:00:00. > :00:00.The Bank of England cuts interest rates
:00:00. > :00:12.amid signs the UK economy is slowing.
:00:13. > :00:16.Interest rates have been cut to a new historic low, 0.25%,
:00:17. > :00:19.as the Bank's Governor hints they could go even lower.
:00:20. > :00:23.We're living through a time of considerable uncertainty,
:00:24. > :00:26.and one thing we can do is reduce the uncertainties
:00:27. > :00:33.Good news for many homeowners, bad news for savers -
:00:34. > :00:34.but some economists are already questioning
:00:35. > :00:42.Once you are down that 0.5%, further cuts in interest rates
:00:43. > :00:45.are very unlikely to make much of a positive difference to the economy.
:00:46. > :00:49.We'll be asking what more the Bank and the Government need to do
:00:50. > :00:53.Also tonight, the head of the UK's independent inquiry
:00:54. > :00:55.into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigns,
:00:56. > :01:04.The American killed in a knife attack in London
:01:05. > :01:06.was the wife of a visiting university professor.
:01:07. > :01:09.One of the injured describes what happened.
:01:10. > :01:12.The guy stabbed her, and then I realised,
:01:13. > :01:15.I looked at my arm, and I saw that she was bleeding,
:01:16. > :01:21.and then I realised that he stabbed me also.
:01:22. > :01:26.the MP challenging him for the Labour leadership,
:01:27. > :01:29.clash at their first head to head debate.
:01:30. > :01:31.Andy Murray leads the way for Team GB
:01:32. > :01:33.at tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
:01:34. > :01:37.We'll be looking at Britain's medal chances.
:01:38. > :01:40.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News,
:01:41. > :01:43.a century from Azhar Ali leads the Pakistan charge at Edgbaston,
:01:44. > :02:07.with the tourists closing day two of the third Test on 257-3.
:02:08. > :02:12.The Bank of England has cut interest rates to a new record low
:02:13. > :02:14.and warned of a sharp slowdown in the economy
:02:15. > :02:17.following the vote to leave the European Union.
:02:18. > :02:21.Interest rates now stand at 0.25%, down from 0.5%,
:02:22. > :02:25.the first time they have been cut for seven years.
:02:26. > :02:28.The move is one of a series of what the Bank
:02:29. > :02:30.called "exceptional measures" to boost growth,
:02:31. > :02:35.including a decision to pump ?170 billion into the economy.
:02:36. > :02:41.The Bank also announced the biggest ever cut to its forecast
:02:42. > :02:46.for economic growth - from 2.3% down to 0.8% next year.
:02:47. > :02:51.Our first report is from our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.
:02:52. > :02:56.We were saying farewell to a tough winter and an even tougher recession
:02:57. > :03:00.the last time the Bank of England cut interest rates from 1% to 0.5%.
:03:01. > :03:03.we've running, swimming and jumping at an Olympics,
:03:04. > :03:07.voters have trudged to the polls time after time after time,
:03:08. > :03:10.and all the way through the Bank has resolutely not acted
:03:11. > :03:21.The Governor decided it was time to act.
:03:22. > :03:24.We have, in the actions that we've taken today,
:03:25. > :03:28.by acting through multiple channels with a coherent policy package,
:03:29. > :03:33.we have improved the economic outcomes for this country.
:03:34. > :03:36.There will be less unemployment, there will be more activity,
:03:37. > :03:42.of a successful adjustment to the new realities.
:03:43. > :03:45.For the moment, that new reality is pretty gloomy.
:03:46. > :03:49.Following the referendum, the Bank said house prices
:03:50. > :03:53.will decline, inflation will rise, and real incomes fall.
:03:54. > :03:56.The Governor told me the adjustment Britain was now facing
:03:57. > :04:04.Unfortunately, if you look at our base forecast,
:04:05. > :04:07.we expect unemployment to go from just under 5%,
:04:08. > :04:08.the unemployment rate from just under 5%
:04:09. > :04:14.That is a little more than 250,000 jobs
:04:15. > :04:17.that would be lost over the course of the next few years.
