:00:00. > :00:00.A senior Conservative urges David Cameron to allow Cabinet
:00:07. > :00:11.ministers to campaign to leave the EU - without having to resign.
:00:12. > :00:14.Liam Fox says he's already decided to vote to leave,
:00:15. > :00:16.but the former Prime Minister, Sir John Major,
:00:17. > :00:20.says the renegotiation will produce results.
:00:21. > :00:24.A bomb hoax forces an Air France plane to make an emergency landing,
:00:25. > :00:32.the airline's fourth false alarm since the Paris attacks.
:00:33. > :00:35.And gearing up for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year -
:00:36. > :00:58.The former Conservative Defence Secretary, Liam Fox,
:00:59. > :01:01.has urged David Cameron to allow Cabinet members to campaign
:01:02. > :01:03.for the UK to leave the European Union -
:01:04. > :01:08.Dr Fox has confirmed he'll be voting to leave
:01:09. > :01:13.But the Prime Minister's approach to renegotiating Britain's EU
:01:14. > :01:17.membership received further support today from one of his predecessors -
:01:18. > :01:26.Our Political Correspondent, Chris Mason, reports.
:01:27. > :01:33.It's 43 years since Ted Heath signed us up to what is now the EU. In the
:01:34. > :01:39.next two years, we will be asked whether we want to stay. This former
:01:40. > :01:44.Prime Minister says we should. If we vote to stay out, then we are out
:01:45. > :01:49.and we will have to get on with it and face the consequences. Would we
:01:50. > :01:55.be as safe? No. We wouldn't be as well off or influential. David
:01:56. > :01:59.Cameron has been in Brussels trying to persuade fellow European leaders
:02:00. > :02:06.that the UK needs a new deal with the EU. He knows that back home some
:02:07. > :02:10.grumble, that they will say his demands are trivial. But changing
:02:11. > :02:15.things is important, John Major says, because... It isn't common
:02:16. > :02:20.sense to sweep into countries more people than we can provide for if
:02:21. > :02:24.they are sick, then we can house and educate. Some in the cabinet like
:02:25. > :02:29.Iain Duncan Smith are not exactly big fans of the EU. Today, a former
:02:30. > :02:34.Cabinet colleagues said they should be able to keep their jobs and
:02:35. > :02:40.campaign to leave, just as he already is. For me, two things had
:02:41. > :02:45.to happen to want to stay in the EU. One was a fundamental change in our
:02:46. > :02:48.relationship with the EU, but more importantly, attained in direction
:02:49. > :02:54.for the EU itself, away from the concept of an ever closer union, and
:02:55. > :02:58.towards a much more independent and looser association of sovereign
:02:59. > :03:03.states. That's clearly not going to happen. At the last European
:03:04. > :03:07.referendum in 1975, labour campaign -- Cabinet Minister 's were allowed
:03:08. > :03:11.to campaign on both sides of the debate. David Cameron has so far
:03:12. > :03:14.avoided saying whether he will allow that precedent to be repeated.
:03:15. > :03:16.An emergency landing by an Air France plane in Kenya
:03:17. > :03:19.was caused by a false bomb alert - according to the airline's chief.
:03:20. > :03:22.The incident is the fourth false alarm the airline has had
:03:23. > :03:26.Let's join our correspondent Lucy Williamson, who's live
:03:27. > :03:39.The airline has confirmed that a device was found in one of the plane
:03:40. > :03:44.toilets, in a cupboard that staff said had been empty before the plane
:03:45. > :03:49.took off. It seems to have been made out of cardboard, paper and a
:03:50. > :03:53.kitchen timer, so nothing that could have endangered the flight, nothing
:03:54. > :03:59.that points to security lapses. But the response to this incident really
:04:00. > :04:03.shows how seriously France is taking the current threats against it. Just
:04:04. > :04:08.days before Christmas, a reminder of just how suddenly peace can be
:04:09. > :04:13.broken. Found in a toilet on-board this plane, a suspected bomb. It
:04:14. > :04:17.turned out to be a false alarm, the device fashioned from a cardboard
:04:18. > :04:22.box and a kitchen timer, but the fears it caused were enough to
:04:23. > :04:27.divert the flight to Kenya for an emergency stop. The 459 passengers
:04:28. > :04:32.on board reportedly unaware of what was going on until their feet touch
:04:33. > :04:37.the ground. The plane went down, slowly, slowly, so we just realised
:04:38. > :04:42.something was probably wrong. The people of Air France were just
:04:43. > :04:46.wonderful. They kept everybody calm and really quiet. We didn't know
:04:47. > :04:50.what was happening. A replacement flight is expected to bring the
:04:51. > :04:54.passengers back to France early tomorrow morning. Several of them
:04:55. > :05:00.have reportedly been questioned by police. At a press conference in
:05:01. > :05:04.Paris, the Air France CEO described it as stupid.
