down a road trying to loosen my load.

In the early 70s, Glenn Frey took country and rock-and-roll

and smoothed off all the rough edges.

Album sales were measured in the tens of millions.

It was in Los Angeles famous Troubadour Club in the '60s

that the Detroit-born Glenn Frey got his big break, playing

They were fiercely ambitious, their sound warm, grownup,

radio-friendly, but with the millions came

Glenn Frey's lyrics to Hotel California were a bleak

commentary on the affects of having too much of everything.

# And still those voices are calling from far away...#.

And they knew they could never top it.

When you have a record like Hotel California you join

a fraternity of only a few people who understand what it's

like to have a mega record and then you have to get your head around,

you know, how do you make a record after that?

# I like the way your sparkling earrings swing...#.

I think Glenn was very much focused on what he wanted.

I think Don Henley described him as being a bit stubborn

and they famously used to have terrible arguments,

but, you know, he kind of knew what he wanted.

They fought, they split, they reformed.

There were solo hits, but fans wanted the classics.

The essence and excess of Glenn Frey's California.

Time for a look at the weather, here's Tomasz Schafernaker.

Chilly isn't it? A couple more nights of frosty weather Jack Frost

will be about. Then things will start to turn milder. Tonight,

another hard frost on the way. Not just across Scotland or the south of

the UK, really many areas will see a touch of frost and also freezing fog

forming during the course of the night. We will look at that fog in a

second. We will concentrate on the temperatures. This is an idea of

what we will get in city centres in rural spots and outside of town it

will be colder. Like last night, in the Glenns of Scotland where there

is snow, temperatures down to minus 12 degrees. For the south of the

country, minus six or seven degrees even in the south-west of the UK.

Freezing fog first thing in the morning. During the winter time when

the temperatures are sub-zero and we get the fog forming it's slow to

clear. Slower than normal fog. Absolutely across the West Midlands

and eastern Wales that freezing fog may linger into the afternoon. Where

you see these threes and fours it could be closer to zero even in the

afternoon. But it will be a crisp day for most of us, not bad at all.

Another widespread frost forming during the course of Wednesday night

into Thursday. More fog on the way. There is that change for Thursday.

We will start to see weather fronts shifting in off the Atlantic,

bringing milder air. Look at the split across the UK. Eastern areas,

crisp, cold and bright. In the west we are getting milder winds from the

south, cloud and rain coming in as well. By Friday it does look as

though that milder air eventually will be making enrodes into more and

more parts of the UK. Back to you. Thank you. That's all from the BBC's

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