:00:07. > :00:13.The sharp tongue of the Blade Runner - Oscar Pistorius criticises
:00:13. > :00:16.the artificial legs worn by the man who beat him to the gold medal. He
:00:16. > :00:24.apologies for the timing of his comments but says there are still
:00:24. > :00:29.issues over the use of technology. Reshuffle on the cards - David
:00:29. > :00:35.Cameron prepares to name his new Cabinet in the next 24 hours.
:00:35. > :00:39.55 new free schools to open this autumn. Parent power in action says
:00:39. > :00:42.the Government. A waste of public money say Labour.
:00:42. > :00:47.Seven years on, an inquiry opens into the death of a man shot dead
:00:47. > :00:49.by police in London. Royal descent - Prince Andrew
:00:49. > :00:58.abseils down Europe's tallest building for his Outward Bound
:00:58. > :01:02.charity. Later on BBC London: Disabled
:01:02. > :01:06.groups in the capital hope for a sporting legacy from the 2012
:01:06. > :01:16.Paralympics and border agency staff in dawn raids to crackdown on child
:01:16. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:31.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One. One of the biggest
:01:31. > :01:34.names in the Paralympics, Oscar Pistorius, has apologised for the
:01:34. > :01:38.timing of his remarks in which he questioned the fairness of the
:01:38. > :01:40.men's 200 metre final in which he came second. The South African
:01:40. > :01:43.criticised the International Paralympic Committee, saying the
:01:43. > :01:53.winner - the Brazilian Alan Oliveira - used blades which were
:01:53. > :01:56.too long. Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss reports.
:01:56. > :02:01.One of the Paralympics greatest shocks followed by one of its
:02:01. > :02:05.greatest controversies. In lane four Oscar Pistorius, the Blade
:02:05. > :02:09.Runner, unbeaten over 200 metres in nearly a decade, it looked like
:02:09. > :02:12.another victory parade. But then rocketing through on his outside
:02:12. > :02:18.the Brazilian Alan Oliveira, a seering finish and extraordinary
:02:18. > :02:22.upset. The crowd was stunned and so was
:02:22. > :02:32.Oscar Pistorius, a shake of the head and then a blast of criticism.
:02:32. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:38.Oliveira's blades were too long, he So did Oliveira have an unfair
:02:38. > :02:47.advantage? Not so, according to the Paralympic authorities. Under the
:02:47. > :02:51.rules of IPC atletics, the blades here are all legitimate and within
:02:51. > :02:55.limits. We have specific rules on how long the blade can be, all
:02:55. > :02:58.athletes are measured prior to competition here and all last night
:02:58. > :03:02.were found to be OK. This morning Oscar Pistorius apologises for the
:03:02. > :03:06.timing of his comments here last night, that was Alan's moment, he
:03:06. > :03:09.said, raising my concerns immediately as I stepped off the
:03:09. > :03:14.track was wrong. But he says he still believes there is an issue
:03:14. > :03:19.over the length of some athletes' blades. Oscar Pistorius spent much
:03:19. > :03:22.of his career refuting claims blades gave him an advantage over
:03:22. > :03:25.able-bodied athletes, he had to battle for trite compete at this
:03:25. > :03:29.year's Olympics and now within Paralympics circles the question of
:03:29. > :03:32.what is fair is getting louder. It's an interesting debate because
:03:32. > :03:36.some of the things that have been levelled at Oscar about, is it fair,
:03:36. > :03:40.is there an advantage, he is now widening that debate to other
:03:40. > :03:45.athletes and actually for me, the bottom line is that Oscar's opened
:03:45. > :03:49.up this massive opportunity for other leg amputees to run as fast
:03:49. > :03:55.as he is running and it's a debate that's going to keep going and
:03:55. > :03:59.going. Oscar Pistorius looked subdued at
:03:59. > :04:04.the medal ceremony, but he's already reignited one of sport's
:04:04. > :04:07.most contentious debates on whether prosthetic blades can guarantee a
:04:07. > :04:10.level playing field. Andy joins us now from the Olympic
:04:10. > :04:13.Park. As you said in your report this is a man whose career has been
:04:13. > :04:15.dogged by that question of the use of blades and potential advantage
:04:15. > :04:19.from technology. It's now been brought into the spotlight again,
:04:19. > :04:24.but by him this time. It's interesting, Oscar Pistorius so
:04:24. > :04:26.used to having to defend himself against complaints but now he is
:04:26. > :04:31.the one actually doing the complaining. The first thing to say
:04:31. > :04:34.is most people will welcome his apology, whatever his tkpwhraoef --
:04:34. > :04:38.grievance it probably wasn't the right time to raise it. It is an
:04:38. > :04:42.interesting debate. The debate before he competed at the Olympics
:04:42. > :04:45.was whether his blades gave him an unfair advantage. The question here
:04:45. > :04:48.is about the length of those blades because obviously longer blades can
:04:49. > :04:53.mean a longer stride pattern and that can mean faster speed. What he
:04:53. > :04:56.is saying is the likes of Alan Oliveira are simply getting taller
:04:56. > :05:00.and taller. The one thing we should say is what Alan Oliveira has done
:05:00. > :05:06.is entirely within the rules. Oscar Pistorius says those rules need to
:05:06. > :05:09.be tightened, otherwise competition will be distorted. The
:05:09. > :05:14.International Paralympics Committee say they will meet with Oscar
:05:14. > :05:17.Pistorius once the emotion has died down after the Olympics. This goes
