03/08/2016 BBC News at Ten

More armed police begin patrolling the streets of London

after the recent terror attacks in Europe.

They're the first of more than 1500 armed officers who'll eventually be

deployed across the UK to reassure the public and act as a deterrent.

We are seeing people that are determined to attack us.

We've got to deal with that seriously, this is a

With the UK threat level remaining at severe, we will ask how much

safer the additional armed police will make us. Also tonight...

Panic on board the Emirates flight that crash landed in Dubai.

An extraordinary escape for 300 passengers and crew -

moments before the plane burst into flames.

The first interest rate cut for seven years is widely

expected tomorrow - amid more signs the UK

The 21-year-old from Swansea who says her father's

imprisoned her in Saudi Arabia - the High Court orders him

And the family who's landed ?61 million -

all because of a mother's lucky feeling.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News, Sohail Khan marks his first

Test for five years with five wickets as Pakistan bowl England out

for 297 on the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.

The first of 600 additional armed police officers have begun

patrolling the streets of London in response to the recent terror

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said

there was no intelligence of an imminent attack,

but it would be foolish to ignore what had happened

In all, more than 1500 additional police marksmen will eventually be

deployed across the UK - though it's claimed it could take up

Our home affairs correspondent June Kelly reports.

This is what the front line would look like in the face of an attack.

These Scotland Yard marksmen have been trained

They will keep moving forward even if one

They'd be kitted up like this only if the capital was under attack.

To get to a scene quickly, they travel in pairs on these bikes.

We've been looking at the attack methodology of the terrorists

on mainland Europe, in Paris and Brussels,

and an essential part of our tactic is to respond as fast as possible.

These bikes give us that best opportunity, along with an array

From today, the first of 600 more armed officers will be

The Met Police won't say exactly how many.

The force put on this display to give an insight into how it's

While stressing there is no change to everyday policing.

This is not giving every police officer in Britain a gun.

It's not about giving everybody even in the Met a gun.

Still, less than 10% of our whole workforce

Around the country, the plan is to put an extra 1500

But there are questions about the time frame.

When you're recruiting 1500, it's going to take a lot of time.

You've got to find the resources, you've got to find the facilities

I should think that it's going to take at least two years.

In London, this will become a familiar sight.

Vehicle checkpoints with armed officers in support.

They'll be set up in different places on different days.

So these are the sort of measures which we'll now see

The Met hopes that they'll reassure rather than alarm the public.

I feel more protected with police with guns than just walking

with their hands in their pocket, you see what I mean?

I think it might be a little unsettling, because it's something

Sad, but that's the world we live in, isn't it?

The latest European attack was the murder of a priest

He was killed with a knife in what the intelligence agencies

It illustrates the terrorists' range of tactics and how their targets

might not be in the centre of a major city.

In the UK, the increase in armed officers will be concentrated

in the big cities, and there is concern that smaller

Who would've thought that Rouen in northern France would be

I don't know where the next attack's going to be,

nobody knows where the next attack's going to be.

People need to feel safe wherever they live.

So as London police officers took to the river today, the challenge

for counterterrorism chiefs nationally is how they can best

The Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has

said it's not a question of if but when another terror

So, will the deployment of more armed police on the streets

of London and other cities make people any safer?

Here's our security correspondent, Frank Gardner.

Just one element in a whole interlocking

array of measures aimed at preventing a terrorist attack.

The security service MI5 gathers intelligence on up to 3000 known

terror suspects and their associates.

It works closely with GCHQ, the government's

Their analysts are constantly trying to break into cryptic communications

Increasingly, the British public have been phoning

in tip-offs about suspicious or extremist behaviour.

The 600 extra armed officers announced today will help

with responding to an attack, but it comes at a cost.

The bigger picture here is these officers are coming from

normal patrolling, and that normal patrolling is also the community

It is actually the community policing most likely to

turn out the terrorists before they get to the point of attacking us.

Bobbies on the beat may sound a bit old-fashioned, but if they

disappeared it could increase the risk of a terrorist attack.

And plans for those terror attacks keep

The national terrorism threat level has been at severe now

for the last two years, meaning a terrorist attack is thought highly

A total of 50 attacks were filed between 2005 and 2015.

Six of them were disrupted last year alone.

In the 12 months to March this year there were 255 terror related

It was the horrific attack in Mumbai in 2008 that made the

government here radically boost police firepower.

Meeting the threat from determined well armed gunmen

like the ones who killed over 160 people in three days.

Last November's multipronged attacks in

If an attack happened here in Britain,

say officers, it could happen in several places at once.

