:00:12. > :00:18.Britain's summer of sport draws to an end with the closing ceremony of
:00:18. > :00:22.the Paralympics. At the heart of the Festival of the
:00:22. > :00:27.Flame, the pledge for London 2012 to inspire a generation.
:00:27. > :00:35.The final day brought more gold medals for Great Britain, with
:00:36. > :00:40.ParalympicsGB celebrating 120 medals in all.
:00:40. > :00:46.Also, coming home, the girl who saw her parents murdered in France
:00:47. > :00:50.returns to Britain. In racket erupts in a state of
:00:50. > :00:54.sectarian violence as a tax across the country claimed more than 90
:00:54. > :00:57.lives. And, Lewis Hamilton heats up the
:00:58. > :01:07.race for the drivers' championship with victory in the Italian Grand
:01:08. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:22.Good evening. The closing ceremony of the
:01:22. > :01:27.Paralympics is under way, bringing to an end a memorable summer of
:01:27. > :01:31.sport. The final event in the stadium showcases the Paralympians
:01:31. > :01:36.themselves and hundreds of performers with disabilities. Over
:01:36. > :01:40.the past 11 days, many events have been sold out, and more people have
:01:40. > :01:46.watched disabled sport than ever before. After a Closing Ceremony
:01:46. > :01:50.called the Festival of the Flame, how can it be kept alight?
:01:50. > :01:55.The sun sets slowly over east London and, for the last time
:01:55. > :02:00.during 2012, over the Olympic Stadium. More than 4000 athletes
:02:00. > :02:04.took their places, the first time that the athletes have been present
:02:05. > :02:10.throughout, at the heart of the action. They called it a festival
:02:10. > :02:14.of flame, but it began with air. A battle involving wind machines and
:02:14. > :02:18.the spirits of the Paralympics. The flames came later, fire to
:02:18. > :02:23.symbolise endings and beginnings, Air Festival because Britain is a
:02:24. > :02:30.country famous for its festivals. Then, help for the Rose. They
:02:30. > :02:34.tracked in a machine christened Human Endeavour. This Captain
:02:34. > :02:39.climbed to hand the Union Jack from the top of the flagpole. Another
:02:39. > :02:43.former servicemen celebrated the service -- spirit of the Games.
:02:43. > :02:51.celebrate that spirit, and although we have many differences, there is
:02:51. > :02:57.one quality we all share. One thing all of us have in common. Human
:02:57. > :03:01.spirit. Two that our most successful Paralympic athletes,
:03:01. > :03:05.David Weir and Sarah Storey, carried in the Union Jack together.
:03:05. > :03:09.This was also a national celebration. Like much of this
:03:09. > :03:11.summer. A summer that began with the
:03:12. > :03:15.Queen's Diamond Jubilee and culminated in the Paralympics has
:03:16. > :03:19.changed the way Britons think about their country, at least for now.
:03:19. > :03:23.The Olympics and Paralympics organisers hope for something more
:03:23. > :03:28.permanent. Seb Coe will tell the closing ceremony that Britons will
:03:28. > :03:32.never think the same way about sport or disability again. The
:03:32. > :03:37.Paralympians, he will say, have lifted the cloud of limitation. For
:03:37. > :03:41.the next hour, the ceremony turned into a concert by Coldplay,
:03:41. > :03:46.accompanied by a host of disabled performers. Disabled people have
:03:46. > :03:51.never had so high a profile. Public attitudes have changed as a result.
:03:51. > :03:58.The trickle to be ensured the Danes are not lost. The other will be to
:03:58. > :04:02.ensure that the remarkable spirit of London 2012 supplied.
:04:02. > :04:07.-- survives. Great Britain ended in Paralympics
:04:07. > :04:11.with another gold medal for David Weir in the marathon. Tomorrow,
:04:11. > :04:14.Paralympic and Olympic stars will take part in the athletes parade
:04:14. > :04:20.through central London. In the longer term, a key test will be
:04:20. > :04:24.whether they have inspired a generation.
:04:24. > :04:28.11 days of competition, which have left their mark on all who have
:04:28. > :04:31.witnessed it. Everybody has agreed these have been the best
:04:31. > :04:38.Paralympics ever, eight games impressed by the British public,
:04:38. > :04:45.faces which have become some of the best known in the country. David
:04:45. > :04:49.Weir wants Britain 34th and final gold medal. Large crowds in London
:04:49. > :04:53.to a claimed one of the big stars as he won the marathon. He had
:04:53. > :04:58.entered four events, he has four gold medals. He was greeted by his
:04:58. > :05:04.son. He will hear stories about his father's extraordinary achievements.
