:00:08. > :00:10.After weeks of delay, the Government has
:00:11. > :00:13.approved the building of a new nuclear power plant,
:00:14. > :00:16.At a cost of ?18 billion, supporters say it's vital
:00:17. > :00:24.It will provide 7% of the UK's energy needs, giving secure
:00:25. > :00:27.electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years.
:00:28. > :00:32.France, and controversially China, are providing the money
:00:33. > :00:34.for Hinkley C, with Beijing cleared to build another nuclear
:00:35. > :00:41.The Government has primary responsibility to safeguard
:00:42. > :00:47.our national security, but neither the Secretary of State,
:00:48. > :00:50.nor the Prime Minister have ever been clear about what they consider
:00:51. > :00:53.The Government says safeguards are in place to protect
:00:54. > :00:57.We'll be analysing whether the Hinkley deal is a good one
:00:58. > :01:01.Full downstairs with over a ward of patients.
:01:02. > :01:05.We need to get those patients moved as soon as possible.
:01:06. > :01:08.How the crisis in social care in England has led to a massive
:01:09. > :01:11.rise in those unable to leave hospital.
:01:12. > :01:20.We speak to one patient who's been waiting 72 days to go home.
:01:21. > :01:26.I have to say it's great to be back on the campaign trail.
:01:27. > :01:28.Hillary Clinton is back on the Presidential campaign
:01:29. > :01:29.trail, after collapsing with pneumonia last week..
:01:30. > :01:32.The Government says the BBC must reveal the names of any staff
:01:33. > :01:34.earning more than ?150,000, as part of the renewal
:01:35. > :01:41.And the journey of one Syrian refugee.
:01:42. > :01:44.How this 15-year-old is building a new life in Germany.
:01:45. > :01:47.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:
:01:48. > :01:51.Manchester United suffer their second defeat in a week
:01:52. > :01:53.- beaten in their first Europa League group stage appearance
:01:54. > :02:20.Britain is to get its first new nuclear power plant in 20 years.
:02:21. > :02:24.The Government has finalised a deal for the building
:02:25. > :02:26.of Hinkley C in Somerset, with the French company EDF,
:02:27. > :02:28.and billions of pounds of investment from China.
:02:29. > :02:31.The Prime Minister, Theresa May, was expected to agree the deal
:02:32. > :02:33.two months ago, but ordered a review on security
:02:34. > :02:38.The Government says it will now impose safeguards
:02:39. > :02:40.for future foreign investment in infrastructure projects.
:02:41. > :02:42.But Labour says the measures are 'window-dressing'.
:02:43. > :02:48.Here's our political editor Laura Kuenssberg.
:02:49. > :02:50.Were they really going to stop the engines?
:02:51. > :02:56.And give up on years of preparation, chuck away millions already spent?
:02:57. > :02:58.Statement, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
:02:59. > :03:08.Ministers did pause, but are now pressing go.
:03:09. > :03:12.Hinkley unleashes a long overdue new wave of investment in nuclear
:03:13. > :03:17.engineering in the UK, creating 26,000 jobs
:03:18. > :03:18.and apprenticeships, providing a huge
:03:19. > :03:24.Under the ?18 billion deal, the new reactor should
:03:25. > :03:29.The Chinese plan to build another new nuclear plant
:03:30. > :03:47.The Government will take a special share in that and any future
:03:48. > :03:53.That will give them some more control over
:03:54. > :03:58.The deal was first signed last year, amid a welcome for the Chinese
:03:59. > :04:00.leader, that could hardly have been more lavish.
:04:01. > :04:02.There were nerves around Westminster about the huge cost,
:04:03. > :04:04.security and the environment, but Chinese involvement
:04:05. > :04:06.in new nuclear projects was applauded at the top.
:04:07. > :04:10.But with a change of the boss, a change of heart, and to Chinese
:04:11. > :04:17.fury, one of Theresa May's first acts was to delay the decision
:04:18. > :04:26.Mr Speaker, the Government created a commercial crisis,
:04:27. > :04:28.they sent shock waves through the industry and unions
:04:29. > :04:31.alike, they risked a diplomatic dispute with one of our key future
:04:32. > :04:34.trading partners, and in the end all they have done is pretend
:04:35. > :04:40.to give themselves powers which they already possessed.
