10/09/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK

I'm Alpa Patel. The headlines -

The man who tried to assassinate President Reagan three

and a half decades ago, has been released from

John Hinckley's expected to return home to his elderly mother.

Dozens of people are killed and wounded in airstrikes in Syria,

less than two days before a ceasefire is due

Hillary Clinton apologises after describing half

of Donald Trump's supporters as a "basket of deplorables".

And we have premier league drama as Manchester City beats rivals

We start with breaking news from the United States.

The man who tried to assassinate the US President Ronald Reagan

35 years ago has been released from a

John Hinckley Junior was found not guilty

by reason of insanity following the shooting in 1981.

In July, a federal judge ruled that he is not a danger

He will be permitted to live full-time at his mother's

home in Williamsburg, Virginia under supervision.

Our correspondent Peter Bowes has more.

This news has been emerging over the past few hours.

Has there been any reaction? The only reaction we have hard and this

echoes what people have been saying locally to where he will spend the

rest of his life, living with his elderly mother at her home in

Virginia, local people have been expressing concern that this man who

attempted to assassinate President Reagan all of those years ago will

be living in their neighbourhood. The authorities and the judge who

released a statement a couple of months ago, giving the go-ahead for

his release, has said he has gone through this long process of

rehabilitation and they are convinced he is no longer a danger

to other people and to himself. There are strict conditions of his

release out of their? What are they? He has to have no contact with the

press and that applies to his family as well. They can't give interviews.

He can't have any contact with any of his victims. He is not allowed to

attempt to contact the actress Jodie Foster and that goes back to the

reasoning we had at the time for this attack on the president. He was

apparently obsessed with Jodie Foster and the film, taxi driver.

This was an attempt to impress her. He was a very disturbed young man at

the age of 25. He can't attempt to contact her. There are restrictions

of his travel. He can't travel more than 25 miles from his home. He has

to carry a GPS enabled mobile phone on him. He has to work for three

days a week and we are told he has been offered a job by a local

church. He has been making visits to his mother 's house, some lasting

for several days, over the last few months. He has been beginning this

process of rehabilitation. Tell us more about the assassination

attempt itself. It not only injured President Reagan but also those

around him. Three other people were injured, a

police officer, a Secret Service officer and James Brodie, the press

secretary at the time. He was seriously injured. He was shot in

the head, suffered brain damage and spent the rest of his life in a

wheelchair. He did to an extent and he managed to campaign strongly

campaign for changes to the gun laws. It resulted in the Brady Bill,

the Brady role which imposed restrictions on people wanting to

buy handguns. Thank you very much. Joining us now is Allan Lichtman,

a political historian Thank you for being with us. You

followed this story for many years for step what is the impact on the

Reagan presidency? The impact was enormous. This was a

terrible tragedy. Ironically, it saved the Reagan presidency and

saved the Reagan legacy. He became a model alert after this. He handed

that with grace. He was the death but when a car to the hospital he

said my doctors are Republicans. I forgot to duck. His approval ratings

shot up to 68% and he was able to put into effect the policies that

have become known as Reaganomics. By the end of the year, the economy was

so bad, his approval rating dipped below 50%. But for those critical

few months after this attempt, Ronald Reagan put his stamp on

America. John Hinckley was found not guilty

by reason of insanity but not everyone agreed with that sentence

did they? Someone said the death penalty.

There was a widespread reaction against this idea that this person

who came so close to assassinating a president should not be placed in

prison but should be placed in a psychiatric hospital. This also led

to some changes but that the federal level and the state level, they

tightened that the requirement for an insanity defence. It had been

rarely used even before and in that case very rarely successful but

nonetheless, there were changes in the laws and changes in public

attitudes. Do you think there's attempted

assassination continues to have reverberations in the politics that

use see today? Absolutely correct. Obviously, James

Brady who was so injured in this attack led the movement for gun

control. That bore fruit is not immediately put in the 1990s with

the Brady Bill. And also the assault weapons ban. The assault weapons ban

has since not been renewed and the Congress has been unable to distort

it or to extend the Brady Bill to reasonable background checks at gun

shows not just that licensed gun dealers. The overwhelming majority

of American people want these but that gun control debate has been

controlled by the National Rifle Association. A small, determined,

wealthy, politically connected group has thwarted the will of the

majority in America. Not the massacre of children at Sandy Hook

or any other mass murders. Some of them committed with assault weapons

has moved people towards gun control.

