:00:15. > :00:21.This is Outside Source. Let's remind you of the main story is here in the
:00:22. > :00:30.BBC newsroom. They three in Rio. Many big medals up for grabs. China
:00:31. > :00:34.took gold in the synchronised swimming. The BBC has seen evidence
:00:35. > :00:40.of British special forces in Syria. They are said to be assisting rebels
:00:41. > :00:44.near the border with Jordan. The Japanese Emperor Akihito has
:00:45. > :00:49.indicated he would like to step down. In a rare address to the
:00:50. > :00:53.nation he said his age and ill-health could soon prevent him
:00:54. > :00:57.from carrying out full duties. Two years on from the Ebola outbreak in
:00:58. > :00:59.West Africa, our reporter returns to one of the worst hit areas to see
:01:00. > :01:20.how things have changed. We are going to turn our attention
:01:21. > :01:25.to Syria and some exclusive photographic evidence obtained by
:01:26. > :01:29.the BBC which shows British special forces operating inside Syria. They
:01:30. > :01:35.have been working alongside the Syria- Jordan border with moderate
:01:36. > :01:36.rebel fighters of the new Syrian army in the battle against so-called
:01:37. > :01:53.Islamic State. British special forces are helping
:01:54. > :01:58.to defend a Syrian rebel base from the so-called Islamic State.
:01:59. > :02:00.They are a small but lethal force, only a dozen men.
:02:01. > :02:03.The threat here is grave, they have come laden
:02:04. > :02:05.with weaponry, to fight their way out of any trouble.
:02:06. > :02:07.These exclusive pictures obtained by the BBC are
:02:08. > :02:11.from June, immediately after a Isis attack killed nine moderate Syrian
:02:12. > :02:27.The new Syrian army again fought them.
:02:28. > :02:29.Their spokesman, who does not want to be identified, will not
:02:30. > :02:32.comment on pictures of British special forces.
:02:33. > :02:38.TRANSLATION: We are receiving special forces
:02:39. > :02:41.training from British and American partners
:02:42. > :02:45.and getting weapons and
:02:46. > :02:52.equipment from the Pentagon, as well as air support.
:02:53. > :02:56.Here it is in action, an American fighter
:02:57. > :03:03.On more than one occasion, British forces have crossed the
:03:04. > :03:06.border here in Jordan but further east of here
:03:07. > :03:07.into Syria to help the
:03:08. > :03:10.new Syrian army, few groups have received such close and personal
:03:11. > :03:14.support, from Britain and from America.
:03:15. > :03:15.That closeness has led to
:03:16. > :03:18.ridicule from the Islamic State, and there has been setbacks on the
:03:19. > :03:22.battlefield, but still, this small band of fighters continues to
:03:23. > :03:42.endure, and continues to receive intensive support from the West.
:03:43. > :03:47.Islamic State produced a video of the equipment and prisoners they
:03:48. > :03:48.claimed to have seized from rebels. Still, the British backed group is
:03:49. > :04:09.undeterred. After reviewing these pictures, the
:04:10. > :04:14.Ministry of Defence said it would not comment on special forces
:04:15. > :04:17.operations. These soldiers, unlike conventional troops, do not require
:04:18. > :04:21.Parliamentary approval to be deployed. The numbers might be
:04:22. > :04:31.small, but on the front lines, they are making a difference. Well, we
:04:32. > :04:36.talked earlier about the British success today. I am looking here at
:04:37. > :04:41.the medal table. Brazil sneaking into the first top ten for the first
:04:42. > :04:49.time. They just won a gold in the judo final. It brings Brazil into
:04:50. > :04:53.the top ten on the medal table. Just talking about Brazil, they will be
:04:54. > :04:58.pleased to finally get on the table. Which other countries should we be
:04:59. > :05:07.looking at? Brazil just winning their first gold of the games. It
:05:08. > :05:12.came three Rafaela Silva. It sparked wild celebrations from the crowd,
:05:13. > :05:15.not to be missed. Check them out, if you can. China, you have to keep
:05:16. > :05:22.your eyes on them when it comes to diving. They won their second diving
:05:23. > :05:26.gold of the games. It came from their world champions. China won
:05:27. > :05:33.seven of the eight medals available in diving at London 2012 for the
:05:34. > :05:36.men. The other medal was won by an American. He was part of the team
:05:37. > :05:41.who got a silver medal today. We spoke earlier about Tom Daley and
:05:42. > :05:46.Dan Goodfellow. They claimed a bronze medal in the end.
