:00:11. > :00:14.protect the value of the state pension if re-elected. He says
:00:15. > :00:17.maintaining annual increases will give pensioners dignity and
:00:18. > :00:21.security. He doesn't rule out cuts to other benefits. People who have
:00:22. > :00:24.worked hard, who have done the right thing and provided for their
:00:25. > :00:29.families, they should know they are going to get a decent state pension
:00:30. > :00:34.and they don't have to worry about it lagging behind prices. More wet
:00:35. > :00:40.and windy weather into the UK from the Atlantic. Nearly 80 flood
:00:41. > :00:43.warnings are in place. And a shattering end to the Ashes,
:00:44. > :01:06.as Australia whitewash England, 5-0. Good evening. The Prime Minister has
:01:07. > :01:10.promised to protect the value of state pensions if the Conservatives
:01:11. > :01:15.win the next election. David Cameron says he is committed to the triple
:01:16. > :01:20.lock, by which pensions rise in line with prices, wages or by 2.5%,
:01:21. > :01:24.whichever is highest. He has insisted it is fair to prioritise
:01:25. > :01:31.pensions even as benefits for younger people are slashed.
:01:32. > :01:36.Will they be able to keep up if the economy starts to gather pace? David
:01:37. > :01:41.Cameron's message is designed to reassure more than 11 million people
:01:42. > :01:45.that their state pensions will be protected for another five years if
:01:46. > :01:48.he wins the next election. He has promised to keep the so-called
:01:49. > :01:54.triple lock, which guarantees the state pension will rise in line with
:01:55. > :01:58.either wages, prices or by 2.5%, whichever is the highest.
:01:59. > :02:02.I want people, when they reach retirement, to know they can have
:02:03. > :02:05.dignity and security in their old age. People who have worked hard,
:02:06. > :02:08.who have done the right thing, who have provided for their families.
:02:09. > :02:12.They should know they will get a decent state pension and they don't
:02:13. > :02:16.have to worry about it lagging behind prices or earnings. David
:02:17. > :02:21.Cameron is the first party leader to promise to keep the policy until
:02:22. > :02:25.2020. It puts pressure on Labour and the Liberal Democrats to say if they
:02:26. > :02:29.will match his pledge. Both have stressed their support for the
:02:30. > :02:33.triple lock. They have made no specific commitments about whether
:02:34. > :02:36.they would keep it in place after the next election. We will set out
:02:37. > :02:40.plans in the manifesto for all of our tax and spending proposals.
:02:41. > :02:44.Nobody should be in any doubt about my commitment to the triple lock on
:02:45. > :02:49.pensions. Increasing the state pension will
:02:50. > :02:53.benefit all pensioner, including some who are enjoying comfortable
:02:54. > :02:59.lifestyles. It will have to be paid for by those who are working. It
:03:00. > :03:04.seems extremely unfair on younger people who face terrific high costs
:03:05. > :03:08.and who would be paying for these higher pensions. It seems also
:03:09. > :03:12.unaffordable. Those concerns are reflected in the continuing debate
:03:13. > :03:15.about whether to keep other pensioner benefits, such as the
:03:16. > :03:20.winter fuel allowance and free bus passes. Pensioners are the most
:03:21. > :03:23.likely age group to vote. Perhaps it is not surprising that the first
:03:24. > :03:28.plank of the Conservative election manifesto is crafted to appeal to
:03:29. > :03:32.their interests. And we can join Carol now live at
:03:33. > :03:36.Westminster. As you were saying there, it is a New Year and already
:03:37. > :03:41.we are talking about the next election. That is right. All the
:03:42. > :03:44.party leaders keen to set out their own distinctive messages to voters.
