23/08/2016

:00:00. > :00:07.Hello, it's Tuesday, it's 9 o'clock, I'm Joanna Gosling

:00:08. > :00:09.covering for Victoria, welcome to the programme.

:00:10. > :00:12.Heading back to Britain - Team GB's triumphant athletes

:00:13. > :00:15.are in the air on their way to Heathrow carrying extra weight

:00:16. > :00:30.This is the spot where we are due to arrive in the next hour. We're front

:00:31. > :00:37.of the queue to say well done and welcome back. I'm in the

:00:38. > :00:44.international arrivals hall inside their report where friends and

:00:45. > :00:45.family are waiting for the flight to land and where they can greet their

:00:46. > :00:47.loved ones. We'll have full coverage

:00:48. > :00:49.as they touch down at Heathrow and we're joined by some of our most

:00:50. > :00:52.successful former Olympians, to reflect on the games and tell us

:00:53. > :00:56.what lies ahead for those returning. Also on today's programme -

:00:57. > :00:58.Why are women still earning less We'll have the latest

:00:59. > :01:12.on the gender pay divide. Welcome to the programme,

:01:13. > :01:24.we're live until 11 this morning. There was a special welcome for Team

:01:25. > :01:31.GB. With a heroes' welcome

:01:32. > :01:33.and the promise of honours for many, Team GB will be left in no doubt how

:01:34. > :01:37.proud the country is of them. Do get in touch if you're

:01:38. > :01:40.planning to take part in any Do get in touch on all the stories

:01:41. > :01:45.we're talking about this morning - use the hashtag Victoria LIVE

:01:46. > :01:48.and If you text, you will be charged In the next hour -

:01:49. > :01:52.Team GB's record-breaking Olympians will return from Rio -

:01:53. > :01:54.arriving at Heathrow fresh from the country's best

:01:55. > :01:59.ever overseas games. Their 67 medals - two more

:02:00. > :02:01.than at London 2012 - makes Great Britain the first

:02:02. > :02:04.country ever to increase its medal More than 300 athletes and staff

:02:05. > :02:09.are currently in the air on board a specially-designed plane

:02:10. > :02:10.with a gold nose cone, From start to finish, the golden

:02:11. > :02:17.moments came one after another. Rio was Team GB's most successful

:02:18. > :02:22.Olympic Games of modern times. To bring back the sporting

:02:23. > :02:24.champions, a specially chartered flight - BA 2016 with its golden

:02:25. > :02:30.nose cone, and specially Of course, even Olympic

:02:31. > :02:34.medallists have to show their boarding card and passport,

:02:35. > :02:36.but there was still time "Bling on a plane,"

:02:37. > :02:44.tweeted Heather Glover. And Kate Richardson-Walsh declaring,

:02:45. > :02:46."the hockey girls But when you have a plane full

:02:47. > :02:51.of VIPs, who gets This photo from triple Olympian

:02:52. > :02:56.champion rower Pete Reed On board the flight, extra

:02:57. > :03:04.champagne, 77 bottles in total. Enough for the 320 athletes

:03:05. > :03:08.and support staff in Plenty of luggage as well

:03:09. > :03:12.with all of their kit, the biggest item a sail

:03:13. > :03:15.of 6.7 metres. Spare a thought for those staffing

:03:16. > :03:18.the metal detectors, with Team GB bringing home 67

:03:19. > :03:21.medals, including 27 gold. Their success will be celebrated

:03:22. > :03:23.with parades in London With us now is Dan Johnson who's

:03:24. > :03:34.airside at Heathrow airport - waiting for Team GB's record

:03:35. > :04:02.breaking athletes to return. It was running late, there was

:04:03. > :04:07.congestion at the airport, so many people leaving the airport, this

:04:08. > :04:12.plane has caught up time on the journey and we are assured that it

:04:13. > :04:23.will pull up here at the stand on time. The street sweeper cleaning

:04:24. > :04:29.the tarmac, and the streets that they will use to come down on to

:04:30. > :04:33.British territory. We should see them emerging from the plane,

:04:34. > :04:41.getting a warm welcome from the press pack. They are ready to

:04:42. > :04:46.welcome everybody back. We understand there will be people

:04:47. > :04:53.waiting to receive them. They've had plenty of opportunity to enjoy

:04:54. > :05:01.themselves. Extra champagne loaded, and chariots of Fire on the movie

:05:02. > :05:02.screens. It looks like they've had great fun on the journey back to

:05:03. > :05:14.Great Britain. Women who have children can be paid

:05:15. > :05:17.up to a third less than men New research by the think tank

:05:18. > :05:24.the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that while the gender pay gap

:05:25. > :05:26.in general has been falling in recent years,

:05:27. > :05:28.mums who take time out, or work fewer hours miss out

:05:29. > :05:31.significantly on wage increases. Our Employment Correspndent John

:05:32. > :05:37.Moylan has more. They do the same jobs,

:05:38. > :05:40.but for decades, men have been paid But with more women in work

:05:41. > :05:44.than ever before, it is becoming increasingly important to understand

:05:45. > :05:47.why that pay gap exists. The hourly wage gap between men

:05:48. > :05:51.and women is about 18%. But for mothers, that

:05:52. > :05:57.gap grows steadily. It is 10% before the arrival

:05:58. > :06:01.of the first child, and then soaring to 33% by the time that child

:06:02. > :06:05.is 12 years old. One of the key areas to look

:06:06. > :06:11.at is what happens when women They find wage

:06:12. > :06:17.progression shuts down. That could be because they are

:06:18. > :06:20.genuinely not gathering skills and experience that employers value

:06:21. > :06:23.in today's jobs. It could have to do

:06:24. > :06:30.with discrimination or power bosses are exercising over women,

:06:31. > :06:32.holding down their wages. The Government says it's pushing

:06:33. > :06:36.ahead with plans to force businesses to publish that gap,

:06:37. > :06:39.shining a light on what is stopping But unions are saying

:06:40. > :06:49.that it is a scandal and many still suffer a pay penalty just

:06:50. > :06:51.for becoming a mother. Women taking combined

:06:52. > :06:55.hormone replacement therapy could see their risk of developing

:06:56. > :07:05.breast cancer triple, Around one in 10 women use HRT

:07:06. > :07:09.while in their 50s. But in the largest study

:07:10. > :07:12.of its kind, data from almost 40,000 menopausal women suggested the link

:07:13. > :07:14.between the medication and the disease may

:07:15. > :07:16.have been underestimated. This study analysed data from 40,000

:07:17. > :07:19.women over six years. It suggests that women taking

:07:20. > :07:22.a certain type of hormone replacement therapy,

:07:23. > :07:26.or HRT, could be almost three times more likely to develop cancer

:07:27. > :07:31.than those not taking it. While there has been previous

:07:32. > :07:34.research linking HRT to breast and ovarian cancer,

:07:35. > :07:42.this study, published in the British Journal of Cancer,

:07:43. > :07:45.suggests the risks of getting breast cancer may be greater

:07:46. > :07:48.than previously thought, with those taking combined HRT

:07:49. > :07:49.being 2.7 times more That risk rises for those taking it

:07:50. > :07:56.for more than 15 years The research to date does show

:07:57. > :08:03.that we have been underestimating the breast cancer risk

:08:04. > :08:05.caused by combination HRT. So if you are worried about this,

:08:06. > :08:13.it is important to talk to your GP so you can weigh up your own risks

:08:14. > :08:16.and the benefits of taking HRT. The research suggests there is not

:08:17. > :08:19.an increased risk for those Experts say hormone replacement

:08:20. > :08:26.therapy works very well for millions of women, and taking

:08:27. > :08:29.it is a personal choice. Those taking it are advised to make

:08:30. > :08:31.sure they discuss it A confidential report written

:08:32. > :08:39.by the Department of Health questions whether the NHS has enough

:08:40. > :08:47.staff to deliver the seven day a week service

:08:48. > :08:49.promised by ministers. The leaked document -

:08:50. > :08:51.seen by The Guardian newspaper and Channel 4 News -

:08:52. > :08:53.echoes concerns expressed The government says the review sets

:08:54. > :08:59.out a worst case scenario to help it develop robust plans

:09:00. > :09:01.and that its committed to ending the current variation in care

:09:02. > :09:07.standards across the week. England recycles 11 million tonnes

:09:08. > :09:10.of waste a year but a freedom of information request for the BBC

:09:11. > :09:14.has revealed that of that more That's an 84-per-cent

:09:15. > :09:21.rise across four years. Almost all of what's rejected ends

:09:22. > :09:37.up at landfill or being incinerated. With four mouths to feed, mealtime

:09:38. > :09:49.in the MacGowan house is always busy. Even so, Becky still tried to

:09:50. > :10:04.do the right thing with recycling. I do try and do my bit. So do most

:10:05. > :10:08.people but it is not always easy. We argue about certain things and it is

:10:09. > :10:15.quite exciting. I favour the blue button whereas Becky will chuck it

:10:16. > :10:21.into the black. The amount recycled in England has gone up marginally,

:10:22. > :10:31.but how much gets rejected has risen by 84%. Using Freedom of Information

:10:32. > :10:48.laws, we asked the government what happens to the recycling. It is

:10:49. > :10:54.quite easy to contaminate recycling. Quite a bit of this does not have

:10:55. > :11:03.any place in recycling. This should not be there. This wrapping for

:11:04. > :11:09.fruit, nappies, of people put them in recycling, textiles should not be

:11:10. > :11:14.there. This can be there. This is one of the biggest problems, the

:11:15. > :11:21.milk carton can be recycled. When all this gets crushed, this can go

:11:22. > :11:27.over everything and contaminated. Why is there a rise in contamination

:11:28. > :11:36.rates? It was summed up by the former environment minister. We have

:11:37. > :11:50.300 different types of recycling system.

:11:51. > :12:02.This makes it unlikely that unwanted material will creep into the system.

:12:03. > :12:12.Hull says their problem is costing hundreds of thousands of pounds to

:12:13. > :12:15.sort out. They are starting that. You need to inform them and motivate

:12:16. > :12:20.them and it is not enough to send out leaflets that give that

:12:21. > :12:26.motivation, you've got to think about it. They need to be moored

:12:27. > :12:33.diligent. We were told tremendous progress has been made but they

:12:34. > :12:43.admit more needs to be done. This has never been more important. An

:12:44. > :12:48.oil rig that ran aground in the Outer Hebrides has been refloated.

:12:49. > :12:52.It was blown assurer whilst it was being towed. Late last night it was

:12:53. > :12:57.pulled from rocks on the Isle of Lewis and is being moved to calm

:12:58. > :13:03.waters, where the condition is being assessed. BBC News has learned that

:13:04. > :13:06.a controversial cull badgers is to be extended into five new areas.

:13:07. > :13:09.Aimed at controlling the spread of TB in cattle, the move

:13:10. > :13:14.But animal rights campaigners argue culling is inhumane and ineffective.

:13:15. > :13:24.That is a summary of the latest BBC News. Let's catch up with the sport

:13:25. > :13:34.and we are looking for red to that plane touching down at Heathrow in

:13:35. > :13:39.45 minutes. Who is on board? There are a lot of athletes on board. Some

:13:40. > :13:48.of the main aims, Nicola Adams, Helen Glover, Heather standing, they

:13:49. > :14:00.successfully defended their title. Plenty of extra weight on board. 77

:14:01. > :14:05.extra bottles of champagne. They've been celebrating. We've seen some of

:14:06. > :14:15.their pictures already. Just over 11 hours. There might be some tired

:14:16. > :14:21.faces. Some of the big medal winners are already home. Laura Trott and

:14:22. > :14:25.Jason Kenny already home. What did the British Olympic Association have

:14:26. > :14:38.to say about this? They've received a lot of praise. It is their most

:14:39. > :14:43.successful Olympic Games for over 100 years. Bill Sweeney is the chief

:14:44. > :14:49.executive of the association and we spoke to him just before it the

:14:50. > :14:56.games. He put it down to two decades of hard work and investment in

:14:57. > :15:04.British sport. It is reported that each medal and bubbly cost about

:15:05. > :15:11.?4.1 million though it has led to a fifth consecutive games where the

:15:12. > :15:18.number of medals has increased. We will be at Heathrow. You want with

:15:19. > :15:23.this -- you will not miss a minute. Other news emerging, what has

:15:24. > :15:28.happened to the American swimmer Ryan Lochte. He is now suffering

:15:29. > :15:34.from sponsorship deals ebbing away as a result of what he did.

