0:00:06 > 0:00:07Tonight at ten,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10President Trump stands by his "America first" policies for trade
0:00:10 > 0:00:14but insists the US is still open for business.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17He told his audience of international finance leaders
0:00:17 > 0:00:20that a booming US would benefit everyone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:26America first does not mean America alone.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30When the United States grows, so does the world.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32But a blow tonight to America first -
0:00:32 > 0:00:36US proposals for massive new tariffs on imported Bombardier planes
0:00:36 > 0:00:40part-made in Belfast are blocked.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43If the vote had gone the other way, it would have been devastating.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46It would have been devastating for the 4000 directly
0:00:46 > 0:00:48employed workers, for the 20,000 in the supply chain,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and for the Northern Ireland economy.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55We'll be looking at the implications for Bombardier's Belfast factory.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Also tonight, charting a new course -
0:00:58 > 0:01:00the Brexit Secretary outlines his vision for the years
0:01:00 > 0:01:04immediately after Britain's departure from the EU.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Six male BBC presenters agree a salary cut
0:01:07 > 0:01:10after a row over unequal pay.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I was earning a lot of money, and it seemed entirely proper to me
0:01:14 > 0:01:20that I shouldn't rather less money, so I've taken a few pay cuts, yeah.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22My daughter Angela was murdered seven months ago...
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0:01:29 > 0:01:31we speak to the British writer and director.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News, Yeovil Town take on Manchester
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0:01:59 > 0:02:01Good evening.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04President Trump has told an audience of business and political leaders
0:02:04 > 0:02:09that his mantra of "America first" does not mean "America alone".
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Trump said
0:02:13 > 0:02:16the US was "open for business", despite having campaigned
0:02:16 > 0:02:20to shield US manufacturers from foreign competition.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24But tonight, US proposals to impose tariffs of nearly 300% on imports
0:02:24 > 0:02:27from the aerospace group Bombardier were rejected,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31in a surprise ruling by the body which regulates trade.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35It means thousands of jobs in Belfast which were under threat
0:02:35 > 0:02:38are now likely to be safe.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40More on that in a moment, but first our North America editor,
0:02:40 > 0:02:48Jon Sopel, reports on the day's events in Davos.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Wherever Donald Trump has gone in Davos,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52the crowds have gone with him.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And wherever the cameras have been,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57the President has been pleased to oblige.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I hope we're going to bring back many billions
0:02:59 > 0:03:00of dollars into the US.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I think that will happen. It's already happening.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04But billions of dollars is coming back into the US,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06and I think that will just continue.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08How much today? How much?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Probably a lot.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14And that was the theme of his speech.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19America first, yes, but an America welcoming the world.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I will always put America first, just like the leaders
0:03:23 > 0:03:29of other countries should put their country first also.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35But America first does not mean America alone.
0:03:35 > 0:03:42When the United States grows, so does the world.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45But at the end of a week in which the US imposed
0:03:45 > 0:03:47extra charges on some imported goods from China,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49he played down talk of a trade war.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Nevertheless, there was a warning.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56We cannot have free and open trade
0:03:56 > 0:04:01if some countries exploit the system at the expense of others.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We support free trade, but it needs to be fair,
0:04:04 > 0:04:10and it needs to be reciprocal.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15Because in the end, unfair trade undermines us all.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Some stood to applaud,
0:04:17 > 0:04:24but it wasn't the ovation given to President Xi of China last year.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26This hasn't been a complete meeting of minds,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28but then again it was never going to be.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30That said, Donald Trump has been more conciliatory
0:04:30 > 0:04:32than many would have expected,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and the audience have reacted more warmly.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39It may be that Davos 2018 turns out to be a win-win.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43And the President was in conciliatory, almost repentant mood
0:04:43 > 0:04:46over those Britain First anti-Muslim retweets from last year
0:04:46 > 0:04:49that brought him to blows with the Prime Minister.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Here's what's fair.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52If you're telling me
0:04:52 > 0:04:56those are horrible people, horrible, racist people,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I would certainly apologise, if you'd like me to do that.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59I know nothing about them.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04So, yes, he would apologise, he just didn't actually say sorry.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06The President has now left the Swiss Alps,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10and if not yet a fully paid-up member of the Davos set,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12he will probably be invited back.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15There's a lot they liked about what Donald Trump said,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and who would disagree with his central message,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23that a booming US economy is good for the global economy?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Jon Sopel, BBC News, Davos.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29As you heard earlier, President Trump's "America first"
0:05:29 > 0:05:32trade policy suffered a blow tonight,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35after US plans to impose hefty duties on sales
