:00:00. > :00:07.Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
:00:08. > :00:10.Let's look through some of the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom.
:00:11. > :00:13.After a difficult run-up beset by problems, the Opening Ceremony
:00:14. > :00:18.of the Paralympic Games begins within the next hour.
:00:19. > :00:20.Apple has confirmed the rumours that its new iPhone 7
:00:21. > :00:31.Instead, it wants to promote the use of wireless technology.
:00:32. > :00:33.Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are making back-to-back appearances
:00:34. > :00:39.on board an aircraft carrier in New York.
:00:40. > :00:53.We'll talk to Anthony Zurcher about that.
:00:54. > :00:56.And I'll be talking to the DJ LTJ Bukem about the closure of one
:00:57. > :01:05.of London's best known clubs, Fabric.
:01:06. > :01:07.Back to this new plan released by the main
:01:08. > :01:11.It includes the suggestion that six months of talks with the government
:01:12. > :01:22.will end with President Assad - it all feels wildly optimistic.
:01:23. > :01:25.-- with President Assad stepping down.
:01:26. > :01:27.Not least because the government continues to attack.
:01:28. > :01:31.On Tuesday, there were reports of a chemical attack in Aleppo -
:01:32. > :01:42.The BBC's Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, is in Damascus.
:01:43. > :01:48.Another air attack on East Aleppo which is held
:01:49. > :01:54.Civil defence workers pulled out casualties as they have done
:01:55. > :02:00.The attack was close to the place where local reports say bombs
:02:01. > :02:06.containing poisonous chlorine gas were dropped on Tuesday.
:02:07. > :02:08.The Syrian government always denies using chemical weapons,
:02:09. > :02:14.This side of the city is at the moment the government's
:02:15. > :02:19.The Syrian army has tried to surround East Aleppo to seal it
:02:20. > :02:22.off, and attempt to impose a siege and to starve out the anti-regime
:02:23. > :02:28.Casualties were taken to one of East Aleppo's
:02:29. > :02:34.The fighting and attempts to impose a total siege mean they are short
:02:35. > :02:39.The regime blames the bloodshed on foreign countries
:02:40. > :02:45.It denies allegations it rigs elections here and says
:02:46. > :02:49.President Assad has no plans to leave office.
:02:50. > :02:52.We elected our president, we elected our Parliament.
:02:53. > :02:56.We elected our local administration units.
:02:57. > :03:01.But these western countries would recognise only what they want
:03:02. > :03:13.So we have a very strong Government, we have sustained a six war,
:03:14. > :03:15.six year war against Syria, and I assure you we shall
:03:16. > :03:18.continue as long as the intervention takes place.
:03:19. > :03:22.In London, backed by Britain, the Saudis and others,
:03:23. > :03:25.a Syrian opposition coalition has produced the most detailed blueprint
:03:26. > :03:31.Insisting on President Assad and what it calls
:03:32. > :03:36.They don't expect a yes any time soon from Damascus.
:03:37. > :03:40.If Bashar al-Assad continues to be obstinate and continues
:03:41. > :03:43.to drag his feet and refuses to engage seriously,
:03:44. > :03:46.there will have to be a plan B that would involve more stepped
:03:47. > :03:52.This is the centre of Damascus, this part of the capital could not
:03:53. > :03:59.There is huge war damage only a few miles away and across the country,
:04:00. > :04:05.If the demand to step down had been delivered by a victorious army
:04:06. > :04:08.at the gates of his Palace, President Assad would have had
:04:09. > :04:13.But the way things stand now, he doesn't.
:04:14. > :04:18.The era of the Assads in Syria seems to be far from over.
:04:19. > :04:20.Hair-raising rescue journeys have been happening every day
:04:21. > :04:27.These were civil defence workers in rebel held east Aleppo racing
:04:28. > :04:30.to save casualties in Tuesday's attack, that local reports say
:04:31. > :04:38.One Syrian general I have spoken to said the war
:04:39. > :04:52.Now to sport - but our top sport story links to that
:04:53. > :04:54.The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games
:04:55. > :04:58.starts in a few minutes - and the first athlete to enter
:04:59. > :05:03.the Maracana Stadium in Rio will be a Syrian swimmer who lost his leg
:05:04. > :05:07.Ibrahim Al-Hussein is the flag bearer for the International
:05:08. > :05:20.Paralympic Athletes Team - here is talking about the prospect.