:04:18. > :04:19.That shows the real cost of Brexit, doesn't it?
:04:20. > :04:22.Well, that shows the cost of the adjustment,
:04:23. > :04:25.this period of adjustment and uncertainty.
:04:26. > :04:28.Uncertain maybe, but the Governor said the economy could cope,
:04:29. > :04:31.and he wanted to make Brexit a success.
:04:32. > :04:35.To help, a rate cut and creation of more money -
:04:36. > :04:40.?170 billion, to be precise - increasing support for banks,
:04:41. > :04:41.and adding to quantitative easing,
:04:42. > :04:44.the buying of government and business debt.
:04:45. > :04:49.Once you are down at 0.5%, further cuts in interest rates
:04:50. > :04:53.are very unlikely to make much of a positive difference
:04:54. > :05:02.to the economy, and indeed there are negative concerns.
:05:03. > :05:04.We've seen sterling fall, that's going to mean
:05:05. > :05:06.higher import prices, and that will be difficult
:05:07. > :05:10.1.5 million mortgage holders will see their bills fall.
:05:11. > :05:13.It won't be by much, on average by just ?22 a month.
:05:14. > :05:18.If you have a savings pot of ?100, on average you would have received
:05:19. > :05:31.The Governor said he was in regular contact with the Chancellor
:05:32. > :05:34.and that the Government will have to play its part
:05:35. > :05:39.The Chancellor said he would do whatever it takes.
:05:40. > :05:42.We're trying to protect jobs and economic growth,
:05:43. > :05:46.and the measures that have been taken today are designed to ensure
:05:47. > :05:50.that any increase in unemployment as a result of the economic
:05:51. > :05:56.slowdown is kept to the absolute minimum possible.
:05:57. > :05:59.The message from opponents - get on with it, investing
:06:00. > :06:02.in Britain's infrastructure will be as important
:06:03. > :06:07.I welcome the Bank of England's decision to try and exude
:06:08. > :06:09.confidence within our economy, but monetary policy is not enough.
:06:10. > :06:13.we need the Government to start investing in our economy.
:06:14. > :06:17.The Chancellor said he will wait until the autumn, that is too late,
:06:18. > :06:19.we need decisions now, because Britain will be on hold
:06:20. > :06:23.For the Bank of England, the big question -
:06:24. > :06:30.Yes, the interest-rate cut is modest,
:06:31. > :06:33.but Mark Carney has offered himself
:06:34. > :06:37.And for the economy, confidence is important.
:06:38. > :06:42.While others fiddle, here is some action.
:06:43. > :06:45.The Bank says there could be a bright future ahead,
:06:46. > :06:47.but for the moment the economy is struggling.
:06:48. > :06:49.Interest rates could be cut again to 0.1% as Britain continues
:06:50. > :06:55.to digest the economic result of the referendum.
:06:56. > :07:01.So with interest rates now at the lowest
:07:02. > :07:04.they've ever been in the UK, what impact will it have
:07:05. > :07:06.on households up and down the country?
:07:07. > :07:09.Hywel Griffith has been to a new development in Newport
:07:10. > :07:13.to assess consumer and business confidence.
:07:14. > :07:18.Economic growth requires a lot of ingredients.
:07:19. > :07:21.If today's measures are going to shore things up, it's places
:07:22. > :07:25.like this new housing estate where they 'll be used.
:07:26. > :07:28.Right, so we are into the kitchen, start here.
:07:29. > :07:30.Oh, this is lovely. Isn't it?
:07:31. > :07:34.Tom and Ffion are buying their first home together.
:07:35. > :07:38.The interest-rate cuts should make finding a mortgage cheaper.
:07:39. > :07:43.It just means that we can buy the house of our dreams, have a bit
:07:44. > :07:46.of extra money in our pockets, and sort of have the peace of mind
:07:47. > :07:50.that we're not stretching ourselves too much.
