:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight at Ten - more civilian deaths in Syria,
:00:07. > :00:12.as the Assad government pledges to fight on.
:00:13. > :00:15.In the city of Aleppo, on another day of suffering,
:00:16. > :00:17.rebel-held areas are once again under siege,
:00:18. > :00:27.We have a very strong government, we have sustained the six-year
:00:28. > :00:31.war against Syria and, I assure you, we shall continue.
:00:32. > :00:33.In London, Syria's opposition groups set out a plan
:00:34. > :00:37.for political transition, as the Saudis warn
:00:38. > :00:41.If Bashar al-Assad continues to be obstinate and continues
:00:42. > :00:45.to drag his feet and continues to refuse to engage seriously then,
:00:46. > :00:48.obviously, there will have to be a plan B, which would involve more
:00:49. > :00:54.We'll be looking at today's plan, and we'll be asking if it provides
:00:55. > :01:02.In Rio, minutes to go until the start of the Paralympic Games,
:01:03. > :01:07.Mike Ashley - the boss of Sports Direct -
:01:08. > :01:10.appeals for more time to fix the company's problems
:01:11. > :01:15.Clearly I could have done a better job,
:01:16. > :01:22.but I didn't knowingly do it badly.
:01:23. > :01:25.Mark Carney denies that the Bank of England "over-egged" warnings
:01:26. > :01:31.And will Apple's latest iPhone be the company's saviour
:01:32. > :01:39.And coming up in Sportsday at 10:30pm on BBC News,
:01:40. > :01:43.Andy Murray makes a strong start in his US Open quarterfinal,
:01:44. > :02:06.but he doesn't have it all his own way against Kei Nishikori.
:02:07. > :02:11.Syria's opposition groups meeting in London have presented their most
:02:12. > :02:14.detailed plan to date to end the conflict which has
:02:15. > :02:22.Their proposals for a peaceful transfer of power would involve
:02:23. > :02:24.the departure of President Assad - a notion dismissed as "crazy"
:02:25. > :02:29.President Assad's forces have been accused of new attacks on civilians
:02:30. > :02:32.in the city of Aleppo, in the same area hit by a suspected
:02:33. > :02:39.This report from Damascus by our Middle East editor
:02:40. > :02:43.Jeremy Bowen contains some distressing images.
:02:44. > :02:48.Another air attack on East Aleppo, which is held
:02:49. > :02:54.Civil defence workers pulled out casualties, as they've done
:02:55. > :03:03.The attack was close to the place where local reports say bombs
:03:04. > :03:07.containing poisonous chlorine gas were dropped on Tuesday.
:03:08. > :03:09.The Syrian government always denies using chemical weapons,
:03:10. > :03:15.This side of the city is at the moment the government's
:03:16. > :03:21.The Syrian army has tried to surround East Aleppo to seal it
:03:22. > :03:24.off and attempt to impose a siege and to starve out the anti-regime
:03:25. > :03:30.Casualties were taken to one of East Aleppo's
:03:31. > :03:36.The fighting and attempts to impose a total siege mean they're short
:03:37. > :03:42.The regime blames the bloodshed on foreign countries
:03:43. > :03:47.It denies allegations it rigs elections here,
:03:48. > :03:51.and says President Assad has no plans to leave office.
:03:52. > :03:55.We elected our president, we elected our Parliament.
:03:56. > :04:00.We elected our local administration units.
:04:01. > :04:03.But these western countries would recognise only what they want,
:04:04. > :04:12.So we have a very strong government, we have sustained a six war,
:04:13. > :04:18.a six-year war against Syria, and I assure you we shall
:04:19. > :04:21.continue as long as the intervention takes place.
:04:22. > :04:25.In London, backed by Britain, the Saudis and others,
:04:26. > :04:27.a Syrian opposition coalition has produced the most detailed blueprint
:04:28. > :04:31.yet for a transition of power, insisting on President Assad
:04:32. > :04:35.and what it calls his clique leaving.
