:00:00. > :00:10.Tonight at 10:00pm, the security firm G4S suspends nine workers,
:00:11. > :00:12.over claims detainees had been abused at an immigration
:00:13. > :00:18.The Panorama programme went undercover at the facility
:00:19. > :00:30.Officers are alleged to have mocked and assaulted
:00:31. > :00:35.I'm absolutely disgusted by the alleged behaviour.
:00:36. > :00:38.It's totally unacceptable to me, to the organisation,
:00:39. > :00:47.to anyone else who would work in this kind of location.
:00:48. > :00:49.to anyone else who would work in this kind of vocation.
:00:50. > :00:52.Tonight a Home Office official, who used to work for G4S,
:00:53. > :01:01.A historic day for Kenya, as the country's Supreme Court
:01:02. > :01:03.declares last month's Presidential election was rigged
:01:04. > :01:12.At least 1400 people have now died after heavy monsoon rains
:01:13. > :01:15.rains across large parts of South Asia, including India.
:01:16. > :01:18.More than 500 people have died just in this one Indian state.
:01:19. > :01:22.The former England captain Wayne Rooney has been
:01:23. > :01:32.And a flurry of late goals sees England convincingly beat Malta
:01:33. > :01:36.while there were also good wins for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
:01:37. > :01:38.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News...
:01:39. > :01:41.No more Brits left in the US Open, after Kyle Edmund retired
:01:42. > :02:06.from his third round match with an injury.
:02:07. > :02:11.Nine employees, including two managers, at the security company
:02:12. > :02:15.G4S, have been suspended following allegations
:02:16. > :02:17.detainees were abused at an immigration removal centre
:02:18. > :02:24.It follows an investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme,
:02:25. > :02:27.claiming officers "mocked, and assaulted" people,
:02:28. > :02:29.and that there was "widespread self-harm and attempted suicides"
:02:30. > :02:36.G4S says it's aware of the allegations and "immediately"
:02:37. > :02:38.began an investigation, and tonight a Home Office employee,
:02:39. > :02:41.who used to work for the company, has also been suspended.
:02:42. > :02:47.Here's our Social Affairs Correspondent Alison Holt.
:02:48. > :02:49.Brook House Immigration Removal Centre sits a couple of hundred
:02:50. > :02:52.metres from the runway at Gatwick Airport.
:02:53. > :02:55.It's run by the global security firm G4S.
:02:56. > :02:57.Here foreign national prisoners facing
:02:58. > :03:02.deportation at the end of their sentence are detained alongside
:03:03. > :03:03.asylum seekers, illegal migrants and those who've
:03:04. > :03:11.Covert filming by the BBC's Panorama programme shows a chaotic place
:03:12. > :03:12.awash with drugs with self harm commonplace
:03:13. > :03:18.amongst the men held there.
:03:19. > :03:21.There are officers doing their best, but the undercover
:03:22. > :03:23.investigation alleges some staff mock, abuse or even assault
:03:24. > :03:28.The incidents picked up by the hidden camera worn by another
:03:29. > :03:45.Callum Tully has worked at Brook House for two years.
:03:46. > :03:49.There's a culture of violence at Brook House.
:03:50. > :03:54.When I started working there I was just...
:03:55. > :03:57.Quite quickly became just disturbed by what I was seeing and
:03:58. > :04:06.Last year, another Panorama investigation at
:04:07. > :04:09.Medway Secure Training Centre in Kent led to allegations of the
:04:10. > :04:12.mistreatment of some teenagers held there.
:04:13. > :04:16.The company says it's waiting to see the Brook House footage, but
:04:17. > :04:20.has suspended nine staff and put five others on restricted duties.
:04:21. > :04:23.My initial reaction is I'm absolutely
:04:24. > :04:30.It's totally unacceptable to me, to the organisation, to anybody else
:04:31. > :04:33.who would work in this kind of vocation.
:04:34. > :04:36.What does that tell you about the culture of Brook House,
:04:37. > :04:45.That we care for people, we look after people.
