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A senior military commander warned the Defence Secretary in April that | :00:22. | :00:28. | |
cuts had left Britain's armed forces ill-prepared for any | :00:29. | :00:30. | |
The comments were made by General Sir Richard Barrons | :00:31. | :00:35. | |
in a memo he wrote to the Defence Secretary Michael | :00:36. | :00:37. | |
This afternoon Sir Richard told the BBC that Britain needed to close | :00:38. | :00:42. | |
Here's our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale. | :00:43. | :00:54. | |
For over a decade, Britain's Armed Forces have been fighting | :00:55. | :01:01. | |
counterinsurgency wars in Afghanistan and Iraq but according | :01:02. | :01:06. | |
to a senior former general, they are ill-equipped and ill-prepared to | :01:07. | :01:09. | |
defend their homeland or to fight a war against the significant military | :01:10. | :01:13. | |
power like Russia. General Sir Richard Barrons gave this stark | :01:14. | :01:16. | |
assessment to the Defence Secretary, just before he left the army a few | :01:17. | :01:22. | |
months ago and he's now gone public. Although NATO is a considerably more | :01:23. | :01:26. | |
powerful organisation, in absolute terms than Russia, because what | :01:27. | :01:31. | |
Russia has, it is holding at high readiness, we have created this gap | :01:32. | :01:34. | |
for opportunism or miscalculation. I argue we should close that gap. | :01:35. | :01:40. | |
British forces have recently been training with NATO Allies to meet | :01:41. | :01:44. | |
the potential threat from a more aggressive Russia. But in his | :01:45. | :01:49. | |
ten-page memo to the Defence Secretary, Sir Richard highlights | :01:50. | :01:52. | |
serious gaps in the nation's defences. He states: | :01:53. | :02:02. | |
And goes on: And he warns of extremely fragile equipment or | :02:03. | :02:14. | |
platforms that we cannot afford to use fully, damage or lose. | :02:15. | :02:18. | |
That appears to be a reference to the two new expensive aircraft | :02:19. | :02:21. | |
carriers now being built for the Royal Navy. As for the new jets that | :02:22. | :02:31. | |
will fly off them, DFs 35, Sir Richard said an enemy would in the | :02:32. | :02:35. | |
need to shoot them down, they would only need to target the 40 people | :02:36. | :02:40. | |
who need to fly them Sir Richard is undoubtedly right. There are many | :02:41. | :02:43. | |
people inside the military of defence at senior level and outside | :02:44. | :02:48. | |
of it, who would agree. It is only a shame he didn't raise the issues for | :02:49. | :02:58. | |
forcibly when he was there. But the ministry of defence is keen it point | :02:59. | :03:04. | |
out that spending is rising. Some in the MoD have questioned his motives. | :03:05. | :03:07. | |
He was recently passed over for promotion. But Sir Richard said it | :03:08. | :03:11. | |
is not sour grapes, he is speaking out as a matter of conscience. | :03:12. | :03:17. | |
Motorists caught using hand-held mobiles while driving are to face | :03:18. | :03:20. | |
much tougher penalties from next year. | :03:21. | :03:22. | |
The Government says they'll include six points on a driving licence | :03:23. | :03:24. | |
and fines of ?200 - double the current punishments. | :03:25. | :03:26. | |
It's been banned for 13 years but seeing drivers with a phone | :03:27. | :03:34. | |
pressed to their ears or tapping away at the lights is common. | :03:35. | :03:38. | |
Even hard-hitting TV campaigns have failed to prevent motorists | :03:39. | :03:41. | |
from constantly checking their phones. | :03:42. | :03:45. | |
Daryl Martin's brother Lee was killed by a driver who had been | :03:46. | :03:48. | |
caught eight times previously for texting at the wheel. | :03:49. | :03:51. | |
I don't want someone to be in the same position | :03:52. | :03:54. | |
And I don't really want someone to be in the position | :03:55. | :03:58. | |
You have to live with that, all over a text message. | :03:59. | :04:05. | |
The bloke who killed my brother was writing a text message about how | :04:06. | :04:08. | |
he was going to meet his mates and take his dog for a walk. | :04:09. | :04:14. | |
So now the Government is beefing up the punishment. | :04:15. | :04:17. | |
From early next year, the number of points you'll get, | :04:18. | :04:19. | |
if caught, will rise from three to six and the fine will rise | :04:20. | :04:22. | |
from a minimum of ?100, to at least ?200. | :04:23. | :04:24. | |
That means you'll lose your licence if caught twice in | :04:25. | :04:26. | |
Younger drivers who have just passed their test will lose | :04:27. | :04:31. | |
their licence immediately and have to resit the exam. | :04:32. | :04:33. | |
Alongside doubling the points you will get on your licence now, | :04:34. | :04:36. | |
the Government also wants to change the cultural attitude to texting | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
and tweeting at the wheel, to make it as socially unacceptable | :04:40. | :04:41. | |
Of course the real issue is enforcement. | :04:42. | :04:47. | |
Drug driving, speeding, using your mobile phone, | :04:48. | :04:55. | |
