:00:32. > :00:38.The veteran broadcaster and disc jockey Sir Jimmy Savile has died at
:00:38. > :00:42.the age of 84. He was best known for his show Jim'll Fix It and
:00:42. > :00:45.being the first and last presenter of Top of the Pops. As a charity
:00:45. > :00:48.campaigner he also ran over 200 marathons, raising more than 40
:00:48. > :00:55.million pounds. Tributes are being paid tonight - Prince Charles said
:00:55. > :01:01.he was saddened by the news. Nick Higham looks back at his life. He
:01:01. > :01:04.loved the limelight and crowd lovesed him, but he was a profound
:01:04. > :01:11.enigma. He became a disc jockey, one of the very first, after a
:01:12. > :01:15.stint as a wrestler. He became known for his died hair,
:01:16. > :01:19.catchphrases and eccentric clothes, but there was much more to him than
:01:19. > :01:25.spinning disks. On his travel, he broadcast live from location all
:01:25. > :01:31.around the country. Listen. How about on the radio
:01:31. > :01:35.we'll play you a niece piece of music. What sort of music would you
:01:35. > :01:39.like? # Jim'll Fix It #
:01:39. > :01:44.He ran Jim'll Fix It, fulfilling ordinary people's dreams like the
:01:44. > :01:51.boy who got to visit a train factory. He became a rich man and
:01:51. > :01:59.wasn't ashamed of showing it. But he also put his money to use. He
:01:59. > :02:09.ran marathons, raised �20 money for the infirmary at stoke mandible and
:02:09. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:17.worked as a porter. I was a single fella, every day is
:02:17. > :02:22.Christmas, New Year's Eve. It was fun. It was fun when I started.
:02:22. > :02:26.It's fun today. He was always in a track suit. He was always Jimmy
:02:26. > :02:31.Savile. I don't think anybody got to know him well because he was
:02:31. > :02:37.Alzheimer's this larger-than-life character who was always running
:02:37. > :02:43.marathons. He was difficult to fathom. Louis Theroux made a
:02:43. > :02:46.documentary in which the two travelled to Scarborough to his
:02:46. > :02:51.childhood home. He was man who was shy of commitments and
:02:51. > :02:55.relationships. Why was it said in an interview you don't have
:02:55. > :03:00.emotions? Because it's easier. The truth is I am good at masking them.
:03:00. > :03:08.In the end he was a puzzle, perhaps a lonely man who craved attention,
:03:08. > :03:11.but found consolation in doing good. Sir Jimmy Savile, who has died at
:03:11. > :03:14.the age of 84. At least 17 people - including 13
:03:14. > :03:17.American soldiers - have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on
:03:17. > :03:20.a military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul. It's one of the
:03:20. > :03:24.deadliest attacks on foreign forces in ten years of warfare in
:03:24. > :03:30.Afghanistan. Quentin Sommerville sent us this report from Kabul.
:03:31. > :03:34.The bus the troops were travelling in was heavily armoured. It had
:03:34. > :03:39.bullet proof windows and armoured plating, but the force of the
:03:39. > :03:44.explosion was so great it blew it on its side. At the scene, fire
:03:44. > :03:48.cruise worked to put out the flames. The area was cordoned off by Afghan
:03:48. > :03:51.and international forces. Helicopters rushed the injured to
:03:51. > :03:55.hospital. This is one of the deadliest aincome tax this ten-year
:03:55. > :03:59.war. All the soldiers were American. It's unusual for so many troops to
:03:59. > :04:03.die in a single incident. Afghan civilians, including two students,
:04:03. > :04:08.were also killed. Most of the assaults in Kabul are carried out
:04:08. > :04:12.by a Taliban faction. This was last month when they fired on the US
:04:12. > :04:16.embassy and the international mission's headquarters. That attack
:04:16. > :04:21.lasted 20 hours. It's usually Afghan civilians who bear the brunt
:04:21. > :04:25.of these attacks, but today it was American forces who suffered. The
:04:25. > :04:30.actual number of assaults here has fallen over the past year, but time
:04:30. > :04:34.and time again the Afghan Taliban and the Hakani network are able to
:04:34. > :04:37.penetrate the city's defences. In the coming months American troops
:04:38. > :04:40.will begin to leave, with Afghan troops stepping into their place.
:04:40. > :04:46.They're already in control in the capital, but they're still far from
:04:46. > :04:49.able to keep this city safe. Thousands of passengers have been
:04:49. > :04:51.left stranded after the Australian airline Qantas grounded all its
:04:51. > :04:54.domestic and international flights in an industrial dispute. The
:04:54. > :04:57.airline says it will lock out its employees until they agree a deal.