:04:36. > :04:38.They don't expect a yes any time soon from Damascus.
:04:39. > :04:42.If Bashar al-Assad continues to be obstinate and continues
:04:43. > :04:45.to drag his feet and contunies to refuse to engage seriously,
:04:46. > :04:49.then obviously there will have to be a plan B which would involve more
:04:50. > :04:56.This part of the capital could not look more different
:04:57. > :05:02.There is huge war damage only a few miles away and across the country,
:05:03. > :05:08.If the demand to step down had been delivered by a victorious army
:05:09. > :05:10.at the gates of his palace, President Assad would have
:05:11. > :05:16.But the way things stand now, he doesn't.
:05:17. > :05:20.The era of the Assads in Syria seems to be far from over.
:05:21. > :05:22.Hair-raising rescue journeys have been happening every day in this
:05:23. > :05:27.These were civil defence workers in rebel-held East Aleppo
:05:28. > :05:31.racing to save casualties in Tuesday's attack,
:05:32. > :05:37.that local reports say contained chemical chlorine gas.
:05:38. > :05:40.One Syrian general I've spoken to said the war could
:05:41. > :05:55.Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet has been
:05:56. > :05:56.following those meetings between Syrian opposition
:05:57. > :06:01.groups which have been taking place in London.
:06:02. > :06:06.Are you detecting any sign of potential progress? This is a
:06:07. > :06:10.comprehensive plan that the opposition and its allies have
:06:11. > :06:15.developed. It's essentially a security and political blueprint
:06:16. > :06:19.intended to send a message to the President's powerful allies like
:06:20. > :06:23.Russia and Iran, that if the president goes, Syria would not
:06:24. > :06:27.collapse, as the regime did in neighbouring Iraq and Libya went
:06:28. > :06:34.there authorities were removed. But this good plan has a big problem. No
:06:35. > :06:38.matter how much the opposition, the Saudis and Boris Johnson called on
:06:39. > :06:44.President Assad to go, you will not simply step down. We have seen the
:06:45. > :06:47.big players like Russia and the United States, they can make a
:06:48. > :06:51.difference if they want. In the last few hours we are getting some signs
:06:52. > :06:56.that these protracted talks between the US's John Kerry and Russia's
:06:57. > :07:03.Sergei Lavrov are making progress. I have been told tonight that it's
:07:04. > :07:06.likely they could reach a deal by Friday. John Kerry will fly away
:07:07. > :07:12.tomorrow, but there is a bit of hope. They are aiming for enhanced
:07:13. > :07:15.military operation against the so-called Islamic State, and a
:07:16. > :07:21.nationwide temporary truce. That would help stop some of the pain we
:07:22. > :07:24.saw in Jeremy Bowen's package tonight, with some of those
:07:25. > :07:29.harrowing moments in Aleppo. But it will not stop soon, and sadly that's
:07:30. > :07:34.what Syria and the world needs, and it's absolutely not in sight.
:07:35. > :07:37.In a few minutes' time in Rio, the Paralympic Games will get
:07:38. > :07:39.underway with an opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
:07:40. > :07:42.Organisers are hoping to erase the memory of a series of problems
:07:43. > :07:45.in recent months including poor ticket sales, a funding crisis,
:07:46. > :07:48.and criticism of the way athletes have been classified.
:07:49. > :07:51.So with 12 days of competition ahead, let's join our correspondent
:07:52. > :08:07.All eyes are now on the opening ceremony of the 15th summer
:08:08. > :08:11.Paralympic games. Despite all the problems, and there have been a lot
:08:12. > :08:15.of problems, all the venues are ready. Crucially, all the athletes
:08:16. > :08:19.are here and the mood is turning to that of excitement. But the funding
:08:20. > :08:24.crisis we know about has led some to believe that the Paralympic movement
:08:25. > :08:27.would be unable to capitalise on the success of London 2012. A warning
:08:28. > :08:30.that my report contains flashing images.