:05:21. > :05:27.TRANSLATION: It is like a dream for me. They informed me officially that
:05:28. > :05:32.I would be the flag bearer, but until that moment, I still can't
:05:33. > :05:37.believe it. It is like a dream. In the past, I dreamt of being an
:05:38. > :05:42.Olympic athlete. I couldn't do it, but now I get the chance to do it in
:05:43. > :05:49.the Paralympics, so I'm happy I reach my dream in the end. He wishes
:05:50. > :05:54.that one day he will be able to get back in normal contact with his
:05:55. > :05:59.siblings and parents, and every day he wishes that this happens the next
:06:00. > :06:05.day or the day after, that he has nothing to go on. It is just a fact.
:06:06. > :06:10.We wish him well. His moment is not very far away. The opening ceremony
:06:11. > :06:12.starts in the next hour. Well, you'll remember Russia
:06:13. > :06:14.received a blanket ban on attending the Paralympics
:06:15. > :06:16.because of allegations Russia's response is to hold
:06:17. > :06:19.an event of its own. Oleg Boldyrev
:06:20. > :06:33.from BBC Russia was there. The Paralympic aims are about to
:06:34. > :06:37.open in Rio, but here is the consolation games, a special event
:06:38. > :06:48.for the Russian Paralympics squad which was banned from Rio. A
:06:49. > :06:52.celebration greeting all teams in archery, rowing, athletics, swimming
:06:53. > :07:01.and other sports. It is a three day event. This thing is bigger than
:07:02. > :07:05.Rio. Of course, the mood is ruined. TRANSLATION: Were preparing for a
:07:06. > :07:10.sporting battle, but now we have to wait. We prepared for four years,
:07:11. > :07:14.and for some, this shocker is enough to make them consider quitting the
:07:15. > :07:19.sport. So what are Russian Paralympians going to do now that
:07:20. > :07:23.there is no certainty in the sporting schedule. Most say they
:07:24. > :07:29.will fight on, and they hope a solution will be found soon. At the
:07:30. > :07:33.moment, or they have is this three-day event in Russia.
:07:34. > :07:38.Tyson Fury v Vladimir Klitschko rematch set for October
:07:39. > :07:41.That's for the heavyweight championship of the world.
:07:42. > :07:44.This weekend in London, it's Kell Brook versus Gennady Golovkin.
:07:45. > :07:49.Brook is going up two weight divisions to try and get Golovkin's
:07:50. > :07:56.Brook might have home advantage, but Golovkin is favourite -
:07:57. > :08:00.he's one of the best boxers at any weight.
:08:01. > :08:09.Here's Kell Brook talking after a training session this week.
:08:10. > :08:18.I knew when I took this fight how big it would develop. Now we are in
:08:19. > :08:24.London, and we are days away. It's in the air. It's just going to get
:08:25. > :08:29.the bigger and bigger. I was meant to be -- I can't wait to be on the
:08:30. > :08:34.big stage now, and I'm so excited as the days ticked down. Tick, tock,
:08:35. > :08:36.the clock is ticking. Can't wait to get in.
:08:37. > :08:38.Andy Murray's playing Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals
:08:39. > :08:41.Later on, Serena Williams continues her push for a title that
:08:42. > :08:48.will give her more Grand Slams than anyone else in history.
:08:49. > :08:58.Let's bring in Ollie Foster from the BBC Sports Centre. How is Murray
:08:59. > :09:02.getting an? He is a boxing fan, really slugging it out against Kei
:09:03. > :09:09.Nishikori. Murray is the man of the moment. A fantastic couple of months
:09:10. > :09:13.the him. A second Wimbledon title and second Olympic old medal. He has
:09:14. > :09:17.hit the ground running in this quarterfinal against Nishikori. He
:09:18. > :09:24.dropped final games in -- five games in the last round, and won the first
:09:25. > :09:29.set easily. But then Nishikori dug away and there were a lot of
:09:30. > :09:35.unfurnished -- unforced errors from Murray. A scrappy third set, with
:09:36. > :09:43.both men breaking each other at will, but Murray just edged it 6-4.
:09:44. > :09:50.He is 2-1 up in sets. A bit of a ding dong game in the fourth set.
