:00:04. > :00:10.Standing alone - Britain vetoes a new EU deal, though all of the
:00:10. > :00:12.other 26 countries agree to consider a separate treaty. After
:00:12. > :00:15.hours of tense negotiations, signs of less than warm relations with
:00:15. > :00:25.the French President, but David Cameron insists it's right for
:00:25. > :00:29.Britain. We were offered a treaty that did not have proper safeguards
:00:29. > :00:33.for Britain. I decided it was not right to sign that treaty. That was
:00:33. > :00:39.the decision I took. The other EU countries agree to consider tighter
:00:39. > :00:43.economic rules, though the detail is yet to be thrashed out.
:00:43. > :00:46.TRANSLATION: We could not make a lousy compromise. We had to set up
:00:46. > :00:48.hard rules. We will be looking at what the deal
:00:48. > :00:50.means for David Cameron, for Britain and for Europe.
:00:50. > :00:53.Also tonight: A police inspector sacked a week
:00:53. > :00:56.ago is believed to have killed his wife and daughter.
:00:56. > :01:02.Clearing up after last night's gales in Scotland - 40,000 homes
:01:02. > :01:11.are still without power. And the latest internet sensation -
:01:11. > :01:15.the crew of HMS Ocean finally home after seven months at sea.
:01:15. > :01:18.Coming up in sport on the News Channel, Manchester United hear the
:01:18. > :01:28.worst about their captain. Nemanja Vidic will miss the rest of the
:01:28. > :01:37.
:01:37. > :01:40.season because of injury. All the Good evening. Britain tonight
:01:40. > :01:45.appears to be more isolated within Europe than at any time since it
:01:45. > :01:48.joined the Common Market nearly 40 years ago. David Cameron was the
:01:48. > :01:52.only leader to veto a new EU deal, while 23 members agreed to start
:01:52. > :01:57.work on a new treaty of their own and three more will consult their
:01:57. > :02:00.parliaments on whether to join in. The Prime Minister insisted his
:02:00. > :02:02.action was in Britain's best interests. In a moment, we will get
:02:02. > :02:05.more on the implications for Britain from our political editor,
:02:05. > :02:13.Nick Robinson. But first, our Europe editor Gavin Hewitt on the
:02:13. > :02:19.summit that left Britain standing alone.
:02:19. > :02:23.This was a summit when the EU changed, a summit full of tension.
:02:23. > :02:27.The French President chipper, a British Prime Minister man a
:02:27. > :02:33.clenched smile as Britain's relationship with Europe changed,
:02:33. > :02:37.too. France and Germany wanted to amend the EU treaties to impose
:02:37. > :02:41.tougher discipline over budgets. That needed British agreement, but
:02:42. > :02:47.the Prime Minister wanted safeguards in return. The arguments
:02:47. > :02:52.continued until four in the morning. Good morning, sorry for keeping you
:02:52. > :02:57.up so long. I said before coming to Brussels that if I could not get
:02:57. > :03:02.adequate safeguards for Britain in a new European treaty, I would not
:03:02. > :03:07.agree to it. What is on offer is not in Britain's interests, so I
:03:07. > :03:11.did not agree. David Cameron wanted to protect the UK's financial
:03:11. > :03:15.services sector, but the French and Germans were in no mood to make
:03:15. > :03:20.concessions to the British. TRANSLATION: David Cameron asked
:03:20. > :03:24.for something that we thought was unacceptable, to exempt the UK from
:03:24. > :03:28.some regulations on financial services. We think a large part of
:03:28. > :03:32.the problem comes from the deregulation of financial services.
