18/03/2016 BBC News at Six

Europe's most wanted fugitive for the terror attacks in Paris

is captured after a raid on a flat in Brussels.

Earlier this week Salah Abdeslam evaded a joint French-Belgian

Tonight, he is wounded and in police custody.

Heavily armed police surrounded the flat where he was holed up.

His night in police custody. Witnesses told one local that they

sell and man running down the street, he was shot in the league

and he fell down. Now they say that Salah Abdeslam is in their custody.

This is the scene live. The Chancellor says he'll consult

disability charities. After the sugary drinks tax -

calls for politicians to turn their thoughts to the extra

sugar in savoury food. And having first got

on a horse a year ago, Olympic cycling champion

Victoria Pendleton takes on the challenge of

a lifetime at Cheltenham. Coming up in Sportsday later

in the hour on BBC News... We'll be in Paris as we look

ahead to the final weekend in the Six

Nations Championship. Good evening and welcome

to the BBC News at Six. Europe's most wanted man,

a suspected fugitive from the Paris terror attacks, has been

captured after a shoot-out 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam has been

on the run since the shootings in Paris in November,

which left 130 people dead. He evaded police earlier this week,

just his fingerprints in a Brussels apartment showed that

he had been there. Tonight, the police got

their suspect, who is believed to have played a key

role in the attacks. Let's go live to Damian

Grammaticas in Molenbeek, As I mince is rehearsing to the

scene, police sources in Brussels were already saying they had got

their man. Salah Abdeslam, the prime suspect in the Paris attacks,

sources said, shot in the league and in custody. Filmed by an eyewitness,

police massing as they hunted him. Mid-afternoon in the Molenbeek

district, dozens of units descended. There was gunfire. One witness said

he saw a man being chased down the road, shot and then falling. For

Belgian police this seems to have been a considerable success, Salah

Abdeslam, the prime suspect from the Paris attacks, wounded in the league

and then arrested at the top of the street, following those police

investigations that have been going on since the Paris attacks which

have traced him to this location. The Belgian Prime Minister rushed

out of the summit of European leaders taking place across time to

be briefed on the operation. He and his French counterpart were

following events closely. Salah Abdeslam had managed to evade police

as November, prosecutors say he was a key player in the Paris attacks.

Earlier this week his fingerprints are fined after police raided this

house in Brussels. It is thought he might have escaped out of the back

window as another man fired officers to keep them pinned down. Police

were clearly on the Trail of Salah Abdeslam and closing in, and

neighbours had no idea he was in the house. I opened my door. To pick up

my son at school. And I heard a lot of policemen yelling at me. Go home!

And actually, then, the shooting had just happened, the first one. And

the operation was happening just in front of me. I really did not

realise that. Salah Abdeslam has been taken for treatment for his

wounds but police sources said no officers were injured in the

operation today. After months of painstaking work, this was a success

for Belgian and French police and has raised tensions in Molenbeek

this evening, riot police brought in to do with groups draw on by the

presence of summoning officers on the streets here. On this side of

the cord and, things are,, there is a police car coming through here but

what is extraordinary is that the capture of Salah Abdeslam alive will

be a major step forward for the investigations following the Paris

attacks. At the top of the street there are reports there might be one

man still holed up inside the building but for Belgian police,

there have been claims that Salah Abdeslam might even have fled to

Syria, this is extraordinary, they have tracked him for months,

following his associates, 100 house searches, leading to the events here

and his arrest this evening. Damian Grammaticas in Molenbeek,

thank you. Well, let's speak to our

Security Correspondent, Very significant that this suspect

has been captured alive. This is very significant because

Salah Abdeslam was Europe's most wanted, he was the one person

directly involved in those attacks on Paris who was still on the run.