:07:51. > :07:53.Right, this way, out into the garden...
:07:54. > :07:56.Both work in the coffee trade, a service industry that's been
:07:57. > :07:59.booming, but they are aware that other businesses,
:08:00. > :08:01.like the local steelworks, aren't doing so well.
:08:02. > :08:05.So how confident are they about the future?
:08:06. > :08:08.It's terrible when people lose their jobs,
:08:09. > :08:10.and factories in Wales are closing down,
:08:11. > :08:12.and that's awful, because that people's livelihood.
:08:13. > :08:18.But I just think that we all just need to be a little bit more
:08:19. > :08:20.sensible with our money and spend it where you need it,
:08:21. > :08:23.and hopefully the economy will then turn itself around
:08:24. > :08:25.and we will come out the other side.
:08:26. > :08:28.their new neighbours will be Muhammad and his family.
:08:29. > :08:31.With two stores in Newport and plans for a third,
:08:32. > :08:35.an economic slowdown would be felt in his tills.
:08:36. > :08:40.Buying a new house now is a big decision,
:08:41. > :08:43.but today's interest-rate cut has convinced him
:08:44. > :08:44.he is better off buying bricks and mortar
:08:45. > :08:53.You can't keep cash in the bank this time, because interest rates is
:08:54. > :08:56.too low, and best way you can invest money somewhere in property
:08:57. > :08:58.or somewhere in business, that's the best way,
:08:59. > :09:00.and that's the best time to buy the house.
:09:01. > :09:04.Construction is an important part of the UK economy,
:09:05. > :09:06.but it's an industry that been particularly nervous
:09:07. > :09:08.over what the next few months will bring.
:09:09. > :09:10.What they want here is confidence and cash flow
:09:11. > :09:18.For developer Tim Grey, the promise of economic stimulus is key -
:09:19. > :09:21.as long as the money does reach them.
:09:22. > :09:27.unless the banks are there to support us as an industry.
:09:28. > :09:30.You know, we clearly want to build as many houses as we possibly can.
:09:31. > :09:34.Yes, there are a number of factors that affect that, including finance,
:09:35. > :09:38.so obviously if that finance wasn't available, we wouldn't be
:09:39. > :09:44.in a position to actually build what we know we can sell.
:09:45. > :09:46.These brand-new streets won't be finished for another 18 months.
:09:47. > :09:50.By then, we should know if today has put the economy on the right track.
:09:51. > :09:59.Well, let's take stock with our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.
:10:00. > :10:01.The Bank has painted a pretty bleak picture of the road ahead,
:10:02. > :10:07.but what happens next is not just down to them.
:10:08. > :10:13.It certainly isn't, Sophie, we had a really remarkable day, I think the
:10:14. > :10:17.Bank of England have really tested the limits of monetary policy, but
:10:18. > :10:22.as you say, they are only part of the picture. The other big player in
:10:23. > :10:26.this whole economic story for the country post-referendum is, of
:10:27. > :10:30.course, the Government. Frankly, no-one were saying we must have
:10:31. > :10:34.lower interest rates, we must have more funding and lending to people,
:10:35. > :10:47.because the Bank has done all it can in that area, to be honest. We are
:10:48. > :10:49.now looking to the Government, still a pretty new Chancellor, new Prime
:10:50. > :10:51.Minister, what other economic policies and taxes, spending and
:10:52. > :10:54.borrowing? We are not going to know that until we get to the Autumn
:10:55. > :10:58.Statement, and for a lot of people where the Bank has acted decisively
:10:59. > :11:04.and quickly, the Government appears to be slow, slow, slow, and that
:11:05. > :11:07.must be a concern. Businesses. Kamal , thank you.
:11:08. > :11:10.The judge appointed to lead the Independent Inquiry
:11:11. > :11:11.into Child Sexual Abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard,
:11:12. > :11:15.She was appointed in February last year
:11:16. > :11:16.after the two previous chairwomen resigned.
