:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight at ten: the bank bailed out by the taxpayer -
:00:07. > :00:09.now a damning report accuses Royal Bank of Scotland
:00:10. > :00:14.of the systematic abuse of many of its business customers.
:00:15. > :00:17.It reveals how businesses in trouble were deliberately
:00:18. > :00:20.mistreated by the bank - RBS has set aside hundreds of
:00:21. > :00:25.It was like the Gestapo walking in, their aggression,
:00:26. > :00:32.their divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked.
:00:33. > :00:35.RBS - the biggest business lender in the UK -
:00:36. > :00:37.has apologised for some of its practices but denies
:00:38. > :00:44.Police in Brussels shoot dead a man who attacked two
:00:45. > :00:47.soldiers with a machete - it's being treated as
:00:48. > :00:51.Hurricane Harvey gathers strength as it heads towards Texas -
:00:52. > :00:56.it could be the biggest storm to hit America in more than a decade.
:00:57. > :00:59.Riots in India after a self-style spiritual guru
:01:00. > :01:01.is convicted of rape - at least 28 people die
:01:02. > :01:08.The driverless cars being deliberately crashed as insurers
:01:09. > :01:11.try to work out who'd be to blame in an accident -
:01:12. > :01:17.And one of the most hyped contests in boxing history.
:01:18. > :01:19.Floyd Mayweather comes out of retirement to take
:01:20. > :01:22.on Ireland's Conor McGregor in Las Vegas.
:01:23. > :01:24.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:
:01:25. > :01:27.Ben Stokes hits a century for England at Headingly but a
:01:28. > :01:52.revitalised West Indies dominate the first day of the second test.
:01:53. > :01:58.They were small businesses that found themselves in trouble
:01:59. > :02:01.But instead of helping them, their bank -
:02:02. > :02:03.the Royal Bank of Scotland - has been accused of systematically
:02:04. > :02:06.A leaked report for the Financial Conduct Authority -
:02:07. > :02:10.and obtained by the BBC - reveals the extent of that abuse.
:02:11. > :02:13.It shows that hundreds of companies which the bank said needed
:02:14. > :02:15.restructuring were treated inappropriately,
:02:16. > :02:22.One business owner has told the BBC he considered suicide.
:02:23. > :02:27.Here's our business correspondent Joe Lynam.
:02:28. > :02:31.We bailed out RBS when it was in trouble, but when thousands
:02:32. > :02:34.of its business customers got into difficulties, the bank, in many
:02:35. > :02:39.The UK's biggest business bank has admitted that it
:02:40. > :02:42.mistreated many small firms, but now we have learned about
:02:43. > :02:48.Tracy Standish was the former owner of the Bowlplex chain and had been
:02:49. > :02:59.When profits fell during the recession, his bowling business
:03:00. > :03:01.was placed into RBS's restructuring unit, GRG, supposedly to get
:03:02. > :03:11.Their aggression, their divisiveness, the whole way
:03:12. > :03:20.They would bang tables, shout, point fingers.
:03:21. > :03:24.The whole thing was, like, they weren't in anyway here to help
:03:25. > :03:31.Mr Standish says GRG loaded additional debt on the company
:03:32. > :03:34.and tripled the interest rate to 15%.
:03:35. > :03:39.In the end, his family had to surrender 80% of the company.
:03:40. > :03:42.I had to be referred to a counsellor for treatment,
:03:43. > :03:49.I was prescribed antidepressants and I became suicidal.
:03:50. > :03:53.He's now suing RBS for breach of duty and conspiracy.
:03:54. > :03:56.RBS said that the case was currently the subject of litigation
:03:57. > :04:01.and that the bank would be vigorously defending these claims.
:04:02. > :04:04.Hundreds of RBS customers had long complained
:04:05. > :04:08.of mistreatment by GRG by 2013, so the Financial Conduct Authority
:04:09. > :04:13.commissioned its own independent report which it received last year,
:04:14. > :04:16.but only published a limited summary of, but now the BBC has acquired
:04:17. > :04:20.the full report and it highlights the extent of the widespread
:04:21. > :04:24.inappropriate treatment faced by RBS's own customers,
:04:25. > :04:30.some of which was systematic or orchestrated from within the bank.