:05:05. > :05:07.TRANSLATION: We are still waiting to hear more about the legal
:05:08. > :05:11.implications from the Kenyan authorities, and we are going to ask
:05:12. > :05:20.for an investigation to be opened. Security around France and on-board
:05:21. > :05:22.its national carrier has been stepped up since the attacks in
:05:23. > :05:26.Paris last month. It isn't clear who created the false alarm on the
:05:27. > :05:33.flight today, all white, but with memories of the Paris attacks still
:05:34. > :05:36.fresh, even hoaxes like this have the power to chill and disrupt.
:05:37. > :05:39.David Cameron has ordered a review into the use of guns by police
:05:40. > :05:44.The move follows the Paris attacks and will look at whether the law
:05:45. > :05:45.gives enough support to officers having to make
:05:46. > :05:58.Paris has led to a rethink. If similar attacks were to happen here,
:05:59. > :06:01.could our police protect us? The government wants more police
:06:02. > :06:05.firearms training like you can see here, but are officers legally
:06:06. > :06:11.protected in office they make a mistake? If an attack were to happen
:06:12. > :06:15.in a busy city centre, it would come down to split-second decisions, and
:06:16. > :06:20.we understand that at the highest levels of police, there are concerns
:06:21. > :06:23.that firearms officers simply don't have the correct legal or political
:06:24. > :06:28.protection that they would require if something were go wrong. He is
:06:29. > :06:33.the protection as it stands. The criminal law act allows police to
:06:34. > :06:43.use reasonable force. The criminal justice act allows the officer to
:06:44. > :06:49.open fire if it is his extinct of belief. This could in itself Pillay
:06:50. > :06:52.-- persuade police that politicians and the law are on their side, but
:06:53. > :06:59.there are concerns it shouldn't go too far. It is important to get the
:07:00. > :07:02.balance right. It's got to be democratically decided. But we
:07:03. > :07:09.cannot have shoot to kill without any democratic involvement. These
:07:10. > :07:13.are not new concerns. On the London Underground in 2005, a young
:07:14. > :07:18.Brazilian man was killed, after police suspected him incorrectly of
:07:19. > :07:21.terrorism offences. In Paris, they are clearing away the floral
:07:22. > :07:25.tributes, but the questions as to how the police should respond to
:07:26. > :07:28.such attacks remain just as pressing.
:07:29. > :07:30.Ally Louise Smith - whose mother delayed cancer
:07:31. > :07:33.treatment to allow her to be born - has died.
:07:34. > :07:36.Heidi Loughlin discovered she had a rare and aggressive form of breast
:07:37. > :07:38.cancer after falling pregnant with her third child.
:07:39. > :07:40.Her little girl Ally was born by C-section on 11 December
:07:41. > :07:52."The pain in my body and heart and my soul
:07:53. > :07:56.feels it will consume me and leave me un-whole".
:07:57. > :07:59.Alleged victims of child sexual abuse by the former Labour MP
:08:00. > :08:02.Lord Janner have reacted angrily to news that a court will no longer
:08:03. > :08:05.His death yesterday means a so-called "trial of
:08:06. > :08:08.But it's expected the independent inquiry on child sexual abuse
:08:09. > :08:19.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Tom Symonds, reports.
:08:20. > :08:27.Well respected in the Jewish and see, and MP for 27 years, but if
:08:28. > :08:30.anything, the allegations of child sexual abuse were growing in the
:08:31. > :08:35.years before the Lord Janner's death. Claims that he sexually
:08:36. > :08:39.abused at least nine children in the 70s and 80s. Because of his
:08:40. > :08:44.worsening Alzheimer's disease, he made just one brief appearance in
:08:45. > :08:48.court in the summer. A judge this month decided he wasn't well enough
:08:49. > :08:53.to take part in his trial. As a result, a jury wouldn't be able to
:08:54. > :08:58.pass judgment on him, but it was going to consider the facts of the
:08:59. > :09:02.case. Now, that will not happen. His accusers do not know when their
:09:03. > :09:07.testimony will be heard. This man says Lord Jana abused him at a
:09:08. > :09:16.working man's club. I feel very let down because we cannot have our say
:09:17. > :09:22.in court. Now, it could be, it might not have happened. Not justice.
:09:23. > :09:27.Another alleged victim wrote today, I have lived for nearly 50 years
:09:28. > :09:32.with this bouncing around my head. My only outlook was one day to drag
:09:33. > :09:38.him into court. The public enquiry is expected to decide after
:09:39. > :09:42.Christmas to consider the Lord Janner allegations as part of its
:09:43. > :09:44.investigations into abuse at Westminster. Lord Janner always
:09:45. > :09:47.denied them, as do his family. Drivers who use a mobile phone
:09:48. > :09:49.could face tougher penalties under government plans that would increase
:09:50. > :09:51.fines and penalty points. Motoring organisations have called
:09:52. > :09:54.for better enforcement of the ban on using mobile
:09:55. > :10:11.phones while driving. When she was nine, Emma's life
:10:12. > :10:16.changed. Knocked down by a driver using his mobile phone. Since then,
:10:17. > :10:21.she has been on medication, had seizures and needed brain surgery.
