23/08/2016 BBC News at Six

A triumphant return home for Team GB as they arrive back with their

They landed at Heathrow this morning.

Great Britain's most successful Olympic team in more than a century.

A special BA flight from Rio was laid on for more than 300

athletes, with the double gold medallist Max Whitlock providing

And the women's hockey team leading the way with a spontaneous burst

And then big crowds and emotional reunions with family

We'll be talking to one gold medallist who's right

Also tonight: After Jeremy Corbyn is filmed complaining

about overcrowding on trains, CCTV emerges appearing

The gender gap, a new study says women who have children can be paid

up to a third less than men for doing the same job.

And the controversial cull of badgers is to be extended

It's welcomed by farmers but opponents are angry.

Coming up in the sport on BBC News: Russia will not compete at next

month's Paralympics in Rio after losing an appeal against a ban

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Team GB have arrived home to a heros' welcome.

They touched down at Heathrow this morning along

with their record-breaking medal haul from the Rio Olympics.

67 medals in all, 27 of them gold - the most Team GB have won

The boxer Nicola Adams and gymnast Max Whitlock,

both Olympic champions, were first off the plane

from Brazil, which was given the special number BA2016

Our sports correspondent Katie Gornall watched

Just a warning, there is some flash photography in this report.

It arrived carrying a haul of precious medal from Rio,

the plane renamed Victorious in honour of Team

# Happy and glorious... The Games may be over but on board

the Olympic party had continued. The 11-hour flight plenty of time to

celebrate. # God save our Queen...

And plenty of time for Max Whitlock to show off some of the skills that

brought him double gold. These are moments to cherish for Team GB.

They are a team that took on the world and won.

You sense this is going to take a while to sink in for Britain's

athletes. They return home having made history in Rio. A record 67

medals, two more than London 2012. It's success that's created a host

of new stars. After winning the hearts of the

country, today they returned to their loved ones.

Don't cry! It's heavy. It is heavy, grandma.

There was much to catch up on, once they found the right bag. Team

colours had made that a little tricky. On social media we could

feel how much support there was. It's not until you get back here how

much we really have, it's good to be here. Adam Peaty takes Olympic

gold... It was a superb team performance sparked by one man, Adam

Peaty. The swimmer who won Britain's first medal of the Games and in some

style. He told me today he still is coming to terms with all he has

achieved. I bt can't really put it into words how much it meant to get

the first medal and the record and achieve a childhood dream. To give

that momentum to the rest of the team is priceless and it's something

I will remember forever. Hopefully we can do the same in Tokyo, which

will be again amazing, hopefully an amazing Games. Even for more

experienced heads it was an Olympics of firsts. Katherine Grainger won

silver to become the first British woman to claim five medals in

separate Games but this one for the team as a whole was special. That

excitement, you could feel, it was tangible that suddenly people were

like this performance will make difference to the nation. I think

for that reason because it was unexpected and it was a challenge no

nation has ever done and we finished second in the table. Sandwiched

between the super powers of USA and China, it's hard to argue it's not

our best Games ever. For many of these returning athletes

their looifs will are changed forever by their success in Rio. --

lives although some things are more precious than gold.

Well, I have one of those Olympic champions with me now,

who won her second successive gold medal in the women's coxless pairs.

Helen Glover. Wonderful to see you.

Congratulations. What was it like, that moment stepping off the plane

today? It was amazing. We all had been in a Rio bubble, not knowing

what was going on back heap -- back home. Everybody's draw jaws dropped

when we looked out the window. That was scratching the surface of the

last few hours. It's been a whirlwind. Millions and millions of

people have been glued to televisions for weeks now and you

really - did you not have a sense of that? Family and friends told us

people were watching and getting interested at home but your mum

tells you that and you are like, thanks, mum! It's a nice thing to

say. But it's true. We can't believe it. We are so grateful because we

are bringing our medals home. We are bringing these to the people who

have been watching us to say thank you. Their support just makes it so

much more special. Extraordinary after London 2012, when we had a

huge medal haul, 65 medals and now you come back with even more. Did

you imagine as a team you would be able to do that? It's amazing. I

mean, I am a tiny cog in this machine that's produced one of our

best teams that's existed. It's incredible. Every time we watched

our teammates get medals we cheered and saw ourselves climbing up the

table and it was getting more excited and more real and to finish

where we did on the table, I think we are so proud of being part of an

amazing team. You have arrived back in this whirlwind, are you able to

catch your breath and think what next? What next for you? For me I am

getting married! More celebrations ahead. More champagne in the next

couple of weeks. Then for me a bit of real life to decide what's going

to happen. So, four years is a long time to commit and right now we are

thinking about the highs but you forget in the winter months when you

are doing the training how many times you say why do I do this? You

know, you need to answer those questions now and know what you are

going into. I will make a decision. You have the answer around your neck

right now. Lovely to see you. I have to say that you are not the only

Olympian in our studio. The studio is full!