:04:31. > :04:32.And crucially for RBS, the report said that the bank had
:04:33. > :04:35.shown "narrow compliance" with the investigation
:04:36. > :04:40.instead of co-operating fully, as it said it had.
:04:41. > :04:47.RBS disputes this though, it says it provided the investigators with more
:04:48. > :04:53.The report for the Financial Conduct Authority found that 92% of viable
:04:54. > :04:55.or otherwise healthy companies experienced some form
:04:56. > :04:57.of inappropriate action by RBS, such as hiking up lending costs
:04:58. > :05:05.Only 10% of those companies placed by RBS into GRG returned
:05:06. > :05:12.Many of the rest were either sold off, forced to hand over substantial
:05:13. > :05:16.stakes to RBS or liquidated. Even in the midsts of the recession
:05:17. > :05:22.the restructuring group was earning a profit of ?1.2 billion for RBS.
:05:23. > :05:25.The bank said that it had not always handled customer complaints
:05:26. > :05:34.It's put in place a ?400 million compensation fund to be overseen
:05:35. > :05:39.And the issue of mistreatment of RBS business customers has already
:05:40. > :05:40.been examined by MPs, who urged the FCA
:05:41. > :05:46.The bank used inappropriate behaviour, forced lots of companies,
:05:47. > :05:48.that could have survived, could have been put back into
:05:49. > :05:51.health, they went out of business because they were mistreated
:05:52. > :05:54.because the bank simply wanted to make profits out of them.
:05:55. > :05:57.I think we have to learn that lesson.
:05:58. > :05:59.We have to have a general system whereby small companies have
:06:00. > :06:04."The activities carried out by Global Restructuring Group
:06:05. > :06:06.are largely unregulated, therefore, the FCA's powers
:06:07. > :06:12.However, we're investigating issues raised by the report
:06:13. > :06:19.For the bank, which is 73% owned by UK taxpayers,
:06:20. > :06:23.this is yet another obstacle on the road to full health.
:06:24. > :06:26.Being accused of wholesale mistreatment of its own customers
:06:27. > :06:43.It has certainly taken its toll on the customer you spoke to, he said
:06:44. > :06:48.he felt suicidal. What more can be done to protect and must? There are
:06:49. > :06:51.whole range of measures to protect consumers if they have been wronged
:06:52. > :06:57.by a bank, but that does not seem to be the case when it comes to small
:06:58. > :07:05.and medium-sized enterprises. The report highlights that there is a
:07:06. > :07:08.regulatory gap in what the FCA do when companies are wronged by their
:07:09. > :07:12.bank. It says it will take action where it has powers and where it
:07:13. > :07:18.sees wrong doing. If you are a former RBS customer, and you are a
:07:19. > :07:20.business customer and you were sent into this restructuring division,
:07:21. > :07:24.and you feel that you were treated badly, you should turn to the bank
:07:25. > :07:27.first where they have a ?400 million compensation fund. It will be
:07:28. > :07:32.overseen by a retired High Court judge and that is your first port of
:07:33. > :07:34.call. RBS are keen to put this particular chapter in their
:07:35. > :07:41.chequered CV behind them. Thank you. A man has been shot in Brussels
:07:42. > :07:43.after reportedly using a machete to attack soldiers on duty
:07:44. > :07:48.in the city. Eye-witnesses reported hearing
:07:49. > :08:01.the sound of gunfire. Kevin Connelly is in Brussels. The
:08:02. > :08:05.man has since died? That is right. Brussels is one of those European
:08:06. > :08:09.cities where soldiers on patrol carrying rifles has become a
:08:10. > :08:15.commonplace sight. It is designed to reassure the public in the wake of
:08:16. > :08:20.attacks. However, to some individuals, those armed soldiers
:08:21. > :08:24.are a target. A man armed with a knife or machete attacked two
:08:25. > :08:30.soldiers in a busy district of shops and restaurants. He was then shot.