0:05:35 > 0:05:39of Canadian airliners in the States were blocked.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42It's a ruling that will be welcomed by the workers at
0:05:42 > 0:05:45the Belfast factory where the wings of the C Series jets are built.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Our correspondent Danny Savage
0:05:46 > 0:05:54is outside the factory in Belfast tonight.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Reeta, this really has cast a shadow, this trade dispute, over
0:06:00 > 0:06:03thousands of jobs in Belfast, Bombardier is a goodly one of the
0:06:03 > 0:06:07biggest employers here in Northern Ireland, and most people really
0:06:07 > 0:06:11expected this vote do go the other way, the expected these trade
0:06:11 > 0:06:16tariffs to come into force. So there is jubilation here over the decision
0:06:16 > 0:06:21in the United States tonight. Bombardier say it is a victory for
0:06:21 > 0:06:24innovation, competition and the rule of law. And the Prime Minister,
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Theresa May, has tweeted this evening as well, saying that she
0:06:29 > 0:06:32welcomes the decision, which is good news for British industry. So a
0:06:32 > 0:06:35surprise result is that many people have welcomed.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38There will be relief and celebration on this production line tonight.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39A thousand people make wings
0:06:39 > 0:06:41for the C Series passenger jet here in Belfast.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44There was deep concern that a big order for an American airline
0:06:44 > 0:06:49would be lost if a huge US import tariff was imposed.
0:06:49 > 0:06:57They don't have to worry any more.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Officials in Washington have tonight thrown out a plan to impose an
0:07:01 > 0:07:05import tariff of nearly 300% on each of these aircraft after the American
0:07:05 > 0:07:10plane-maker Boeing said they were being sold cheap because of unfair
0:07:10 > 0:07:12subsidies. The American giant lost its case.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14You've worked in there for years -
0:07:14 > 0:07:16what will they be saying in there tonight?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I think they'll be pleased, I'm certainly over the moon
0:07:18 > 0:07:20about the decision, it's came against all expectations.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23How bad could it have been if the vote had gone through?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26If the vote had gone the other way, it would have been devastating.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29It would have been devastating for the thousands of directly
0:07:29 > 0:07:31employed workers, for the 20,000 in the supply chain,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and for the Northern Ireland economy.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38At the heart of the dispute was a claim that Bombardier
0:07:38 > 0:07:41received illegal subsidies from Britain and Canada,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44allowing it to undercut its rivals.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49In 2016, Bombardier won a big order for 75 planes from Delta Airlines -
0:07:49 > 0:07:52it was a key breakthrough into the US market,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54but Boeing took legal action.
0:07:54 > 0:08:01It claimed Bombardier spent more than $33 million building each plane
0:08:01 > 0:08:04but sold them for less than $20 million.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Today's judgment means a 292% tariff won't be added
0:08:07 > 0:08:13to the aircraft sale price.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Theresa May raised her concerns over Bombardier with Donald Trump
0:08:15 > 0:08:20at their meeting yesterday when they talked friendship and trade.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Could that and months of lobbying the US authorities
0:08:22 > 0:08:25have influenced this decision?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Well, I don't think the political pressure has been unhelpful,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30whether it is from the United Kingdom Government
0:08:30 > 0:08:32or from the Canadian government.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34But you know, the fundamentals of the C Series
0:08:34 > 0:08:36and the fundamental arguments that Bombardier have made
0:08:36 > 0:08:37throughout this have been vindicated.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And full power to them.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I'm delighted with the news this evening,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45and I wish them every success in selling what is a magical aircraft.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Boeing may appeal tonight's decision, but that could take years.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Meanwhile, this factory will be able to sell its plane parts
0:08:52 > 0:08:55tariff-free into the United States.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Danny Savage, BBC News, Belfast.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01The Brexit Secretary, David Davis,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04has outlined the Government's plans for the transition period
0:09:04 > 0:09:07after Britain leaves the EU in March next year.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10He confirmed that during that time
0:09:10 > 0:09:12the UK would be free to sign new trade agreements.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15But Mr Davis played down rifts within his own party over Europe,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17insisting there was "no difference"
0:09:17 > 0:09:19between himself, the Chancellor and Theresa May.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27In Teesside today,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30the Brexit Secretary was trying to calm troubled waters.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Surrounded by businesses dependent on EU trade,
0:09:32 > 0:09:37he promised certainty and continuity when we leave.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38David Davis set out the Government's plans
0:09:38 > 0:09:43for a transition period of up to two years after Brexit.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46This is a bridge to a new future partnership,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49where crucially the United Kingdom is outside the single market
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and outside of the customs union.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56He said for business there would be no dramatic change,
0:09:56 > 0:10:01but the UK would start to talk trade with other countries,
0:10:01 > 0:10:06all to be negotiated with the EU.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08But for now it's comments by his Cabinet colleague
0:10:08 > 0:10:09causing problems.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12The Chancellor said there could be very modest changes in EU relations.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14If the Cabinet can't agree on its position,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17how can you possibly negotiate with Brussels?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Look, I'm in politics, and people debate,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21and they have different views.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24There's a diversity of views on this subject, in all parties.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That doesn't mean that we don't have or can't have a coherent