:05:04. > :05:08.Every time that we have seen a gold medal won or lost, it has been
:05:08. > :05:11.about sport, not disability. That is the most fantastic thing.
:05:11. > :05:16.Hopefully the wider public have embraced it and had their
:05:16. > :05:21.inspiration taken from that, as well as our Olympic colics. It has
:05:21. > :05:25.been at a fantastic six weeks of support. Tens of thousands of
:05:25. > :05:29.disabled spectators have been to the Olympic Park. Many have spoken
:05:29. > :05:33.of the positive impact the Paralympics has had. Others have
:05:33. > :05:36.found themselves educated about disability. The views of those
:05:36. > :05:42.watching the were overwhelmingly positive. It has changed my
:05:42. > :05:47.attitude. You see them out as athletes, whatever their disability.
:05:47. > :05:54.People might not stare so much, that must be a benefit. People will
:05:54. > :05:58.not point out and think they are different. More than 2.5 people --
:05:58. > :06:03.2.5 million people had visited the Paralympics. Tomorrow, all of this
:06:03. > :06:07.will just be a memory. There is no doubt that some attitudes have
:06:07. > :06:12.changed, but the question is, for how long? It will not change things
:06:12. > :06:17.overnight. The next 10 days will not be like the last 10 days, but
:06:17. > :06:23.there is a real momentum. There has been so much discussion about
:06:23. > :06:27.disabled people and the great things that they can do. This is an
:06:27. > :06:31.exclusive gathering, all gold medallists. The British team summed
:06:31. > :06:35.up their gains by stating that mission accomplished. The same can
:06:35. > :06:42.be said of the whole London Paralympics, an event that has not
:06:42. > :06:46.just entertain, but has inspired, and quite possibly changed us.
:06:46. > :06:53.After a summer of sport like no other, can the Olympics and the
:06:53. > :06:57.Paralympics build a lasting legacy? Six weeks of sensational sport, a
:06:57. > :07:04.very hard act to follow. For the first time, the Paralympics have
:07:04. > :07:08.emerged from the shadow of the Olympics. It is unprecedented that
:07:08. > :07:12.there are four Paralympians among the list of favourites for Sports
:07:12. > :07:17.Personality of the Year, we have never seen this before. Many will
:07:17. > :07:20.argue, when it comes to the principal ambition to inspire a
:07:20. > :07:25.generation, the Paralympians managed to do that in a way that
:07:25. > :07:29.even the Olympians could not. That is the ultimate accolade. The
:07:29. > :07:33.question is, well that transfer into a lasting legacy when it comes
:07:33. > :07:38.to perceptions of disability, reducing discrimination and
:07:38. > :07:42.improving accessibility to disabled sport? They are the challenges.
:07:42. > :07:46.Legacy was always part of the promise. How will we judge if the
:07:46. > :07:50.promises have been met? There is no denying the popularity of these
:07:50. > :07:55.London Games. There will be hundreds of thousands on the
:07:55. > :08:00.streets tomorrow. But when the nights draw in and the memories
:08:00. > :08:04.fade, that is where the challenge will come. When it comes to what
:08:04. > :08:10.exactly these games did, some will point to a new-found sense of pride,
:08:11. > :08:15.it redefined nation, a confidence that Britain could deliver on grand
:08:15. > :08:20.projects. Look at the Olympic Stadium. But the real challenge
:08:20. > :08:23.will by then it comes to whether this will make Britain a more
:08:23. > :08:27.sporting and healthier nation. That cannot be answered yet, that is for
:08:27. > :08:32.these years to come. Seb Coe has been appointed ambassador for
:08:32. > :08:35.legacy, but there are questions, school sports funding has been cut,
:08:35. > :08:42.school playing fields have been sold off. The real challenge lies
:08:42. > :08:46.ahead. A seven-year-old girl injured in an
:08:46. > :08:49.attack on her family in the Alps has been taken out of a medically
:08:49. > :08:53.induced coma. Her sister has returned home to Britain, where
:08:53. > :08:57.police have been searching the family home, and speaking to
:08:57. > :09:05.relatives. The attack killed both of their parents and the woman,
:09:05. > :09:09.believed to be their grandmother. For a second full day, police teams
:09:09. > :09:16.searched the family home, but they have not said if they have found
:09:16. > :09:19.anything significant. The family work a well-liked family here. This
:09:19. > :09:24.community is shocked by the killings, and they had the first
:09:24. > :09:28.piece of positive news in days. One of the young girls was back in the
:09:28. > :09:32.UK, being looked after at an undisclosed location, and the other
:09:32. > :09:36.was recovering. It is such good news, I am very pleased to hear
:09:36. > :09:41.that she has come home. And that the other daughter will get better.
