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0:00:07 > 0:00:11Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12this is Outside Source.
0:00:12 > 0:00:20We've got to talk about this upset in Alabama.
0:00:20 > 0:00:32the ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35It's going to get its first Democrat senator in 25 years.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37President Trump has defended his support for a republican candidate
0:00:37 > 0:00:39who's accused of child molestation.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40A lot of Republicans feel differently.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43They are very happy with the way it turned out.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46But I would, as the leader of the party, I would have liked
0:00:46 > 0:00:49to have had the seat, I want to endorse the people
0:00:49 > 0:00:50that are running.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53We'll look at what Roy Moore's defeat means for the Republicans
0:00:53 > 0:01:03and for the Trump administration.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10And we will look at some authorities cracking down on some entertainers
0:01:10 > 0:01:20in Egypt.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Theresa May has lost a major Brexit vote in Westminster.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The issue at stake was whether MPs will have a vote
0:01:26 > 0:01:27on the final Brexit deal.
0:01:27 > 0:01:34The government opposed this - but this is what happened.
0:01:34 > 0:01:43The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305.This particular
0:01:43 > 0:01:48rebellion was led from within the Prime Minister's Conservative Party.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53The Tory MP, Dominic Grieve, proposed the amendment. And he
0:01:53 > 0:02:00invoked Winston Churchill.Apart from a chest too, I don't think I
0:02:00 > 0:02:05ever rebelled against the government in all the years in this House. I
0:02:05 > 0:02:08find it entertaining that some who criticise me for speaking my mind on
0:02:08 > 0:02:13this matter are individuals who have exercised the luxury of rebellion
0:02:13 > 0:02:18are many, many occasions.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23That having been said, there is a time for everybody to stand up and
0:02:23 > 0:02:31be counted. As Churchill said, he is a good party man come he puts the
0:02:31 > 0:02:33party before himself and the country before the party.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38And this was the Prime Minister making the counter-argument.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I am happy to confirm to my right honourable friend we will put the
0:02:43 > 0:02:47final agreement between the UK and the EU to both houses of parliament
0:02:47 > 0:02:52before it comes into force. As we have said, we expect the UK
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Parliament to vote ahead of the European Parliament, so we expect
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Parliament to vote before March 20 19.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Here's an insight into how serious the government has been
0:03:01 > 0:03:03taking this vote that's the Chancellor Philip Hammond today
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and he's holding a scribbled list of the rebel plotters
0:03:06 > 0:03:14within the Tory party.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Those are the people who have been identified as the rebels who need to
0:03:20 > 0:03:25focus on in order not to lose this boat. That strategy didn't work. We
0:03:25 > 0:03:28know the Conservative MP Stephen Hammond has been sacked as
0:03:28 > 0:03:34vice-chairman because of this. Let's get more coverage on this now.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Vicki Young joins us.
0:03:36 > 0:03:44It sounds like the upper echelons of the Tory party are moving fast
0:03:44 > 0:03:49against these rebels?These things always create tension and there is
0:03:49 > 0:03:53enough tension in the Conservative Party over the issue of Europe going
0:03:53 > 0:03:58back several decades. This won't help. MPs have been tweeting saying
0:03:58 > 0:04:04the Tory rebels have put a spring in Labour's step, they have undermined
0:04:04 > 0:04:08the Prime Minister, that is the accusation. They would say it is all
0:04:08 > 0:04:12about putting this place, Parliament in control of the Brexit process.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17They say that was one of the main arguments for leaving the European
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Union. They were unhappy at this idea of having a take it or leave it
0:04:21 > 0:04:26to vote on the terms on how we leave the European Union. They wanted it
0:04:26 > 0:04:30put into law so they could scrutinise it more carefully said
0:04:30 > 0:04:35the government couldn't just make changes without MPs looking at it in
0:04:35 > 0:04:39more detail. But it does show how difficult it will be the Theresa
0:04:39 > 0:04:43May, because there will be a lot more of these nights ahead. How
0:04:43 > 0:04:47difficult it is when you don't have a majority in the House of Commons
0:04:47 > 0:04:51to get through the things you want to go through.In terms of the deal
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Theresa May struck with the EU a few days ago, in terms of phase two of
0:04:56 > 0:05:02the Brexit talks, no immediate impact?That's right, a few days
0:05:02 > 0:05:07ago, it shows how quickly things have changed. Monday, last week,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11disaster. She had gone to Brussels and it had fallen through because
0:05:11 > 0:05:14the Democratic Unionist Party who prop up our government said they
0:05:14 > 0:05:19wouldn't go with it. Then it was all back on, Friday was a great success.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23We were here this week saying unity had broken out in the Conservative
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Party. Now it has turned around again. It shows those who were on
0:05:28 > 0:05:35the remaining side of the argument, who don't want this cliff edge
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Brexit, who want to be closely aligned to the European Union after
0:05:38 > 0:05:41we leave, wanted to stand up and be counted. That had been doubted
0:05:41 > 0:05:44because they have promised rebellion in the past but they never really
0:05:44 > 0:05:49did it. But they did tonight and it may make Theresa May thing twice in
0:05:49 > 0:05:53the future. She is trying to navigate a difficult path to not
0:05:53 > 0:05:57just two wings of her party but are divided parliament and a divided
0:05:57 > 0:06:02country here in Britain.I know no members of Parliament will say out
0:06:02 > 0:06:08loud they want to stop Brexit because it seems to go against the
0:06:08 > 0:06:10will of the people, but some Brexiteers will say that is what
0:06:10 > 0:06:16some of these remain are trying to do, grind the country down until
0:06:16 > 0:06:22they are forced to have another vote?Yes, some in the opposition
0:06:22 > 0:06:26party do want a second referendum and are quite open about the fact
0:06:26 > 0:06:30they want to stop Brexit. Some in the Conservative Party say they are
0:06:30 > 0:06:35not trying to frustrate Brexit, they do respect the referendum result but
0:06:35 > 0:06:40they also feel 52% voted to leave, 48% wanted to remain. The
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Conservative Government is to talk to them. They feel Theresa May
0:06:44 > 0:06:47hasn't done that. There are unresolved questions about what
0:06:47 > 0:06:53Brexit we have. There are many different options about the
0:06:53 > 0:06:57relationship this country has with the European Union once we leave.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00The Cabinet, the government haven't articulated what they want from it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05What we are seeing is a battle between MPs about the kind of Brexit
0:07:05 > 0:07:14they want to see in the coming years.Thank you, Vicky Young. If
0:07:14 > 0:07:26you want more details on Brexit, there is more online.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Alabama decided against taking President Trump's advice.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33The Democratic candidate, Doug Jones beat the Republican
0:07:33 > 0:07:34and alleged child molester, Roy Moore.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Bear in mind Alabama is one of the most conservative
0:07:37 > 0:07:39states in the US - it hasn't had a Democratic
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Senator for 25 years.
