:00:00. > :00:09.Finally home - the body of Nelson Mandela is in the village where he
:00:10. > :00:18.was born, where he will be buried early tomorrow. At the end of the
:00:19. > :00:23.journey, cheering crowds celebrated the achievements of his long life.
:00:24. > :00:33.China lands its first probe on the moon - a giant leap forward for the
:00:34. > :00:38.country's space programme. Hospitals are told to provide more
:00:39. > :00:42.doctors at weekends. England's hopes of holding Joen to
:00:43. > :01:00.the ashes are balanced on a knife edge.
:01:01. > :01:05.Nelson Mandela's family is holding an overnight vigil beside his body,
:01:06. > :01:10.in his childhood home of Qunu, on the eve of his funeral. Earlier, a
:01:11. > :01:13.military plane, escorted by fighter jets, had carried the casket from
:01:14. > :01:17.South Africa's capital Pretoria to the Eastern Cape. In Mr Mandela's
:01:18. > :01:23.home province, thousands of people lined the streets to pay their
:01:24. > :01:31.respects and celebrate his life. Our world affairs editor, John Simpson,
:01:32. > :01:34.reports. In the incomparable landscape in which Nelson Mandela
:01:35. > :01:46.spent his childhood, they brought back his body on its last journey to
:01:47. > :01:53.the family home. In the morning, the party he'd belonged to for 69 years,
:01:54. > :01:59.the ANC, said its goodbyes to him at the airport near Pretoria. For his
:02:00. > :02:07.widow, this was the most emotional public moment so far. Friends say
:02:08. > :02:14.she's taken her husband's death very hard. President Jacob Zuma broke
:02:15. > :02:19.into song, as he likes to do. He's got a good voice, but he's had a
:02:20. > :02:25.tough time politically. Since the death of Nelson Mandela, he's been
:02:26. > :02:31.criticised, heckled and booed. The guests were varied. They included
:02:32. > :02:36.Gerry Adams of Ireland's Sinn Fein, a man who also talked peace with his
:02:37. > :02:43.former enemies. But one important figure was missing, Mandela's friend
:02:44. > :02:46.and ally, the former Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He said he hadn't been
:02:47. > :02:51.invited and didn't want to gatecrash. The ANC said he had been
:02:52. > :02:59.invited and tonight he said he would be going after all. Finally, it was
:03:00. > :03:09.time to start the journey home to the Eastern Cape. He was leaving
:03:10. > :03:14.behind the big cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, where he had
:03:15. > :03:28.achieved many of his greatest successes. There were big crowds
:03:29. > :03:36.along the roads from the airport to Qunu, you might have thought they
:03:37. > :03:41.would be silent and sad, but they weren't. This is such a sad day and
:03:42. > :03:45.yet, everybody is happy. Why is that? It is so painful that he's
:03:46. > :03:48.dead, but now, at least, we have the chance to celebrate. So you're
:03:49. > :03:55.celebrating his life and you're showing his gratitude? Yes!
:03:56. > :04:00.CHEERING Then down the road came the
:04:01. > :04:04.procession accompanying the hearse with Nelson Mandela's body. Once he
:04:05. > :04:11.tended farm animals in the fields round here, just as children still
:04:12. > :04:13.do. Now the one-time shepherd boy had the full panoply of the state to
:04:14. > :04:23.bring him back home. For many people in Nelson Mandela's
:04:24. > :04:28.homeland, the passing of his cortege was a final opportunity to say
:04:29. > :04:36.farewell. Our correspondent, Nomsa Maseko, was among the crowds.
:04:37. > :04:41.Nelson Mandela's home coming, they called it his send-off party. Now
:04:42. > :04:45.that this day has come, do you think it's reality now? Do you think now
:04:46. > :04:54.you can believe he's gone? Yes, we've got this feeling inside and
:04:55. > :04:59.sorry. We have freedom just because of him. He mean everything to me.
:05:00. > :05:06.He's everything. It was a welcome fit for a hero.
