:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight at Ten, a child sex network in Newcastle -
:00:08. > :00:12.18 people are convicted of abusing young girls and women.
:00:13. > :00:15.The men and one woman groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable
:00:16. > :00:18.girls as young as 14 over a four year period.
:00:19. > :00:22.No-one should underestimate the trauma that these young
:00:23. > :00:27.girls have gone through, but undoubtedly they have
:00:28. > :00:33.made our communities safer places by their actions.
:00:34. > :00:36.But controversy, as it emerges that police paid a convicted child rapist
:00:37. > :00:41.thousands to act as an informer and expose the network.
:00:42. > :00:45.There are dangerous men behind bars and vulnerable people protected,
:00:46. > :00:49.that would not have been the case if we had not used that.
:00:50. > :00:52.The convictions are part of a wider investigation into grooming
:00:53. > :00:55.which could involve hundreds more victims and perpetrators.
:00:56. > :01:00.A fresh warning from President Trump to North Korea -
:01:01. > :01:03.he says America's nuclear arsenal is now far stronger and more
:01:04. > :01:09.Former Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison appears in court with four
:01:10. > :01:11.others on charges related to the Hillsborough disaster
:01:12. > :01:19.Trying to find a cure for type one diabetes -
:01:20. > :01:22.new hope after first trials of a pioneering new therapy that
:01:23. > :01:31.On his own against the clock. Athletics at its best in that sense.
:01:32. > :01:33.And bizarre scenes at the World Championships,
:01:34. > :01:36.as Botswana's star sprinter - barred yesterday by illness -
:01:37. > :01:43.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News,
:01:44. > :01:45.we will have all the details from the World
:01:46. > :01:47.Athletics Championships, including Sir Mo Farah's race in the
:01:48. > :02:15.17 men and a woman who groomed girls and young women for sex in Newcastle
:02:16. > :02:18.have been convicted of crimes including rape, trafficking and
:02:19. > :02:23.Newcastle Crown Court heard that vulnerable girls,
:02:24. > :02:26.one as young as 14, were exploited by an "organised,
:02:27. > :02:30.cynical organisation" and passed between abusers.
:02:31. > :02:35.The convictions took place over a four year period.
:02:36. > :02:38.Its also emerged that Northumbria Police paid ?10,000
:02:39. > :02:41.to a convicted child rapist for information that helped
:02:42. > :02:50.Guilty of causing girls and women serious harm.
:02:51. > :02:53.Caught as part of Operation Sanctuary, one of the
:02:54. > :02:55.biggest sexual exploitation investigations
:02:56. > :03:02.Almost 100 perpetrators have now been convicted.
:03:03. > :03:05.One 17-year-old was raped at a party session organised by local men.
:03:06. > :03:12.The wardrobe was pushed against the door.
:03:13. > :03:16.Her police interview was played by the court.
:03:17. > :03:17.To protect her identity, we have asked actors
:03:18. > :03:22.He had had six with us while I was asleep.
:03:23. > :03:25.Still now, I'm a bit confused about it.
:03:26. > :03:28.How did you feel when he told you he done that to you?
:03:29. > :03:33.How many sessions would you say you have been to?
:03:34. > :03:45.It is in houses like these where the sessions took place.
:03:46. > :03:48.Victims were given drink and drugs and could not defend
:03:49. > :03:55.But in 2013, two of them came forward.
:03:56. > :03:57.One had been trafficked from a children's home.
:03:58. > :04:04.It started a long and complex investigation.
:04:05. > :04:06.Controversially, officers recruited a convicted child
:04:07. > :04:14.It's not an easy decision, and I'm not going to sit
:04:15. > :04:16.here and suggest for one moment it was.
:04:17. > :04:18.It's a decision that we've had to wrestle
:04:19. > :04:21.But I can categorically state sitting here
:04:22. > :04:24.today, that there are dangerous men behind bars now and vulnerable
:04:25. > :04:27.That would not have been the case had we not used
:04:28. > :04:30.that informant, and it's in that context that you have to view
:04:31. > :04:38.A charity that campaigns against child abuse says such an
:04:39. > :04:41.offender should never have been put out in the field.