:08:31. > :08:32.It's been just over two weeks since Rio said
:08:33. > :08:35.But tonight the crowds have returned to the Maracana to mark
:08:36. > :08:40.the start of the 15th summer Paralympic games.
:08:41. > :08:45.I'm very excited, we all very excited for the Paralympic games. I
:08:46. > :08:47.can't believe it's happening here Rio.
:08:48. > :08:50.the movement has grown, culminating in London 2012,
:08:51. > :08:56.With a record number of tickets sold and more people tuning
:08:57. > :08:57.in than ever before, the Paralympic movement
:08:58. > :09:03.But it's been a bumpy road to Rio 2016.
:09:04. > :09:07.The entire Russian team have been banned.
:09:08. > :09:09.There has been controversy over athlete classification,
:09:10. > :09:12.a poor start to ticket sales, and worst of all,
:09:13. > :09:19.There was a real sense that it was dire, as bad as it could get.
:09:20. > :09:26.Did the IPC have any warning signs that this could get any worse?
:09:27. > :09:32.What happened was the organising committee ran out of money.
:09:33. > :09:35.Therefore the consequence was pretty serious for the Olympics, but
:09:36. > :09:40.absolutely dire for the Paralympics. Every country is going to be here,
:09:41. > :09:44.every nation? Every country is here, there will be no team not here
:09:45. > :09:47.because of lack of money. We made sure of that. The Paralympic
:09:48. > :09:50.movement has come together, as have the people of the world, and
:09:51. > :09:55.particularly the people of Britain from what I know when I was back
:09:56. > :09:59.there. Really, nobody was going to let the Paralympics die here.
:10:00. > :10:03.Competition starts tomorrow, but as a result of the cuts, there will be
:10:04. > :10:07.fewer venues and reduced transport facilities and there is no escaping
:10:08. > :10:12.the fact this has angered some athletes. We should not be taking
:10:13. > :10:15.out our begging bowls. We understand people are living in difficult
:10:16. > :10:20.times, but what we don't understand is why we have to be an after
:10:21. > :10:25.thought every time. Why should these games be staged on a shoestring? But
:10:26. > :10:30.early concerns to do with ticket sales have diminished and the mood
:10:31. > :10:34.here is optimistic. The hope is the sport will soon overtake the
:10:35. > :10:38.problems. People might look at the negative, but I think people will be
:10:39. > :10:41.pleasantly surprised and when they see the performances of British
:10:42. > :10:47.athletes especially, getting gold medals, I think it will be forgotten
:10:48. > :10:51.about. Over 4000 athletes from 160 countries will join thousands of
:10:52. > :10:55.volunteers. The games are about to begin, but perhaps here in Rio, the
:10:56. > :11:00.Paralympic movement has already passed its hardest test.
:11:01. > :11:07.And it does seem as though they have already passed their biggest test,
:11:08. > :11:11.looking forward with the sport starting tomorrow and new broadcast
:11:12. > :11:16.deals, particularly in America, means the games will be beamed to
:11:17. > :11:19.more people than ever before, which the Paralympic movement Will Hope as
:11:20. > :11:22.a positive effect on people's understanding of disability. There
:11:23. > :11:29.is definitely a general sense here that it will be all right on the
:11:30. > :11:37.night. Nikki Fox there at the start of the Paralympic games in Rio.
:11:38. > :11:40.Mike Ashley - the boss of Sports Direct -
:11:41. > :11:42.has asked investors to give him 12 months to fix the
:11:43. > :11:46.Mr Ashley has been accused of running parts of his company
:11:47. > :11:49.Today, the shareholders, unhappy with bad publicity
:11:50. > :11:50.and falling profits, called on the chairman
:11:51. > :11:53.Our business correspondent Emma Simpson was at
:11:54. > :11:55.the annual general meeting in Shirebrook in Derbyshire.
