:00:00. > :00:07.More evidence tonight pointing to a bomb as the cause of the Russian
:00:08. > :00:13.A week after the disaster, investigators say the plane broke up
:00:14. > :00:18.very suddenly after an unexplained sound on its flight recorder.
:00:19. > :00:27.A noise was heard in the last second of the CVR recording.
:00:28. > :00:28.More planes bring British tourists home from Egypt.
:00:29. > :00:31.But it could take ten days to bring them all back.
:00:32. > :00:33.We will have the latest on the investigation.
:00:34. > :00:36.David Cameron issues his strongest warning yet that he's
:00:37. > :00:42.prepared to back leaving the EU if there's no reform.
:00:43. > :00:44.The six-year-old boy shot dead in his father's car.
:00:45. > :00:51.Two US police officers are charged with his murder.
:00:52. > :00:53.And the new household essential, a promise of broadband
:00:54. > :01:19.Investigators in Egypt have said the Russian passenger plane
:01:20. > :01:22.which crashed last weekend suffered a sudden and catastrophic break-up.
:01:23. > :01:24.They've confirmed there was an unexplained noise
:01:25. > :01:28.on the plane's voice recorder, at the moment the disaster unfolded.
:01:29. > :01:31.French investigators have told the BBC they believe that to be
:01:32. > :01:36.Our correspondent Mark Lowen is in the Egyptian resort
:01:37. > :01:42.First from Egypt there was denial, then anger but today the hint of an
:01:43. > :01:44.acceptance that something untoward may have caused the crash of the
:01:45. > :01:51.This was the first time the authorities here gave detail of the
:01:52. > :01:56.Journalists were not allowed inside Sharm el-Sheikh airport today.
:01:57. > :01:59.This is a nervous country wary of a negative image but perhaps the
:02:00. > :02:17.A week on from flight 9268 they remembered.
:02:18. > :02:20.Russian soldiers laying tributes at the site of their nation's worse
:02:21. > :02:22.It's becoming clear something sinister caused the crash.
:02:23. > :02:27.Egyptian officials today said debris was scattered over 13 kilometres,
:02:28. > :02:30.The auto-pilot was engaged until the end of the black box
:02:31. > :02:33.recording and there was a sudden sound on the data recorder.
:02:34. > :02:36.A noise was heard in the last second of the CVR recording.
:02:37. > :02:39.A spectral analysis will be carried out by specialised labs in order to
:02:40. > :02:47.An American TV network says US officials have reported they picked
:02:48. > :02:48.up chatter between ISIS operatives boasting
:02:49. > :02:52.The Egyptian Government today hit out saying intelligence was
:02:53. > :03:04.We are the party which is mainly connected with
:03:05. > :03:07.the issue and we expected to have the information on a technical
:03:08. > :03:11.level, instead of it being released to the media in this public manner.
:03:12. > :03:13.But that's refuted by the British Ambassador here, insisting there's
:03:14. > :03:17.been constant co-operation and that Downing Street is reviewing
:03:18. > :03:25.The situation that's going on is very frustrating for everybody
:03:26. > :03:28.involved because it's an attack that's caused great human tragedy.
:03:29. > :03:36.I personally have been in close contact with
:03:37. > :03:40.the Egyptian Government around the clock at the highest level.
:03:41. > :03:43.We have made all the information available and we have explained to
:03:44. > :03:45.them the basis for our decision-making and I am sure every
:03:46. > :03:48.Meanwhile, the travel chaos continues.
:03:49. > :03:50.British planes are flying elsewhere in Egypt.
:03:51. > :03:52.The current assessment is that it's safe.
:03:53. > :03:55.The airport is struggling to cope with this logistical challenge
:03:56. > :03:59.but it could be overwhelmed as Russians too try to leave
:04:00. > :04:04.after Moscow's dramatic decision to suspend all flights to Egypt.
:04:05. > :04:08.79,000 Russians are thought to be in this country.
:04:09. > :04:14.The backlog of people trying to fly from here will last for days.
:04:15. > :04:17.And that's the worry for Rob and his family waiting for news
:04:18. > :04:19.of their flight to Luton, now delayed for three days.
:04:20. > :04:21.Regular calls to easyJet have given him no update,
:04:22. > :04:28.They're getting tired of living out of suitcases and simply want clarity
:04:29. > :04:40.We are out of money, we are out of clothes.
:04:41. > :04:43.With three little kids sort of getting now clued up
:04:44. > :04:47.on what's going on and they're getting a bit panicky, as well.
:04:48. > :04:49.So the frustration for passengers goes on but for Egypt, which
:04:50. > :04:53.If a bomber did infiltrate this resort bringing down a plane,
:04:54. > :04:57.the impact will be felt far beyond these shores.
:04:58. > :05:01.Mark Lowen, BBC News, Sharm el-Sheikh.
:05:02. > :05:04.The investigating team said it was too early to say for certain that
:05:05. > :05:08.But their initial findings will add to fears that
:05:09. > :05:20.Our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins reports.
:05:21. > :05:21.The Egyptian-led investigation in the desert is huge.
:05:22. > :05:30.There are no conclusions yet but what was disclosed today is telling.