:04:41. > :04:44.Ministers say there will be an important new framework to check
:04:45. > :04:46.up on all big projects - the hope Hinkley will help keep
:04:47. > :04:48.the lights on at Big Ben and everywhere else.
:04:49. > :04:52.The risk is controversial and expensive.
:04:53. > :05:00.When Theresa May moved into Number Ten, the National Security Council
:05:01. > :05:06.had already reviewed the deal, the terms had already been agreed.
:05:07. > :05:09.Those close at that stage tell me there is no fundamental difference
:05:10. > :05:14.But imagine she had gone ahead straightaway.
:05:15. > :05:17.The brand-new Prime Minister would have been waving through one
:05:18. > :05:19.of the most controversial deals in history, barely
:05:20. > :05:35.There is no difference, and one has to wonder that Britain's
:05:36. > :05:38.paid a very high diplomatic price and potentially a price
:05:39. > :05:42.Now there is official go ahead, the next stage
:05:43. > :05:46.But no project like this has been completed before.
:05:47. > :05:48.All the fuss, all the political hopes for Hinkley
:05:49. > :05:55.The boss of the French energy firm, EDF, which will build the new plant,
:05:56. > :05:58.says the deal is a big boost for the UK and "great news"
:05:59. > :06:05.Here's our business editor, Simon Jack.
:06:06. > :06:08.Off the drawing board and into reality.
:06:09. > :06:10.Today was heralded as the renaissance of UK nuclear
:06:11. > :06:14.but in truth it's been a protracted and difficult rebirth.
:06:15. > :06:17.But one to be celebrated, according to its proud French parent.
:06:18. > :06:27.It is a great boost for the UK industry and it is a great step
:06:28. > :06:31.It is not just good news for the French builders
:06:32. > :06:35.the benefits of this project will be felt in the economy
:06:36. > :06:45.We are really pleased about the jobs which were promised,
:06:46. > :06:47.over 25,000 over its lifetime, 500 new apprentices, and,
:06:48. > :06:50.We are really pleased about the jobs which were promised,
:06:51. > :06:52.over 25,000 over its lifetime, 500 new apprentices, and,
:06:53. > :06:54.of course, plenty of jobs within the supply chain.
:06:55. > :06:58.Similar projects in France and Finland have run billions over
:06:59. > :07:01.budget and years over schedule - risks the builders will bear
:07:02. > :07:09.We are really pleased about the jobs which were promised,
:07:10. > :07:13.Similar projects in France and Finland have run billions over
:07:14. > :07:16.budget and years over schedule - risks the builders will bear
:07:17. > :07:17.in return for potentially large rewards went built.
:07:18. > :07:20.The Government clearly feels the political and economic case
:07:21. > :07:23.But does that make it, in itself, a good idea?
:07:24. > :07:27.Now if it's delivered on budget, it'll cost that figure
:07:28. > :07:29.of ?18 billion you've heard, making it the most expensive
:07:30. > :07:33.The good news is that EDF and their Chinese partners
:07:34. > :07:35.are paying that cost upfront, but only because the Government has
:07:36. > :07:38.agreed to guarantee them a price of ?92.50 per unit of that
:07:39. > :07:41.That compared to the current price of just ?43.
:07:42. > :07:44.Now, depending on the electricity prices at any one time,
:07:45. > :07:47.that equates to a subsidy of between ?10 to ?20 per household
:07:48. > :07:53.When complete, it'll contribute to 7% of the UK's total electricity
:07:54. > :07:55.needs but that is not enough to convince
:07:56. > :08:04.Well what we need to be doing now is investing in the renewables,
:08:05. > :08:06.in wind, which is already available, off-shore wind is cheaper
:08:07. > :08:19.We need to invest in solar, so people can have this
:08:20. > :08:22.on the roofs of their houses, put that together with batteries
:08:23. > :08:25.and they could be getting revenues as well as bills.
:08:26. > :08:27.But when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine
:08:28. > :08:30.you have a problem, which can lead to shortfalls like yesterday,
:08:31. > :08:32.when a sudden demand surge saw prices rocket to twice
:08:33. > :08:34.the price of electricity produced by Hinkley.
