26/07/2017 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Karin Giannone, this is Outside Source.

President Trump says the US military will not allow transgender

individuals to serve in the Armed Forces in any capacity.

It's a reversal of an Obama administration policy -

Mr Trump said transgender people would disrupt the military and

France appeals for help from Europe in fighting wildfires that have

consumed large areas of forest in the southeast of the country.

Did antidepressants play a role in one of America's

Britain has announced it will ban new petrol and diesel cars

from 2040 in an effort to reduce air pollution.

In sport, Britain's Adam Peaty has won his second gold medal

of the World Aquatic Championship in Budapest - we'll speak

to another champion swimmer, Rebecca Addlington, about that.

To the wildfire emergency in France now, and overnight it worsened -

forcing the mass evacuation of 10,000 people.

This is the affected area in the south-east of France -

the popular Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region.

Let's try and show you how many individual fires are burning along

the Mediterranean coast and on the mountains.

Thousands of fire fighters and military personnel have

There has been a treat from the president Marielle Macron. --

Marielle Macron. The BBC's Duncan Kennedy

is in the south of France. The raging power of

the fires was at its most This was Bormes-les-Mimosas,

west of St Tropez, where hillsides were engulfed by the burning

shrubs and trees. For hours, it swept

across the countryside Thousands of people,

including British tourists were forced out of campsites

and other homes. At around midnight

we were then woken up. I just looked up and 180

degrees of my vision It was in the sky, it was amazing

and a very, very scary sight to see. The sheer force of

the fires were caught Strong mistral winds gave them

an unstoppable energy and many Even the 4,000 firefighters

and soldiers sent in couldn't get control

when faced with this. The fires lead to a huge

evacuation of 10,000 people, They were told to spend the night

on nearby beaches, out in the open. The morning brought no

letup in the fires. Some tourists were far enough away

to continue their holiday, but the lushness of their scenery,

now replaced by a menacing inferno. In other places, all that was left

was a vast, scorched landscape. An area decimated

across 15 square miles. TRANSLATION: We beat out

the flames with shovels. We did all we could until

the fire was put out. We contained it until

the firemen came. 19 aircraft, including ten water

bombers have been brought in. But the French authorities

are asking other European These fires have been burning

for two days now and we are seeing helicopters laden with water,

trying to put them out, but at the moment they don't

seem to be able to bring It's sunny and the wind showed

no sign of letting up. A combustible, deadly mixture that

will continue to threaten this area. Duncan Kennedy, BBC News,

in southern France. New diesel, petrol cars and vans

will be banned in the UK from 2040 The government announced the move

today which follows in the footsteps of France who will prohibit them

by 2040, India which will phase them out by 2030, and Norway's

with an ambitious target of 2025. It's all part of the fight

against air pollution. Our Environment Analyst Roger

Harrabin has the story Air pollution is linked to 40,000

premature deaths a year. The government was

ordered by the court to publish a full strategy to clean

up the air this month. The biggest problem

is toxic NO2 emissions I go down the gym every

day of the week, but I would not dream

of running down here. But there is nothing I can do

about it personally. There is data coming out

showing the effect on respiratory health, mortalities,

in newspapers all the time. Electric vehicles are seen

as the long-term solution. The government confirmed

today its policy of banning the sale of new diesel and petrol

cars by 2040. We have to get rid of petrol

and diesel cars from our roads if we are going to make sure not only do

we deal with the health problems air pollution causes, but also that we

meet our climate change targets. The good news is the car

industry is already In the short-term, local

roads will be altered London has deterred cars

from coming into town with its In the autumn that will

become a toxic charge for But neither councils nor government

want to take the rap for charging diesel drivers for using

cars that the government originally To reduce emissions that

fuelled climate change. Paying drivers to scrap old diesel

cars is another idea but the Treasury said it is bad

value for money. It will not happen,

at least for now. So how useful is the government's

new air strategy? vehicles, it is too long

in the future to do anything about the air quality

crisis we have now. Much more investment

is needed in cleaner They will be looking

to the Chancellor and his Autumn Statement to see how much

the government is willing to spend One of the Vatican's most

high-ranking officials - Cardinal George Pell -

has appeared in court in Australia on charges

of historical sexual abuse. Mr Pell was not required to enter

a plea during the hearing and his lawyer told the court,

"Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty to all charges,

and will maintain the presumed Now there's been a lot of interest

in this case and there was plenty of media waiting for Mr Pell

to make his appearance. A photojournalist captured

the chaos outside, he said he's seen some great media

scrums over the years but this Our correspondent

Phil Mercer was there. There was no special treatment

for one of the most powerful men in the Vatican when he arrived

to these historical allegations of sexual assault

at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court. Just like everyone else,

