:00:08. > :00:12.The entertainer Rolf Harris is behind bars tonight, beginning his
:00:13. > :00:15.sentence for indecent assaults against children.
:00:16. > :00:20.Any word for your victims, Mr Harris? The 84-year-old has been
:00:21. > :00:24.sentenced to five years and nine months. One woman tells of her
:00:25. > :00:28.ordeal over 40 years ago. Actually at the time I felt that I was going
:00:29. > :00:34.to be rained. -- going to be raped and it was very
:00:35. > :00:37.scary. Tonight, as more alleged victims come forward the
:00:38. > :00:41.Attorney-General has been asked to consider whether the sentence is too
:00:42. > :00:45.lenient. The former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, is also
:00:46. > :00:50.in jail this evening, beginning an 18 month sentence for phone hacking.
:00:51. > :00:54.Thousands attend the sentence of a 17-year-old Palestinian thought to
:00:55. > :01:00.have been killed in revenge for the murder of three Israeli teenagers.
:01:01. > :01:04.I name this ship Queen Elizabeth. May God bless her and all who sail
:01:05. > :01:10.in her. Named with a malt whisky, the US's
:01:11. > :01:15.largest warship sails into a debate over Scottish independence even
:01:16. > :01:17.before it hit the water. Red, white and yellow - Yorkshire prepares for
:01:18. > :01:25.the Tour de France this Later on BBC London - forced out by
:01:26. > :01:29.the cost of living. London's ambulance service warns of a
:01:30. > :01:34.recruitment service. The mayor says he will step in to help save the
:01:35. > :01:56.free school for these children. Good evening. The entertainer and
:01:57. > :02:00.artist Rolf Harris is spending his first night behind bars having been
:02:01. > :02:05.sentenced to five years and nine months for indecently assaulting
:02:06. > :02:10.girls. His youngest victim was eight years old. The judge said he showed
:02:11. > :02:15.no remorse for his crimes and used his status to take advantage of the
:02:16. > :02:21.girls' trust. He told him, your reputation lies in ruin, you have
:02:22. > :02:25.no-one to blame but yourself. Rolf Harris normally loves the
:02:26. > :02:30.cameras. This morning, he tried to avoid them. He slipped away from his
:02:31. > :02:35.plush riverside home sitting in the back of a boat, for this, his final
:02:36. > :02:42.morning of freedom. Any word for your victims, Mr
:02:43. > :02:46.Harris? Any word for your victims? There was no escaping the cameras
:02:47. > :02:51.when he arrived for sentencing. On the walk into court something made
:02:52. > :02:58.him smile briefly. It was the only emotion we all day.
:02:59. > :03:04.Why won't you apologise? There were strong feelings from those he
:03:05. > :03:10.abused. One woman bumped into him on holiday in Malta. 44 years later,
:03:11. > :03:16.her identity protected by the court. You think about being abused.
:03:17. > :03:25.And I was abused. Without being asked. Without having
:03:26. > :03:30.a relationship with that person. It was straight, it was an abuse. I
:03:31. > :03:36.almost at the time felt I was going to be raped.