:15:35. > :15:41.Yes, he admitted he made a mistake, he lost all four of his major

:15:42. > :15:45.sponsors, including speedo USA and Ralph Lauren, after what he called

:15:46. > :15:48.an exaggerated story about being robbed at gunpoint at a petrol

:15:49. > :15:55.station in Rio alongside three of his fellow USA swim team team-mates.

:15:56. > :16:03.The US Olympic Committee have apologised, Ryan Lochte said he was

:16:04. > :16:07.immature and made a mistake, but it was hugely embarrassing for the host

:16:08. > :16:10.city. Interestingly, he insists he did not lie but have incurred the

:16:11. > :16:13.wrath of his sponsors and the American public as well, so not a

:16:14. > :16:18.great month for him even though he has returned with a gold medal. One

:16:19. > :16:22.story away from the Olympics, Sam Allardyce has hinted at a possible

:16:23. > :16:27.return for John Terry to the England side, is he serious? It remains to

:16:28. > :16:50.be seen how serious he is. He thinks it could be worth a

:16:51. > :16:53.conversation to establish exactly why Terry ended his England career.

:16:54. > :16:55.England's former captain retired from international duty in 2012. Roy

:16:56. > :16:58.Hodgson admitted he had never really been replaced, Hodgson used a number

:16:59. > :17:00.of central defenders over his time but never really reached a settled

:17:01. > :17:03.back four. Sam Allardyce will look to address the problem now he has

:17:04. > :17:05.taken over. Terry, 35 years old, has vast experience, it would be huge to

:17:06. > :17:07.recall the Chelsea captain. Allardyce will name his squad for

:17:08. > :17:10.next month's World Cup qualifier on Sunday, it is unlikely Terry will be

:17:11. > :17:13.involved, Joe Hart will be but it remains to be seen how serious he is

:17:14. > :17:19.about bringing John Terry back. Thank you, more from you later, we

:17:20. > :17:23.are looking out for the plane bringing home our Olympic stars, the

:17:24. > :17:26.plane due to touch down in about 25 minutes or so, weighed down by more

:17:27. > :17:34.medals than Team GB have ever won before at and away games. 67 medals,

:17:35. > :17:39.two more than London 2012, a total of 130 medallists across 19 sports.

:17:40. > :17:44.Some of them have already arrived back in Britain, but 320 athlete and

:17:45. > :17:50.support staff will be on the flight touching down in about 40 minutes.

:17:51. > :17:56.That is the flight Tracker so we can see it is almost home. We think

:17:57. > :17:59.everything is going to schedule now, it was delayed on take-off by around

:18:00. > :18:06.20 minutes or so but it seems they have made up the time in the air.

:18:07. > :18:08.Waiting to welcome them, families, friends and fans. We are live at

:18:09. > :18:11.Heathrow Airport through the morning.

:18:12. > :18:16.Dan Johnson is airside at Heathrow airport.

:18:17. > :18:24.Daniella Relph is in the arrivals hall with the welcoming committee,

:18:25. > :18:35.We have just heard it might land a little bit early, everything going

:18:36. > :18:39.well, everybody enjoying themselves on board from what we have seen of

:18:40. > :18:43.the pictures but on social media by some of the athletes and Team GB. It

:18:44. > :18:47.looks like they are having a good time on that flight. Who could blame

:18:48. > :18:52.them? A lot to celebrate, and a lot of champagne to celebrate with, as

:18:53. > :18:58.well as some nice meals laid on by British Airways on this special 747

:18:59. > :19:03.which has had its nose cone painted gold, the flight number 2016, it

:19:04. > :19:07.should be landing just before 10am and we will see our Olympians

:19:08. > :19:11.stepping down onto the tarmac here at Heathrow, being welcomed back to

:19:12. > :19:15.Great Britain with their amazing medal haul. It has been such a great

:19:16. > :19:21.games. Mark Foster is with me. You were over there, how good was it? It

:19:22. > :19:27.looked enjoyable. It was amazing, I was only there for the first week

:19:28. > :19:33.when the swimming was on, but I was lucky to be in one of the most

:19:34. > :19:36.packed arenas, Brazilians are knowledgeable about swimming, they

:19:37. > :19:39.have a history in it, and the atmosphere was amazing. When Michael

:19:40. > :19:43.Phelps stood up, it was like nothing I have heard before. The

:19:44. > :19:48.performances in the pool, Adam Peaty with his gold medal, we had lots to

:19:49. > :19:51.talk about, so it was an easy job for me talking about our

:19:52. > :19:55.performances rather than everybody else's, and Rio as a whole, the

:19:56. > :20:02.atmosphere was one double, a carnival atmosphere, the energy of

:20:03. > :20:04.the city was amazing. Unfortunate that some of the facilities were not

:20:05. > :20:11.as busy as the swimming but my world was great. What is it like coming

:20:12. > :20:15.home, does it give you a greater appreciation of the support there

:20:16. > :20:19.has been, are you aware of it when you are out there? You are not at

:20:20. > :20:24.all, it is like being in an Olympic bubble. It is not your reality until

:20:25. > :20:27.you step back into it. For those guys, they have been over there with

:20:28. > :20:32.their own personal goals, each sport has had its goal, Team GB had its

:20:33. > :20:40.goal, they have exceeded those, some individuals may be did not get what

:20:41. > :20:43.they wanted but others have blown themselves away. Until you come back

:20:44. > :20:45.and see friends and family, a lot of them will have media commitments not

:20:46. > :20:48.just today, to see the present everything else, all the attention

:20:49. > :20:52.you will get, some of them will have a lot on, others will want to get

:20:53. > :20:56.back, maybe go and have a holiday, because it is about to four-year

:20:57. > :21:00.period to the next Olympics, people will reassess themselves, and

:21:01. > :21:04.everyone just wants to progress. But the ones that have done well, milk

:21:05. > :21:09.it, enjoy the moment, then say, OK, let's get back on with my day job.

:21:10. > :21:14.Without performances, they don't get this. It will be a big change for

:21:15. > :21:17.some people, some Olympians who were perhaps not known beforehand, now

:21:18. > :21:21.coming back as multiple medal winners, some of them, they will be

:21:22. > :21:27.superstars. How much of a shock is that? You go from zero to hero and

:21:28. > :21:31.there is a lot of expectation, these people do what they do because they

:21:32. > :21:35.love it, it is their job, their dream, they always wanted to become

:21:36. > :21:42.Olympic champion and when you do there is a responsibility that goes

:21:43. > :21:47.with that. You go from being the hunter to the hunted within your

:21:48. > :21:50.sport, there is a target on your back, and expectation, pressure that

:21:51. > :21:56.goes along with that. But for a lot of them they will come back in now,

:21:57. > :22:00.step back into UK soil and it will be life back to normal, as it were.

:22:01. > :22:05.It is getting back to your own reality again, seeing your friends

:22:06. > :22:08.and family and realising, Jason Kenny and Laura Trott, they are

:22:09. > :22:13.superstars but they are also Jason and Laura, they go back home again,

:22:14. > :22:17.have their normal life again. It is finding your feet again as well as

:22:18. > :22:30.being a superstar, that is the blend of the mix they have to think about.

:22:31. > :22:33.Thank you very much, Mark. Before they get back to normal life there

:22:34. > :22:35.are some jobs to conclude you, a press conference, a bit more talking

:22:36. > :22:38.about the success they have had, and a chance to enjoy it, as well. Dan,

:22:39. > :22:40.thank you. Let's go to Daniela Ralph in the arrivals hall with the

:22:41. > :22:42.welcoming committee, including Barbara Bourse, the mum of hockey

:22:43. > :22:51.captain Kate Richardson-Walsh. We spoke to her yesterday. Over to

:22:52. > :22:58.you. -- Barbara Walsh. We have had a quick check on the arrivals board,

:22:59. > :23:04.flight BA 2016 from reared Junior expected at 0948, just before ten to

:23:05. > :23:09.ten. It seems to have caught up with delayed. Barbara Walsh, mum to Kate

:23:10. > :23:13.Richardson-Walsh, is here. How are you feeling? I know you were in Riga

:23:14. > :23:19.but it must be exciting to see her back at home? So excited,

:23:20. > :23:23.absolutely. I think my face muscles are aching. I haven't stopped

:23:24. > :23:27.smiling since Friday! An amazing experience and to find she was

:23:28. > :23:32.carrying the flag at the closing ceremony was the icing on the cake

:23:33. > :23:37.for a wonderful career. It is great. How do you think she will feel

:23:38. > :23:46.coming back with that medal? I think she will feel it has been a

:23:47. > :23:50.fantastic journey. She will probably reflect and think, bronze in 2012,

:23:51. > :23:55.they really wanted to win the gold on home soil, but I think she will

:23:56. > :23:59.be absolutely delighted that this is the end of a wonderful career and I

:24:00. > :24:05.think she will be... I don't think she will stop smiling. Do you think

:24:06. > :24:08.she will be emotional? I'm sure she will be very emotional, there were

:24:09. > :24:13.some pictures captured off her when she went on to the podium, she could

:24:14. > :24:17.not hold back tears, she was crying at the very end of the game. She

:24:18. > :24:22.looked for me in the crowd and I waved, she had tears in her eyes,

:24:23. > :24:26.and I'm sure she will be the same this morning when she comes through.

:24:27. > :24:29.It is just amazing. How do you think she will cope with life after

:24:30. > :24:33.hockey? This will be a different life moving forward, the Olympics

:24:34. > :24:37.are done, she will stop playing, how do you think she will cope? I think

:24:38. > :24:41.it will be difficult, when you follow a very strict regime, and she

:24:42. > :24:44.and Helen have followed exactly, they are role models in that respect

:24:45. > :24:48.in that they followed the regime, it will be difficult. They will not

:24:49. > :24:51.stop playing hockey, they will go over to Holland to play,

:24:52. > :24:59.International is a different kettle of fish, Kate wants to go into

:25:00. > :25:04.coaching. I suppose it is one regime finishes and another one starts. It

:25:05. > :25:08.will be hard to adapt, I think. The other thing she will have to cope

:25:09. > :25:13.with is the fact that women's hockey is now front and centre. The game

:25:14. > :25:17.was in prime time on the TV, it has got a new state as it did not have

:25:18. > :25:20.before the Olympics, and she, in many ways, is the frontwoman for

:25:21. > :25:24.that. How do you think she will deal with the attention she will receive

:25:25. > :25:28.in the coming weeks? One of the things I'm so proud of, she is good

:25:29. > :25:47.in front of camera and one of the things they

:25:48. > :25:50.wanted to do as a team is inspire the next generation and absolutely

:25:51. > :25:53.they have done that, they have inspired a lot of people already.

:25:54. > :25:56.I'm sure Kate will be determined to get more people not just into hockey

:25:57. > :25:58.but sport in general. She has always said, fulfil your dreams, and she

:25:59. > :26:01.will be encouraging people not only to go into hockey but sport in

:26:02. > :26:04.general to keep fit. And what about the family's plans? I know you were

:26:05. > :26:06.in Rio and have been here there and everywhere since then, but what

:26:07. > :26:09.happens when she comes back? She has got lots of media to fulfil but we

:26:10. > :26:12.will try to have our own family party at some time, but we are just

:26:13. > :26:15.delighted to have her back, have that gold model, just great to give

:26:16. > :26:19.her a hug. Thanks for joining us here at Heathrow. Barbara will be

:26:20. > :26:22.one of many friends and family who will be here in the arrivals fall at

:26:23. > :26:26.Heathrow to cede those Olympians coming through sometime after 10am

:26:27. > :26:31.this morning. We look forward to that, thank you very much. Say hello

:26:32. > :26:38.to bribe for us, we spoke to her yesterday. -- to Barbara.

