:00:00. > :00:00.Fresh doubts over plans by the French energy firm EDF
:00:07. > :00:11.to build a nuclear power plant in Somerset.
:00:12. > :00:14.It says the ?18 billion project at Hinkley Point needs more money
:00:15. > :00:22.from the French government before it can definitely go ahead.
:00:23. > :00:28.Video emerges of a boat full of migrants apparently being beaten
:00:29. > :00:36.The computer programme that's stunned the technology world,
:00:37. > :00:50.defeating its human opponent at the complex game of Go.
:00:51. > :00:56.And England are unbeaten in the Six Nations
:00:57. > :01:03.after victory over Wales at Twickenham.
:01:04. > :01:08.The energy company EDF has said it cannot confirm its commitment
:01:09. > :01:11.to build a new nuclear reactor in Somerset unless the French
:01:12. > :01:18.The reactor at Hinckley Point is the first in a series of planned
:01:19. > :01:20.new nuclear power stations intended to help guarantee
:01:21. > :01:24.Earlier this week, EDF's finance director resigned,
:01:25. > :01:27.warning the contract would break the company.
:01:28. > :01:31.Our business correspondent, Joe Lynam, reports.
:01:32. > :01:34.This is what the proposed Hinkley Point power station should
:01:35. > :01:40.It's set to provide 7% of Britain's entire electricity demand,
:01:41. > :01:43.and will ensure the lights stay on for decades.
:01:44. > :01:47.But the company building it, EDF, is having problems.
:01:48. > :01:49.Similar reactors in France and Finland are severely delayed
:01:50. > :01:54.and over budget, and the ?18 billion cost of building Hinkley is more
:01:55. > :02:00.Its trade unions are sceptical and the company's finance director
:02:01. > :02:07.So now the EDF chief executive has written to staff,
:02:08. > :02:13.in part to reassure them, but also to warn the French
:02:14. > :02:16.government that he is prepared to walk away unless it stumps
:02:17. > :02:19.Jean-Bernard Levy said: "We are negotiating with the French
:02:20. > :02:24.state to obtain commitments to secure our financial position.
:02:25. > :02:26.I will not engage EDF in this project before these
:02:27. > :02:29.The political will to build Hinkley is immense.
:02:30. > :02:32.David Cameron and President Hollande reaffirmed their commitment
:02:33. > :02:34.to the deal a week ago, describing it as a pillar
:02:35. > :02:40.But a key group of MPs thinks the deal may need to be re-examined.
:02:41. > :02:43.We will have a look, we will be led by the evidence.
:02:44. > :02:45.The Energy and Climate Change Committee prides itself on looking
:02:46. > :02:49.at evidence and making a call on the evidence.
:02:50. > :02:52.As it looks at the moment, I've got to say, the evidence
:02:53. > :02:55.UK taxpayers will be paying ?92.50 for each megawatt hour that
:02:56. > :03:01.That's almost three times as much as the current wholesale
:03:02. > :03:06.But it's less than the government is already paying for offshore wind
:03:07. > :03:08.energy and only slightly more than what we would pay
:03:09. > :03:13.The Department of Energy and Climate Change says
:03:14. > :03:17.that it is committed to Hinkley as the only form of low-carbon
:03:18. > :03:22.technology which can guarantee electricity generation for decades.
:03:23. > :03:25.However, there are growing questions whether this project will ever be
:03:26. > :03:27.built, and if it doesn't happen, it would throw Britain's energy
:03:28. > :03:41.Video has emerged appearing to show Turkish coastguards lashing
:03:42. > :03:44.out with sticks at a boat full of migrants in the Aegean Sea.
:03:45. > :03:48.The video, which was given to the BBC, is believed to have been
:03:49. > :03:50.filmed this morning in Turkish waters near the Greek
:03:51. > :03:53.Turkey says its coastguards were trying to stop the boat
:03:54. > :03:59.Early this morning, off the coast of Turkey,
:04:00. > :04:02.a migrant vessel is being hit with boat hooks.
:04:03. > :04:08.Women scream, children cower on the floor of the boat.