:03:37. > :03:41.And it was very scary. Very scary. In court, behind him in
:03:42. > :03:46.the dock were two little bags packed. One matched his tie. He knew
:03:47. > :03:50.where he was going. The judge described the crimes. These were
:03:51. > :03:55.indecent assaults according to the laws of the '70s. These days, we
:03:56. > :04:03.call it something different - sexual assault by penetration. The victims'
:04:04. > :04:05.ages, 15, 13, eight. The judge said, you have shown no remorse for your
:04:06. > :04:20.crimes at all: He reminded the court this was a man
:04:21. > :04:26.who had been on television for more than 50 years. He didn't mention the
:04:27. > :04:31.catchphrase he had back in the '60s. I had a curious catchphrase I use at
:04:32. > :04:37.every available opportunity. If there was a bang, or somebody said,
:04:38. > :04:42.hey, you! I would say without thinking, I never touched her, your
:04:43. > :04:47.honour. It was a joke, but not for his victims. His daughter's friend
:04:48. > :04:51.said she felt the years of abuse had left her feeling dirty, grubby and
:04:52. > :04:59.disgusting. The woman he assaulted when she was just eight, said:
:05:00. > :05:07.When the sentence was read out, his wife's seat in court was empty. She
:05:08. > :05:12.was too ill to attend. Watching the TV coverage was a woman who had been
:05:13. > :05:16.assaulted when she met him for an interview. Justice, she feels, has
:05:17. > :05:22.been done. He's 84. He is an old man. He has health problems. He
:05:23. > :05:26.didn't take into account his victims' ages when he preyed on
:05:27. > :05:32.them, some of them as young as seven or eight. His daughter's friend, 13,
:05:33. > :05:35.for many years. His daughter, Bindi, his only child, had stood by him
:05:36. > :05:40.throughout. This was, the judge said, a betrayal of trust, both of
:05:41. > :05:44.that 13-year-old's family. And then there's the celebrity, the fame, the
:05:45. > :05:47.image. Of course, parents and children had trust in him. He was
:05:48. > :05:54.Rolf Harris. And he betrayed it.
:05:55. > :05:57.Take this TV programme - no-one questioned a 16-year-old being given
:05:58. > :06:01.the job of looking after him. She became one of two women he assaulted
:06:02. > :06:07.that day. 36 years on, she sees punishment,
:06:08. > :06:12.but no remorse. I wish we could do something more than send him to
:06:13. > :06:17.prison. It has only hit home today by pleading not guilty he's taken no
:06:18. > :06:22.responsibility. A man whose life then has been a celebration of fun
:06:23. > :06:31.and childhood innocence, left court a convicted abuser of children, in a
:06:32. > :06:35.speeding van, bound for prison. Our home affairs correspondent is
:06:36. > :06:39.with me now. Rolf Harris has just begun his first night behind bars.
:06:40. > :06:42.What do we know about what his circumstances are likely to be,
:06:43. > :06:46.where he's being held? Someone who knows the prison system well said to
:06:47. > :06:51.me this evening, jails are not designed for old men. Now, tonight
:06:52. > :06:57.Rolf Harris will undoubtingly be on his own, possibly in what is called
:06:58. > :07:02.a first night unit or in a health care unit, possibly. As a high
:07:03. > :07:06.profile paedophile, he's in a very vulnerable position in the prison
:07:07. > :07:09.system. Now, in the coming days he'll be assessed and a decision
:07:10. > :07:13.will be made on where he should be moved to. If he's going to make any
:07:14. > :07:19.progress at all during the sentence, he will have to engage with what's
:07:20. > :07:24.called the sex offender treatment programme and, as part of that, he
:07:25. > :07:27.will have to acknowledge his guilt and the damage he's done to his
:07:28. > :07:31.victims. Of course, this is something he's failed to do so far.
:07:32. > :07:36.Now, just some other strands to this story - Rolf Harris was told today
:07:37. > :07:39.he will not face a separate trial on allegations that he downloaded
:07:40. > :07:43.sexual images of children. But of course, as we know, since this
:07:44. > :07:47.current trial, more women have come forward with complaints that he
:07:48. > :07:50.assaulted them. This is in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, so he
:07:51. > :07:54.could potentially face further charges. Also, the Attorney General
:07:55. > :07:58.was asked today by members of the public to look at this sentence,
:07:59. > :08:01.this five years and nine months because some are complaining it is
:08:02. > :08:05.not harsh enough. Potentially the sentence could go back to the Court
:08:06. > :08:10.of Appeal. All in all, it seems the Rolf Harris story may not be over
:08:11. > :08:14.yet. Thank you. The Prime Minister's former head of
:08:15. > :08:17.communications, Andy Coulson, has been sentenced to 18 months for
:08:18. > :08:21.phone hacking during his time as editor of the News of the World. The
:08:22. > :08:25.judge at the Old Bailey said Coulson was largely to blame for the hacking
:08:26. > :08:32.of public figures and victims of crime. He described the intercepting
:08:33. > :08:38.of a call on the mobile of Milly Dowler as "unforgiveable."