Wonderful to see so many of you here.

The reason they are all here is that they are about to

So do tune in at 7.00pm here on BBC1 - when you won't just see them -

What began with the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, being filmed sitting

on the floor of a train complaining about overcrowding, has turned

into a dispute with Virgin Trains about whether seats

The Labour leader was travelling from London to Newcastle

Now Virgin has released CCTV footage appearing

Our political correspondent Ben Wright reports.

Crouching on the floor of a Virgin train this was Jeremy Corbyn's

claim. Today this train is completely packed. The staff on the

train are absolutely brilliant, working really hard to help

everybody. The reality is there is not enough trains. We need more of

them. They're also incredibly expensive. Isn't that a good case

for... The video was recorded on the 11.00am departure from London to

Newcastle on August 11th. Days later Jeremy Corbyn's family ammed

complaint was released. Now Virgin trains has hit back releasing

pictures the company says shows there was seats available. According

to Virgin trains seven minutes into the journey Jeremy Corbyn walked

past several unreserved seats. He also walked past a number of

reserved but empty seats a minute later. Then MrCorbyn returned to

coach H with the help of on board crew and took a seat but according

to the company that was after he had walked to the end of the train, sat

on the floor and recorded his video. In a statement from Virgin Trains

the company said: We have to take issue with the idea that MrCorbyn

wasn't able to be seated on the service as this clearly wasn't the

case. We would encourage Jeremy to book ahead next time he travels with

us. The company said it know it is can

be hard to find seats on its eastern West Coast services and Jeremy

Corbyn is not the first commuter to complain of overcrowding. But it's

the suggestion of deception to make a political point that could be

damaging. Jeremy Corbyn, champion of a nationalised railway is being

taken to task by a private train operator but MrCorbyn's team insist

it's virgin trains who got this wrong and when they first boarded

there were no free unreserved seats available so they, like other

passengers, had to wait for some to become free. This was, they said, a

ram-packed train. You can't see on the images necessarily is the fact

that there was luggage reserving seats or small children you might

not be able to see sitting there. I was there. There was simply no seats

available on the train that's why Jeremy sat on the floor for the

first part of the journey. Owen Smith tried to make mileage out of

this train row saying his own campaign remained on track. Ben

Wright, BBC News, Westminster. Women who have children can be paid

up to a third less than men That's according to new figures

from the think tank the Institute It found that while the gender pay

gap in general has been falling in recent years,

mothers who take time out or work fewer hours miss out

significantly on wage increases. Here's our economics

editor Kamal Ahmed. The ups and major downs of the

gender wage gap. Yes, it has been reducing over all, but for mothers

and graduates there is still a significant pay penalty. In this

London park opinions were clear. Having children presented major

career challenges, ones that men often steer well clear of. Women

struggle with the issue of having to be perfect mothers at home and then

having to be perfect in their career. I have taken a pay cut

because I changed my career and I have changed my hours. So, I don't

think that's a gender issue. It's my choice. The gender wage gap has been

declining. In 1993 there was a 28% difference in the hourly income of

men and women. That is now 18%. But there are

significant variations. For mothers the wage gap grows to 33% by the

time the first child reaches 12 years old.

What happens when women reduce their hours of paid work, for whatever

reason at that point a lot of them find that wage progression shuts

down. That could be because they're genuinely not gathering the skills

and experience that employers value in their jobs. It could be something

to do with a form of discrimination or power that employers are

exercising over those women in holding down their wages.