:04:09. > :04:17.They are Turkish coastguards, trying, they claim, to disable
:04:18. > :04:23.Humanitarian experts say these pictures are disturbing.
:04:24. > :04:26.Previously, the Turkish coastguard has been filmed using water cannon
:04:27. > :04:34.Nato ships are now in the waters between Greece and Turkey.
:04:35. > :04:38.Sailors and aircrew will be tasked with sending boats packed full
:04:39. > :04:40.of people heading for Europe towards Turkish coastguards for them
:04:41. > :04:48.It is all part of the European policy, restated today by the French
:04:49. > :04:53.president, of keeping migrants from crossing Europe's borders.
:04:54. > :04:58.TRANSLATION: If there is protection of external borders,
:04:59. > :05:00.we will avoid the re-establishment of internal borders,
:05:01. > :05:03.national borders, which have actually been re-established
:05:04. > :05:05.by certain countries unilaterally, and we will avoid people
:05:06. > :05:07.risking their lives by crossing the Aegean Sea
:05:08. > :05:13.But is this what Nato's servicemen and women will be sending
:05:14. > :05:18.The Turkish coastguard says it was trying to stop the migrants
:05:19. > :05:23.getting into Greek waters without harming the refugees.
:05:24. > :05:26.Those on board this boat did make it to Greece today,
:05:27. > :05:28.but others were intercepted by the Turkish authorities
:05:29. > :05:35.Their attempts thwarted as efforts are stepped up to stop the flow
:05:36. > :05:38.of people paying smugglers to get them onto European soil.
:05:39. > :05:46.The Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, today declined to deny
:05:47. > :05:48.that he was the source of a story in the Sun,
:05:49. > :05:52.claiming that the Queen backed Britain leaving the EU.
:05:53. > :05:54.He told reporters that he didn't know where the Sun got
:05:55. > :06:02.Well, as I've said before, I do not know how the Sun got
:06:03. > :06:05.all its information and I don't think it is worth my adding anything
:06:06. > :06:07.to what has already been said about this story.
:06:08. > :06:11.I think it is critically important that people make their own mind up
:06:12. > :06:13.on the facts about our position in the European Union.
:06:14. > :06:15.With me now is our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier.
:06:16. > :06:21.What do you read into Michael Gove's words there?
:06:22. > :06:28.That when this story was published, the palace insisted that the Queen
:06:29. > :06:33.is politically neutral, and it also made an official complaint to the
:06:34. > :06:38.press regulator. The sun is confident in its story, it says it
:06:39. > :06:43.has multiple sources, but here are those sources? A source close to Mr
:06:44. > :06:47.Gove said he did not briefed this story, but it is important to note
:06:48. > :06:52.that Michael Gove has not ruled out that he knows where some of the
:06:53. > :06:57.Sun's information comes from, as opposed to all of it, and he has not
:06:58. > :07:01.ruled out that something he said may have inadvertently ended up in the
:07:02. > :07:06.newspapers. The Cabinet secretary says there will not be a formal
:07:07. > :07:10.enquiry despite a request from a Labour MP. The one thing we can say
:07:11. > :07:13.with certainty is that Labour MPs and journos will continue to ask
:07:14. > :07:15.Michael Gove for a unclean account of whether he had anything to do
:07:16. > :07:21.with this story. Thank you. The Labour Party and disability
:07:22. > :07:23.charities have criticised government plans to reduce some welfare
:07:24. > :07:26.payments for disabled people. From next January, the formula
:07:27. > :07:28.for calculating part of the Personal Independence
:07:29. > :07:31.Payment will be altered. The government estimates that
:07:32. > :07:34.by 2020, 640,000 people will be affected by the changes,
:07:35. > :07:41.which will save more than a billion The leader of the SNP has
:07:42. > :07:46.said her party will embark on a new drive for
:07:47. > :07:48.Scottish independence. Speaking at their spring
:07:49. > :07:50.conference in Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon said a new campaign