:08:39. > :08:43.It was the day a judge literally defined the limits of press freedom.
:08:44. > :08:50.Among those heading to bell marsh this -- to Belmarsh Prison this
:08:51. > :08:54.afternoon, Andy Coulson. This morning, Coulson had arrived at
:08:55. > :08:56.the Old Bailey without his wife, who was looking after their three
:08:57. > :09:03.children. The four other men convicted in this
:09:04. > :09:04.case stood alongside him in the doctor sentencing.
:09:05. > :09:08.Mr Coulson, the judge said, has to take the major share of the blame
:09:09. > :09:13.for phone hacking. He jailed him for 18 months - the maximum possible
:09:14. > :09:17.sentence is two years. Chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck and news
:09:18. > :09:23.editor Greg Miskiw were each jailed for six months. Another news editor,
:09:24. > :09:27.a four-month suspended sentence and the private investigator who did the
:09:28. > :09:30.hacking, Glenn Mulcaire, six months, suspended.
:09:31. > :09:34.Mr Mulcaire, do you have a statement to make? The judge told Mulcaire,
:09:35. > :09:37.you are the lucky one, because he had served a prison sentence for
:09:38. > :09:40.phone hacking, the judge decided against jailing him again, but
:09:41. > :09:46.described the previous sentence as too short.
:09:47. > :09:50.Mulcaire's notebooks reveal some of what the judge said were thousands
:09:51. > :09:55.of phone hacks. So many that at one point he sent an e-mail says he
:09:56. > :09:59.couldn't cope. The victims included politicians, celebrities and
:10:00. > :10:03.royalty. The judge focussed on the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone,
:10:04. > :10:07.noting how the paper had delayed telling police about a message they
:10:08. > :10:18.had listened to that suggested she was still alive.
:10:19. > :10:26.Police think the victims of the 7/7 bombings were also targeted by the
:10:27. > :10:31.News of the World. Among them the family of David Foulkes, killed at
:10:32. > :10:36.Edgware Road. We cannot understand why anybody would think that cheap
:10:37. > :10:41.headlines are a good way to get a story was to invade somebody's life
:10:42. > :10:45.at the deepest and darkest points of their life. It is a scandal that has
:10:46. > :10:50.seen journalists jailed as the public debates the meaning of a free
:10:51. > :10:53.press. Reporters need to know, the judge said, that punishment will
:10:54. > :10:57.follow if breaches of the criminal law are proved.
:10:58. > :11:01.The Prime Minister, who has apologised for bringing Andy Coulson
:11:02. > :11:05.into Downing Street, echoed the judge's sentiments.
:11:06. > :11:09.What it says is it is right that justice should be done and no-one is
:11:10. > :11:16.above the law, as I have always said. Thank you.
:11:17. > :11:20.A close friend of Andy Coulson told me she spoke to him as he travelled
:11:21. > :11:24.to court this morning. He has decided he'll find a positive out of
:11:25. > :11:29.this. He'll deal with it. He says it is what it is and he hopes to come
:11:30. > :11:34.out of the other side stronger. Andy Coulson is tonight in a prison cell,
:11:35. > :11:38.perhaps reflecting on the judge's comments on his role in phone
:11:39. > :11:43.hacking. He knew about it and encouraged it, when he should have
:11:44. > :11:50.stopped it. Over 100 Imams across the country
:11:51. > :11:54.have used Friday preyers to urge -- prayers to urge young men not to go
:11:55. > :11:58.to fight. They have come together to urge people not to go to the call
:11:59. > :12:12.for jihad. Friday prayers at Burnley mosque. In
:12:13. > :12:19.this, the Muslim holy month. Today, over 100 prayer leaders, Imams from
:12:20. > :12:23.across the country have written an open letter, urging Muslims not to
:12:24. > :12:27.go to fight and avoid sectarian divisions. All the Imams I am aware
:12:28. > :12:34.of are committed to this statement. We as British Imams are doing
:12:35. > :12:38.everything in our capability to get the message - a mosque is only one
:12:39. > :12:42.of those platforms, using social media, using outlets to ensure the
:12:43. > :12:47.message goes out to everyone who might be inclined to take part and
:12:48. > :12:53.go and travel to Syria. Mosques all over Britain show none
:12:54. > :12:57.of the violent ideology you see in these jihadist propaganda videos.