:03:32. > :03:36.So the idea of treaty change was effectively sunk by a British veto,
:03:36. > :03:40.but before the leaders headed off for two hours of sleep, they made
:03:40. > :03:44.it clear that if they could not get treaty change, the Eurozone
:03:44. > :03:48.countries would go it alone with a deal of their own. Gradually, it
:03:48. > :03:52.became clear how isolated Britain had become. For most of the other
:03:52. > :03:56.countries not in the Eurozone indicated that they might sign up
:03:56. > :04:03.for this new pact. It increasingly appeared as if it might end up with
:04:03. > :04:07.Britain on one side and 26 other countries on the other. So what
:04:07. > :04:12.have these Eurozone countries signed up to? Much greater European
:04:12. > :04:16.control over their tax and spending, national budgets will be viewed at
:04:16. > :04:21.European level first. Sanctions for those who overspend, like Greece
:04:21. > :04:27.and Italy. These countries will need -- they will meet every month.
:04:27. > :04:30.Britain will be excluded. Daybreak, after a marathon night. The leaders
:04:30. > :04:34.returned to the summit, and Angela Merkel said this about David
:04:34. > :04:38.Cameron. TRANSLATION: David Cameron was at
:04:38. > :04:42.the negotiating table with us, and we made this decision. We could not
:04:43. > :04:46.make a lousy compromise for the euro. We had to set up hard rules.
:04:46. > :04:51.Other leaders noted that Britain had been alone in demanding
:04:51. > :04:54.concessions. They are outside of the decision-making. The mood of
:04:54. > :05:02.Britain as the outsider seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming
:05:02. > :05:07.Croatia as the latest EU member. And last but not least, the UK, Mr
:05:07. > :05:13.David Cameron. The Prime Minister said he was not frightened of being
:05:13. > :05:18.left out of future talks. So Europe's leaders headed home with a
:05:18. > :05:22.new pact to instil discipline over their spending. What has not been
:05:22. > :05:24.addressed is debt and low growth, the fundamental problems of the
:05:24. > :05:27.Eurozone. David Cameron has insisted that
:05:27. > :05:30.Britain will still have a significant influence in Europe,
:05:30. > :05:33.despite being the only country to veto the new EU agreement. His
:05:33. > :05:37.stance has delighted the Euro- sceptics within his party, and it
:05:37. > :05:45.has prompted renewed calls for a referendum. Our political editor
:05:45. > :05:49.Nick Robinson looks now at Cameron's decision to go it alone.
:05:49. > :05:54.This picture might not make it on to David Cameron's wall. It
:05:55. > :05:58.captures the moment Europe split. 26 against one, the moment a
:05:58. > :06:02.British Prime Minister finally made a stand, say some. The moment
:06:02. > :06:07.others believe he was hopelessly outmanoeuvred by the French
:06:07. > :06:10.President. You are obviously in a room with 26 other people who are
:06:10. > :06:14.saying, put aside your national interest and go along with the
:06:14. > :06:18.crowd, do what will make life easy for you in that room. But you say
:06:18. > :06:23.no. It is important that we get the things Britain needs, so I decided
:06:23. > :06:26.not to sign that treaty. On the morning after a long night before,
:06:26. > :06:31.David Cameron found himself alone at the EU summit table. He might
:06:31. > :06:36.have to get used to it. The leaders of France, Germany and the European
:06:36. > :06:41.Commission will now plan Europe's economic future without Britain.
:06:41. > :06:48.Even countries now not in the euro will join in. When Europe's leaders
:06:48. > :06:52.meet, it is possible that 26 will be in the room. 1, U, Britain, will
:06:52. > :06:55.not be there. How is that in the country's interest? We do not want
:06:55. > :07:02.to join the euro, so I don't need to go to meetings of Eurozone
:07:02. > :07:07.leaders. But there are 17 leaders and 27. This is one country, one
:07:07. > :07:10.leader not there. It is right for Britain to say, which bits of
:07:10. > :07:14.Europe must benefit us as a nation? And to focus on those things. I am
:07:14. > :07:18.not frightened of the fact that sometimes, you might not be
:07:19. > :07:23.included. Are we better off outside the euro? You bet. Euro-sceptics
:07:23. > :07:26.who demanded that David Cameron show some bulldog spirit are
:07:26. > :07:30.celebrating that stance. Many are likely to demand, though, that it
:07:30. > :07:34.be followed by a fundamental renegotiation of Britain's
:07:34. > :07:38.relationship with Europe. Labour say the Prime Minister is putting
:07:38. > :07:43.party unity before the national interest. It is a terrible outcome
:07:43. > :07:48.for Britain, because we will now be excluded from key economic
:07:48. > :07:53.decisions that will affect our country in the future. Frankly,
:07:53. > :07:57.David Cameron has mishandled these negotiations spectacularly.