Despite the current show of force on the

streets, officials say there is still no

intelligence to indicate an

The first video has emerged tonight from on board the passenger plane

which crash landed at Dubai Airport before bursting into flames.

All 300 people on the Emirates Boeing 777 survived,

but a firefighter was killed tackling the blaze.

Our transport correspondent Richard Westcott reports.

What must it have felt like to be on board this?

A normal landing plunged into chaos as the aircraft skids along

Incredibly, one passenger films the escape.

Some people start getting their luggage down.

The plane might have stopped, but these people are not safe.

Realising the danger, one of the cabin crew shouts

On the ground, another terrifying sight - fire.

In the calm of the terminal, they say it came without warning.

We had not heard any announcement or anything.

All the people were shouting, the women and children,

all the people were shouting, crying.

A firefighter was killed putting out the blaze.

The chairman of Emirates said everything seemed fine

I think it was very much cleared to land at that point.

Yet the plane did not seem to have its wheels down

We don't know if that was a mechanical problem,

Still, it is hard to believe all the passengers walked

The service sector makes up around 75% of the UK economy and today

a survey showed there's been a sharp drop in activity in the sector

since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Tomorrow, the Bank of England meets and a cut in interest rates -

the first in seven years - is on the cards.

Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed joins me now in the studio.

First of all, the survey on the service sector, it is looking at a

four week period, could it be a short-term drop for the start of a

long-term decline? I think probably a bit of both. This fall is

dramatic, it has gone to the lowest level since 2009 in the teeth of the

recession which followed the financial crisis. It is the biggest

one-month drop since records began in 1996. It is certainly dramatic.

There are some short-term factors that have affected the last four

weeks since the referendum vote. First of all, of course, lots of

businesses and consumers thought that Britain would God to remain in

the EU, so that was the surprise. -- would've votes to remain in the EU.