:04:46. > :04:55.And we do that in a way that is accepted, that is clearly laid down.
:04:56. > :04:58.It's understood an ex-G4S officer who now works for the Home
:04:59. > :05:01.The Home Office decides who is detained
:05:02. > :05:08.It says it condemns any actions that put the
:05:09. > :05:12.safety or dignity of detainees at risk.
:05:13. > :05:15.Adding that G4S needs to ensure there is a thorough investigation
:05:16. > :05:21.The company says it has alerted the police.
:05:22. > :05:29.STUDIO: Allison, there are wider questions tonight beyond the alleged
:05:30. > :05:33.abuse raised in the Panorama film concerning how those people who are
:05:34. > :05:36.awaiting a final decision on their immigration status are treated. When
:05:37. > :05:40.the programme goes out on Monday we will know the full details of the
:05:41. > :05:45.allegations themselves. There are broader issues here, as you say. In
:05:46. > :05:50.a place like Brook House you have nearly half of the detainees,
:05:51. > :05:55.foreign national offenders, people who have reached the end of their
:05:56. > :06:00.prison sentence. Then you have in the mix asylum seekers and visa over
:06:01. > :06:04.stayers. People who may never have been in trouble in any way apart
:06:05. > :06:09.from immigration offences. And then you have self harm and drugs. As
:06:10. > :06:13.well as the desperation of a lot of the people in there. It's a really
:06:14. > :06:18.toxic mix. It's worth saying that while some of the people in places
:06:19. > :06:22.like Brook House may not want to go and may resist going, there are also
:06:23. > :06:27.people who do want to go, and they find that there are delays and
:06:28. > :06:32.bureaucracy gets in the way. But places like Brook House were built
:06:33. > :06:39.to house people for 72 hours in those days just before departure
:06:40. > :06:43.from the country. But inspectors say the average length of stay at Brook
:06:44. > :06:47.House is 48 days, and some people there have spent months, and some
:06:48. > :06:51.people have been there more than two years. That's something we are
:06:52. > :06:56.seeing across detention centres, people staying longer. And that, in
:06:57. > :07:00.the end, has to raise issues about how well the immigration detention
:07:01. > :07:03.centre system is working. Indeed, thank you Alison Holt.
:07:04. > :07:05.And you can see that Panorama programme
:07:06. > :07:08."Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets" on BBC1,
:07:09. > :07:17.In a historic ruling, Kenya's Supreme Court says last
:07:18. > :07:19.month's presidential election was flawed, and the judges
:07:20. > :07:23.The victor, President Uhuru Kenyatta, says
:07:24. > :07:26.the decision is political, but he will accept the judgement.
:07:27. > :07:29.He'd won the closely fought ballot by just over a million votes,
:07:30. > :07:31.but the opposition claimed there were widespread
:07:32. > :07:38.It's the first time a legal challenge to a presidential vote
:07:39. > :07:40.has been successful anywhere in Africa.
:07:41. > :07:48.Veteran politician Raila Odinga gets one more chance
:07:49. > :07:53.A last-minute decision to challenge the result
:07:54. > :07:57.of the presidential election paid off.
:07:58. > :08:01.The presidential election held on the 8th August 2017 was not
:08:02. > :08:06.conducted in accordance with the constitution
:08:07. > :08:09.and the applicable law, rendering the declared result
:08:10. > :08:23.The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day
:08:24. > :08:30.Rather they looked at the electoral process in its totality from voter
:08:31. > :08:33.registry on to civic education as well as the campaigning and
:08:34. > :08:38.In a sense this judgment sets a strong precedent for election
:08:39. > :08:40.disputes globally and a high threshold for the
:08:41. > :08:49.Outside the court, celebrations erupted among opposition supporters.
:08:50. > :08:55.It's now back to the drawing board for presidential candidates.
:08:56. > :09:01.As much as I disagree with it, I respect it.