:07:57. > :08:01.Liberal Democrats signed up to the government's negotiating position,
:08:01. > :08:06.but the Deputy Prime Minister is sounding worried about where this
:08:06. > :08:09.might lead. Any Euro-sceptic who might be rubbing their hands in
:08:09. > :08:13.glee about the outcome of the summit last night should be careful
:08:13. > :08:18.for what they wish for, because there is clearly potentially an
:08:18. > :08:21.increased risk of a two-speed Europe in which Britain's position
:08:21. > :08:26.becomes more marginalised and in the long run, that would be bad for
:08:26. > :08:30.growth and jobs in this country. All but the French came to Brussels
:08:30. > :08:37.saying they wanted a deal involving all the EU members. David Cameron
:08:37. > :08:40.is trying to make the best of his isolation. You are still a member
:08:40. > :08:44.of the European Union, his Irish counterpart reassured him.
:08:44. > :08:48.President Sarkozy left the summit smiling. He has always argued that
:08:48. > :08:53.Britain should not influence decisions that are none of our
:08:53. > :08:57.business. You compare this negotiation with a chess game. It
:08:57. > :09:03.is checkmate the president Sarkozy. He has got what he wanted. I do not
:09:03. > :09:07.accept that. The point is that we are in those parts of Europe that
:09:07. > :09:11.we want to be in, but we will not be involved in this treaty. David
:09:11. > :09:16.Cameron headed home knowing he has done something even Margaret
:09:16. > :09:21.Thatcher never did. Britain is still in the EU, but much of it is
:09:21. > :09:24.now heading off in a completely different direction.
:09:24. > :09:27.Today's agreement aims to create new rules for running the euro-zone
:09:27. > :09:31.in the future, but it doesn't directly tackle the current debt
:09:31. > :09:34.problems undermining the euro. The financial markets were calm today,
:09:34. > :09:38.but how long will that last, and what are the implications for the
:09:38. > :09:48.City and the UK as a whole? Our economics editor Stephanie Flanders
:09:48. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:53.takes a closer look at the deal. So, two big questions - is this the
:09:53. > :09:57.right plan for the Eurozone, and is it the right deal for the UK? Let's
:09:57. > :10:01.start with here at home. Winner David Cameron wanted a good plan
:10:01. > :10:05.for the City, not an open-ended veto, officials say, but a level
:10:05. > :10:08.playing field so banks don't get penalised for being outside the
:10:08. > :10:12.euro, and a national power to regulate banks more aggressively
:10:12. > :10:16.than everyone else if you want to. He also wanted a chance to veto any
:10:16. > :10:20.transfer of powers to Brussels. He did not get these, so he said no,
:10:20. > :10:25.but was it worth it? For an industry that accounts for a tiny
:10:25. > :10:29.fraction of our economy? The City is the UK's biggest export industry
:10:29. > :10:33.and a very big taxpayer and employer. The decision last night
:10:33. > :10:39.protects it from having that business transferred to the
:10:39. > :10:42.continent of Europe or from doing business under regulation.