:05:07. > :05:11.CHEERING This is the moment people have been
:05:12. > :05:18.waiting for. They've been standing here for hours just to bid farewell
:05:19. > :05:25.to Nelson Mandela. Most were happy, but some grumbled the procession
:05:26. > :05:29.went by too fast. We were here very early in the morning, and Mandela
:05:30. > :05:34.just passed by and stopped a little bit, but they never stopped. It was
:05:35. > :05:39.just a glimpse of him. It was a day that parents will tell their
:05:40. > :05:47.children about. One little girl summed it all up. I am proud of you
:05:48. > :05:53.Mr Nelson Mandela for bringing us to freedom in our country and for
:05:54. > :06:02.bringing peace in our land. I thank you. John Simpson joins us from
:06:03. > :06:10.Qunu, where Mr Mandela's funeral takes place in the morning. John,
:06:11. > :06:14.the last act in this great drama. Yes. I think it will be very simple,
:06:15. > :06:21.actually, compared with what we've been seeing. I think it will be
:06:22. > :06:25.quieter, a gentle and very sad business when Nelson Mandela's laid
:06:26. > :06:30.to rest beside his three children, who've all died before him. That in
:06:31. > :06:36.itself is going to be a source of sadness and sorrow. I think it will
:06:37. > :06:42.be quite quiet actually. There is nothing like the number of people
:06:43. > :06:47.that turned up last Tuesday at the memorial service in Soweto. In fact,
:06:48. > :06:52.I think Prince Charles is going to be just about the only A-lister
:06:53. > :06:57.there, apart from some African presidents, but there's a lot of
:06:58. > :07:07.vice-presidents and Prime Ministers from the Caribbean and so forth. It
:07:08. > :07:11.won't be, it won't have the status that Tuesday's whole session had.
:07:12. > :07:15.That isn't in any sense a criticism of the planning. The planning here
:07:16. > :07:18.seems to be pretty impressive, given the difficulties of getting
:07:19. > :07:22.everybody here. It seems to be that as far as one can tell that
:07:23. > :07:27.President Obama decided to jump the gun and make Tuesday rather than
:07:28. > :07:34.tomorrow his big day and most people just followed suit. John, thank you.
:07:35. > :07:37.On to other news. China has become the third nation, after America and
:07:38. > :07:41.the former Soviet Union, to land an unmanned space craft on the moon-
:07:42. > :07:45.the first such mission for almost 40 years. A rover will now embark on a
:07:46. > :07:48.three-month programme of exploration. As Damian Grammaticas
:07:49. > :08:00.reports from Beijing, the mission is seen as underlining China's status
:08:01. > :08:04.as an emerging world power. 250,000 miles from earth and descending to
:08:05. > :08:10.the moon. Live coverage of this mission was beamed across China.
:08:11. > :08:15.Computer animation is used to show China's unmanned mooned lander
:08:16. > :08:21.manoeuvring into place. 100 metres above the lunar surface, on-board
:08:22. > :08:27.cameras began sending still images of the landing site, known as the
:08:28. > :08:30.Bay of Rain bows. Computers on the probe controlled its final moments.
:08:31. > :08:36.Four metres from the surface, it hovered, then cut its engines, a
:08:37. > :08:44.perfect, soft landing, one giant step for Chinese ambition.
:08:45. > :08:48.TRANSLATION: This proves China is becoming a strong, big country.
:08:49. > :08:52.China now is in the front rank, right behind the United States. Just
:08:53. > :08:58.as with America and the Soviet Union's moon missions 40 years ago,
:08:59. > :09:07.China's now is a statement of The National Lottery Live prowess -- is
:09:08. > :09:12.a statement of thenation's prowess. They want to one day sent an
:09:13. > :09:16.astronaut there. A robotic Rover will spend three months exploring
:09:17. > :09:19.the surface, looking for rare minerals and energy sources that
:09:20. > :09:25.China could one day exploit. For this rising nation, the science is
:09:26. > :09:31.less important than the sybolism as it reaches for the moon.