:09:51. > :09:54.Nishikori is 2-1 up at the moment. That one can really go the distance.
:09:55. > :09:59.Murray has been blowing hot and cold, and Nishikori will push him
:10:00. > :10:08.every inch of the way in the quarterfinal. What about Serena and
:10:09. > :10:14.the other main games? Serena is playing later. The last of the
:10:15. > :10:19.quarterfinals at the Arthur Ashe. Del Potro is against Stan Wawrinka.
:10:20. > :10:24.The winner of that one will play the winner of Murray and Nishikori. Gael
:10:25. > :10:32.Monfils is safely through to the semifinal. We have already had the
:10:33. > :10:38.women's quarterfinal as well. The check-macro player is into the
:10:39. > :10:45.semifinals. She defeated her Croatian opponent. Perhaps a dark
:10:46. > :10:50.horse there. All eyes on Serena Williams, and perhaps a bit of
:10:51. > :10:57.history made over the next few days in New York. Thank you very much.
:10:58. > :11:00.The BBC Sport app is running a live page on the Murray match right now.
:11:01. > :11:03.In a moment, we'll talk about Fabric in London -
:11:04. > :11:04.it's one of Europe's biggest nightclubs.
:11:05. > :11:07.But it's been ordered closed after the deaths of two clubbers.
:11:08. > :11:18.There have been angry exchanges at Sport Direct's
:11:19. > :11:20.annual general meeting, with shareholders expressing
:11:21. > :11:23.frustration at the way the company is run.
:11:24. > :11:25.It's founder, Mike Ashley, has been criticised by MPs
:11:26. > :11:29.for what they called "Victorian" working practices.
:11:30. > :11:31.At today's meeting, shareholders, unhappy with bad publicity
:11:32. > :11:34.and falling profits, called on the chairman,
:11:35. > :11:41.Our business correspondent, Emma Simpson, reports.
:11:42. > :11:46.Welcome to Sports Direct HQ and its billionaire founder who has
:11:47. > :11:49.opened the doors to lead us on a tour.
:11:50. > :11:51.Clearly I could have done a better job.
:11:52. > :12:01.A charm offensive at breakneck speed.
:12:02. > :12:05.Then he emptied his pockets to show how they do a random
:12:06. > :12:20.But it was always going to be harder to impress this lot,
:12:21. > :12:23.the shareholders, who came to have their say at the AGM.
:12:24. > :12:25.Sports Direct has had a difficult year and it needs
:12:26. > :12:34.We believe a change in the corporate governance in the board composition
:12:35. > :12:38.I will be supporting an independent inquiry into the way in which this
:12:39. > :12:42.company does its business, because I think it's
:12:43. > :12:49.Inside there were some testy moments.
:12:50. > :12:52.The chairman, Keith Hellawell, was conciliatory, admitting
:12:53. > :12:57.that the way the company had acted had been embarrassing at times.
:12:58. > :12:59.But Mike Ashley looked glum, and clashed with the Unite union
:13:00. > :13:03.reps, saying, "Don't put me down, it doesn't help", while large
:13:04. > :13:10.corporate shareholders pressed for changes at the top.
:13:11. > :13:13.And they voted for the chairman to go, but Mike Ashley
:13:14. > :13:19.I believe that in 12 months' time we will see
:13:20. > :13:21.that he does have the confidence of the independent investors
:13:22. > :13:26.because I believe that we should be given time to work on the areas
:13:27. > :13:30.of the business where we have had shortcomings.
:13:31. > :13:33.It is a damning blow from investors, but with a majority stake
:13:34. > :13:37.Mike Ashley ultimately calls the shots and he seems determined
:13:38. > :13:56.Emma Simpson, BBC News, Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
:13:57. > :13:58.This is Outside Source, live from the BBC newsroom.
:13:59. > :14:05.After a difficult run-up beset by problems, the Opening Ceremony
:14:06. > :14:08.of the Paralympic Games begins in about an half an hour's time.
:14:09. > :14:16.If you're outside of the UK, it's World News America next.
:14:17. > :14:19.It's got more on another violent day in Aleppo, and the Syrian
:14:20. > :14:25.Here in the UK, the News at Ten is next.