:07:51. > :07:52.would begin this summer. But she said a second referendum
:07:53. > :07:55.wouldn't take place quickly. Our Scotland editor,
:07:56. > :07:56.Sarah Smith, watched the speech. There's some flash
:07:57. > :08:00.photography in her report. Nicola Sturgeon remains remarkably
:08:01. > :08:02.popular with her party and with Scottish voters,
:08:03. > :08:06.but she cannot tell supporters the one thing they really
:08:07. > :08:10.want to hear, she cannot promise another independence referendum,
:08:11. > :08:12.because she knows at the moment We will not achieve our dream
:08:13. > :08:19.of independence just by wishing that the outcome of the referendum
:08:20. > :08:22.had been different, or wishing that we could do it
:08:23. > :08:25.all again next week. That is why I can tell
:08:26. > :08:28.you today that this summer, the SNP will embark
:08:29. > :08:31.on a new initiative to build She admits that will need
:08:32. > :08:43.new arguments and different answers. There was a really significant
:08:44. > :08:45.portion of her speech dedicated to that, some real red meat
:08:46. > :08:48.for the party faithful, who were up on their feet
:08:49. > :08:50.cheering about the fact that she is going to push again
:08:51. > :08:53.for more support for independence You notice "more support
:08:54. > :08:57.for independence", not The SNP are confident they will win
:08:58. > :09:03.the Scottish elections in May, and if they do, they are promising
:09:04. > :09:06.more spending on health and education, whilst also saying
:09:07. > :09:09.they will not raise the basic rate Taxing the lowest paid more does
:09:10. > :09:16.not tackle austerity, it simply passes the burden of Tory
:09:17. > :09:19.austerity to the shoulders of those Supporters here are excited
:09:20. > :09:28.by all the promises and pledges they have heard, but outside
:09:29. > :09:31.the conference hall, people will keep asking,
:09:32. > :09:33."How is Nicola Sturgeon going to pay If re-elected, she will have
:09:34. > :09:39.new powers to raise higher rate Twin boys, who were two years old,
:09:40. > :09:51.have drowned after falling into a fish pond in the back
:09:52. > :09:54.garden of a house in Fife. The emergency services were called
:09:55. > :09:56.to the home this morning and the boys were taken to hospital,
:09:57. > :09:59.but medical staff were unable Police officers are supporting
:10:00. > :10:04.the family as an investigation takes place into how the
:10:05. > :10:07.accident happened. In rugby's Six Nations,
:10:08. > :10:09.England are within touching distance of a first Grand Slam in 13 years
:10:10. > :10:13.after they held on to beat Earlier, Ireland beat Italy,
:10:14. > :10:19.scoring nine tries, but the day belonged to England,
:10:20. > :10:24.as Katie Gornall reports. This Six Nations has set
:10:25. > :10:27.England on a new path. It is here they have
:10:28. > :10:29.sought a new identity, and a new way of harnessing
:10:30. > :10:33.the passion that pours from an occasion like this one,
:10:34. > :10:36.but Wales know all about staying cool in the heat of a must-win
:10:37. > :10:38.match at Twickenham. They beat England here
:10:39. > :10:41.in the World Cup last autumn. Now for the hosts to
:10:42. > :10:45.reassert themselves. Owen Farrell kickstarted
:10:46. > :10:47.the scoreboard, one of a succession England dominated, Maro Itoje
:10:48. > :10:54.was a powerful problem for Wales and when the ball went out wide,
:10:55. > :10:58.Anthony Watson opened up the gulf. Things looked bleak for Wales,
:10:59. > :11:03.but at least one man had Wales avoided serious
:11:04. > :11:10.punishment for this, before England lost
:11:11. > :11:12.Dan Cole to the sin bin. With space to exploit,
:11:13. > :11:16.George North took advantage. It looked to be no more
:11:17. > :11:18.than a consolation. Time enough, it turned out,
:11:19. > :11:23.for Taulupe Faletau to force England's 18-point lead
:11:24. > :11:27.had almost disappeared. This was hardly the finale
:11:28. > :11:31.Eddie Jones wanted, but this time his side weathered
:11:32. > :11:34.the onslaught, passing the first big It was closer than England