:10:42. > :10:46.manufacturing company further north in England will think first about
:10:46. > :10:51.the single market. We do not want to be marginalised from that market,
:10:51. > :10:56.and we will have to work even harder in 2012 to make sure we are
:10:56. > :11:01.not. You might say the best plans for the UK or the City last night
:11:01. > :11:06.were pretty much any plan that saved the euro? Why? Because more
:11:06. > :11:10.crisis for the single currency, let alone a break-up, could sink our
:11:10. > :11:15.recovery and cause havoc for British banks. 40% of our exports
:11:15. > :11:19.go to countries in the Eurozone, and our banks are sitting on more
:11:19. > :11:24.than �640 billion worth of Euros and assets, a third of which are
:11:24. > :11:29.from countries now in crisis. So are the decisions taken at this
:11:29. > :11:32.summit enough to lift that right? Germany got all those new budget
:11:32. > :11:36.rules, which will kick in automatically in future to stop
:11:36. > :11:41.countries getting into trouble. And a good night for the head of the
:11:41. > :11:45.International Monetary Fund. It is EUR200 billion. That is the new
:11:45. > :11:48.money the fund is getting from the Eurozone. The UK will not
:11:48. > :11:52.contribute until other G20 countries do the same. But there
:11:52. > :11:56.was not much sign of that big bazooka to protect the euro that Mr
:11:56. > :11:59.Cameron has called for, and little sign that the players with the
:11:59. > :12:04.deepest pockets, Germany and the European Central Bank, were
:12:04. > :12:08.preparing to do more. Without that, many in the markets say the
:12:08. > :12:12.Eurozone is still on borrowed time. Unless they deal with the problems
:12:12. > :12:17.of imbalances and economic growth, it is hard to imagine that this
:12:17. > :12:21.debt crisis will get better or that investors will see the prospect of
:12:21. > :12:25.solvency in sovereign governments as improving for stops are the your
:12:25. > :12:34.own lives to fight another day with this deal, but in or out, the risk
:12:34. > :12:39.of a catastrophe on our doorstep is We can talk to Nick Robinson in
:12:39. > :12:43.Brussels, but first Gavin Hewitt. This deal is just that the earliest
:12:43. > :12:50.stages. There are a lot of hurdles to get over yet? You are quite
:12:50. > :12:54.right. There are many hurdles ahead. This particular deal to get greater
:12:54. > :12:58.budgetary discipline, just to get the details in place will take four
:12:58. > :13:03.months. Then there will be ratification. Then look at the
:13:03. > :13:09.reality on the ground. Take Greece and France, for instance. The debt
:13:09. > :13:12.mountain is continuing to rise. Its output is falling. Italy, its debt
:13:12. > :13:16.mountain is also rising and its output is falling by 4%. It is
:13:16. > :13:21.still the case that if Italy really gets into trouble, there was not
:13:21. > :13:25.the rescue fund to help it out. There are people who said of this
:13:25. > :13:28.summit that it was the summit to save the euro. I have to say
:13:28. > :13:33.tonight that the euro is still on the critical list. It is still
:13:33. > :13:38.possible, several months down the road, that the 17 countries that
:13:38. > :13:43.are in the euro, not all of them may still be there. Nick Robinson,
:13:43. > :13:47.as of tonight, where does Britain stand in its relations with Europe?
:13:47. > :13:54.Well, for more than half a century the aim of British foreign policy
:13:54. > :13:59.has been to ensure that Britain is at Europe's top table. Even, that
:13:59. > :14:02.is, when we refused to take part in agreements to waive passport
:14:02. > :14:08.controls or to take part in the sink -- single currency. Tonight,
:14:08. > :14:13.we stand on the brink, it seems, of the formation of a new European
:14:13. > :14:17.club that may exclude all but the United Kingdom. Euro-sceptics are
:14:17. > :14:20.delighted about this. In some senses, they see it as the
:14:20. > :14:25.inevitable consequence of Britain not taking part in the euro. They
:14:25. > :14:28.think it is a good thing, given the mess that the euro is in. This
:14:28. > :14:32.thing, in a sense, that it should lead to the next stage, a
:14:33. > :14:37.renegotiation of Britain's entire relationship with the EU. Those who
:14:37. > :14:40.are positive Europeans are very worried indeed. Senior Liberal
:14:40. > :14:44.Democrats can scarcely hide their anxiety about it. Nick Clegg did
:14:44. > :14:48.not do very well doing that. Even Ken Clarke, on a sports phone-in
:14:48. > :14:52.with his local radio station tonight, did not want to say much
:14:52. > :14:56.about it. He did say he was very surprised and disappointed by the
:14:56. > :15:01.outcome. Nobody knows whether this new club within a club will succeed.