:11:56. > :11:59.Welcome to Sports Direct HQ, and its billionaire founder,
:12:00. > :12:02.who threw open the doors to show us around the warehouse where workers
:12:03. > :12:07.Clearly, I could have done a better job.
:12:08. > :12:18.A charm offensive at breakneck speed.
:12:19. > :12:21.Could I ask you to empty the contents of your pocket
:12:22. > :12:25.Mike Ashley then pulled out a wad of ?50 notes as he demonstrated
:12:26. > :12:29.I'm just going to look in the tray, could I, mate?
:12:30. > :12:39.But it was always going to be harder to impress this lot,
:12:40. > :12:41.the shareholders, who have come to have their say at the AGM.
:12:42. > :12:43.They have seen the share price tumble by nearly
:12:44. > :12:48.Sports Direct has had a very difficult year.
:12:49. > :12:52.It now needs to put that behind them.
:12:53. > :12:58.And we believe a change in the corporate governance
:12:59. > :13:00.and the board composition should help do that.
:13:01. > :13:03.I will be supporting an independent inquiry, right,
:13:04. > :13:06.into the way in which this company does its business,
:13:07. > :13:09.because I think it's unsustainable and exploitative.
:13:10. > :13:12.Inside, there were some testing moments.
:13:13. > :13:16.The chairman, Keith Helliwell, was conciliatory, admitting
:13:17. > :13:21.that the way the company had acted has been embarrassing at times.
:13:22. > :13:28.But Mike Ashley looked glum and clashed with the Unite union rep
:13:29. > :13:30.saying, "Don't pull me down, it doesn't help," while large
:13:31. > :13:33.corporate shareholders pressed for changes at the top.
:13:34. > :13:36.Those independent shareholders voted for the chairman to go,
:13:37. > :13:45.It is disappointing, and my job, and my job with the company,
:13:46. > :13:48.is to show that in 12 months' time they should have confidence in me,
:13:49. > :13:50.I deserve their confidence, and they will see a big
:13:51. > :13:59.We've done some good work in 90 days, so let's do some fantastic
:14:00. > :14:11.And if we fail, I won't be stood here, he won't be stood
:14:12. > :14:15.It's a damning blow from investors, but Mike Ashley owns
:14:16. > :14:18.He calls the shots, and he's come out fighting.
:14:19. > :14:24.Emma Simpson, BBC News, Shirebrook in Derbyshire.
:14:25. > :14:27.The Prime Minister has told MPs that the Government will not be
:14:28. > :14:30.reporting back on every twist and turn of the Brexit negotiations.
:14:31. > :14:32.In the first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer break,
:14:33. > :14:35.and more than two months after the EU referendum,
:14:36. > :14:38.Theresa May said she was taking a considered approach and seeking
:14:39. > :14:43.Later she was pressed to clarify whether she wanted
:14:44. > :14:47.the country to remain within the European single market.
:14:48. > :14:50.Please could she tell us and clear up the confusion from yesterday,
:14:51. > :14:56.does she value membership of the single market?
:14:57. > :15:00.Does she think it should be an aim or an objective of the negotiations,
:15:01. > :15:07.and that we should be trying to stay in it if we can?
:15:08. > :15:10.What I say to the right honourable lady is the aim
:15:11. > :15:13.that we have is to get the right deal in trade in goods
:15:14. > :15:19.We will be looking to develop a new model of the relationship
:15:20. > :15:21.between the UK and the European Union.
:15:22. > :15:24.And we will not, as I said earlier, be setting out every bit
:15:25. > :15:26.of our negotiating hand in advance of entering those negotiations,
:15:27. > :15:30.because that would be the best way to come out with the worst deal.
:15:31. > :15:31.The Prime Minister speaking earlier today.