:11:17. > :11:18.The inquiry was set up in 2014 to examine allegations
:11:19. > :11:20.of an establishment cover-up of historic abuse.
:11:21. > :11:33.Following the resignation of two former chairwoman, New Zealand judge
:11:34. > :11:37.Dame Lowell Goddard was appointed by the then Home Secretary Theresa May
:11:38. > :11:40.to be the steadying hand needed on an inquiry that many thought had
:11:41. > :11:42.lost its way before it had even started.
:11:43. > :11:46.Why have you undertaken this challenge?
:11:47. > :11:51.Really, my whole career path to date and my experience, I believe,
:11:52. > :11:58.Set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal,
:11:59. > :12:00.it was to be a vast, wide-ranging inquiry,
:12:01. > :12:02.that would examine child abuse within public bodies
:12:03. > :12:07.So why might Lowell Goddard have resigned?
:12:08. > :12:12.Today, she faced press criticism that during her first year,
:12:13. > :12:16.she spent three months away from the inquiry.
:12:17. > :12:18.A spokesman said she had been on enquiry business and
:12:19. > :12:27.In her resignation statement tonight, Judge Goddard gave some
:12:28. > :12:30.clues, saying the conduct of any public inquiry is not an easy task,
:12:31. > :12:37.let alone one of the magnitude of this.
:12:38. > :12:39.Compounding the difficulties was its legacies of failure,
:12:40. > :12:45.Her resignation is a setback for the inquiry which was set up in 2014.
:12:46. > :12:47.The first chair, Baroness Butler-Sloss,
:12:48. > :12:50.was appointed in July 2014, but stood down a week later.
:12:51. > :12:53.Dame Fiona Woolf was appointed in September of that year,
:12:54. > :12:56.she stood down less two months later.
:12:57. > :12:59.Like her predecessor, she had been criticised for being too close
:13:00. > :13:03.Justice Lowell Goddard was appointed in February last
:13:04. > :13:10.I think this very unfortunate that the inquiry has now
:13:11. > :13:13.lost its third chair, but I hope, and I speak
:13:14. > :13:16.as a survivor, that this will not derail the great work that has
:13:17. > :13:26.In a statement, the Home Secretary said, I want to assure everyone
:13:27. > :13:29.with an interest in the inquiry, particularly victims and survivors,
:13:30. > :13:32.that the work of the inquiry will continue without delay,
:13:33. > :13:40.With Judge Goddard's departure, the inquiry is in crisis.
:13:41. > :13:42.Who now will be prepared to take on a role
:13:43. > :13:54.The American stabbed to death in central London last night
:13:55. > :13:56.has been named as 64-year-old Darlene Horton,
:13:57. > :13:58.the wife of a university professor from Florida,
:13:59. > :14:00.who'd been teaching in London this summer.
:14:01. > :14:02.Five other people were injured in the knife attack.
:14:03. > :14:04.Police say the victims were selected at random,
:14:05. > :14:06.and they don't believe it was terrorist related.
:14:07. > :14:13.Under control and under arrest, a 19-year-old who had taken one life
:14:14. > :14:17.and left others injured, as he lashed out with his knife
:14:18. > :14:28.Amongst those he stabbed was an 18-year-old tourist from Israel.
:14:29. > :14:30.I looked at my arm and saw she was bleeding,
:14:31. > :14:35.and then I realised he stabbed me also.
:14:36. > :14:47.She was still breathing when I saw her, but after a few minutes,
:14:48. > :14:52.it was too late and it was so awful to watch, and her husband...
:14:53. > :14:56.The woman who was murdered has been named tonight
:14:57. > :15:00.as Darlene Horton, who was 64 and visiting from Florida.
:15:01. > :15:05.She and her husband were said to have planned to leave the UK today.
:15:06. > :15:09.Witnesses described how the killer fled the scene
:15:10. > :15:12.and some officers went after him on foot.
:15:13. > :15:16.He was eventually brought down by a taser stun gun.
:15:17. > :15:19.There was a guy running on the street.