:05:47. > :05:51.Congratulations to them. Italy, well they had three goals in the first
:05:52. > :05:56.three days of action. It can in fencing, shooting and judo. The
:05:57. > :06:01.reason is the schedules. It has helped the Italians early in the
:06:02. > :06:06.programme. They won 28 medals in London. Five of those killed in
:06:07. > :06:10.fencing and shooting, out of their gold medals. They finished eighth in
:06:11. > :06:14.the medal table. There are many events have come up early in the
:06:15. > :06:21.schedule in Rio. That is why they are so high in the medal a great
:06:22. > :06:26.story from Kosovo. They are in their first ever Olympics after being
:06:27. > :06:33.recognised by the IOC in 2014. They have won their first gold in judo.
:06:34. > :06:39.She had to take part in the last Olympics for Albania. A good story
:06:40. > :06:43.for her and for Kosovo. That is very much. Well done to Italy. Always
:06:44. > :06:48.like a bit of the fencing and the Rugby because we have been watching
:06:49. > :06:56.the women's rugby. Australia and New Zealand will meet later said he
:06:57. > :07:01.first Olympic champions. Convincing semifinal victories over Britain and
:07:02. > :07:02.Canada. There is growing interest locally in the beaches and favelas
:07:03. > :07:18.of Rio. Laying down a challenge in a country
:07:19. > :07:22.where football is king. There is a tougher, noisier game in town. A
:07:23. > :07:27.first appearance for rugby sevens in the other books and the best teams
:07:28. > :07:30.in the world are here. That of course by the men and women of New
:07:31. > :07:37.Zealand. The all Blacks. Rugby has come to Rio. You couldn't get a
:07:38. > :07:41.better backdrop to pull in future players. This is about much more
:07:42. > :07:46.than selling tickets for Olympic matches. It is about trying to grow
:07:47. > :07:50.the sport. There is a genuine interest because it is fast,
:07:51. > :07:55.dynamic. It is a contact sport. It is a sport to double the Brazilian
:07:56. > :07:58.athletes. It also means taking rugby be on the comforts of the beach at
:07:59. > :08:05.places it has never been before, to the favelas of Rio. Space is a
:08:06. > :08:10.premium but under the guidance of UK cultures, boys and girls from this
:08:11. > :08:14.favela are keen, quick and there is no shortage of ball skills.
:08:15. > :08:19.Introducing rugby to the Olympic Games has been a real gamble. Not
:08:20. > :08:24.many people play the game here. It is a gamble that has paid off, given
:08:25. > :08:28.the response in these communities. There are challenges. The previous
:08:29. > :08:32.week of training was cancelled because of a shoot out between
:08:33. > :08:38.nearby drug gangs and police. These kids are not put off easily. I was
:08:39. > :08:45.never into football but as soon as this rugby then came along it
:08:46. > :08:49.changed my life. She'll also lives in the favela. I love the
:08:50. > :08:53.adrenaline, he says. If you don't get away from your opponent, he will
:08:54. > :08:58.chase you down and catchy. Ticket sales for the rugby sevens have been
:08:59. > :09:04.slow. Like many other big events which are well established in Brazil
:09:05. > :09:07.it is not going be easy. But rugby is here to stay, say those are
:09:08. > :09:11.developing the sport and the youngsters who have taken to it. It
:09:12. > :09:14.brings values and the physical dimension well suited to this
:09:15. > :09:23.flamboyant but sometimes challenging country. They are pretty good with
:09:24. > :09:28.the round ball in Brazil. Controversy never far away from
:09:29. > :09:31.Olympic sport. A month from now, the Paralympic games will open in Rio.