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and forceful view, in the interests of the United Kingdom.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36Ministers don't always want their divisions laid bare.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Today the Chancellor insisted he backed the Government's view.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I was speaking about our trade relationship with the EU,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48and it is the Government's policy that we want to maintain
0:10:48 > 0:10:50the maximum possible access to markets, and the minimum
0:10:50 > 0:10:53friction at our borders.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Nonetheless, his comments angered some Tory MPs,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00although they insisted theyre still behind Theresa May.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Downing Street has made it clear that the Chancellor did not
0:11:03 > 0:11:04represent Government policy, and Government policy remains
0:11:04 > 0:11:09as set out by the Prime Minister.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11But the businesses Brexit will affect
0:11:11 > 0:11:14say the political discord is damaging.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17This car-parts manufacturer in Redcar relies on being able
0:11:17 > 0:11:22to import from and export to the EU, and its boss wants far more clarity
0:11:22 > 0:11:26from the Government about its long-term Brexit plan.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I think it's been pretty shambolic,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and I just want them to get on with it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33From the contrary statements coming out and infighting
0:11:33 > 0:11:36that is happening, I don't know what they're expecting to achieve,
0:11:36 > 0:11:44I don't know what their targets are, because it's just wishy-washy.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Businesses like those here which rely heavily
0:11:47 > 0:11:50on trade with the EU crave certainty.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55The Government says that's what the transition phase will offer.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58The trouble is the Conservative Party
0:11:58 > 0:12:02simply cannot agree on what should come beyond.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And as talks slowly approach future trade relations,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08what has so far been a fragile truce among the Tories looks rocky.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Teesside.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14The UK economy grew faster than expected
0:12:14 > 0:12:18in the last three months of 2017, according to new figures.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22The Office for National Statistics said it grew by 0.5%
0:12:22 > 0:12:26instead of the expected 0.4%.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But economic growth for the whole of last year
0:12:28 > 0:12:29was the slowest since 2012.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed, reports.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Building a stronger economy.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Global growth in China lifting businesses like this one
0:12:37 > 0:12:41in Oxfordshire, making health equipment for export.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42It's been a challenge.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46It took about three or four years for us to gain approval for us
0:12:46 > 0:12:48to sell into in China, but with a bit of patience
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and dedication we've now got those approvals,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and we are seeing that uplift in business now that were able
0:12:53 > 0:12:57to expand into the market the size of China.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Speeding around the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chancellor,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02selling Britain abroad.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Our export markets are growing, we've seen strong growth
0:13:04 > 0:13:09in services in this quarter.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12The economy is just resilient - it has been much more resilient
0:13:12 > 0:13:14than people expected.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Also here, the Governor of the Bank of England.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Yes, the UK economy is growing,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22but it is slower than many of our competitors.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25The world economy's accelerating, and we haven't seen that yet,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28but there's prospect, and I think this is the important point,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32there's the prospect this year, as there is greater clarity
0:13:32 > 0:13:36about the relationship with Europe and subsequently with the rest
0:13:36 > 0:13:39of the world, for re-coupling, if I can use that term,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43borrowed from Gwyneth Paltrow,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45a conscious re-coupling of the economy,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49with the UK economy with the global economy.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Gwyneth Paltrow to one side, let's look at the positives first.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55The UK has certainly had a better end to the year
0:13:55 > 0:13:58than many people expected.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Employment is high and growth is picking up,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03but just as the Governor warned, there is this drag on the economy,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08and that at least in part is down to Brexit uncertainty.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14We talk to businesses who tell us they're waiting for greater clarity
0:14:14 > 0:14:16about the future before they invest.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19What I'm very clear about is that as we move forward, and we made
0:14:19 > 0:14:22very good progress in December, as we move forward in this
0:14:22 > 0:14:27negotiation, we will be able to start to deliver that clarity.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29It's not all about Brexit, of course.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Economies are complicated things, and we haven't
0:14:31 > 0:14:32reached full velocity.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35That productivity problem, that income squeeze,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39all way down on our performance.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I think we've still got the same problem -
0:14:41 > 0:14:43austerity is rolling on, the Government hasn't listened,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46that's impacting upon people's wages as well as the demand overall.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48A lack of investment.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50We've been seeing it for years now.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53We need to scale up investment in our economy to grow our economy
0:14:53 > 0:14:56and make it more productive.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00The economy is being fixed, to an extent.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Manufacturers are doing well.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Will that optimism now spread to the rest of Britain?