:09:41. > :09:47.I am sure she is. I know that everybody in these houses will be
:09:47. > :09:52.as thrilled as I am. It is very good news. The best so far. I hope
:09:52. > :09:56.for a good recovery. The four-year- old hid under her mother's skirt as
:09:56. > :10:00.her parents were killed. She was in the car for eight hours before
:10:00. > :10:06.being found. Her sister were shot and beaten but is now out of a
:10:06. > :10:10.medically induced coma. French police say theirs is likely to be a
:10:10. > :10:13.long and complex investigation. Both girls will be deeply
:10:13. > :10:17.traumatised by what happened. Police hope that one of them may
:10:17. > :10:22.eventually be able to provide some information. It is unlikely that
:10:22. > :10:29.either will be returning here in the near future. This house remains
:10:29. > :10:33.an important focus of the police investigation.
:10:33. > :10:38.A British opera has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The
:10:38. > :10:42.MoD said a member of the Light Dragoons died in the Nahr-e Saraj
:10:42. > :10:46.district of Helmand province. His family have been informed.
:10:46. > :10:50.The series of car bombs have rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad at the
:10:50. > :10:53.end of their date of widespread violence across the country. They
:10:53. > :11:00.have been more than 20 separate sectarian attacks claiming the
:11:00. > :11:05.lives of more than 90 people and wounding hundreds more.
:11:05. > :11:10.In Kirkuk, they were just coping with one car bomb. Then another
:11:10. > :11:15.exploded. Wreaking havoc. The targets were police recruits
:11:15. > :11:19.waiting in line for jobs with the state one oil company. Nobody has
:11:19. > :11:25.claimed responsibility, but the local police commander blamed al-
:11:25. > :11:29.Qaeda, which often targets the security forces. Elsewhere, the
:11:29. > :11:35.bombings exposed Iraq's sectarian divide. A car bomb in a popular
:11:35. > :11:39.market in Basra was clearly aimed at Shia Muslims. Sunny insurgents
:11:39. > :11:44.who feel sidelined by the Shia Muslim dominated government are
:11:44. > :11:48.often accused of being responsible for such attacks. TRANSLATION: It
:11:48. > :11:53.took place in front of my shop, there was a soldier and a woman on
:11:53. > :11:58.the ground. Many people were killed, our shops were damaged. The car
:11:58. > :12:03.bombs hit Shia Muslim neighbourhoods. This is a usually
:12:03. > :12:08.peaceful city. Two bombs exploded. One went off near the French
:12:08. > :12:12.consulate, although none of the staff were hurt., automated spasms
:12:12. > :12:15.of violence are becoming more regular. They expose the power
:12:15. > :12:20.vacuum in Baghdad, where the government is deeply divided
:12:20. > :12:24.between Sunni Muslim, a Shia Muslim and Kurdish factions. This is not
:12:25. > :12:32.civil war, but neither is it the peaceful vision had four when the
:12:32. > :12:37.American-led coalition forces left Iraq nine months ago.
:12:37. > :12:40.Union leaders are warning of more co-ordinated strikes over pay as
:12:40. > :12:43.the Trades Union Congress begins its annual conference in Brighton.
:12:43. > :12:49.Many public sector workers currently have a pay freeze, with
:12:49. > :12:54.the NUT voted to strike over pay and working conditions. Unions say
:12:54. > :12:57.their private sector members are also feeling the pinch.