If you are sitting next to someone that's using their phone, | :04:56. | :05:05. | |
You don't want to be the person in the car that's injured | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
Technology may also have a role to play. | :05:10. | :05:14. | |
Mobiles already have a flight safe mode. | :05:15. | :05:16. | |
Safety groups say that a car safe mode is also required. | :05:17. | :05:19. | |
The father and former husband of a woman from Bradford have again | :05:20. | :05:28. | |
appeared in court in Pakistan accused of murdering her. | :05:29. | :05:30. | |
Both deny involvement in the death of Samia Shahid, | :05:31. | :05:32. | |
who police say was strangled in July. | :05:33. | :05:40. | |
The BBC's seen an email which suggests she may not have | :05:41. | :05:43. | |
legally divorced her first husband before remarrying. | :05:44. | :05:45. | |
Police in Germany have tightened security for the world's | :05:46. | :05:47. | |
biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest, which gets | :05:48. | :05:50. | |
The authorities fear that the event could be a target for | :05:51. | :05:55. | |
terrorists, following deadly attacks in the summer. | :05:56. | :05:57. | |
Balancing old traditions with a new way of life. | :05:58. | :06:03. | |
6 million drinkers celebrate Oktoberfest. | :06:04. | :06:06. | |
This year they are searched on the way in, rucksacks are banned | :06:07. | :06:10. | |
Last year you are coming up to Oktoberfest, you are going there, | :06:11. | :06:17. | |
everybody is happy and this year you are coming there, | :06:18. | :06:20. | |
there is a fence, everybody is telling you where to go and so, | :06:21. | :06:23. | |
But it is not too bad, I say. | :06:24. | :06:34. | |
People can enjoy themselves and the people that are here, I say | :06:35. | :06:37. | |
Munich, Germany is taking no chances. | :06:38. | :06:43. | |
The Government acknowledges that IS is using the refugee crisis | :06:44. | :06:45. | |
It's been a year since ten of thousands of refugees arrived | :06:46. | :06:55. | |
at this station and were greeted by crowds of cheering Germans. | :06:56. | :06:58. | |
Angela Merkel is struggling to reassure the German public, | :06:59. | :07:05. | |
many of whom fear that when she opened this country's | :07:06. | :07:07. | |
Mrs Merkel doesn't impress the Bavarian Government, either. | :07:08. | :07:13. | |
The refugees are one challenge for Europe | :07:14. | :07:17. | |
So, we have to have more controlling on the borders, the outset borders | :07:18. | :07:26. | |
of the European Union but in Germany, too. | :07:27. | :07:29. | |
For the first time, Oktoberfest is completely fenced in. | :07:30. | :07:31. | |
A country that prided itself on open borders is now putting up | :07:32. | :07:34. | |
It's the last full day of competition at the Paralympics | :07:35. | :07:47. | |
in Rio and there have been more golds for Great Britain, | :07:48. | :07:50. | |
with Dame Sarah Storey winning in the road race. | :07:51. | :07:52. | |
Paralympics GB has already passed the haul for London 2012 | :07:53. | :07:54. | |
The report does contain some flash photography. | :07:55. | :08:06. | |
The start of yet another golden journey. On the roads of Rio, Dame | :08:07. | :08:13. | |
Sarah Storey in search of a 14th Paralympic title and she proved you, | :08:14. | :08:19. | |
once again, why she's Britain's most successful female Paralympian. | :08:20. | :08:23. | |
Another gold to add to her team's extraordinary selection. Last night | :08:24. | :08:27. | |
they hurtled past the 120 medals they won in London, thanks to | :08:28. | :08:34. | |
another title for Hannah Cockroft in the 800 m and another bronze for | :08:35. | :08:39. | |
Carrie. That wasn't the only willing target they hit. John Walker only | :08:40. | :08:44. | |
took up archery three years ago as a hobby. Now he is a Paralympian | :08:45. | :08:48. | |
champion. There was also success in the pool as Stephanie Millward | :08:49. | :08:51. | |
guided the women's relay team to gold and a new World Record and in | :08:52. | :08:56. | |
the tennis, the team-mates turned rivals. Gordon Reid winning the | :08:57. | :09:00. | |
all-British final against his doubles partner, Alfie Hewitt. After | :09:01. | :09:04. | |
reaching two finals here, both now ready for some rest. It's been a | :09:05. | :09:08. | |
long slog out here. Three weeks we have been out here now. And I'm | :09:09. | :09:13. | |
definitely ready for home but to be able to go home with four medals is | :09:14. | :09:17. | |
going to make that journey back easier. And there's been more | :09:18. | :09:20. | |
success for Britain this afternoon in the athletics. 16-year-old Maria | :09:21. | :09:24. | |
Lyle, winning another bronze in her 200 m. | :09:25. | :09:32. | |
Yes, and I can tell you there has been another gold in the Archie for | :09:33. | :09:40. | |
Jess Stretton. That means Britain has won 60 golds at these games. | :09:41. | :09:45. | |
When you bear nibbed they won 34 at the whole of London 2012, that's | :09:46. | :09:47. | |
some achievement, Kate. Thank you. We're back with the late | :09:48. | :09:51. | |
news at 10.10pm. | :09:52. | :09:52. |