:00:00. > :00:07.A former defence chief warns Britain's armed forces
:00:08. > :00:10.are ill-prepared for any serious attack on the UK.
:00:11. > :00:13.General Sir Richard Barrons said he'd warned the Government over
:00:14. > :00:19.funding cuts and was speaking out as a matter of conscience.
:00:20. > :00:23.America says coalition forces fighting Islamic State might have
:00:24. > :00:27.accidentally struck a Syrian army position, killing 60 soldiers.
:00:28. > :00:34.A paralympic cyclist from Iran has died after a road race crash in Rio.
:00:35. > :00:42.Scotland Yard investigates after a video is released showing
:00:43. > :00:46.a policeman attacking a car when the driver refuses to get out.
:00:47. > :00:50.And a doubles victory for the Murray brothers maintains Britain's
:00:51. > :01:17.A retired general who was until recently one of the most
:01:18. > :01:20.senior military commanders in the UK has warned that the country has
:01:21. > :01:22."taken its eye off the ball" in its defence planning.
:01:23. > :01:26.General Sir Richard Barrons warned the Defence Secretary in April that
:01:27. > :01:28.cuts had left the armed forces ill-prepared for any
:01:29. > :01:34.Here's our Defence Correspondent, Jonathan Beale.
:01:35. > :01:38.For over a decade, Britain's Armed Forces have been
:01:39. > :01:43.fighting counterinsurgency wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
:01:44. > :01:46.But according to a former senior general, they are ill-equipped
:01:47. > :01:49.and ill-prepared to defend the homeland or to fight a war
:01:50. > :01:54.against a significant military power like Russia.
:01:55. > :01:57.General Sir Richard Barrons gave this stark assessment
:01:58. > :02:01.to the Defence Secretary just before he left the Army a few months ago.
:02:02. > :02:08.Although Nato is a considerably more powerful organisation
:02:09. > :02:11.in absolute terms than Russia, because of what Russia has,
:02:12. > :02:14.it is holding at higher readiness, we have created this gap
:02:15. > :02:16.for opportunism or miscalculation and I argue we should
:02:17. > :02:23.British forces have recently been training with Nato allies to meet
:02:24. > :02:27.the potential threat from a more aggressive Russia.
:02:28. > :02:30.But in his ten-page memo to the Defence Secretary,
:02:31. > :02:34.Sir Richard highlights serious gaps in the nation's defences.
:02:35. > :02:38.Military capability has been withered by design,
:02:39. > :02:41.repeatedly stripped out by recent defence cuts.
:02:42. > :02:45.Neither the UK homeland nor a deployed force could be
:02:46. > :02:50.protected from a concerted Russian air campaign.
:02:51. > :02:53.And he warns of extremely fragile equipment or platforms
:02:54. > :02:59.that we cannot afford to use fully, damage or lose.
:03:00. > :03:02.That appears to be a reference to the two new expensive aircraft
:03:03. > :03:07.carriers now being built for the Royal Navy.
:03:08. > :03:11.As for the new jets that will fly off them, the F35, Sir Richard
:03:12. > :03:14.says an enemy would not need to shoot them down.
:03:15. > :03:17.They would only need to target the 40 people
:03:18. > :03:21.Sir Richard is undoubtedly right and there are many people
:03:22. > :03:24.inside the Ministry of Defence at senior level and outside it
:03:25. > :03:28.It is only a shame that he did not raise these issues more
:03:29. > :03:32.strongly when he was Chief of Joint Forces Command.
:03:33. > :03:35.The Ministry of Defence point out that the defence budget is rising
:03:36. > :03:38.and the plans to buy more military hardware were recently
:03:39. > :03:41.approved by defence chiefs, including Sir Richard.
:03:42. > :03:46.He left after being passed over for promotion.
:03:47. > :03:51.But General Barrons insists this is not sour grapes.
:03:52. > :03:55.He says he is speaking out as a matter of conscience.
:03:56. > :04:01.Jonathan Beale, BBC News, at the Ministry of Defence.
:04:02. > :04:06.The United States says coalition aircraft fighting Islamic State have
:04:07. > :04:09.accidentally struck a Syrian army position, killing 60 Government
:04:10. > :04:16.Targets were struck near the town of Deir al-Zour.