:08:35. > :08:37.The UK energy price spike has drawn attention to how narrow our supply
:08:38. > :08:40.That's the reason behind the Government's thinking
:08:41. > :08:44.If you thought Hinkley was controversial, wait
:08:45. > :08:50.China expects to be rewarded for its support of this project,
:08:51. > :08:52.with a contract to design, build and operate it's very
:08:53. > :09:03.It's thought the Chinese will submit plans to build that nuclear plant,
:09:04. > :09:08.But some have questioned whether Beijing should be able
:09:09. > :09:11.to play such a big role in a critical part of UK
:09:12. > :09:12.infrastructure, even with Government safeguards.
:09:13. > :09:19.Here's our China editor, Carrie Gracie.
:09:20. > :09:29.For China, today is less about Hinkley Point and more about Brad
:09:30. > :09:34.well. The go ahead for the Somerset plant embeds China in future UK
:09:35. > :09:37.energy plans and means that a state-owned Chinese company will be
:09:38. > :09:44.building critical national infrastructure, here in Essex. The
:09:45. > :09:49.Chinese side would say it's been a long time coming. Three years ago,
:09:50. > :09:54.an eager Chancellor was impressed by the scale and speed of China's
:09:55. > :10:01.nuclear roll-out and soon invited Beijing to invest and bid for
:10:02. > :10:06.contracts in the UK. They are going to use the deal as a stepping stone
:10:07. > :10:11.to achieve major foothold in the European market and you get into
:10:12. > :10:16.demand sectors like nuclear, it is a major success for the Chinese. China
:10:17. > :10:20.will now begin the long process of getting its nuclear reactor approved
:10:21. > :10:26.in the UK and then it'll build it here in Essex T wants Bradwell to be
:10:27. > :10:32.its nuclear showcase to the world and with this deal, the UK is
:10:33. > :10:36.forging closer ties with China, just at the moment when other major
:10:37. > :10:41.Western powers are becoming more cautious in their dealings with
:10:42. > :10:45.Beijing. The United States, for example, diplomatic niceties aside,
:10:46. > :10:51.Washington has accused the UK's new Chinese partner of stealing US
:10:52. > :10:55.nuclear technology and Australia's just rejected a Chinese extra bid on
:10:56. > :10:59.national security grounds. Britain is now committed to going much
:11:00. > :11:02.further than its Allies and neighbours, to secure Chinese
:11:03. > :11:08.investment. It brings up all kinds of questions when you are dealing
:11:09. > :11:12.with the Chinese. I know that a company here in the United States
:11:13. > :11:17.work with the Chinese and as a result every scrap of information,
:11:18. > :11:22.every iota of technical information on all of their designs went, gone,
:11:23. > :11:27.went to China. Bradwell, the symbol of mu actual
:11:28. > :11:32.trust between Beijing and London - mutual trust. They'll now want to
:11:33. > :11:36.put a bruising seven weeks behind them and get back to the language of
:11:37. > :11:42.win-win deals to come. Expect talk of a free trade deal for a
:11:43. > :11:44.post-Brexit British economy, and a Chinese role in other piece of key
:11:45. > :11:57.UK infrastructure, high speed rail. The Government took close to two
:11:58. > :12:01.months to review the deal. Was it ever really in doubt? I think it
:12:02. > :12:04.didn't feel it was inevitable when the Prime Minister slammed the
:12:05. > :12:08.brakes on at the end of July. It was a shock to a lot of people,
:12:09. > :12:10.especially after the really visible enthusiasm of the previous
:12:11. > :12:15.administration but when you talk to Theresa May's team they are deadly
:12:16. > :12:18.serious about this. They say they were quite surprised the checks and
:12:19. > :12:23.balances hadn't been more thorough on this deal, those that had been
:12:24. > :12:26.put in place. They were very clear - Theresa May was not going to be
:12:27. > :12:31.rushed, she very determinedly wanted tolike at this again and take her
:12:32. > :12:36.time over T when you look at the big picture, to back out two would been
:12:37. > :12:39.a serious two fingers up not just to the Chinese, but also to France, at
:12:40. > :12:43.a time when the UK needs friends because we are embarking on the
:12:44. > :12:47.process of leaving the EU. It would have been a real alarm for the
:12:48. > :12:49.business community from a new Government, not necessarily because
:12:50. > :12:53.there weren't alternatives but a question of trust, the deal had been
:12:54. > :12:58.agreed and politically, to tear up this part of David Cameron and
:12:59. > :13:02.George Osborne's legacy, would have been an enormous political statement
:13:03. > :13:07.for the new Prime Minister, who, afterall, sat around the same
:13:08. > :13:10.Cabinet table as them. So maybe it wasn't quite inevitable, but I do
:13:11. > :13:13.think that the Government was looking for a way it make this
:13:14. > :13:18.happen, rather than looking for a way out. OK, many thanks.