:09:32. > :09:35.The NHS is to announce plans to improve care for hospital patients
:09:36. > :09:40.at weekends, with more senior staff on duty. It follows concerns that
:09:41. > :09:43.patients treated on Saturdays and on Sundays suffer worse medical
:09:44. > :09:47.outcomes and higher death rates than those admitted during the week. Our
:09:48. > :09:51.political correspondent is here. What do we know about this? For the
:09:52. > :09:55.past year, the medical director of the NHS in England has been looking
:09:56. > :10:02.at improving patient care at weekends, precisely people could be
:10:03. > :10:07.12% to 16% extra risk of death if admitted at the weekend. What he's
:10:08. > :10:10.likely to recommend is that in future people will be seen within 14
:10:11. > :10:14.hours by a consultant, the most senior doctors and if they're
:10:15. > :10:17.already in hospital, they'll be seen within 24 hours. He believes that
:10:18. > :10:22.people shouldn't have to wait any longer for test results in hospital
:10:23. > :10:26.simply because it's the weekend. If hospitals don't comply they're going
:10:27. > :10:30.to face potentially very costly sanctions. He has been setting out
:10:31. > :10:35.some of these ideas in the Sunday Times. What I'm not clear about
:10:36. > :10:38.tonight is how it will be paid for. Perhaps on the Andrew Marr programme
:10:39. > :10:44.tomorrow when he makes an appearance, he can tell us then. ?
:10:45. > :10:46.Vment Thank you. Detectives searching for a missing
:10:47. > :10:50.17-year-old from Oxfordshire have said they are now treating it as a
:10:51. > :10:53.murder inquiry. Jayden Parkinson was last seen at Didcot railway station
:10:54. > :10:54.on December 3.. A man and a 17-year-old youth have been
:10:55. > :11:07.arrested. Philippa Thomas reports. Dissident republicans, opposed to
:11:08. > :11:11.the peace process, say they carried out a bomb attack in Belfast last
:11:12. > :11:14.night. Detectives say the device, which was hidden in a black holdall,
:11:15. > :11:17.could have caused death and serious injury. Police managed to evacuate
:11:18. > :11:26.the immediate area before the bomb exploded. As relatives of those
:11:27. > :11:30.killed in the Lockerbie bombing prepare to mark the 25th anniversary
:11:31. > :11:34.of the tack, the anguish of one mother has only just began. Carol
:11:35. > :11:38.King-Eckersley gave up her baby son for adoption. She recently
:11:39. > :11:42.discovered he was killed in the attack, while, as a young student,
:11:43. > :11:51.he was travelling home to the United States.
:11:52. > :11:56.As the 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing approaches, they
:11:57. > :12:00.remember their dead. 35 students are enrolled here in memory of the 35
:12:01. > :12:07.who were killed flying home from a term in London for Christmas, 1988.
:12:08. > :12:10.Kenneth Bissett's mother is attending this annual ceremony for
:12:11. > :12:17.the first time, having only just learned of her loss. Even though I
:12:18. > :12:23.didn't have him with me, physically, he was always in my heart. Carol
:12:24. > :12:28.gave up her son for adoption at birth. As the daughter of a school
:12:29. > :12:34.principal in 1967, she felt it would have been socially unacceptable for
:12:35. > :12:40.her to keep him. There was always the hope and dream that someday
:12:41. > :12:48.there would come a knock on the door and I would open it and there would
:12:49. > :12:54.be this tall, handsome gentleman saying, "Hi. I guess you're my mum."
:12:55. > :12:59.Her dream of reunion died earlier this year, when she decided to
:13:00. > :13:04.search for her son online. I looked and I said, my God, it's him. Why
:13:05. > :13:13.are they only showing part of his life. That's not right. Finally, it
:13:14. > :13:22.dawned on me that it was right. I just said, "My God. My baby's dead."
:13:23. > :13:28.Kenneth Bissett was one of 270 people killed when a terrorist bomb
:13:29. > :13:31.blew up the jet over Scotland. One day Carol King-Eckersley hopes to
:13:32. > :13:38.come here to Lockerbie to see the place where her son fell. We love
:13:39. > :13:43.you, sweet heart. Carol will join hundreds of others bereaved by the
:13:44. > :13:57.bombing at 25th anniversary events next weekend, to remember all those
:13:58. > :13:59.who were lost at Lockerbie. And the programme Living with
:14:00. > :14:03.Lockerbie will be broadcast on Monday just after 10.30pm on BBC
:14:04. > :14:06.Scotland. Now here's all the sports news.