Then there was the political turmoil for a period after the Prime

Minister resigned, it was not clear who would be the next PM. That has

dissipated, we have a new Government with Theresa May as Prime Minister,

so confidence could come back. One long-term issue will not be resolved

quickly, our relationship with the rest of the European Union, our

biggest trading partner. That could take years to settle, so the

uncertainty will remain. Meanwhile we could see the first interest rate

cut for seven years tomorrow, how likely is it? Far more likely than

it was in the monetary policy committee meeting last month last

month when they voted 8-1 against raising interest rates. Since then,

we have had a lot more data, so the committee which makes the interest

rate decision has a lot more to go on. Construction, manufacturing,

consumer confidence, all quite poor figures. There has been a signal

from some big players on the monetary policy committee, the

governor of the Bank of England himself, that they feel an interest

rate cut would be good for the economy. Can Carney persuade other

members of the MPC? That is likely, and there would likely be a 0.25%

cut, from 0.5%, a record low, to 0.25%. Good for mortgage holders but

not savers. The contest to replace Nigel Farage

as leader of Ukip has thrown the party into disarray after one

of the favourite candidates The MEP Stephen Woolfe missed

the deadline by 17 minutes Three members of Ukip's executive

committee have now resigned in protest, amid talk

of a coup against him. Our political correspondent

Carole Walker reports. Along the Kent coast,

Ukip helped galvanise the tide But what future does it have

without Nigel Farage? He stood down after the referendum,

saying he had achieved He leaves a party mired

in rows and infighting. The party's immigration

spokesperson, Steven Woolfe, had been the frontrunner

to succeed him, but he's been disqualified for missing

the deadline for applications Some of his allies have said he's

the victim of a coup. Three have resigned in protest

from the party's ruling National I would ask them not to resign

from the party, but to resolve the issues of radically

changing our party and removing the NEC, which was one of

the promises I made in my manifesto. So, who are the candidates

on the list? She narrowly lost Eastleigh

by-election and is now MEP Bill Etheridge is MEP

for the West Midlands Liz Jones is a family law

solicitor and party activist Jonathan Arnott is MEP

for north-east England, Lisa Duffy is a Cambridgeshire

councillor who has the backing Philip Broughton is

a semiprofessional wrestler Nigel Farage may have failed to win

this Parliamentary seat, but under his leadership almost

4 million people voted for Ukip What is the party's mission now

Britain is on its way out of the EU? Answering that question is a big

challenge for whoever emerges This one,

Diane James. Do you recognise any

of these? What do you think Ukip

could still do, then? See the British people's right,

for a change. Look after their own

before they start looking What do you think is the point

of Ukip now Britain has Well, they've got to see it

through, haven't they? It's not actually gone

through yet, has it? They've got to make sure

they are chased out, What do you think is the point

of Ukip In places like this,

voters will judge Ukip not just on its new leader,

but on whether it can find a new message after

the vote to leave the EU. The Italian authorities

are investigating whether so-called Islamic State is now involved

in organising and profiting from the passage of migrants

from Libya to Italy. The crossing is becoming more

popular as other routes close down, More than 3,000 migrants or refugees

have died in the Mediterranean this year and 120 bodies have washed up

on the shores of Libya Our correspondent Chris Buckler

joined a rescue ship, operated by the charity MSF,

and sent this report. I am standing on a ship in the

middle of the Mediterranean Sea. This is a cargo ship which has been

transformed into a search and rescue vessel. Inside there is a mini

hospital. They are helping refugees and migrants and thousands already

have been picked up this year. In fact, we are back from another trip

with people who have escaped the deadly crossing, but so many don't,

although it is not clear how many have died in this ocean this year.

Each day, the Mediterranean appears - tempting those who see it

But even if they are able to ignore the risks and reality of what that

Search and rescue teams have become a fixture on this ocean.

Shortly after sunrise, the latest overloaded boat drifts

into view around 20 nautical miles off the coast of Libya.

It's so full that people are hanging off the sides.

But there's no sign of the smugglers who have made this a business.

RADIO: We have approximately 25 females, four children.

All 138 people in this boat were relying on being rescued.

They had no supplies nor any obvious way of reaching Europe.

This group are from Gambia, Nigeria, Sudan and elsewhere in Africa.

But some of them have been stuck in Libya for months.

TRANSLATION: I was afraid, I was really afraid.

In Libya, I was put in prison with my children.

I had to pay money in order to get out.

I put my life and my childrens' life on the line to come here.

In this land, my children can go to school, we can live in peace.

These people have found safe passage.

But over the last fortnight, a dozen bodies a day have been

Near to the site of this rescue, another boat lay

floating in the water - possessions still inside and no sign

of what happened to those who were once in it.

The International Organisation for Migration says that already

this year, internationally, more than 4000 refugees

And it is thought around three quarters of them drowned

Medecins Sans Frontieres, which operates this rescue ship,

is now refusing money from European governments because it

says their policies are not helping refugees.

I'm ashamed of being a European and seeing how Europe is actually

We hear numerous times about people getting tortured,

girls getting mass raped, people are being sold into slavery.

And you see the people back home basically talking about "We're

There have, of course, been attacks that have

Are you worried, then, that the governments,

the authorities in Europe, are actually, if anything,

only going to become tougher on how they deal with this problem?

I'm terrified it will be tougher because, right now,

Some are looking to Europe as a place where they can simply

Europe is obviously a place that a lot of people

Do you think it has room for everyone?

But the medical staff say it is clear to them

that many who have come to Libya have suffered.

The patients that we see, there's some very harrowing tales

Those people who have been forcibly imprisoned as well, and they carry

Whatever they are leaving behind, rescue is a moment of relief,

a time to savour, because this journey is only the start.

Europe will bring its own challenges.

Chris Buckler, BBC News, on the Mediterranean Sea.

A High Court judge has ordered a man inside the Arabia to fly his

daughter back to Swansea after she claimed he was holding her against

his will. Amina Al-Jeffery, who has dual

British and Saudi nationality, said she's been imprisoned

by her father because he objected This is the photo Amina Al-Jeffery

sent to a friend, claiming The 21-year-old said

she had been assaulted, denied food and water,

even access to a toilet, Today, a High Court judge ruled

he should allow her My only concern is I don't know

if Amina even knows that this In his ruling, Justice Holman said

Amina had been extremely constricted by her father,

who admitted locking her in the flat A yellow grill still in place

was a constraint on her communication

with the outside world. He stressed she is currently

in peril from which she This is Amina's family home

in a quiet suburb of Swansea. She went to the local school

and is remembered as being But according to her father,

her life here was toxic, He claims he had to take her away

in order to save her. There was no one at the house today,

but Amina's school friends have told the BBC, she was not a rebel,

just another teenager. She got along with people and had

plenty of mates in school. Nothing out of the ordinary,

just a normal teenage girl. British courts have no jurisdiction

in Saudi Arabia. Amina's father has been supported

by the Saudi government, whose laws restrict

women's movements. The ruling carries no

legal weight there. In some respects it can be seen

to be unrealistic, however, at least the judiciary has taken

the decision to ensure that a young Whether that is followed through,

that will be very difficult A deadline of September the 11th has

been set for Amina's return. The Foreign Office says

it will raise the case with the Saudi authorities,

but it knows that may A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories. A committee of MPs has warned that