:04:42. > :04:43.It beggars belief, frankly, the decision to cross this child
:04:44. > :04:48.protection line really by employing a child rapist.
:04:49. > :04:52.In all other aspects it seems to us at the NSPCC that a very good job
:04:53. > :04:55.was done by Northumbria police, except this very, very concerning
:04:56. > :05:02.situation, where they used and deployed and paid a child rapist.
:05:03. > :05:04.Most of the perpetrators were from Pakistani,
:05:05. > :05:13.This city councillor says leaders from all faiths could
:05:14. > :05:17.re-educate some local men to stop similar exploitation in the future.
:05:18. > :05:20.People should not be telling the Asian community how
:05:21. > :05:23.to live their lives and what to do. It's quite important.
:05:24. > :05:28.This is like saying to the white community that we should be talking
:05:29. > :05:30.about what Jimmy Savile did. We should not do that.
:05:31. > :05:32.However, there is a huge opportunity to talk about
:05:33. > :05:36.these issues on a regular basis, of rights of women, and I think it's
:05:37. > :05:38.important to use religion, particularly Islam, to educate some
:05:39. > :05:43.What happened on these streets is now the subject of
:05:44. > :05:47.But the council chief executive says it is
:05:48. > :05:51.not the only authority with problems of this kind.
:05:52. > :05:56.We do not believe that what we have uncovered in Newcastle is unique.
:05:57. > :05:58.Indeed there has been evidence of similar offending in
:05:59. > :06:05.We believe that any area that says it
:06:06. > :06:08.does not have a problem is simply not looking for it.
:06:09. > :06:11.For the victims they harmed, it has been a long and
:06:12. > :06:14.But the evidence they gave has helped to jail four of
:06:15. > :06:18.The rest are due to be sentenced next month.
:06:19. > :06:29.Our home editor, Mark Easton, is here.
:06:30. > :06:35.The controversy is over the police paying this convicted offender to
:06:36. > :06:40.help them expose the network. How unusual is it? The police have long
:06:41. > :06:42.been paying informants. It has always been controversial but they
:06:43. > :06:47.have always done it because they believe if you can get the prize --
:06:48. > :06:53.convictions, the ends justify the means. In the last five years, UK
:06:54. > :06:57.police have paid ?22 million to criminal informants. It is not rare.
:06:58. > :07:03.This case has an additional moral dilemma. Is it justifiable to put a
:07:04. > :07:08.convicted rapist in proximity to young women who are being groomed
:07:09. > :07:14.for six Khan police argue yes. They say that was the only way they were
:07:15. > :07:17.going to smash this gang. I think it is indicative of a new determination
:07:18. > :07:23.among police and prosecutors to do whatever it takes to deal with the
:07:24. > :07:28.scandal of gangs, of predominantly Asian men, sexually exploiting
:07:29. > :07:32.predominantly young white women and girls. There have been dozens of
:07:33. > :07:40.these cases now. Rochdale, Oxford, Derby, Cardiff, Oldham, barking,
:07:41. > :07:44.Ipswich, Manchester, Telford... The list goes on. Having been criticised
:07:45. > :07:48.for not doing enough, particularly in concerns about political
:07:49. > :07:51.correctness, police forces have become much more proactive. Officers
:07:52. > :07:56.are routinely briefed on what to look for, the types of abuse, the
:07:57. > :08:00.different locations, the likely victims. Prosecutors are advised to
:08:01. > :08:03.think hard about the victims. Often these are very vulnerable people who
:08:04. > :08:07.may be in trouble with the police themselves, they may distrust
:08:08. > :08:10.authority, they may have become so controlled by their abusers that
:08:11. > :08:13.they don't recognise they are being abused. New guidance tells
:08:14. > :08:17.prosecutors to focus less on the credibility of the victim and more
:08:18. > :08:22.on the credibility of the allegation. And today's convictions
:08:23. > :08:24.may be seen by some as a sign that that new approach is paying off.
