02/09/2017

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:00:22. > :00:27.The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it's paid compensation,

:00:28. > :00:29.to the former Chief of the Defence Staff,

:00:30. > :00:32.Field Marshal Lord Bramall, and the family of the late

:00:33. > :00:38.Both men had been falsely accused of child sexual

:00:39. > :00:40.abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated

:00:41. > :00:41.for allegedly perverting the course of justice.

:00:42. > :00:47.They were claims which seemed to go right to the heart

:00:48. > :00:54.After a 14 month investigation which went nowhere, a review

:00:55. > :01:02.But not before police had raided the homes of Lord Bramall,

:01:03. > :01:04.one of Britain's most senior former military figures.

:01:05. > :01:06.Lord Brittan, the former Home Secretary, who had died.

:01:07. > :01:11.And Harvey Proctor, once a Conservative MP.

:01:12. > :01:13.Names among those offered by this man, known as Nick,

:01:14. > :01:17.who still can't be named for legal reasons.

:01:18. > :01:19.A retired judge found police had failed to properly

:01:20. > :01:24.Applications for search warrants contained inaccuracies.

:01:25. > :01:30.And the investigation went on too long.

:01:31. > :01:34.It's thought Lord Bramall and Lord Brittan's family have

:01:35. > :01:37.received around ?100,000 each in compensation from the police.

:01:38. > :01:41.I've never complained about being investigated.

:01:42. > :01:44.It was only the heavy-handed and very unintelligent way

:01:45. > :01:54.I mean, I think they could have said...

:01:55. > :01:58.If they'd taken any trouble to put their effort onto questioning

:01:59. > :02:00.the so-called victim, I think they would have found

:02:01. > :02:08.He lost his job and his home when he became embroiled

:02:09. > :02:16.Negotiations between Mr Proctor's lawyers and the police continue.

:02:17. > :02:18.The man who made the original allegations is himself

:02:19. > :02:20.being investigated, to see whether he deliberately

:02:21. > :02:29.Tom Symonds, BBC News, Scotland Yard.

:02:30. > :02:33.The UN now says as many as 41 million people have been affected

:02:34. > :02:40.by heavy monsoon rains across South Asia,

:02:41. > :02:42.leading to the worst flooding in the region for several years.

:02:43. > :02:44.Whole communities have been uprooted across India,

:02:45. > :02:46.Bangladesh and Nepal, and at least 1400 people

:02:47. > :02:49.Our correspondent, Justin Rowlatt, has just sent us this report

:02:50. > :02:52.from the city of Katihar, in one of the worst affected

:02:53. > :02:54.regions, Bihar state, in north east India,

:02:55. > :03:04.Where we're going can only be reached by boat.

:03:05. > :03:10.The only dry place for miles around is on top of this great embankment,

:03:11. > :03:12.but the embankment that now protects the villagers is the reason

:03:13. > :03:23.the floods had such a catastrophic impact.

:03:24. > :03:25.The torrential rains transformed the normally placid river,

:03:26. > :03:30.So what happened, the embankment holding back the river breached

:03:31. > :03:33.and the water came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village,

:03:34. > :03:38.devastating their homes, devastating their lives.

:03:39. > :03:41.TRANSLATION: It felt like we were hit by an ocean

:03:42. > :03:45.of water, I just ran for my life, taking my children with me.

:03:46. > :03:56.This man showed me what the floods had done to his home.

:03:57. > :04:07.So, he said the whole place was flooded with water.

:04:08. > :04:11.The water was above his head and came rushing through here.

:04:12. > :04:17.You can see, it's just left absolutely terrible mud behind.

:04:18. > :04:21.So, he says for three days they had no food

:04:22. > :04:23.at all and then some people came, bringing food.

:04:24. > :04:31.He said there wasn't enough room to stay on the embankment so he had

:04:32. > :04:33.to bring his family down here, including his three-year-old child.

:04:34. > :04:38.It is Eid today, one of the great festivals of Islam.

:04:39. > :04:50.Like most of the village, this family is Muslim.

:04:51. > :04:52.For the first time since the catastrophe they are having

:04:53. > :04:54.meat, but there was little appetite for celebration.

:04:55. > :04:56.Tens of thousands of communities across South Asia have

:04:57. > :04:59.similar stories of horror and destruction to tell.

:05:00. > :05:03.The only good news here, is that everyone in this village survived.

:05:04. > :05:27.Nearly 60,000 refugees from Myanmar's Rohinga Muslim

:05:28. > :05:29.minority, have fled the country, to neighbouring Bangladesh.