:12:58. > :13:02.Today's open letter by British Imams urging young men not to fight in
:13:03. > :13:05.Syria will be welcomed by many. The problem is the radicalisation does
:13:06. > :13:10.not happen in the mosques, it is mostly on the internet and it is
:13:11. > :13:16.frightening how quickly young men's minds can turn to extremism. Amidst
:13:17. > :13:24.the malstrom of Syria's horrific civil war up to 500 British
:13:25. > :13:26.jihadists have gone to join groups. The BBC spoke to one man who has
:13:27. > :13:32.been there for a year now. I don't want to come back to what I
:13:33. > :13:36.left behind. There's nothing in Britain. It is a pure evil. If and
:13:37. > :13:41.when I come back to Britain, it will be when this Islamic state comes to
:13:42. > :13:44.conquer Britain and I come to raise the black flag over Downing Street,
:13:45. > :13:48.over Buckingham Palace, over Tower Bridge and over Big Ben. These are
:13:49. > :13:53.views completely alien to most British Muslims. What makes someone
:13:54. > :14:02.give up a life here to quite possibly die over there?
:14:03. > :14:06.Inside Al-Qaeda one convert got a unique insight into jihadist
:14:07. > :14:10.thinking. It is a religious call for them. They believe they must join up
:14:11. > :14:16.with their brothers in the struggle. This unity over there and to join up
:14:17. > :14:20.with the Islamic army and fight the disbelievers. This is the aim. These
:14:21. > :14:22.are uncomfortable times for Britain's peaceful Muslim
:14:23. > :14:25.communities. They can only wish that the conflict in Syria and the
:14:26. > :14:37.unwelcome publicity will end soon. Police in the south
:14:38. > :14:40.of France have detained a mother accused of stabbing to death her
:14:41. > :14:43.child's teacher in front of a class of five and six-year-olds.
:14:44. > :14:45.The attack happened in Albi, near Toulouse, shortly after
:14:46. > :14:46.the school opened this morning. The French President,
:14:47. > :14:49.Francois Hollande, said it was an "awful tragedy".
:14:50. > :14:51.More than 2000 people have attended the funeral of the Palestinian
:14:52. > :14:54.teenager who was murdered in a suspected revenge attack.
:14:55. > :14:56.17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and killed on Wednesday,
:14:57. > :15:00.just days after three Israeli teenagers were found dead
:15:01. > :15:01.in a field in the West Bank. From East Jerusalem, James Reynolds
:15:02. > :15:16.has sent this report. Palestinian mourners, clearing away
:15:17. > :15:20.for the coffin of Mohammed Abu Khdeir.
:15:21. > :15:25.He is buried near his home in East Jerusalem, the city the Palestinians
:15:26. > :15:29.want as their capital. At least 70 Palestinian children have been
:15:30. > :15:34.killed in the past five years. But the abduction and killing of this
:15:35. > :15:43.16-year-old, so soon after the killing of three Israeli teenagers,
:15:44. > :15:47.stands out. Mohammed's father here accepts condolences. Mohammed was
:15:48. > :15:52.one of his seven children. Israel is investigating his son's death, but
:15:53. > :15:59.he will not wait for an official answer.