:08:25. > :08:26.Mark Easton, thank you. President Trump has issued another
:08:27. > :08:28.warning to North Korea telling the country's leader that America's
:08:29. > :08:30.nuclear arsenal is "more He was responding to a warning
:08:31. > :08:35.from North Korea that it was considering firing missiles
:08:36. > :08:39.at the US Pacific territory of Guam. The US Defense Secretary also issued
:08:40. > :08:41.a warning to Pyongyang, saying North Korea should stop any actions
:08:42. > :08:45.that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction
:08:46. > :08:47.of its people". Our North America correspondent,
:08:48. > :08:50.Nick Bryant, reports. A far-off American outpost in
:08:51. > :08:57.the tropical waters of the Western Pacific now finds itself at
:08:58. > :09:03.the centre of a dangerous stand-off. This is Guam, the site this summer
:09:04. > :09:07.of US military exercises. American territory, that
:09:08. > :09:10.North Korea says could now From North Korean state TV came
:09:11. > :09:19.this chilling headline. That Guam could be targeted
:09:20. > :09:23.by medium to long range rockets. And it came just hours
:09:24. > :09:27.after President Trump threatened Pyongyang with some of the most
:09:28. > :09:30.incendiary rhetoric used by a US The words improvised,
:09:31. > :09:35.the tone agreed upon North Korea best not
:09:36. > :09:40.make any more threats to They will be met with fire
:09:41. > :09:47.and fury like the world More tough talk on
:09:48. > :09:51.Twitter this morning. "My first order as President
:09:52. > :09:54.was to renovate and It is now far stronger
:09:55. > :09:57.and more powerful Hopefully we will never have
:09:58. > :10:01.to use this power, but there will never be a time
:10:02. > :10:04.when we are not the most powerful On a refuelling spot in Guam,
:10:05. > :10:09.the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, used more
:10:10. > :10:12.soothing language. The island faced no
:10:13. > :10:14.imminent threat, he said. And Americans shouldn't
:10:15. > :10:18.lose any sleep. What the President is doing
:10:19. > :10:21.is sending a strong message to North Korea in language that
:10:22. > :10:23.Kim Jong-un would understand, because he doesn't seem
:10:24. > :10:27.to understand diplomatic language. This small island is more than 2000
:10:28. > :10:30.miles away from Pyongyang, but well within range
:10:31. > :10:32.of its missiles. With two military bases
:10:33. > :10:36.it is a strategic military hub for America in the Pacific
:10:37. > :10:40.and home to 160,000 people. I guess the first thing
:10:41. > :10:44.that comes to mind is, immediately first,
:10:45. > :10:45.where is my family? To come up with a plan
:10:46. > :10:49.if anything happens. I think the response
:10:50. > :10:51.that President Trump as Past administrations have just
:10:52. > :10:58.let it slide and kick the can down the road,
:10:59. > :11:00.so now North Korea feels Donald Trump has vowed that he will
:11:01. > :11:08.be the President to deal decisively With the rhetoric already
:11:09. > :11:12.at such a perilous pitch, there is the danger that both sides
:11:13. > :11:15.become captive to That they talk themselves
:11:16. > :11:20.into a more serious Our correspondent,
:11:21. > :11:44.Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Given the threat, what is the mood?
:11:45. > :11:47.There is clearly a deep concern here in Guam because the threat against
:11:48. > :11:51.gram made by the North Koreans was very specific and very detailed, and
:11:52. > :11:56.that has never happened before. There is also a sense that it is a
:11:57. > :11:59.rhetorical threat, that if North Korea really ever did fire missiles
:12:00. > :12:05.at this island, it would be suicidal for the North Korean regime. Why do
:12:06. > :12:10.it? Firstly, as Nick said in his report, this is a very juicy target
:12:11. > :12:15.for the North Koreans, strategically important to the United States.
:12:16. > :12:20.There are two huge military bases, a big airbase behind me and a naval
:12:21. > :12:22.base as well. This is also a psychological battle. So after
:12:23. > :12:29.President Trump made those remarks about fire and fury, this is North
:12:30. > :12:33.Korea firing back, saying, you threaten us, we can threaten you in
:12:34. > :12:38.the same way. Our threats are realistic, you must take's seriously
:12:39. > :12:41.and we will not be intimidated. Across this region, particularly in
:12:42. > :12:47.South Korea and Japan, there is a feeling that the way President Trump
:12:48. > :12:51.talks about North Korea in these on scripted remarks is not the way to
:12:52. > :12:52.deal with Pyongyang. Rob Wood -- and Q.