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Kamal Ahmed, BBC News, Davos.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12A 15-year-old boy who crashed a stolen car,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13killing five people, has been jailed for
0:15:13 > 0:15:15four and a half years.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18The three children and two adults were passengers in the car when it
0:15:18 > 0:15:21crashed into a tree.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23The family of one of the children expressed their anger,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26saying the sentence was too short, as Phil Bodmer reports
0:15:26 > 0:15:30from Leeds Crown Court.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32The faces of three children killed in a car crash
0:15:32 > 0:15:35in Leeds last November.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Ellis Thornton-Kimmit was just 12 years old,
0:15:38 > 0:15:44his brother Elliott was 14, and Darnell Harte 15.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47They were killed in a stolen car alongside friends
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Anthony Armour and Robbie Meerun, who were both 24.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The vehicle hit a tree near houses in the Meanwood area of Leeds
0:15:54 > 0:15:57after the 15-year-old driver, who can't be named, lost control.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01The impact split the car in two.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Today, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09No words can never describe the pain that we feel.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Relatives of one of the victims said it wasn't enough.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15He's going to serve two years in prison, it's
0:16:15 > 0:16:17not ever going to be long enough, ever.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20That's what, a couple of months for each person's life?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22You know?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24We've lost one of our siblings, Ellis and Elliot's mum
0:16:24 > 0:16:29has lost two of her, both of her children.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32When police arrived here, they say it was a scene of total carnage.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Today Leeds Crown Court heard how witnesses saw the stolen
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Renault Clio driving erratically on the wrong side of the road,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42running red lights, and travelling at speeds of up to 88 mph
0:16:42 > 0:16:45in a 40 mph zone.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It was a truly horrendous incident, it really was, to lose three
0:16:48 > 0:16:53children and two adults in such a significant incident
0:16:53 > 0:16:54is absolutely horrendous.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Many, many people affected by it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58And what I will say is no sentence will ever compensate
0:16:58 > 0:17:01for the lost that the families and the communities
0:17:01 > 0:17:03of Leeds have felt.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06The court heard the boy had shown remorse, with the judge
0:17:06 > 0:17:08telling him his actions that night will shape his life
0:17:08 > 0:17:11every day from now on.
0:17:11 > 0:17:17Phil Bodmer, BBC News, Leeds.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20The BBC says it is "grateful" to six male presenters who have agreed
0:17:20 > 0:17:23to a pay cut after revelations of salary inequality
0:17:23 > 0:17:25at the Corporation emerged.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The details are still being worked out, but the six are Huw Edwards,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and Jeremy Vine.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37John Humphrys this evening confirmed that he'd agreed to a substantial
0:17:37 > 0:17:38reduction in his pay.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Our media editor, Amol Rajan, reports.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42So now it's official - at least six of the BBC's most
0:17:42 > 0:17:44high-profile male journalists will take a pay cut,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47though some haven't yet signed on the dotted line.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Last summer, when the salaries of those earning over
0:17:49 > 0:17:51£150,000 were revealed, the BBC argued the move
0:17:51 > 0:17:55would be inflationary and a poacher's charter.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But precious little poaching has taken place,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59and if anything, this transparency is proving deflationary.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03On his way into work this morning, Radio 2's Jeremy Vine said
0:18:03 > 0:18:06he applauded the changes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I think it all needs to be sorted out, and I support my female
0:18:09 > 0:18:12colleagues, who've rightly said that they should be paid the same
0:18:12 > 0:18:15when they're doing the same job.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It's just a no-brainer, so it wasn't a problem
0:18:18 > 0:18:21for me to accept one.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's Friday morning...