The workplace has certainly changed since the 1940s. But the persistent

wage gap is still with us. Before a family arrives there is already a

10% difference in income. Some people argue at least part of the

gender pay gap is down to choice. Mothers making the decision to leave

work to look after their children. But although that may partially be

true, is it really a choice when child care is so prohibitively

expensive for many? Is it a choice when flexible working is not valued

as highly by many businesses as traditional 9-5 working is it really

a choice that when women return to work they miss out on future

promotions? We have about 750 employees, about... Laura runs a

mother and child clothing firm. She encourages employees, men and women,

to work flexible hours. And welcomes parents back to the office. If you

have been a full-time parent or been working in a less demanding job for

a few years whilst children are young, you still have a huge amount

to offer and I am very keen on employing people who have had babies

and are keen to come back to the workforce and progress. The

Government says it is acting. Businesses will be forced to publish

the pay rates for men and women. More shared parental leave is

available but end the pay gap in a generation? That lofty target is

still a long way from being hit. A soldier has died after being shot

at a military training The man, from the Royal

regiment of Scotland, was involved in a night exercise

using live ammunition Police and the Ministry of Defence

are investigating what happened. New research suggests the risk

of developing breast cancer increases more than previously

thought for women who take combined A study of almost 40,000 women,

published in the British Journal of Cancer, found the risk increased

the longer the drugs were used, but the risk level returned

to normal when the HRT ended. Here's our medical

correspondent Fergus Walsh. One million women in the UK are

taking HRT either in tablets, gels or patches like Louise, to

counterthe often debilitating symptoms of the menopause such as

hot flushes, mood swings and insomnia. A GP, she runs a menopause

clinic and for her the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. I

couldn't function with my menopausal symptoms. I was horrified how tired

I felt. How I was unable to concentrate. I kept saying to my

husband, I feel like I have been drugged. I need to go to bed, I have

so much work to do. What am I going to do? I didn't realise it was the

menopause causing these symptoms. Taking any medication is a balance

between risk and benefit but for HRT This research suggests that

for every 1,000 women aged 50-54 who are not on HRT or are taking

oestrogen only, there will be 14 cases of breast

cancer over five years. But for every 1,000 taking combined

HRT that would rise to 34 cases That increased risk returns

to normal after stopping HRT. HRT also slightly increases the risk

of ovarian cancer. But it's worth pointing out that

lifestyle risk factors, such as being overweight

and especially smoking, carry a much greater risk than HRT,

of many cancers and premature death. I do not think women should suffer

in silence. It is important to take some advice, talk to your GP and

talk to your friends as well and get some support. A lot of people think

it is the menopause and I have to put up with that, actually, there is

a lot that you can do to minimise the impact. Last year the health

watchdog said that HRT should not simply be dismissed because of the

risks. Women using the drugs are usually advised to take the low

worst affected dose for the shortest possible time.

Team GB arrive back home to heros' welcomes following Olympic

So my dad has suggested that I register for a donor card.

We meet the man behind the top tag at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Coming up, Brendan Rodgers says it was his number one objective to get

his club into their Champions League group stage. They lead 5-2 going

into their qualifier in Israel tonight.

The BBC has learned that a badger cull in England is to be

extended to five new areas - to try to stop bovine tuberculosis

The cull is already in operation in three parts of the country.

It's understood that the mass shooting of badgers will begin

Our Environment Correspondent, Claire Marshall, is in

Thank you. You can see how beautiful the landscape is. A dozen or so

badgers roam here but around me there are dozens of farmers who have

suffered terribly under TB. We have seen a map of the new cull zones.

Marksmen have been trained and they could be in operation here and

elsewhere as early as next week. The carrier off an infection that brings

pain and misery to farmers and their cattle, or an iconic character of

the countryside that need our protection? The dispute over the

state-sponsored shooting of badgers has been reignited. Since the cull

began, close to 4000 badgers have been killed. In the last year alone,

nearly 30,000 cattle infected with bovine TB had to be slaughtered. At

the moment, the cull is operating in Gloucester, Somerset and Dorset. The

BBC has learned that it is to be extended into new zones, south of

North Devon, West Dorset and parts of Cornwall and South Herefordshire.

Conservationists are disappointed and they had hoped that the policy

would be dropped under the new Prime Minister. It is a disaster for

wildlife. This is political, it is nothing to do with bovine TB. There

is so much science saying that the cull will not work, evidence says it

is not working and it will not work in the future and we are wasting

huge amounts of money on what is indiscriminate killing of a

protected species of British wildlife. In the south, this farmer

has lost over 100 cattle to bovine TB over the years. We have got to

get back to managing this. No other country has controlled bovine TB

without controlling the wildlife sector. It is not just badgers,

bovine TB can be transmitted in many ways, cattle to cattle, via other

mammals and it can also remain in the mat -- in the ground through

animal faeces. This process -- Professor's research underpins the

research. This will be welcome news but it should not be. A previous

study I was involved in killed nearly 11,000 badgers to learn what

the effects are. My concerns about killing badgers do not come from a

love of badgers, they come from cold hard science. Born 20 minutes ago on

Andrew's farm, this calf has not taken a step, both sides want to see

a solution. No one wants animals to suffer, but is culling the way to do

it? A jury has been told how two

supporters of so-called Islamic State murdered

a British Imam because they considered his practice

of healing as 'black magic'. 71-year-old Jalal Uddin died

after suffering head injuries in an attack in a children's play

area in Rochdale. Manchester Crown Court heard

how his alleged killers Jalal Uddin was described as a quiet

and well respected man, but in February as he made his way through

a local park in Rochdale he was attacked. Hours later he was

pronounced dead in hospital. The prosecution told the court that the

two men responsible are at 22-year-old and a 24-year-old man.