Cardinal George Pell had Escorted by the police

and accompanied by his legal team, he was surrounded

by a large media contingent. Interest in this case goes

far beyond Australia. The cardinal made no comment,

but his lawyer told the magistrate that he would be pleading not guilty

to all of the accusations. The hearing lasted

about five minutes. The press pack was

waiting when he emerged. The cardinal is arguably

the third most influential figure in the Vatican,

and has been responsible He has consistently and steadfastly

denied any wrongdoing. He has previously said

he was the victim of a relentless character assassination,

and has insisted he was innocent. Specific details of the allegations

facing Cardinal George Pell have He has been granted leave

by the Pope to defend himself The brief hearing today

could be the start of very The most prominent member

of Australia's Roman Catholic Church is due back in court in early

October. Britain's Adam Peaty has

won second gold medal of the World Aquatic Championship in

Budapest. He looks very happy, as you can

imagine. His time of 25.99 seconds

in the final of the men's 50 metres breaststroke was just outside

the new world record he set The former two-time Olympic

champion Rebecca Adlington And absolute legend, we can call

that, too well titled he smashed the world record twice this week. PS

more and more to come with the relay. What an absolute phenomenon,

he has smashed this field apart. In the 100 metres breaststroke he has

the top ten times in history, here's nine in the 50 metres breaststroke.

You ask yourself, what more has he got to show? The answer is he will

get faster and faster and better and better and we have seen that

already. Think just how much of a role model he is, how much he is

passionate about the sport, I think the capability of this guy is

unstoppable and we will keep saying that.

An amazing performance from Adam Peaty.

Let's catch up with the Women's European Championships

in the Netherlands and two more nations have booked their place

I'm still based about Adam P T. Very dazed, he has been incredible and

three teams could of gone through to the quarterfinals in group C, as it

is only to have gone through, the Swiss goalkeeper. She failed to deal

with the regulation free kick from France's player. Earlier, a player

was sent off the front and from the ensuring free kick rose high and

headed home for the Swiss that put them in second. It all changed on

the other match. Austria topped the group after a first half double.