:15:32. > :15:36.The economic risks of a Brexit vote were not exaggerated
:15:37. > :15:38.by the Bank of England, according to the Governor,
:15:39. > :15:41.He was answering questions from members of the
:15:42. > :15:46.Mr Carney said he was "absolutely serene" about the bank's actions,
:15:47. > :15:48.and stressed that the recent cut in interest rates -
:15:49. > :15:50.as part of an emergency package of measures
:15:51. > :15:56.Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed watched to the exchanges.
:15:57. > :16:00.The message was clear, a slowdown, possibly a recession,
:16:01. > :16:03.if Britain voted to leave the European Union.
:16:04. > :16:07.Before the referendum in June, the Governor was in warning mode.
:16:08. > :16:09.Of course there's a range of possible scenarios
:16:10. > :16:14.Which could possibly include a technical recession.
:16:15. > :16:19.Now, after the Bank cut interest rates and some positive
:16:20. > :16:21.economic figures, Mr Carney was talking not of gloom,
:16:22. > :16:30.I'm quite comfortable with the analysis we did in advance,
:16:31. > :16:33.the preparation we did in advance, the effectiveness of
:16:34. > :16:40.All of which put us in a position to help this economy
:16:41. > :16:43.adjust and help make it, if I can bring it back to the issue
:16:44. > :16:45.which is at the heart of the referendum,
:16:46. > :16:48.which is to help make the leaving of the European Union a success
:16:49. > :16:55.With almost icy politeness, Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Brexit backer,
:16:56. > :17:01.laid out the charge sheet against the Bank.
:17:02. > :17:05.The Bank of England was contributing to a fear in the markets
:17:06. > :17:08.about what would happen in the event of Brexit, which it is now saying
:17:09. > :17:13.That seems to me to be at the heart...
:17:14. > :17:16.No, Mr Rees-Mogg, we were absolutely clear-eyed about the risks.
:17:17. > :17:19.We are charged by Parliament to do that.
:17:20. > :17:21.The next step is not just to observe risks,
:17:22. > :17:29.We have made the crystallisation of those risks less likely.
:17:30. > :17:32.Mr Carney said he welcomed evidence of an economic bounceback,
:17:33. > :17:38.As barometer of investor confidence in the UK economy,
:17:39. > :17:40.the value of the pound against the dollar is
:17:41. > :17:46.Before the referendum, sterling was riding high,
:17:47. > :17:56.After the Brexit vote, the pound's value plunged to $1.28.
:17:57. > :17:59.Good for exports, not so good for imports such as food and energy,
:18:00. > :18:05.Since then, the pound has seen some volatility and then
:18:06. > :18:11.Investors are feeling more confident as the threat
:18:12. > :18:18.The UK has held up pretty well after the Brexit referendum.
:18:19. > :18:24.A lot of confidence indicators are pretty weak.
:18:25. > :18:26.And if we look ahead, I think there's still some
:18:27. > :18:32.Maybe as we trigger Article 50, probably next year, and as inflation
:18:33. > :18:35.picks up and squeezes consumers' real income.
:18:36. > :18:39.The cheers went up just 76 days ago, but major questions remain
:18:40. > :18:47.What about tax and spending policies to support the economy?
:18:48. > :18:50.The answers will take months or years to become clear.
:18:51. > :18:59.In the race for the White House most major opinion polls seem to have
:19:00. > :19:01.tightened once again, reducing the apparent lead enjoyed
:19:02. > :19:06.by Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump during the summer months.
:19:07. > :19:08.Mrs Clinton has been persistently dogged by criticism of her use
:19:09. > :19:13.of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.
:19:14. > :19:15.This week she's been campaigning in Florida,
:19:16. > :19:18.one of the key battle ground states which for the past five presidential
:19:19. > :19:23.Our correspondent Nick Bryant joined her on the campaign trail
:19:24. > :19:30.Florida, the Sunshine State, where the road to the White House
:19:31. > :19:36.Battlegrounds don't come much more beautiful,
:19:37. > :19:38.and this one is especially important because its multiracial
:19:39. > :19:44.demographics are representative of the country as a whole.