:26:39. > :26:41.So what happens once you get off that plane with your medal?

:26:42. > :26:43.How long before it actually sinks in and before the work

:26:44. > :26:47.In the studio are a group of people who know exactly

:26:48. > :26:49.what it's like to bring back the silver and gold!

:26:50. > :26:52.Sally Gunnell, the former track and field athlete who won the 1992

:26:53. > :26:54.Olympic gold medal in the 400m, hurdles is here.

:26:55. > :26:57.Etienne Stott, who won gold in the canoe slalom in London 2012,

:26:58. > :27:01.Also in the studio are, former Olympic rower Alex Partridge,

:27:02. > :27:03.who won Bronze at the London 2012 Olympics.

:27:04. > :27:04.Marlon Devonish, the 4x100m relay Olympic champion,

:27:05. > :27:14.And Jo Pavey, who competed in her fifth Olympics this year.

:27:15. > :27:20.Thank you for joining us. Jo, you were supposed to be on that flight

:27:21. > :27:24.but left early to get back for your kids? Yes, I missed out on the

:27:25. > :27:29.champagne but I have managed to have some red wine! You have all had that

:27:30. > :27:33.experience of winning medals and making your country proud. How do

:27:34. > :27:39.you think they will be feeling this morning? Never mind the alcohol,

:27:40. > :27:42.they will have a bit of a headache! They will have to be careful,

:27:43. > :27:47.presumably they have been teetotal with their training for some time!

:27:48. > :27:51.Some of them probably will still be because they have not finished their

:27:52. > :27:56.seasons yet. But some of them might be a bit jolly, deservedly! Knowing

:27:57. > :28:01.they will step off the flight to a nation awaiting them with huge pride

:28:02. > :28:04.at what they have achieved... I always remember back in Barcelona,

:28:05. > :28:09.Linford Christie said to me, where would you be sitting on the plane on

:28:10. > :28:12.the way home? At the front with 's medallists or at the back with

:28:13. > :28:17.everybody else? That is what it is, really. I remember thinking, I'm not

:28:18. > :28:21.going to let him have his own way! It is amazing to be able to come

:28:22. > :28:27.down those steps and have everybody there waiting for you. There were

:28:28. > :28:38.only five of us in 92 so it was a special moment. I would say to them

:28:39. > :28:41.all, take it all in, because sometimes I look back and think, did

:28:42. > :28:44.I really enjoy it? It is such a world that you are not used to, you

:28:45. > :28:48.are thrown into it and I'm not sure I really appreciated it. I would say

:28:49. > :28:52.to them, take it all in and enjoy these next few weeks and months.

:28:53. > :28:56.Social media changes it as well in that they are so engaged in social

:28:57. > :29:01.media, putting out pictures, clearly enjoying that element topic as well?

:29:02. > :29:06.It plays a big part because everybody feels part of that and can

:29:07. > :29:14.share it. And also that whole thing about, you don't know what is going

:29:15. > :29:18.on at home, you are in your own little bubble out there and don't

:29:19. > :29:22.realise how big it has been here, so for a lot of them it will be a shock

:29:23. > :29:25.and you get dragged in all directions in the next few weeks. I

:29:26. > :29:30.remember thinking, which hotel room and I in, I have forgotten the

:29:31. > :29:34.number, or the sort of things, it is amazing. It took me a good two or

:29:35. > :29:38.three months for it to sink in, what you have done, it doesn't happen

:29:39. > :29:42.straightaway. It is only when you get back into your own real life and

:29:43. > :29:46.routine of going out and doing it again that you start to reflect on

:29:47. > :29:52.what you have achieved. Was it like that for you, Alex? The most

:29:53. > :29:56.immediate thing that strikes me, when you cross the finish line, it

:29:57. > :30:01.is something you have been building towards the 12 years in some cases

:30:02. > :30:05.and suddenly there is that, oh, what happens next? There is visible

:30:06. > :30:13.reading your life, and you get caught up in this fanfare -- there

:30:14. > :30:16.is a void in your life. Those two or three months, after that, what

:30:17. > :30:21.happens next? If you are carrying on it is easy but if you are retiring,

:30:22. > :30:25.that is the tricky part, and I know for the last four years up to now

:30:26. > :30:31.that was a very difficult journey post-London. You are staying with us

:30:32. > :30:35.as we wait for the plane to arrive so we will have a lot more chat. If

:30:36. > :30:38.you have any questions or want to send your thoughts on the team

:30:39. > :30:44.coming back, do get in touch in the usual ways.

:30:45. > :30:55.Coming up, worrying news about women going through the menopause.

:30:56. > :31:00.There is a suggestion that using HRT can treble the risk of breast

:31:01. > :31:02.cancer. Women still earn a lot less than men

:31:03. > :31:05.for doing the same work, and that pay gap increases

:31:06. > :31:07.when they have children. We'll be discussing

:31:08. > :31:22.that around 10.30am. Let me know your thoughts. Let's

:31:23. > :31:26.look at the rest of the day's news. In the next 20 minutes, Great

:31:27. > :31:31.Britain's record-breaking Olympians will touch down in London on a

:31:32. > :31:38.specially chartered flight from Rio de Janiero. The 67 medals they

:31:39. > :31:52.achieved means Team GB recorded the best ever Olympic performance. New

:31:53. > :31:57.research suggests the gender pay gap in general has been falling but

:31:58. > :31:59.mothers who take time out or work fewer hours miss out significantly

:32:00. > :32:02.on wage increases. Women taking combined

:32:03. > :32:03.hormone replacement therapy could see their risk of developing

:32:04. > :32:05.breast cancer triple, Around one in 10 women use HRT

:32:06. > :32:11.while in their 50s. But in the largest study

:32:12. > :32:15.of its kind, data from almost 40,000 menopausal women suggested the link

:32:16. > :32:17.between the medication and the disease may

:32:18. > :32:23.have been underestimated. A confidential report written

:32:24. > :32:25.by the Department of Health questions whether the NHS has enough

:32:26. > :32:27.staff to deliver the seven day a week service

:32:28. > :32:29.promised by ministers. The leaked document -

:32:30. > :32:32.seen by The Guardian newspaper and Channel 4 News -

:32:33. > :32:34.echoes concerns expressed The government says the review sets

:32:35. > :32:39.out a worst case scenario to help it develop robust plans and that

:32:40. > :32:41.it's committed to ending the current variation in care

:32:42. > :32:54.standards across the week. A huge oil rig that ran aground in

:32:55. > :32:57.the Outer Hebrides has been refloated. It was blown assurer in

:32:58. > :33:01.bad weather whilst it was being towed two weeks ago. Late last

:33:02. > :33:04.night, it was pulled from rocks on the West Coast of the Isle of Lewis

:33:05. > :33:08.and is being moved to calmer waters. BBC News has learnt that

:33:09. > :33:10.a controversial cull of badgers in England is to be extended

:33:11. > :33:13.into five new areas. Aimed at controlling the spread

:33:14. > :33:15.of TB in cattle, the move But animal rights campaigners argue

:33:16. > :33:34.culling is inhumane and ineffective. That's the latest news. Now the

:33:35. > :33:38.sport. Good morning. Russia will find out today whether the athletes

:33:39. > :33:45.will be allowed to compete in next month's Paralympics. They've

:33:46. > :33:53.appealed the decision to impose a blanket ban. The American swimmer

:33:54. > :33:56.Ryan Lochte has been dropped by all four of his major sponsors after

:33:57. > :34:02.making up a claim that he had been robbed at gunpoint in the real

:34:03. > :34:06.Olympics -- Rio de Janiero Olympics. Speedo and Ralph Lauren have ended

:34:07. > :34:13.their agreement. Sam Allardyce says it might be worth a conversation

:34:14. > :34:18.with John Terry to see why he retired. He's never really been

:34:19. > :34:24.successfully replaced at centre rack. Chris Froome is up to third in

:34:25. > :34:33.the Tour of Spain, 11 seconds behind the leader. He is bidding to become

:34:34. > :34:43.the first man since 1978 to win this and the France -- Tour de France.

:34:44. > :34:52.I'm just hearing the plane is over Epsom in Surrey. Let's take a look

:34:53. > :35:06.at the flight Tracker. If you are in Guildford, you can look up at it. It

:35:07. > :35:18.is going to touch down at Heathrow at nine -- 9:50am. They've been

:35:19. > :35:25.sending out a lot of stuff on social media as they celebrate the

:35:26. > :35:33.triumphant performance. Joe Joyce took the opportunity to get a quick

:35:34. > :35:46.selfie before getting on the plane. The team have been making the most

:35:47. > :35:59.of the flight home. Cockpit selfies were clearly popular. Here is

:36:00. > :36:03.another one. They decided to make the most of their journey home,

:36:04. > :36:11.pausing for this picture with a well earned glass of fizz. The athletes

:36:12. > :36:20.are clearly delighted with their success. This was a display of

:36:21. > :36:26.medals, and when you see pictures like this one, you can really

:36:27. > :36:39.appreciate what an amazing games it has been. Let's talk about our group

:36:40. > :36:54.of elite athletes with previous medal winners in the studio. I can

:36:55. > :37:04.remember back in Athens, being able to set in upper-class, it was one of

:37:05. > :37:12.the most amazing experiences. We could have both sides of the coin,

:37:13. > :37:25.being very successful. Who decides the seating? I do not know. What are

:37:26. > :37:32.your memories? Because I was in London we did not get the flight

:37:33. > :37:36.home. It was just really nice to know that you don't realise exactly

:37:37. > :37:41.how it has been taken. Until you sure you're medal to someone for the

:37:42. > :37:49.first time you don't realise how much it means to them. Even when you

:37:50. > :38:00.were in London? You could feel, when you go home, it creates a massive

:38:01. > :38:13.excitement. Those newly crowned Olympic medallists will scarcely

:38:14. > :38:18.believe what happens. I imagine people want to talk about it for a

:38:19. > :38:24.very long time. It is, your whole life changes overnight. People were

:38:25. > :38:28.appearing in my windows at home and watching what I put in my shopping

:38:29. > :38:33.trolley and all those sorts of things. It must be so weird. The

:38:34. > :38:39.life of an athlete prior to that moment is obviously a hard one. You

:38:40. > :38:42.are in your lawn Bible training and everybody wants to know who you are

:38:43. > :38:53.getting married to and all these sorts of things. You miss everybody

:38:54. > :38:57.when you get home. You've had this camaraderie being with everyone, you

:38:58. > :39:04.get back to your house and you're on your own and I remember missing

:39:05. > :39:07.everybody like mad. You've lived every moment with these guys and

:39:08. > :39:15.every emotion and you miss it really. Is there a point where the

:39:16. > :39:25.games happen again and you think you would love to be there again? Yes,

:39:26. > :39:29.it was very real for me, I have ridden with these guys since I was

:39:30. > :39:37.19 years old and there is absolutely a wish that I could be there but we

:39:38. > :39:48.need to recognise. A lot of people on that plane will probably be

:39:49. > :39:55.thinking about that. It is interesting thinking about that,

:39:56. > :40:02.whether you turned left right on the and I sat next to Jason Day Gail who

:40:03. > :40:14.have just one gold. This time, where they going to put everyone? You have

:40:15. > :40:23.come back early because of your kids. This was your fifth Olympics.

:40:24. > :40:30.You've got a pretty unique perspective on how this has been

:40:31. > :40:41.impaired to the others. There were so many reports in the media about

:40:42. > :40:49.this, but it has been wonderful, there is great camaraderie within

:40:50. > :40:58.the camp, the village is absolutely lovely, it had played in there, but

:40:59. > :41:03.it was a great experience. We had a funny moment where I went to the

:41:04. > :41:11.training track, the driver had absolutely no idea where it was.