:11:35. > :11:39.would have wanted, but they deserve They have won the Triple Crown,
:11:40. > :11:43.they have put themselves within touching distance
:11:44. > :11:46.of the Six Nations title. If Scotland beat France tomorrow,
:11:47. > :11:49.it will be England's Katie Gornall, BBC
:11:50. > :11:56.News, at Twickenham. Everton are through to
:11:57. > :11:59.the semifinals of the FA Cup after they beat Chelsea
:12:00. > :12:02.at Goodison Park. Both sides ended the match with ten
:12:03. > :12:05.men, with Chelsea striker Diego Costa sent off
:12:06. > :12:07.for a head butt. The result means Chelsea will end
:12:08. > :12:09.the season without any trophies. Patrick Gearey was
:12:10. > :12:15.watching the action. A night that epitomises
:12:16. > :12:20.and effectively ends a season. Chelsea left their last chance
:12:21. > :12:22.of silverware at Goodison Park, Diego Costa embodies
:12:23. > :12:28.their potential and problems. After an uneventful first half,
:12:29. > :12:31.he almost made a goal from nothing. Everton thankful for
:12:32. > :12:35.angles, fractions. And also for Romelu Lukaku,
:12:36. > :12:39.a striker sold to them by Chelsea, presumably because they did not
:12:40. > :12:42.think he could do this. His 24th goal of the season
:12:43. > :12:47.and probably his best. There would be one
:12:48. > :12:49.more to choose from. England midfielder Ross Barkley
:12:50. > :12:52.cued him up this time. Chelsea's season of struggle
:12:53. > :12:57.now bubbled over. Costa had already been booked
:12:58. > :12:59.when he leant into Gareth Barry. The head butt was bad
:13:00. > :13:04.enough for the referee. Costa off, Chelsea's
:13:05. > :13:07.chance had gone. Barry saw red himself a little
:13:08. > :13:10.later, but they will not remember that when those at Goodison
:13:11. > :13:12.retell this story. This was the night they beat
:13:13. > :13:15.the fallen Premier League champions A computer programme has defeated
:13:16. > :13:26.a human champion at the ancient Chinese game of Go for
:13:27. > :13:33.the third consecutive time. South Korea's Lee Se-dol,
:13:34. > :13:36.one of the world's best players, has yet to defeat
:13:37. > :13:37.Google's AlphaGo machine. That's despite many people believing
:13:38. > :13:40.that Go would be too complex Lee Se-dol, a supreme talent
:13:41. > :13:49.in the ancient game of Go, but he is up against a brilliant
:13:50. > :13:51.opponent, an artificial intelligence Lee Sedol is black
:13:52. > :13:59.and AlphaGo is white. Already two games down
:14:00. > :14:01.in the five-match series, the Korean knew he had
:14:02. > :14:03.to win this morning. But the programme created
:14:04. > :14:05.by Google's DeepMind is getting smarter every time it
:14:06. > :14:07.plays this incredibly After four hours,
:14:08. > :14:13.the human resigned. DeepMind's founder celebrated
:14:14. > :14:17.the achievements of both I want to say about AlphaGo -
:14:18. > :14:29.it can compute tens of thousands But what is really incredible
:14:30. > :14:39.is that Lee Se-dol can compete with that just
:14:40. > :14:41.with the power of his This is such an extraordinarily
:14:42. > :14:45.complex game, with so many different possible moves,
:14:46. > :14:47.that AlphaGo could not simply use computer brute force
:14:48. > :14:49.to work them all out. Instead it studied professional
:14:50. > :14:51.games and then played versions of itself millions upon millions
:14:52. > :14:53.of times and learned Nearly two decades after IBM's
:14:54. > :14:59.Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov at chess,
:15:00. > :15:01.another leap forward Although the game of Go is very
:15:02. > :15:08.complex and has an enormous number of board configurations,
:15:09. > :15:10.if you think about it, ordinary, everyday life has vastly
:15:11. > :15:14.more configurations and choices and possibilities even
:15:15. > :15:20.than the Go board. A computer may have mastered this
:15:21. > :15:22.2,000-year-old game, but that does not
:15:23. > :15:24.mean humans will not You can see more on all of today's
:15:25. > :15:53.stories on the BBC News Channel. Hello. The UK's top temperature
:15:54. > :15:54.today was 15 Celsius. Tomorrow somewhere could get