:16:00. > :16:03.TRANSLATION: My son was killed by Israeli settlers. They killed him
:16:04. > :16:09.and burned him. We know who did this. Naftali Fraenkel, on the left
:16:10. > :16:12.of the poster, was one of the three Israeli teenagers found dead on
:16:13. > :16:21.Monday. His family want justice for them, and also from a hammered. --
:16:22. > :16:26.also for Mohammed. It is very simple. A murder is a murderer. When
:16:27. > :16:32.we read in the Bible, thou shalt not kill, it does not say a jute, Arab
:16:33. > :16:37.or Christian. Murder is murder and a killer, regardless of race or motive
:16:38. > :16:44.should be brought to justice. Israel has sent forces to the edge of the
:16:45. > :16:47.Gaza script -- the Gaza Strip. Israel says that Hamas is
:16:48. > :16:55.responsible for killing its teenagers. Palestinians inside
:16:56. > :16:58.Gaza, here shopping for Ramadan, fear Israel attacks. Almost 2
:16:59. > :17:07.million Palestinians are crowded into this strip of land. There are
:17:08. > :17:11.rumours that Hamas fire rockets and do not accept Israel's right to
:17:12. > :17:16.exist, but many do not want war. TRANSLATION: Look at the air strikes
:17:17. > :17:20.against the people. The children are afraid to play outside. They did not
:17:21. > :17:24.carry lanterns and rejoiced during Ramadan. Children are saying they
:17:25. > :17:32.fear the air strikes and they fear they might be killed. We demand a
:17:33. > :17:39.cease-fire. And in east Jerusalem, Palestinians call for justice for
:17:40. > :17:42.16-year-old Mohammed. This week has shown Israel is and is now
:17:43. > :17:48.Palestinians that their children, their teenagers are often the most
:17:49. > :17:54.vulnerable. The young pay the price for a conflict waged by adults. This
:17:55. > :17:59.week has left parents on each side more frightened and more angry.
:18:00. > :18:05.Israelis and Palestinians share suffering, but not necessarily
:18:06. > :18:14.understanding. James Reynolds, BBC News, juristic them. -- Jerusalem.
:18:15. > :18:17.has sent this report. The Queen has officially named the
:18:18. > :18:19.largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth.
:18:20. > :18:21.The mammoth aircraft carrier, which stretches the length
:18:22. > :18:24.of the Houses of Parliament, has already attracted its fair share
:18:25. > :18:27.of criticism, over-budget, behind schedule and with no aircraft.
:18:28. > :18:30.And as Caroline Wyatt reports, the ship has also taken on new symbolic
:18:31. > :18:32.importance ahead of this year's referendum on Scottish independence.
:18:33. > :18:38.HMS Queen Elizabeth, birthed alongside the ship she will replace.
:18:39. > :18:42.This new carrier is a potent symbol of a kingdom still united and still
:18:43. > :18:48.keen to remain a global force. Those who worked on her covered to
:18:49. > :18:56.celebrate the vessel that has kept the shipyards alive. Employing
:18:57. > :19:00.10,000 people across the UK. Then, time for the Queen to christen her
:19:01. > :19:03.namesake with a distinctly Scottish flavour, a single malt whiskey,
:19:04. > :19:10.rather than the traditional champagne. I name this ship Queen
:19:11. > :19:26.Elizabeth. May God bless her and all who sail in her.
:19:27. > :19:33.The carrier's journey so far has not always run smooth. The pieces came
:19:34. > :19:38.together from shipyards across the land. She may be a giant but so is
:19:39. > :19:44.the cost. The budget for both ships doubling to over ?6 billion. And the
:19:45. > :19:50.Jets not ready yet. Critics say she is too big, too ambitious, a charge
:19:51. > :19:53.that the Navy rejects. When you are a big nation you do big things and
:19:54. > :19:57.this is one of those journeys. I feel strongly that over the next 50
:19:58. > :20:02.years we will look back on this early controversy, these early
:20:03. > :20:07.questions and we will say, why were we so shy? Politically today, the
:20:08. > :20:11.ship was a potent weapon for the UK Government, fighting to keep
:20:12. > :20:16.Scotland in the union. This event is a reminder of just how many jobs
:20:17. > :20:20.could depend on the result. It is a proud day for Scotland and for the
:20:21. > :20:24.United Kingdom. This is the biggest ship the Royal Navy has ever had
:20:25. > :20:30.delivered. And it is a long-term investment in Britain's security.
