:00:05. > :00:11.Nigel Evans, the senior conservative MP, has been arrested
:00:11. > :00:14.on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Deputy Speaker of the
:00:14. > :00:19.House of Commons has been questioned about alleged attacks on
:00:19. > :00:25.two men. Activists accuse the Syrian government of another
:00:25. > :00:27.massacre, but the regime says it was fighting terrorists. After
:00:27. > :00:37.UKIP's local election success, calls for a Conservative policy
:00:37. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:47.rethink to win back the voters. And joy for Hull City - winning
:00:47. > :00:59.
:00:59. > :01:02.automatic promotion to the Premier Good evening. The senior
:01:02. > :01:07.Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of rape
:01:07. > :01:10.and sexual assault. It is understood the MP for Ribble Valley,
:01:10. > :01:20.who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, - is being
:01:20. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:26.questioned about alleged attacks on two men. Luisa Baldini reports.
:01:26. > :01:32.A popular figure in Westminster, Nigel Evans has been a member of
:01:32. > :01:37.the Conservative Party since 1974, when he joined at the age of 17. Mr
:01:37. > :01:41.Evans is the first of three Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons.
:01:41. > :01:46.When elections were held for the position in 2010, he topped the
:01:46. > :01:56.poll. Later that year, he came out as gay, saying he was tired of
:01:56. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:12.living a lie. In a statement this The alleged victims are understood
:02:12. > :02:17.to be men in their 20s. This evening, a friend and fellow MP
:02:17. > :02:23.spoke of his shock. I have known him to be a kindly, caring and
:02:23. > :02:32.him to be a kindly, caring and gentle person. I do not believe
:02:32. > :02:36.that he is capable of inflicting his way on anybody. Born and bred
:02:36. > :02:40.in Wales, Nigel Evans fought elections there before contesting
:02:40. > :02:45.Ribble Valley in Lancashire, where he has been MP for more than 20
:02:45. > :02:48.years. Mr Evans was previously a vice-chairman of the Conservative
:02:48. > :02:54.Party and a shadow Welsh secretary. Prime Minister David Cameron has
:02:54. > :03:00.been made aware of the arrest. It is understood that tonight, Nigel
:03:00. > :03:03.Evans is still being questioned by In Syria, hundreds of families have
:03:03. > :03:06.been fleeing a town in the north- west of the country, where
:03:06. > :03:08.activists say 150 people have been killed by government forces. State
:03:08. > :03:10.media denied there had been a massacre, but said troops had
:03:10. > :03:13.massacre, but said troops had killed what it called terrorists.
:03:13. > :03:16.It comes as Israel is reported to have carried out an air strike
:03:16. > :03:26.inside Syria - targeting a weapons convoy. Our Middle East
:03:26. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:31.correspondent Wyre Davies has more An increasingly brutal conflict,
:03:31. > :03:37.where atrocities against civilians are a daily occurrence. But the
:03:37. > :03:40.latest allegations from Syria are among the most shocking of the two
:03:40. > :03:45.years of civil war. Amid reports that hundreds of civilians were
:03:45. > :03:49.fleeing from the coastal city of Baniyas, images emerged which we
:03:49. > :03:52.cannot verify and are too gruesome to broadcast, suing the mutilated
:03:53. > :03:57.bodies of whole families, the alleged victims of pro-government
:03:57. > :04:01.forces as they overran the area. But showing off pictures of
:04:01. > :04:05.captured weapons, Syrian state television said government troops
:04:05. > :04:15.had successfully driven off what it called terrorists from the area. In
:04:15. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:31.a statement, the US Government This man made it across the border
:04:31. > :04:37.to Ilonen. He grieves for his four young nephews, all killed in Syria.
:04:37. > :04:42.-- to Lebanon. TRANSLATION: My son, who had been
:04:42. > :04:47.up all night, had me and told me, may they rest in peace. I asked him
:04:47. > :04:51.if my brother had died. He said no, but the four children were dead.