Thank you very much for your time. The Syrian government

has in the last hour approved the ceasefire deal

due to start on Monday and which should allow

humanitarian aid to the northern But on the ground

the violence continues, at least 25 people have

been killed in an airstrike on a vegetable market

in the rebel-held city of Idlib. The ceasefire deal, hammered

out between Washington Under the plan a "cessation

of hostilities" will begin at sunset on Monday,

the start of the Muslim festival Our diplomatic correspondent

James Landale has more The hours before a ceasefire

can often be deadly. Today in Eastern Alepo,

government forces sought to consolidate their position

in a city left A city where, tomorrow

night, these guns And that is because of

an agreement announced by the Americans and Russians in

the early hours of this morning in A deal that they hope

could stop the fighting. If this arrangement

holds, then we will see Under the deal, a nationwide

ceasefire would begin tomorrow Humanitarian aid would be allowed

into besieged areas. The Syrian air force

would stop attacking opposition groups

in designated areas and if that

happens, then Russia the United States would for the first time,

take joint military action against But for that to happen,

this has to stop. Today, some 25 people were said

to have died in an air strike in the rebel

held town here. Russians succeed in getting their

allies to end this kind of bombing. This evening, reports

suggested the Syrian TRANSLATION: The Syrian Government

has been informed by us about these arrangements, and it is

ready to fulfill them. It supports the initiative

on which we agreed with the United States, so we will do everything

which depends on us. But it is understandable

that not everything Much depends on the

opposition groups, too. They gave a cautious welcome

to the deal but they will have to break from the

Al-Qaeda linked factions who have The key to bringing

about a disentanglement between the moderate groups

and the extremists is to force Assad to stop bombing and force it

away from starving populations. This is not the first

ceasefire agreed in February there fell

apart within weeks. Deals negotiated in Geneva

do not always survive

the reality on the ground. Let's get more on this. Thank you

for your time. There has been reports of violence across the

country, air strikes in particular in Aleppo. What is your feeling on

disk as Mike will we see an escalation in violence in the run-up

to this pause? The next 48 hours will be bloodier than usual. Fewer

Madness. Both sides are trying to against city jig advantage. A few

lessons have learned. They have been fighting for five years. Before

Monday, we will see an escalation in fighting. We have reports of fierce

fighting right across Syria. In Aleppo, in the south and other

places. Some rebel groups are saying they haven't seen the text of this

truth. Do you think it is manageable? Do you think it will be

able to be put in place by Monday? I hope so. I think the odds are

against an effective ceasefire. For a variety of reasons. We have to

wait and see if Russia can re-exercise is influence on the

Assad government. The Syrian government says it accepts the

ceasefire. The government is gambling on the fact the Americans

can't... One of the basic elements in this particular deal between the

Americans and Russians is the Americans will be able to convince

the moderate armed rebels to cut the umbilical cord with the Al-Qaeda

affiliation. There is an umbilical cord. The most affluent is one of

the most effective armed groups against Assad. If they do separate,

they will be left the mercy of the Assad regime. There are many ifs and

question marks there are many unknown variables. John Kerry kept

saying, we hope the combat is with play by the laws of the game. We

know in the past five years and a half we have gone past all hope in

Syria. Thank you very much for your time. Apologies for the dodgy line.

Hillary Clinton says she regrets describing half the supporters

of her Republican rival, Donald Trump, as belonging

In a statement, the US Democratic presidential

nominee said many were hard-working Americans who felt let down

But she said she would continue to condemn bigotry

Mr Trump's campaign manager had accused Mrs Clinton of insulting

millions of Americans when she said that many of those backing her rival

were racist, sexist, xenophobic and Islamophobic.

British business has grown 'too fat and lazy' to fully

exploit new markets abroad, according to the minister in charge

of building new international economic links as Britain prepares

Liam Fox's remarks have drawn heavy criticism.

He also said some business executives would rather play golf

Here's our Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth.

Two months ago, he was given the job of promoting UK business across

A Brexit backer, now in charge of negotiating trade deals.

But at a Conservative drinks reception in Parliament,

Liam Fox was recorded by a newspaper saying this -

This country is not the free trading nation that it once was.

We have become too lazy and too fat on our successes in previous

Business, he said, should consider exporting an opportunity.

Companies who could be contributing to our national prosperity

but choose not to because it might be too difficult or

too time-consuming, or that they can't play golf

We've got be saying to them, if you want to share

in the prosperity of our country you have a duty to contribute

Himself no stranger to the golf course, his wing at UK business

raised important points for some but also attracted anger.

His comments about British business leaders sloping off to the golf

course on a Friday afternoon are unhelpful and quite frankly,

British business leaders work hard in developing their

businesses, and innovating, and indeed trying to export.

In his speech, Liam Fox did say he had never felt more confident

or optimistic about the country's future.

And in a statement today, a spokesman said Mr Fox,

whose new department for International Trade is based

here, was committed to supporting UK business

so they could take advantage of the opportunities

Nonetheless, his comments, which Downing Street said

were his private opinions, are for some an unwelcome message

to the world from the man whose job is to boost trade.

Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come:

A huge fire at a factory in Bangladesh kills at least 25 people.

This is BBC World News Today. The latest headlines -

The man who tried to assassinate President Reagan three

and a half decades ago, has been released from

John Hinckley's expected to return home to his elderly mother.

Airstrikes on rebel held towns in Syria continue.