:20:31. > :20:35.Scotland's First Minister returned fire, insisting shipbuilding will
:20:36. > :20:39.continue here, come what may. What keeps it safe for the future is not
:20:40. > :20:44.the willpower of David Cameron but this magnificent deepwater facility
:20:45. > :20:48.and the skills of the workforce. The emphasis has been on the pride and
:20:49. > :20:53.prowess of those creating this future flagship, sectoral waves for
:20:54. > :20:57.decades to come. But uncertainty remains over the other carrier, the
:20:58. > :21:03.Prince of Wales, and whether the next government can afford to run
:21:04. > :21:07.two such giants of the ocean. Today, the Red Arrows flew above the ship
:21:08. > :21:12.that, for now at least, embodies the kingdom she has been built to
:21:13. > :21:13.defend, albeit at greater cost than anyone had planned. Caroline Wyatt,
:21:14. > :21:23.BBC News. Wimbledon, and the old guard have
:21:24. > :21:26.seen off the young pretenders to reach Sunday's men's final.
:21:27. > :21:28.Top seed Novak Djokovic will face seven times champion Roger Federer,
:21:29. > :21:30.who won with relative ease against Canadian Milos Raonic
:21:31. > :21:33.in straight sets. It was more of a tussle
:21:34. > :21:35.for last year's finalist Djokovic who saw off Bulgarian newcomer
:21:36. > :21:39.Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. Both players struggled with their
:21:40. > :21:41.footwork on a dry Centre Court, with the world number two eventually
:21:42. > :21:46.winning to reach his third Wimbledon final in four years.
:21:47. > :21:50.To Brazil and the World Cup, where Germany have become the first team
:21:51. > :21:52.to book their place in the semi-finals, with a 1-0 victory
:21:53. > :21:55.against France. It's the fourth time in a row that the Germans have made
:21:56. > :21:59.It's the fourth time in a row that the Germans have made
:22:00. > :22:01.playing now. Dan Roan has been watching the action.
:22:02. > :22:02.Colombia, who are playing now. Dan Roan has been watching
:22:03. > :22:12.the action. It is the most confident of
:22:13. > :22:17.footballing countries but today this was a nervous nation. When Brazil
:22:18. > :22:21.play, standing room only. In Rio, tens of thousands not lucky enough
:22:22. > :22:24.to be at the match gathered on Copacabana to gain advantage point,
:22:25. > :22:30.but they knew their team and yet to play like the champions many expect
:22:31. > :22:36.them to become. It is so important for us to win this. If we lose, it
:22:37. > :22:43.is like losing in our home. It is not good if we lose. What happens if
:22:44. > :22:50.you lose? I don't know. Even thinking about it is too much. Kick
:22:51. > :22:54.off in this World Cup quarterfinal against Colombia is just minutes
:22:55. > :23:00.away. The excitement here is palpable. It is obvious just how
:23:01. > :23:05.much this means to so many. Not least the select few who now had to
:23:06. > :23:10.deliver. With the pressure ratcheted up once again, some in the build-up
:23:11. > :23:15.had questioned Brazil's mental strength. Within seven minutes, they
:23:16. > :23:20.provided the perfect riposte. The capped and calm the nerves and gave
:23:21. > :23:26.the hosts the lead that they craved. Pandemonium back on Copacabana and
:23:27. > :23:30.everywhere else. Colombia, however have arguably been the team of the
:23:31. > :23:35.tournament so far and here was why. A warning shot. But this was a
:23:36. > :23:41.Brazil that has rarely been seen this summer. Hulk was denied not
:23:42. > :23:48.once but twice, as their opponents struggled to stem the tide. In
:23:49. > :23:52.Rodriguez, Colombia have the World Cup's leading goal-scorer but he and
:23:53. > :23:58.his team are being kept at bay. Brazil have a deserved lead at
:23:59. > :24:02.half-time. I can tell you that the 50,000 Brazil fans below me on
:24:03. > :24:05.Copacabana beach and 200 million others around the country remain
:24:06. > :24:12.very happy indeed because their team is still 1-0 ahead. We are 20
:24:13. > :24:18.minutes into the second half and the hosts remain on course for a
:24:19. > :24:22.semifinal match on Tuesday against Germany. They now know their
:24:23. > :24:28.opponents. We can show you the action when they beat France here in
:24:29. > :24:34.Rio at the Maricana Stadium. The German central defender Mats Hummels
:24:35. > :24:37.scored a header early on, making it one - zero to Germany. The French
:24:38. > :24:44.had no reply and it stayed like that in quite a disappointing game. At
:24:45. > :24:52.this stage, it looks like Germany will be playing Brazil. Germany
:24:53. > :24:55.going for a fourth World Cup. Brazil are under such phenomenal pressure.