Britain's Border Force doesn't have enough boats to patrol

the UK's coasts. Currently, only three of the five

Border Force cutters are patrolling The committee says Royal Navy

ships should be made Police in Pakistan have confirmed

that a British woman, whose husband claimed she'd been

the victim of a so-called honour 28-year-old Samia Shahid,

from Bradford, died The energy regulator,

Ofgem, is to cap tariffs for prepayment meters -

in an effort to cut gas and electricity bills

for the poorest customers. It's one of a series of measures

to reduce energy bills and create More households in England,

Scotland and Wales will be The boxer Tyson Fury is to face a UK

Anti-Doping charge over the presence The British world heavyweight

champion was provisionally suspended in June, but that's been lifted

until a hearing takes place. Andy Murray will be Great Britain's

flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in two days time -

leading the British team after being carried more than 12,000

miles around Brazil, a symbolic moment for any

Games coming after weeks After a journey across Brazil,

this morning's arrival of the Olympic torch

was a symbolic moment. In two days it will be the focal

point of the Opening Ceremony, but the build-up to these Games has

been a troubled one, dominated Under severe pressure,

the IOC is meeting here this week amid a crisis

of faith in its leadership, and Britain's most successful

Olympian says the start of the sport Let's keep our fingers crossed

that there will be some amazing performances across the board

from all of the countries, not just Great Britain,

something we can celebrate, and remember what the point

of the Olympic Games is, about bringing the world together,

celebrating humanity and sport and not focusing on the negative

issues all the time. Are the Games worth

the billions it costs? London 2012 helped transform

East London, and most of the venues are in use,

but failed to make Britain The Sochi Winter Games

were the most expensive ever and arguably the most damaging,

given the revelations The setting is hard to beat, but it

has struggled with opposition, recession and concerns over Zika,

pollution and security. Come here to the Olympic Park,

you are struck by the scale of global sports events

in the 21st century. For many, they are worth every

penny, but for the critics, they question the cost

and the legacy of the Olympics, and with more countries thinking

twice before bidding to stage them, the very future of the Olympic Games

could be at stake. IOC president Thomas Bach has

pledged to reduce the cost But some want other

values prioritised. Campaigners here insisting that mega

events like this are too often linked to human-rights

abuses and corruption. If the IOC and the international

federations don't react, if they continue as they do and say,

"We don't care," it might be the end of the Olympic Games,

at least as a message to the world, Here in Rio, it is evident the Games

remain big business, with billions generated

in sponsorship and broadcasting There are some western cities that

still want to play host. Los Angeles one of those bidding

to secure the Games for 2024. There is sustainability,

infrastructure. Los Angeles has 97% of our permanent

venues already built, We have the facilities,

we are a sporting town. 88% of our residents want to bring

the Games back to Los Angeles. There are attempts to appeal

to younger audiences. Five new sports including surfing

and skateboarding added This evening, meanwhile,

Brazil took on China in the women's Organisers hoping the excitement

builds as the Games progress and provides the showpiece

the Olympic movement needs. A woman from Monmouthshire who flew

to America to have a tumour removed has landed her family with more

than ?61 million - Her surgery went so well -

that she rang her daughter back home and insisted that she buy a lottery

ticket for the family. It's a good job her daughter

did what she was told, Sangita Myska's report contains

some flash photography. For the Davies family,

life really can't get any better. They won ?61 million in the Euro

lottery in the same week that mum Sonia found out that life-saving

surgery on a tumour I just felt I had cheated

death, I felt so lucky. I was on a roll, I thought,

"I will buy a lottery ticket." I did not for a moment think

we would win, but you feel so lucky, It is tears of joy now

for Stephanie, but it had taken a long phone call from Mum

to convince her to go out She finally relented,

and what a result. We ran around the house,

locked the doors and windows, as if there

was somebody watching us! And then we were, "Well,

what if the ticket disappears?" So we took a few selfies

with the ticket, to prove I said I would buy an electric

toothbrush because I have never The family have decided to split

the winnings equally, which gets them just over

?12 million each. All because that mum managed

to get her daughter to listen Mum has been cured, we can move

forward and enjoy life. The lottery on top of it is

an added bonus. The lesson is always listen

to your mum? The family now say they will sit

back and let the good news sink in before deciding how

to invest their winnings. Tonight, just two days away from

Rio, we ask about our own Olympic legacy. Did 2012 succeeded in

transforming a generation? We have Dame Kelly Holmes and aim