:14:07. > :14:13.Good evening. We will have the latest from the Ashes in a moment.
:14:14. > :14:16.If you're waiting for Match of the Day, please look away now and turn
:14:17. > :14:20.the sound down. There was an incredible match at the
:14:21. > :14:23.top of the table, as Manchester City maintained their 100% record at home
:14:24. > :14:26.in the league beating leaders Arsenal 6-3 at the Ethiad Stadium.
:14:27. > :14:29.The news got worse for Arsenal, as Jack Wilshire could face a possible
:14:30. > :14:37.ban after apparently making an abusive hand gesture towards the
:14:38. > :14:41.crowd. West Brom have sacked their manager, Steve Clarke, after their
:14:42. > :14:43.fourth defeat in a row. They lost to Cardiff. Chelsea are up to second,
:14:44. > :14:54.just two points behind Arsenal. High winds caused some games to be
:14:55. > :14:58.abandoned or postponed in Scotland, but only one Scottish Premiership
:14:59. > :15:04.match was affected. The top five all completed their games and all came
:15:05. > :15:07.away with victory. So Celtic remain seven points clear after their win
:15:08. > :15:10.over Hibernian. Bottom side Hearts lost against Inverness and there
:15:11. > :15:13.were wins for Aberdeen, Dundee United and Motherwell. In a few
:15:14. > :15:17.hours, England will resume play in the third Ashes Test. This third day
:15:18. > :15:21.could be a crucial one in the series with Australia 2-0 up, England must
:15:22. > :15:26.get close to the hosts first innings total of 385. They're currently 205
:15:27. > :15:34.runs behind. Joe Wilson reports from Perth. The debris of a day's cricket
:15:35. > :15:39.in Perth, eight hours seeking hydration in the shaless expanses of
:15:40. > :15:42.a scorned old stadium. There is something left to fight over in the
:15:43. > :15:47.Ashes, but the final decision may be looming. England had finished off
:15:48. > :15:56.the Australian innings fairly promptly and found themselves in
:15:57. > :16:03.pursuit of 385. It started well. Car berry and Cook started well. Then a
:16:04. > :16:10.miscalculation, ball off bat into stumps. So Joe Root, the on-field
:16:11. > :16:16.umpire decided he edged the ball. Root said no. Review. The replay
:16:17. > :16:21.revealed nothing. The audio is played. Was that the sound of ball
:16:22. > :16:26.on bat? If the conclusion was inconclusive, the decision stayed as
:16:27. > :16:34.it was. Root gone for four. Cook fought to 72 and unleashed a shot
:16:35. > :16:41.against Nathan Lyon to Darren Warner. -- David Warner.
:16:42. > :16:44.A wonderful catch by Johnson, and the Australian team celebrated the
:16:45. > :16:54.success of a plan coming together, again. It's just Kevin Pietersen
:16:55. > :16:58.being himself. There is still time for Bell, Stokes or Prior to make a
:16:59. > :17:05.meaningful contribution with the bat. That time is now or never. That
:17:06. > :17:09.is all from the BBC sports centre for now.
:17:10. > :17:12.That's it. There will be a special programme on the funeral of Nelson
:17:13. > :17:18.Mandela tomorrow morning, starting at 5. 30am, here on BBC One. The
:17:19. > :17:20.Andrew Marr Show will be on BBC Two at 9am. From me and the whole team
:17:21. > :17:36.here, good night. ( Good evening. The latest satellite
:17:37. > :17:39.sequence shows today's miserable weather now spreading south across
:17:40. > :17:43.England and Wales. Some squally showers to follow across more
:17:44. > :17:47.northern parts. For tomorrow, the next batch of wind and rain heading
:17:48. > :17:48.to the north and west. For some of us