:04:51. > :04:56.the situation deteriorates, reports from Israel said several Israeli
:04:56. > :05:01.fighter jets entered Lebanese airspace late on Thursday, from
:05:01. > :05:06.whence they are said to have bombed a weapons convoy inside Syria, a
:05:06. > :05:10.convoy bound for the militant organisation Hezbollah, the arch-
:05:10. > :05:14.enemy of Israel, based in southern Lebanon. Israeli sources say the
:05:14. > :05:18.convoy contained significant weaponry, probably Russian-made
:05:18. > :05:21.surface-to-air missiles. While the Israeli Government rarely comments
:05:21. > :05:25.on specific incidents, it has repeatedly said in the past that it
:05:25. > :05:31.would intervene in Syria if it felt that weapons were falling into the
:05:31. > :05:35.wrong hands. Earlier this week, I crossed the open border between
:05:35. > :05:39.Lebanon and Syria and saw how Hezbollah is playing an
:05:39. > :05:43.increasingly decisive and active role in the civil war in Syria,
:05:43. > :05:47.supporting fighters loyal to the Assad regime. As the world
:05:47. > :05:52.prevaricates about if and how to support President Assad's opponents,
:05:52. > :05:56.he and his supporters claim to be increasingly confident, immune to
:05:56. > :06:01.mounting global criticism that the latest horror stories emerging from
:06:01. > :06:03.The former Conservative Chairman Lord Tebbit has called on David
:06:03. > :06:06.Cameron to consider adopting some of the UK Independence Party's
:06:06. > :06:09.policies to win back disaffected Conservative voters. He is one of
:06:09. > :06:12.several senior Tories who have been speaking about the party's heavy
:06:12. > :06:22.losses to UKIP in Thursday's local elections. This report from our
:06:22. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:27.political correspondent, Iain Nigel Farage's party members have
:06:27. > :06:31.been called clowns, nutters and fruitcakes, but they say imitation
:06:31. > :06:35.is the sincerest form of flattery. UKIP are now being taken so
:06:35. > :06:40.seriously that some senior Conservatives are calling on David
:06:40. > :06:44.Cameron to steal their policies. has really got to look at the
:06:44. > :06:50.policies which Nigel Farage has been putting forward, and saying,
:06:50. > :06:52.which of those are really Conservative policies that would be
:06:52. > :06:57.attractive to the Conservative Party and to its traditional
:06:57. > :07:01.supporters? And there are quite a lot of them. In fact, the Prime
:07:01. > :07:05.Minister has already begun formulating policies which might
:07:05. > :07:09.appeal to some UKIP voters. Next week, new legislation on
:07:09. > :07:13.immigration will be announced. The rhetoric on welfare reform will
:07:13. > :07:20.also be upgraded. But there is still debate on what to do about
:07:20. > :07:23.Europe. A man who once challenged David Cameron for the Conservative
:07:23. > :07:26.Party leadership has called for a referendum in this Parliament. It
:07:26. > :07:32.will not happen, but other backbenchers have had other
:07:32. > :07:36.suggestions. David Cameron says, if he is still here in 2017, he will
:07:36. > :07:39.hold a referendum on EU membership. But some will worry that many
:07:39. > :07:43.voters will not believe him, so some party members are calling on
:07:43. > :07:46.him to bring forward a new law to pave the way for that referendum in
:07:46. > :07:51.this Parliament, ahead of the general election, to try to
:07:51. > :07:53.convince the sceptics that he is serious. The Home Secretary hinted
:07:53. > :07:58.that voters might need more reassurance that a referendum will
:07:58. > :08:01.take place good and we did give a very clear view to people, through
:08:02. > :08:05.David Cameron's speech of Europe, about what we would be doing in
:08:05. > :08:09.relation to Europe. We said we would renegotiate and then offer
:08:09. > :08:13.people a referendum. The Conservatives are concentrating on
:08:13. > :08:16.the electoral challenge from UKIP, but they know that their room for
:08:16. > :08:24.manoeuvre on Europe will be limited while they remain in coalition with
:08:24. > :08:27.the Liberal Democrats. Accident accident and emergency
:08:27. > :08:31.departments have been urged to make sure they have got sufficient staff
:08:31. > :08:35.to cope with any increase in demand over the back, they began. It
:08:35. > :08:39.follows a warning that patients are going to hospital with non-urgent
:08:39. > :08:48.conditions because they are losing confidence in the new NHS 111
:08:48. > :08:53.helpline. It is the new number for non-urgent medical inquiries, with
:08:53. > :08:58.a remit to give practical advice. But there are concerns that
:08:58. > :09:02.teething troubles with the NHS 111 service may be putting patient at
:09:02. > :09:06.risk. This call centre in Newcastle is working well, but like others
:09:07. > :09:11.across England, it is expecting a surge in demand over the Bank
:09:11. > :09:17.Holiday weekend. The worry is that frustrated or badly advised callers
:09:17. > :09:21.will overwhelm busy accident and emergency departments. This man
:09:21. > :09:27.from Blackpool dialled 111 in the good of the night, feeling sick and
:09:27. > :09:30.in a lot of pain. He was not impressed. I described my symptoms,
:09:30. > :09:35.and she kept asking the same questions as to where the pain was,
:09:35. > :09:40.over and over again. It was like banging my head on a brick wall.