:24:56. > :25:00.As far as they are concerned, so far, so good.
:25:01. > :25:03.the action. Now they'll be up hill and
:25:04. > :25:06.down dale for two days when the Tour de France arrives in Yorkshire
:25:07. > :25:08.for the first time this weekend. Nearly 200
:25:09. > :25:11.of the world's best cyclists will face more than 200 miles of the most
:25:12. > :25:13.beautiful and undulating countryside the county has to offer.
:25:14. > :25:14.Danny Savage reports from Harewood near Leeds where
:25:15. > :25:25.the race will begin tomorrow. Yorkshire has been asked to go
:25:26. > :25:28.yellow for the Tour de France, and the people have responded. Setting
:25:29. > :25:33.out old bikes in the right colour all along the route. Some have gone
:25:34. > :25:37.a step further, painting whole buildings in King of the Mountains
:25:38. > :25:43.colours. And yes, some farmers have decorated their sheep. The man who
:25:44. > :25:49.brought the tour here says this is a huge opportunity for the region.
:25:50. > :25:52.This is massive for Yorkshire. There are millions of people in the world
:25:53. > :25:57.who cannot point to Yorkshire on a map. This will go in 190 countries
:25:58. > :26:02.around the world on television so after this weekend everybody will
:26:03. > :26:07.know where Yorkshire is. The organisers were given an aerial tour
:26:08. > :26:10.which convinced them to come north. On the ground, accountants estimate
:26:11. > :26:15.?100 million of extra business is coming here as a result of the Tour
:26:16. > :26:20.de France, which is reflected along the route. We have been so much
:26:21. > :26:26.busier than usual. Even on wet days, when it can be quiet, we have seen
:26:27. > :26:33.so many cyclists. Maybe too many men in Lycra, but there you go. But more
:26:34. > :26:37.men in Lycra are on the way. This is the current champion, practising on
:26:38. > :26:41.the route. It is out of this world, the way that every town on the
:26:42. > :26:47.route, every village has embraced the Tour de France. You see bikes
:26:48. > :26:52.everywhere, polka dots everywhere, yellow jerseys everywhere. It is
:26:53. > :26:55.really special. The riders will even be marshalled along by French
:26:56. > :26:59.police, happy to pose for friendly photos today. And do not
:27:00. > :27:05.underestimate the logistics of the tour. All of these police will be
:27:06. > :27:10.escorting the pellet on throughout their days in Yorkshire. This is a
:27:11. > :27:15.huge exercise in keeping the Tour de France going, and keeping it safe.
:27:16. > :27:21.But how much of a challenge will it be? Well, -- will the climbs of the
:27:22. > :27:26.Pennines be just speed pumps to the professionals? It has lots of steep
:27:27. > :27:33.inclines. It is going to be very, very tough. For the best view, many
:27:34. > :27:37.people are tonight camping on the route, in true Yorkshire weather.
:27:38. > :27:42.Nice to be in Yorkshire, in the rain. We are getting the tent up so
:27:43. > :27:45.we are going to do it. Some riders have expressed concerns about the
:27:46. > :27:51.narrow roads and stone walls. And let's hope these don't get in the
:27:52. > :27:52.way either. Danny Savage, BBC News, Yorkshire.
:27:53. > :27:56.the race will begin tomorrow. That's all from us.
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