He was directly involved in planning the logistics, he had driven around

some of the attackers that night and it is thought he might have been

intending to carry out an attack but had backed out at the last minute

and then this extraordinary story of fleeing across the border into

Belgium, stopped by police at one point and this manhunt which does

raise questions for the Belgian authorities as to why it took so

long to find him, especially if in all that time he was in Belgium. But

yes, he was caught alive, that gives the possibility that he can be

interrogated and if you decide to talk, he can provide a wealth of

information about the attacks and the network and the planning and

about who helped him afterwards to stay on the run. That could be

hugely important not just in understanding what happened in the

past in Paris, but also in preventing future attacks. Gordon,

thank you. European leaders have agreed a deal

with Turkey aimed at stopping the flow of migrants

across the Aegean Sea It means that from midnight

on Sunday, all migrants who reach Greece would be sent back to Turkey

if their asylum claim is rejected. In return, thousands of Syrian

refugees already in Turkey would be Our Europe Editor,

Katya Adler, has the latest. The EU is in a hurry

to solve the migrant crisis. By now affecting each

one of its 28 leaders. Here comes the man they hope can

solve their problems, right here, right now,

with today's deal. The Turkish Prime Minister,

representing his powerful, unpredictable president,

here in Brussels today. Today, we have finally

reached an agreement The agreement aimed

at stopping the flow of irregular migration

via Turkey through Europe. Sounds sensible and

straightforward, but in reality, Most migrant boats leave

from their beaches. The EU is spending a lot of money,

time and credibility, trying to get Turkey's commitment

to crack down on people smugglers and to send back

migrants using their Commitment now achieved,

it would seem. There is no Turkish future

without the EU and there is no EU future without Turkey

so there is a need for cooperation. But in deals like these,

some partners are more The migrant crisis

has divided Europe, frightened its people,

emboldened populist politicians who pose a challenge

to the leaders now in Brussels. In desperation, they are

agreeing to Turkey's steep conditions, with all the ifs,

buts and maybes typical But whatever the wording,

the deal will have deep underlying Is it legal for the EU

to throw refugees and asylum No, under international

and European law. Each individual case

needs to be heard first, or Turkey needs to be declared

a so-called safe country for these How do you get tens of thousands

of people back to Turkey, by plane, by sea, and who is

going to pay for it? And the women, children,

the elderly as well as the young men, all of whom have

risked their lives, all of whom are desperate,

will they go quietly? Can Europe, should Europe

stomach the scenes? So as you see, there

are moral issues too. Turkey's president is

increasingly autocratic, argument undemocratic,

and Turkey doesn't fully recognise the Geneva Convemtion on human

rights, so should the EU be doing a deal with Turkey, offering it

sweeteners and sending vulnerable EU lawyers and diplomats

are now performing contortions to try to get

around these issues. This migrant boat was intercepted

by Britain's HMS Enterprise, helping stop mass

people smuggling to Turkey deal or not,

the EU migrant crisis Europe is facing its biggest refugee

crisis since the Second World War. Turkish coastguards claim

they intercepted 3,000 people trying to reach the Greek island

of Lesbos only today. Over the last year, just over

a million migrants have entered the EU illegally by boat,

mainly making the crossing The majority of them are Syrian,

fleeing the country's civil war. But 2.7 million Syrian

refugees remain in Turkey, from where our correspondent,

Daniel Boettcher, reports. Funeral prayers for those whose

lives ended far from their homes. Syrian refugees who like so many

others saw their future in Europe. Now the graves are marked by numbers

because no one knows their names. This woman and her mother are still

planning to cross from Turkey to Greece. No deal. Them. This picture

shows and preparing for their last attempt, he was pregnant and they

were among only ten survivors when the boat sank. TRANSLATION: Children

were screaming, we do not want to die. Why is this happening to us?

One-woman saw her daughter die in front of her eyes. You nearly died

last summer? Most of the people drowned, why take that risk again

when you will be sent back? TRANSLATION: I have no father or

brother is, that is why I will try, even if I will lose my life. This is

a part of a smear on migrants plan the crossing. This deal is meant to

stem the flow but many feel trapped with no money. And no prospects.

People smugglers have been profiting from their desperation. This

agreement is meant to disrupt their work. The scale of which is clear in

places like this, North of this mirror. All-around there is evidence

of how many people passed through here and why they came. On the

ground, slimming aids like armbands and pieces of life jacket, food

wrappers, water bottles, clothes and shoes and at the end of this part, a

beach and a glimpse of Europe. The Greek island of Lesbos is a short

distance of there. And that is why so many are risking their lives to

make this crossing. Engines stop! Increased Coastguard patrols have

brought the numbers down. Today, 1700 were stopped in one district.

Turkey feels it has been doing more than its fair share in this crisis.

But the Mayor of one of the time is closest to the Greek islands blames

both sides in equal measure. TRANSLATION: The EU just wants to

defend itself by sending migrants back to us, it is a tragedy that

Turkey and EU are with people's lives. Just if you miles of water.

This group will now be closed if migrants believe it is a chance no

longer worth taking. -- route. Let's return to Brussels and speak

to our Europe Editor, There have been deals before and

they have fallen, will this one work? As we know from EU deals,

agreement is one thing but honouring those agreements is quite something

else. Trust between the EU and Turkey is not strong. Even if it

does work out, this will not be the end to the migrant crisis. We heard

this evening run the host of the summit, the Council President, that

the deal is not a silver bullet and what about struggling Greece? Left

to struggle with tens of thousands of migrants who arrived before the

steel? Other EU countries do not seem ready to take their fair share

of those migrants and not keen to take in Syrian refugees directly

from Turkey, as it mans. Another issue I mentioned, other ways into

Europe, such as Libya, but logorrhoea and the Albanian

mountains, desperate people trying desperately, more so now that the

seas are, whispering. There was no mention tonight of those, located,

of plan be, but Turkey needs one. Thank you.