:09:40. > :09:46.was eventually told to dial 999 himself and admitted to hospital
:09:46. > :09:50.with pancreatitis. According to the GPs' magazine, 22 potentially
:09:50. > :09:54.serious incidents have been linked to the 111 number, three involving
:09:54. > :10:01.patient deaths in the Midlands, which are now being investigated.
:10:01. > :10:05.But any just England says such cases are a tiny minority. -- NHS
:10:05. > :10:09.England. The vast majority of patients have a very good service,
:10:09. > :10:14.getting their calls answered within 60 seconds, and getting the right
:10:14. > :10:17.advice. The NHS 111 number is controlled by NHS England, the
:10:17. > :10:22.arm's-length body created by the Government as part of the NHS
:10:22. > :10:25.reforms. Nonetheless, the Government says it is aware of
:10:25. > :10:35.issues around the service, and it says it is looking for what it
:10:35. > :10:44.calls long-term solutions to a long-term problem. Time for the
:10:44. > :10:51.sport now. The final day of the Championship season was a real
:10:51. > :10:56.nail-biter. Hull are heading back to the Premier League. Meanwhile,
:10:56. > :10:59.Wolves have been relegated to League One. Three weeks ago, Steve
:10:59. > :11:03.Bruce and Hull seem to be guaranteed a place in the Premier
:11:03. > :11:09.League. Then they had three games without a goal, and serious doubts
:11:09. > :11:13.were cast on the chances. Today, it was Cardiff who took the lead just
:11:13. > :11:18.after half-time, Frasier Campbell haunting his former club. But Hull
:11:18. > :11:23.equalised shortly afterwards. The Premier League was within their
:11:23. > :11:27.grasp, when Paul McShane put them ahead. Hull looked to be following
:11:27. > :11:30.the lead of their fans, surging towards promotion, especially when
:11:30. > :11:37.they have wasted a penalty deep into injury time. Steve Bruce could
:11:37. > :11:44.not watch, and Hull could not score. Then, incredibly, Cardiff got a
:11:44. > :11:51.penalty of their own. Nicky Maynard equalised, and it finished 2-2. But
:11:51. > :11:56.the drama had barely started. A draw would only be enough for Hull
:11:56. > :12:02.if Watford drew or lost at home to Leeds. The match was running late,
:12:02. > :12:06.so Hull faced an agonising wait. Watford had pressed desperately for
:12:06. > :12:10.the victory which would see them promoted, but their hopes were
:12:10. > :12:18.dashed when Ross McCormack scored for Leeds in the dying seconds. For
:12:18. > :12:23.the watching Hull players, anxiety turned to jubilation. The contrast
:12:23. > :12:27.the Wolverhampton Wanderers could not be more stark. Wolves and
:12:27. > :12:32.Peterborough were both relegated to League One, a second successive
:12:32. > :12:39.relegation for Wolves, reflecting a club in freefall. But for Hull, the
:12:39. > :12:44.only way is up. So, well done to Hull. They will be
:12:44. > :12:49.on Match Of The Day next season, and that programme follows the news.
:12:49. > :12:53.The results coming up in the next few seconds. The battle for the
:12:53. > :12:58.Champions League places is really hotting up, and a top four finish
:12:58. > :13:03.is still in spurs' hands, after Gareth Bale got a late winner
:13:03. > :13:06.against Southampton. The great escape could be on for Wigan, again.
:13:06. > :13:13.They are still in the relegation zone, but survival is in their own
:13:13. > :13:19.hands, after they beat West Brom 3- 2. Callum McManaman got the winner.
:13:19. > :13:24.Gabriel Agbonlahor scored twice for Aston Villa, who won at Norwich.
:13:24. > :13:26.Walcott's goal, within 20 seconds, was the fastest of the season, and
:13:26. > :13:31.was the fastest of the season, and it was enough for Arsenal to beat
:13:31. > :13:39.QPR. There were just three matches in the Scottish Premier League
:13:39. > :13:49.today. St Mirren are not yet say chick from relegation. Inverness
:13:49. > :13:57.stay third. Dawn Approach has won flat racing's first Classic of the
:13:57. > :14:07.season. It was owned by Sheikh Mohammed, the owner of the stables
:14:07. > :14:11.recently at the doping -- centre of the doping scandal. Mark Cavendish
:14:11. > :14:15.has won the first stage at the Giro d'Italia, coming out on top in a
:14:15. > :14:20.sprint finish in Naples. It means he will wear it the leader's Pink
:14:20. > :14:26.Jersey tomorrow. Sir Bradley Wiggins, favourite to win the race,
:14:26. > :14:30.is well placed, 18 seconds behind Cavendish, as he looks to complete