:09:02. > :09:07.I disagree with it, because, as I have said,
:09:08. > :09:12.millions of Kenyans queued, made their choice, and six people
:09:13. > :09:22.have decided that they will go against the will of the people.
:09:23. > :09:25.The court directed the electoral commission
:09:26. > :09:28.But the opposition says it has no confidence
:09:29. > :09:37.Most of them actually belong in jail.
:09:38. > :09:41.And therefore we are going to ask for prosecution,
:09:42. > :09:44.of all the electoral commission officers who have caused
:09:45. > :09:49.this monstrous crime against the people of Kenya.
:09:50. > :09:51.The constitution states a new election must be
:09:52. > :09:58.For now though, opposition supporters across the country
:09:59. > :10:04.are basking in the glory of the court victory.
:10:05. > :10:14.International observers including former US Secretary of State John
:10:15. > :10:18.Kerry declared the election largely free and fair. So this Supreme Court
:10:19. > :10:24.decision really is momentous. That's right. The international observers
:10:25. > :10:29.were criticised for rushing to endorse a process even before the
:10:30. > :10:34.final result was announced. But they did also emphasise the importance of
:10:35. > :10:38.seeking legal means of dispute resolution, and we believe that
:10:39. > :10:44.pressure is what led to the petition that was decided today. The judges
:10:45. > :10:48.made a radical decision. It was against the norm, even in the
:10:49. > :10:54.Commonwealth, where judges generally tend to show restraint. But by so
:10:55. > :10:59.doing, they have demonstrated their independence. Thank you.
:11:00. > :11:02.It's now believed more than 1400 people have died after catastrophic
:11:03. > :11:06.flooding across several South Asian countries.
:11:07. > :11:08.This year's annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy.
:11:09. > :11:11.In all around 41 million people have been affected,
:11:12. > :11:17.Millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes
:11:18. > :11:24.Parts of India's financial centre, Mumbai, are under several feet
:11:25. > :11:27.of water, and in the eastern state of Bihar, more than 500
:11:28. > :11:31.Our South Asia Correspondent Justin Rowlatt is there
:11:32. > :11:40.Those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods.
:11:41. > :11:44.Villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in
:11:45. > :11:49.Bihar, one of the poorest states in India.
:11:50. > :11:53.Budhia Devi says her life has been ruined.
:11:54. > :12:06.My house is totally broken and I'm just left sitting
:12:07. > :12:17.The people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest
:12:18. > :12:26.The floodwaters have begun to drain back.
:12:27. > :12:31.Only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives.
:12:32. > :12:35.More than 500 people have died just in this one Indian state,
:12:36. > :12:41.17 million affected, and now there are new concerns -
:12:42. > :12:44.houses, schools, roads - they all need to be rebuilt and then
:12:45. > :12:49.of course there is the danger of disease.
:12:50. > :12:53.Filthy water, hot weather, and the lack of basic sanitation can
:12:54. > :13:00.People remained in water three days, four days.
:13:01. > :13:04.Their homes were submerged in the water.
:13:05. > :13:07.They remained in the water but due to waterborne diseases,
:13:08. > :13:12.they were drinking contaminated water, so it's a huge risk.
:13:13. > :13:17.And this is a snapshot from just one tiny part of a catastrophe
:13:18. > :13:23.that is unfolding across much of South Asia.
:13:24. > :13:26.The region floods every year, but this is different.
:13:27. > :13:29.Exceptional rains have brought devastation right
:13:30. > :13:33.across the foothills of the Himalayas, from Bangladesh
:13:34. > :13:40.in the east, across northern India and Nepal, and now up into Pakistan.
:13:41. > :13:43.The death toll from the collapse of a single building
:13:44. > :13:50.in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai, rose to 33 today.
:13:51. > :13:57.Police suspect it was weakened by the torrential rains.
:13:58. > :13:59.And 16 people have died in flash floods in Karachi,
:14:00. > :14:05.But the monsoon's fury is not spent yet.