:10:22. > :10:28.Epilepsy is my worst enemy. There's so much I cannot do. Memory
:10:29. > :10:32.impairment which causes me she merely a, everything, learning
:10:33. > :10:36.difficulties. 12 years after it was banned and despite the dangers, some
:10:37. > :10:42.continue to use hand-held phones while behind the wheel. Now, there's
:10:43. > :10:45.a warning of tougher consequences. It is a question of concentration.
:10:46. > :10:50.If you have your hands on your phone, they are not on the wheel. If
:10:51. > :11:01.your mind is on the message, it isn't on the road. We know it
:11:02. > :11:04.matters. Drivers are aware it matters. This is about giving the
:11:05. > :11:07.police more powers to enforce. Police say using mobile phones was a
:11:08. > :11:14.contributing factor in 21 accidents in 2014. Under new plans, fixed
:11:15. > :11:20.penalty fines will go up to ?150, and penalty points will increase to
:11:21. > :11:25.four. For HGV drivers, a bigger increase, up to six points. With
:11:26. > :11:28.more points and bigger fines, transport ministers say they want to
:11:29. > :11:33.send a message to those who are still flouting the law. They hoped
:11:34. > :11:40.driving while using a hand-held mobile will become a social to boo,
:11:41. > :11:44.in time, like drink-driving. You just have to pay attention whilst
:11:45. > :11:50.you are driving. Your phone rings, just hope it aside. Some say without
:11:51. > :11:52.more police on the roads, even tougher penalties will not stop some
:11:53. > :11:56.drivers thinking they can get away with it.
:11:57. > :11:59.In football, the Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed he'll
:12:00. > :12:01.leave the German club at the end of the season -
:12:02. > :12:04.fuelling speculation of a move to the Premier League.
:12:05. > :12:06.On the field today, Watford beat Liverpool 3-0
:12:07. > :12:08.to move to within a point of the Champions League.
:12:09. > :12:15.The season of surprises just goes on and on.
:12:16. > :12:17.Watford playing host to this pre-Christmas gathering.
:12:18. > :12:19.It was Liverpool who brought the gifts.
:12:20. > :12:23.Goalkeeper Adam Bogdan unable to get to grips with the corner.
:12:24. > :12:26.For Watford, immediately, something to cling onto.
:12:27. > :12:29.If Nathan Ake's goal did little to encourage good cheer
:12:30. > :12:31.on the Liverpool bench, for Jurgen Klopp and his team,
:12:32. > :12:34.things were getting significantly worse.
:12:35. > :12:36.Odion Ighalo proving once again he is one
:12:37. > :12:40.of the season's most eye-catching players.
:12:41. > :12:42.The second half, and second helpings.
:12:43. > :12:45.Only this time, Ighalo couldn't quite finish it.
:12:46. > :12:47.For Liverpool, chances were in frequent
:12:48. > :12:55.Watford's run of big results continues, as does the goal-scoring
:12:56. > :12:58.His second, their third, brought the latest surprise
:12:59. > :13:03.Sometimes the celebrations and high spirits are such,
:13:04. > :13:11.Finally - the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards begins
:13:12. > :13:16.Our Sports Correspondent, Andy Swiss, in there
:13:17. > :13:33.Yes, this red-carpet promises to be a busy place over the next hour or
:13:34. > :13:35.so. The big question on everyone's lips - who will be the BBC Sports
:13:36. > :13:39.Personality of the Year? Final rehearsals for one of sport's
:13:40. > :13:43.most glittering nights. Singer Ella Henderson
:13:44. > :13:45.will be starting things off in Belfast, but who will be
:13:46. > :13:50.ending up as the big winner? In alphabetical order -
:13:51. > :13:55.there's cyclist Lizzie Armistead, footballer Lucy Bronze,
:13:56. > :13:57.heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, and another
:13:58. > :14:02.athletics champion, Mo Farah. Or how about Tour de France
:14:03. > :14:05.winner Chris Froome, boxer Tyson Fury, Formula One
:14:06. > :14:08.champion Lewis Hamilton, And completing the line-up
:14:09. > :14:14.there's swimmer Adam Peaty, long jumper Greg Rutherford,
:14:15. > :14:17.Rugby League's Kevin Sinfield, There will be other awards too,
:14:18. > :14:24.including a lifetime honour But the question of
:14:25. > :14:30.who'll be next to lift that famous trophy
:14:31. > :14:45.is as tricky as ever. There will be particular attention
:14:46. > :14:50.on boxer Tyson Fury after his recent controversial comments about women
:14:51. > :14:55.and about homosexuality. There is a small number of protesters outside
:14:56. > :15:00.the venue. Inside, it all gets under way at 6:50pm, and you can watch it
:15:01. > :15:04.live on BBC One. Thank you very much.
:15:05. > :15:07.Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on a white Christmas in December
:15:08. > :15:10.for the first time because of a record lack of demand.
:15:11. > :15:13.Instead, wagers are being laid on whether this will be the warmest