:05:31. > :05:33.First, the spread of wreckage, scattered over a vast area of the
:05:34. > :05:36.Sinai desert about eight miles in length, that only happens when an
:05:37. > :05:39.Second, the flight data recorder shows auto-pilot was engaged
:05:40. > :05:42.until the recording stops, suggesting the flight crew had no
:05:43. > :05:44.warning of disaster or they would have taken back manual control.
:05:45. > :05:47.And, most telling of all, an unexplained noise was picked up
:05:48. > :05:53.by the cockpit voice recorder in the final second.
:05:54. > :05:56.All the data from the two recorders will have
:05:57. > :06:02.Although the Egyptians insist the transcript of conversations is
:06:03. > :06:10.not yet complete, experts say spectral analysis of that final
:06:11. > :06:13.second of unexplained noise, looking at the wave form, the signature of
:06:14. > :06:16.They know what an explosion sounds like.
:06:17. > :06:28.They know what a fuel tank blowing up sounds
:06:29. > :06:31.like and they know the sound of an aeroplane coming apart.
:06:32. > :06:33.From all the evidence, if a bomb is eventually confirmed,
:06:34. > :06:36.then the Russians were victims of an extremist outrage perhaps
:06:37. > :06:38.All sorts of hints, particularly in Washington,
:06:39. > :06:40.point to possible involvement of so-called Islamic State.
:06:41. > :06:43.Although Britain and the United States refuse to discuss their
:06:44. > :06:46.specific intelligence publicly, the fact that Russia has now
:06:47. > :06:54.suspended flights to all Egyptian destinations, an even more drastic
:06:55. > :06:56.response than Britain's, suggests the Kremlin fears their
:06:57. > :07:00.And if so-called Islamic State was behind it, that would be
:07:01. > :07:04.It would mark a major shift in tactics,
:07:05. > :07:12.The consequences would be felt far beyond Egypt and Russia
:07:13. > :07:15.and governments would face a new test - could they put aside
:07:16. > :07:17.some of their differences in the face of such a growing menace?
:07:18. > :07:23.The Prime Minister is to issue his strongest warning yet that
:07:24. > :07:25.if European Union leaders fail to meet his demands
:07:26. > :07:40.for a new relationship with the EU, he will consider leaving it.
:07:41. > :07:44.As he sets out the changes he wants in Britain's relationship with
:07:45. > :07:47.Europe. Our political correspondent is in Downing Street. A tougher tone
:07:48. > :07:52.but are we getting more details about what he wants? Yes, this will
:07:53. > :07:56.be the strongest warning yet from the Prime Minister to other EU
:07:57. > :07:59.leaders that February doesn't get what he wants, then he is prepared
:08:00. > :08:04.to consider life outside the European Union. He will say that if
:08:05. > :08:09.they turn a deaf ear to his demands, which he does not expect, then we
:08:10. > :08:14.will have to think again about whether the European Union is right
:08:15. > :08:17.for us. Now, that speech will coincide with the publication of
:08:18. > :08:23.this much anticipated letter that he is going to write to the President
:08:24. > :08:28.of the European Council Donald Tusk. Downing Street say that will set out
:08:29. > :08:32.the broad outline of his agenda, undoubtedly Eurosceptics will say we
:08:33. > :08:36.still want to see much more detail but we do already know that he wants
:08:37. > :08:42.an end to that commitment to ever closer union. He wants to restrict
:08:43. > :08:46.the benefits which EU migrants can claim and he wants more protection
:08:47. > :08:50.for the countries that are outside the eurozone. We are now about to
:08:51. > :08:53.see the start of those formal negotiations. David Cameron is
:08:54. > :08:57.making it clear that if he doesn't get what he wants, then he is
:08:58. > :09:02.prepared to walk away. But ultimately, it will be down to all
:09:03. > :09:09.of us in that referendum by the end of 2017. Thank you very much.
:09:10. > :09:12.The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, is said to be
:09:13. > :09:14.resisting efforts by the Treasury to make the new Universal Credit
:09:15. > :09:17.The Chancellor, George Osborne, is seeking new savings after
:09:18. > :09:21.the House of Lords rejected his plans to cut working tax credits.
:09:22. > :09:24.A close ally of Mr Duncan Smith said protecting Universal Credit was
:09:25. > :09:30.Sierra Leone has been declared free from the Ebola virus by the World
:09:31. > :09:32.Health Organisation, after six weeks without a case of the disease.
:09:33. > :09:35.The WHO said the country would now enter a 90-day
:09:36. > :09:37.period of enhanced surveillance to detect any new cases.
:09:38. > :09:39.Nearly 4,000 people have died from Ebola in Sierra Leone.
:09:40. > :09:58.When Sierra Leone finally won the war against Ebola.
:09:59. > :10:00.Britain pledged hundreds of millions of pounds to the fight,
:10:01. > :10:07.But what's most important is that the work that we have
:10:08. > :10:12.What we don't want is a repeat performance and, therefore,
:10:13. > :10:21.we hope that what we can put in place will ensure a resilience.