:15:20. > :15:22.A policeman was following him and he screamed every time, stop, stop!
:15:23. > :15:25.He was panicking, he wanted to get away.
:15:26. > :15:33.He was being shouted at by the police,
:15:34. > :15:35."Don't move, don't go any further, stop where you are."
:15:36. > :15:37.Literally screaming at him coming down the street.
:15:38. > :15:42.They had gone out of my vision but then I did hear the taser.
:15:43. > :15:48.Then he goes to the floor and lay there for 45 minutes.
:15:49. > :15:53.During the day, detectives worked to establish reasons for the attack.
:15:54. > :15:56.While the investigation is not yet complete,
:15:57. > :16:00.all of the work we have done so far increasingly points to this tragic
:16:01. > :16:02.incident having being triggered by mental health issues.
:16:03. > :16:06.I emphasise that so far we have found no evidence of radicalisation
:16:07. > :16:08.which suggests the man in our custody is in any way
:16:09. > :16:21.The way that so many police officers poured into this area so quickly
:16:22. > :16:27.Instead, this was about the safety of a group of people of different
:16:28. > :16:33.nationalities who were caught up in a random lethal street attack.
:16:34. > :16:39.The man in custody is a Norwegian national of Somali origin.
:16:40. > :16:41.His victim is being remembered at the spot
:16:42. > :16:55.The two men vying to be the Labour leader in the autumn have clashed
:16:56. > :16:59.Jeremy Corbyn and his challenger, the MP Owen Smith, have been taking
:17:00. > :17:03.Our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier has been watching
:17:04. > :17:16.He is in charge at the moment. But with a leadership crisis, the party
:17:17. > :17:23.is divided and struggling to find its direction. This man says he has
:17:24. > :17:29.the answers and has taken on the head-to-head for the first time. His
:17:30. > :17:33.Cardiff hustings a chance for the candidates to outdo each other, to
:17:34. > :17:37.prove their leadership will give Labour their next best chance. It
:17:38. > :17:42.was a question about division in the party, which revealed once more the
:17:43. > :17:50.gulf between Jeremy Corbyn and his MPs. It would be a good thing if
:17:51. > :17:54.Labour MPs got behind their leader and worked with them, rather than
:17:55. > :18:01.briefed against them all the time. I understand political differences and
:18:02. > :18:05.I understand dissent. But, Jeremy, 172 Labour MPs voted no confidence
:18:06. > :18:09.in your leadership. They are not red Tories. These are not people who
:18:10. > :18:16.want to see the Tories back in power. They are not Blairites, they
:18:17. > :18:20.are just Labour MPs. As for taking the fight to the Tories, Jeremy
:18:21. > :18:25.Corbyn insisted he had already been successful. In the past ten months
:18:26. > :18:29.we have defeated the government 22 times implement. When we work
:18:30. > :18:36.together, we win, we do defeat the Tories. But Owen Smith repeated time
:18:37. > :18:41.and time again Labour lead it to be not just in opposition, but a
:18:42. > :18:46.radical government in waiting. I think the problem with that, Jeremy
:18:47. > :18:53.is, we are not defeating the Tories. We have had a few victories, but we
:18:54. > :19:00.are behind. We are 14 percentage points behind the Tories. At times
:19:01. > :19:04.it was personal. Allegations of anti-Semitism have dogged the party
:19:05. > :19:10.in recent times, and Mr Smith's comments on this true both cheers
:19:11. > :19:16.and jeers from party members. I have been in this Labour Party for 30
:19:17. > :19:21.years. I have only remembered in the last nine months a discussion about
:19:22. > :19:24.anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. That's the truth! Mr Corbyn
:19:25. > :19:32.condemned all forms of anti-Semitism. I want our party to
:19:33. > :19:37.be an inclusive, welcoming, open place for everybody, whatever their
:19:38. > :19:43.faiths, whatever their ethnic group, whatever their community they come
:19:44. > :19:46.from. There was one policy where the pair disagreed, Trident. I voted
:19:47. > :19:56.against the renewal of Trident... CHEERING
:19:57. > :20:01.We must retain a nuclear deterrent in order to enable the multilateral
:20:02. > :20:07.disarmament of the entire world arsenal. That is the unfortunate,
:20:08. > :20:10.terrible truth. Whoever wins the leadership contest, the deep
:20:11. > :20:16.divisions entering in the Labour Party will not be easily healed.