:41:12. > :41:15.Fortunately, we found a way but if I'd been on my own we would not have

:41:16. > :41:26.got there but with the social and economic problems, it was a real

:41:27. > :41:29.carnival atmosphere. It was a great games and I certainly enjoyed the

:41:30. > :41:34.experience and tried to soak up every minute of it. We were seeing

:41:35. > :41:41.pictures of the helicopter over at Heathrow. That's where the flight is

:41:42. > :41:50.due to touch down in five minutes. I think they will be whisked through

:41:51. > :41:54.pretty quickly. That is where the planes will pull up and we will get

:41:55. > :42:01.a good picture of the athletes. You won't miss a thing. There is the

:42:02. > :42:10.plane, that the radar, it is over at Dulwich. Here you can see the River

:42:11. > :42:20.Thames. You've got a good idea of where the planers. Not far before it

:42:21. > :42:29.touches down at Heathrow. What did you think about Rio de Janiero? What

:42:30. > :42:39.if you think of the spectacle? Completely different to London. What

:42:40. > :42:50.they did with the money and the finances they had is spectacular, it

:42:51. > :42:59.was more on hope and passion. What they did was fantastic and amazing.

:43:00. > :43:10.What about the athletes? The pole vault, I forget his name, what he

:43:11. > :43:18.achieved is testament. He was 11 centimetres less when he went into

:43:19. > :43:25.the Olympics than winning it. So he exceeded himself massively, so the

:43:26. > :43:29.French guy who was supposed to when, he smashed it out the park with an

:43:30. > :43:33.amazing performance. What happens with something like that because

:43:34. > :43:41.obviously you train and Jane and viewed or what you are capable of.

:43:42. > :43:46.Hang on, you can see the golden nose cone glittering in the sunshine.

:43:47. > :43:55.Didn't it perfect? That is a perfect day in London for this flight to

:43:56. > :44:01.arrive back. I think Dan can hear us. We are seeing the first pictures

:44:02. > :44:10.as the plane heads for Heathrow in the next few minutes, it will be

:44:11. > :44:20.touching down where you are. Not sure if he can hear us. That point,

:44:21. > :44:27.when someone pulls an extra special performance out of the bag, what is

:44:28. > :44:37.it when you go to the Olympics, I suppose everybody needs to reach as

:44:38. > :44:40.deep as they can? Yes, often it goes standard and where you are a leading

:44:41. > :44:44.into it but you get to an Olympics and anything can happen and I don't

:44:45. > :44:49.know whether it is because it is the pinnacle, because it is every four

:44:50. > :44:52.years, it is always winners you've never heard of before, should not

:44:53. > :44:55.have won the medal, there they are, that is what is so great about the

:44:56. > :45:01.Olympics is that you really don't know and you could be favourite on

:45:02. > :45:06.paper like in the pole vault, then it does not happen. You often see

:45:07. > :45:09.people don't get through qualifying as you've got these brand-new stars

:45:10. > :45:13.that you've never heard of before that have been made, so it is very

:45:14. > :45:25.special. Let's talk to down at Heathrow, the

:45:26. > :45:30.plane is coming in. Can you hear us? I just heard Dan Johnson. Dan, can

:45:31. > :45:32.you hear us? We are hoping to hear from you at Heathrow as the plane

:45:33. > :45:37.comes in. The plane is about to touch down

:45:38. > :45:41.now, bringing back our Olympians from Rio, and 11.5 hour journey,

:45:42. > :45:45.they are just about to complete that with this touch down here at

:45:46. > :45:58.Heathrow. A great buzz about this stand here, we are at gate 531 where

:45:59. > :46:01.the 747 will pull up and arrive. There is a huge press Pack here this

:46:02. > :46:04.morning waiting to meet them as that plane coming in to land now, about

:46:05. > :46:08.320 of our Olympians and Team GB support staff on that plane with all

:46:09. > :46:13.their luggage and belongings, and of course those medals they are

:46:14. > :46:17.bringing back, too. Not everybody on that flight, some of them will have

:46:18. > :46:22.come back early because they can be did earlier in the games and have

:46:23. > :46:26.finished. But many of them having waited for that flight back, it left

:46:27. > :46:31.Rio last night, a little bit late, but it is here at Heathrow bang on

:46:32. > :46:38.time. It has got a bit of the journey to do around the airport

:46:39. > :46:42.runways and taxiways, it is going to show off a little bit, I think,

:46:43. > :46:45.because British Airways have gone to some effort here, painting the nose

:46:46. > :46:55.of the plane in gold, giving it its own flight number BA2016, so they

:46:56. > :46:58.will give everybody a chance to see it as it does a lap of honour around

:46:59. > :47:03.Heathrow Airport before it pulls up here to the gate. The pictures from

:47:04. > :47:07.on-board have been really good fun, all our Olympians look like they

:47:08. > :47:10.have had a really great fightback, they have been posting on social

:47:11. > :47:14.media, lots of photographs of them enjoying the hospitality on board

:47:15. > :47:20.which have been laid on by British Airways. Special catering, we know

:47:21. > :47:32.that extra champagne was loaded on, 77 bottles, apparently.

:47:33. > :47:36.Does not sound much for 320 people! Interesting to see how they make it

:47:37. > :47:39.down the steps once the plane does Paul appear! But it has got a little

:47:40. > :47:42.bit of the journey to do off the runway onto the taxiways here. Let

:47:43. > :47:45.me bring in Mark Foster. Where do you put the Rio games? There was a

:47:46. > :47:50.lot of expectation among the British support after such a great games in

:47:51. > :47:54.London. Rio, I don't think many people thought would live up to

:47:55. > :47:58.that. It has in mental terms, at least. How do you think that has

:47:59. > :48:04.been achieved, how much of a surprise was that? -- in medal

:48:05. > :48:09.terms. It was a surprise, every host nation after they have the Olympic

:48:10. > :48:13.Games, the one after has fewer medals, and for us we were more, by

:48:14. > :48:19.a couple, but the goals were slightly less, it is astonishing

:48:20. > :48:27.because the home games have homes abroad, your home environment. The

:48:28. > :48:33.expectations were not down here, but they were not where they were. I

:48:34. > :48:38.think the goal was 48 medals, coming back with 67, so exceeded that.

:48:39. > :48:45.Everyone is constantly looking to progress. In life, athletes are very

:48:46. > :48:49.good at that, you have to move on... STUDIO: I'm just going to interrupt

:48:50. > :48:53.you, we want to talk to Pat Driscoll who is on the flight, the trampoline

:48:54. > :49:01.as to who has been doing video diaries for us. Kat, welcome home!

:49:02. > :49:08.How has the flight been? It has been incredible. They played the national

:49:09. > :49:14.anthem before we left, we all got a glass of champagne, it has been an

:49:15. > :49:18.nice celebration. Everyone is keen to be home, it has been an nice way

:49:19. > :49:37.to end it. Has it been a lively flight or has

:49:38. > :49:41.everybody been tired? It has been a long flight and you have been

:49:42. > :49:50.through quite a lot out there? It has been a bit of a mixture. I am

:49:51. > :50:04.sitting here with Max Whitlock's coach.

:50:05. > :50:11.TANNOY ANNOUNCEMENT ON PLANE. Max is first class so we went to see

:50:12. > :50:14.him and see how the other half lives, it was a bigger celebration

:50:15. > :50:18.down that end, all of the medallists are down that end.

:50:19. > :50:26.Tell us more about the celebrations, what everyone has been saying on

:50:27. > :50:30.board? Everyone has just been, we don't know what has been going on

:50:31. > :50:33.back home, we don't know how the country has taken to it, so

:50:34. > :50:37.everybody is unaware of what will happen. We had our closing ceremony

:50:38. > :50:41.last night and had to go straight from that into travelling home

:50:42. > :50:47.today, so I think there was quite a lot of partying going on last night,

:50:48. > :50:52.there was a lot of partying going on then, just having a lot of fun down

:50:53. > :50:59.the front, and a couple of the team members who have won some medals

:51:00. > :51:02.were putting on the British Airways uniforms and were serving food and

:51:03. > :51:06.drinks, which was quite funny. I would love it if you could get up

:51:07. > :51:10.and about and have a look around the flight but obviously you still have

:51:11. > :51:21.to stay in your seat for now. Can you use your phone to show us around

:51:22. > :51:30.a little? Who is that standing up already?!

:51:31. > :51:35.Welcome home! Who else wants to talk to us? They are getting the

:51:36. > :51:39.medallists up to the front to get them off first. We don't want to

:51:40. > :51:43.give too much away. It is planned what will happen from there but I

:51:44. > :51:46.will let that be a big surprise. So you know who will be the first

:51:47. > :51:51.person to step off but we will have to wait and see when the doors open.

:51:52. > :51:56.Yes, there are two and we know who they are. You said it has been

:51:57. > :52:01.difficult to really appreciate how you are seen here, obviously

:52:02. > :52:05.everybody will have been as during you how much pride there is at home,

:52:06. > :52:11.but are you really ready for what happens when you step off that

:52:12. > :52:19.flight? I've got no concept of what has happened, how people have taken

:52:20. > :52:23.to what we have done. You hear bits and pieces from back home but I

:52:24. > :52:31.think it will suddenly hit all of us when we get home and can truly take

:52:32. > :52:33.it all in. All we want to know is if we have inspired the next

:52:34. > :52:39.generation, that is what everybody is keen to get home for. I have got

:52:40. > :52:43.some former Olympic medallist here with me in the studio, Sally Gunnell

:52:44. > :52:49.is one who could probably tell you how that might feel! You have been a

:52:50. > :52:55.role model and you know how they are feeling on the flight. It is amazing

:52:56. > :52:59.and I love the way they are deciding who will go down first! It is a

:53:00. > :53:03.little bit like that, and you do feel sorry for the people at the

:53:04. > :53:07.back of the plane, but what inspires you to carry on, you want to be that

:53:08. > :53:12.person at the front, and someone might not have got to a final, might

:53:13. > :53:14.not have achieved what they want to, aiming for four years, but you say,

:53:15. > :53:35.I want to be at the front next time, that is what inspires, so it is good

:53:36. > :53:38.that they do that, it is really exciting and I love watching all

:53:39. > :53:41.this. I'm going to go and meet my husband, he is coming off the plane

:53:42. > :53:44.in a couple of others, so it is nice to see that, he has been out there

:53:45. > :53:47.as a coach so it is lovely to see the excitement of the team. Looking

:53:48. > :53:50.forward, Kat, you will save where you are at the moment but will you

:53:51. > :53:53.hope to be there next time? Yes, I have not fully made any decisions, I

:53:54. > :53:56.need to make sure I give myself enough time to rest my body and by

:53:57. > :53:58.mind, have the conversations with the right people and see what

:53:59. > :54:04.happens, but I still love my sport and love what I do and as long as

:54:05. > :54:13.that keeps happening then, why stop? This was not your first Olympics?

:54:14. > :54:20.No, second. Your first experience was London, how has this compared

:54:21. > :54:26.with London? It feels completely different... The team that supported

:54:27. > :54:31.each other, got to know each other and enjoyed an experience together

:54:32. > :54:35.but the whole flying away, we never had that in London, said this is all

:54:36. > :54:39.completely new for me, a completely new experience. It is hard to try

:54:40. > :54:45.and describe the feeling and the buzz, in London you were drawing

:54:46. > :54:52.from the crowds because it was so incredible so for this one it has

:54:53. > :54:55.been all of the extras that, the extra emotions you would get from

:54:56. > :54:59.the crowd, having to draw that from your team-mates and, in a way, it is

:55:00. > :55:03.nice to get that from your team-mate and share it. We have watched so

:55:04. > :55:06.many different sports that we could not do in England because there were

:55:07. > :55:12.so many athletes, so I have enjoyed that side of it. We are looking at

:55:13. > :55:18.you inside the plane and we can also see it gently taxiing with that

:55:19. > :55:26.Golden nose cone, BA2016, victoRIOus. Someone is waiting

:55:27. > :55:31.behind you, who is that?! We saw a hand, now they have gone shy! Do you

:55:32. > :55:44.want to say hello, welcome home? Hello! Introduce yourselves, tell us

:55:45. > :55:49.what you did in Rio. I'm with Team GB, it is good to be back. We are

:55:50. > :55:52.struggling to you but it is great to have your home, we are looking

:55:53. > :55:55.forward to you all getting off the flight and I'm sure your family are

:55:56. > :56:00.dying to see. What was your highlight, Kat, before we let you

:56:01. > :56:08.go? If I'm completely honest, taking the way me competing, we had this

:56:09. > :56:14.conversation yesterday and I don't normally cry at performances but

:56:15. > :56:18.when Max won gold I started crying. For us, it felt like the turning

:56:19. > :56:21.point for gymnastics so I think that was probably the standout

:56:22. > :56:26.performance for me. That was a beautiful picture of the

:56:27. > :56:29.plane just taxiing with the flag. Let's just hear the welcoming

:56:30. > :56:53.committee on the tarmac. APPLAUSE.