:04:57. > :04:58.The Australian government has referred the matter to an
:04:58. > :05:08.industrial tribunal, as our correspondent Duncan Kennedy
:05:08. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:15.reports. The impact was immediate, global and painful. Thousands of
:05:15. > :05:21.passengers left with no planes to fly on. Qantas shutting down its
:05:21. > :05:26.entire fleet without warning. just sort of said, "Unfortunately,
:05:26. > :05:30.all flights, internal and domestic and international, have been
:05:30. > :05:34.cancelled," so sort yourselves out. Bye. It just leaves a really bad
:05:34. > :05:40.taste in your mouth. I have heard so many people say I am never going
:05:40. > :05:45.to play Qantas again. The decision to stop all planes was made by its
:05:46. > :05:51.Irish-born Chief Executive Allen Joyce. He said striking unions were
:05:51. > :05:56.destabilising the company and they were left with no option. We're
:05:56. > :06:01.lock ought the unions until they reach agreement with us.
:06:01. > :06:04.national carrier immediately made this the country's most serious
:06:04. > :06:09.political issue. That may have been their intention. The Government was
:06:09. > :06:13.given just three hours' notice, and the company has called in the
:06:13. > :06:15.nation's arbitration service to end the strikes. What we're seeing is a
:06:15. > :06:20.circumstance with this industrial dispute that could have
:06:20. > :06:24.implications for our national economy. Several Qantas unions have
:06:24. > :06:29.been staging strikes in the past few months angry about Qantas plans
:06:29. > :06:33.to cut jobs and move some operations to bases in Asia, which
:06:33. > :06:36.Qantas says is the only way for it to compete. Although relations
:06:36. > :06:40.between management and union have been at breaking point at Qantas
:06:40. > :06:43.for months, no-one was expecting this. The staff have been told
:06:43. > :06:49.they'll be locked out from tomorrow afternoon, and passengers have been
:06:49. > :06:55.told to stay away until further notice. More than 13,000 passengers
:06:55. > :07:05.had been booked to travel with Grounding aircraft will cost the
:07:05. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:09.That is preconceived, preplanned attempt to hoodwink the
:07:09. > :07:15.shareholders, the Australian community and destroy the brand.
:07:15. > :07:22.The passengers arriving on this Qantas flight at Heathrow were
:07:22. > :07:26.among those caught in midair and mid-dispute. Qantas is trying to
:07:26. > :07:31.oorg alternative airline, but for now, its own jets have been cleared
:07:31. > :07:36.from the world's skies. Joe is at Heathrow Airport for us
:07:36. > :07:40.tonight. Are alternative arrangements being made for
:07:40. > :07:44.travellers? Yeah, Qantas had hoped to operate four flights out of here
:07:44. > :07:48.to Australia today. That's around 1,500 people that won't be flying.
:07:49. > :07:54.The airline said they're going to rebook, rehouse and refund a lot of
:07:54. > :08:02.people. A lot of people will be looking for hotels around the
:08:02. > :08:04.airport. BA runs a code share with Qantas. They too will be refunded
:08:04. > :08:10.and rebooked, and British Airways- operated flights will proceed as
:08:10. > :08:14.normal. Unfortunately, this is likely to drag on for at least 24
:08:14. > :08:17.hours until the Industrial Tribunal rules on the issue in the next 24
:08:17. > :08:21.hours. That could force Qantas to start taking off and landing again.
:08:21. > :08:25.Joe, thank you very much indeed. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
:08:25. > :08:31.are on their way home after an 11- day tour of Australia. Tens of
:08:31. > :08:38.thousands of people turned out to say goodbye to the Royal couple at
:08:38. > :08:41.a traditional Australian barbecue in Perth.
:08:41. > :08:45.Once again, the crowds could be counted in their tens of thousands,
:08:45. > :08:50.turning out in the centre of Perth to see the Queen on her final day
:08:50. > :08:53.here. It was billed as the big Aussie barbecue, but when the
:08:54. > :08:59.moment came, the sausages and the steaks were left to sizzle as
:08:59. > :09:04.people tried to catch a glimpse of the guest of honour. And talking to
:09:04. > :09:09.that guest, who has been to many cities through her reign, a sense
:09:09. > :09:16.that the warmth she has received in Australia has meant a lot.
:09:16. > :09:20.I can think of no more fitting way to end my visit here than in this
:09:21. > :09:25.idyllic river setting which I have enjoyed on so many occasions. We
:09:25. > :09:29.will return to the United Kingdom with fond memories of our time here
:09:29. > :09:36.and the warm Australian welcome we have received on our 16th visit to
:09:36. > :09:41.this beautiful country. APPLAUSE
:09:41. > :09:45.An amazing send-off at the end of an amazing trip - that's how one
:09:45. > :09:51.palace official has put it. In a sense this visit to Australia has
:09:51. > :09:55.been an unexpected bonus in a year which hasn't been short of
:09:55. > :10:02.highlights. Yes, 2011 will be remembered. There was the historic
:10:02. > :10:07.visit to Ireland and a Royal wedding to look back on, a Diamond