:09:32. > :09:36.Russian athletes will not be there because they have been banned
:09:37. > :09:39.because of the doping scandal. The head of the International Paralympic
:09:40. > :09:43.committee has been speaking and this is what he said. I believe the
:09:44. > :09:47.Russian government has catastrophically failed Victor Parra
:09:48. > :09:51.athletes. There are medals over morals mentality disgusts me. The
:09:52. > :09:58.band centres on a report by the world anti-doping agency. I wanted
:09:59. > :10:04.to show you why they were suspicious. That was the medal table
:10:05. > :10:08.after the Bentaleb X. They have twice as many medals as Germany,
:10:09. > :10:13.their nearest rivals. Compare that to the picture four years earlier in
:10:14. > :10:18.Vancouver. They trailed Germany with half as many medals as well. In
:10:19. > :10:25.Russia, Moscow correspondent spoke with the head of the Russian
:10:26. > :10:36.Paralympic committee. It is all politics? Not all politics.
:10:37. > :10:42.Sometimes there is a greediness but we performed to rapidly and to
:10:43. > :10:47.successfully. Do you accept that some doping violations took place?
:10:48. > :10:51.Yes, of course. As well as many other countries. Yes, of course. It
:10:52. > :10:56.should be investigated thoroughly. And objectively. The accusation of
:10:57. > :11:01.the state-sponsored doping programme in Russia? I don't know. I don't
:11:02. > :11:05.know. They were not
:11:06. > :11:06.investigated until now. They should be and I am ready
:11:07. > :11:33.to participate but Interesting response. We will turn
:11:34. > :11:37.to Sierra Leone. The World Health Organisation declared at the Ebola
:11:38. > :11:42.output a global health emergency. The UN agency says Sierra Leone's
:11:43. > :11:46.health system is recovering. There are still some major shortcomings.
:11:47. > :11:56.Our global Health Correspondent reports now from Freetown. It was
:11:57. > :12:00.once the jewel in the crown of the $500 million British response to the
:12:01. > :12:04.Ebola output. When I was here during the peak of the epidemic the UK
:12:05. > :12:06.built centre was a person- 200s of people.
:12:07. > :12:09.Its first survivors were 18-year-old Daniel and his
:12:10. > :12:12.Their brother, Ambrose, did not pull through, though.
:12:13. > :12:21.In total, they lost 27 members of their family.
:12:22. > :12:24.Daniel had high hopes for the site's future after the British
:12:25. > :12:30.Government's handed it back to the Ministry of Health.
:12:31. > :12:32.It is a suitable place where they can establish a
:12:33. > :12:35.standard hospital that will be available for the people that are
:12:36. > :12:42.So that they can have access to good medical
:12:43. > :12:47.things and it is a total mess to see it like this.
:12:48. > :12:50.The Ministry of Health says it is planning to build a
:12:51. > :12:53.maternity unit here, but we saw no work under way yet
:12:54. > :13:01.After almost two years on virtual lockdown, Sierra Leone is
:13:02. > :13:03.back to its vibrant and bustling self.
:13:04. > :13:09.I have returned to Freetown's main hospital, Connaught Hospital.
:13:10. > :13:14.When I was here at the height of outbreak, there were
:13:15. > :13:17.tents on either side of here dealing with the overflow of Ebola patients
:13:18. > :13:20.and medics had to look after people dressed in full biohazard gear.
:13:21. > :13:22.This hospital has received more than ?1 million
:13:23. > :13:25.from the British Government, so I have come back to see how some
:13:26. > :13:30.The Accident and Emergency department is
:13:31. > :13:34.Before the outbreak, these sort of modern ambulances were
:13:35. > :13:44.This is where Ebola patients used to be
:13:45. > :13:47.cared for, but the revamped wards, complete with new oxygen supplies
:13:48. > :13:53.and heart monitors, are now providing emergency care.
:13:54. > :13:55.Before now, I believe we would have lost people like this.
:13:56. > :13:58.Because the systems were not readily available.
:13:59. > :14:04.Obviously the Ebola was a really difficult time here.
:14:05. > :14:08.But I think you know if there's been one big change
:14:09. > :14:11.and one consequence of that it has been a real focus on the health
:14:12. > :14:15.Back to Daniel and he is studying hard to get into medical
:14:16. > :14:35.school, inspired by the British medics who saved his life.