:56:54. > :57:04.I'm not sure how that flag was put up at the last moment! We can still

:57:05. > :57:08.see you, Kat. Kat, thank you for talking to us. There they are,

:57:09. > :57:13.making the final preparations to get the athletes off the plane. Thank

:57:14. > :57:18.you so much, Kat, enjoyed! Enjoyed everything that unfolds for you.

:57:19. > :57:23.Thank you so much for joining us and for your video diaries as well.

:57:24. > :57:26.Kat was telling us she knows who the first two athlete of the plane will

:57:27. > :57:32.be, but we have to wait and see when the doors open. Who are you

:57:33. > :57:36.expecting? Two might be a clue. I'm wondering if it will be Jason Kenny

:57:37. > :57:44.and Laura Trott. They are already here! That is a bad idea, then! That

:57:45. > :57:56.was my best theory! Max and mot. Mo has gone home. Nicola Adams? There

:57:57. > :57:59.are so many! That is what is so exciting, the anticipation of the

:58:00. > :58:02.British public to see these people coming home, to get to feel and

:58:03. > :58:08.touch the Olympics because it has been at a distance and now it is

:58:09. > :58:15.coming home. Adam, he won the first? We saw a picture of him in the

:58:16. > :58:19.cockpit. The first and last medal? Good thought! Hopefully there is not

:58:20. > :58:26.much longer to go. The steps are going up, they are getting ready. It

:58:27. > :58:30.would be nice if they did a slide, open the emergency door and let them

:58:31. > :58:34.come sliding out! Let's bring in Dan Johnson, who is

:58:35. > :58:38.on the tarmac. Lovely to see that plane with the little flag flying

:58:39. > :58:43.and the golden nose tip. Tell us who is on the tarmac waiting to greet

:58:44. > :58:49.the athletes as they get off? There is a huge party here just by

:58:50. > :58:53.this gate. It is not just media, journalists, reporters, camera crews

:58:54. > :58:57.and Stav, but also a lot of the airport workers, British Airways has

:58:58. > :59:00.put a huge team out to welcome Team GB back. There has been a lot of

:59:01. > :59:19.preparation gone into this welcome this morning, a

:59:20. > :59:21.huge effort from everybody at Heathrow, especially Terminal 5 and

:59:22. > :59:24.the British Airways team, so there is a full cabin crew out here as

:59:25. > :59:27.well as the team that would normally welcome a plane back. Lots of people

:59:28. > :59:30.here, it seems like this part of the airport has ground to a bit about at

:59:31. > :59:32.least for a few minutes, people working on nearby gates just taking

:59:33. > :59:35.a couple of minutes to stop and have a look and savour this moment. What

:59:36. > :59:38.a fantastic site, the plane with its golden nose cone, the little flag

:59:39. > :59:41.pudding out of the top, I think they put that up after it landed. It made

:59:42. > :59:43.it here ahead of time, they have had such a good flight back, lovely to

:59:44. > :59:45.hear those stories from the Olympians who are on board about how

:59:46. > :00:03.enjoyable this flight has been. What a way to cap off their real

:00:04. > :00:06.experience with such a nice fight back and such a warm welcome here at

:00:07. > :00:08.Heathrow on what is an absolutely cracking day, warm and bright,

:00:09. > :00:11.beautiful sunshine, and they are now trying to manoeuvre the steps into

:00:12. > :00:13.the right position to open the doors and allow our Olympians to take

:00:14. > :00:17.their first breath of British air as Olympic champions, some of them. A

:00:18. > :00:21.lot of discussion about who will be first, it will be interesting to see

:00:22. > :00:25.if the pecking order is maintained, if there was an Olympic sport for

:00:26. > :00:28.getting out of your seat, getting your luggage and getting ready to

:00:29. > :00:32.disembark, I would be interested to know who would win that contest! It

:00:33. > :00:40.looks like it will only be a couple of minutes until we find out. Lots

:00:41. > :00:43.of luggage to unload as well, all there, the Team GB equipment has

:00:44. > :00:50.been on board that plane, some unusual items of cargo. I think the

:00:51. > :00:53.biggest was one of the sales from the wind sailing team, having

:00:54. > :00:57.brought their equipment back with them. This was a specially chartered

:00:58. > :01:03.flight, I don't think anybody will have broken any luggage allowances,

:01:04. > :01:06.even with those quite weighty gold, silver and bronze medals, which I'm

:01:07. > :01:10.sure all those who won them will be clutching very close. They are still

:01:11. > :01:14.trying to get the steps in the right place up to the door, always the

:01:15. > :01:18.kind of job that takes a little bit longer than you would expect! But

:01:19. > :01:22.the team here determined to get everything absolutely right and make

:01:23. > :01:31.sure that everything happens in the right way.

:01:32. > :01:34.If there was an Olympic sport for putting the steps up to the plane

:01:35. > :01:56.this guy would have a gold medal. The response while they have been

:01:57. > :02:08.away, they will love seeing this, they will sit down and have a cup of

:02:09. > :02:15.tea. Does it mean a lot to know that people are interested? Not just

:02:16. > :02:27.friends and family but genuine supporters as well. Everybody has

:02:28. > :02:54.got their own goals. We are all people who love strutting

:02:55. > :03:00.it on stage in front of a crowd. All those hours running up and down. All

:03:01. > :03:08.people see is what goes on at the Olympic Games. For them, it will be

:03:09. > :03:16.wonderful, when they come out of that terminal. Breaking news, the

:03:17. > :03:26.legs that stabilise the steps are down on the ground.

:03:27. > :03:33.Hopefully it will not be too long until they can open the door and

:03:34. > :03:36.start getting people off. Who is coming off first? I'm going Nicola

:03:37. > :03:58.Adams. They've finally got the steps in

:03:59. > :04:00.place and the door will open. You are thinking Adam PT and Nicola

:04:01. > :04:23.Adams. If this was a normal flight you

:04:24. > :04:33.would not be impressed with that. They will be desperate to get off. I

:04:34. > :04:44.feel like there has been a party on board. How much time will they get

:04:45. > :04:51.to enjoy themselves before the training and the regime kicks back

:04:52. > :05:01.in? Everybody has got a different programme. Adam PT will be competing

:05:02. > :05:10.in a few weeks. The others will pretend media commitments. I would

:05:11. > :05:19.think 90% will go off on holiday and completely rest their mind and body.

:05:20. > :05:27.Every year, world, European... The door is open and they are all

:05:28. > :05:31.applauding, I don't know if they are applauding their staff for getting

:05:32. > :05:44.the steps up or the Olympians. I'm sure it is a bit of both.

:05:45. > :06:09.We think it is Max Whitlock who is stepping out first. The cabin crew

:06:10. > :06:18.are having their moment first. Nicola Adams and Matt Whitlock.

:06:19. > :06:45.There they are. You feel like you want to clap.

:06:46. > :06:52.A very warm welcome for these Olympians stepping back down onto

:06:53. > :07:06.British soil after their triumph in Rio de Janiero. They are being lined

:07:07. > :07:13.up for the official photographs. Taking advantage of this moment.

:07:14. > :07:32.Make sure that it can be enjoyed by people here and around the world.

:07:33. > :07:38.Really warm applause. Their achievements over the last few

:07:39. > :08:01.weeks. Has there been any performances that

:08:02. > :08:08.stand out? Too many. I'm going to go to the pool first of all. Adam PT

:08:09. > :08:14.has been dominated. That dominance. He will dominate that event for a

:08:15. > :08:26.few years. I kind of knew that it was going to happen.

:08:27. > :08:42.The relay performance is what you find. The last medal we had was in

:08:43. > :08:55.1994. The rowing guys, the cycling guys. But the swimming has blown me

:08:56. > :08:59.away. You've been around at the Olympics since the late 80s. How

:09:00. > :09:04.much have you seen in terms of the way that it is performed under way

:09:05. > :09:07.that performance has been received? The main thing was after the 1996

:09:08. > :09:29.Olympics, when we just got one goal. We need to get world-class results

:09:30. > :09:42.and to get that you need world-class athletes and coaches. They've got

:09:43. > :09:52.the body for it and the main four at that mind for it. And they need

:09:53. > :09:56.help. In the past we were up against state-sponsored programmes, in

:09:57. > :10:09.America they have intensive training centres. It all comes out of

:10:10. > :10:18.University culture. For now, we have performance centres where athletes

:10:19. > :10:29.go and train with the best in the world. You get results. We had an

:10:30. > :10:45.amazing game. They are enjoying this. A great moment. It has been

:10:46. > :10:51.carefully co-ordinated but everybody has something to be proud of as they

:10:52. > :10:59.represent the country. It's an amazing thing that we all must take

:11:00. > :11:10.for granted. It is British success in sport in so many different areas.

:11:11. > :11:18.It translates. It is something to expect and celebrate. The kids

:11:19. > :11:26.watching will have a massive effect on whether they can do it or not. I

:11:27. > :11:30.remember watching Carl Lewis and thinking I would love to be able to

:11:31. > :11:39.do that and years later Linford Christie doing the same thing in

:11:40. > :11:57.Barcelona. That was a massive catalyst for me. Going through that

:11:58. > :12:08.experience and different sport. All these types of different sports.

:12:09. > :12:11.Hello to both of you, how are you feeling watching this? It is

:12:12. > :12:16.incredible and great to see. It is nice to see that so many people

:12:17. > :12:21.stayed. There is an amazing amount of medallists who are there. Do you

:12:22. > :12:34.wish you were on the plane? A little bit but obviously it is great to be

:12:35. > :12:38.home and to come back to our dogs. They were saying it is difficult to

:12:39. > :12:47.know how you will be received when you're in that bubble. How has it

:12:48. > :12:56.been for you being back already? It has taken a bit of adjusting. You

:12:57. > :13:02.have no idea what is going on at home. Most of the TV is in

:13:03. > :13:16.Portuguese. I had no idea what is happening. It is great to realise

:13:17. > :13:26.what it means to everyone. Hasn't sunk in? I don't think so, it is

:13:27. > :13:33.weird to come back and it is incredible to see everybody and the

:13:34. > :13:41.support we've had. So much interest in the athletes, Nu, these huge

:13:42. > :13:48.names, that people are looking up to. How does it feel? It is strange.

:13:49. > :13:59.Particularly being in the public eye. People appreciate the support.

:14:00. > :14:13.Most people are really nice. I don't think we've bought a single drink. I

:14:14. > :14:21.spoke to your Father who said the drive that you have means you are a

:14:22. > :14:26.different person, you make yourself sick with the pressure you're under.

:14:27. > :14:42.Obviously we speak to you and see you away from competitive mode.

:14:43. > :14:59.Every race I go into, whether the track or down at the Olympics I want

:15:00. > :15:06.to win it. I guess it would come from my coach, QC is everything. He

:15:07. > :15:11.sees exactly how I am and how I feel. I guess there's the other

:15:12. > :15:16.side, nice and relaxed when I don't need to think about riding my bike.

:15:17. > :15:20.It must be nice having this experience together. You have an

:15:21. > :15:24.understanding of what you're going through.

:15:25. > :15:30.Yes, that is special, it is something not many people get to

:15:31. > :15:33.experience. When you are at the Olympics, your family is kept at arm

:15:34. > :15:37.'s length, you are in a bubble at the village, you just go to the

:15:38. > :15:41.races, you might get a couple from your family if you get to the crowd,

:15:42. > :15:44.but for as we shared it together and for me that definitely helps and I

:15:45. > :15:51.feel lucky. Are you competitive with each other? Only when it comes to

:15:52. > :15:57.scrabble! Funnily enough, I had to scrabble in my head! I can imagine!