:14:26. > :14:29.It has more on Theresa May's first appearance at Prime Minister's
:14:30. > :14:34.She said we shouldn't expect her to report back
:14:35. > :14:40.on every last detail of the Brexit negotiations.
:14:41. > :14:43.Big blow today for the dance music scene in the UK.
:14:44. > :14:45.One of London's most popular and celebrated clubs has
:14:46. > :14:51.It's called Fabric, and it's twice been chosen
:14:52. > :14:58.as the best club in the world by DJ magazine.
:14:59. > :15:03.Time out calls it one of the world's greatest clubs.
:15:04. > :15:05.But no more - its license has been revoked
:15:06. > :15:07.after two drug-related deaths earlier in the year.
:15:08. > :15:12.Go online, and the fury over this decision is palpable.
:15:13. > :15:17.The artists Chase and Status say that at their culture has been torn
:15:18. > :15:19.apart. The authorities, for their part, say
:15:20. > :15:21.that an undercover police operation carried out witnessed open drug use
:15:22. > :15:24.and drugs being offered for sale. They argue the club
:15:25. > :15:26.wasn't doing enough. So deep calm tweeted to say: --
:15:27. > :15:42.Sadiq Khan. Over the last eight years,
:15:43. > :15:44.London has lost 50% of its nightclubs and 40%
:15:45. > :15:47.of its live music venues. One of the legends of
:15:48. > :15:49.the drum and bass scene I got in touch,
:15:50. > :16:02.and he agreed to talk to us. LTJ Bukem, thank you very much for
:16:03. > :16:07.your time. In all your time is that Fabric, did you see the kind of "Use
:16:08. > :16:15.you have heard the authorities described? Firstly, I have to say...
:16:16. > :16:21.Hi, how are you doing? It is a big shock to myself, and I think a lot
:16:22. > :16:30.of people are massively in shock at the reasons why Fabric's licence was
:16:31. > :16:39.revoked. Did I see drugs in the place? It isn't something I
:16:40. > :16:46.witnessed. I was a DJ in there. In all honesty, let's not fool
:16:47. > :16:49.ourselves, where does the drug problem really like? If someone
:16:50. > :16:56.decides to use a drug, they will find a place to use it, be it at a
:16:57. > :17:06.club, a hotel, a car park, or the Houses of Parliament toilet, as we
:17:07. > :17:09.are well aware. If you are taking drugs in a hotel room, it is hard to
:17:10. > :17:12.monitor. If you are doing so in a club, or selling drugs, it is easy
:17:13. > :17:20.to monitor. And that is what the authorities say Fabric to have been
:17:21. > :17:25.doing. All aspects of the club's business was very meticulous.
:17:26. > :17:32.Security and safety in this club was no exception. Some other clubs, what
:17:33. > :17:39.club do you know where you have to punch in your iPhone code to prove
:17:40. > :17:44.you aren't stealing a phone? There could not be a more stringent policy
:17:45. > :17:51.in a club that I have been to in my lifetime. You DJ all over the world,
:17:52. > :17:55.but probably most in London. Sadiq Khan is worried that the number of
:17:56. > :17:58.clubs is going down. Do you think the nightlife scene in London is
:17:59. > :18:06.suffering? It is evident from what you have just said that the amount
:18:07. > :18:11.of clubs being shut down... I understand, the government's effort
:18:12. > :18:16.to ensure security at clubs is essential. We all want to go to a
:18:17. > :18:20.safe club, we all want to have a good time. Clubs are being shut down
:18:21. > :18:24.for numerous reasons. You go online and you talk about a property
:18:25. > :18:31.development that is going on, and all the clubs we have lost. We can
:18:32. > :18:38.talk conspiracy theories all night. I am sure we will get our answers in
:18:39. > :18:44.the near future. I just feel, let's hope it is a genuine intention, the
:18:45. > :18:49.reasons why one of our great clubs is being shut down, otherwise it is
:18:50. > :18:54.a real waste, especially for London nightlife, which is the top of our
:18:55. > :19:02.new mayor's agenda. Some people might be thinking, clubs shut, clubs
:19:03. > :19:11.open. But what was different about Fabric? Where do I start? Fabric,
:19:12. > :19:14.like I said a minute ago, took itself very seriously. From the
:19:15. > :19:22.flyer design, which in itself wouldn't look out of place in a
:19:23. > :19:29.Saatchi Gallery. Then promotion, technical assistance, all of that
:19:30. > :19:33.was executed to very high standards, worthy of a high functioning
:19:34. > :19:38.corporate business. They took their club very seriously. I'm sure that
:19:39. > :19:42.the thousands of people that have gone to it understand. It is up
:19:43. > :19:47.there, like you said earlier, with the best clubs in the world. It is
:19:48. > :19:52.up there with the elite of clubbing experience. Thank you very much.