:13:19. > :13:21.The shocking impact on the health service in England, of a crisis
:13:22. > :13:24.in social care provision, has been laid bare today.
:13:25. > :13:26.New figures show a rapid rise in the numbers of people
:13:27. > :13:28.unable to leave hospital, because of problems
:13:29. > :13:33.It's costing the NHS ?820 million a year and putting
:13:34. > :13:36.hospitals under huge strain - as our social affairs correspondent
:13:37. > :13:40.found out in Liverpool and, a warning, there are some
:13:41. > :13:49.It's nine o'clock in the morning and the Royal Liverpool Hospital
:13:50. > :13:55.In accident and emergency, patients needing immediate treatment
:13:56. > :14:02.At the minute, the A department is full.
:14:03. > :14:05.Each of these red dots represent someone who has been waiting
:14:06. > :14:09.for more than four hours, breaching government targets.
:14:10. > :14:13.One patient has been here 18 hours, ready to be moved to a ward.
:14:14. > :14:16.There is no capacity, we are actually overflowing in A
:14:17. > :14:25.You must be really frustrated with that?
:14:26. > :14:32.We need to get those patients moved as soon as possible.
:14:33. > :14:34.Upstairs, senior staff are trying to free up beds
:14:35. > :14:46.for the new patients needing operations or emergency treatment.
:14:47. > :14:49.There is no trolley space in resuss and we have
:14:50. > :14:50.two patients waiting in the corridor at the moment.
:14:51. > :14:53.Have we got any patients identified who can be moved?
:14:54. > :14:58.Yes, there are about three or four, we have nowhere to move them out to.
:14:59. > :15:01.They have more than 100 patients who are ready to leave hospital,
:15:02. > :15:04.but can't because there are delays in getting home care, residential
:15:05. > :15:09.The surgery cannot start until we have identified a bed
:15:10. > :15:16.for someone to return to after theatre.
:15:17. > :15:18.86-year-old Derek Chin is one of the patients who will go
:15:19. > :15:23.He has been on the specialist stroke ward whilst waiting
:15:24. > :15:28.This was the only bed available for doctors,
:15:29. > :15:30.even though he had a fall, not a stroke.
:15:31. > :15:33.Essentially, it is a very expensive residential home bed.
:15:34. > :15:35.He isn't the problem, it is our system preventing us
:15:36. > :15:37.from discharging people appropriately, which means
:15:38. > :15:39.for the acute patients who have the need for these beds,
:15:40. > :15:47.are being delayed downstairs in the accident and emergency department.
:15:48. > :15:50.On another ward, Camille has been waiting 72 days to leave hospital,
:15:51. > :15:53.but the council is struggling to find a care provider who can support
:15:54. > :15:58.They should do more to get people back into the community.
:15:59. > :16:15.These are the pressures being felt in an increasing number of hospitals
:16:16. > :16:33.More and more cuts are expected from us...
:16:34. > :16:35.The man who runs social care in the city says
:16:36. > :16:37.they are struggling with budget cuts and staff shortages.
:16:38. > :16:41.We are seeing more people in high demand is because of their health.
:16:42. > :16:43.People are living longer which is great, we celebrate it,
:16:44. > :16:46.but we don't have the services out there to cope with the number.
:16:47. > :16:48.This sounds like a system at breaking point?
:16:49. > :16:50.Yes, and that is what keeps me awake at night.
:16:51. > :16:57.The government says it is making significantly more money available
:16:58. > :16:59.to social care to ensure affordable, dignified support.
:17:00. > :17:02.It is five o'clock and back at A at the Royal,
:17:03. > :17:05.there is no letup in patients needing help but for this time
:17:06. > :17:09.For a short period of time they had to divert ambulances
:17:10. > :17:12.They have nine people on trolleys in corridors and there
:17:13. > :17:14.are no resuscitation beds available at the moment.
:17:15. > :17:17.Upstairs in a meeting, the implications of that are clear.
:17:18. > :17:20.The emergency department is now on the highest level of alert.