0:07:40 > 0:07:48But that's about to change.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51As Dr King liked to quote, the moral arc of the universe is long,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52but it bends towards justice.
0:07:52 > 0:08:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Tonight, tonight, ladies and gentlemen, tonight in this time,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05in this place, you helped then that moral arc a little bit
0:08:05 > 0:08:13closer that justice.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16closer to that justice.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19This result reduces the Republican majority
0:08:19 > 0:08:29in the Senate to the bare minimum.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Thrilled for this win last night. It has been a fun campaign, despite
0:08:34 > 0:08:42what people say and despite all the things that get thrown at you, there
0:08:42 > 0:08:48wasn't anything we didn't expect. Most importantly, we've had an
0:08:48 > 0:08:51opportunity to travel around the state, talking to so many people
0:08:51 > 0:08:55from so many walks of life. Listening to their cares, concerns,
0:08:55 > 0:09:01their joys and their happiness. It has been so gratifying. It is
0:09:01 > 0:09:05especially gratifying to know that in this day and age in the state of
0:09:05 > 0:09:12Alabama, a message of inclusiveness, and message of equality, dignity and
0:09:12 > 0:09:19respect. Importantly, messages of issues that are, at the end of the
0:09:19 > 0:09:22day, those issues that people care about. Kitchen table issues we have
0:09:22 > 0:09:30heard about and the issues you have heard me preach about. It has been
0:09:30 > 0:09:37an amazing day. I have received calls from so many well-wishers,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41friends and family, but also future colleagues in Washington on both
0:09:41 > 0:09:46sides of the aisle. I have received calls from Democratic senators. I
0:09:46 > 0:09:51have received calls from my long-term friends, Senator Shelby.
0:09:51 > 0:10:00Leader McConnell and calls from the president, President Trump. All very
0:10:00 > 0:10:05gracious and congratulating us on the way we have run this race, the
0:10:05 > 0:10:10way we put trade ourselves in the campaign. All expressing a desire to
0:10:10 > 0:10:14look forward together, to try to work for the betterment of the state
0:10:14 > 0:10:19of Alabama in this country, to do as we have said from the very beginning
0:10:19 > 0:10:23of this campaign, to try to find common ground so we can move
0:10:23 > 0:10:28forward. I very much appreciate all of those senators and the president
0:10:28 > 0:10:35for reaching out to me today. It is very warm and gratifying and now the
0:10:35 > 0:10:40process begins...This is Doug Jones, who will be one of the two
0:10:40 > 0:10:45senators who represent Alabama in the US Senate. We know the Senate
0:10:45 > 0:10:49will be centre stage because of tax reform that Donald Trump is hoping
0:10:49 > 0:10:54will go through before Christmas. But let's be clear, this election,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59while it will change the numbers in the Senate, it won't affect the tax
0:10:59 > 0:11:06because the new senator doesn't enter the game until the New Year.
0:11:06 > 0:11:14You saw the senator elect on the podium but Roy Moore hasn't accepted
0:11:14 > 0:11:26defeat yet. Earlier, Donald Trump spoke and this is what he said.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34As leader of the party, I would have liked to have had the seat.This
0:11:34 > 0:11:38result reduces the Republican majority in the Senate to its bare
0:11:38 > 0:11:44minimum. It will be 51-49 President Trump talked about the numbers as a
0:11:44 > 0:11:49central reason to vote for Roy Moore but he was under pressure because of
0:11:49 > 0:11:53accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. The president
0:11:53 > 0:11:59has made the point in this tweet. He says...
0:12:18 > 0:12:26Doug Jones won by 1.5%. Not enough to trigger a recount. We have votes
0:12:26 > 0:12:31for the Republicans in the darker colour than votes for the Democrats,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34sorry in the darker colour and votes for the Republicans in the lighter
0:12:34 > 0:12:38colour. Over half of the women voters went for the Democrats, but
0:12:38 > 0:12:46the thing to really notice is the black women voters, 96% went for the
0:12:46 > 0:12:58Democrats and that was one of the crucial parts of this election.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Let's hear from Laura Bicker.The reason they are going on about this
0:13:05 > 0:13:09today, there is a rush to get tax reform done because of what happened
0:13:09 > 0:13:14in Alabama last night. The Senate majority for Republicans has been
0:13:14 > 0:13:19cut to just one vote here. They are trying to get tax reform through
0:13:19 > 0:13:24within the next couple of weeks before Doug Jones, the new Democrat,
0:13:24 > 0:13:29takes his seat. Plus, of course, by having this press conference, by
0:13:29 > 0:13:33showing he is trying to give hard-working families tax break, he
0:13:33 > 0:13:38is trying to wipe away everything that has happened over the last 24
0:13:38 > 0:13:44hours. He is also trying to distance himself from Roy Moore, who many
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Republicans believed was a flawed candidate. He did take time to
0:13:47 > 0:13:52endorse him, but when he did, he full throated the endorsed him, went
0:13:52 > 0:14:00down to the border of Alabama and had a rally and called on voters to
0:14:00 > 0:14:04vote for Roy Moore. Now he is saying, I was right all along, she
0:14:04 > 0:14:08shouldn't have been a candidate, but he is my shiny new tax reforms and
0:14:08 > 0:14:13this is what the focus should be on. Thanks, Laura.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Stay with us on Outside Source - still to come.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16A new warning about rising temperatures.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Reports that the rate around the Arctic is increasing twice
0:14:19 > 0:14:22as fast as the rest of the planet.