:20:17. > :20:21.There were no major blows game changing moments tonight but Jeremy
:20:22. > :20:26.Corbyn did seem to pick up more of the cheers from the audience. Owen
:20:27. > :20:31.Smith was jeered when he suggested his rival was incapable of leading
:20:32. > :20:35.and that he was the man to take Labour back to government. This was
:20:36. > :20:39.Owen Smith's debut and the pair will have more hustings like these,
:20:40. > :20:43.before around half a million Labour Party members and supporters choose
:20:44. > :20:46.their next leader. Thank you.
:20:47. > :20:49.A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.
:20:50. > :20:51.Officials in Afghanistan say a group of foreign tourists,
:20:52. > :20:52.including eight Britons, have been attacked
:20:53. > :21:00.The Taliban has said it carried out the attack.
:21:01. > :21:03.A lorry driver who was reading a text message just seconds
:21:04. > :21:05.before he crashed, killing off duty policewoman Sharon Garrett,
:21:06. > :21:08.has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
:21:09. > :21:11.Danny Warby - who's 28 and from Kings Lynn in Cambridgeshire -
:21:12. > :21:17.A man has been jailed for the kidnapped and sexual assault
:21:18. > :21:20.of a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.
:21:21. > :21:23.David Green, who's now 60, abducted his victim
:21:24. > :21:27.and assaulted her in a cave in Weston-super-Mare in 1983.
:21:28. > :21:33.He was caught using new DNA techniques.
:21:34. > :21:36.David Cameron's controversial resignation honours list,
:21:37. > :21:38.which was leaked at the weekend, has been officially published
:21:39. > :21:42.It confirms that the former Chancellor, George Osborne,
:21:43. > :21:45.is to become a Companion of Honour, and that Isabel Spearman,
:21:46. > :21:48.who worked for Samantha Cameron, will be awarded an OBE.
:21:49. > :21:51.Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster.
:21:52. > :22:04.Yes, it certainly is. There are 46 people being honoured by David
:22:05. > :22:08.Cameron, an additional 13 are being sent to the House of Lords as
:22:09. > :22:13.Conservative peers. The former Chancellor George Osborne becomes a
:22:14. > :22:18.companion of honour. That is awarded for what is described as service of
:22:19. > :22:23.conspicuous national importance. Also knighthoods for the former
:22:24. > :22:28.director of communications in Downing Street, and senior
:22:29. > :22:34.Conservatives Oliver N, Patrick McLoughlin and uncle Fallin, and a
:22:35. > :22:41.Dame hood for the former Cabinet minister Caroline Spelman. And also
:22:42. > :22:46.a CBE for the Remain campaign in the referendum. And David Cameron is
:22:47. > :22:53.sending his former chief of staff Ed Llewellyn to the House of Lords.
:22:54. > :22:57.Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, sending Shami Chakrabarti to the
:22:58. > :23:02.house of lords as a Labour peer. She recently chaired an enquiry into
:23:03. > :23:09.anti-Semitism in the Labour Party for Jeremy Corbyn. Sources say all
:23:10. > :23:14.of these report appointments reflect tireless public service. The Liberal
:23:15. > :23:19.Democrat leader Tim Farron said tonight this list was so full of
:23:20. > :23:22.cronies it would embarrass a medieval court. Thank you.
:23:23. > :23:25.At least 271 Russian athletes have been cleared to compete
:23:26. > :23:29.That's despite the World Anti Doping Agency recommending all
:23:30. > :23:32.should have been banned following the country's doping scandal.
:23:33. > :23:34.The Russian Olympic Committee President has said his country's
:23:35. > :23:36.team will be the "cleanest" at the Games.