:17:21. > :17:28.It means, as they head into the evening, they will begin
:17:29. > :17:36.the search for people who can be sent home safely all over again.
:17:37. > :17:40.And you can find out the cost of care in your area,
:17:41. > :17:43.wherever you live in the UK, by using the BBC's online guide.
:17:44. > :17:46.Enter your postcode, local council name,
:17:47. > :17:48.or Northern Ireland health board, and discover the cost
:17:49. > :17:51.of an hour of homecare and information about
:17:52. > :18:01.Let's take a brief look at some of the day's other top stories now.
:18:02. > :18:04.Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and her nephew in London,
:18:05. > :18:11.They died at a flat in East Finchley.
:18:12. > :18:13.The family of the victims, named locally as Anny Ekofo,
:18:14. > :18:16.who was 52, and her nephew, Bervil, may have been the victims
:18:17. > :18:22.Five police officers face possible dismissal over the way they dealt
:18:23. > :18:25.with a man who'd broken his neck following an incident
:18:26. > :18:28.Julian Cole who's 23, broke his neck outside a nightclub
:18:29. > :18:33.Prosecutors are deciding whether to go to court
:18:34. > :18:42.following an investigation by the police watchdog, the IPCC.
:18:43. > :18:45.The Bank of England says the short-term economic impact
:18:46. > :18:47.of Brexit isn't as bad as first feared.
:18:48. > :18:49.It's predicting growth for the third quarter of this year
:18:50. > :18:55.Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed is in the City for us tonight.
:18:56. > :19:03.This seems to mark a significant change in tone on the part of the
:19:04. > :19:07.Bank of England? I think you are absolutely right. The Bank of
:19:08. > :19:12.England, a definite change of tone from the rather gloomy assessment it
:19:13. > :19:16.made post the referendum vote in August. It is responding to a whole
:19:17. > :19:23.list of new figures which really show that the impact of the vote is
:19:24. > :19:33.not as bad as expected. Employment figures are strong. Consumer
:19:34. > :19:42.confidence is up. House prices haven't collapsed. Retail sales are
:19:43. > :19:45.strong. After the vote the Bank of England cut interest rates to a
:19:46. > :19:51.record low which boosted consumer confidence. We are still in the
:19:52. > :19:55.European Union, paradoxically with a weaker currency. It is very good for
:19:56. > :20:00.exports and that is another boost for the economy. There is a degree
:20:01. > :20:11.of political stability and certainly warmer noises from the UK Government
:20:12. > :20:13.about wanting a good trade deal with the European Union. That settled
:20:14. > :20:17.some business fears. If this confidence going to continue into
:20:18. > :20:24.2017? They're the bank is much more cautious. It says there is some
:20:25. > :20:28.evidence of importation costs growing. It is keeping in its back
:20:29. > :20:35.pocket, the opportunity or the decision to reduce interest rates
:20:36. > :20:39.again if the economic data takes a turn for the worst. Thank you.
:20:40. > :20:41.Hillary Clinton is back campaigning tonight in her run
:20:42. > :20:44.for the White House, after collapsing at a 9/11 memorial
:20:45. > :20:51.The Democratic candidate told supporters that it was great to be
:20:52. > :20:53.back. Meanwhile, her Republican rival,
:20:54. > :20:55.Donald Trump, has released details of his health, as our North America
:20:56. > :20:57.editor Jon Sopel reports. Hillary Clinton is up
:20:58. > :20:59.and running again - That's big progress from last
:21:00. > :21:04.Sunday when she collapsed It was later revealed
:21:05. > :21:10.she was suffering from pneumonia. First campaign stop,
:21:11. > :21:12.Greensboro, North Carolina. And to the strains of I Feel Good,
:21:13. > :21:20.she took to the stage. I have to say it's great to be back
:21:21. > :21:29.on the campaign trail! I recently had a cough that turned
:21:30. > :21:38.out to be pneumonia! I tried to power through it but even
:21:39. > :21:42.I had to admit a few days Her supporters, it seemed,
:21:43. > :21:49.couldn't have been less The only thing I worry about,
:21:50. > :21:55.she may have been working too hard! Are you concerned about