0:14:22 > 0:14:35A report from New Orleans where a major conference is taking place.
0:14:36 > 0:14:43A fourth child has died after a House fire in Manchester. The mother
0:14:43 > 0:14:49remains in hospital under sedation. A man and woman were remanded in
0:14:49 > 0:14:53custody charged with murder, attempted murder and arson. The
0:14:53 > 0:14:57ringleader of a gang that use drones to smuggle drugs, phones and weapons
0:14:57 > 0:15:03into prisons, has been sentenced to more than seven years in jail. Craig
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Higginbotham ran the operation in Worcestershire where he is serving a
0:15:06 > 0:15:12separate sentence for armed robbery. The 11 strong gang organised 49
0:15:12 > 0:15:17drone flights smuggling goods worth more than £1 million.We didn't see
0:15:17 > 0:15:22this one coming so the drones came from nowhere. They were flown in and
0:15:22 > 0:15:26it was a game changer. We had to look at the systems, procedures and
0:15:26 > 0:15:30methods of gathering intelligence. It gave the gang is an opportunity
0:15:30 > 0:15:42to breach the secure perimeter is almost effortlessly.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Our lead story is:
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Theresa May has been defeated by rebels in her own party and a key
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Brexit vote.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Let's look at the World Service as well.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09The Saudi-led coalition has killed at least 30 people in air strikes
0:16:09 > 0:16:11on a rebel-run prison camp in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13A prison guard said that an initial attack damaged
0:16:13 > 0:16:15one wing of the jail, prompting some detainees
0:16:15 > 0:16:16to try to escape.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Then another strike almost flattened the whole building.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20The US Federal Reserve has announce a quarter point rise
0:16:20 > 0:16:23in interest rates in the US - setting the Federal Funds rate
0:16:23 > 0:16:29between one and a 0.25 and 1.5%.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33We'll have more details on that from Washington.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36And these pictures are being well viewed online.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38This breathtaking footage is a treat for all skywatchers.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It's from the International Space Station and shows
0:16:40 > 0:16:47the Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50There's a new warning about the Arctic.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Scientists say temperatures in areas close to it are rising twice
0:16:53 > 0:16:55as quickly as the rest of the planet.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59This animation shows the arctic between March
0:16:59 > 0:17:09and July this year.
0:17:13 > 0:17:19The melting ice is seasonal, but this year the amount
0:17:19 > 0:17:29of sea ice in March was the lowest ever recorded.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33You can also compares this image from 1986.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40And this from 2016.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42The US National Oceanic Administration recently stated
0:17:42 > 0:17:45that The Arctic environmental system has reached a "new normal"
0:17:45 > 0:17:51and that this is characterized by long-term losses in sea ice
0:17:51 > 0:18:01and winter snow cover and sea surface getting warmer.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Let me bring up these pictures.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07They show how thin the ice is.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09The findings were presented at the annual scientific
0:18:09 > 0:18:18event in New Orleans.
0:18:18 > 0:18:28Victoria Gill is there.
0:18:29 > 0:18:39What have you been hearing, please? This is a global report, 85
0:18:39 > 0:18:43scientists from 12 different countries reporting from the top of
0:18:43 > 0:18:48the planet.All of the science going on measuring temperature, sea ice,
0:18:48 > 0:18:53satellite data or on the ground data. They say this is the new
0:18:53 > 0:18:57normal, the warming and crucially, dynamic Arctic is not the reliably
0:18:57 > 0:19:03frozen north it once was. It is constantly changing, they have seen
0:19:03 > 0:19:06higher air temperatures and the maximum of sea ice in March in the
0:19:06 > 0:19:09winter was the lowest records. Those are the headlines from the Arctic
0:19:09 > 0:19:15report card.As the Arctic changes, what impact does it have on the
0:19:15 > 0:19:24environment around the globe?That is crucial, it is something the
0:19:24 > 0:19:31director of the Arctic programme said. He said it is like leaving the
0:19:31 > 0:19:36planet's refrigerator door open. He said the Arctic has been acting like
0:19:36 > 0:19:41a giant fridge for the planet because that reflective ice reflects
0:19:41 > 0:19:45so much of the Sun's energy back into space. It is one of the major
0:19:45 > 0:19:51issues pointed out by this current Arctic report card. Because the ice
0:19:51 > 0:19:56is disappearing it is exposing more of the darker ocean and land surface
0:19:56 > 0:20:01and it takes on the effect of warming. He called it a runaway
0:20:01 > 0:20:04effect, it is multiplying and getting out of control.The
0:20:04 > 0:20:09scientist who were documenting this change, do they get involved in how
0:20:09 > 0:20:18the world should respond to these changes?In terms of how they should
0:20:18 > 0:20:22respond, no. Jeremy Mathis, who I spoke to yesterday after he
0:20:22 > 0:20:27presented these findings with a team of his scientist at this conference
0:20:27 > 0:20:31in New Orleans, just said he was there to deliver the science that
0:20:31 > 0:20:36policymakers could do with it what they saw fit. But he said these are
0:20:36 > 0:20:41facts, based on scientific evidence and this information in this Arctic
0:20:41 > 0:20:46report is beyond reproach.Victoria, thank you very much indeed. Victoria
0:20:46 > 0:20:51live from New Orleans. We have been live in Westminster, New Orleans and
0:20:51 > 0:20:57we have reported from Capitol Hill in Washington. Let's go back to The