:03:45. > :03:49.Interest that after all the talk of the threat to the Conservatives from
:03:50. > :03:54.the UKIP, the need to strike a tough note on immigration and Europe and
:03:55. > :03:58.so on, David Cameron has chosen his first initiative to be on a bread
:03:59. > :04:02.and butter issue. One that affects a lot of people, more than 11 million
:04:03. > :04:06.and gets right back on to the centre-ground of British politics,
:04:07. > :04:10.likely to win broad support across his party and the public. The other
:04:11. > :04:14.significance of this is it does allow David Cameron to set the
:04:15. > :04:17.agenda on this, after weeks, months, when it was Ed Miliband who was seen
:04:18. > :04:21.to be calling the shots with his talk of an energy price rise. So, I
:04:22. > :04:25.think David Cameron will be seen to have got off the starting blocks
:04:26. > :04:30.pretty sharply in this New Year. But, of course, there is a very long
:04:31. > :04:34.and gruelling course ahead, and there is still 16 months to go
:04:35. > :04:43.before that general election. Thank you. 80 flood warnings remain
:04:44. > :04:47.in place across the UK. Many areas could remain at risk for several
:04:48. > :04:51.days. More than 200 homes have been flooded, with the worst of the
:04:52. > :04:56.weather passing over south-west England and Wales and on to the
:04:57. > :05:00.north and east. In Oxford a man was killed when his mobility scooter
:05:01. > :05:06.fell into the Thames. Rain on rain on rain. And this is
:05:07. > :05:13.the result. In the market town of Bradford on
:05:14. > :05:17.Avon, the water is rising. The river here should be several feet lower
:05:18. > :05:23.than it is today. Those arches under the bridge should be entirely
:05:24. > :05:26.visible. Mark's restaurant has already
:05:27. > :05:30.flooded and it will not reopen for months.
:05:31. > :05:35.Some staff have had to be laid off. He's worried the water could now
:05:36. > :05:40.come in all over again. How vulnerable do you feel right now?
:05:41. > :05:44.Very vulnerable. And there is nothing I can do. There is nothing
:05:45. > :05:47.my wife and I can do. There is nothing anyone can do. We are at the
:05:48. > :05:52.liberty to the water. In this town, and in riverside
:05:53. > :05:57.communities all over the UK, they are preparing for another week of
:05:58. > :06:01.disruption. This was Belfast this afternoon.
:06:02. > :06:05.Another load of sandbags heading out.
:06:06. > :06:10.Rising rivers mean increasing dangers. In Gloucestershire, fire
:06:11. > :06:14.crews had to rescue two lorry drivers from their stranded truck.
:06:15. > :06:18.And with more people returning to work and school tomorrow, after the
:06:19. > :06:24.Christmas break, renewed warnings tonight about the risks of flooding.
:06:25. > :06:29.Less than 30 cms of water, which is just one ruler, in this sort of
:06:30. > :06:34.tidal flow will take people away. That is a hazard to everybody. It is
:06:35. > :06:39.County Down which has had the worst of it today. With more high winds
:06:40. > :06:45.and high tides forecast for tomorrow, there are dozens of flood
:06:46. > :06:50.warnings around our coastline. At least this battered seafront enjoyed
:06:51. > :06:54.some welcome sunshine this afternoon. But don't expect it to
:06:55. > :06:59.last. And in the United States forecasters
:07:00. > :07:05.are warning of potentially record low temperatures as Arctic weather
:07:06. > :07:09.sweeps in from the north. 45 cms of snow have fallen in Boston. Half of
:07:10. > :07:15.the United States will be affected during Monday and Tuesday w mass
:07:16. > :07:18.travel disruption likely. An Iraqi Government operation
:07:19. > :07:23.appears to be under way to retake areas seized in recent days by
:07:24. > :07:27.militants linked to Al-Qaeda. Civilians are reported to have fled
:07:28. > :07:32.Fallujah, West of the capital, amid air strikes and artillery
:07:33. > :07:36.bombardment. Cordoned off streets in the Iraqi
:07:37. > :07:42.capital. The aftermath of another bombing in the troubled new cycle of
:07:43. > :07:50.ethnic tensions andvy leps here. Events further west in Iraq are
:07:51. > :07:55.grabbing international attention. Here in Anbar province
:07:56. > :07:59.Al-Qaeda-linked militants have taken control of all or parts of the
:08:00. > :08:05.cities. The Shia dominated Government is
:08:06. > :08:08.trying to retake with its rebel allies.