:15:58. > :16:02.But not sport, do you compete against each other? No, we are very

:16:03. > :16:06.different athletes, we can compare gold medals but we just want the

:16:07. > :16:12.best for each other. Watching Jason, I get so nervous because I just want

:16:13. > :16:16.him to win. How do you feel, Jason, when you watch Laura? The same, it

:16:17. > :16:19.is much harder watching, I have an appreciation for my parents and

:16:20. > :16:21.understand more what they are going through because it is just so much

:16:22. > :16:38.harder watching. When you are in it yourself, you are

:16:39. > :16:41.in control of what happened and you don't tend to worry about yourself

:16:42. > :16:44.that much, but when you are watching someone else, you want the best for

:16:45. > :16:47.them, you want them to be happy and safe as well, there is always a

:16:48. > :16:49.chance of crashing in our sport so when she finally crosses the finish

:16:50. > :16:52.line you can breathe out. What happens next for you two? We are

:16:53. > :16:55.having a bit of a break now, after London I felt like I rushed back

:16:56. > :16:58.onto the bike so I want to enjoy this moment. What about you, Jason?

:16:59. > :17:03.Well, we do everything together, so I will be taking a break as well! We

:17:04. > :17:07.are relaxed now, like Laura said, just take our time and we could

:17:08. > :17:12.parade. Everything we have done, every second of every day has been

:17:13. > :17:17.planned until the Olympics, so we have got no plans, just enjoying

:17:18. > :17:22.floating around, really. And everyone is waiting for that wedding

:17:23. > :17:26.date! That is exciting for us to be able to plan now, we felt we had to

:17:27. > :17:30.get one hurdle out of the way now. It sounds like I am saying it was a

:17:31. > :17:34.downer, it wasn't, but it was such a huge part of our lives, we wanted to

:17:35. > :17:40.get that out of the way to enjoy the planning of the wedding. It is

:17:41. > :17:42.fantastic to talk to you both, congratulations for everything you

:17:43. > :17:50.have achieved so far. Thank you very much.

:17:51. > :17:54.Let's bring in my studio guest. Just fantastic to hear them and see the

:17:55. > :17:59.pride and joy that all these athletes are feeling right now. Jo,

:18:00. > :18:03.they are a group of people you were with just a little while ago. So

:18:04. > :18:08.many amazing role models coming off the plane, they will inspire the

:18:09. > :18:11.next generation. They have gone up there, train hard, showed what you

:18:12. > :18:15.can achieve if you follow your dreams, fantastic role models for

:18:16. > :18:22.the youngsters coming through, such an inspiration. It has created a

:18:23. > :18:25.good feel in our country and that is why it is worth the investment that

:18:26. > :18:28.we put into sport because it has given us a good feel, it has

:18:29. > :18:33.inspired a nation and makes you proud to be part of the country. How

:18:34. > :18:37.important has the investment been? It is interesting to look at how

:18:38. > :18:45.much was invested prior to Atalanta, ?5 million a year, and I think there

:18:46. > :18:50.was one called Michael in Atlanta, and funding has increased

:18:51. > :18:54.exponentially -- one gold medal. It equates to about ?4 million per

:18:55. > :19:01.medal, and some people think that is not money worth spending? I think it

:19:02. > :19:07.is about ?1.09 per taxpayer per medal. That is a good way to look at

:19:08. > :19:14.it! And the feel-good factor for the whole country is fantastic. Maybe it

:19:15. > :19:19.had more impact being in London, but the success that we have had is

:19:20. > :19:23.absolutely down to the funding that we get from the lottery money,

:19:24. > :19:27.through UK Sport, and without it we would not be as successful. You can

:19:28. > :19:31.see we are now one of the best funded nations in the Olympic Games,

:19:32. > :19:36.second in the league table, and we all know here that we would not be

:19:37. > :19:40.able to train at athletes, some of us started training before lottery

:19:41. > :19:44.funding and the shift in gear you are able to put into your training

:19:45. > :19:54.when you don't have to worry about, can I get the right food, can I get

:19:55. > :19:56.enough preparatory, is huge. Literally it comes down to things

:19:57. > :19:59.like worrying about food, before funding? I was in the British rowing

:20:00. > :20:02.team in the build-up to London and the step change in the team between

:20:03. > :20:06.London and now is not to do with training, that has not changed much,

:20:07. > :20:10.most people in the world are doing the same training, but it comes down

:20:11. > :20:13.to the fact that there is a phenomenal nutritionist and

:20:14. > :20:17.full-time chefs in the roving centre. We would not be able to

:20:18. > :20:21.afford that without funding to put that in place. It is those things

:20:22. > :20:33.behind the scenes that create these performances and I think it is so

:20:34. > :20:36.important that if we want to stay at the top of the medal tables we have

:20:37. > :20:38.to keep funding the athletes to compete. A lot of the money would go

:20:39. > :20:41.into preventing injuries, scanning, having treatment every day, and that

:20:42. > :20:44.is the difference because a lot of these guys would not be getting the

:20:45. > :20:47.injuries and niggles that we would have done before the funding. You

:20:48. > :20:52.did not benefit from that? I was working, I worked right up to my

:20:53. > :20:55.Olympic gold-medal part-time in an accountancy office! That is beyond

:20:56. > :21:00.the realm of understanding for a lot of people that you were juggling

:21:01. > :21:04.like that. I trained twice a day, went up to London twice a week and

:21:05. > :21:08.left at lunchtime to do a gym session then trained when I got home

:21:09. > :21:13.in the evening. Really, really different. I was very lucky that I

:21:14. > :21:16.had the company that took the pressure off a bit because I knew I

:21:17. > :21:21.had funding that would keep me in the sport and allow me to do what I

:21:22. > :21:24.wanted to do, but also my parents as well and my coach, people like that,

:21:25. > :21:31.I was lucky that I had that opportunity. That is the difference

:21:32. > :21:36.between five gold medallist Ben to 27 gold by the lists now. To have

:21:37. > :21:40.that support and be able, your event is being paid and you are looking at

:21:41. > :21:46.those different elements and you are able to go out every day and think

:21:47. > :21:52.about training and performance, it is a great investment. I completely

:21:53. > :21:58.agree, there are lots of stresses outside of sport and it can take

:21:59. > :22:05.away from your performance. How were your experiences? I was before the

:22:06. > :22:09.system to start with as well, I was carrying timber left, right and

:22:10. > :22:14.centre. At least it kept you fit! Yes, but it takes away from the

:22:15. > :22:16.performance on the track, it was difficult and when the lottery

:22:17. > :22:22.system came in it allowed me to just focus on the job at hand, which was

:22:23. > :22:27.just running quick and having the infrastructure around to be able to

:22:28. > :22:31.perform. And getting that, does it mean that you feel a duty to give

:22:32. > :22:35.back to your country because you are getting that support? Yes, you can

:22:36. > :22:38.put all your efforts in, when you stand on the line you know you have

:22:39. > :22:42.done everything because you have to finance in place to allow you to do

:22:43. > :22:47.that so you stand on the line and think, I will do the best I can for

:22:48. > :22:50.myself and my country. We are effectively taking this money, we

:22:51. > :22:55.are given the money from the National Lottery so I see it as my

:22:56. > :22:59.duty to convert as much as my -- as much of my energy and time into

:23:00. > :23:02.improving my performance. You cannot guarantee medals and performances

:23:03. > :23:07.which you can guarantee the input from the athlete and I saw it as my

:23:08. > :23:11.task to do as much as I can. When I am not on the river, what else can I

:23:12. > :23:23.do? Away from training, what else can I do to improve my performance?

:23:24. > :23:26.That is what a the athletes the freedom to do. Everyone can train so

:23:27. > :23:29.much in a day, it is the other stuff that is not physical that gives that

:23:30. > :23:31.extra boost to performances. We are still watching athletes coming off

:23:32. > :23:36.the plane. The first team to increase the medal haul after a home

:23:37. > :23:42.games, that is a phenomenal achievement and it makes you wonder

:23:43. > :23:48.what will happen next time in Tokyo. Jo, you are not ruling out being in

:23:49. > :23:52.Tokyo? I would be extremely old, like I am already, nearly 46! But I

:23:53. > :23:56.have not ruled it out. Just interested, listening to all the

:23:57. > :24:00.views here, because it has been amazing, the way the funding has

:24:01. > :24:04.helped people, because it is not just individuals that are lottery

:24:05. > :24:09.funded and get help with their training course, their diet,

:24:10. > :24:14.everything, the whole team benefits because it is funding experts,

:24:15. > :24:22.coaches, also medical staff, brilliant physios, training camps.

:24:23. > :24:26.We all benefited prior to Rio that we had a training camp in a

:24:27. > :24:30.different part of Brazil that created camaraderie, brought

:24:31. > :24:33.everyone together, there was great spirit and expertise there that we

:24:34. > :24:37.had access to, so many different ways that the whole team can

:24:38. > :24:41.benefit. We talk about the cost per medal but the whole team is

:24:42. > :24:45.benefiting and from there you get the people that really exceed

:24:46. > :24:49.expectations or defend their titles or whatever, and it is the whole

:24:50. > :24:53.team that benefit and you get the youngsters coming through. It has

:24:54. > :25:01.been really brilliant and so many sports are targeted, that is what is

:25:02. > :25:04.great about our country as well. We are seeing the plane, which has

:25:05. > :25:10.still possibly got some athletes to come off, I don't know? The arrivals

:25:11. > :25:13.hall as well, we will keep a lookout because hopefully soon the athletes

:25:14. > :25:17.will start to come through and be reunited with their families. I

:25:18. > :25:21.think it is making sure that the clubs are ready because we have

:25:22. > :25:26.inspired all these young kids, Max was saying in his gymnastics club in

:25:27. > :25:30.Essex, the list of youngsters that want to join, we have got to make

:25:31. > :25:32.sure that we have got the coaches and hopefully can inspire some

:25:33. > :25:35.coaches to come into the sport because a lot of that is often

:25:36. > :25:57.volunteer work that they put in, so we have inspired a generation

:25:58. > :25:59.of youngsters but we have got to make sure that the clubs are ready

:26:00. > :26:03.and the infrastructure is ready to get the grass roots to be able to

:26:04. > :26:05.come up. I know there are some good initiatives through the new strategy

:26:06. > :26:08.being put up with the Government and Sport England to really look at that

:26:09. > :26:10.grassroots through schools and clubs as well, that needs to be put in

:26:11. > :26:13.place over the next four years. Sally is so right because all of us

:26:14. > :26:16.here are grateful to the volunteers, I have often had the opportunity to

:26:17. > :26:19.say in my career that if it was not for the volunteers, the coaches, I'm

:26:20. > :26:21.still in contact with my coach from when I was a child, without all

:26:22. > :26:24.these volunteers none of us would have the opportunity to go to an

:26:25. > :26:27.Olympic Games and achieve things we wanted to achieve, things like that.

:26:28. > :26:33.It is a really brilliant point Sally is making there. It takes a village,

:26:34. > :26:36.people always say. And to integrate the people who are paid in the

:26:37. > :26:39.National Lottery, the staff in the teams, and get them to integrate

:26:40. > :26:43.with the volunteers in the Cubs, that is a great challenge because

:26:44. > :26:47.those people say, why aren't we being paid to do that job? It is

:26:48. > :26:50.hard and we have to rise to that challenge because now we have got

:26:51. > :26:55.this success pulling people up, we need to provide a pathway. Let's

:26:56. > :27:01.talk to Daniela Ralph in the arrivals hall. Still some athletes

:27:02. > :27:05.coming off the plane, they keep on coming. Hopefully soon they will

:27:06. > :27:09.filter through to the arrivals hall where Daniela is waiting with

:27:10. > :27:14.relatives. I expect there is a huge amount of anticipation where you

:27:15. > :27:19.are? Yes, there is, you can see the

:27:20. > :27:23.pictures in front of me, there is a special area that has been set up in

:27:24. > :27:28.the main international arrivals hall at Terminal 5, specifically for the

:27:29. > :27:31.friends and family of Team GB. You can see the union flags hanging over

:27:32. > :27:37.the barriers, red white and blue balloons now in position, and these

:27:38. > :27:42.are friends and family who have watched from afar, many of them,

:27:43. > :27:46.over the last couple weeks, seeing members of their family competed in

:27:47. > :27:49.Rio, so they are eager to see those people coming off that flight that

:27:50. > :27:53.has landed. The athletes are of course getting the VIP treatment.