:21:56. > :22:02.her health? I think she's a great example
:22:03. > :22:15.for all women, especially young women who want to get
:22:16. > :22:23.into politics like me. Women push through and
:22:24. > :22:25.work through sickness. Today, Donald Trump's physician
:22:26. > :22:30.released a letter with some of his medical history,
:22:31. > :22:32.and most recent test results. And last night in Ohio,
:22:33. > :22:37.he appeared magnanimous In all fairness, she's lying in bed
:22:38. > :22:43.getting better and we want her better, we want
:22:44. > :22:46.her back on the trail. But as you might expect,
:22:47. > :22:50.limits to that magnanimity... You think Hillary would be
:22:51. > :22:54.able to stand up here Hillary Clinton has not been
:22:55. > :23:05.on stage for an hour but she's come through this unscathed,
:23:06. > :23:09.54 days till polling and next stop - The person with all the momentum
:23:10. > :23:25.at the moment is Donald Trump. The UN has made a fresh
:23:26. > :23:28.appeal to President Assad, to allow aid convoys
:23:29. > :23:31.into the northern city of Aleppo, where nearly 300,000 people are said
:23:32. > :23:35.to be in desperate need. Many more have fled the fighting
:23:36. > :23:37.there, which has been going on for four years,
:23:38. > :23:40.and among them, 15-year-old Nujeen Mustafa in a wheelchair,
:23:41. > :23:45.made the perilous journey to Europe. Our special correspondent,
:23:46. > :23:47.Fergal Keane met her exactly a year ago, at a border
:23:48. > :23:50.crossing in Hungary. She's now settled in Germany,
:23:51. > :23:55.and he's been back to meet her. 2000 miles from Aleppo and the war,
:23:56. > :24:05.Nujeen Mustafa has a new life. On her way to school,
:24:06. > :24:08.speaking fluent German, This is Nujeen a year
:24:09. > :24:17.after arriving on European shores. It was a journey made by thousands,
:24:18. > :24:21.but for a girl in a wheelchair, You should fight to get
:24:22. > :24:28.what you want in this world so, yes, Age 16 she taught herself English
:24:29. > :24:36.by watching soap operas I would love to be in
:24:37. > :24:42.astronaut and go out and see Nujeen's journey has crossed
:24:43. > :24:52.the borders of nations As I said, I am
:24:53. > :25:04.stronger than I look. The new Nujeen is just
:25:05. > :25:13.like any other person. She wakes up early,
:25:14. > :25:16.she goes to school, she is a hard-working pupil,
:25:17. > :25:20.I hope. But this is not a story
:25:21. > :25:38.with an uncomplicated happy ending. Resentment of migration
:25:39. > :25:41.is growing in Germany. In Cologne, young migrant men
:25:42. > :25:44.were blamed for a wave of With over a million migrants
:25:45. > :25:51.and refugees arriving in the last year, the far right
:25:52. > :25:54.has gained politically. It would refuse entry
:25:55. > :25:58.to people like Nujeen. The refugee policies
:25:59. > :26:00.of Angela Merkel were wrong I would have catered for let's say
:26:01. > :26:06.Syrians in the region, in Lebanon, That would have been cheaper
:26:07. > :26:11.and you would have been able But like many Syrians,
:26:12. > :26:15.Nujeen longs for home. Here she is in Aleppo
:26:16. > :26:19.before the war. She wanted to send
:26:20. > :26:26.a message to Syria. And don't worry, you are just
:26:27. > :26:37.really, really sick. But I am sure you are going to get
:26:38. > :26:41.better, and when you do, Fergal Keane, BBC News,
:26:42. > :26:56.Cologne. The BBC is being asked to name
:26:57. > :26:59.all its presenters and staff, It's part of the renewal
:27:00. > :27:05.of the corporation's Royal Charter, the document which sets out how it
:27:06. > :27:07.should be run, Our home editor Mark Easton's report
:27:08. > :27:16.contains some flashing images. Fascination with celebrities,
:27:17. > :27:19.what people earn and demand for accountability have
:27:20. > :27:21.combined to open the seal There are top names
:27:22. > :27:27.like Gary Lineker, chat show host Graham Norton,
:27:28. > :27:29.and Strictly stars like to pocket hundreds
:27:30. > :27:35.of thousands year. But now, after a change
:27:36. > :27:38.of government thinking, scores of journalists and presenters
:27:39. > :27:48.will have their salaries published. Theresa May, who has long
