:00:00. > :00:09.The worst storm to hit England and Wales in years is already affecting
:00:10. > :00:12.parts of the South West. The Met Office says it will bring
:00:13. > :00:13.hurricane force winds that could bring down trees and cause major
:00:14. > :00:23.structural damage. Rail,ferry and air services will be
:00:24. > :00:27.disrupted. We'll have the very latest on the storm's progress.
:00:28. > :00:37.Also tonight, Lou Reed, the influential singer, songwriter and
:00:38. > :00:40.guitarist, has died. A series of co-ordinated bombings in
:00:41. > :00:48.Baghdad leaves 50 people dead and many others wounded.
:00:49. > :00:49.And victory for Sebastian Vettel in India sees the German driver crowned
:00:50. > :01:16.Formula One world champion. Good evening. The worst storm to hit
:01:17. > :01:19.the country in years is already affecting parts of Britain. Southern
:01:20. > :01:23.England, South Wales, parts of the Midlands and East Anglia will be
:01:24. > :01:26.affected overnight. Torrential rain and winds of up to 80 miles per hour
:01:27. > :01:30.have been forecast tonight and into tomorrow morning. The Met Office has
:01:31. > :01:35.warned there could be flooding, with the strong winds bringing down trees
:01:36. > :01:37.and causing structural damage. Some rush-hour rail services have already
:01:38. > :01:42.been cancelled, while people are being advised to delay their
:01:43. > :01:50.journeys on the roads. And Heathrow Airport says throughout tomorrow it
:01:51. > :01:53.will be scaling back flights. Other airports have also been affected.
:01:54. > :01:57.We'll have more on all the transport implications in a moment, but first,
:01:58. > :02:00.let's go live to Cardiff Bay, one of the places where the storm is
:02:01. > :02:05.expected to cause major problems and join our correspondent Hywel
:02:06. > :02:10.Griffith. The worst of the weather is due to
:02:11. > :02:15.hit here at around one end, and then it will start working its way
:02:16. > :02:19.eastwards across southern Britain, testing all the plans put in place
:02:20. > :02:26.by authorities over the last few days. -- at one end. However, sadly,
:02:27. > :02:29.this afternoon the emergency services were already called into
:02:30. > :02:33.action at the beginning of what would be a very challenging 24
:02:34. > :02:38.hours. Searching in severe conditions. A
:02:39. > :02:43.lifeboat team looking for 14-year-old -- a 14-year-old boy
:02:44. > :02:46.last scenes and off the coast this afternoon. High winds and heavy rain
:02:47. > :02:52.have already hit southern Britain, leaving their mark. South Devon. Too
:02:53. > :02:58.much wind for this turbine. In London, a car crushed by an uprooted
:02:59. > :03:04.tree. In Shawlands firms are already bracing themselves for a deluge of
:03:05. > :03:08.claims. -- insureds firms. Travel disruption is already guaranteed for
:03:09. > :03:13.the morning. Many early trains have been cancelled. The morning commute
:03:14. > :03:19.will have to wait. We don't expect to run any trains before 8am
:03:20. > :03:23.tomorrow and that is because we need to check the route is clear and
:03:24. > :03:25.clear any trees that have fallen across the route. Those
:03:26. > :03:31.cancellations could spread eastwards with the storm. And keep coming
:03:32. > :03:35.through the day. This will impact up to Birmingham, Nottingham and the
:03:36. > :03:38.Midlands. If we get through this in the morning and restore the service
:03:39. > :03:44.in the afternoon and are able to start a good service on Tuesday, in
:03:45. > :03:48.the circumstances, I will be pretty pleased. Councils are also gearing
:03:49. > :03:52.up for the gathering storm. Thousands of sandbags are on
:03:53. > :03:56.stand-by in case of floods. They have been told to prepare for the
:03:57. > :04:00.biggest operation in a decade. This is the most prepared we have been
:04:01. > :04:06.for the last ten years. We have everything ready. We have sandbags
:04:07. > :04:11.on the vehicles. We have volunteers. They are ready to clean up. We are
:04:12. > :04:16.prepared but hopefully it doesn't hit us. Out over the Atlantic, the
:04:17. > :04:22.Saint Jude storm is creeping closer. Named after the patron saint of lost
:04:23. > :04:27.causes, it is causing real concern. I'm not going out tomorrow, that is
:04:28. > :04:32.all I have got to say. Reading the reports, it is going to be pretty
:04:33. > :04:37.bleak. Lock the garage doors. That is all we can do at the moment.