As pressure mounts on the Chancellor about his planned disability benefit

cuts, the Government says it will consult with charities to make

sure the most vulnerable are protected.

Nonetheless, it says it's committed to making the controversial

A number of Tory MPs, Labour and disability groups oppose

the changes to what are known as Personal Independence

Here's our Political Correspondent, Alex Forsyth.

Has a whole? Some of his own MPs are starting to think so. Costa

disability benefits have angered more than just campaigners. Today,

the Chancellor said they were needed and the most vulnerable would be

protected. But he suggested the exact proposal had not been Dale

Steyn. The disability budget is going up, we have to make sure that

it goes to those who need help most. Over the coming months we will be

talking to colleagues, to disability charities, to make sure we get this

absolutely right. The plan to change confirmed in the budget is to

Personal Independence Payment 's, designed to help people with ongoing

costs associated with disability. The criteria for assessing peoples

ability carry out daily tasks is being tightened. Saving the Treasury

?1.3 billion a year. The most severely disabled will not be

affected at around 370,000 people could lose out. Under this change,

if you need a raised toilet because you are so disabled you cannot sit

on a normal one, you will lose money. The government has been

criticised in the past for its efforts to curb welfare spending. It

had to row back on cuts to tax credits. Now, Labour is determined

to force another U-turn, despite ministers saying they are committed

to the reforms. It is interesting that the government language has

changed from will do too now saying they are consulting and we will

force a vote on this, we are launching a petition against this.

The government says legislation on these changes is to months off but I

agree with these proposals or not, the problem for some Tory MPs is the

way they were presented. Cutting disability benefits in the same

budget as tax for middle earners was reduced. One minister questioned

whether George Osborne was losing his touch. And from the government

backbenchers, a growing number are willing to speak out. The vast

majority of people as I understand it will not see their attempt to

payments affected by this. But there is clearly a challenge in how this

message has been got across. Where is the sunshine? It is looking

gloomy two days on from the budget, disappointing for the Chancellor

used to praise from colleagues for his competence. Now facing

discontent. Europe's most wanted fugitive

for the terror attacks in Paris is captured after a raid

on a flat in Brussels. And whether you're on the sofa

or in the saddle, make sure you're geared up for this

year's BBC Sport Relief. Switching saddles in style. Victoria

Pendleton write clear at Cheltenham. Don Cossack wins the Gold cup will.

Following the tax imposed by the chancellor on sugary drinks

this week, there have been calls to reduce the high amount of sugar

And not just cakes and biscuits - but also low fat yoghurts,

Here's our special correspondent Lucy Manning.

Emma Batton does her weekly shop in Cambridge, a healthy one,

she thinks, but the food industry and supermarkets don't

always make it easy in the fight against obesity, as she discovers.

Those soups say one in five, one of the daily five as well.

Does that make you think that you are

Oh, really? That's loads.

And 1.1 grams of salt, 20%

That's a lot more than I would have guessed.

It's the offers that tempt, but after the sugar tax

Each portion is 12% of your sugar intake, so 11 grams of sugar

We always get swayed by the offers, yeah.

Free bowl, free spoon, I think that's a good deal.

It would be a shame if the Government work to stop

The offers do help us get through the week on a lower budget

I think the cereal aisle is definitely a children's aisle.

It was naughty that they put the chocolate in the same place.

And with marketing that attracts the youngest of customers

that is also something that might have to change.

She's fairly flat on the sugar tax but thinks

companies need to do more across all foods.

If it's your product, I think you need to be

So they need to be thinking wisely about putting in so much sugar that

Watching what's going in the trolley is Cambridge University's

England has the highest rates of price

It increases what we buy by about 20%.

And these promotions are more likely to be

So she's fallen right into that trap.

Children under three get 27% of their added sugar from soft

drinks, the rest comes from other sources

including cereals, biscuits and sweets.

Older children get 30%, so 70% from elsewhere.

And while teenagers consume more sugar from

soft drinks, most still comes from other places.

There will also be demands on the supermarkets and on the food

industry to discourage the type of shopping and eating

And after the sugar tax, some big retailers

We need to look wider across food, we need

to look at maybe taking fats and salts and

sugar out of our products as well is just

sugar, although it is important to concentrate on sugar.