:27:54. > :27:56.You have been watching them come off the plane, they will go on those

:27:57. > :28:01.buses, they will not be collecting bags or any of that nonsense, they

:28:02. > :28:04.will come to a side entrance in the arrivals hall and come through in

:28:05. > :28:11.front of the cameras here, and they will go into this area where they

:28:12. > :28:13.will be able to see and be reunited with their friends and family at the

:28:14. > :28:17.airport. We have just been talking to the mum of Will Hatch, one of the

:28:18. > :28:22.gold medallist in the rowing eight. She said the moment the plane landed

:28:23. > :28:26.the text it to say, Mum, are you there? Can I have a lift home! Back

:28:27. > :28:31.to normal quite quickly for some of those athletes, even those with gold

:28:32. > :28:34.bundles. But a high level of anticipation here, everyone eager to

:28:35. > :28:37.see those people coming off that aircraft.

:28:38. > :28:41.Lizzie on WhatsApp says, my brother John Scofield is on the flight, he

:28:42. > :28:47.and Lee and he'd won silver in the newsprint, we cannot be there but

:28:48. > :28:50.his nephews want to say hi. They surpassed expectations and were

:28:51. > :28:54.amazing. The athletes are getting off the

:28:55. > :28:58.plane, they will go and meet up with their loved ones and later some of

:28:59. > :29:03.the star athletes will be speaking to the media. Simon McCauley is

:29:04. > :29:08.waiting for them to come through and talk to the media a little later.

:29:09. > :29:13.When are you expecting them? We expect a news conference at about

:29:14. > :29:18.11:30am but any time from 10:45am we expect them to come in. This is not

:29:19. > :29:21.a glamorous location from what you have just been looking at in the

:29:22. > :29:24.arrivals hall earlier but it is where the families are waiting right

:29:25. > :29:29.now to meet some of the athletes as they come off, and the plan is they

:29:30. > :29:33.will be reunited here, celebrations get under way, then there is a news

:29:34. > :29:36.conference, after which we will be talking to some of the athletes

:29:37. > :29:40.involved. We have been told we cannot speak to them before the news

:29:41. > :29:46.conference gets under way, scheduled to get underway here, we expect Adam

:29:47. > :29:51.Peaty, heads of Team GB, heads of UK Sport, to give that news conference.

:29:52. > :29:55.Wonderful atmosphere and every time something pops up on the TV, they

:29:56. > :29:58.have got BBC News on here, we were cheering as the athletes were

:29:59. > :30:04.getting off the plane, so a wonderful atmosphere here and those

:30:05. > :30:07.first shots of families being reunited with their families after

:30:08. > :30:10.what has been a pretty tough two weeks would be something to see, so

:30:11. > :30:17.we will have plenty more, news conference at 1130 AM and more

:30:18. > :30:20.before then, as well. We are staying across what is

:30:21. > :30:21.happening on the plane and in the arrivals hall where relatives are

:30:22. > :30:37.waiting. Do you think this will make it more

:30:38. > :30:56.appealing to young kids out there to think, I want to represent my

:30:57. > :30:59.country? You really hope so. They are characters, down-to-earth, they

:31:00. > :31:14.work hard and you want your kids to have role models. My three boys have

:31:15. > :31:22.watched the games, you want to encourage that, you want to make

:31:23. > :31:30.sure it is not unachievable. You want them to enjoy sport, you want

:31:31. > :31:37.them to be active. You want the schools to engage in it. You want

:31:38. > :31:43.local authorities, see this opportunity, adults as well. It is

:31:44. > :31:52.very easy, we sat there watching it. Let's get up and do something. Just

:31:53. > :32:00.see the joy. What you're describing about the athletes that make us

:32:01. > :32:07.proud. Not just the sporting talent, the character, the resilience, there

:32:08. > :32:14.are some egos but do you encounter them very often? There are a breadth

:32:15. > :32:21.of characters. In all athletes there is a kind of power inside, a

:32:22. > :32:29.powerful engine driving all these athletes, whether they reveal it.

:32:30. > :32:36.When they are out there training that is the fuel that they are

:32:37. > :32:47.using. This ego thing, there is that power inside that sport. It allows a

:32:48. > :33:00.channel to be released. I started athletics quite old, when I was 15.

:33:01. > :33:09.My coach said, going to race, see what happens, have winter, see we

:33:10. > :33:20.are. I looked at the rankings, I saw my name in the rankings. I thought,

:33:21. > :33:23.I must be quite good at this. I did not have much direction and could

:33:24. > :33:29.easily have gone down the right way and got a lot of negative

:33:30. > :33:34.environments, it is quite easy for me to have done that. That gave me

:33:35. > :33:41.an avenue, watching Linford Christie and Carl Lewis, I had a slight

:33:42. > :33:46.attraction to the sport and I thought I was good at this. Kept

:33:47. > :33:51.going and kept going and then the lottery allowed me to put more

:33:52. > :34:05.effort in. I used to train at Bisham Abbey and when I did that... I still

:34:06. > :34:12.go there and it has expanded into an amazing facility, there is a hotel

:34:13. > :34:15.and these shackles, you have amazing facilities and you can see how the

:34:16. > :34:23.growth of the hockey teams training their, you can see everyone

:34:24. > :34:26.benefiting from the facilities. We are still waiting for the athletes

:34:27. > :34:33.to come through to the arrivals. Let's take a look at the standard

:34:34. > :36:13.winning moments of the last two weeks.

:36:14. > :36:25.These divers seemed rather taken by the water below. I

:36:26. > :37:18.did it for my country because that means so much to me.

:37:19. > :37:50.They are fearless and without equal, they are history makers.

:37:51. > :38:27.An absolutely sensational performance.

:38:28. > :38:28.COMMENTAOR: Andy Murray is a double

:38:29. > :38:38.different, the crowd out there today were incredible.

:38:39. > :38:43.Been in my mind every single day for the past

:38:44. > :39:35.Great Britain have won the Olympic gold medal.

:39:36. > :40:27.I could just keep on watching that. If you want to do the same it is on

:40:28. > :40:33.the programme page. I will be back later with our Olympians about the

:40:34. > :40:42.return of Team GB to Great Britain. They are still filing off the plane.

:40:43. > :40:55.Let's take a quick look. Coming off the plane, the arrivals hall, we are

:40:56. > :41:00.expecting to see them. 366 athletes went there and 129 of them came back

:41:01. > :41:05.with a medal. This was the moment when they got off the plane. Very

:41:06. > :41:12.carefully order for them to emerge from the plane but obviously for

:41:13. > :41:16.everybody who has been, huge amount of pride. We were talking to one of

:41:17. > :41:21.the athletes on the plane saying they've been in a bit of a bubble

:41:22. > :41:25.and it's hard to imagine really what it is going to be like once they

:41:26. > :41:27.touched down on British soil and come face-to-face with the people

:41:28. > :41:39.have been watching them and cheering them on. We will be cheering them

:41:40. > :41:42.on. I've got some breaking news to bring you about the chairman of

:41:43. > :41:47.Ofsted. He is standing down from his position with immediate effect. He

:41:48. > :41:51.was forced to apologise for comments he made at a teaching conference

:41:52. > :41:57.describing the Isle of Wight as a pure ghetto which suffers from

:41:58. > :42:01.inbreeding. He said he has informed the Secretary of State that he is

:42:02. > :42:16.resigning with immediate effect, it has been a great privilege, I'm

:42:17. > :42:23.pleased this is in place, he says, I will miss working with an excellent

:42:24. > :42:30.team. He had to apologise for those comments. Let's talk about the

:42:31. > :42:34.gender pay gap because... Women face a widening pay gap

:42:35. > :42:36.with their male counterparts once they start a family,

:42:37. > :42:39.a study by a leading economic The Institute for Fiscal Studies

:42:40. > :42:45.said that while the overall "gender wage gap" had narrowed over

:42:46. > :42:47.the past two decades, women with children

:42:48. > :42:49.were falling behind. The study, carried out

:42:50. > :42:52.for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, suggested that on average,

:42:53. > :43:09.hourly pay rates for women That compares with a gap of 23%

:43:10. > :43:14.in 2003 and 28% in 1993. However once women started a family

:43:15. > :43:17.the gap widens consistently year by year so that

:43:18. > :43:20.by the time their first child had reached the age of 12, their hourly

:43:21. > :43:23.pay was 33% down on men. To look in to this further,

:43:24. > :43:25.I'm joined in the studio by Nerissa Chesterfield from

:43:26. > :43:27.the Institute of Economic Affairs, From Cardiff, we're joined

:43:28. > :43:31.by Eleanor Wade who was involved in a successful equal pay claim

:43:32. > :43:39.and from Newcastle, He has been involved in many gender

:43:40. > :43:49.pay discrimination cases in the UK. Thank you for joining us. Is the law

:43:50. > :43:52.absolutely clear on this? It is clear but incredibly difficult to

:43:53. > :43:58.enforce and that the government introduced tribunal fees to start a

:43:59. > :44:06.case, the number of cases has gone down by 90%. The law exists in

:44:07. > :44:14.theory but it is incredibly difficult to pursue. You were a part

:44:15. > :44:19.of a group involved in a successful equal pay claim in 2013. What was

:44:20. > :44:26.the issue for you? The issue for us was about unequal pay. It was that

:44:27. > :44:31.we've got women doing the same work as men but earning less money for

:44:32. > :44:32.it. We took our employer to a tribunal and we were able to

:44:33. > :44:49.negotiate a settlement. Should it have been clear-cut if the

:44:50. > :44:53.women were demonstrably earning less than the men? The biggest difficulty

:44:54. > :45:01.is most women are not able to find out what the pay gap is because the

:45:02. > :45:04.government removed the ability to ask for questionnaires. The big

:45:05. > :45:07.difficulty is the lack of transparency. Most people don't know

:45:08. > :45:10.that they are earning less than their male colleagues and when they

:45:11. > :45:14.do discover it, it is finding out what the reason for it is and

:45:15. > :45:17.pursuing the case. You have a series of hurdles before you can get to a

:45:18. > :45:27.successful settlement. Laura, your firm publishes the

:45:28. > :45:31.gender pay gap, how important is transparency? It is critical, we

:45:32. > :45:34.have published for the last two years and will publish the third

:45:35. > :45:40.next month. There is something around transparency as a starting

:45:41. > :45:43.point, people understanding the size of the challenge and encouraging

:45:44. > :45:47.debate in the organisation, so people being aware that we have a

:45:48. > :45:51.clear set of actions and we are willing to be held to account within

:45:52. > :45:56.the firm and publicly to deliver on that action plan to close the gap.