:04:38. > :04:42.There are some who can relish these conditions, but foremost, now is the
:04:43. > :04:47.time to plan for a bumpy night ahead. -- for most.
:04:48. > :04:56.For those who want to prepare, the advice is to make sure everything is
:04:57. > :05:02.secure in your garden. On a night like this, the best advice is to
:05:03. > :05:06.stay indoors overnight and not go out to make any unnecessary
:05:07. > :05:09.journeys. Let's get more on all the possible
:05:10. > :05:12.travel implications for tomorrow morning's rush hour and join Jon
:05:13. > :05:21.Brain, who's at Waterloo Station in London. Jon, what are we expecting?
:05:22. > :05:25.I think there could be quite a few empty desks at workplaces across the
:05:26. > :05:29.country in the morning. Many commuter services look like they are
:05:30. > :05:33.going to be completely wiped out. Network Rail will be sending teams
:05:34. > :05:37.out first thing to check for any overnight damage and it is only when
:05:38. > :05:41.those areas declared safe that passenger trains will be able to go
:05:42. > :05:45.through. But already, three companies have advised passengers
:05:46. > :05:49.not to travel at all tomorrow. Several others say they will not
:05:50. > :06:02.start any services before at least 9am. For people hoping escape the
:06:03. > :06:04.storm altogether by flying out, there are also potential problems.
:06:05. > :06:07.Heathrow Airport has asked all airlines to cut their schedules by
:06:08. > :06:12.20%, so already there have been dozens of cancellations. But you
:06:13. > :06:15.should check with your airline before setting out on your journey.
:06:16. > :06:18.Thank you. And for the latest on the weather
:06:19. > :06:22.and those services that may be affected, have a look at the BBC
:06:23. > :06:30.News website. There'll of course be updates on BBC local radio as well.
:06:31. > :06:33.Lou Reed, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped
:06:34. > :06:39.shape nearly half a century of rock music, has died at the age of 71. He
:06:40. > :06:41.co-founded the '60s cult group The Velvet Underground and later
:06:42. > :06:46.established a successful solo career. His best-known hits included
:06:47. > :06:49.Perfect Day and Walk On The Wild Side. Lizo Mzimba looks back at his
:06:50. > :07:07.life. # I'm waiting for my man...
:07:08. > :07:10.He was a musician and songwriter whose work influenced generations.
:07:11. > :07:15.He originally helped establish The Velvet Underground in the 1960s.
:07:16. > :07:19.Their complex yet accessible lyrics did not produce much in the way of
:07:20. > :07:26.commercial success but in musical terms it was ground-breaking.
:07:27. > :07:28.Credited with being instrumental in the development of punk and the
:07:29. > :07:40.alternative rock scene of the 1970s. He and the band also came to the
:07:41. > :07:49.attention of anti-war hole, who helped produce their first album,
:07:50. > :07:57.and throughout his career, he paid tribute to his contribution. If it
:07:58. > :08:02.hadn't been for Andy, I wouldn't have had the chance to do anything.