:15:01. > :15:05.Nobody knows if the euro-zone will carry on in existence in its
:15:05. > :15:12.present form. It seems clear that whatever happens and whatever your
:15:12. > :15:16.view, Britain's relationship with the EU will never be the same again.
:15:16. > :15:22.Thank you both very much. If you would like to know more, you
:15:22. > :15:32.can find a special question and answer section on the BBC News
:15:32. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:37.In Scotland, around 40,000 homes are still without power tonight
:15:37. > :15:39.after the fiercest storm for more than a decade. All than 1000
:15:39. > :15:49.engineers have been working to restore power. Some families may
:15:49. > :15:53.have to wait until Sunday to be The sound of Scotland today.
:15:53. > :15:59.Engineers cutting cables free, battling to restore power. This
:15:59. > :16:04.scene is being repeated in hundreds of locations. Yesterday was
:16:04. > :16:10.absolutely horrendous. We saw a period of eight or nine hours of
:16:10. > :16:14.sustained high wind, maximum wind speed of 105 mph. We are used to
:16:14. > :16:19.win speed of that nature, but not for that length of time. For Jim
:16:19. > :16:23.Todd, in his 70s, it means a struggle to keep warm. Thousands of
:16:23. > :16:32.families are in the same position tonight. This is the reality of
:16:32. > :16:37.life without power. Pretty grim at the moment. The Electric is off,
:16:37. > :16:40.we've no heat. Except for the log fire. We've got to prepare
:16:40. > :16:46.everything during daylight, otherwise you're just working by
:16:46. > :16:49.candlelight. This graphically illustrates the power of the storm.
:16:50. > :16:53.A freak gust brought rubble tumbling down into the garden. It
:16:54. > :16:59.is incredible that nobody was injured. You could see by the front
:16:59. > :17:03.garden, we probably have three or four tons of rubble. That could
:17:03. > :17:07.have killed us all, you know what I mean? There were many more lucky
:17:07. > :17:14.escapes. 100 major incidents on the road, but no reports of death or
:17:14. > :17:18.serious injury. These walkers were especially lucky, trapped by the
:17:18. > :17:21.storm may have to pitch camp and seek shelter until it passed. As
:17:21. > :17:26.they walked to safety this morning, they did not know they had been
:17:26. > :17:33.reported missing. A helicopter went past at first light. We heard that.
:17:33. > :17:38.We giggled to ourselves thinking, is that for us? But it was. In the
:17:38. > :17:41.Northern Isles, the storm raged on. The harbour was no refuge for this
:17:41. > :17:51.fishing boat. Schools were closed, communities cut off. Across
:17:51. > :17:51.
:17:51. > :17:56.Scotland, 1000 faced a cold and Coming up: Back home for Christmas.
:17:56. > :18:02.The sailors who played a key role in Britain's campaign in Libya are
:18:02. > :18:06.reunited with their families. A police inspector from
:18:06. > :18:09.Leicestershire who was dismissed from the force a week ago is
:18:09. > :18:13.believed to have killed his wife and six-year-old daughter and
:18:13. > :18:21.seriously injured there two teenagers. Toby Day, 37, then
:18:21. > :18:26.This is Toby Day and his wife, Samantha. Detectives are trying to
:18:26. > :18:30.find out why the former police inspector turned on his own family.
:18:30. > :18:34.Still in shock, people here asking the same question. She was a lovely
:18:34. > :18:40.lady, a really good teacher. Really great with all of the children.
