:02:48. > :02:51.The BBC understands one of those executed in Saudi Arabia was
:02:52. > :02:54.involved in the murder of the freelance cameraman in 2004. He had
:02:55. > :02:56.been on assignment working with the BBC security correspondent, Frank
:02:57. > :03:10.Gardner, who was seriously injured in the shooting. British soldiers
:03:11. > :03:17.who served in Iraq have been warned they could be charged with war
:03:18. > :03:20.crimes. Allegations have been made some civilians were mistreated
:03:21. > :03:24.during the conflict and discussions will take place with persecutors as
:03:25. > :03:29.to whether there should be legal action.
:03:30. > :03:35.Claims of mistreatment of Iraqis by British personnel have been rife in
:03:36. > :03:37.the aftermath of the Iraq war. So much so, the government set up a
:03:38. > :03:43.team to investigate historic allegations. Today it had said,
:03:44. > :04:00.there could be criminal charges. He told a newspaper...
:04:01. > :04:08.This team is costing a total of ?57 million and is examining more than
:04:09. > :04:14.1000 cases. It's not due to finish its work until the end of 2019.
:04:15. > :04:19.Lawyers representing alleged victims say it is taking too long and will
:04:20. > :04:25.not confront systemic abuse. They were established in 2010 and now we
:04:26. > :04:30.are at the beginning of 2016 and there has been a single prosecution.
:04:31. > :04:35.When we look at it like that, there isn't much to indicate we will get
:04:36. > :04:40.very far any time soon in terms of prosecuting soldiers. The Ministry
:04:41. > :04:41.of Defence says it takes all allegations of abuse or unlawful
:04:42. > :04:43.killing seriously. But most of killing very seriously but the vast
:04:44. > :04:47.majority of those Armed Forces conduct themselves
:04:48. > :04:51.professionally and in accordance with the law. Some have expressed
:04:52. > :04:57.frustration at continued claims against military personnel and doubt
:04:58. > :05:01.over the sheer numbers. The British Army has an incredibly effective
:05:02. > :05:04.disciplinary system, chain of command, which makes sure this kind
:05:05. > :05:08.of thing doesn't happen on a frequent basis. Occasionally it will
:05:09. > :05:13.happen but our system prevent it from happening. That is why
:05:14. > :05:18.thousands of cases couldn't happen, it's fiction. Critics say fear of
:05:19. > :05:22.future prosecution could prevent soldiers operating effectively. The
:05:23. > :05:28.Defence Secretary has criticised ambulance chasing law firms. Two
:05:29. > :05:33.public enquiries have already looked at claims against UK troops in Iraq.
:05:34. > :05:37.Now almost 13 years since the war there started, the military is still
:05:38. > :05:41.having to confront this dark side of its involvement.
:05:42. > :05:50.Increases in rail fares come into force today in England, Scotland and
:05:51. > :05:55.Wales with prices rising. The lowest increase since 2010. Campaigners say
:05:56. > :05:59.the service is so poor that customers may be surprised fares are
:06:00. > :06:03.rising at all. The chief executive of the Environment Agency says
:06:04. > :06:07.people will always come first when tackling the risk of flooding. Sir
:06:08. > :06:10.James Bevan was defending the agency against accusations some rivers are
:06:11. > :06:15.left under edge to protect wildlife. Many areas of the UK have suffered
:06:16. > :06:18.flooding after weeks of heavy rain and tonight there are dozens of
:06:19. > :06:25.flood warnings in place across England, Wales and Scotland. Two men
:06:26. > :06:30.have been arrested following a shooting in a McDonald's car park in
:06:31. > :06:33.Hull. A car with two people inside was fired at this morning though the
:06:34. > :06:39.occupants were injured. Another people was treated at the scene for
:06:40. > :06:44.shock. It is thought those involved knew each other. A hacking group
:06:45. > :06:49.which target so-called Islamic State website says it was behind a cyber
:06:50. > :06:52.attack on the BBC this week. Many of the Corporation's services were
:06:53. > :07:00.taken off-line for several hours on Thursday. The group has claimed
:07:01. > :07:05.responsibility, it is called New World Hacking. What do we know about
:07:06. > :07:08.this group? They got in touch with BBC journalists including me to
:07:09. > :07:13.claim responsibility. They said it was a test, not of the BBC, but the
:07:14. > :07:17.power of their own servers, they didn't mean to take down the BBC for
:07:18. > :07:23.as long as they did. Two days ago the iPlayer went down, BBC website
:07:24. > :07:28.went down. Distributed denial of service, they send billions of tiny
:07:29. > :07:32.messages towards a server in a short period of time, which cripples the
:07:33. > :07:37.website. The real target was on the BBC, it was the so-called Islamic
:07:38. > :07:41.State. They want to block its propaganda, websites, and those
:07:42. > :07:46.people who support IS. I exchanged instant messages with these guys
:07:47. > :07:49.online today, they claim to be ordinary Americans, doctors,
:07:50. > :07:52.dentists, teachers, who give freely of their time and expertise to deal
:07:53. > :07:57.with this issue, this online threat from IS. This is why they attacked
:07:58. > :08:05.various different websites. We can't verify these claims, but it is a
:08:06. > :08:11.measure of the issue affecting very large organisations. In recent years
:08:12. > :08:15.we've seen banks attacked for using this service. Last autumn we saw
:08:16. > :08:23.talk talk and thousands of their customers were affected. Many
:08:24. > :08:26.thanks, Joe Lynam. In cricket England have made a solid start to
:08:27. > :08:31.the second test against South Africa in Cape Town. After winning the toss
:08:32. > :08:38.and opting to bat. Ben Stokes, top scorer with an unbeaten 74. England
:08:39. > :08:43.finished on 317-5. Here is Adam Wilde. In Cape Town, plenty of
:08:44. > :08:48.awe-inspiring sights. South Africa, once towering giants of the game.
:08:49. > :08:52.Their peak almost behind them. Little wonder 12,000 England fans
:08:53. > :08:56.made the trip. The hosts still rated the world's best, but England
:08:57. > :09:01.finding little to fear. Until Alastair Cook frowned and edge. Paul
:09:02. > :09:07.Barden, one of South Africa's next generation. Having dismissed the
:09:08. > :09:12.England captain, others were proving more stubborn. This took Alex Hales
:09:13. > :09:15.to a half-century. South Africa needed inspiration and it was Rabada
:09:16. > :09:20.once again providing them with a lift. This time to see off Nick
:09:21. > :09:26.Compton. That was the ball before the tea break. This, the ball after.
:09:27. > :09:30.South Africa's new playing like South Africa of old. Like them, it
:09:31. > :09:38.wasn't to last. Jo Wood on his way to 50, Stokes going even further. --
:09:39. > :09:43.Joe Root. Today it was England offering plenty to admire. That's
:09:44. > :09:47.it, more through the evening on the BBC News Channel and I'll be back
:09:48. > :09:49.with the late News at Ten PM.