:12:53. > :12:55.Tensions have been rising in the region since North Korea
:12:56. > :12:57.carried out two nuclear bomb tests last year and two intercontinental
:12:58. > :13:01.So with America and North Korea locked in an extraordinary standoff.
:13:02. > :13:04.what are the options for resolving the crisis?
:13:05. > :13:09.Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, reports.
:13:10. > :13:13.Behind the fiery rhetoric from the two leaders, has the threat
:13:14. > :13:22.Recent tests suggest the country is much closer to being able
:13:23. > :13:26.to launch a long-range missile carrying a nuclear warhead, as far
:13:27. > :13:31.The North Korean regime and Kim Jong-un wants nuclear weapons
:13:32. > :13:33.because it believes they are the ultimate
:13:34. > :13:38.No one is going to risk attacking you once
:13:39. > :13:46.But already North Korea has massive non-nuclear firepower.
:13:47. > :13:48.Its artillery placed Seoul, South Korea's capital,
:13:49. > :13:53.We're not looking at an immediate nuclear war
:13:54. > :13:58.But we should also be aware of the opportunities
:13:59. > :14:01.for miscalculation and escalation that could lead to nuclear use.
:14:02. > :14:03.So what should be the international response to
:14:04. > :14:09.Well, years of talks failed to persuade North Korea to give up
:14:10. > :14:12.its nuclear ambitions, and now it's refusing dialogue.
:14:13. > :14:15.Past carrots, including support for a weak
:14:16. > :14:20.And the stick of limited sanctions, well, that
:14:21. > :14:25.The new response is more severe economic pressure.
:14:26. > :14:27.It is now backed by the United Nations, including the US,
:14:28. > :14:34.Although China has yet to show how far it really will go.
:14:35. > :14:38.It leaves the grimmest option of all, American military action.
:14:39. > :14:42.President Trump's comments this week only increase North Korea's paranoia
:14:43. > :14:47.about the threat from the United States, and it's not
:14:48. > :14:49.going to change North Korea's current course of action.
:14:50. > :14:53.We need to get on the road towards dialogue with the North, as
:14:54. > :14:55.difficult as that is, to decrease tensions and find
:14:56. > :15:03.How should world leaders try to balance all the risks?
:15:04. > :15:05.Is it an acceptable risks to allow the
:15:06. > :15:08.regime to get its nuclear weapons, and then rely on them being
:15:09. > :15:10.rational, like other nuclear weapon states,
:15:11. > :15:15.The answer to that depends on getting
:15:16. > :15:21.But he is harder to read than say, the old Soviet Union.
:15:22. > :15:24.With the Soviet Union, we had some reasonable visibility
:15:25. > :15:27.into the system. We don't have that with North Korea.
:15:28. > :15:31.And so, although we can hope and assume that Kim
:15:32. > :15:35.Jong-un is rational enough and sensible enough to understand
:15:36. > :15:41.that any misadventure would attract a lot of retaliation,
:15:42. > :15:45.very few people from the outside have actually met him.
:15:46. > :15:51.It is because the really tough questions
:15:52. > :15:54.are so hard to answer with any certainty,
:15:55. > :15:56.that the crisis with North Korea is very serious.
:15:57. > :16:05.Five men have appeared in court charged in connection
:16:06. > :16:08.with the Hillsborough tragedy and its aftermath.
:16:09. > :16:11.96 Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at the FA Cup
:16:12. > :16:24.Three of the men who appeared in court today
:16:25. > :16:26.From Warrington, Judith Moritz reports.
:16:27. > :16:29.Many of the families who lost loved ones at Hillsborough have become
:16:30. > :16:34.Today, they were together again at court to see those charged
:16:35. > :16:35.in connection with the disaster and its aftermath.
:16:36. > :16:37.Sir Norman Bettison has served as the Chief Constable
:16:38. > :16:41.The families stood outside the Magistrates' Court building
:16:42. > :16:48.Graham Mackrell was company secretary and safety officer
:16:49. > :16:51.at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club in 1989.