:08:31. > :08:33.He is reported to have died. Two soldiers were lightly injured. The
:08:34. > :08:38.authorities are saying they do consider it to have been a terror
:08:39. > :08:43.attack. They are investigating it in that spirit. It is worth saying that
:08:44. > :08:44.these attacks do not happen all the time, but there is a consciousness
:08:45. > :09:07.in places like Brussels that they can happen
:09:08. > :09:09.at any time, and that does produce a persistent bubbling low-level sense
:09:10. > :09:12.of anxiety in places like this. Thank you. Here are man has been
:09:13. > :09:14.arrested in an incident outside Buckingham Palace. Scotland Yard say
:09:15. > :09:16.two police officers were injured. This happened at the same time but
:09:17. > :09:19.there is no suggestion they were connected? We know this happened on
:09:20. > :09:24.the mouth outside Buckingham Palace at around 8:35pm tonight. A man has
:09:25. > :09:31.been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaults.
:09:32. > :09:37.The man was stopped by police. He was in possession of a knife. Police
:09:38. > :09:41.detained him and while doing so they did sustain minor injuries to their
:09:42. > :09:46.arms. The London ambulance was called. They assessed and treated
:09:47. > :09:50.the police at the scene but they were not serious injuries. Tonight
:09:51. > :09:54.we know the investigation is ongoing and there are police still there.
:09:55. > :09:58.Laura Trant, thank you. One of the most powerful hurricanes
:09:59. > :10:00.to hit America for more than a decade is heading
:10:01. > :10:03.towards the Gulf Coast states Hurricane Harvey is gathering
:10:04. > :10:06.in strength as it heads towards the coast -
:10:07. > :10:08.it's expected to reach land in the next few hours with winds
:10:09. > :10:11.of around 120 miles per hour. This is the satellite imagery
:10:12. > :10:14.of the category three storm Thousands of residents are boarding
:10:15. > :10:18.up their homes and heading inland, following warnings that parts
:10:19. > :10:19.of the state Hurricane Harvey is expected
:10:20. > :10:40.to huge amounts of rain - The view from space as Hurricane
:10:41. > :10:44.Harvey barrels towards the United States of America. The storm blew up
:10:45. > :10:50.fast in the Gulf of Mexico, taking Texans by surprise. Now time is
:10:51. > :10:56.scarce to prepare for the worst. It is a hurricane that will prove more
:10:57. > :11:00.dangerous than many hurricanes. Not only are we going to be dealing with
:11:01. > :11:05.the high winds that typically come with what should be a category three
:11:06. > :11:14.hurricane, but we are going to be dealing with immense really
:11:15. > :11:18.record-setting flooding. In some coastal cities, evacuations were
:11:19. > :11:24.urged not ordered. Many people here are determined to ride it out. We
:11:25. > :11:29.will go ahead and stick it out here. We have got sand bags ready, food
:11:30. > :11:34.for about a week, we have water, everything we need. But even before
:11:35. > :11:39.it arrives, Harvey is threatening lives. Here, ten critically ill
:11:40. > :11:47.babies are being evacuated from its path. Getting out is not easy. The
:11:48. > :11:49.roads are clogged as tens of thousands of people seek shelter
:11:50. > :11:53.away from a dangerous storm surge. The oil industry is bracing for a
:11:54. > :11:57.battering as well. The area at risk produces some 7 million barrels a
:11:58. > :12:02.day. With production slowing, oil prices are rising and at the pumps
:12:03. > :12:10.there is a rush to fill up, meaning supplies are running short. So too
:12:11. > :12:11.is food and water. Supermarket stocks are dwindling amid warnings
:12:12. > :12:16.about catastrophic flooding after torrential rain which might linger
:12:17. > :12:22.for days. In neighbouring Louisiana, those warnings sent a shiver through