:18:40. > :18:43.Just a really nice lady. She will be really missed. My son goes to
:18:44. > :18:47.nursery and I actually spoke to Samantha a couple of days ago, on
:18:48. > :18:52.Wednesday. I knew them quite well. Just devastated, can't believe what
:18:52. > :18:57.happened. Toby Day was sacked by Leicestershire police for
:18:57. > :19:01.misconduct last week. Yesterday he was told by the force that
:19:01. > :19:05.reporters had found out. Neighbours in Melton Mowbray heard screams
:19:05. > :19:10.yesterday afternoon. Later, they were told the couple and their six-
:19:10. > :19:15.year-old daughter, Genevieve, had died. The eldest two children
:19:15. > :19:18.survived the attack, with serious injuries. 15-year-old Kimberly ran
:19:18. > :19:23.from the house to raise the alarm. Tonight, she is in hospital with
:19:23. > :19:29.her brother, Adam, in a stable condition, with the thoughts and
:19:29. > :19:33.prayers of their friends and family. I knew them personally. I prepared
:19:33. > :19:36.the two older children for confirmation six weeks ago. My
:19:36. > :19:41.heart and a whole heart of this community, this worshipping
:19:41. > :19:43.community, goes out to them in their loss. The investigation
:19:43. > :19:53.continues tonight and detectives are still appealing for witnesses
:19:53. > :19:56.The deadline for talks aimed at reaching a new agreement on climate
:19:57. > :20:00.change have been extended until tomorrow. Today was meant to be the
:20:00. > :20:06.final day of two weeks of talks in South Africa on how to replace the
:20:06. > :20:12.Kyoto treaty. But it is still far from certain whether a meaningful
:20:12. > :20:16.deal can be reached. Year after year, the gases blamed
:20:16. > :20:20.for global warming are pumped out in ever bigger quantities.
:20:20. > :20:25.Governments talk about dealing with climate change. Scientists say it
:20:25. > :20:31.is urgent. But the economic crisis is more immediate, so international
:20:31. > :20:35.action keeps being put off. Outside the latest negotiations, a solar-
:20:35. > :20:39.powered Kabul. Fine if you want tea in daylight. This is Durban in
:20:39. > :20:43.South Africa, with negotiators from all over the world once again
:20:43. > :20:46.struggling to reach agreement. The UN's top climate official admits it
:20:46. > :20:50.is not enough. We are going to leave here with a deal that is
:20:50. > :20:56.going to be an important step forward. But that is not going to
:20:56. > :21:00.match up with what the Science says. That is very clear. This is a very,
:21:00. > :21:03.very critically important step forward. But it is insufficient.
:21:03. > :21:08.What is emerging is that climate negotiations are really slowing
:21:08. > :21:12.down. The Kyoto Protocol, the first and only treaty on greenhouse gases,
:21:12. > :21:16.runs out at the end of 2012. Only the EU and a few others are
:21:16. > :21:21.prepared to stick with it. But they only release 15% of the world's
:21:21. > :21:31.emissions. A new global treaty, covering all major polluters, may
:21:31. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:36.This afternoon, protesters tried to disrupt the conference, accusing
:21:36. > :21:40.negotiators of stalling. But jostling with the police will do
:21:40. > :21:44.nothing to budge the biggest economies. China, India and America
:21:44. > :21:50.are all worried that a treaty could restrain growth. That is the
:21:50. > :21:54.reality. We can make the case for a really robust and ambitious
:21:54. > :21:58.agreement, we can be supported by many developing countries, but
:21:58. > :22:03.unless China, India and the US are on board, the biggest emitters on
:22:03. > :22:06.the planet, we are not going to have a global solution. Near the
:22:06. > :22:09.conference centre, a new solar power station. Many companies and
:22:09. > :22:13.countries are turning to green energy. But not having an
:22:13. > :22:17.international treaty makes that harder. The talks up the road are
:22:17. > :22:21.struggling. They will run into the weekend and nobody can predict the
:22:21. > :22:26.outcome. Moors murderer Ian Brady has been
:22:26. > :22:30.granted a request for a public hearing into his case. Brady,
:22:30. > :22:33.jailed in 1966 for the murder of three children, is held at Ashworth
:22:33. > :22:39.hospital under the Mental Health Act. He wants to be transferred to
:22:39. > :22:45.prison. This photograph of Ian Brady is how
:22:45. > :22:48.the public know him. His image, paused in black and white, in 1966.