:19:45. > :19:47.That helps Hillary Clinton, because to study the faces
:19:48. > :19:52.at her rallies is to look at a mosaic of modern-day America.
:19:53. > :19:55.Donald Trump supporters are mainly white.
:19:56. > :19:59.But her events lack the scale and passion of his rallies.
:20:00. > :20:05.It's telling that her best applause lines come from attacking
:20:06. > :20:08.the billionaire, her Trump card, in the most literal sense of all.
:20:09. > :20:11.He stands there, mocks a reporter with a disability, and he calls
:20:12. > :20:16.women "pigs", and he calls Mexican immigrants "rapists and criminals"
:20:17. > :20:30.Donald Trump is totally unfit and unqualified to be our president.
:20:31. > :20:31.Beating the most unpopular Republican presidential nominee
:20:32. > :20:34.in the history of modern-day polling should have been something
:20:35. > :20:42.The problem - she's the most unpopular ever Democrat.
:20:43. > :20:44.Take this women's football team, practising on a field next
:20:45. > :20:52.Its players are split 50-50 between Clinton and Trump.
:20:53. > :20:55.Coach Denise Shilty Brown has a theory about why they aren't more
:20:56. > :20:58.enthused about the prospect of a female president.
:20:59. > :21:01.They speak about things they have heard Trump say or done
:21:02. > :21:05.They still think he's honest and forthright,
:21:06. > :21:09.and yet everything that Hillary has been perceived as saying or doing,
:21:10. > :21:13.they really want to hit her hard for it.
:21:14. > :21:16.Unfortunately we criticise women faster and easier,
:21:17. > :21:21.and we are much more accepting of men's mistakes.
:21:22. > :21:25.But it's with white males that her poll numbers are tanking.
:21:26. > :21:28.Local businessman James Ollashay would rather dive into a shark pool
:21:29. > :21:33.It's the cumulative effect of the e-mail controversy,
:21:34. > :21:36.and foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation.
:21:37. > :21:41.A poll this week revealed voters think Donald Trump is more honest.
:21:42. > :21:45.Too many scandals, too many things, some of which at least
:21:46. > :21:49.I have a struggle believing her, honestly.
:21:50. > :21:56.Twilight racing in a state that is used to close contests.
:21:57. > :22:00.Some show the billionaire edging ahead.
:22:01. > :22:02.Donald Trump is gaining in the polls, not because he's
:22:03. > :22:04.becoming more popular, but because Hillary
:22:05. > :22:10.A poll released in the last couple of days suggested her image
:22:11. > :22:18.is at its lowest point in 25 years in public life.
:22:19. > :22:21.As we enter the home stretch, she remains the favourite,
:22:22. > :22:23.but both of these deeply unpopular candidates are limping
:22:24. > :22:30.Nick Bryant, BBC News, Florida.
:22:31. > :22:33.The Prime Minister has attempted to reassure Conservative MPs opposed
:22:34. > :22:39.to her plans to allow new grammar schools in England.
:22:40. > :22:41.Theresa May was speaking tonight in Westminster at a meeting
:22:42. > :22:45.She said grammars would not be forced on areas that
:22:46. > :22:50.Our political correspondent Iain Watson is in Westminster tonight.