:12:23. > :12:28.New Orleans. In 2005, the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The
:12:29. > :12:33.city was ill-prepared and disaster followed. Pumping stations are not
:12:34. > :12:37.at full capacity. This is the first big domestic urgency for President
:12:38. > :12:41.Donald Trump, but the White House rejects claims that his
:12:42. > :12:46.administration is understaffed and inexperienced. Some may define the
:12:47. > :12:47.storm for now but not for long. The authorities say an major disaster is
:12:48. > :12:52.just hours away. There've been riots
:12:53. > :12:54.in parts of northern India after a self-styled but hugely
:12:55. > :12:56.popular spiritual leader Nearly 30 people have died
:12:57. > :13:00.in the violence that erupted after a court found him guilty
:13:01. > :13:03.of raping two women 15 years ago. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh claims
:13:04. > :13:05.to have millions of followers. Thousands of his devotees
:13:06. > :13:07.went on the rampage, setting fire to vehicles,
:13:08. > :13:09.buildings and railway stations. Violence broke out almost as soon
:13:10. > :13:17.as the guilty verdict was handed More than 100,000 of
:13:18. > :13:25.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's followers had flocked to the town
:13:26. > :13:29.to demonstrate their support. They went on the rampage, burning
:13:30. > :13:33.cars and attacking the police, who responded with tear gas
:13:34. > :13:39.and water cannons. When that didn't subdue the crowd,
:13:40. > :13:42.they fired live ammunition, and there have been
:13:43. > :13:45.clashes elsewhere, too. This train was torched by an angry
:13:46. > :13:51.mob here in the Indian, Delhi. Elsewhere in the city,
:13:52. > :13:54.buses have been set on fire. The guru has an absolutely
:13:55. > :14:06.enormous following, he estimates 50 million people,
:14:07. > :14:08.and the fear is that violence Guru Ram Rahim is a charismatic
:14:09. > :14:12.figure, he makes movies calling His huge beard and flamboyant style
:14:13. > :14:17.has led to him being called But despite his sometimes
:14:18. > :14:23.extraordinary appearance, he is regarded as a living saint
:14:24. > :14:27.by many of his followers. This is the latest in a series
:14:28. > :14:30.of scandals here in India involving ascetics who claim
:14:31. > :14:36.exceptional spiritual powers. Guru Ram Rahim insists his sect
:14:37. > :14:40.is a social welfare and spiritual group, but these two rape
:14:41. > :14:44.convictions aren't the only He has been accused of helping plan
:14:45. > :14:50.a murder and it is also claimed he persuaded 400 of his acolytes
:14:51. > :14:55.to have themselves castrated It is that kind of devotion that
:14:56. > :15:02.explains the scale and intensity of the violence here in North India
:15:03. > :15:07.and also why the authorities A brief look at some
:15:08. > :15:27.of the day's other news stories. The billionaire boss of the Samsung
:15:28. > :15:30.electronics empire, Jay Y Lee, He was found guilty of paying
:15:31. > :15:34.$6 billion in bribes to South Korea's government,
:15:35. > :15:36.embezzlement and perjury. Here, a suspected international
:15:37. > :15:39.drugs dealer has appeared before magistrates in Westminster to face
:15:40. > :15:47.extradition to the United States. Muhammad Asif Hafeez,
:15:48. > :15:49.also known as the Sultan, is wanted there for importing
:15:50. > :16:03.heroin and methamphetamine. A former rock star, who's
:16:04. > :16:05.been jailed for multiple cases of child abuse,
:16:06. > :16:07.could have been caught years earlier if the police had
:16:08. > :16:14.investigated him properly. Ian Watkins, the lead singer
:16:15. > :16:16.of the band Lostprophets, was sentenced to 29 years
:16:17. > :16:19.in prison, four years ago. But an investigation