:23:37. > :23:43.Our sports editor Dan Roan is in Rio with the latest.
:23:44. > :23:51.Still a pretty big Russian team, how much of a supply is as this? Many
:23:52. > :23:57.will be surprised, especially after that damning world anti-doping
:23:58. > :24:00.agency report last month which found evidence of state-sponsored cheating
:24:01. > :24:10.in Russia in many sports and over several years. The critics expected
:24:11. > :24:13.and demanded a blanket ban of the entire Russian team from these games
:24:14. > :24:16.as a result. Instead, the Russian Olympic team confirmed there will be
:24:17. > :24:19.271 members of their team, 100 fewer than originally intended, but it
:24:20. > :24:24.still makes it one of the biggest teams that these games, and many
:24:25. > :24:29.will say it raises serious questions about the IOC's commitment to clean
:24:30. > :24:34.sport and makes a mockery of the president Thomas Bach's suppose its
:24:35. > :24:38.stance and zero tolerance policy against cheating. If you expect the
:24:39. > :24:46.Russians to be contrite, grateful and not make any outspoken comments,
:24:47. > :24:49.you would be disappointed. The team leader said he believed Russia was
:24:50. > :24:57.the cleanest team of any at these games. The track and field governing
:24:58. > :25:01.body barred 67 Russians but only a few other sports sanctioned them in
:25:02. > :25:06.the same way. That means now a big team will be seen at the opening
:25:07. > :25:08.ceremony tomorrow evening in the Olympic Stadium. It will be
:25:09. > :25:14.fascinating to see what kind of reaction those athletes receive.
:25:15. > :25:18.Thank you. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
:25:19. > :25:21.and Prince Harry have recorded a special good luck message
:25:22. > :25:23.to British athletes competing Team GB's 366 strong squad
:25:24. > :25:27.are hoping to win at least 48 medals - that's not as many as in London -
:25:28. > :25:31.but it would still make Rio Britain's most
:25:32. > :25:32.successful Games overseas. Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss
:25:33. > :25:36.has been looking at their chances. 28 different sports,
:25:37. > :25:40.one common goal. After weeks of preparing
:25:41. > :25:42.in Belo Horizonte, the time for training is nearly
:25:43. > :25:45.over. As British athletes start
:25:46. > :25:48.gathering for the opening ceremony, one man may need
:25:49. > :25:55.a little more practice. Andy Murray's flag bearing not quite
:25:56. > :25:57.as smooth as his forehand, Just drop it a little bit, Andy,
:25:58. > :26:02.we're blocking HRH. But Murray said this was an honour
:26:03. > :26:07.he'd hardly expected. I was just getting into
:26:08. > :26:09.bed at about 11:15 pm. Um, our team leader came
:26:10. > :26:16.and said the Chef de Mission needs to speak to you,
:26:17. > :26:19.and I was speechless, really. But for the team as a whole,
:26:20. > :26:25.the challenge is to follow this. The success at London 2012 set
:26:26. > :26:31.a new gold standard So, what should we expect from Team
:26:32. > :26:37.GB here in Brazil? London was their best Games
:26:38. > :26:40.for more than a century. Here, their target is a little more
:26:41. > :26:46.modest - 48 medals. That though would make
:26:47. > :26:49.it their best overseas Games, beating the 47 medals they won
:26:50. > :26:55.in Beijing eight years ago. It's really unusual for a team to do
:26:56. > :27:00.really well after a home Games. Some of them have really
:27:01. > :27:05.slumped in the past. To have the best away Games ever
:27:06. > :27:07.after a home Games like we had in London would be
:27:08. > :27:10.an outstanding result for us. The key could be a crop
:27:11. > :27:16.of new stars, like World Champion Adam Peaty in the swimming,
:27:17. > :27:20.sailor Giles Scott, who's lost just once in three years,
:27:21. > :27:23.and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, set to challenge Jessica Ennis-Hill
:27:24. > :27:27.for heptathlon gold. I still do admire her and respect
:27:28. > :27:31.everything she's achieved, so it can't be a rivalry
:27:32. > :27:35.in that respect. I never thought our careers
:27:36. > :27:37.would cross paths. It's a bit weird, both
:27:38. > :27:41.going for the gold. It will be good for Great Britain,
:27:42. > :27:44.getting two medals in some capacity. Our athletes are an
:27:45. > :27:47.inspiration to us all. For the team today, a message
:27:48. > :27:51.of royal support. Topping 2012 might be a step too
:27:52. > :27:59.far, but it's time for Team GB Andy Swiss, BBC News,
:28:00. > :28:22.Belo Horizonte. The world's the list tall tower has
:28:23. > :28:29.opened in Brighton today. It is on the site once occupied by the
:28:30. > :28:34.entrance to the ruined West Pier. It has been called a vertical peer but
:28:35. > :28:37.the tower has divided public opinion.