Dozens of people are killed or wounded just two days ahead

of the start of a US-Russia brokered ceasefire which is

At least 25 people have been killed in Bangladesh in a huge fire

was triggered by an explosion in a boiler room at

It happened in a four-storey building in Tongi,

a northern suburb of the capital Dhaka.

Police said as many as 150 people were working

The BBC's Akbar Hossain has been to the scene of the fire.

He says the explosion destroyed the building within seconds.

This factory is in a town located some 30 miles north of the capital.

You can see the building collapsed immediately

The boiler explosion took place in the early

morning when the factory workers were working inside.

It is not clear yet how many people are inside the

But some sources said more than 100 factory workers were inside

It was such a powerful explosion which

Some local people thought it was, the vibrating

was so powerful they thought it was a powerful earthquake.

Immediately, they realised that a boiler

explosion took place and the

Many people are believed to be still trapped inside.

I have talked to the relatives who are still searching for their near

Some 100 firefighters have joined the rescue operation.

Police also said after six hours, they have

somehow successfully managed to control

the fire but you can still

see the flames going high up from the building and some

It will take a few more hours to tackle the whole situation

These factory workers, many people have

been admitted to local hospitals and are being treated.

Well, I spoke to MK Aaref, who is from the NGO SAFE

It campaigns for better structural and fire safety

He says the new regulations are focussed on the country's top

revenue earning industry the textile sector.

We focus on the biggest export industry which is the garment

industry. Today's accident was, I am assuming it is the packaging

industry, that is overlooked. The safety precautions in the garment

industry was spearheaded by the European Union and the USA. Because

of the consumer demand for safety things have improved drastically, I

have to admit. Things have happened on the positive sense in the last

three years for the better. The textile industries haven't been on

board yet. There are two things going on. There is enough flaws in

the book that ensure the safety of the factories but there isn't enough

manpower to enforce, inspect and to make sure all the factories are in

compliance. The second thing is, there is a lack of full political

will, you might say, to enforce these laws to the book. The

industrial sector and the private sector is quite strong over here.

They do get away with a lot of lapses. In terms of maintenance it

isn't a tradition we are used to yet. We build something, the fact

these things have to be maintained and inspected, that is something we

are just learning for the last couple of years. That is one sector

that needs to be worked on and has to be enforced.

Thank you. Day three of the Paralympic games as well and truly

underway in real. China said Tip of the medal table with Great Britain

second on 29. Para triathlon made its debut. Andrew Lewis won the

inaugural event. The 33-year-old means he has a hat-trick of major

titles. He's ready world and champion.

Brazilian poster boy will be in action in the next hour. He is

competing in nine events in what is his third Olympics. He will be

racing in the butterfly final. Also the next hour, phenomenal athletes,

Dame Sarah Storey goes in the velodrome. She won 12 gold medal on

the opening day of the games. She was a swimmer before she became a

cyclist with five of her tally coming of the pool. She goes in the

time trial final. The football, in the Manchester derby, it was city

who took the points against United winning 2-1. Manchester City sit top

of the Premier League table maintaining their 100% winning

start. It is the first Manchester derby for Jersey mourinho and Pep

Guardiola. The Portuguese manager admitted his side didn't make it. We

were below the level. To play these matches you have to be completely

ready to do it in terms of the speed of your sinking, the

decision-making. We had a few players who were not at that level.

We lost easy bowls, we left them press us. We made mistakes. We paid

for those mistakes. We are happy for the Victor D. I

think the spectators around the world enjoy it because the game was

open until the end. We were better. They pushed a lot in the second half

and it was more difficult. But when they opened the game we had them

counterattacks. For us, when we go to old Trafford, won the best

stadiums in the world and the game it is good.

Liverpool were impressive in their first home game of the season

beating reigning champions Leicester at Anfield, 4-1. Adam Lallana's

goal, the pick of the bunch. We had to come here early to watch is

because it is so impressive. It is so different to the stand before. We

came here on Thursday first training. Tonight, we wanted to be

the reason people are enjoying it. It was a very tough game against a

tough opponent. It was a good game. Elsewhere, a late penalty helped

Arsenal to a 2- Win against Southampton. Tottenham were

comfortable winners at Stoke, Watford came from behind to beat

West Ham 4-2. It has been derby day in Scotland as

well as Rangers face Celtic in the league for the first time in four

years following their promotion to the Scottish Premiership. They were

beaten 5-1 at Celtic Park as the hosts made its four out of four this

season. Hearts were 3- winners over Hamilton and move second. Aberdeen

drew 1-1 with Inverness. That is all the sports for now.

Just before we go, how's this for a bit of bad parking?

The man who tried to assassinate the US President Ronald Reagan

35 years ago has been released from a psychiatric hospital.

John Hinckley Junior was found not guilty by reason of insanity

In July, a federal judge ruled that he is not a danger

From me and the rest of the team, goodbye.

The West has fed bestial sunshine but