:16:52. > :16:54.96 Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at the Hillsborough
:16:55. > :16:56.ground when the terraces became overcrowded during
:16:57. > :17:03.Now, nearly three decades later, prosecutions are under way.
:17:04. > :17:06.Mr Mackrell is charged with breaching both health
:17:07. > :17:10.and safety and safety at sport ground legislation.
:17:11. > :17:14.Two senior police officers, Donald Denton and Alan Foster
:17:15. > :17:17.and a solicitor, Peter Metcalf, are accused of perverting the course
:17:18. > :17:19.of justice by amending witness statements in the wake
:17:20. > :17:26.Sir Norman Bettison is charged with misconduct in a public office,
:17:27. > :17:29.accused of telling lies about his involvement
:17:30. > :17:33.in the aftermath of Hillsborough and the culpability of fans.
:17:34. > :17:36.The five men sat in a row inside the glass walled dock
:17:37. > :17:38.of the court, they all indicated that they deny the charges
:17:39. > :17:44.The match commander, former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield,
:17:45. > :17:46.faces the most serious charges, 95 counts of gross
:17:47. > :17:50.He didn't have to appear in court today as before proceedings
:17:51. > :18:02.Prosecutors must apply to lift an existing court order. The MEP were
:18:03. > :18:04.all released on bail. They will appear at Preston Crown Court next
:18:05. > :18:14.month. A brief look at some
:18:15. > :18:21.of the day's other news stories. The number of tip-offs made
:18:22. > :18:24.by the public to the Government's anti-terrorism scheme, Prevent,
:18:25. > :18:26.has doubled in the last four months, around the time of the Manchester
:18:27. > :18:29.and London terror attacks. Police received some 200 referrals
:18:30. > :18:31.between April and July, compared to about 100
:18:32. > :18:33.in the four months before. Figures released by
:18:34. > :18:34.the European Commission, after a court battle,
:18:35. > :18:37.show that its 28 Commissioners spent almost half a million euros
:18:38. > :18:40.on official travel in the first two European Commission President Jean
:18:41. > :18:43.Claude Juncker spent more than ?22,000 on a private plane
:18:44. > :18:45.to take nine people to Rome. The Commission said the spending
:18:46. > :18:50.was within the EU's rules. The family of an 83-year-old dog
:18:51. > :18:53.walker, stabbed to death in Norfolk, have described him as a "lovely,
:18:54. > :19:00.gentle man, who was immensely kind." Peter Wrighton's body was found
:19:01. > :19:02.on Saturday, three miles Police say they've received over 100
:19:03. > :19:06.calls in connection with the attack Two months after the Grenfell Tower
:19:07. > :19:11.fire in West London, officials say hundreds of people,
:19:12. > :19:14.including large numbers children, are in need of mental health support
:19:15. > :19:16.to deal with the trauma An estimated 80 people
:19:17. > :19:22.were killed in the fire in June and the Metropolitan Police believe
:19:23. > :19:24.that there were around Our special correspondent,
:19:25. > :19:29.Lucy Manning, has been talking to one woman who lost five members
:19:30. > :19:35.of her family in the blaze. # You've got the words
:19:36. > :19:39.to change a nation # You've spent a lifetime
:19:40. > :19:47.stuck in silence # Afraid you'll say
:19:48. > :19:49.something wrong #. She could certainly sing,
:19:50. > :19:51.12-year-old Firdaws Hashim, # You've got a heart
:19:52. > :20:06.as loud as lightning Her voice would be silenced
:20:07. > :20:10.by the Grenfell fire. Her aunt watches with tears the home
:20:11. > :20:13.videos she has shared. Little Yaqub, full of life,
:20:14. > :20:17.inside the Grenfell flat where he would die with his sister
:20:18. > :20:21.Firdaws, his brother, mum and dad. Six-year-old Yaqub,
:20:22. > :20:27.Firdaws and 13-year-old Yahya loved to dance,
:20:28. > :20:30.their aunt wanted to Firdaws, you were the most
:20:31. > :20:41.intelligent, wise... You were so talented,
:20:42. > :20:54.but still so kind and humble. Yahya, my most kind, handsome,