:08:03. > :08:12.So why are everything to anti-war hole. Thank you. -- I owe everything
:08:13. > :08:16.to Andy. After The Velvet Underground went their separate
:08:17. > :08:22.ways, Lou Reed embarked on a solo career. His 1972 album Transformer
:08:23. > :08:30.produced by David Bowie, a huge admirer, produced his top 20 hit
:08:31. > :08:36.Walk On The Wild Side. It's controversial subject matter brought
:08:37. > :08:40.him a new wave of fans, and although his subsequent albums were far more
:08:41. > :08:46.experimental, one was an hour of electronic feedback, you always said
:08:47. > :08:52.the most important thing was to try to move people. -- he said. For me,
:08:53. > :08:57.any kind of good song stimulates emotion. What are the thing is there
:08:58. > :09:02.that makes people get up and dance? -- what other thing? I mean, you
:09:03. > :09:09.can't hold it in your hand. It is sound. In the UK, his only number
:09:10. > :09:13.one came when he and a range of other artists performed Perfect Day
:09:14. > :09:19.for a BBC Provo released for Children in Need. -- promotional
:09:20. > :09:23.video. But he will be remembered not for chart success but as one of the
:09:24. > :09:29.most influential musicians for 40 years. Few did more to help shape
:09:30. > :09:31.the history of music. Lou Reed, who's died at the age of
:09:32. > :09:39.71. The chairman of the Conservative
:09:40. > :09:42.Party says the BBC could have its licence fee cut. Grant Shapps says
:09:43. > :09:45.the corporation needs to rebuild public trust and become more
:09:46. > :09:51.transparent. In a statement, the BBC says transparency was key and so was
:09:52. > :09:57.freedom from political pressure. The BBC's Royal Charter is due for
:09:58. > :10:00.renewal in 2016. Scientists say they've uncovered 11
:10:01. > :10:02.new genes which are linked to Alzheimer's disease, significantly
:10:03. > :10:08.increasing understanding of the most common cause of dementia. After a
:10:09. > :10:10.study of 10,000 people in 15 countries, the research has been
:10:11. > :10:20.published in the journal Nature Genetics. Alzheimer's affects nearly
:10:21. > :10:23.half a million people in the UK. A wave of car bombings in Iraq has
:10:24. > :10:26.killed more than 50 people and wounded several others. There were
:10:27. > :10:30.11 explosions in the capital Baghdad in less than an hour. Sectarian
:10:31. > :10:31.violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims is at its worst level in six
:10:32. > :10:48.years. Carnage on the streets of Baghdad.
:10:49. > :10:53.They structuring morning rush hour in a series of co-ordinated blasts.
:10:54. > :10:58.Busy streets, markets, residential areas, all were targeted. Amongst
:10:59. > :11:02.those killed in the attacks were people queueing to collect their
:11:03. > :11:06.wages. TRANSLATION: They cannot drive
:11:07. > :11:11.through this area so how can a car bomb into here and go off? It is a
:11:12. > :11:16.catastrophe! What happened here today is a catastrophe. A child,
:11:17. > :11:23.woman and father, three members of the same family, have been killed.
:11:24. > :11:28.Today's bombs targeted mainly Shia areas. It is the latest of sectarian
:11:29. > :11:35.violence in a country torn apart by conflict between militant groups. In
:11:36. > :11:37.recent months, the government has toughened security measures.
:11:38. > :11:44.Checkpoints that divide Baghdad streets have been strengthened. Dogs
:11:45. > :11:48.now patrol the areas. There is no letup in violence despite new
:11:49. > :11:52.security measures introduced by the government in recent months. In the
:11:53. > :12:00.number of attacks has reached the highest level since the peak of the
:12:01. > :12:04.Sunni and Shia clashes almost six years ago. Today's attacks have
:12:05. > :12:07.heightened fears among the Iraqi people that their country is sliding
:12:08. > :12:13.back towards another lovely sectarian conflict. -- bloody
:12:14. > :12:16.conflict. Syria has met an initial deadline to
:12:17. > :12:19.hand over detailed plans to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile.
:12:20. > :12:23.Inspectors have had until today to check all 23 sites declared by the
:12:24. > :12:29.Syrian government. By the middle of next year, the country's chemical
:12:30. > :12:31.weapons arsenal must be destroyed. The mother of the young
:12:32. > :12:35.blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl found in a Roma camp in Greece has denied
:12:36. > :12:39.that she sold her daughter. Speaking to the BBC, Sasha Ruseva says she
:12:40. > :12:43.gave Maria away and didn't take any money. She was speaking to our
:12:44. > :12:50.correspondent Steve Rosenberg in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
:12:51. > :12:56.This report contains flash photography.
:12:57. > :13:04.They had gone to ground. But today, Sasha and her husband made a bizarre
:13:05. > :13:11.reappearance. We found them in a bog area and television studio with some
:13:12. > :13:19.of their children. -- all dairy and television studio. -- bog Aryan. The
:13:20. > :13:24.noise was too much for one to bear. TRANSLATION: I want Maria! That is
:13:25. > :13:29.all I want now! I want her back from Greece! The mother argued she was no
:13:30. > :13:37.criminal and said she regretted she had given away her daughter Maria.
:13:38. > :13:43.After the show, Sasha spoke to us. Did you sell your child?