:14:06. > :14:09.More rain is forecast across the region.
:14:10. > :14:17.Well, it's not just South Asia that's suffered
:14:18. > :14:20.From the US to Japan, lives have been lost due
:14:21. > :14:24.Chris Fawkes from the BBC Weather Centre is here
:14:25. > :14:29.with his analysis of what's been happening across the globe.
:14:30. > :14:32.The monsoon season runs from June to September and brings rains vital
:14:33. > :14:35.for the well-being of over a billion people, but the rains
:14:36. > :14:39.Floods this year have been particularly bad in north India,
:14:40. > :14:44.But it's not the only part of the world hit by severe
:14:45. > :14:48.In early July, unprecedented rains hit southern Japan's Kyushu Island
:14:49. > :14:53.with an astonishing 77cm of rain falling in just nine hours.
:14:54. > :14:55.Floods and landslides killed over 30 people with 500,000
:14:56. > :15:02.Africa's Sierra Leone was hit by torrential rain on the night
:15:03. > :15:04.of the 14th August with ensuing severe floods and mudslides
:15:05. > :15:08.killing over 1,000 people in the capital, Freetown.
:15:09. > :15:11.Then tropical storm Harvey dumped the largest amount of rain ever seen
:15:12. > :15:14.from a single storm in the mainland United States with a record-smashing
:15:15. > :15:17.132cm of rain recorded at Cedar Bayou to the east
:15:18. > :15:23.of Houston, an unprecedented amount of rain.
:15:24. > :15:25.Are there any links with these floods around the world?
:15:26. > :15:29.Well, they all involved storms fed by rich tropical moist air.
:15:30. > :15:31.This air, in all cases, had come over oceans that
:15:32. > :15:33.were unusually warm, with temperatures in the Indian
:15:34. > :15:35.Ocean, the East China Sea, the Eastern Tropical Atlantic
:15:36. > :15:41.and the Gulf of Mexico all warmer than normal.
:15:42. > :15:43.Convergent winds locked the storms over the same location
:15:44. > :15:47.and concentrated the extreme rain over just that area.
:15:48. > :15:48.Then, of course, there's climate change.
:15:49. > :15:50.This graph of rain in the United States using American
:15:51. > :15:53.national weather service data shows that extreme rainfall has become
:15:54. > :15:58.The International Panel on Climate Change expects such
:15:59. > :16:03.events to become a little more common in a warmer world.
:16:04. > :16:05.It's well known that warmer air holds more water,
:16:06. > :16:08.so as the planet warms up, these rare but extreme rainfall
:16:09. > :16:11.events have the potential to give even more rain than they would have
:16:12. > :16:22.The UN has warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe,
:16:23. > :16:26.after nearly 40,000 refugees from Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim
:16:27. > :16:31.minority fled into neighbouring Bangladesh in the past week.
:16:32. > :16:33.It follows weeks of communal violence in Rakhine state,
:16:34. > :16:36.which military sources say have left more than 350 people dead.
:16:37. > :16:41.Both the Burmese military, and Rohingya militants have been
:16:42. > :16:48.accused of atrocities, including mass murder and rape.
:16:49. > :16:50.The Brexit Secretary, David Davis, says he's a "determined optimist"
:16:51. > :16:52.about Britain's future outside the European Union.
:16:53. > :16:54.His comments on a visit to Washington, come
:16:55. > :16:57.after the Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, accused the EU,
:16:58. > :16:59.of trying to "blackmail" Britain, into accepting a Brexit divorce
:17:00. > :17:03.bill, as the price for beginning trade talks.
:17:04. > :17:09.Here's our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier.
:17:10. > :17:12.The Prime Minister showing how it's done.
:17:13. > :17:14.At a meeting with the Emperor of Japan, a lesson
:17:15. > :17:19.But it seems her trade Secretary hadn't got the memo.
:17:20. > :17:22.Speaking in Japan, he accused the EU of bullying the UK into agreeing
:17:23. > :17:25.a Brexit divorce bill before it'll start negotiating any
:17:26. > :17:32.We can't be blackmailed into paying a price on the first part.