:22:48. > :22:52.Since the Moors murders, in which he killed five children, he has
:22:52. > :22:57.rarely been seen. He was glimpsed here, visiting Saddleworth more in
:22:57. > :23:00.the 1980s. Now relatives of those who'd he killed, including the
:23:00. > :23:06.mother of 12-year-old Keith Bennett, could see him face to face at a
:23:06. > :23:10.public tribunal. I want to go to it. It is the only idea -- way I will
:23:10. > :23:14.get any idea of what he is like. I know what he is light, but it will
:23:14. > :23:19.give me a better idea of knowing what I am fighting with. Myra
:23:19. > :23:23.Hindley died in 2002. Brady has been held at the maximum security
:23:23. > :23:29.Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside since being sectioned in 1985. He
:23:29. > :23:33.wants to be moved to prison so he can starve himself to death. He has
:23:33. > :23:37.been on self-imposed hunger strike since 1999, with a view to ending
:23:37. > :23:41.his life. Whilst he is subject to the Mental Health Act, he can be
:23:41. > :23:45.subject to a force-feeding regime. Without those powers it will not be
:23:45. > :23:48.possible for authorities to continue with this regime.
:23:48. > :23:52.Ashworth Hospital, Ian Brady is now waiting for a date for the tribunal.
:23:52. > :23:57.Normally, such cases are heard privately. This will only be the
:23:57. > :24:01.second time that one has been held in public. The judge who gave
:24:01. > :24:04.permission for it has not disclosed the reasons for that decision. But
:24:04. > :24:13.Ian Brady's legal team say conducting the hearing in a public
:24:13. > :24:16.forum will ensure openness and The crew of a Royal Navy ship who
:24:16. > :24:21.became internet sensations after they recorded a Christmas video
:24:21. > :24:24.whilst at seat had arrived back in port. HMS Ocean was supposed to be
:24:25. > :24:34.on duty for a few weeks, but was redeployed to provide helicopter
:24:35. > :24:35.
:24:35. > :24:39.cover for the campaign in Libya and Land in sight. For the crew of HMS
:24:39. > :24:44.Ocean, it was meant to be a seven- week exercise. But it ended up as
:24:44. > :24:48.more than seven long months at sea. Ashley Monkford flew back briefly
:24:48. > :24:55.to witness the birth of his twins. But he still missed most of their
:24:55. > :24:59.young lives. Today they will be reunited. A little bit bigger now!
:24:59. > :25:04.How excited are you about seeing them? Excited, it's going to be
:25:04. > :25:08.good. Anxiously waiting onshore, his partner, Lauren, now raising
:25:08. > :25:13.three children while dad has been away. It's been hard, because you
:25:13. > :25:17.miss them every day. Although I have had loads to keep me busy.
:25:17. > :25:22.among hundreds of family and friends, counting down their
:25:22. > :25:26.arrival. This was a homecoming for their heroes. The band of a Royal
:25:26. > :25:31.Marines, the fly-past by some of the Apache helicopters that saw
:25:31. > :25:35.action over Libya. Ocean was then sent to the Arabian Gulf. One
:25:35. > :25:38.thought kept them going. It is wonderful to live up to the promise
:25:38. > :25:46.that I would bring them home before Christmas.
:25:46. > :25:49.# All I Want For Christmas Is you! Just in case the captain didn't
:25:49. > :25:57.keep that promise, the crew had sent their families this Christmas
:25:57. > :26:01.video. It had been viewed by all than 1 million people. This is the
:26:01. > :26:06.moment they have been waiting for, after months on that the ship. The
:26:06. > :26:10.stampede to be reunited with their families has begun. Then, a sea of
:26:10. > :26:15.hugs and kisses. The emotional release after months of isolation.
:26:15. > :26:20.For Ashley, the chance to see his family again and his two new baby
:26:20. > :26:26.daughters. They had barely opened their eyes when I saw them. Now
:26:26. > :26:30.they are fully awake. I'm speechless. Perfect. Just as we
:26:30. > :26:40.wanted. Today, for the crew of HMS Ocean and their families, after
:26:40. > :26:41.