:00:20. > :00:23.Tests to find out how the biggest European banks would cope
:00:24. > :00:26.with a major economic crisis has found that RBS and Barclays
:00:27. > :00:31.The analysis found RBS - which is mainly owned
:00:32. > :00:34.by the British taxpayer - had one of the worst responses
:00:35. > :00:40.Here's our business correspondent, Joe Lynam.
:00:41. > :00:43.RBS was the bank that nearly destroyed the UK banking system.
:00:44. > :00:47.We had to bail it out and even now, it, alongside Barclays,
:00:48. > :00:52.would be left with some of the lowest levels
:00:53. > :00:55.of financial reserves if there was another major downturn.
:00:56. > :00:57.51 of the biggest lenders in Europe were tested to see
:00:58. > :01:00.if they would survive a major economic shock.
:01:01. > :01:02.In the case of RBS, its cushion of capital fell
:01:03. > :01:07.by 7.5 percentage points, the third biggest fall of all banks.
:01:08. > :01:10.But RBS won't need to raise any additional money after the tests,
:01:11. > :01:16.That will come as a relief to the Bank of England,
:01:17. > :01:21.and UK taxpayers, who spent ?45 billion on RBS eight years ago.
:01:22. > :01:25.The stress tests only cover the largest banks.
:01:26. > :01:29.They excluded the small banks, and that is where a lot
:01:30. > :01:34.In Italy, possibly in Germany, and certainly in Greece
:01:35. > :01:40.Greece and Portugal were entirely excluded from these stress tests,
:01:41. > :01:45.Second, I think there is a specific problem in Italy.
:01:46. > :01:47.We know Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank in the world,
:01:48. > :01:50.under these stress tests, its capital would disappear entirely
:01:51. > :01:56.That bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, would have simply run out
:01:57. > :02:00.of money, in the event of a major economic shock.
:02:01. > :02:03.It had to agree to a last-minute refinancing worth ?4.2 billion
:02:04. > :02:08.late last night, in order to reassure investors and governments.
:02:09. > :02:11.Italy, it appears, is now in the same position
:02:12. > :02:18.The debts were simply too big and they need a bailout or a bail-in
:02:19. > :02:21.to ensure Europe avoids another financial crisis.
:02:22. > :02:28.Britain would not be immune from that.
:02:29. > :02:30.Theresa May had "objections" to the Hinkley C nuclear project
:02:31. > :02:33.as far back as the days of the coalition, according
:02:34. > :02:37.to the Liberal Democrat former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable.
:02:38. > :02:40.Sir Vince told the BBC he believed at that time that Mrs May
:02:41. > :02:43.was unhappy about what he called the "rather gung-ho approach"
:02:44. > :02:47.to Chinese investment, which would fund part of the cost.
:02:48. > :02:50.The French energy firm EDF was only told yesterday of the Government's
:02:51. > :02:54.plan to delay the final decision on the ?18 billion project.
:02:55. > :02:56.With me now is our Political Correspondent, Alan Soady.
:02:57. > :03:05.Alan, what more do we know of the Government's reason
:03:06. > :03:11.Now she is the Prime Minister, is she getting cold feet? That is the
:03:12. > :03:18.big question, why were the breaks slammed on this object within hours
:03:19. > :03:22.of EDF saying it wanted to go ahead. Downing Street is insisting it is
:03:23. > :03:25.nothing more significant than Theresa May being a new Prime
:03:26. > :03:30.Minister, this is a big project and she wants to have a look at it, but
:03:31. > :03:35.some wonder whether it could be more significant and the whole project
:03:36. > :03:39.could be in jeopardy. Vince Cable says Theresa May had long-standing
:03:40. > :03:45.objections and she disagreed with the approach to attract Chinese
:03:46. > :03:49.investment, calling it gung ho. The government is not directly
:03:50. > :03:53.commenting on what he has said but Greg Clark has said nuclear remains
:03:54. > :03:58.an important part of the energy mix, and also, there will be a decision
:03:59. > :04:01.soon. Thank you. There's been a dramatic reduction
:04:02. > :04:03.in the use of plastic bags in England since the introduction
:04:04. > :04:06.of a five pence charge Data from retailers shows that just
:04:07. > :04:10.over half a billion bags were used in the first six months
:04:11. > :04:13.after the charge was introduced - Scenes like this may be becoming
:04:14. > :04:17.a thing of the past. Today, shoppers are more likely
:04:18. > :04:20.to bring a bag from home Since the 5p charge was introduced
:04:21. > :04:27.in England last October, the latest data from the Government
:04:28. > :04:30.shows that plastic bag Having to pay for these bags has
:04:31. > :04:36.made a big early impact. In 2014, more than 7.5 billion bags
:04:37. > :04:41.were used in England. In the six months since the charge
:04:42. > :04:44.was brought in, just over half a billion bags have been
:04:45. > :04:48.taken home by shoppers. 5p is so little it doesn't make any
:04:49. > :04:51.difference at all. The 5p, you've paid your
:04:52. > :04:57.money for nothing. I still forget that we have
:04:58. > :04:59.to pay 5p for them, so, you know, when I say,