:16:20. > :16:20.by the Independent Police Complaints Commission found that
:16:21. > :16:23.South Wales Police missed a series The United Nations says air strikes
:16:24. > :16:27.in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition have killed more than 40 civilians
:16:28. > :16:49.in the past week, The United Nations says air strikes
:16:50. > :16:52.in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition have killed more than 40 civilians
:16:53. > :16:54.in the past week, The latest hit a residential
:16:55. > :16:58.neighbourhood in the capital, Sanaa, killing at least 12 people,
:16:59. > :17:00.women and children among them, sparking more
:17:01. > :17:01.international condemnation. Yemen, one of the poorest
:17:02. > :17:04.countries in the Middle East, 17 million people are struggling
:17:05. > :17:08.to feed themselves, 7 million The war is between a Saudi-led
:17:09. > :17:12.coalition, backed by the US and UK, which supports the government
:17:13. > :17:14.and the Houthi rebels who have Another ruined building
:17:15. > :17:18.in Yemen's battered capital. This is what's left
:17:19. > :17:20.an apartment block in Sanaa. Amongst the rubble,
:17:21. > :17:22.bodies of dead children. The pictures, too
:17:23. > :17:23.distressing to show. This man says civilian homes
:17:24. > :17:25.are always targeted. Local people are convinced
:17:26. > :17:28.the attack was from a Saudi Today, the coalition has
:17:29. > :17:31.responded and said it We were in the same neighbourhood
:17:32. > :17:35.just two weeks ago when we met nine-year-old Nujood,
:17:36. > :17:36.you could hear the sound She told us they hit everywhere
:17:37. > :17:41.and how she and her family have "Stop the war", she told me then,
:17:42. > :17:54.but today another tradegy has struck just a few streets away
:17:55. > :17:57.from her home. Wednesday's attack on a hotel has
:17:58. > :18:05.now led to a call from the UN for an independent investigation,
:18:06. > :18:11.more than 30 were killed here. The Saudi-led coalition said
:18:12. > :18:22.they were targeted armed Houthi militants who they've been fighting
:18:23. > :18:31.in this brutal war. But aid agencies on the ground
:18:32. > :18:36.in Yemen say they're increasingly concerned about what they call
:18:37. > :18:38."the blatant disregard The high cost paid by civilians,
:18:39. > :18:42.in terms of deaths and casualties, is unimaginable and that comes
:18:43. > :18:45.in a situation where the war sees no sign of ending and we see a lack
:18:46. > :18:48.of political progress and, therefore, people see
:18:49. > :18:50.this as a daily... This is the new normal
:18:51. > :18:52.for people here in Sanaa. The war, now in its third year,
:18:53. > :18:55.has crippled Yemen. Disease has spread, more than half
:18:56. > :18:58.a million people here have cholera and a quarter of the population
:18:59. > :19:01.are on the brink of famine. This war has created what's now
:19:02. > :19:03.being called the world's worst humanitarian crisis,
:19:04. > :19:05.and with the failure of international diplomacy
:19:06. > :19:08.and the growing threat to civilians, there's no end in sight
:19:09. > :19:10.for the people of Yemen. Millions of people have
:19:11. > :19:23.been on the move today for the traditional
:19:24. > :19:24.bank holiday getaway. But there are more problems
:19:25. > :19:27.than usual because of major engineering work planned
:19:28. > :19:35.on the railways over the weekend. The south-east of England will be
:19:36. > :19:37.badly affected with station closures at Charing Cross,
:19:38. > :19:39.Euston and Liverpool Street In the north-west of England
:19:40. > :19:43.engineering works will affect stations in Manchester,
:19:44. > :19:51.Preston, Blackpool and Bolton. Our correspondent is at London's
:19:52. > :19:56.Euston Station. Are they getting ready to close completely now then?