:45:57. > :46:04.Is it straightforward that people doing the St John should be paid the

:46:05. > :46:07.same wage? Absolutely, this has pointed out that women and men are

:46:08. > :46:10.getting paid, per hour, the same, but the difference is they are not

:46:11. > :46:14.making like the like consideration, said they are comparing women

:46:15. > :46:18.working part-time to men working full-time, therefore they are

:46:19. > :46:24.working fewer hours and therefore... But it is the hourly pay rate where

:46:25. > :46:29.there is the discrepancy. But that is perhaps in particular cases, yes,

:46:30. > :46:35.but in this consideration the ONS found that women between 20 and 39

:46:36. > :46:43.R, median earnings, getting paid 6.5% more than men, and it is when

:46:44. > :46:48.people look at the lifework balance for familial reasons, they take a

:46:49. > :46:51.step back from work, they work part-time, and therefore work less

:46:52. > :46:57.hours, therefore do get the discrepancy in pay between men and

:46:58. > :47:02.women. Do you agree with that, Stephane? I disagree with both of

:47:03. > :47:10.the previous commentators. If you look at the PWC 's published

:47:11. > :47:13.figures, they mean virtually nothing. A woman working there

:47:14. > :47:18.cannot tell from the figures published what their pay is compared

:47:19. > :47:22.to a male colleague, they published two General figures covering 150,000

:47:23. > :47:29.people, they are virtually useless for the purposes of pay

:47:30. > :47:33.transparency. If you look at the ONS figures, the ONS figures themselves

:47:34. > :47:37.are not very good, but if you look at the comparison between part-time

:47:38. > :47:42.and full-time hourly pay comparisons, it is the same number

:47:43. > :47:47.of hours, the actual pay gap is over 40%. It is ridiculous to suggest

:47:48. > :47:51.that there is no gender pay gap or that there is no unequal pay. Look

:47:52. > :47:57.at the reality of this. I have dealt with over 250,000 cases and in

:47:58. > :48:13.virtually no case has the gender pay gap been less than 33%. In

:48:14. > :48:16.many cases that we have been pursuing against employers who have

:48:17. > :48:19.equal opportunities policies, they have pay gaps of over 80% and in

:48:20. > :48:22.some cases over 100%. That is women getting paid half the amount of men

:48:23. > :48:24.doing equivalent work. This is not statistical, these are cases where

:48:25. > :48:27.we have been able to establish and tribunal have accepted that the

:48:28. > :48:32.reason for the pay difference is gender. It is unlawful. I think the

:48:33. > :48:36.idea that there is no gender pay gap and no issue is just simply wrong.

:48:37. > :48:43.But my point is that when women take time out for familial reasons, when

:48:44. > :48:49.they come back into the workplace naturally their career trajectory or

:48:50. > :48:52.opportunities have been mediated by the fact they have taken time out,

:48:53. > :48:56.and that is the same with men if they take a significant time out of

:48:57. > :49:01.work, your career and earning prosperity is diminished, that

:49:02. > :49:07.explains part of it. But if you look at, one of the things the IFA study

:49:08. > :49:11.shows, if you make a like-for-like comparison, for example if you

:49:12. > :49:14.compare graduate women with graduate men, there has been no reduction in

:49:15. > :49:19.the gender pay gap over the last 20 years. The only reason the overall

:49:20. > :49:22.figure has gone down is because the number of female graduates have

:49:23. > :49:26.significantly increased as a result of changes made by the last Labour

:49:27. > :49:30.Government and as a result of that it has reduced the overall figure.

:49:31. > :49:37.If you do a like-for-like comparison there is significant gender pay

:49:38. > :49:40.differences. Laura, Stephan was saying that your company publishing

:49:41. > :49:45.the gender pay gap does not say anything. In terms of people knowing

:49:46. > :49:49.how salaries directly compare, if companies are serious about ending

:49:50. > :49:54.the gender pay gap, why not publish or salaries? It is right, the

:49:55. > :49:58.headlines are interesting and spark debate but they are averages and no

:49:59. > :50:03.individual is ever average. What they do is give us the data and

:50:04. > :50:07.analysis to understand what is going on at an individual level, and by

:50:08. > :50:13.doing that analysis, what we know at PWC is part of our challenge is we

:50:14. > :50:16.have fewer women in the most senior positions, so our challenge is

:50:17. > :50:19.making sure we are promoting women to the most senior positions and

:50:20. > :50:25.recruit women into those positions. If you take out the factor of a lack

:50:26. > :50:29.of women in senior positions, our pay gap is much smaller. But it is

:50:30. > :50:34.still unacceptable so we need to understand what is driving that and

:50:35. > :50:38.it is generally recruiting more senior people, when we recruit at

:50:39. > :50:43.senior levels it tends to be men more than women, so we know what the

:50:44. > :50:46.issue is and it allows us to focus on our action plan and be

:50:47. > :50:49.transparent within the organisation in terms of, these are the

:50:50. > :50:53.challenges that we have, this is the plan to tackle those challenges, and

:50:54. > :50:56.we set targets and we are transparent around more than just

:50:57. > :51:00.those headline levels and we are happy to be held to account to

:51:01. > :51:07.delivering on those targets. Thank you all very much, we are going to

:51:08. > :51:10.go straight back to the arrivals hall at Heathrow. Daniela Rob is

:51:11. > :51:14.there with the friends and family of the athletes.

:51:15. > :51:18.Yes, we are still waiting, we are expecting a big group of athletes to

:51:19. > :51:22.emerge shortly into the international arrivals hall here at

:51:23. > :51:25.Terminal 5 at Heathrow. We have seen a couple go through but not a big

:51:26. > :51:29.group of them at the moment. What you can see here is this area that

:51:30. > :51:35.has been created just for the friends and the family of Team GB.

:51:36. > :51:39.You can see all the flags, signs saying, welcome home, handmade

:51:40. > :51:43.picture there that says, welcome back auntie Charlie. These are the

:51:44. > :51:47.people, in large part, who have been watching from a bar over the last

:51:48. > :51:51.couple of weeks, watching their loved ones compete in Rio and are

:51:52. > :51:56.now here to find any welcome them home and congratulate them in

:51:57. > :51:59.person. They are of course also the most important support team any

:52:00. > :52:04.sports man or woman can have, friends and family, here to give

:52:05. > :52:08.them that support and the morale boost and everything needed over the

:52:09. > :52:12.years and years of training that has got them to this point in their

:52:13. > :52:15.sporting career, so there is a buzz around the international arrivals

:52:16. > :52:19.hall and from where I am looking, the shot you are seeing, I can seed

:52:20. > :52:23.layers and layers of people on all of the flaws here at Terminal 5,

:52:24. > :52:28.leaning over the barriers, if the camera goes up a little bit you can

:52:29. > :52:30.probably see the top of the escalators, everybody here at

:52:31. > :52:36.Heathrow today on the whole place has ground to a halt to welcome home

:52:37. > :52:42.Team GB. They will be bussed from the point where you saw the plane on

:52:43. > :52:45.the tarmac, they are, we are told, having to pick up some bags but it

:52:46. > :52:50.will be a bit quicker than the way you and I would normally collect our

:52:51. > :52:53.bags! We should see them here, we are hoping, in the next couple of

:52:54. > :52:58.minutes. OK, we will stay watching those

:52:59. > :53:01.pictures in the arrivals hall. Sally Gunnell, you were saying earlier

:53:02. > :53:06.that your husband will be coming back. I have got to shoot from here

:53:07. > :53:09.to Heathrow to pick him up, will I get through?! He is on the next

:53:10. > :53:16.plane full of the support team and coaches that have been out there.

:53:17. > :53:21.What has he been doing? He is a coach for the endurance team, he was

:53:22. > :53:25.in charge of Jo and have athletes out there, so it has been a hard

:53:26. > :53:31.summer for them as well and us, so we are looking forward to getting

:53:32. > :53:35.home, seeing the boys and myself. Those seats there are where some of

:53:36. > :53:40.the star athletes are going to be at about 11:30am, they will be speaking

:53:41. > :53:46.to the media. They are going to be shattered, aren't they? Jo, you have

:53:47. > :53:54.been back ten days or so? About a week or so. How long does it take to

:53:55. > :53:57.recover? They will be so happy and elated to see them relatives. I

:53:58. > :54:02.remember when I got back and saw my husband and my kids, I went straight

:54:03. > :54:07.into mum mode, went to bushy Park and had a day out, I was so excited

:54:08. > :54:10.to see everyone, they will be elated to see their family, their family

:54:11. > :54:18.will be so proud and they will have their own celebrations. How proud

:54:19. > :54:21.are you all feel in? You are all role models but you are looking at

:54:22. > :54:27.these people and thinking, they have done something amazing, haven't

:54:28. > :54:34.they? I think Rulli is more it for me, because you are so close to so

:54:35. > :54:38.many people competing -- relieved. You know the expectation they have

:54:39. > :54:42.on themselves so when they deliver gold or silver or bronze, or even

:54:43. > :54:47.just the performance they are looking for, you are so pleased they

:54:48. > :54:52.have got the result that they wanted. For me, in London, we want

:54:53. > :54:59.to win gold, we didn't get it, so for the friends and family it is, it

:55:00. > :55:02.is not really whether they won or not, it is where they stack up

:55:03. > :55:08.against what they want to achieve. Everybody is talking about what has

:55:09. > :55:11.been achieved there, everything is an achievement, the fact that they

:55:12. > :55:13.got out there and represented their country, but when you have not

:55:14. > :55:17.achieved what you wanted, how does that feel when you are surrounded by

:55:18. > :55:27.others who maybe have done what they wanted? It is really tough, because

:55:28. > :55:33.we all put so much into that result, and it can be just marginal things,

:55:34. > :55:37.when Mo fell, you can imagine if we did not win the ten Kate that night,

:55:38. > :55:43.how much of a disaster it would have been for him, -- the ten kilometres.

:55:44. > :55:46.But these things happen, you were talking about stepping up to achieve

:55:47. > :55:50.the result, but when you don't do it it takes a long time to process that

:55:51. > :55:54.and get through it. The reality is they have been to the Olympics and

:55:55. > :55:57.represented GB at the Olympic Games, and that is an incredible

:55:58. > :56:03.achievement in itself. With track and field, we had a lot of fourth

:56:04. > :56:08.and fifth placings, and to me that is encouraging because it is a great

:56:09. > :56:12.performance, but they don't get the recognition that they deserve, but

:56:13. > :56:16.they are so young and for us in track and field it is an exciting

:56:17. > :56:20.next four years because they have got everything to aim for now, they

:56:21. > :56:23.have seen what it is about. Let's look at inside the plane

:56:24. > :56:26.earlier because we were talking about one of the athletes, saying

:56:27. > :56:31.the national anthem was sung when they got on the plane. Let's see

:56:32. > :56:33.some of that, we can take a peak at the bronze medal winner Asha

:56:34. > :56:37.Phillips' Twitter feed from inside the plane. We will do that in a

:56:38. > :56:43.minute because the first arrivals have come in. There we go.

:56:44. > :56:47.CHEERING. Tell us who is coming through,

:56:48. > :56:53.Daniela? We can see some of the row was

:56:54. > :56:59.coming through, I'm not sure if you can see, with the reddish hair,

:57:00. > :57:04.holding up his medal, that is will, he was the one I said earlier asked

:57:05. > :57:09.his mum to come and pick him up from the airport to date once he had

:57:10. > :57:12.landed an hour or so ago! What we are going to see now is a stream of

:57:13. > :57:19.athletes coming through from the baggage hall, all in that now

:57:20. > :57:22.familiar Team GB strip, all of them wearing their medals, the gold

:57:23. > :57:26.medals hanging proudly around their necks for those who got gold, silver

:57:27. > :57:30.is coming through here as well now, all of the medal winning athletes

:57:31. > :57:34.coming through this way except for a few that would have gone for the

:57:35. > :57:38.news conference at the hotel. This is the moment here where they will

:57:39. > :57:41.move past us and go into a separate area where you can see the friends

:57:42. > :57:45.and family there to finally be reunited with their friends and

:57:46. > :57:50.families who obviously play such an important part in their career and

:57:51. > :57:55.getting them to this point here. I think, for some of them, it is

:57:56. > :57:58.probably going to feel like a shock, to be honest, particularly those in

:57:59. > :58:02.sports that perhaps don't have as high a profile as others. We have

:58:03. > :58:05.seen representatives from the badminton team who will get an

:58:06. > :58:10.enormous cheer when they come through. It is going to be a bit of

:58:11. > :58:14.a shock for some of them receiving all this attention, but a real

:58:15. > :58:17.welcome home party in the international arrivals hall at

:58:18. > :58:21.Terminal 5. Definitely. Daniela, thank you very

:58:22. > :58:25.much. Thank you to all of my guests with me in the studio, it has been

:58:26. > :58:31.great happy New Year and watching that arrival, Team GB's victorious

:58:32. > :58:32.return to Britain continues on Newsroom Live.

:58:33. > :58:35.Breaking news - glittering Planet Strictly is in our skies.

:58:36. > :58:41.excited reports are pouring in of this once-in-a-lifetime sighting.