:08:09. > :08:12.TRANSLATION: The co-ordination between the Army and tribesman is
:08:13. > :08:15.progressing. The Army provides the tribes with weapons and everything
:08:16. > :08:17.they need in this battle against the terrorists.
:08:18. > :08:25.I think this issue will be resolved within a day or two days to expel
:08:26. > :08:29.the armed groups. The American Secretary of State,
:08:30. > :08:34.John Kerry, here in Jordan has said he's very concerned about the
:08:35. > :08:39.reasuragains of militants and Washington will do all it can to
:08:40. > :08:44.support the Iraqi Government. It was not contemplating boots on the
:08:45. > :08:48.ground, adding, "This is their fight." During the US operation
:08:49. > :08:53.Fallujah was one of the deadly strongholds of the insurgency. The
:08:54. > :08:57.Iraqi defence ministry says this is footage of air strikes in Anbar
:08:58. > :09:01.province and reports say residents are leaving Fallujah fearing a
:09:02. > :09:04.Government air and artillery assault to regain control. This is a
:09:05. > :09:13.high-stake stakes confrontation. Three people have been arrested
:09:14. > :09:19.after an unknown substance was found at a house in Hull. Nearby
:09:20. > :09:22.properties have been evacuated. Army explosive experts are at the scene.
:09:23. > :09:28.Three people, including a 15 yorld boy, are being held in --
:09:29. > :09:32.15-year-old boy, are being held in police custody.
:09:33. > :09:37.Good evening. England's cricketers have been comprehensively beaten in
:09:38. > :09:41.the Ashes in Australia. They suffered an embarrassing 5-0
:09:42. > :09:43.whitewash. They lost within three days in one of their worst
:09:44. > :09:55.performances of the tour. The whitewash was complete -
:09:56. > :10:00.Australia had not just beaten England, they had annihilated them.
:10:01. > :10:07.The tourists put out of their Ashes mystery. Rogers's century held ping
:10:08. > :10:10.to set a target of 448. In the first innings, Alastair Cook had gone
:10:11. > :10:14.second ball. Today he lasted until the second over. We knew what would
:10:15. > :10:17.happen next. They may have been tempted to blame their tools, but
:10:18. > :10:25.the senior batsmen know they have not been good enough here. England,
:10:26. > :10:31.57-3. And then, fittingly, another collapse, as four wickets fell in 11
:10:32. > :10:34.balls after tea. Like lambs to the slaughter, batsmen came and wept in
:10:35. > :10:40.the blink of an eye. The end was nie. The only two Englishmen who
:10:41. > :10:45.leave with reputations in tack, Stokes and Broad, did go down
:10:46. > :10:49.swinging. After their defiance was snuffed out, it was complete -
:10:50. > :10:55.England - the favourites before this series, losing by 281 runs. Losing
:10:56. > :11:00.5-0 and losing perhaps like they have never lost before. We have
:11:01. > :11:04.obviously let supporters down because we have not played very
:11:05. > :11:11.well. At the end of the day, the results suggest that. Every person
:11:12. > :11:17.will feel they have let themselves down. Only broad broad and Stokes
:11:18. > :11:21.have de-- Broad and Stokes have delivered close to their potential.
:11:22. > :11:25.This has been England's worst tour ever. The team and those in charge
:11:26. > :11:31.of it will now come under severe scrutiny. The inquest into what went
:11:32. > :11:38.so wrong out here will now begin. With another Ashes series as soon as
:11:39. > :11:42.next year, answers are needed fast. The FA Cup third round continues
:11:43. > :11:47.today. Manchester United are drawing 1-1 at home to Swansea, 13 minutes
:11:48. > :11:54.into the second half. Chelsea beat Derby County, 2-0. West Ham are out,
:11:55. > :11:59.losing 5-0 to the championships Nottingham Forest.