:05:00. > :05:02."Oh, yeah, can I have a bag, I never tended to waste the bags,
:05:03. > :05:08.but I think for people who do waste There's less of them flying
:05:09. > :05:14.about in the street at the moment. England follows the trend seen
:05:15. > :05:17.around the rest of the UK. Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
:05:18. > :05:21.all introduced the 5p levy earlier, and saw reductions of up
:05:22. > :05:25.to 80% in single use Campaigners say this
:05:26. > :05:30.could have a big impact on the environment,
:05:31. > :05:36.especially the ocean. It is estimated that about 8 million
:05:37. > :05:38.tonnes of plastic We're hoping, obviously,
:05:39. > :05:42.that we'll see less and less plastic Every year we survey our beaches
:05:43. > :05:47.and last year we found over 5000 Now we're hoping that
:05:48. > :05:52.with the charge in place now in all the countries in the UK,
:05:53. > :05:56.we will see a decrease in the number When people do buy plastic bags,
:05:57. > :06:00.some money goes to charity, and it is estimated that ?30 million
:06:01. > :06:05.has been raised so far. The Government will now continue
:06:06. > :06:09.to track this to see if plastic bag Anti-terror police in Belgium have
:06:10. > :06:18.arrested two men suspected of planning an attack
:06:19. > :06:24.in the country. Officers carried out searches
:06:25. > :06:42.at seven houses in the region A computer system used by Hillary
:06:43. > :06:46.Clinton's presidential campaign is reported to have been hacked.
:06:47. > :06:51.The programme is used to analyse voter data,
:06:52. > :06:53.The FBI is investigating the first attack -
:06:54. > :06:55.which President Obama has said is almost certainly
:06:56. > :07:02.Pregnant women are being advised to consider postponing
:07:03. > :07:05.non-essential trips to Florida, because of new concerns
:07:06. > :07:08.The warning from Public Health England follows the confirmation
:07:09. > :07:11.that four cases of the virus have been caught from local mosquitoes.
:07:12. > :07:13.Previous US cases have been connected to people
:07:14. > :07:24.The glistening sands of Miami Beach. More than a million Brits seek
:07:25. > :07:29.sunshine in the state of Florida every year. But now, pregnant women
:07:30. > :07:35.are being urged to reconsider their travel plans. And this is the
:07:36. > :07:40.buzzing menace behind the warning. Mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus.
:07:41. > :07:48.In most of us, it only causes a mild illness, but it has been linked to
:07:49. > :07:51.major brain defect in newborns. British health experts described the
:07:52. > :07:54.risk in Florida as moderate, but warned people who are about to have
:07:55. > :07:58.children to consider the risk. They haven't been advised not to go and
:07:59. > :08:03.we are talking about Florida, not the rest of the UK, so they will
:08:04. > :08:09.have to speak to their travel health adviser, GP or the travel health
:08:10. > :08:13.clinic they go to. That have been more than 1500 Zika cases in the US,
:08:14. > :08:18.but they have all been connected to people who caught the virus abroad.
:08:19. > :08:23.Now there four people who have picked it up from local mosquitoes
:08:24. > :08:28.and Florida is doing everything to prevent a wider outbreak. Florida
:08:29. > :08:32.has become the first state to have a major transmission and we will put
:08:33. > :08:37.every resource available to fight the spread of Zika in our state. The
:08:38. > :08:46.World Health Organisation declared the Zika virus a global health
:08:47. > :08:50.condition. It has particularly affected Brazil where the Olympics
:08:51. > :08:55.start in 12 days. Top golfers including Rory McIlroy are staying
:08:56. > :09:00.away because of the risk. In the US, officials say they do not expect a
:09:01. > :09:05.widespread outbreak of Zika but are preparing for small clusters of
:09:06. > :09:08.cases. Women in the UK are being urged to check the latest government
:09:09. > :09:10.advice and decide whether or not to postpone their trip.
:09:11. > :09:13.And before we go, news that one very lucky ticket holder in the UK has
:09:14. > :09:16.scooped the Euromillions jackpot - winning more than ?61 million.
:09:17. > :09:18.It's the fourth time the top prize has been won
:09:19. > :09:23.We don't know the identity of the winner yet, but the amount
:09:24. > :09:25.falls well short of the record for the UK's biggest ever
:09:26. > :09:33.win five years ago - which was ?161 million.
:09:34. > :09:37.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:09:38. > :09:40.The next news on BBC One is at 6.25pm.
:09:41. > :10:01.Good afternoon. It is the last weekend of July and for many of us,
:10:02. > :10:06.it is looking pretty good. Good spells of sunshine to be had, but
:10:07. > :10:11.not completely dry weekend. There are few showers in the forecast. You
:10:12. > :10:15.will notice a fresh appeal to things in the coming nights and mornings.
:10:16. > :10:19.Some spells of sunshine for many places but we have had some rain
:10:20. > :10:23.across the south-east and a scattering of showers development
:10:24. > :10:25.across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Between those