:19:53. > :19:58.Appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. If you want to see
:19:59. > :20:02.where he is playing next, LTJ Bukem, go to his Facebook page. Now let's
:20:03. > :20:05.go to Washington, DC. Tonight, Hillary Clinton
:20:06. > :20:07.and Donald Trump will lay out their competing visions aboard
:20:08. > :20:10.an aircraft carrier in New York. They'll both be quizzed -
:20:11. > :20:13.seperately - by veterans Ths is the New York Times' poll
:20:14. > :20:34.of polls, which shows the distance Hillary Clinton, 43%. Donald Trump,
:20:35. > :20:39.41%. Anthony is live in Washington, DC. I want to talk about the role of
:20:40. > :20:43.veterans in every election campaigns, not just this one. Why
:20:44. > :20:50.are they so important? Because the military is very important here in
:20:51. > :20:55.the US. Candidates like to wrap themselves in the military, in the
:20:56. > :21:00.patriotically a la to. The US has been involved in wars abroad for
:21:01. > :21:06.about 15 years now, so that is another reason it is very important,
:21:07. > :21:11.because it is a concern for American citizens in general, and those who
:21:12. > :21:16.have loved ones overseas. Donald camp yesterday came out and touted
:21:17. > :21:21.88 former generals and admirals who endorsed him. -- Donald Trump.
:21:22. > :21:29.Hillary Clinton came out and said that she had 105 endorsing her, and
:21:30. > :21:33.that Donald Trump didn't have that many endorsing him. What we have
:21:34. > :21:42.learned from that is that there are lot of retired admirals and generals
:21:43. > :21:46.the US! There is a headline here, five Clinton nightmare election
:21:47. > :21:53.scenarios. One of those is the polls closing, and that appears what -- to
:21:54. > :21:58.be what is happening. It was natural to see some tightening in the polls.
:21:59. > :22:03.Donald Trump had a very bad run of several weeks, and some of his core
:22:04. > :22:10.supporters started to waver. We have seen some of them returning to the
:22:11. > :22:15.fold. And also, the Clinton Foundation involvement... Some in
:22:16. > :22:21.her camp have gone back to being undecided. What is coming up now is
:22:22. > :22:26.the debates. Tonight isn't a debate, but it will foreshadow the three big
:22:27. > :22:29.debates that start at the end of this month. We knew it would
:22:30. > :22:32.probably be close, and I think those will really be decisive. Thank you
:22:33. > :22:36.very much. The story of an Indonesian man
:22:37. > :22:39.who's claiming to be 145. Cynical eyebrows are being raised,
:22:40. > :23:10.but this man says he has documents TRANSLATION: Always try to be
:23:11. > :23:13.patient, and accept and believe that there will always be someone looking
:23:14. > :23:21.after me. I have had a long life because I have had people that love
:23:22. > :23:27.me looking after me. As we say in Japanese, patient people do have a
:23:28. > :23:32.long life. He is still a heavy smoker. In terms of his private
:23:33. > :23:40.life, officially he has married four times.
:23:41. > :23:49.TRANSLATION: We believe his document... Based on the official
:23:50. > :23:52.documents and our interviews with him when he could still communicate
:23:53. > :24:09.well, the information is all correct.
:24:10. > :24:18.TRANSLATION: Used to be a farmer, and I caught fish in the river. I
:24:19. > :24:22.don't want to keep on living. That's why I have prepared my gravestone,
:24:23. > :24:35.so that when I die, everything is ready. Right now, I just want to
:24:36. > :24:39.die, but it's not my time yet. And that report ends this edition of
:24:40. > :24:43.Outside Source. Thank you very much for watching. If you want more
:24:44. > :24:48.information on any of the stories we have covered, you can find it
:24:49. > :24:50.online, either on the BBC News app on your phone, or on the BBC
:24:51. > :24:55.website. Goodbye.