:04:17. > :04:18.Straight now to Washington and our North America Editor,
:04:19. > :04:27.What do we know? We have had a qualified response from the
:04:28. > :04:30.Americans and an angry response from the Russians, the American said they
:04:31. > :04:35.hold of the air strike was a Russians told them it was possible
:04:36. > :04:40.that Syrian military units had been head and the statement says that
:04:41. > :04:45.Syria is a complex situation with complex forces and militias in close
:04:46. > :04:48.proximity but coalition forces would not intentionally target Syrian
:04:49. > :04:53.forces, the Russians on the other hand have said, look, if the air
:04:54. > :05:03.strike was caused by Ronco admits, that is a direct consequence of US
:05:04. > :05:05.stubbornness in discussing targeting. There is obviously a lot
:05:06. > :05:08.of anger and the bigger question is, where does this leave the hugely
:05:09. > :05:10.fragile ceasefire? It has already had a lot of insults traded between
:05:11. > :05:15.the Russians and Syrians and the Americans over what is happening and
:05:16. > :05:18.to have misplaced air strike at a time of high mistrust is not a great
:05:19. > :05:23.combination. John, thank you. A Paralympic cyclist from Iran has
:05:24. > :05:26.died after being involved in a crash Iran's Paralympic Committee said
:05:27. > :05:31.he died from his injuries after Our correspondent Wyre Davies
:05:32. > :05:50.is on the road race course in Rio. This is a start-finish on that road
:05:51. > :05:55.race course but it was in the hills behind me by the tragedy happened.
:05:56. > :05:58.The 48-year-old Iranian athlete came off his bike at speed and reportedly
:05:59. > :06:02.hit his head on a rock and according to reports from the scene he was
:06:03. > :06:07.treated at the scene but died on his way to hospital. The death was
:06:08. > :06:10.confirmed tonight by the Iranian Paralympic Association, saying this
:06:11. > :06:14.experience that's it, the veteran of many games, and sadly passed away.
:06:15. > :06:24.He was an Iranian champion who dig up the sport after losing his leg in
:06:25. > :06:27.the Iran Iraq war and the Iranians have said that they are devastated
:06:28. > :06:29.by the loss, the first mentality at the Paralympic or Olympic Games
:06:30. > :06:32.since 1960 and it comes on the last full day of competition here in Rio.
:06:33. > :06:35.Tonight there is a memorial service taking place as we speak at the
:06:36. > :06:38.Athletes' VIllage a couple of miles away from here and the Iranian flag
:06:39. > :06:39.is also flying at half-mast throughout the Olympic venues. Thank
:06:40. > :06:42.you. The Metropolitan Police have
:06:43. > :06:45.launched an investigation after a video was released
:06:46. > :06:48.and shared on social media purportedly showing a uniformed
:06:49. > :06:50.officer attacking a car in London. The windscreen was smashed
:06:51. > :06:53.after the driver refused to get out Our news correspondent
:06:54. > :06:56.Christian Fraser has more. Get out of the car so I can
:06:57. > :07:06.check your details. Police suspect the man filming this
:07:07. > :07:12.incident is banned from driving. My keys are out of
:07:13. > :07:14.the ignition, officer. My property, I'm
:07:15. > :07:18.putting it on the side. The officer first tries to pull down
:07:19. > :07:21.the window with his hands. But failing to get
:07:22. > :07:25.in, this happens... I've got insurance, you're
:07:26. > :07:32.smashing this for no reason. And having smashed the windscreen,
:07:33. > :07:37.he then tries to cut his way The driver inside, who released this
:07:38. > :07:45.video, is said to be Leon Fontana, who repeatedly
:07:46. > :07:50.protests his innocence. And it seems the police
:07:51. > :07:52.are looking for "TJ". We don't know what led
:07:53. > :08:03.to the incident, why police were so anxious
:08:04. > :08:05.to get into this vehicle, but the video has now been watched
:08:06. > :08:10.by thousands on social media. The Metropolitan Police say
:08:11. > :08:16.they are aware of this footage and it is now the subject
:08:17. > :08:19.of an investigation by the force's Directorate of Professional
:08:20. > :08:20.Standards. They say that since
:08:21. > :08:22.the incident they have been But Scotland Yard says that
:08:23. > :08:25.while the investigation is in its early stages,