:14:36. > :14:36.Going through this horrible situation has
:14:37. > :14:44.That devoting yourself to others is one
:14:45. > :15:05.With so few doctors in Sierra Leone, Daniel's ambition is crucial for his
:15:06. > :15:10.country. Sierra Leone still with big challenges ahead. Stay with us.
:15:11. > :15:16.Coming up, the Japanese royal family has an unbroken male lineage that
:15:17. > :15:21.goes back more than 2600 years. At 82, the current emperor, Akihito has
:15:22. > :15:31.indicated he wants to abdicate, beginning a new conversation on the
:15:32. > :15:35.future of the Japanese monarchy. Thousands of real commuters have
:15:36. > :15:38.suffered disruption as a five-day strike by Southern Railway workers
:15:39. > :15:41.got underway. The company running the services is embroiled in a row
:15:42. > :15:52.with the RMT union over plans to remove conductors from trains.
:15:53. > :15:55.Monday morning, commuter misery. Nothing new, especially on Southern.
:15:56. > :15:58.I've been doing this for about 20 years and this is the worst
:15:59. > :16:02.They are cancelled and delayed every single day, it is ridiculous.
:16:03. > :16:05.I think the people who are getting the brunt of it are the stuff
:16:06. > :16:08.on the trains, people are really angry at them and clearly
:16:09. > :16:11.it's not their fault, it's a management and its higher up.
:16:12. > :16:12.Delays, cancellations and overcrowding have become routine.
:16:13. > :16:15.for passengers who pay as much as ?4,000 a year.
:16:16. > :16:17.Even a first-class ticket does not guarantee a seat.
:16:18. > :16:20.Each evening we don't get home, we are delayed for an hour,
:16:21. > :16:29.This is what the dispute is all about, who should
:16:30. > :16:33.Southern wants the drivers to do it so the guards can
:16:34. > :16:36.But the guards' union is worried that will mean
:16:37. > :16:39.There are also concerns about safety, even though many
:16:40. > :16:41.trains operate already with just a driver.
:16:42. > :16:43.We want to make a change to improve services to customers,
:16:44. > :16:47.to get staff on board to be able to better look after our customers
:16:48. > :16:50.and give them a better service and the RMT are finding that very
:16:51. > :16:54.On the picket line this afternoon the union heard
:16:55. > :17:10.The company reckons 60% of normal services have run. Outside Victoria
:17:11. > :17:17.Station, passengers's frustration was forced on the picket line. The
:17:18. > :17:21.RMT has been doing everything it possibly can to minimise the
:17:22. > :17:26.inconvenience and customers. We have to endure lies being told by the
:17:27. > :17:33.company and... Five days, that is not minimal. This train company is
:17:34. > :17:38.providing a horrendous service. Commuters march into uncertainty
:17:39. > :17:44.once more. I usually leave at half five, I got here at Fort instead. I
:17:45. > :17:48.am having to get my parents to pick me up. There are no trains running
:17:49. > :17:57.from my station so I have to get a bus. It is not good. There is the
:17:58. > :18:11.possibility of more strikes to come. This is not a happy Railway.
:18:12. > :18:16.This is Outside Source, live from the BBC newsroom. Rival Islamist
:18:17. > :18:23.group sex and responsibility for a suicide bombing at a hospital in
:18:24. > :18:27.Queta which killed over 70 people. What the seat next on the BBC News
:18:28. > :18:32.depends on where you are watching. If you are outside the UK it is
:18:33. > :18:35.world News America. Laura will be looking at the economic policies
:18:36. > :18:40.announced by Donald Trump earlier today. Here in the UK, the news at
:18:41. > :18:45.ten is next. They will have more on the Southern train strike affecting
:18:46. > :18:47.thousands of commuters. Theresa May has condemned the strike saying it
:18:48. > :18:57.is only going to cause more destruction and misery. The Turkish
:18:58. > :19:00.president has said he would approve the reintroduction of the death
:19:01. > :19:03.penalty if it was backed by Parliament. President Erdogan was
:19:04. > :19:07.speaking at a rally on Sunday but despite issue of loyalty there are
:19:08. > :19:08.concerns about the severity of the crackdown that followed the
:19:09. > :19:26.attempted coup. They gave their son the burial of a
:19:27. > :19:34.hero. There was nothing glorious about how he died. To most Turks, he
:19:35. > :19:40.was a traitor. He was killed taking part in the field too.