0:18:23 > 0:18:25On his breakfast show on Radio 5 live this morning,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Nicky Campbell revealed that he is one of
0:18:27 > 0:18:28those taking a cut.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30And I am also on that list.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Radio 4's John Humphrys has taken a substantial pay cut.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The BBC used to have, in the good old days,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39an awful lot of money.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43It no longer has an awful lot of money - it's having to cut
0:18:43 > 0:18:44right, left and centre.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I was earning a lot of money, and it seemed entirely proper to me
0:18:47 > 0:18:50that I should earn rather less money, so I've taken
0:18:50 > 0:18:52a few pay cuts, yeah.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55In a statement, the BBC thanked those taking a pay cut and said...
0:18:55 > 0:19:05The pay cuts reveal the changing economics of broadcasting.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Many of those taking pay cuts got generous deals in an earlier era,
0:19:08 > 0:19:13when the market for talent was more competitive.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Today, the big money is in entertainment rather
0:19:15 > 0:19:17than news, but some people feel the BBC shouldn't
0:19:17 > 0:19:19enter bidding wars.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24The BBC is there, it's financed by licence-fee payers' money,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27it is public money, and it obviously has to be careful with it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It develops talent, but if talent then goes elsewhere because the pay
0:19:30 > 0:19:35on offer is greater, then that is a matter
0:19:35 > 0:19:37for those people concerned.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The issue of equal pay is about more than current disparities
0:19:40 > 0:19:42between people doing similar jobs.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It's also about what some see as historic injustices
0:19:44 > 0:19:47and the feeling among some women at the BBC that they've
0:19:47 > 0:19:51accumulated this advantage over the course of their careers.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Reducing the salaries of six high-profile male
0:19:53 > 0:19:56presenters may be a necessary, even inevitable first step,
0:19:56 > 0:20:02but it doesn't address or solve the deeper, structural issues.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04The BBC faces other pressing challenges -
0:20:04 > 0:20:06from the discrepancy in pay between on and off-air talent,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09to the growing disconnect with working-class audiences.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12These pay cuts are a significant gesture, but they barely begin
0:20:12 > 0:20:15to address the causes of anger felt throughout the corporation.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Amol Rajan, BBC News.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26The release of the serial sex attacker John Worboys from prison
0:20:26 > 0:20:28has been temporarily put on hold, after a legal challenge
0:20:28 > 0:20:31by two of his victims.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Their lawyer said the application for the review had been
0:20:33 > 0:20:36made to the High Court, and is due to take place
0:20:36 > 0:20:38early next month.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Families of the Birmingham pub bombings' victims have welcomed
0:20:40 > 0:20:44a court ruling that a coroner was wrong to exclude
0:20:44 > 0:20:46the names of the alleged suspects in a new inquest.
0:20:46 > 0:20:4921 people were killed when two IRA bombs exploded in 1974.
0:20:49 > 0:20:57The families, however, are angry they had to pay for legal help.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59The suspension of non-urgent operations to ease winter NHS
0:20:59 > 0:21:02pressures in England is to be lifted from February.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Hospitals had originally been advised to delay non-emergency
0:21:04 > 0:21:08surgery until mid-January.
0:21:08 > 0:21:15That was then extended, in a bid to free up hospital beds and staff.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17The Food Standards Agency says it's looking at issues
0:21:17 > 0:21:20involving the use by dates on meat supplied to thousands of pubs,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24hotels, and some schools and care homes by the Derby-based
0:21:24 > 0:21:27company Russell Hume.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Its six sites have been closed since Tuesday.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32One of its major customers, the pub chain Wetherspoons, today
0:21:32 > 0:21:36apologised to its customers and said it had found a new supplier,
0:21:36 > 0:21:40as Emma Simpson reports.