:13:44. > :13:47.TRANSLATION: I didn't receive any money. If had I would have bought
:13:48. > :13:52.something because we don't have anything. I've gave the girl to a
:13:53. > :13:56.woman who doesn't have any children. It was Greek police who found Maria
:13:57. > :14:01.and arrested the couple who had been raising her. The child is now being
:14:02. > :14:05.cared for by a children's charity. If Maria came home, what would you
:14:06. > :14:09.say to her? TRANSLATION: If she came back my
:14:10. > :14:13.would tell her the truth. I was taking care of your brothers and
:14:14. > :14:18.sisters. And the Lady I left you with said she would take good care
:14:19. > :14:23.of you. What happened in the studio this afternoon was an extraordinary
:14:24. > :14:28.trial by television. But with prosecutors already having launched
:14:29. > :14:33.from preliminary proceedings, the parents could soon face more
:14:34. > :14:39.questions, this time in a court of law. Today, Sasha was a TV star. The
:14:40. > :14:43.centre of attention. But she knows that she and her husband could be
:14:44. > :14:49.arrested for what they did to one of their children.
:14:50. > :14:52.At least 16 women in Saudi Arabia have received fines for driving in
:14:53. > :14:56.defiance of the country's ban on women getting behind the wheel.
:14:57. > :14:59.Activists say more than 60 women took part in the protests yesterday,
:15:00. > :15:10.with dozens of videos being posted online.
:15:11. > :15:17.Now with all today's sport, here's Karthi at the BBC Sport Centre.
:15:18. > :15:21.Good evening. We start with the Berkeley 's Premier League and Match
:15:22. > :15:26.Of The Day and sports league follow us, so pop out of the room if you do
:15:27. > :15:30.not want to know the results. Fernando Torres scored a 90th minute
:15:31. > :15:34.winner after a mix-up with Manchester city. Chelsea move up to
:15:35. > :15:40.second in the table. After playing in that match, Manchester city's
:15:41. > :15:47.Yaya Toure rate met with the head of beef's antiracism task force. The
:15:48. > :15:56.two had a good conversation. -- FIFA. Sunderland beat Newcastle
:15:57. > :16:02.thanks to a late goal in the Derby. It lifts them off the bottom of the
:16:03. > :16:04.table. Swansea and West Ham played out a goalless draw while Tottenham
:16:05. > :16:24.beat whole 1-0. -- beat Hull. Sebastian Vettel described it as one
:16:25. > :16:28.of the best days of his life. The 26-year-old won the Indian Grand
:16:29. > :16:33.Prix to claim for Formula One championship and take a special
:16:34. > :16:40.place in the sports history books. Who can blame Sebastian Vettel for
:16:41. > :16:44.acting like a boy racer after clinching his fourth title in a row.
:16:45. > :16:50.It was time to celebrate! Victory had was been on the cards in India.
:16:51. > :16:55.He started from pole and although he came under pressure from the off, he
:16:56. > :16:59.kept the lead. The only man who could stop him was Fernando Alonso.
:17:00. > :17:03.But the Spaniard was doomed from the start. He lost part of his front
:17:04. > :17:07.wing and then bumped into Jenson Button like a fairground dodgem
:17:08. > :17:11.car. He slipped out of the points, meaning Vettel didn't even have to
:17:12. > :17:15.finish to become champion. But the German wanted to win it in style
:17:16. > :17:23.after his first pit stop saw him drop down the order. He charged his
:17:24. > :17:26.Red Bull back of the field, moving up to second with just a third of
:17:27. > :17:29.the race gone. After the last round of pit stops, Vettel inherited the
:17:30. > :17:40.field and went on to win by almost 30 seconds. Fantastic! You are a
:17:41. > :17:44.four times world champion! Iowa's try to think back, think back where
:17:45. > :17:51.you started and Formula One was so far away. He is only the third man
:17:52. > :17:55.to win four championships in a row but you get the sense he won't stop
:17:56. > :18:00.until he becomes the most successful driver the sport has ever seen.
:18:01. > :18:08.New Zealand made a successful start to their campaign of Rugby League
:18:09. > :18:14.beating Samoa 40-24. They scored a hat-trick. Elsewhere, France beat
:18:15. > :18:18.Papa New Guinea 9-8. Serena Williams has become the first
:18:19. > :18:28.female tennis player to win more than ten 10 million -- $10 million
:18:29. > :18:33.in a year. That is all the sport. That's all from me. Jay Wyne will
:18:34. > :18:35.have the latest update on the storm shortly, but first on BBC One, it's