:22:51. > :23:02.What is the significance of these remarks? I think it is this, it is
:23:03. > :23:05.the first time that Theresa May, as Prime Minister, has discussed her
:23:06. > :23:10.thoughts on grammar schools with her own MPs, coming just 24 hours after
:23:11. > :23:14.a Government document was leaked suggesting that grammar schools
:23:15. > :23:17.could be expanded. This obviously concerned some of her own
:23:18. > :23:22.backbenchers, tonight she told them she would not be turning the clock
:23:23. > :23:34.back grammar schools to the 1950s where children were split aged 11 on
:23:35. > :23:37.the basis of academic ability, and Grammar schools would not be imposed
:23:38. > :23:39.on areas which did not want them. But she achieved the feat which
:23:40. > :23:42.possibly only a new Prime Minister can, as well as reassuring opponents
:23:43. > :23:44.of grammar schools, she reassured supporters. She said that there is a
:23:45. > :23:47.selection of house price in the current system, where people may pay
:23:48. > :23:51.more to live close to an outstanding school. She was signalling that it
:23:52. > :23:56.was a logical that the areas which already have grammar schools, such
:23:57. > :24:00.as Kent, that there should be a ban, as currently exists, on new schools
:24:01. > :24:03.in those area. Those who support grammar schools
:24:04. > :24:13.for Juba signalling that you might take that approach and expanded to
:24:14. > :24:15.the rest of the country, so if there was demand to have new grammar
:24:16. > :24:18.schools, that is something she would consider. We expect to get the
:24:19. > :24:21.government's formal proposals in the next few days. Ian, thank you. Some
:24:22. > :24:27.of the other main news stories now. Hundreds of thousands of passengers
:24:28. > :24:29.using trains in London, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire have once again
:24:30. > :24:32.had their journeys disrupted by another strike
:24:33. > :24:34.affecting Southern Rail. Members of the RMT union have walked
:24:35. > :24:37.out for 48 hours in a long-running The union said today the dispute
:24:38. > :24:52.could last till Christmas. The first part of a multi-billion
:24:53. > :24:56.pound deal which could see the US media giant liberty media acquiring
:24:57. > :24:59.Formula 1 could be announced. Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone
:25:00. > :25:04.says he will stay on in his job for three years. Liberty Media will buy
:25:05. > :25:05.a minority stake, with the intention of eventually mounting a full
:25:06. > :25:06.takeover. In rugby union, Warren Gatland has
:25:07. > :25:09.been confirmed as head coach of the British and Irish Lions
:25:10. > :25:11.for the second time. He'll lead their tour of his home
:25:12. > :25:14.country New Zealand next summer. His assistant Rob Howley
:25:15. > :25:17.is to take charge of Wales The tech giant Apple has
:25:18. > :25:20.unveiled its new iPhone this evening in California,
:25:21. > :25:23.with some new features. But the bigger question
:25:24. > :25:25.is whether this new version will satisfy the demands
:25:26. > :25:28.of shareholders who want to see the company continue
:25:29. > :25:31.to achieve rapid growth. Our technology correspondent
:25:32. > :25:44.Rory Cellan-Jones has the story. It's the best iPhone that we have
:25:45. > :25:49.ever created. His company has been ordered to pay
:25:50. > :25:54.Ireland billions in back taxes, his investors wonder if the boom years
:25:55. > :25:58.are over, but, for Tim Cook, everything is awesome.
:25:59. > :26:02.It makes all the things you do every day so much better. The boss of
:26:03. > :26:08.Apple knows that an iPhone launches the biggest event of the company's
:26:09. > :26:11.year, vital to regaining momentum. The iPhone 7 is waterproof and
:26:12. > :26:16.boasts what is said to be the best camera in a phone, but it is most
:26:17. > :26:19.notable for what is missing. The old headphones jack is missing, now you
:26:20. > :26:24.will have to plug-in you set into the power jack or splash out on
:26:25. > :26:28.wireless and earbuds. That means millions will find their way of
:26:29. > :26:33.living has become obsolete. I know why they are doing it, more money,
:26:34. > :26:38.you will be able to buy headphones, they will cost more. It is the next
:26:39. > :26:43.step, they always try to do new things. For me, it would not work.