0:20:57 > 0:21:02States because the central bank has raised interest rates.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It's the fourth rise in borrowing costs since December last year.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07And is being seen as a vote of confidence in the strength
0:21:08 > 0:21:09of the US economy.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Yogita Limaye is in Washington.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16What other calculations that go into this decision?As he said, it was
0:21:16 > 0:21:21expected and the chair of the Federal Reserve held a press
0:21:21 > 0:21:25conference a short while back and she said it was confidence in steady
0:21:25 > 0:21:30economic growth here in the US, where you are seeing more than 3%
0:21:30 > 0:21:35growth. But also a good labour market, unemployment at a 17 year
0:21:35 > 0:21:40low. Those were the main reasons. This is the fifth rate hike since
0:21:40 > 0:21:45the financial crisis and the third one this year. Importantly, the
0:21:45 > 0:21:50focus this time on the fact it was her last press conference as the
0:21:50 > 0:21:55chair of the Federal reserve. There will be another meeting in January.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58But this will be the last time she will be answering questions on
0:21:58 > 0:22:04monetary policy here.With these very gradual rate hikes, do
0:22:04 > 0:22:10consumers in America really feel then?This is what the Federal
0:22:10 > 0:22:17Reserve says, to stop any overheating of the economy. It is
0:22:17 > 0:22:21seen steady growth, but if you keep the cost of borrowing low, there is
0:22:21 > 0:22:26a chance you might see it speed up too quickly, which wouldn't be good.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30This is their attempt to get it to the level before the financial
0:22:30 > 0:22:34crisis. There has been a problem that the Federal reserve has not
0:22:34 > 0:22:38been able to solve and that is the problem of low inflation. It has
0:22:38 > 0:22:43consistently remained below their 2% target. Inflation needs to be at a
0:22:43 > 0:22:48moderate level to show the signs the economy is healthy and is in running
0:22:48 > 0:22:52order. But what she said about that, she thinks it is transitional,
0:22:52 > 0:22:57something that will go away. In her mind, she felt the economic outlook
0:22:57 > 0:23:01was healthy.Thank you very much.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Google is deepening its push into artificial intelligence
0:23:04 > 0:23:07with plans to open a research centre in China, even though its search
0:23:07 > 0:23:14services are blocked there.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Our Asia Pacific Editor Michael Bristow explains why
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Google is doing this in a country where it's not welcome.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26There is a great tradition in Chinese education science and maths,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29the start-ups attracted to Beijing where Google is opening this
0:23:29 > 0:23:34research Centre. We have a great pool of people there. Google has
0:23:34 > 0:23:38already employed some of them, it has job adverts out, looking to get
0:23:38 > 0:23:44more. It recognises China is at the leading edge and wants to get in on
0:23:44 > 0:23:48the act. It's not Google trying to operate a business to sell products
0:23:48 > 0:23:54or services in China, it is going there and cherry picking, or trying
0:23:54 > 0:24:05to cherry pick the best engineers it can. It is a reverse. We are used to
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Chinese people trying to entice people to work in China. Google
0:24:08 > 0:24:12pulled out of China a few years ago because of an argument over
0:24:12 > 0:24:19censorship. It refuses to censor its search results. So it is a flawed
0:24:19 > 0:24:24relationship but Google is trying to go back in.Can't afford to do
0:24:24 > 0:24:28without the Chinese market so Google investing in China wants more.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30The Bank of England plans to remove gendered language
0:24:30 > 0:24:33from its documentation.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36The move comes after the central bank was criticised for its lack
0:24:36 > 0:24:46of senior female bosses.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54As part of the changes, titles such as "chairman"
0:24:54 > 0:25:03become simply "chair".
0:25:03 > 0:25:09And specific terminology like "grandfather/ing" will be
0:25:09 > 0:25:14updated to "conversion".
0:25:14 > 0:25:20That is it for the first half of Outside Source. Political shocks in
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Westminster, an hour or so ago. Tory rebels going with the opposition
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Labour Party and the opposition Liberal Democrats won a vote, got an
0:25:29 > 0:25:34amendment through that had been proposed by Dominic Grieve, Tory MP.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40It insists there is a full vote and debate on the final Brexit deal. The
0:25:40 > 0:25:42government had opposed this amendment but Theresa May was
0:25:42 > 0:25:46defeated. The other political shotgun is what has been happening
0:25:46 > 0:25:50in Alabama because Doug Jones, the Democrat, will be the first
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Democratic senator there for 25 years. See you in a minute.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Good evening, some of us have had at least for today something less cold.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22But no real sign of the north-east USA getting out of the deep freeze
0:26:22 > 0:26:26any time soon. This area of low pressure which has brought some snow
0:26:26 > 0:26:34in the North USS and eastern Canada. We winds all the way down from the
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Arctic, into places like Atlanta and Miami, who have had some
0:26:38 > 0:26:42disappointing temperatures over the last few days. For many, it will
0:26:42 > 0:26:46remain cold during Thursday. New York, Chicago and Detroit's
0:26:46 > 0:26:51struggling to get much above freezing. Out west, there have been
0:26:51 > 0:26:54wildfires in California and nothing much in the forecast that will help.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59It stays dry across California as we head into the weekend. It stays