:10:22. > :10:23.There's another legacy here, we are heading to Hill Station
:10:24. > :10:30.When I was here last year at the height of the outbreak Save the
:10:31. > :10:34.Children were training up community volunteers on how to stay safe.
:10:35. > :10:37.I have returned to meet community nurse Joyce.
:10:38. > :10:39.Last time, the avoid body contact rule was in full force.
:10:40. > :10:51.We started to have casualties, we have one room.
:10:52. > :11:00.15 of them die. Only this was the survivor.
:11:01. > :11:03.Ibrahim and another family were hit by the virus here but the community
:11:04. > :11:09.did manage to contain the outbreak to just those two households.
:11:10. > :11:11.One of Ibrahim's most prized possessions
:11:12. > :11:31.My younger brother, my younger sisters and my brothers,
:11:32. > :11:35.infected and they did die. Ibrahim tells me he can't get a job.
:11:36. > :11:38.So many Ebola survivors here face stigmatisation.
:11:39. > :11:40.Many also report health problems after they recover.
:11:41. > :11:42.This is the reality of what Ebola has left behind.
:11:43. > :11:54.And it's why celebrations today are bittersweet.
:11:55. > :11:56.Two police officers in the American state
:11:57. > :11:58.of Louisiana have been charged with murder, after a six-year-old boy was
:11:59. > :12:03.Jeremy Mardis was hit by five bullets and
:12:04. > :12:09.From Washington, Laura Bicker reports.
:12:10. > :12:12.Six-year-old Jeremy Mardis was strapped in his father's car.
:12:13. > :12:13.It's thought they were being chased by police.
:12:14. > :12:22.But soon after their car backed into an alley, shots were fired.
:12:23. > :12:25.Five hit Jeremy in the head and the chest.
:12:26. > :12:29.His father, Chris Few, was badly wounded.
:12:30. > :12:37.Let me tell you something, I am not going to talk about it,
:12:38. > :12:41.It is the most disturbing thing I have seen.
:12:42. > :12:44.That little boy was buckled in the front seat of that vehicle
:12:45. > :12:50.Late last night two police officers were arrested,
:12:51. > :12:52.individuals described as having tarnished the police badge.
:12:53. > :12:57.Officers Norris Greenhouse and Derrick Stafford are charged
:12:58. > :13:06.This is the latest high-profile police shooting in the United States
:13:07. > :13:11.and will add to growing criticism of perceived police brutality.
:13:12. > :13:15.The six-year-old with autism was described as a delightful child who
:13:16. > :13:19.Investigators have vowed to continue their inquiries
:13:20. > :13:29.The Government is promising to provide all homes and businesses
:13:30. > :13:31.in the UK with a fast internet connection by 2020.
:13:32. > :13:35.It says broadband should be regarded as a basic, universal service.
:13:36. > :13:38.Our business correspondent Rob Young has more.
:13:39. > :13:45.Now the Government's adding broadband to the list.
:13:46. > :13:49.But for many going online can be frustrating.
:13:50. > :13:54.In some rural areas downloading can take ages, some still use painfully
:13:55. > :14:02.About two million homes don't have access to fast internet.
:14:03. > :14:05.The minimum speed most homes need to watch streaming video, for example,
:14:06. > :14:12.The Government says everyone will be given the legal right to request
:14:13. > :14:15.that type of fast connection no matter where they live.
:14:16. > :14:20.This is for the most hard to reach premises and businesses that
:14:21. > :14:24.people who, as it were, are in the very last 5% in very rural areas
:14:25. > :14:27.and what this will do is give them a guarantee that over the next few
:14:28. > :14:31.years they'll be able to get the kind of broadband speeds that
:14:32. > :14:33.many people living in towns and cities have got used to.
:14:34. > :14:36.Critics say previous digital promises have come to little.
:14:37. > :14:37.Technology experts argue the Government's proposed speed
:14:38. > :14:47.In five years' time, many parts of the countryside will be surfing at
:14:48. > :14:53.The British Government have been something out of touch with reality
:14:54. > :15:00.Famously back in around 2010 they said that Britain
:15:01. > :15:02.should have the best superfast broadband in Europe by 2015.
:15:03. > :15:05.Clearly, we have not met that objective and it's hard to see
:15:06. > :15:09.whether or not this one is going to stand up to the test of time.
:15:10. > :15:12.The Government's already spending ?1.5 billion extending superfast
:15:13. > :15:18.internet to 95% of the UK connecting the rest won't be
:15:19. > :15:28.Andy Murray has reached the Paris Masters tennis final for the
:15:29. > :15:31.first time after a straight sets victory over Spain's David Ferrer.
:15:32. > :15:33.He wrapped up the match 6-4, 6-3 and will meet top seed
:15:34. > :15:37.and defending champion Novak Djokovic in tomorrow's final.
:15:38. > :15:39.Murray will finish the year second in the world
:15:40. > :15:48.And in Rugby League, New Zealand have levelled the Test series
:15:49. > :15:51.against England with a 9-2 victory at London's Olympic Stadium.
:15:52. > :15:53.Winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall scored the only try of the game.
:15:54. > :15:56.The third and final test takes place next Saturday.
:15:57. > :16:03.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.