They were seen to victory over Iceland. A very thrilling indeed. --

very thrilling indeed. Not settling for a famous tennis player, an

announcement we were expecting from Novak Djokovic, very depressing and

the stating the him. Disappointing for him, he says he went play again

this year because of a persistent elbow injury. You will remember that

he had pulled out of Wimbledon because of this. He will miss... He

has played 51 straight grand stamp on and over 12 and a half year

period. Bob remarkable. If you look at what Richard Federer has done

this year after taking time off with his knee issue and coming back to

win the Australian open. -- if you look at what Roger Federer has done

this year. Who can forget that the code breaking eight Wimbledon title

in just under two weeks ago? The good news is that Andre Agassi, his

coach, will stay with him for the next season. If you look at what

Federer has done there's no reason that Djokovic cannot add to his

grand slam total. Coming up, did antidepressants play a role of one

of America's worst mass shootings? Which took place at a screening of

Batman in Colorado five years ago? The British economy grew by just

0.3% between April and June, according to the Office for National

Statistics. Everything we make, all our

building, all the services provided, the total is still going up,

but at a much reduced pace. Construction had the

toughest three months. This Buckinghamshire

house-building firm says higher about Brexit are making customers

put off decisions. We've been given orders for jobs

and at the last minute, the clients have pulled them

away from us. While growth of gross domestic

product or GDP each quarter was strong for most of last year,

it's fallen back this year so the UK is lagging behind the fastest

moving big economies. If we are struggling to push up

production at a robust pace, then that's a worry because it puts

a question over whether we can carry on creating new jobs and what sort

of pay rises we can look forward to. The faltering building

trade has a wider impact. Including on service

businesses like the architect behind the same project,

services like shops and restaurants have kept the economy growing,

but here, there is concern. It's definitely not a crisis,

because we are still busy on projects, we've still got

lots of work on. It's just there is a slight

levelling off from what has been a really quite productive last two

or three years. Labour is calling for better pay

rises and investment. The Chancellor, with technology

trainees today, countered that the government is investing

in skills and infrastructure, but he adds promising

a Brexit transition period The transition period and interim

structure with the European Union would give businesses and consumers

that degree of certainty. And I think that would be a way

of strengthening economic growth later in the year

and into next year. One bright spot is a jump

in film production, like the upcoming Star Wars,

partly filmed in the UK. So far this year though,

the economy isn't turning out to be the blockbuster we'd

all like to see. This is Outside Source live

from the BBC newsroom. President Trump says the US military

will not allow transgender individuals to serve

in the Armed Forces in any capacity. Five years ago, at the midnight

premiere of a Batman movie in Colorado, James Holmes,

who had no record of violence or gun Did the anti-depressant

he'd been prescribed, The BBC's Panorama is claiming there

may be a link between James Holmes' actions and the drug sertraleen

which he was taking. James Holmes talking in prison

after the so-called Batman killing. Five years ago he fired

into a packed cinema, The attack left his parents

utterly bewildered. You can't believe it's possible

for anyone to cause that much harm, Did antidepressants play

a role in his crime? The defence team that refuse to put

on evidence of that nonsense. It wasn't explored at

James Holmes' trial. His defence focused on his

mental state instead. Jurors are very suspicious

of theories that a defence lawyer presents, even with mental illness,

which is an established Panorama has learnt,

in preparation for the trial, two years ago the defence brought

UK-based psychiatrist Professor David Healy to evaluate

the evidence and meet Professor Healy came

to a controversial decision. I believe if he hadn't taken

sertraline he wouldn't His evidence was never

tested in court. Panorama has scrutinised

what happened after James Holmes Holmes wrote in his notebook how his

obsession with killing evolved. Intense aversion of people,

cause unknown, began long ago, suppressed by greater

fear of others. And after he started taking

sertraline, no more fear. Professor Peter Tyrod,

world expert on personality disorders, thinks the medication

may have played a part His symptoms were exactly right

for giving sertraline, His underlying personality,

there is a certain detachment And that sort of person worries me

a great deal when I am prescribing. Pfizer says sertraline

has helped many. MIND, mental health charity,

advises anyone concerned not to stop medication suddenly without speaking

to their doctor and says severe The EU's top court has ruled that

a law requiring refugees to seek asylum in first country they reach

applies in every circumstance. The law is called

the Dublin regulation - you can read all about it

on European Commission's website. Hopefully it will work better than

that. It states that the first EU country

that a migrant first enters is the one responsible

for their asylum. Austria and Slovenia brought

the case after several people applied for asylum

in both countries. The court says it is

Croatia's responsibility This is the border crossing where

two sisters from Afghanistan and their children passed over the

border and asked for asylum here in Austria. They were among thousands

of people who came there at this point in time. The Austrian

authorities initially let the milk but eventually decided that it was

not Austria that was responsible for them, but Croatia had their first

point of entry into the EU and they ordered that the sisters be

deported. There was also a similar case to this involving a Syrian man

who claimed asylum in Slovenia, he was also ordered to be sent back to

Croatia. Your lip's top court has now upheld that decision by Austria

and Slovenia, it said that the's rules on asylum are applicable even

in extraordinary circumstances like the migrant crisis of 2015 and 16.

Now, this means that several hundred p all who have been departed to

Austria -- this means that several hundred people who've been deported

from Austria to Croatia will have to stay there. And in future people may

try to avoid the authorities in Torbay arrived in the country they

want to claim asylum in. For six years now, a UN body has

been painstakingly gathering information about possible war

crimes and crimes against humanity You can find their reports online

with harrowing testimony and - according to the commission -

detailing war crimes that have been But there's concern that no one

will ever be held to account. Carla Del Ponte

is on the commission. She's highlighted this danger

saying, "This would be incredible, Imogen Foulkes is out correspondent

at the UN in Geneva and had The problem is that to get a

prosecution Syria would have to be referred to the International

Criminal Court and that acquires an act by the UN Security Council and

we know all along throughout the long years this conflict that the

security council has been divided over sanctions, over whether to

intervene over whether to formally demand to begin with that

humanitarian aid be allowed in. It had Russia and China on one side

with their traditional position that the outside world shouldn't

interfere with an internal conflict in a particular, what they would do

as a sovereign state and then we have America, France and Britain on

the other saying, we need to do something about this. They have been

at loggerheads the whole time and they still are and until the UN

Security Council is united Syria will not be referred to the

International criminal Court despite the fact that that is exactly what

the ICC was set up for, to try and say there are certain things that

should not happen what ever the conflict. Given the scale and

complexity of this web is the Ewing go from here? You are absolutely

right to say that it is very complex, the UN has set up another

body, called the impartial investigating... At the right time

and it also all of the evidence collated so are into firewalls which

could be then taken to prosecution, but for big, big, tribunal like you

saw say in former Yugoslavia you would need to have the end the war

and that has not happened yet. There is an argument on the other side

that says, "How'd you get the people to make peace who need to make

peace? " And that would be the Syrian government and the

opposition, if there were water that could be a possible place in the

dock in war crimes tribunal? That is something you often hear when people

try make peace they say peace first, just as later. Not everybody agrees

that that is a good method, though. Time to remind you of our main

story, Donald Trump's tweets that says transgender individuals cannot

serve in any capacity in the US military... That is our top story on

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