0:26:59 > 0:27:07chilly the New York and Chicago. If you are heading that way, a cold and
0:27:07 > 0:27:11wintry weekend ahead. For the Southeast of Australia, 37
0:27:11 > 0:27:16degrees in Sydney. In Perth, highs of 32 on Thursday, find for the
0:27:16 > 0:27:20start of the third Ashes Test. Should stay dry into Friday and
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Saturday but it looks like rain later on in the weekend. And talking
0:27:25 > 0:27:30of rain, as we drift north towards the Philippines, there is a lot of
0:27:30 > 0:27:36rain on the weather menu, courtesy of this area of cloud. A tropical
0:27:36 > 0:27:39troublemaker, tropical depression that has developed and is
0:27:39 > 0:27:43strengthening, bringing huge amounts of rain to Central parts of the
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Philippines. Not expected to be an intense storm, but the rain could
0:27:48 > 0:27:51cause some issues with flooding. The wettest of the weather staying away
0:27:51 > 0:27:57from Manila, so it should be dry here Friday and Saturday. Elsewhere
0:27:57 > 0:28:01across south-east Asia, torrential rain the Jakarta and showers the
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Singapore. We have had more than our fair share of rain across Eastern
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Europe, this cloud has been slow moving and brought heavy rain here
0:28:08 > 0:28:13over the last couple of days. Something drier on Thursday. Just
0:28:13 > 0:28:18the odd shower for parts of western Greece, up into the Balkans. Showers
0:28:18 > 0:28:22across northern half of Italy. Notice another weather system
0:28:22 > 0:28:26pushing in across Western Europe. That will make progress southwards
0:28:26 > 0:28:30and eastwards as of south-east Europe who have already had
0:28:30 > 0:28:35flooding, more rain will be welcomed. On home on Thursday, it
0:28:35 > 0:28:39will be a windy day. There will be some showers, wintry showers
0:28:39 > 0:28:43particularly in the west the central and eastern areas, a fair amount of
0:28:43 > 0:28:47dry weather and spells of sunshine. Not particularly warm but not as
0:28:47 > 0:28:55cold as it has been. On Friday and Saturday, a few showers, dry weather
0:28:55 > 0:29:03as well. More details on the UK forecast in half an hour.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source,
0:30:12 > 0:30:19and these are the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21where Theresa May has been defeated by rebels
0:30:21 > 0:30:23from her own party on a key Brexit vote.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27We'll be live in Westminster.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Alabama is going to get its first Democrat
0:30:30 > 0:30:33senator in 25 years.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37But President Trump has defended his support
0:30:37 > 0:30:42for the republican candidate who's accused of child molestation.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45A lot of Republicans feel very differently, they are very happy
0:30:45 > 0:30:49with the way it turned out, but as the leader of the party, I would
0:30:49 > 0:30:54have liked to have had this seat, I want to endorse the people that are
0:30:54 > 0:30:54running.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57We'll look at what Roy Moore's defeat means for the Republicans
0:30:57 > 0:30:58and for the Trump administration.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00A summit of more than 50 Muslim countries responding
0:31:00 > 0:31:03to Donald Trump's announcement on Jerusalem and Israel -
0:31:03 > 0:31:05and calls for an independent Palestine with East Jerusalem
0:31:05 > 0:31:09as its capital.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12And, as always, you can get in touch with us here in the BBC
0:31:12 > 0:31:22Newsroom using the hashtag #BBCOS.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39More reaction to Theresa May suffering this significant defeat in
0:31:39 > 0:31:45Parliament over her Brexit strategy. Rebelo MPs from her own Conservative
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Party tabled an amendment that would oblige the government to put the
0:31:48 > 0:31:53final Brexit deal through full Parliament scrutiny and the rebels
0:31:53 > 0:31:59won by just four votes. Dominic Grieve said a last-minute concession
0:31:59 > 0:32:02from the government came to late. While in the past few minutes the
0:32:02 > 0:32:06opposition Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has been giving his
0:32:06 > 0:32:10reaction.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13At last Parliament has asserted itself. The Prime Minister tried a
0:32:13 > 0:32:20power grab, tried to push through a EU bill without proper parliament
0:32:20 > 0:32:26really scrutiny. Parliament won a vote, saying there has to be a
0:32:26 > 0:32:30proper decision by the British Parliament on the terms of what
0:32:30 > 0:32:36happens in Brexit, it is not all going to be left to David Davis.Is
0:32:36 > 0:32:41it about time you were honest and open about exactly what a Labour
0:32:41 > 0:32:52Brexit would look like?We have made it clear that what we want is tariff
0:32:52 > 0:33:00free, and protect the rights of European nationals and their spouses
0:33:00 > 0:33:05to remain in their homes across Europe. We have made it very clear,
0:33:05 > 0:33:12we're not going down the road of David who definitely described his
0:33:12 > 0:33:15wishes to have a seater plus plus plus, a trade agreement with Canada
0:33:15 > 0:33:19which we believe would be very damaging to our new factoring
0:33:19 > 0:33:23industry and conditions at work in our environment.Bunch more on this
0:33:23 > 0:33:27boat in the Commons today and much more about the Brexit process more
0:33:27 > 0:33:34broadly, you can get it online right now through the BBC website.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38The consequences of Donald Trump's decision
0:33:38 > 0:33:41to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital keep coming.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today said the US has
0:33:43 > 0:33:48'disqualified' itself from future Middle East peace talks -
0:33:48 > 0:33:50remember, for years, the US has been the broker
0:33:50 > 0:33:53of the peace process.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55This statement was at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58which represents over 50 Muslim countries.