:17:33. > :17:36.We think that we should begin discussions on the final settlement
:17:37. > :17:43.It's no surprise there is a bit of rough and tumble at this stage
:17:44. > :17:46.in the talks and it's significant Liam Fox didn't repeat the word
:17:47. > :17:48.blackmail when asked exactly what he meant.
:17:49. > :17:51.A moment perhaps when frustration got the better of him.
:17:52. > :17:53.But it's certainly not a phrase you can expect
:17:54. > :18:00.Fresh from his talks in Brussels this week,
:18:01. > :18:03.the Brexit secretary gave a speech to business leaders in Washington
:18:04. > :18:07.today and tried to laugh away his colleague's controversial comments.
:18:08. > :18:09.I never comment, I know what you're doing, I never comment on other
:18:10. > :18:14.Look, we are in a difficult, tough, complicated negotiation.
:18:15. > :18:19.I have said from the beginning it will be turbulent.
:18:20. > :18:23.What we're having at the moment is the first ripple.
:18:24. > :18:29.And there will be many more ripples along the way.
:18:30. > :18:31.Critics here claim Liam Fox's talk of blackmail will only
:18:32. > :18:35.This is sabre rattling from a trade secretary
:18:36. > :18:43.Because he cannot do anything until the trade position of the UK
:18:44. > :18:52.The Prime Minister rounded off her trip cheering on the GB
:18:53. > :18:59.But when it comes to Brexit the government is still searching
:19:00. > :19:01.for some big points, and will be hoping for more
:19:02. > :19:10.Eleanor Garnier, BBC News, Westminster.
:19:11. > :19:13.Let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories.
:19:14. > :19:15.Refuse workers in Birmingham have gone back on strike,
:19:16. > :19:17.in a long-running dispute with the city council
:19:18. > :19:20.Industrial action was suspended last month after seven weeks
:19:21. > :19:23.of stoppages, which left rubbish piling up in several areas,
:19:24. > :19:26.but the unions now claim the council has gone back on a deal not
:19:27. > :19:35.A man's been jailed for attempting to rob the Premier League
:19:36. > :19:38.footballer Andy Carroll, when he pulled up beside him
:19:39. > :19:41.The West Ham striker was driving home from training
:19:42. > :19:43.in north east London, when 22-year-old Jack O'Brien
:19:44. > :19:47.O'Brien was sentenced to six years in prison,
:19:48. > :20:02.and another five years for a string of other offences.
:20:03. > :20:04.The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac
:20:05. > :20:08.Leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
:20:09. > :20:10.for nearly a decade, he was created a Cardinal
:20:11. > :20:13.Our Religious Affairs correspondent Martin Bashir
:20:14. > :20:17.May also keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ forever.
:20:18. > :20:21.Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor served as the head of
:20:22. > :20:23.the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales from 2000 until 2009.
:20:24. > :20:26.He was a man of great faith and of great fun.
:20:27. > :20:32.He had an infectious laugh, and just loved to be cheerful
:20:33. > :20:41.And it's that very, very positive attitude to life,
:20:42. > :20:43.which he saw as a gift of God, and to the challenges
:20:44. > :20:53.His theological acumen was recognised early and he served
:20:54. > :20:55.as rector of the English College in Rome before becoming Bishop
:20:56. > :21:01.And it was in Sussex that he faced his greatest public challenge.
:21:02. > :21:09.A local priest, Michael Hill, had been accused of child sexual abuse.
:21:10. > :21:11.Then Bishop Murphy-O'Connor decided to redeploy him
:21:12. > :21:20.Hill went on to abuse children and was jailed in 1997.
:21:21. > :21:23.Cormac Murphy-O'Connor refused to resign, but described
:21:24. > :21:27.his management of Hill as a grave mistake.