:27:49. > :27:50.had a reputation for transparency in public life,
:27:51. > :27:52.is insisting that everyone at the BBC who earns more
:27:53. > :27:54.than ?150,000 a year The new government says the public
:27:55. > :27:59.has a right to know. My concern is that these
:28:00. > :28:01.proposals won't help. They are not in the best interests
:28:02. > :28:05.of our audiences. We operate in a highly competitive
:28:06. > :28:08.market as was reinforced this week, Programmes like the Great British
:28:09. > :28:15.Bake Off, just acquired by Channel 4 which outbid the BBC,
:28:16. > :28:18.will be even more difficult for the Corporation to hold
:28:19. > :28:21.onto, it is suggested. The Government though
:28:22. > :28:23.says the new charter The BBC is one of this country's
:28:24. > :28:28.greatest achievements These reforms ensure it
:28:29. > :28:34.will continue to be cherished at home and abroad for many
:28:35. > :28:41.years to come. The licence fee, part of British
:28:42. > :28:45.life since the 1920s, will now The biggest change is to the way
:28:46. > :28:53.the BBC is governed. The independent BBC Trust
:28:54. > :28:56.is abolished, and replaced by a new BBC unitary
:28:57. > :28:59.board of 14 people - five including the chair,
:29:00. > :29:03.appointed by the Government. Five independent appointees
:29:04. > :29:08.and four BBC executives. The government don't want to be seen
:29:09. > :29:11.to be running the BBC, in control of the media,
:29:12. > :29:14.but they do want their hands around the BBC's neck every now and again,
:29:15. > :29:17.just because they can't resist it. There may be anxieties
:29:18. > :29:19.about independence and salaries, but many in broadcasting
:29:20. > :29:21.and would probably agree that the new charter is largely
:29:22. > :29:25.a BBC continuity announcement. Mark Easton, BBC News,
:29:26. > :29:30.Broadcasting House. It's been another triumphant day
:29:31. > :29:32.for Britain's Paralympians in Rio, with golds for canoeists
:29:33. > :29:35.Jeanette Chippington, There was also victory in equestrian
:29:36. > :29:41.events, as British athletes passed With all of today's action,
:29:42. > :30:00.here's our sports correspondent Proof that the best things really do
:30:01. > :30:04.come to those who wait. 20 years ago, Jeanette Chippington was
:30:05. > :30:08.winning Paralympic gold as a swimmer before she retired and became an
:30:09. > :30:16.instructor. Now in her 40s, a comeback as a canoeist produced a
:30:17. > :30:20.result. Afterwards she admitted she'd
:30:21. > :30:22.never set out to achieve I said right from the start, I don't
:30:23. > :30:26.want to get into elite sport again. Before I knew it, I was training
:30:27. > :30:31.twice a day, every day. Four years later, here I am
:30:32. > :30:33.with a gold medal. For the British fans at the lake,
:30:34. > :30:37.it was the start of a magical hour. Next, victory for an
:30:38. > :30:38.ecstatic Emma Wiggs. Before Anne Dickins completed
:30:39. > :30:40.a golden hat-trick. Dickins was a volunteer
:30:41. > :31:01.at London 2012. At the dressage, another
:31:02. > :31:08.celebration. Sophie Christiansen who has cerebral palsy won gold with a
:31:09. > :31:12.flawless display. And 67-year-old and done, Britain's oldest
:31:13. > :31:18.competitor took silver. There was also gold for Natasha Baker,
:31:19. > :31:27.performing for the final time on Cabral, the horse she calls her soul
:31:28. > :31:31.mate. It was highly emotional. Elsewhere, in the doubles final of
:31:32. > :31:35.the wheelchair tennis, Gordon Reed and Alfie Hewett are battling for
:31:36. > :31:41.gold, but they will have to do it the hard way, after losing the first
:31:42. > :31:44.set. Yes, that tennis final is still going on, but that has been
:31:45. > :31:51.disappointment in the athletics for wheelchair racer David Weir. He
:31:52. > :31:55.could only finish sixth in the 800 metres and afterwards he announced
:31:56. > :31:56.that he will retire after the London Marathon next year, Clive.
:31:57. > :32:00.Thank you. And before we go, while we've
:32:01. > :32:02.been on air, the winner of the 2016 Mercury Music Price
:32:03. > :32:10.has been announced. The judges chose Konnichawa -
:32:11. > :32:17.the fourth album by the London