The prosecution told the court that they were supporters of so-called

Islamic State and hated Jalal Uddin because he practised form of Islamic

healing which is about chanting the Koran and believing that Islam

stands for something different. The prosecutor told the jury, IS adheres

to the view that those who engage in this form of healing deserves severe

punishment or even death. One man denies murder while the other is

believed to have fled the country days after the attack.

When the new Prime Minister returns to work after the summer recess -

her in-tray is likely to be rather full.

This week we'll be looking at some of the issues

In the first of our series of Big Decisions facing Theresa May -

our Wales Correspondent - Hwyel Griffith -

has been taking a look at the struggling steel industry.

Steel is the spine that has held Port Talbot together.

For over a century these works have brought the best paid jobs,

security for every new generation but no more.

David's young son has been born at a time

A few weeks before his birth, the steelworks were put up for sale,

David does not really know what that means for his job

there or what the next months will bring.

There are less people there and you are working harder

You do not know if you will have a job in a month's time.

We do not know in six months whether we will be able to afford

to pay the bills and keep the mortgage and still live.

In the heat of the crisis earlier this year, David Cameron's

government pledged a support package costing hundreds

That could involve loans or even part-nationalisation

On energy, it said it would look at trying to reduce electricity

prices and it also offered a landmark change in

pensions law, lowering the benefits paid to workers.

Since those promises were made, the landscape has changed.

The Brexit vote has made a long-term future less certain,

but the immediate collapse of sterling has made this

Steel prices have improved and Tata have had a rethink about selling.

Now they are talking about a potential merger

Some argue it is an opportunity for Theresa May to change course

completely and not be bound by her predecessor 's pledges.

If there is a role for government at all,

It would be to help the families relocate or retrain if the worst

But on the streets of Port Talbot, they want intervention

and there are suggestions that Theresa May is prepared to go

further to ensure steel-making stays in the UK.

This will be about securing Britain's key commodities,

key manufacturing industries and how we can help strengthen them and take

I think there will be a situation in which ministers will be

encouraged and leave absolutely no stone unturned.

David knows that decisions made in Downing Street may decide

the fate of his industry and his future rests partly

Hwyel Griffiths, BBC News, Port Talbot.

It's one of the most hotly contested titles of the summer -

no not Olympic Champion - but funniest joke of

And this year it went to comedian Masai Graham.

He's been giving us some insights into the funny business.

Usually, I should have started the whole show with my joke about the

Titanic. Just to break the ice! I am a care worker, not work for 11

months and save up to come to the Edinburgh Fringe. I take about three

times a week and I am working my way up to the top and see where it takes

me. When I was woken up at ten o'clock with a phone call telling me

that I was the winner of the joke of the Edinburgh Fringe, it took them

about ten minutes to convince me it was not a hoax! My dad suggested

that I register for a donor card, he's a man after my own heart! There

is a formula for writing one-liners, working back from the punch line, I

always feel. What is the difference between hippopotamus and a zippo?

Ahead though is really have built and a zippo is a little lighter!

This one is a bit difficult, to work out this picture, you will need an

eye for detail. Hopefully it will kick-start things a bit more. I

still do the care work but I would consider comedy as my job and I

think I am going in the right direction. I will be stood up the

back with an optimistically sized bucket. Thank you for your time.

Masai Graham with the funniest joke of the fringe.

Here's Alex Deakin - and there are heatwave

Temperatures have been soaring. Over 30 degrees in the south of England.

If that is too hard, the beach is a good place to be. We have a few

images, spot the cloud in Margate. A couple of places have been

significantly cooler, Scotland and Northern Ireland, here there has

been plenty of cloud. A different day here. The chance of one or two

heavy showers in the south of Scotland. Foremost, it turns dry and

in Scotland and Northern Ireland, a comfortable night but for England

and Wales, a warm and humid night, particularly in the east, some towns

and staying at 20 degrees. This weather front is with us tomorrow. A

bit more cloud tomorrow, in the North of England and the Midlands

and we could see showers drifting in from the channel across Southern

counties. One or two showers in Scotland but for Scotland and

Northern Ireland, a brighter day with sunny spells and temperatures

getting into the low 20s. A cooler day for the bulk of England and

Wales but ahead of the weather front, still hot and humid and we

could get over 30 degrees and the heat and humidity is likely to

trigger more thunderstorms tomorrow, particularly

overnight and into Thursday across parts of England and Wales.

Difficult to say exactly where but with all the heat providing the

energy, they could be ferocious and some places could get a real

downpour. England and Wales, cooler again. More