:19:41. > :19:43.He was a conscript, and worked in the army.
:19:44. > :19:52.But his family say he had no idea what he was involved in.
:19:53. > :19:54.TRANSLATION: My son didn't know anything about the coup.
:19:55. > :19:57.They woke him up in the night, and told him there was an operation.
:19:58. > :20:02.His commanders led my son to death on purpose.
:20:03. > :20:05.This was the moment the soldiers on the Bosphorous Bridge
:20:06. > :20:18.In the background, the voice says, stop beating him,
:20:19. > :20:26.TRANSLATION: My child was battered and murdered.
:20:27. > :20:37.He was bleeding like a slaughtered cow.
:20:38. > :20:40.But it was the civilians who died that were remembered at
:20:41. > :20:52.Hundreds of thousands of people, with one message.
:20:53. > :20:57.The crowds here are chanting "Martyrs will never die,
:20:58. > :21:06.And inside there was a clear display of national unity,
:21:07. > :21:12.crowds never seen before, all waving one flag,
:21:13. > :21:21.If President Erdogan had been shaken by last month's failed coup,
:21:22. > :21:28.He called for national unity, and said the people behind
:21:29. > :21:46.But that is not how Kurtulus Kaya is remembered by his family.
:21:47. > :21:48.TRANSLATION: We have died a thousand deaths.
:21:49. > :21:54.This pain is killing me, and I'm burning on the inside.
:21:55. > :21:59.And I hope whoever did this will burn like me.
:22:00. > :22:08.In some ways the coup has brought parts of Turkey together.
:22:09. > :22:23.But it has also destroyed many lives.
:22:24. > :22:27.The Japanese emperor, Akihito, has indicated he would like to step down
:22:28. > :22:32.from power, telling the Japanese people in a rare television address
:22:33. > :22:36.that his advancing years make it difficult to fulfil his duties. He
:22:37. > :22:38.didn't say he wanted to abdicate, under the Constitution, he is vented
:22:39. > :22:50.from making political statements. Never before has a Japanese emperor
:22:51. > :22:59.gone on television like this to make a direct plea to his people. In
:23:00. > :23:03.coping with the ageing of the emperor, I think it is not possible
:23:04. > :23:07.to continue reducing perpetually acts in matters of state. The
:23:08. > :23:13.language is fake but the message is clear. The 82-year-old emperor wants
:23:14. > :23:23.to step down. The trouble is, there is no way for him to do so.
:23:24. > :23:30.Akihito's father was the last to be treated as a god here in Japan.
:23:31. > :23:37.After World War II, he was forced to declare himself a human being. The
:23:38. > :23:43.right-wing in Japan has never accepted that being Emperor is
:23:44. > :23:46.merely a job. So, when Akihito ascended the chrysanthemum Throne,
:23:47. > :23:51.there was no provision for him to ever retire. Unlike other monarchs,
:23:52. > :23:55.the Emperor is not allowed to say he wants to abdicate or to demand a
:23:56. > :23:59.change in the law. Instead, he has appealed directly to the Japanese
:24:00. > :24:04.people, telling them I am getting older and weaker and I cannot go on
:24:05. > :24:10.for ever. Outside the palace there was widespread sympathy for the
:24:11. > :24:15.Emperor. If the Emperor needs to abdicate, we feel His Majesty should
:24:16. > :24:21.be respected. I am sure we all concerned. We all feel he is loved
:24:22. > :24:24.by the Japanese people. Some say the 82-year-old monarch might have a
:24:25. > :24:30.larger objective in wanting the law to be changed. He is well aware of
:24:31. > :24:35.that once they get to reviving -- revising the lot that there will be
:24:36. > :24:43.people calling for the ability for women to succeed the Emperor. The
:24:44. > :24:47.Emperor's son has just one child, a princess. Does her grandfather hope
:24:48. > :24:55.one day she will ascend the chrysanthemum Throne? We will be
:24:56. > :24:58.back with Outside Source at the same time tomorrow. From me and from the
:24:59. > :25:09.rest of the game, thanks very much for watching.