0:33:58 > 0:34:05It's been meeting in Turkey with President Erdogan as the host.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10He oversaw a call for a recognition of its Jerusalem as the capital of
0:34:10 > 0:34:14any Palestinian state. He also attacked that decision by the
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Americans on Israel as illegal and provocative. Here's some more from
0:34:18 > 0:34:27the president. TRANSLATION:With this the session, the perpetrator of
0:34:27 > 0:34:36crimes such as occupation, siege, illegal settlements, demolishing
0:34:36 > 0:34:40settlements, land grabs, disproportionate violence has been
0:34:40 > 0:34:43rewarded for all these terror acts. Although he is alone, this reward is
0:34:43 > 0:34:53given by Trump.Alan Johnston came to see me a few minutes ago. He
0:34:53 > 0:35:00starts by talking about the president being disqualified from
0:35:00 > 0:35:08further peace talks.Mr Werder Gamma, King Abdullah, the -- Mr
0:35:08 > 0:35:15Werder worm, King Abdullah, all of them heaping criticism on -- Mr Tim
0:35:15 > 0:35:22one. Bowloader Bass, the Palestinian leader, he seemed almost personally
0:35:22 > 0:35:31it affronted by what Mr Trump had done. He suggested he had simply
0:35:31 > 0:35:38given away Jerusalem, and more importantly Mr Abbas talked in a
0:35:38 > 0:35:44straightforward manner, he said the Americans were biased and the Alison
0:35:44 > 0:35:48in people were no longer prepared to accept an air can roll in the
0:35:48 > 0:35:53mediation process in the effort to achieve a Palestinian Israeli peace.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56But is quite something because for many years the Americans have really
0:35:56 > 0:36:01been the primary mediator. Absolutely, you and I have watched
0:36:01 > 0:36:08this tortured effort to achieve some sort of peace in Israel for years
0:36:08 > 0:36:16and years. Might have have the deepest reservations on occasions
0:36:16 > 0:36:21about the role that Washington was playing, but it always tried to draw
0:36:21 > 0:36:25the Americans on to the Palestinian side. Mr Abbas says that is over,
0:36:25 > 0:36:33that period is finished. You are right, we haven't really heard a
0:36:33 > 0:36:41Palestinian leader talking that way. But what now for the Palestinians?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Find themselves up something of a blind alley, because if there is to
0:36:44 > 0:36:48be Palestinian-Israeli talks, the Israelis will be involved and they
0:36:48 > 0:36:55are more than happy with what Mr Trump has done, more than happy with
0:36:55 > 0:36:59the traditional role that the Americans play in the peace process.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03They say there can be no substitute for the Americans and it may be that
0:37:03 > 0:37:05the Americans and the Israelis feel that over time and eventually the
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Palestinians may feel they have nowhere to go, they may need to turn
0:37:09 > 0:37:16back to Washington and we might be back to business as usual.Can you
0:37:16 > 0:37:21help me assess the summit and this organisation? It has put out strong
0:37:21 > 0:37:24statements on the future Palestinian state and East Jerusalem as its
0:37:24 > 0:37:28capital, but when you look at list of countries, some countries do
0:37:28 > 0:37:35don't get along.This was an effort to unite the Muslim world and push
0:37:35 > 0:37:42back on this move over Jerusalem by President Trump. More than 50
0:37:42 > 0:37:46delegations from across the Islamic world were there. But some really
0:37:46 > 0:37:51key players, the likes of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, sent much
0:37:51 > 0:37:56lower-level delegations. These are countries that are keen to work
0:37:56 > 0:37:59closely, they already have close relations with the Americans, they
0:37:59 > 0:38:06would like to be closer. And they really don't want, it seems, to be
0:38:06 > 0:38:09seen to be pushing too hard on this Jerusalem issue up against the Trump
0:38:09 > 0:38:19administration.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Next more on the genocide in Rwanda. It says French officials were
0:38:24 > 0:38:35complicit. Written by a Washington law firm called tanning levy news.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40It will conduct an investigation into the events of 1994. So far,
0:38:40 > 0:38:47this has looked at information publicly available, including
0:38:47 > 0:38:53witness testimonies from people like this woman here, who had to flee to
0:38:53 > 0:38:57the Democratic Republic of Congo in fear for her life. The port -- the
0:38:57 > 0:39:02report also alleges French officials provided support and shelter for
0:39:02 > 0:39:08Rwanda's interim government, whose leaders included the then president,
0:39:08 > 0:39:15eventually convicted of genocide related crimes.This is not the
0:39:15 > 0:39:21first time the rewind on government has made these allegations. The
0:39:21 > 0:39:24report brings together all publicly available information that points to
0:39:24 > 0:39:31a possible role by the French in the genocide of 1994. The report
0:39:31 > 0:39:35specifically accuses French officials of facilitating the flow
0:39:35 > 0:39:38of weapons into Rwanda in the build-up to genocide and allowing
0:39:38 > 0:39:44the public traitors to hold meetings at the French Embassy in Kigali. It
0:39:44 > 0:39:49also accuses them of providing a safe harbour to some of the
0:39:49 > 0:40:02perpetrators of the genocide. In the past, the French government has
0:40:02 > 0:40:06denied any complacency. In 1998 a French committee opened
0:40:06 > 0:40:09investigations into these allegations but then the new report
0:40:09 > 0:40:15says those investigations were neither complete or transparent. The
0:40:15 > 0:40:21Rwandan government is now calling for thorough investigations into
0:40:21 > 0:40:24these allegations.Much more on that story and the others we are covering
0:40:24 > 0:40:37on the BBC website. Can see an argument -- an article on Roy
0:40:37 > 0:40:46Moore's defeat.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Look who's been talking.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49All part of Germany's search for a government.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Back in September, Outside Source was in Berlin for the election.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54We saw Angela Merkel's CDU was the biggest party -
0:40:54 > 0:40:56but delivered its worst performance in decades.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57And Martin Schulz and his Social Democrats also
0:40:57 > 0:40:59saw its vote plunge.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01They had been in government with Mrs Merkel - and thought they'd
0:41:01 > 0:41:02been punished for it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Seems there's been a change of heart.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06today Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz have met
0:41:06 > 0:41:16to discuss forming a government.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Something Martin Schulz said would not happen.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Something Martin Schulz said would not happen.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24That's one option for the Chancellor.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Another was a coalition with the Free Democrats
0:41:26 > 0:41:28and the Greens - those talks collapsed though.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31The third, is a fresh election.