0:21:40 > 0:21:47No steaks being served here.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49There haven't been any at Wetherspoons since Tuesday.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Thank you, cheers.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Not great for a business which sells thousands of steaks every week.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55It decided to withdraw them when it discovered
0:21:55 > 0:21:57problems with its supplier, Russell Hume.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59We are none the wiser.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04We are a big customer.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07We serve 10 million steaks a year in our pub.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08That's a lot of steak.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11And we've always served them in good faith and it's been great.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Russell Hume have been a good supplier to us.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15But something has gone terribly wrong here,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and people really need to know what the situation is.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20We cut the steak between 15 and 20 millimetres in thickness.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Russell Hume prides itself on selling quality products,
0:22:22 > 0:22:23but tonight the Food Standards Agency said
0:22:23 > 0:22:27it was concerned about use by dates.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29The company had failed to demonstrate it complied
0:22:29 > 0:22:34with food hygiene rules.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37The FSA said so serious and widespread were the issues,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40it called for production to be stopped at all of Russell Hume's six
0:22:40 > 0:22:44sites, and for a withdrawal of unused meat from its customers.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46In a statement, the company said it was shocked
0:22:46 > 0:22:49by the FSA's actions, adding:
0:23:01 > 0:23:06But that hasn't stopped Wetherspoons from changing supplier.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07It's not just Wetherspoons.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10A host of household names have also withdrawn meat,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14including Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18the pub chains Greene King and Marston's, and Butlins.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Schools and care homes have also been affected.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25It's important for people to be given information as quickly
0:23:25 > 0:23:27as possible so they can make informed decisions about where
0:23:27 > 0:23:29they are eating and indeed what they are eating,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31and knowing that they are doing so safely.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I think it would have been helpful if the Food Standards Agency had
0:23:34 > 0:23:37given a little earlier the information that
0:23:37 > 0:23:40they provided today.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43So the FSA has gone some way in satisfying
0:23:43 > 0:23:44the appetite for answers.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Steaks will be back on the menu here next week.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49This investigation, though, will take a lot longer.
0:23:49 > 0:23:57Emma Simpson, BBC News.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Football, and no giant-killing in the West Country tonight. Manchester
0:24:08 > 0:24:13United beat Yeovil 4-0 in the FA Cup. Alexis Sanchez made his debut
0:24:13 > 0:24:17but was substituted in the second half as United took control. Lingard
0:24:17 > 0:24:23scored the pick of the goals, running through the Yeovil defence.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It's been nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the story of a grieving
0:24:28 > 0:24:30mother's fight for justice in small town America.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Will Gompertz has been speaking to the man from London
0:24:32 > 0:24:36who wrote and directed the film, Martin McDonagh.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38My daughter Angela was murdered seven months ago...
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Francis McDormand as Mildred Hayes, the uncompromising, unflinching
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and very angry grieving mother...
0:24:44 > 0:24:46You drilled a hole in the dentist?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Who rents three billboards
0:24:50 > 0:24:51outside Ebbing, Missouri, a fictional town created
0:24:51 > 0:24:53by Martin McDonagh, the film's London-born Irish
0:24:53 > 0:24:56writer and director.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Martin McDonagh has got an Oscar nomination for his writing
0:24:58 > 0:25:00but not for his directing.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I wonder if he's a little bit disappointed.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06No, not really, particularly because the mates got nominated
0:25:06 > 0:25:08in the other categories.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It would have been nice, but seven's good.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12You get over here.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16No, you get over here.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18All right.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20One of the criticisms that Three Billboards has
0:25:20 > 0:25:23is that the Sam Rockwell character, Dixon the policeman,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25who is a racist, is treated sympathetically by you.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30Well, he's definitely a racist and a bully.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I wouldn't say he's treated sympathetically.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I was trying to see, I think, the hope in all of these people.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41So if you say that's treating characters symathetically,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45to a degree it is.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48But the point of the film, and I think the thing that I hope
0:25:48 > 0:25:50people come away with, is the possibility
0:25:50 > 0:25:52of changing people.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54If it was me, I'd start a database.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Every male baby that's born, stick them on it, and as soon
0:25:57 > 0:26:00as he'd done something wrong, cross-reference it, make 100%
0:26:00 > 0:26:05certain it was a correct match, then kill him.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08We've heard many speeches from many people in the movie industry saying
0:26:08 > 0:26:10it is time for a change.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Do you think that's just lip service, or do you think
0:26:12 > 0:26:15something actually quite fundamental is happening?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18It feels like something really new and really great is happening.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Like, I've been in the rooms at the last couple of awards things,
0:26:22 > 0:26:28and it is palpable, and it does feel angry, and it does feel like it's
0:26:28 > 0:26:31not going to go away, and I think that's great.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36It feels like a change is properly happening.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I'd do anything to catch your daughter's killer.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41The Oscars ceremony at the beginning of March might well point
0:26:41 > 0:26:43towards that change, with some surprising winners,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and quite possibly a forthright acceptance speech from this lady.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Will Gompertz, BBC News.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53That's it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:26:56 > 0:27:12Have a very good night.