:05:30. > :05:31.The exodus follows weeks of violence, involving Rohinga

:05:32. > :05:33.militants, and a counter-offensive launched by the Myanmar military,

:05:34. > :05:41.President Trump has flown into Texas today for his second visit this week

:05:42. > :05:43.to areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

:05:44. > :05:45.He's meeting survivors of the storm, and those helping

:05:46. > :05:49.The President has asked Congress for an initial payment of ?6 billion

:05:50. > :05:52.Our North America Correspondent James Cook is in Houston.

:05:53. > :05:59.What help is the president offering? The president is offering this

:06:00. > :06:03.initial package of ?6 billion worth of help and he is asking Congress to

:06:04. > :06:07.approve that, that should be approved pretty speedily by

:06:08. > :06:13.Congress. It is only the start of the funds the city will need, the

:06:14. > :06:17.mayor of Houston said more than 15 times that amount will eventually be

:06:18. > :06:21.required to help this city recover and all eyes will be on President

:06:22. > :06:28.Trump to see how he is coping with this disaster in presidential terms.

:06:29. > :06:31.He is credited with having done pretty well so far, along with his

:06:32. > :06:36.Federal emergency management agency, the response is said to have been

:06:37. > :06:43.pretty quick, in contrast to the response to hurricane Katrina in

:06:44. > :06:47.2005 which was disastrous. He is visiting this place, Texas and

:06:48. > :06:53.neighbouring Louisiana, where the flooding is continued, chemical

:06:54. > :06:58.plant explosions to the north of the city and also 120,000 people without

:06:59. > :07:03.drinking water further east. James Cook, thanks for joining us.

:07:04. > :07:06.A man has been arrested after a crossbow bolt was fired

:07:07. > :07:08.into the Oval Cricket ground during a match.

:07:09. > :07:11.It happened on Thursday when Surrey were playing Middlesex.

:07:12. > :07:14.Armed police carried out an evacuation of the south london

:07:15. > :07:23.The 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted GBH

:07:24. > :07:37.The first pedestrians have walked across the Queensferry crossing,

:07:38. > :07:39.the new bridge over the Firth of Forth.

:07:40. > :07:41.By the end of the weekend 50,000 people are expected

:07:42. > :07:44.to have made the journey, taking in magnificent views.

:07:45. > :07:46.The bridge, will officially open to traffic next week.

:07:47. > :07:47.Our correspondent Catrina Renton has more.

:07:48. > :07:51.This is something we won't see again, for two days only, 50,000

:07:52. > :07:54.people are getting the chance to walk over the new Queensferry

:07:55. > :07:59.Crossing, chosen in a ballot from almost a quarter of a million people

:08:00. > :08:07.who put their names forward for this moment in history. This is something

:08:08. > :08:12.I sick until his family about. -- Isaac. Yes we have taken lots of

:08:13. > :08:19.photos, if he doesn't remember himself. The Forth road bridge

:08:20. > :08:24.opened in 1964. This is a new crossing for the 21st-century, a

:08:25. > :08:28.chance to sample this feat of engineering, 1.7 miles long and the

:08:29. > :08:31.tallest in the UK. These are the people who have been lucky enough to

:08:32. > :08:36.walk over the bridge, they are taking every opportunity to relish

:08:37. > :08:39.this, this road will soon become a motorway so this is a

:08:40. > :08:44.once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these people to experience the

:08:45. > :08:47.bridge up close and personal. Nine-year-old Woody's family watched

:08:48. > :08:57.the bridge being built as they drove over the old one. There was a

:08:58. > :09:03.massive gap in the middle. And soon we will be seeing so many cars over

:09:04. > :09:08.it. I thought it was done, I was so excited, my heart was pounding. The

:09:09. > :09:13.First Minister joined walkers, taking pictures and soaking up the

:09:14. > :09:16.atmosphere. Such a feeling of pride on the part of everyone I have

:09:17. > :09:19.spoken to, this is a Scottish icon and it will become one of the most

:09:20. > :09:21.recognisable bridges anywhere in the world. Today's memories will be

:09:22. > :09:24.passed down the generations. Motor racing, and Britain's Lewis

:09:25. > :09:35.Hamilton set a new record this afternoon Italy -

:09:36. > :09:37.by securing his 69th pole position, surpassing that

:09:38. > :09:39.of Michael Schumacher. Qualifying was hit by

:09:40. > :09:41.heavy rain at Monza - but the Mercedes driver snatched

:09:42. > :09:45.pole at the last minute. The teenage rookie Lance Stroll -

:09:46. > :09:48.driving for Williams - will start tomorrow's

:09:49. > :09:49.race alongside Hamilton. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel

:09:50. > :09:51.starts sixth for Ferrari, We are back with the

:09:52. > :09:59.late news at 1025pm. Now on BBC1 it's time

:10:00. > :10:02.for the news where you are.