But our experience, looking at previous initiatives like salt

production is that pushed the unfortunately we may need mandatory

targets. The government say the obesity target will eventually come,

with much still to do. A year ago, Olympic cycling champion

Victoria Pendleton had Today she exceeded all expectations

at one of horse racing's greatest festivals -

Cheltenham - crossing the line a respectable fifth in the very

challenging amateur race. Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss

is in Cheltenham for us now , It was, yes. Victoria Pendleton has

had a lot of doubters, some have questioned whether she was good

enough to race here, whether she would even be dangerous. There was

no fairy tale win but a very respectable fifth silenced those

doubters will stop the first bumpy ride of Victoria Pendleton's day,

simply getting in the Cheltenham. Are you excited? Can't wait! That

slightly nervous laugh said it all. Some book is not she was more likely

to fall off, as she set off on Pacha Du Polder with understandable

caution. She was in last place as they left the first but as the race

wore on, she grew in confidence and pace, surging through the pack to

finish a very creditable fifth. The smile and a thumbs up said it all,

the doubters silenced in some style. I am thrilled, if it had been

another two furlongs could have got in the mix but it happened so

quickly, it was almost like my first all over again. I enjoyed every

second of it. It was a complete rush. The biggest prize of the day

was the Gold cup, home hopes lay with cue card but three out, they

came crashing down, both horse and jockey thankfully unhurt. That left

the way for favourite Cossack to deliver yet another victory here for

Ireland delightful jockey Brian Cooper and trainer, as Cheltenham

saluted its heroes, but this was a day not just about the winning but

about the taking part. Now will you be enjoying this year's

BBC Sport relief from the comfort of your sofa or will you be among

the thousands of people donning running shoes or cycling shorts

to help raise money? Colin Paterson is at

London's Olympic Park, where much of the action is

taking place tonight. The Olympic Park was the sight of

some of Britain's greatest ever sporting moments, tonight we will

see Seppi Raworth in lycra on a bike, that's not the only highlight.

You are presenting the show, what are some of the highlights? I am not

sure, I was told was sports personality of the above I got and

I'm resenting with this fellow. It is predominantly about raising money

for needy causes, not just in the UK but around some of the poorest

countries in the world the people who really need it, and we will have

a lot of fun in the process, has had the Titans, between Sir Steve

Redgrave, Freddie Flintoff... This man has managed to get Peter Crouch

into a dress! Not for the first time but this is the first time it will

be televised. It will be with me, Peter Crouch, Mickey Flannigan,

Peter Crouch will become Petra Crouch for one evening only, and we

will have the return of Some Mothers Do Have Them. Frank Spencer, doing

his own stunts and he does appear on roller skates. Thank you very much.

Back to our top story, the capture of the main suspect in the Paris

terror attacks. Sala Abdeslam was captured in Brussels. There have

been some developments? In the last 15 minutes, we have heard two very

large explosions from just up the street here. One following the other

very closely. We heard before that there may have been one man still

holed up there, police were calling on him to hand himself in, so

clearly operations are still going on there. Also suggestions that the

house they came here to target was one linked to Salah Abdeslam, to a

friend of his. Now he has been captured alive, the key thing would

be for investigators to determine his role in the Paris attacks. They

believe he played a key role in the logistics, the support, he may have

dropped off three of the bombers who attacked the stadium, there was a

question, was he meant to be a suicide bomber, did he back out the

plan to carry out another attack in another district of Paris, and what

role does he have in the organisation? Investigators have

many leads to follow up, now they have him in their custody. Thank

you. The day-to-day variations have been

huge this week. Some places enjoying beautiful sunshine, the Highlands of

Scotland, but many other parts of the UK were rather glum and rather

cold. It is these cloudy but dry conditions which will dominate

through the course of the week. Wales and south-west England, a lot

of sunshine today, got to 14 degrees in Wales but elsewhere temperatures

were struggling under the cloud, the cloud will continue to drift

overnight tonight, northern Scotland holding out with some breaks in the

cloud, we could see a touch of frost but for most prices, the cloud will

keep temperatures up, the odd spot of drizzle but most places dry. Some

sunny spells tomorrow across parts of northern Scotland and overall,

not quite as gloomy as today but one area which will be cloudy tomorrow

is Wales and south-west England. As a result, temperatures not as high.

Today in the Midlands will start at three or four so it's an improvement

tomorrow, but predominantly gloomy. Something a bit brighter up north,

perhaps a few breaks in the cloud and a hint of sunshine. As we go

through Saturday night and into Sunday, a bit more in the way of

showers across the far north, elsewhere, the odd spot of drizzle

through Saturday night but generally, just try and cloudy and

as a result we should be Frost free. On Sunday, eastern Scotland, hint of

sunshine here, but the majority, cloudy and dry, bit of sunshine does

make the difference. If you want to follow the developing

story in that suburb of Brussels where the main suspect, fugitive

suspect of the Paris attacks, has been captured and there is still a

police operation going on, you can follow that on the BBC News Channel.

Goodbye from me