:21:28. > :21:30.Out of that terrible case came his decision to ask Lord Nolan
:21:31. > :21:34.to help him rethink how the Catholic Church in this country
:21:35. > :21:38.dealt with child abuse issues, to try and avoid such terrible
:21:39. > :21:47.Although he did not engage directly in politics,
:21:48. > :21:49.it was his careful nurturing that led Tony Blair to convert
:21:50. > :21:52.to Catholicism in 2007, after he had stepped down as Prime
:21:53. > :21:58.A year later, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor published a book entitled
:21:59. > :22:01.Faith in the Nation, in which he argued against
:22:02. > :22:05.the erosion of religious values in public life.
:22:06. > :22:09.It was this assertion, that the Christian faith must play
:22:10. > :22:12.a role in the public square, that Cormac Murphy-O'Connor had
:22:13. > :22:20.The former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal
:22:21. > :22:27.Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, who's died, at the age of 85.
:22:28. > :22:29.The former England football captain, Wayne Rooney, has been
:22:30. > :22:31.charged with drink-driving, after being arrested in Cheshire
:22:32. > :22:35.The Everton striker was released on bail this afternoon.
:22:36. > :22:42.He is arguably England's highest profile footballer.
:22:43. > :22:44.Wayne Rooney captained the national team and holds the goal-scoring
:22:45. > :22:55.He had many successful years at Manchester United and has had
:22:56. > :22:57.a promising start to this season, after returning to Everton.
:22:58. > :23:04.But it's off-pitch activities that sees Wayne Rooney
:23:05. > :23:09.In the early hours of this morning, he was arrested
:23:10. > :23:15.A few hours earlier, he was pictured on social
:23:16. > :23:18.He was stopped by police whilst driving a black
:23:19. > :23:23.Cheshire police say the Everton footballer
:23:24. > :23:30.31-year-old Wayne Rooney will appear before magistrates in Stockport
:23:31. > :23:33.on the 18th of September, where he can either admit
:23:34. > :23:42.He made no comment to reporters, as he arrived back home this
:23:43. > :23:46.afternoon, driven by his agent, Paul Stretford.
:23:47. > :23:48.After just retiring from international football
:23:49. > :23:51.and making a new start at Everton, this will be an unwelcome
:23:52. > :23:53.distraction for Rooney, his club and his fans,
:23:54. > :23:57.as he starts a new chapter of his career.
:23:58. > :24:07.With the outcome of the Brexit negotiations being uncertain,
:24:08. > :24:10.some financial institutions based here are establishing
:24:11. > :24:12.outposts on the Continent, to help manage any possible
:24:13. > :24:14.disruption when the UK leaves the European Union.
:24:15. > :24:16.And Amsterdam is proving a favourite destination, with RBS,
:24:17. > :24:21.and Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ, among
:24:22. > :24:31.Our business editor Simon Jack reports from the Netherlands.
:24:32. > :24:33.Amsterdam, home of the world's oldest stock exchange,
:24:34. > :24:37.mounting a new challenge to post-Brexit London.
:24:38. > :24:40.I think it's very young, the cost of living is very
:24:41. > :24:45.And also being part of the Continent.
:24:46. > :24:52.After the Brexit outcome, we see companies moving to Amsterdam,
:24:53. > :24:54.especially the more tax heavy companies, which need
:24:55. > :24:57.The passport means companies in the UK can service
:24:58. > :25:02.That may not be possible after the UK leaves,
:25:03. > :25:07.which is why this company is setting up shop in Amsterdam.
:25:08. > :25:11.Europe represents around half of our business, the EU 27.
:25:12. > :25:14.So as there isn't clarity yet, of course, on the outcome
:25:15. > :25:17.of the negotiations, we need to be prepared
:25:18. > :25:27.So what awaits those looking for a new European home?
:25:28. > :25:38.Harder to pronounce, but easier to afford,
:25:39. > :25:41.the cost of living and working in Amsterdam is half that of London.
:25:42. > :25:48.You can cycle to work, or even fly back to the UK in under an hour.