0:41:31 > 0:41:37The talks are in Berlin - so is Jenny Hill.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40The meeting between Angela Merkel and Martin Schultz in effect gets
0:41:40 > 0:41:45the ball rolling, and the very beginning of talks, which might end
0:41:45 > 0:41:50in Germany forming a new coalition government. It would have been a
0:41:50 > 0:41:53very interesting meeting, not least because it is the first between
0:41:53 > 0:41:58Angela Merkel and Mr Schultz, since he performed a U-turn, and went
0:41:58 > 0:42:04backwards on his vow never to work with her again. Mr Schultz's party
0:42:04 > 0:42:07did badly in the September elections, and he had said he would
0:42:07 > 0:42:11take them into opposition. That has all changed, now the leaders are
0:42:11 > 0:42:16talking, the parties are ready they said to begin the first of a 2-part
0:42:16 > 0:42:21process. The first step is exploratory talks. If those are
0:42:21 > 0:42:26successful, then proper coalition negotiations can then begin. Already
0:42:26 > 0:42:31there are clear disagreements over health care policy, refugee policy,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36the future of the EU. But the main stumbling block will be how the
0:42:36 > 0:42:41social Democrats feel about another so-called grand coalition. Many of
0:42:41 > 0:42:44them are very unhappy about the idea of going back into government with
0:42:44 > 0:42:50Mrs Merkel. They blame her for her poor showing in the election.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53There's a lot of talk about potentially trying to form a
0:42:53 > 0:42:59coalition light, if you like, where they might some of Mrs Merkel's
0:42:59 > 0:43:03policies but not all, some thing that has enraged Mrs Merkel's
0:43:03 > 0:43:08Conservatives. Remember if Mrs Merkel cannot form a coalition
0:43:08 > 0:43:11government, the other two options are that she runs a minority
0:43:11 > 0:43:16government or it is fresh elections. This is the very beginning of a long
0:43:16 > 0:43:22and very slow process. It is unlikely that Germany will have any
0:43:22 > 0:43:25kind of government before the first couple of months of next year, at
0:43:25 > 0:43:30the very least.That is quite something. In September, a lots of
0:43:30 > 0:43:32people for the government would be sorted by Christmas but that is not
0:43:32 > 0:43:35going to happen.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36This is Shaimaa Ahmed.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38She's a 25-year pop singer from Egypt.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Local media in Egypt say she's been handed a two-year jail sentence
0:43:42 > 0:43:45for this music video - a court found her guilty of inciting
0:43:45 > 0:43:47debauchery and immorality.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Here's the BBC's Marwa Amer.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55The song is called I have issues, Ed Kuyt last month, it is reasonably
0:43:55 > 0:44:02suggestive, as you can see. She was arrested and a court have found her
0:44:02 > 0:44:07guilty of inciting debauchery and immorality. We contacted BBC Arabic
0:44:07 > 0:44:17and I have been talking to them.She is the latest artist to face
0:44:17 > 0:44:26prosecution over sexually explicit content. There were two ballet
0:44:26 > 0:44:37dancers also cited for debauchery. As you know, Egypt is a conservative
0:44:37 > 0:44:40country, the backlash with regards to these kind of videos were very
0:44:40 > 0:44:54strong. She had a very strong backlash by online users. Since
0:44:54 > 0:44:59then, she has been sentenced for two years. And also the director of the
0:44:59 > 0:45:07online video. As they are accused of inciting debauchery.So shy would
0:45:07 > 0:45:13have been aware when she was making this video it would be controversial
0:45:13 > 0:45:22-- Shaimaa Ahmed.She wasn't sure, it happens occasionally in Egypt, in
0:45:22 > 0:45:32regards to cultural issues, so people to be facing trials will kind
0:45:32 > 0:45:36of prosecution, usually in the Egypt what was happening since 2013 was
0:45:36 > 0:45:41that the government was concentrating on the crackdown on
0:45:41 > 0:45:48news and human rights reports. For the entertainers, it wasn't that
0:45:48 > 0:45:58much common. It happened in 2013 with a presenter. He decided to stop
0:45:58 > 0:46:05his programme, due to the backlash. He was facing problems of censorship
0:46:05 > 0:46:11but the government. He decided to stop his programme. It was not that
0:46:11 > 0:46:18common for the entertainers come in Shaimaa's case and the other cases,
0:46:18 > 0:46:23it was more about how the social media dealt with the issue, and how
0:46:23 > 0:46:30there was an online backlash. Since then, the government started to take
0:46:30 > 0:46:35it further, to the trials.Aside from this online backlash,
0:46:35 > 0:46:39presumably there are people within the entertainment industry and fans
0:46:39 > 0:46:46of Shaimaa herself who are furious about this?Definitely. Especially
0:46:46 > 0:46:52since there were other incidents where a pop singer, very well-known
0:46:52 > 0:47:00in Egypt, has been facing also a trial, because she insulted in a way
0:47:00 > 0:47:04while she was joking in a concert the Nile Ranger, and there was
0:47:04 > 0:47:21also...The Nile Ranger?Yes -- the Niall -- the Nile river. Yes, the
0:47:21 > 0:47:30Nile river. There was also another incident in October when people were
0:47:30 > 0:47:36arrested for waving rainbow flags in support of the LGBT community in
0:47:36 > 0:47:41Egypt at a concert by a Lebanese rock band. It was also the first
0:47:41 > 0:47:47time. We have been around some incidents. They are not that much
0:47:47 > 0:47:55related. Focusing on the entertainers. It could be called
0:47:55 > 0:48:03crack down on the entertainment. It has been started.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07That was a colleague from BBC Arabic. Now we will hear from BBC
0:48:07 > 0:48:16Brasil. It has been investigating the 2014 election.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19Brasil has found thousands of fake online profiles were set up
0:48:19 > 0:48:21to try and influence Brazil's election in 2014.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23And it's spoken to the people who maintained the accounts.
0:48:23 > 0:48:24Here's Juliana Gragnani on how the plan worked.
0:48:29 > 0:48:34So we believe the accounts were created to help influence elections
0:48:34 > 0:48:39in Brazil. Mostly of the 2014 elections. People behind the
0:48:39 > 0:48:44accounts, they tried to make hashtags trend on Twitter by acting
0:48:44 > 0:48:48together in a big group, and hashtags that were related to
0:48:48 > 0:48:57Brazilian politicians, so they would look like they were going well in a
0:48:57 > 0:49:01debate, and some people actually complimented the politicians, to try
0:49:01 > 0:49:05to make them look good. On Facebook, they even created a group against
0:49:05 > 0:49:13one candidate, adding fake profiles and real people, so real people were
0:49:13 > 0:49:17exposed to the things involved in these groups. They tried to make
0:49:17 > 0:49:23these profiles look real by using real people's photographs, people
0:49:23 > 0:49:30that sometimes we found they used before that had already died. People
0:49:30 > 0:49:34that were celebrities in Brazil or had once been on the news and had
0:49:34 > 0:49:40their picture put on the news.Let's look at some of these fake profiles
0:49:40 > 0:49:45manifesting themselves in 2014.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47Here's an account on Twitter, which used the photo
0:49:47 > 0:49:49of Greek actor and singer Sakis Rouvas, and promoted Brazil's
0:49:50 > 0:49:52former Senate President in posts.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56Obviously that account isn't his.