:19:57. > :20:00.Yes. So over the next couple of hours or so this station will
:20:01. > :20:04.completely shut for the next couple of days ahead of this major
:20:05. > :20:07.engineering project. There have been some very busy periods today. You
:20:08. > :20:11.may be able to see hundreds of people still waiting for their
:20:12. > :20:16.trains home tonight. The project itself, it starts tomorrow, it's a
:20:17. > :20:21.major programme, costing more than 130 million. The work itself, it
:20:22. > :20:26.involves more than 17,000 engineers, what they will be doing, they will
:20:27. > :20:29.be extending platforms for longer trains, improving signalling and
:20:30. > :20:33.tracks as well as preparation work ahead of HS2. Of course, this means
:20:34. > :20:37.major disruption up-and-down the country for passengers. One of the
:20:38. > :20:40.main routes affected will be the West Coast Main Line, train from
:20:41. > :20:44.those areas won't come into London over the next couple of days.
:20:45. > :20:49.Network Rail say it is has to do this work because this is one of the
:20:50. > :20:53.quieter periods of the year. They say 50% fewer passengers use the
:20:54. > :20:58.trains during the period. The advice, check before you travel and
:20:59. > :21:09.of course give yourself plenty of time. Thank you.
:21:10. > :21:12.Driverless cars, they are the future, so we are told,
:21:13. > :21:14.and some have already been trialled on British roads.
:21:15. > :21:16.Now it's the turn of lorries because from next year
:21:17. > :21:18.convoys of semi-automated, self-driving lorries will be
:21:19. > :21:21.They will connect to each other via Wi-Fi,
:21:22. > :21:26.As the reality of driverless cars moves ever closer,
:21:27. > :21:28.the insurance industry is grappling with the impact that it will have
:21:29. > :21:32.There are still key questions to resolve, such as who would be
:21:33. > :21:35.responsible for a driverless car crash - the driver or the computer?
:21:36. > :21:38.The insurance giant AXA, which is advising the UK Government,
:21:39. > :21:40.has begun tests to try to get some answers.
:21:41. > :21:42.Our transport correspondent, Richard Westcott, reports.
:21:43. > :21:51.On a military base in Switzerland, important tests are going on.
:21:52. > :21:52.One of the world's biggest insurance companies
:21:53. > :22:01.For the first time, they're simulating what driverless vehicles
:22:02. > :22:04.might do when things go wrong, like if the computer was hacked,
:22:05. > :22:10.Well, this car is obviously a complete write-off,
:22:11. > :22:13.you can really smell that the airbags have gone off,
:22:14. > :22:15.but all of the sensors are now full of data,
:22:16. > :22:18.telling them what the car did, what happened to the driver
:22:19. > :22:21.here and all of that information will be used to determine how much
:22:22. > :22:30.Not too many rockfalls in Britain, but it is a problem in Switzerland.
:22:31. > :22:35.There's not a lot a computer can do about this.
:22:36. > :22:42.So what are insurers hoping to learn?
:22:43. > :22:45.We want to demonstrate that we cannot have the same
:22:46. > :22:47.accident investigation methods as we had before
:22:48. > :22:53.We need to know whether the driver or the car was in charge
:22:54. > :23:02.If a computer's driving, who'll be responsible for the crash?
:23:03. > :23:04.I don't think people need to worry about whether it's their fault
:23:05. > :23:12.The UK Government has decided an insurance policy will be required
:23:13. > :23:15.and that will deal with the claim in the first instance,
:23:16. > :23:18.so people will be compensated and then the insurance companies,
:23:19. > :23:19.motor manufacturers, they can argue amongst
:23:20. > :23:24.This next test is about giving the computer a moral dilemma.
:23:25. > :23:27.When an accident is inevitable, does it hit the person on the quad
:23:28. > :23:34.The bike's causing the accident, but the rider's more vulnerable,
:23:35. > :23:42.For this test, they simulate a car choosing the rider.
:23:43. > :23:49.It's just a dummy, but it's still hard to watch.
:23:50. > :23:54.Computer-driven cars are inevitable and these tests will determine
:23:55. > :24:05.They already predict that premiums will come down because computers
:24:06. > :24:14.Richard Westcott, BBC News, Zurich in Switzerland.
:24:15. > :24:17.The countdown is on in Las Vegas for what could prove to be
:24:18. > :24:21.the boxing match that breaks all records.