:25:49. > :25:52.You may well be thinking, who cares if a few bankers leave the UK?
:25:53. > :25:56.Well, apart from the jobs and the tax revenue they bring in,
:25:57. > :25:58.doing business under one roof, the one roof that is London,
:25:59. > :26:03.If you splinter all that business to the capitals of Europe,
:26:04. > :26:07.it becomes much less efficient, and that increases the costs
:26:08. > :26:10.of banks and insurance companies, and they pass that
:26:11. > :26:14.on to their customers, and that means you and me.
:26:15. > :26:18.He collected ?70 billion in taxes from financial services last year.
:26:19. > :26:26.It helps explain why the French Prime Minister didn't
:26:27. > :26:31.mince his words to me earlier this year.
:26:32. > :26:33.Mr Philippe, do you have a message for London?
:26:34. > :26:42.But in Amsterdam, typically, they have a more laid-back approach.
:26:43. > :26:43.We haven't done any aggressive campaigning.
:26:44. > :26:47.First of all because I don't believe that companies are persuaded by just
:26:48. > :26:52.And secondly because London is our partner city,
:26:53. > :26:57.and I think a strong London is good for Amsterdam, and vice versa.
:26:58. > :27:00.Aggressive, no, but they are considering loosening
:27:01. > :27:04.the bonus cap and adding 1500 international school places.
:27:05. > :27:08.In the post-Brexit beauty parade, this city means business.
:27:09. > :27:18.It's been a good night for the home nations,
:27:19. > :27:21.playing in their latest World Cup qualifying matches this evening.
:27:22. > :27:24.Scotland were convincing 3-0 winners away to Lithuania,
:27:25. > :27:29.with James McArthur getting their third.
:27:30. > :27:32.While in Malta, England took a while to get the measure
:27:33. > :27:34.of the 190th ranked side in the world, but eventually
:27:35. > :27:37.ran out 4-0 winners, as Natalie Pirks reports
:27:38. > :27:52.Samar may be over at home but the last drops of sunshine can still be
:27:53. > :27:56.found, if you are willing to travel. Gareth Southgate's focus has been on
:27:57. > :28:01.his players understanding what it means to play for their country, but
:28:02. > :28:05.identity has never been an issue for England fans, who hoped to night for
:28:06. > :28:09.a vintage performance in the heat. The fans have reason to be
:28:10. > :28:14.confident. Malta the whipping boys of the group, with six games played,
:28:15. > :28:17.six games lost. Anything less than a convincing win for England would
:28:18. > :28:23.leave difficult questions for Gareth Southgate. The match was a sell-out.
:28:24. > :28:26.The Maltese were here to enjoy themselves, and with Jordaan
:28:27. > :28:32.Henderson handed the captains armband, England were quick to try
:28:33. > :28:36.to join the party. Harry Kane with a great ball to sterling. The Maltese
:28:37. > :28:40.keeper, quick to spot the danger. Half chances came and went, and with
:28:41. > :28:45.no meaningful effort before half-time it was inevitable that the
:28:46. > :28:49.booing would ring out instead. Just one day after the transfer window
:28:50. > :28:55.closed, it was time for England's players to show their worth. Fleet
:28:56. > :29:03.of foot and quick of thought, Ali Delhi found Harry Kane and he found
:29:04. > :29:08.the net, a palpable sense of relief. Danny Welbeck was on hand for the
:29:09. > :29:12.third, and Malta's resilience was broken entirely when Harry Kane
:29:13. > :29:16.scored England's fourth, in a scoreline that more than flattered
:29:17. > :29:20.the group leaders. The World Cup may be within their sites, but
:29:21. > :29:28.convincing the public they are world class is another matter.
:29:29. > :29:34.And there was successful Northern Ireland in San Marino with a penalty
:29:35. > :29:36.from captain Steve Davis sealing a 3-0 victory, leaving them second in
:29:37. > :29:37.their group. Now on BBC One, it's time
:29:38. > :29:39.for the news where you are.