:26:44. > :26:45.If the connection and sound quality are better, they may be some
:26:46. > :26:53.advantage. Apple has a range of products making
:26:54. > :26:56.plenty of money from all of them, but the iPhone accounts for more
:26:57. > :26:58.than 50% of its revenue and even more of its profits. In the last
:26:59. > :27:03.year it has seemed that its best days might be behind it. Apple's
:27:04. > :27:07.share price reflects the iPhone plasma changing fortunes. The launch
:27:08. > :27:13.of the bigger iPhone six in 2014 was a huge success, by the following
:27:14. > :27:19.May, the price had hit a record high of $133. But since then, as sales
:27:20. > :27:23.faulted, it headed downwards, closing tonight at $108.
:27:24. > :27:28.Its biggest competitor Samson has seen phone sales surge ahead,
:27:29. > :27:34.although there was a recall last week after some batteries caught
:27:35. > :27:38.fire, a major setback. But Apple is battling not just the Korean firm
:27:39. > :27:43.but a smartphone -- smartphone market which is dawning.
:27:44. > :27:47.Markets are saturated, people already own a phone, they are being
:27:48. > :27:50.used for longer and longer. If Apple wants to deliver growth and make
:27:51. > :27:54.Wall Street happy it these two really crack these emerging markets,
:27:55. > :27:58.like China and India. The marketing chief of Apple said
:27:59. > :28:09.this about removing the headphone socket.
:28:10. > :28:11.It comes down to one word, courage. But a company which prides itself on
:28:12. > :28:13.thinking different may find it has not been bold enough to get iPhone
:28:14. > :28:14.sales surging again. Grime is a unique blend
:28:15. > :28:16.of musical influences. It's said to be bold and British,
:28:17. > :28:18.its popularity driven It started in East London around 15
:28:19. > :28:23.years ago but it's achieved much And the second Grime Awards took
:28:24. > :28:26.place tonight in London, as our correspondent
:28:27. > :28:33.Colleen Harris reports. It's British, it's raw,
:28:34. > :28:38.it's from the streets. What punk was to rock,
:28:39. > :28:52.grime is to hip-hop. Less about champagne and fast cars,
:28:53. > :28:57.more about life on the margins. # That's not me,
:28:58. > :29:01.and it's shut down #. This home-grown scene has emerged
:29:02. > :29:04.without big record label backing and at times has been criticised
:29:05. > :29:11.for being too aggressive, too dark. But with Mercury award nominations
:29:12. > :29:19.for MCs Skepta and Kano, along with big brand sponsorships
:29:20. > :29:22.knocking on the door, She is one of the few female MCs
:29:23. > :29:45.and is from Birmingham. New artists on the scene
:29:46. > :29:48.have shaken the scene up and brought something very
:29:49. > :29:53.refreshing to the scene and people are like,
:29:54. > :29:57.grime is popping again, Social media is one of the best
:29:58. > :30:07.things that could have Or someone who wants
:30:08. > :30:11.to start writing. You pick up your phone
:30:12. > :30:16.and that is all your supporters How much has social media driven
:30:17. > :30:23.the movement of grime? I think grime has been very good
:30:24. > :30:26.at harnessing what digital media is and can be,
:30:27. > :30:29.and translating that not only into followers, but into ticket
:30:30. > :30:33.sales and album sales. For a genre built on the underground
:30:34. > :30:42.scene, it's growth and appeal to new audiences has attracted
:30:43. > :30:46.commercial interest. The brands want to reach out
:30:47. > :30:49.to the people that these artists Obviously this is a very
:30:50. > :30:53.youthful audience. And brands are going to love that
:30:54. > :30:56.and want to associate They can get direct
:30:57. > :31:07.access to the consumer. This grimy sound now shaping up
:31:08. > :31:11.to secure its place Tonight, if Saudi Arabia is using
:31:12. > :31:24.British weapons to bomb Yemen, Newsnight learns of turmoil
:31:25. > :31:28.at the heart of the British establishment as senior MPs tried
:31:29. > :31:31.to water down Join me now on BBC Two,
:31:32. > :31:38.11pm in Scotland. Here on BBC One it's time
:31:39. > :31:41.for the news where you are.