:12:00. > :12:03.For relegation-threatened West Ham, the FA Cup might have provided some
:12:04. > :12:08.much-needed relief. With only one win in eight, the pressure on Sam
:12:09. > :12:12.Allardyce is evident. An inexperienced West Ham side were
:12:13. > :12:18.up against it as soon as they conceded an early penalty.
:12:19. > :12:23.Djamel Abdoun with the confidence of the team chasing promotion. The
:12:24. > :12:29.Hammers got to half time without further damn. They began to crumble.
:12:30. > :12:33.Jamie Paterson grabbed his first goal for Forest. Having waited six
:12:34. > :12:37.months for his first, he only had six minutes to wait for his second.
:12:38. > :12:42.It was becoming very painful viewing for some. For Paterson, it just got
:12:43. > :12:47.better. He completed his hat trick in some style.
:12:48. > :12:51.Reid capped off a sensational day for Forest. Allardyce's problems
:12:52. > :12:56.deepen. Jose Mourinho is sitting much more
:12:57. > :13:00.comfortably at Chelsea, after a successful festive period. They
:13:01. > :13:06.found some strong resistance from Derby. It took a set-piece to break
:13:07. > :13:11.them down and a rare goal from Mikel Obi. Oscar scored his eighth goal of
:13:12. > :13:16.the season to send Chelsea into the fourth round.
:13:17. > :13:21.In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic are 13 points clear at the top of
:13:22. > :13:25.the table. 4-0 winners over St Mirren. All four goals came in the
:13:26. > :13:31.second half, including two from Kris Commons. Elsewhere wins for Aberdeen
:13:32. > :13:36.and Partick Thistle. One of the greatest footballers of all time,
:13:37. > :13:38.Eusebio, has died, aged 71. He scored more than 700 goals and was
:13:39. > :13:53.top scorer in the 1966 World Cup. Eusebio! Oh, my word!
:13:54. > :13:58.Have you ever seen anything like that! The pictures might be dated,
:13:59. > :14:02.the technique can still be marvelled at. 1966 might be remembered as the
:14:03. > :14:08.year England won the World Cup. It was Eusebio who was the star of that
:14:09. > :14:13.tournament. Born in Mozambique, under colonial rule, he had no
:14:14. > :14:19.choice but to represent Portugal. Often appearing to win matches on
:14:20. > :14:23.his own. In their quarter-final Portugal trialled North Korea 3-0.
:14:24. > :14:28.Eusebio changed everything. Defeat turned to victory by one man.
:14:29. > :14:32.THE COMMENTATOR: 4-3. All four to Eusebio. There was a goal to Eusebio
:14:33. > :14:38.in the semi-final too. Portugal were beaten by England. In all, Eusebio
:14:39. > :14:43.scored 41 goals in 64 games for Portugal. He came to prominence as a
:14:44. > :14:48.20-year-old, scoring and playing twice for Benfica against Real
:14:49. > :14:52.Madrid in 1962. He was to become a prolific goal scorer for the club.
:14:53. > :14:58.Defenders knew they had to stop him... Somehow. Nobby Stiles here
:14:59. > :15:08.with the robust attempt. That was in the 1968 cup final, which United
:15:09. > :15:12.won, but only after a safe late on from from Eusebio. I can accept what
:15:13. > :15:16.he did. Throughout his career, that was the way he always performed and
:15:17. > :15:20.what he did. He gave so much respect to the game.
:15:21. > :15:27.Like I said, it was a privilege to play against him. That was well
:15:28. > :15:33.known and well used by Portugal. He worked as am ambassador for the nags
:15:34. > :15:38.national. Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, one of
:15:39. > :15:43.the greatest players not just of the 1960s, but of any era.
:15:44. > :15:47.That is the sport. Back to you. There is more throughout the
:15:48. > :15:48.evening. We are back with the late news at