:20:55. > :20:56.pure hearted, sweet nephew. You would have been a pride
:20:57. > :20:59.to Islam and humanity. Yaqub, he was a very
:21:00. > :21:01.energetic, lively boy. Assema wants to bury the family
:21:02. > :21:10.together but, eight weeks on, Waiting this long for them to be
:21:11. > :21:18.identified and to bury them and have some type of closure,
:21:19. > :21:22.that is tormenting everybody. Two months on and those
:21:23. > :21:24.connected to Grenfell The BBC has learnt more than 500
:21:25. > :21:31.people have been referred for mental health assessments,
:21:32. > :21:35.nearly 100 of them children. usually you have a support network
:21:36. > :21:46.that will help you get through these times,
:21:47. > :21:50.but a lot of these people that you would normal rely
:21:51. > :21:52.on are in the same trouble And with only 14 Grenfell families
:21:53. > :21:56.rehoused, the council leader still can't offer all the relief
:21:57. > :22:00.of long-term housing. How long will it be until all these
:22:01. > :22:03.families are permanently rehoused? Well, it's quite difficult
:22:04. > :22:07.to answer that question, We're doing it as absolutely
:22:08. > :22:26.as quickly as we can. The judge leading the Grenfell
:22:27. > :22:28.inquiry will write to the Prime Minister this week
:22:29. > :22:31.to explain what it will cover. The family of these children
:22:32. > :22:33.want the inquiry to look at not just how they died,
:22:34. > :22:36.but why the fire burned for so long, A man suspected of attacking
:22:37. > :22:52.soldiers on patrol in a suburb of Paris, has been arrested
:22:53. > :22:55.after a dramatic car chase along Six soldiers were injured when a car
:22:56. > :23:00.was driven at them at speed, in what is being treated
:23:01. > :23:03.as an act of terrorism. The suspect got away,
:23:04. > :23:05.but officers later fired on a BMW to bring it to a halt and took
:23:06. > :23:10.the driver into custody. Officials in the US have confirmed
:23:11. > :23:13.that the home of President Trump's former campaign manager was raided
:23:14. > :23:15.by the FBI last month. Agents seized documents and other
:23:16. > :23:17.materials from a property The raid was part of
:23:18. > :23:21.the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign
:23:22. > :23:24.and Russia ahead of the 2016 The English football Premier League
:23:25. > :23:35.season gets under way on friday. Spending by clubs is expected
:23:36. > :23:38.to exceed ?1 billion for the first time ever this summer,
:23:39. > :23:41.but the league's chief executive says he doesn't expect to see clubs
:23:42. > :23:47.reach anything like the ?200 million paid by French side Paris St Germain
:23:48. > :23:50.for the Brazilian player Neymar. It's back, with the help of some
:23:51. > :23:56.famous footballing faces, the Premier League launched
:23:57. > :23:58.the countdown to the start Amid the usual hype,
:23:59. > :24:02.all the talk on the lengths clubs are going to in
:24:03. > :24:04.the pursuit of glory. Champions Chelsea have invested
:24:05. > :24:09.?125 million on players this summer, even their manager is surprised
:24:10. > :24:12.by the amounts being spent. The money is incredible,
:24:13. > :24:23.but it's very important to try to improve our squad
:24:24. > :24:26.and our quality because win one more competition and we needed to prove
:24:27. > :24:29.that the club knows very well, which is my opinion,
:24:30. > :24:35.my ideas about this issue. These are just some of the big-money
:24:36. > :24:38.signings Premier League clubs have splashed out on this summer,
:24:39. > :24:40.with a total of more For the first time,
:24:41. > :24:46.the Premier League season will kick off on a Friday night,
:24:47. > :24:48.here at the Emirates, when Arsenal take on Leicester City,
:24:49. > :24:51.but with the transfer window open until the end of the month,
:24:52. > :24:53.the spending spree is set to continue in a way never seen
:24:54. > :24:57.before, and some are concerned. We sit back and go -