:08:26. > :08:28.the officers involved in this They have also clarified that no one
:08:29. > :08:32.inside the vehicle Russians are going to the polls
:08:33. > :08:41.to elect a new parliament. The previous election five years
:08:42. > :08:43.ago sparked large-scale But as Steve Rosenberg reports
:08:44. > :08:52.from Arkhangels in northern Russia, This is a Russia that
:08:53. > :09:03.roads cannot reach. We are speeding along
:09:04. > :09:06.the Northern Dvina River. On board are election
:09:07. > :09:11.officials and a ballot box. Then it is off to build a polling
:09:12. > :09:18.station so that the three people who live here can vote early
:09:19. > :09:20.in the Parliamentary election. First, a village kitchen
:09:21. > :09:27.needs converting. This 84-year-old supports
:09:28. > :09:31.Vladimir Putin's party. TRANSLATION: When Putin
:09:32. > :09:39.raised my pension, I cried To some Russians, democracy
:09:40. > :09:57.means honest elections. Five years ago, in the regional
:09:58. > :10:00.capital and across Russia, vote-rigging in the last
:10:01. > :10:03.Parliamentary election sparked Alexander Feltz
:10:04. > :10:11.was a protester here. The opposition movement,
:10:12. > :10:15.he says, has faded. Most of the people, they don't
:10:16. > :10:17.think about democracy They think about their children,
:10:18. > :10:27.their families and they don't Crucially, most Russians still trust
:10:28. > :10:36.Vladimir Putin far more The Kremlin rules Russia
:10:37. > :10:42.through a power vertical with Vladimir Putin at the top
:10:43. > :10:46.and all other institutions, including the parliament,
:10:47. > :10:52.below him and subservient to him. But with economic problems rising,
:10:53. > :10:55.the danger for the Kremlin is that if people start to doubt
:10:56. > :10:59.the legitimacy of those other institutions, they will pin
:11:00. > :11:02.all their hopes on the one man Back on the river, the ballot box
:11:03. > :11:11.sails again, to another island. But Russians aren't expecting
:11:12. > :11:13.a new parliament to make They think they've got
:11:14. > :11:20.a President for that. Steve Rosenberg, BBC News,
:11:21. > :11:25.Arkhangels. It's the last full day
:11:26. > :11:28.of competition at the Paralympics in Rio and there have been more
:11:29. > :11:30.golds for Great Britain, with Dame Sarah Storey
:11:31. > :11:33.winning in the road race. This report from Andy Swiss contains
:11:34. > :11:37.some flash photography. Britain's 60th gold of the Games
:11:38. > :11:41.came from a very familiar source, as Dame Sarah Storey proved,
:11:42. > :11:45.once again, just why she's the country's most
:11:46. > :11:50.successful female Paralympian. After setting out with her rivals,
:11:51. > :11:52.more than two hours later, Another golden moment to share
:11:53. > :12:03.with her family. There was also history
:12:04. > :12:06.in the archery, a British one, Three more medals to add to
:12:07. > :12:13.Britain's ever expanding collection. COMMENTATOR: But it is going
:12:14. > :12:15.to be Hannah Cockroft Last night they raced past
:12:16. > :12:19.the 120 they won in London, thanks to another title
:12:20. > :12:21.for Hannah Cockroft So, four years on, is this British
:12:22. > :12:28.team even better? Our team, especially athletics team,
:12:29. > :12:31.is so much stronger here. We've got so much young
:12:32. > :12:34.talent, so much new talent and if that is not proof
:12:35. > :12:37.that there is a London legacy, Tonight, there's also been another
:12:38. > :12:43.gold in the pool for Ollie Hynd, a thrilling finish to his
:12:44. > :12:46.Individual Medley, as he just clung on to win his second
:12:47. > :12:49.title of the Games. COMMENTATOR: And Ollie Hynd
:12:50. > :12:57.is the Paralympic champion, again. There was the tensest of ends
:12:58. > :13:00.to the wheelchair basketball as, after trailing against Turkey,
:13:01. > :13:02.Britain forced their bronze medal match into extra-time before
:13:03. > :13:14.eventually and emotionally In the last few minutes there has
:13:15. > :13:17.been another gold medal in the pool for Britain's Hannah Russell but
:13:18. > :13:22.clearly all of this has been overshadowed by the tragic death of
:13:23. > :13:25.the Iranian cyclist, Bahman Golbarnezhad. Tonight, the British
:13:26. > :13:29.Paralympic Association described it as devastating news. Thank you.