:24:22. > :24:23.The American boxer Floyd Mayweather has had 49 fights during his
:24:24. > :24:28.professional career and he's never been beaten.
:24:29. > :24:31.Now he's come out of retirement to take on the mixed martial artist,
:24:32. > :24:39.It's a pay-per-view match and it could rake in ?550 million.
:24:40. > :24:45.Around ?175 million, that's how much Floyd Mayweather will take home.
:24:46. > :24:48.A little less for Conor McGregor, he will have to make
:24:49. > :24:51.It's all happening in Las Vegas on Saturday night,
:24:52. > :24:56.or rather the early hours of Sunday morning here.
:24:57. > :25:09.On face value, it is an unlikely match up.
:25:10. > :25:11.Floyd Mayweather, one of boxing's all-time greats will,
:25:12. > :25:13.this weekend, step into the ring with Conor McGregor,
:25:14. > :25:15.the 29-year-old Dubliner who has never boxed professionally.
:25:16. > :25:17.Most experts give him little chance of victory.
:25:18. > :25:20.But then this is Las Vegas, where the bright lights act
:25:21. > :25:22.as a beacon for those hungry to make their fame and fortune.
:25:23. > :25:26.Exact figures are hard to pin down, but both men are expected to earn
:25:27. > :25:28.tens of millions of dollars in the most lucrative
:25:29. > :25:41.What will be the impact for boxing if you were to win?
:25:42. > :25:43.There'll be a new king and that's it.
:25:44. > :25:48.They'll begin to implement my methods and that's it.
:25:49. > :25:52.McGregor, ornately tattooed and nicknamed 'The Notorious'
:25:53. > :25:54.is already a star of the Ultimate Fighting
:25:55. > :26:00.Championship, in which competitors use a brutal mix of martial arts.
:26:01. > :26:04.Claiming unemployment benefit four years ago,
:26:05. > :26:07.he's had a meteoric rise and a shock win on Saturday would see him
:26:08. > :26:12.propelled to a whole new level of global recognition.
:26:13. > :26:17.His opponent, meanwhile, insists this fight will be his last.
:26:18. > :26:20.At the age of 40 and undefeated, Floyd Money Mayweather wants
:26:21. > :26:31.I'm not the same fighter I was 21 years ago but,
:26:32. > :26:34.mentally, no athlete is stronger than me, mentally.
:26:35. > :26:37.The usual hype and hoopla in the build-up to the first bell
:26:38. > :26:40.Last month's publicity tour was tarnished by homophobic slurs,
:26:41. > :26:43.allegations of racism and pantomime behaviour, with both men now
:26:44. > :26:50.Such behaviour, though, has not prevented thousands of fans
:26:51. > :26:56.from flocking to Las Vegas, or millions around
:26:57. > :26:58.the world purchasing the fight to watch on TV.
:26:59. > :27:00.Conor McGregor may never have fought professionally,
:27:01. > :27:04.but he's being greeted here as if he was the champion.
:27:05. > :27:09.Floyd Mayweather, in this his home town, is being seen as very much
:27:10. > :27:11.the outsider and McGregor is the man that the crowd
:27:12. > :27:14.But one former champion, who has fought and lost
:27:15. > :27:22.I think genuine boxing fans and UFC fans probably feel a little bit
:27:23. > :27:24.like I'm feeling, that it's a little bit -
:27:25. > :27:26.it's making a little bit of a farce of our sports.
:27:27. > :27:28.What happens in Vegas, should, according to
:27:29. > :27:46.You joined me at a loud weigh-in. Both boxers due on stage behind me
:27:47. > :27:50.in the next hour or so. Time keeping neither man's strong point. The next
:27:51. > :27:53.time they come together in this arein will be for the fight itself.
:27:54. > :27:57.Don't believe the hype. We're about to find out. Richard, Conway, in Las
:27:58. > :28:01.Vegas. Thank you. Now on BBC One, it's time
:28:02. > :28:04.for the news where you are.