:24:58. > :25:03.wow, what's next? And that's the problem,
:25:04. > :25:05.what is next? In terms of how football
:25:06. > :25:08.finance is evolving, it's clear that the top seven clubs
:25:09. > :25:11.are spending more money on bigger transfer fees and that's having
:25:12. > :25:15.a serious effect in terms it's clear that the top seven clubs
:25:16. > :25:24.are spending more money on bigger transfer fees and that's having
:25:25. > :25:27.a serious effect in terms of the financial dynamics
:25:28. > :25:29.of the Premier League. The top seven clubs as a group,
:25:30. > :25:31.their economic performance is deteriorating at a faster rate
:25:32. > :25:34.than the remaining 13. Gary and Alan, like the rest of us,
:25:35. > :25:37.looking forward to a new season, 25 years ago, in the first Match of
:25:38. > :25:42.the Day of the Premier League era. Since then, ever more lucrative live
:25:43. > :25:44.broadcast rights deals have transformed clubs spending power,
:25:45. > :25:46.but will it continue? When the Premier League started
:25:47. > :25:49.in 1992, where it was with our tour neighbour and where it is now,
:25:50. > :25:52.?40 million then, ?3 billion now. If you compound that growth,
:25:53. > :25:55.you can't see the next 25 years What I can see though is still some
:25:56. > :26:02.reasonably sustainable growth which will allow the teams
:26:03. > :26:04.to continue to grow I don't think, as I say,
:26:05. > :26:08.the thing is out of control. With newly-promoted clubs alongside
:26:09. > :26:10.some familiar faces, the Premier League's all set
:26:11. > :26:12.for its latest chapter. The challenge - to maintain
:26:13. > :26:15.the drama and the interest that's made its first quarter
:26:16. > :26:17.of a century so lucrative. The UK has one of the highest rates
:26:18. > :26:28.of type 1 diabetes in the world with 400,000 people currently living
:26:29. > :26:30.with the condition. At the moment it's incurable,
:26:31. > :26:32.but now trials of a pioneering therapy are being carried out
:26:33. > :26:35.to try to slow the advance And initial results show
:26:36. > :26:41.the treatment, a form of immunotherapy, is safe and can be
:26:42. > :26:44.used in wider trials. It's hoped it could one
:26:45. > :26:47.day lead to a cure. Here's our health
:26:48. > :26:51.correspondent, Dominic Hughes. Two years ago, Alex Rowlandson's
:26:52. > :26:55.life took an unexpected turn. She was diagnosed with type 1
:26:56. > :26:58.diabetes, one of hundreds of thousands of people who develop
:26:59. > :27:00.the condition in the UK. But then she was offered
:27:01. > :27:03.the chance to take part The results of which now
:27:04. > :27:09.show real promise. More optimistic knowing
:27:10. > :27:11.that the study is going well and that they can use that
:27:12. > :27:14.to find further treatments. Even if it doesn't help me myself
:27:15. > :27:16.and it might help other people in the future,
:27:17. > :27:19.it's just good to know that Last year, Alex was one
:27:20. > :27:24.of 27 volunteers who, over a six-month period,
:27:25. > :27:26.underwent a course of The aim, to stop her diabetes
:27:27. > :27:37.by tapping into the immune system's Type 1 diabetes is caused
:27:38. > :27:40.when the immune system mistakenly attacks specialist beta cells
:27:41. > :27:42.in the pancreas which produce insulin, the hormone
:27:43. > :27:45.which regulates blood sugar levels. The injections contain
:27:46. > :27:47.protein fragments designed to retrain the immune system,
:27:48. > :27:49.so that rather than attacking The early results from this latest
:27:50. > :27:59.trial demonstrated the therapy was safe and showed signs
:28:00. > :28:03.of slowing the disease. I think it's exciting that we have
:28:04. > :28:06.been able to change the immune system in patients using this
:28:07. > :28:09.approach, but it's very early days and we need to know how that
:28:10. > :28:12.translates into benefit for patients This is the first time this
:28:13. > :28:20.particular technique of trying to train the immune system to slow