:13:30. > :13:32.With all the rest of the day's sport, here's Lizzie Greenwood
:13:33. > :13:40.Great Britain's hopes of retaining their Davis Cup tennis
:13:41. > :13:42.title are still alive after an emotional doubles victory
:13:43. > :13:47.Britain now trail Argentina 2-1 in the semi-final and must win both
:13:48. > :13:51.of tomorrow's singles matches, as Patrick Geary reports.
:13:52. > :13:53.The British fans in Glasgow must be optimists.
:13:54. > :13:55.Having tried and tried again, nothing was working
:13:56. > :14:04.Open-and-shut from here, Great Britain had to win all three
:14:05. > :14:06.remaining semi-final rubbers - send for the Murray brothers.
:14:07. > :14:10.Andy had played and lost the longest match of his career only yesterday.
:14:11. > :14:13.Just as well his brother is US Open Doubles Champion.
:14:14. > :14:17.Jamie had his back and won a break - set one to the Murrays.
:14:18. > :14:19.Juan Martin del Potro, who'd been sent back out
:14:20. > :14:23.by Argentina, Friday's five sets still in his legs.
:14:24. > :14:26.He didn't need to expend much energy here, he and Leonardo Mayer battered
:14:27. > :14:31.But the Murrays began playing together as children.
:14:32. > :14:32.The intuitive understanding and positioning that
:14:33. > :14:38.Knowing there was simply no room for further errors,
:14:39. > :14:40.they forced the pressure on the Argentinian pair
:14:41. > :14:45.British desperation had ignited Murray inspiration.
:14:46. > :14:52.Whatever their opponents had, they had more.
:14:53. > :14:56.A victory finished by Andy, but it seemed to belong to Jamie.
:14:57. > :15:00.You know, it's not going to get better for me to, kind of,
:15:01. > :15:02.play with him in in a Scottish crowd, it gets quite emotional.
:15:03. > :15:08.Jamie's done now, Andy must play and win again tomorrow
:15:09. > :15:12.So much given, so much still to give.
:15:13. > :15:19.There were 22 goals in today's five Premier League matches.
:15:20. > :15:22.You can watch all of them on Match of the Day which follows the news,
:15:23. > :15:25.but I'm going to give you results now so avert your attention
:15:26. > :15:31.Pep Guardiola's perfect start at Manchester City
:15:32. > :15:33.continued with a 4-0 home win against Bournemouth.
:15:34. > :15:36.Kevin De Bruyne was the standout player.
:15:37. > :15:38.City are unbeaten this season and sit two points clear
:15:39. > :15:44.Elsewhere, there were wins for 2nd placed Everton,
:15:45. > :15:47.who are enjoying their best start to a Premier League season.
:15:48. > :15:50.Champions Leicester's record-signing Islam Slimani scored
:15:51. > :15:57.Not quite as many goals in the Scottish Premiership,
:15:58. > :15:59.where there were wins for Motherwell and St Johnstone -
:16:00. > :16:05.Warwickshire have won cricket's Royal London One Day Cup after one
:16:06. > :16:08.of the most one-sided Lord's finals in history.
:16:09. > :16:11.They cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Surrey,
:16:12. > :16:13.chasing down their meagre total of 136 with nearly
:16:14. > :16:19.Nico Rosberg is closing in on Lewis Hamilton's
:16:20. > :16:24.slender lead at the top of the Formula One
:16:25. > :16:29.Singapore Grand Prix in pole position after qualifying 0.7
:16:30. > :16:32.of a second faster than Hamilton, who's 3rd on the grid behind
:16:33. > :16:41.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:16:42. > :17:02.Good evening. A quieter day today I'm pleased to say but still a day
:17:03. > :17:04.of contrasts, blue skies and sunshine to