0:49:56 > 0:49:57Here's another false Twitter profile -
0:49:57 > 0:50:01this one used an image of a woman who was deceased.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03While this fake group was set up on Facebook -
0:50:03 > 0:50:07and attracted real users as well as the cyborgs.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Now the investigation didn't find any evidence these accounts
0:50:10 > 0:50:12actually influenced the election result - in 2014 it went
0:50:12 > 0:50:14to a run-off with Dilma Rousseff eventually being re-elected
0:50:14 > 0:50:15President.
0:50:15 > 0:50:23But it did delve into what drives the people behind these accounts.
0:50:23 > 0:50:32Here's Juliana to explain.
0:50:32 > 0:50:38So, I interviewed ex-employees that said they worked at controlling fake
0:50:38 > 0:50:44profiles on Twitter and Facebook. Most of them said they did not have
0:50:44 > 0:50:49the notion that what they were doing was wrong. They didn't think about
0:50:49 > 0:50:52it as morally incorrect, because they were very young people, and
0:50:52 > 0:50:57sometimes people that weren't even in university. They didn't
0:50:57 > 0:51:02understand the job when they were offered the job. They said they were
0:51:02 > 0:51:09told they would be working with social media. But there was one of
0:51:09 > 0:51:25them that was proud of the job.A new report from the BBC's sports
0:51:25 > 0:51:29editor, Dan Roan.
0:51:29 > 0:51:30The four times Tour-de-France winner, Chris Froome,
0:51:30 > 0:51:32is facing questions after returning an "adverse" drugs test
0:51:32 > 0:51:34at the Vuelta a Espana back in September.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37The test showed a level of an asthma drug which was double
0:51:37 > 0:51:38the permissible limit.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41We should say that it's not against the rules to take
0:51:41 > 0:51:43the drug in question, and that Chris Froome has said
0:51:43 > 0:51:46he was taking it under medical supervision to treat his condition.
0:51:46 > 0:51:55Dan Roan reports.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56Having come to dominate cycling's biggest race,
0:51:56 > 0:51:58Chris Froome's established himself as the pre-eminent force
0:51:58 > 0:52:01in his sport, but the British star now faces a fight
0:52:01 > 0:52:02to save his reputation.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05It was here during his historic victory at Spain's grand tour
0:52:05 > 0:52:08the Vuelta that he was found to have exceeded the permitted legal level
0:52:08 > 0:52:15of the asthma drug salbutamol.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18He says on doctors' advice he increased his dosage due to asthma,
0:52:18 > 0:52:19but in a statement he said...
0:52:29 > 0:52:31Team Sky say that Froome,
0:52:31 > 0:52:34who has had asthma since childhood, and regularly uses an inhaler,
0:52:34 > 0:52:37was suffering from acute symptoms in the final week of the Vuelta,
0:52:37 > 0:52:40and he was asked about his health immediately after the 18th stage
0:52:40 > 0:52:43of the race on the day he provided the irregular sample.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Speculation about whether you are ill.
0:52:45 > 0:52:46You said no yesterday.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48100% fit and healthy today?
0:52:48 > 0:52:52I felt fine today, yes.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Riders can take salbutamol up to a certain limit,
0:52:54 > 0:52:56but Froome's sample showed traces twice the permitted amount.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58In a statement Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford said:
0:53:10 > 0:53:12If you are dehydrated, your levels will be higher, also the speed
0:53:12 > 0:53:14he can metabolise it through his system,
0:53:14 > 0:53:17if he does that fast, it will increase the level
0:53:17 > 0:53:20in his urine, so it is difficult to sort of say if I take four puffs
0:53:20 > 0:53:23I know my level will be this, it is difficult to say
0:53:23 > 0:53:32that on a daily basis.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34Scrutiny on Team Sky has intensified, with management grilled
0:53:34 > 0:53:37at a Parliamentary select committee hearing and a UK anti-doping
0:53:37 > 0:53:39investigation into allegations all denied and not proven
0:53:39 > 0:53:40surrounding a mystery medical delivery to Sir
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Bradley Wiggins in 2011.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45Froome has taken a strong moral stance on the use of TUEs
0:53:45 > 0:53:54for usually banned substances.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56I think it does enormous damage.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Most people will listen to everything we are saying
0:53:58 > 0:54:01about hearings and defences and so on and they just won't care.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04As far as they are concerned it is yet another thing that has
0:54:04 > 0:54:05happened to Team Sky and cycling.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07As far as the reputation of cycling is concerned
0:54:07 > 0:54:11it is enormously damaging.
0:54:11 > 0:54:142018 was meant to be the year Froome would attempt to seal a fifth
0:54:14 > 0:54:15Tour de France triumph.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Instead, with the threat of a ban and the potential loss
0:54:18 > 0:54:20of his Spanish title hanging over him, he is riding
0:54:20 > 0:54:27into an uncertain future.
0:54:28 > 0:54:33I was reading that Chris Froome is not planning to attend the BBC
0:54:33 > 0:54:36Sports Personality of the Year event, because he is training for
0:54:36 > 0:54:42the gyro to tally early on in 2018. -- the Giro d'Italia.
0:54:44 > 0:54:50That is it for me and the Outside Source team. Thank you for watching,
0:54:50 > 0:54:53remember there has been a big political shock in Westminster, with
0:54:53 > 0:54:58the Prime Minister losing a key vote on Brexit. More on the BBC news
0:54:58 > 0:55:02channel in the coming hours on that.