:28:38. > :28:39.Now, are you addicted to your mobile phone?
:28:40. > :28:42.New research suggests that adults in the UK are spending an average
:28:43. > :28:49.The study found nearly 60% of people say they're hooked
:28:50. > :28:53.A third of people admitted they found it increasingly
:28:54. > :28:57.And over a quarter of people even admitted they've texted
:28:58. > :28:59.or instant messaged someone who's in the same room.
:29:00. > :29:04.Here's our business correspondent Emma Simpson.
:29:05. > :29:09.Nothing beats getting away from it all.
:29:10. > :29:13.But can we really switch off from our phones and devices?
:29:14. > :29:21.If I Google that, we'll be able to look today.
:29:22. > :29:24.I find it totally impossible just to put it away
:29:25. > :29:29.I like to keep in touch with everybody and I like to be able
:29:30. > :29:34.to post all my photos to Facebook so my friends can see where we are.
:29:35. > :29:38.I'm usually on Facebook, a bit of Instagram,
:29:39. > :29:48.Sadly, I have to admit that I do check my e-mails.
:29:49. > :29:52.I appreciate that my family don't always approve when I do that.
:29:53. > :29:54.I think, in industry today, there is a requirement
:29:55. > :30:06.We're now spending, on average, 25 hours a week online.
:30:07. > :30:10.But we're also becoming aware of the drawbacks.
:30:11. > :30:13.A third of adults, 15 million people, said they'd gone
:30:14. > :30:20.on a digital detox or break, to strike a healthier balance.
:30:21. > :30:24.For instance, 16% of us have deliberately gone on holiday
:30:25. > :30:33.Over on pitch 108, the Woodwards from Merseyside
:30:34. > :30:43.There's a lot going on in the world and different things like that.
:30:44. > :30:46.Two weeks of the year, you can just chill out
:30:47. > :30:55.This woman runs a business helping people deal with digital overload.
:30:56. > :30:58.It's stopped us from doing things that we've done as human beings
:30:59. > :31:02.for thousands of years, because we are now focused
:31:03. > :31:07.I think we just want to put ourselves on pause,
:31:08. > :31:11.and switch ourselves onto a plane mode for a while, to be able
:31:12. > :31:22.Many parents are doing just that, by making their kids take
:31:23. > :31:24.Nearly two thirds have been digitally grounded.
:31:25. > :31:29.I don't find it something you need every day.
:31:30. > :31:31.I'm more than happy biking up and down.
:31:32. > :31:36.We're better connected than ever before but the challenge,
:31:37. > :31:40.it seems, is to make sure that our obsession with the Web
:31:41. > :31:44.doesn't negatively affect our lives beyond the screen.
:31:45. > :32:01.For the third time, the person in charge of the enquiry into child
:32:02. > :32:05.sexual abuse has stepped down, and that is before the first public
:32:06. > :32:07.hearings. We will be asking if it is just bad luck to lose three or we
:32:08. > :32:09.doing something wrong? Here on BBC One it's time
:32:10. > :32:10.for the news where you are.