:12:57. > :13:02.Soaking up the last rays of summer, today, thousands of people took
:13:02. > :13:08.time out from their busy lives and headed for Brighton beach. Joining
:13:08. > :13:12.them briefly, Brendan Barber, who has led the TUC for the last decade,
:13:12. > :13:16.and Frances O'Grady, who will become its first woman general
:13:16. > :13:20.secretary later this year. It is all change, but the opposition to
:13:20. > :13:25.the austerity measures remains. key message is that all austerity
:13:25. > :13:30.is not working, the economy is flat lining, ordinary people are paying
:13:30. > :13:34.the price with their living standards being squeezed, concerns
:13:34. > :13:38.about their job security, we really needed change. Trade unions
:13:38. > :13:43.mobilised more than 1 million workers to take strike action over
:13:43. > :13:46.pension reforms. But this week at Congress, it is the issue of pay
:13:46. > :13:50.which is likely to result in repeated calls for more co-
:13:50. > :13:53.ordinated industrial action. Millions of people with jobs in
:13:53. > :13:58.sectors including the health service and local government have
:13:58. > :14:04.seen their income hit as a result of pay freezes. Now, the boss of
:14:04. > :14:07.the biggest public sector union says it has to end. We will stick
:14:07. > :14:11.to reach agreement and compromises, because that is what you do. If
:14:11. > :14:15.there is no way forward, if we are blocked, we will have no
:14:15. > :14:21.alternative but to move back to our members and seek a ballot for
:14:21. > :14:25.industrial action by our members. This will be a ballot and
:14:25. > :14:34.industrial action which we will not lose. Over the past five years, the
:14:34. > :14:38.gap between public and private sector pay has widened. But that
:14:38. > :14:47.gap is likely to narrow as pay restraint in the public sector
:14:47. > :14:51.continues. The government insists pay restraint has save jobs, but
:14:51. > :14:56.few here agree. Someone to step up the campaign against the Kurds and
:14:56. > :15:00.even consider a general strike. -- against the cuts.
:15:00. > :15:03.It Lewis Hamilton has won the Italian Grand Prix after dominating
:15:03. > :15:08.from the start. He put the recent rumours about his possible switch
:15:08. > :15:11.to Mercedes aside as he put himself back in contention for the drivers'
:15:11. > :15:17.championship, moving up to second place in the standings, behind
:15:17. > :15:20.Fernando Alonso. Mercedes provide the engine for
:15:20. > :15:25.Lewis Hamilton's McLaren, but they want him to drive their car next
:15:25. > :15:30.season, it is rumoured. He has been told by his boss to show total
:15:30. > :15:33.commitment if he wants a new contract. He did just that, by
:15:33. > :15:38.claiming the pole position and dominating from the start in Italy.
:15:38. > :15:43.Jenson Button could not stop Felipe Massa flying past him. But the
:15:43. > :15:46.McLaren proved too quick to hold off. Sebastian Vettel took to the
:15:46. > :15:51.grass here last year to get past Fernando Alonso, but this time, the
:15:51. > :15:56.roles were reversed. For Rory felt the German had forced the Spaniard
:15:56. > :16:02.off. It is very clear what happened. The stewards penalised the world
:16:02. > :16:08.champion. Not long after, a problem saw Jenson Button's hopes evaporate.
:16:08. > :16:12.Fernando Alonso moved up to second, but lost it to Sergio Perez. Then,
:16:13. > :16:17.more trouble for Sebastian Vettel. We need to save the engine, stop
:16:17. > :16:23.the car. There were no such problems for Lewis Hamilton, his
:16:23. > :16:28.first win here, and his third of the season. Really fantastic job, a
:16:28. > :16:35.great effort. I am so grateful for this opportunity. He is second in
:16:35. > :16:38.the drivers' championship, and McLaren will want to keep him.
:16:38. > :16:42.Andy Murray will face Novak Djokovic in the final of the US
:16:42. > :16:47.Open in New York tomorrow after the world No. To beat David Ferrer in
:16:47. > :16:52.the semi-finals. Novak Djokovic had to come down from -- comeback from
:16:52. > :16:56.a set down to win in four sets. The Serbian beat Andy Murray in
:16:56. > :17:01.straight sets last time they met in a Grand Slam final, but Amara, Andy
:17:01. > :17:05.Murray will have the Scottish support team, including Sean
:17:05. > :17:10.Connery and Alex Ferguson. He feels this time he can win the first
:17:10. > :17:14.grand-slam title. I am ready for the final. I know it
:17:14. > :17:20.will be challenging, but I have had a really good summer, the best of
:17:20. > :17:25.my career. I hope I can play well in the final.
:17:25. > :17:29.That is it from us for tonight, the Paralympics closing ceremony is
:17:29. > :17:32.continuing behind me. Shortly, the flame will be extinguished. We