:28:21. > :28:23.the advance of type 1 diabetes has It's a very small step
:28:24. > :28:29.in what will be a very long process. But the fact that it's
:28:30. > :28:31.safe and seems to have helped the immune system,
:28:32. > :28:35.well that is a big step forward. There's currently no cure
:28:36. > :28:37.for a condition that, if not carefully managed,
:28:38. > :28:43.can have life-changing consequences. For reasons that aren't entirely
:28:44. > :28:46.clear, the number of people who, like Alex, are having their lives
:28:47. > :28:55.turned upside down after developing Immunotherapy has begun to transform
:28:56. > :28:59.the treatment of other England's women began the defence
:29:00. > :29:07.of their Rugby World Cup title in style today,
:29:08. > :29:12.as this year's tournament England beat Spain 56-5
:29:13. > :29:15.in Dublin, with four tries But there was no dream start
:29:16. > :29:18.for Wales, they lost to the All Blacks by more
:29:19. > :29:22.than 30 points. Hosts Ireland beat Australia
:29:23. > :29:27.in a tight match, winning by 19-17. There were bizarre scenes
:29:28. > :29:29.at the World Athletics Championships in London this evening as Botswana's
:29:30. > :29:38.star sprinter, banned from the stadium yesterday
:29:39. > :29:40.after a norovirus outbreak, was allowed back for a solo
:29:41. > :29:42.200 metre time trial. Isaac Makwala, forced to withdraw
:29:43. > :29:45.from last night's 400 metres final because he was still formally
:29:46. > :29:48.in quarantine, was tonight allowed Our sports correspondent,
:29:49. > :29:54.Andy Swiss, reports. For Isaac Makwala,
:29:55. > :30:02.a remarkable day in his He began it quarantined in his hotel
:30:03. > :30:06.and barred from competing, He said the athletics authorities
:30:07. > :30:10.had sabotaged his hopes. Something fishy they
:30:11. > :30:32.don't want to tell us. The Iaaf insisted such
:30:33. > :30:33.claims were absurd. Come the afternoon,
:30:34. > :30:35.a dramatic twist. Isaac Makwala heading to the stadium
:30:36. > :30:38.having been told his quarantine had finished and he could race his 200
:30:39. > :30:41.metres heat, some 48 And so, in appalling
:30:42. > :30:50.conditions for sprinting, Makwala against the clock, he needed
:30:51. > :30:57.20.53 to make it to the semis, and with the crowd willing him on,
:30:58. > :31:05.it was never in doubt. That is a message to the Iaaf,
:31:06. > :31:14.to say I am fit and healthy. Even his rival could
:31:15. > :31:16.only watch and applaud. What a run that was,
:31:17. > :31:18.under the most testing circumstances, after everything
:31:19. > :31:21.he has been through. Isaac Makwala is through
:31:22. > :31:23.to the semi-finals. Which meant barely two
:31:24. > :31:26.hours later, he was back. The new fan favourite -
:31:27. > :31:30.but if Makwala was tired, From the inside lane,
:31:31. > :31:33.he summoned his strength, What a performance
:31:34. > :31:41.from Isaac Makwala! Afterwards, he thanked
:31:42. > :31:43.the authorities for his chance, but said it was the crowd
:31:44. > :31:46.that inspired him. I wish to thank the Iaaf
:31:47. > :31:49.to give me another chance, They led me to believe,
:31:50. > :31:53.I just want to thank this crowd. And so a man who couldn't even visit
:31:54. > :32:02.the stadium this morning What began as a personal
:32:03. > :32:13.nightmare, just might What a story would be if he could
:32:14. > :32:20.win that 200 meters final tomorrow. Among his rivals will be South
:32:21. > :32:29.Africa's athlete and Mitchell Blake who qualified. It was a good night
:32:30. > :32:33.for M mow Farah. He is safely through to the final of the 500
:32:34. > :32:40.meters. He finished second in his heat. That final takes place on
:32:41. > :32:43.Saturday for Sir Mo Farah it will round off his final. Track
:32:44. > :32:47.championships with another title, Sophie. Andy, thank you.
:32:48. > :33:00.And on Newsnight, no-one can forget our MPs' expenses scandal,
:33:01. > :33:03.well there are some details of EU Commission expenses out today.