:05:17. > :05:21.right to the heart of sport, because what people want to see and
:05:21. > :05:25.know is when they turn up somewhere like the Olympic Stadium they want
:05:25. > :05:30.to know that what they're watching is a fair contest on a level
:05:30. > :05:33.playing field. Thank you. MPs return to Westminster after
:05:33. > :05:37.their summer break today amid much speculation of a cabinet reshuffle
:05:37. > :05:43.in the next 24 hours. Our political correspondent Norman Smith is at
:05:43. > :05:47.Westminster for us. First potentially radical overhaul to the
:05:47. > :05:52.team since taking office, what's likely? Trying to read a cabinet
:05:52. > :05:56.reshuffle is like trying to read the tea leaves, it's not a hugely
:05:56. > :05:59.exact science but two things we can say, one is it will almost
:05:59. > :06:09.certainly be tomorrow. Why? Because the Prime Minister does not want
:06:09. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:18.any more dither and delay. Tomorrow will be the day. The big beasts
:06:18. > :06:21.will not move, the they stay in post, so no movement for George
:06:21. > :06:26.Osborne, William Hague, Theresa May. Possible names suggested as being
:06:26. > :06:31.shuffled along, maybe Ken Clarke, maybe the party chairman. But the
:06:31. > :06:35.big shake-up may come down in the middle Ministerial ranks amongst
:06:35. > :06:38.people most voters have probably never heard of but in party
:06:38. > :06:41.management terms absolutely crucial for Mr Cameron in promoting the
:06:41. > :06:48.able and talented and also calibrating the political balance
:06:48. > :06:51.within the party. It's a difficult balancing act for those moved could
:06:51. > :06:56.it be seen their policies have failed? Yeah, I have no doubt it is
:06:56. > :07:00.going to be an extraordinarily difficult reshuffle. Why? You have
:07:00. > :07:04.to think of the balance within a coalition, you have got to think of
:07:04. > :07:08.the balance of women in the cabinet, but also for a very simple human
:07:08. > :07:11.reason. For everyone prow moat, there's someone you demote. In
:07:11. > :07:18.other words, for everyone going around with a smile on their face
:07:18. > :07:24.there's someone going around in the almost almighty cream puff, with
:07:24. > :07:30.resentment. We simply do not know whether Mr Cameron will be any good
:07:30. > :07:37.at a reshuffle. They can provide a political balance, they can also be
:07:37. > :07:39.a political banana skin. Thank you very much.
:07:40. > :07:42.55 new free schools are opening across England this autumn,
:07:42. > :07:44.tripling the number already in existence. According to the
:07:45. > :07:48.Government it shows how popular the idea is becoming with charities,
:07:48. > :07:50.parents, and other bodies who are able to set up the schools which
:07:50. > :07:53.remain state funded but outside local authority control. Critics
:07:53. > :07:56.says the programme doesn't target areas with the greatest need for
:07:56. > :08:04.more school places. Plans for a new school in Bradford have been put on
:08:04. > :08:10.hold. Our correspondent, Chris Buckler, is there. Why have things
:08:10. > :08:13.stalled there? It comes down to a simple matter of numbers. Free
:08:13. > :08:17.schools in order to be viable have to attract the support of parents
:08:17. > :08:21.and pupils and in the case of this one it simply didn't happen. That's
:08:21. > :08:27.led to severe criticism of the 200,000 of public money that's
:08:27. > :08:30.already been spent on the project. Stkpwhrp. The start of the new
:08:30. > :08:36.school year, marks a new beginning for dozens of free schools. One was
:08:36. > :08:39.planned for this converted sports shop in the shadow of Bradford's
:08:39. > :08:43.football stadium but days before doors were due to open the
:08:43. > :08:49.Government withdraw the funding for the One in a Million school.
:08:49. > :08:53.Leaving parents and pupils looking for a place elsewhere. Bringing all
:08:54. > :08:57.our hopes up and then crashing them, smashing them. It's like all kids
:08:58. > :09:01.here were probably definitely wanting to come here. But like me
:09:01. > :09:05.as well. At least for now all the plans for this school have been put
:09:05. > :09:09.on hold. The Department for Education has thanked One in a
:09:09. > :09:12.Million for the charity's hard work but it says conditions were not met.
:09:13. > :09:16.They had promised 50 pupils but only 30 were due to start here next
:09:16. > :09:20.week. Free schools are state funded. They
:09:20. > :09:23.can be be set up bay range of groups including charities,
:09:23. > :09:26.businesses, visionary teachers or committed parents and while the
:09:26. > :09:31.education must be balanced and broadly based, they don't have to
:09:31. > :09:36.follow the national curriculum. And meet the man who is firmly
:09:36. > :09:40.behind the idea. The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has faced
:09:40. > :09:44.criticism over the amount of money spent on projects that have run
:09:44. > :09:46.into difficulties. But visiting one of the new wave of free schools in
:09:46. > :09:50.Birmingham, he insisted they offered choice. It is the case that
:09:50. > :09:53.there have been one or two free schools that we hoped might open
:09:53. > :09:57.this September that haven't quite made the grade but we hope that
:09:57. > :10:01.they will open in the future. However, with 55 new schools
:10:01. > :10:04.opening and 24 schoolss having opened last year already
:10:05. > :10:08.oversubscribed then we are seeing a real change. But Labour says the
:10:08. > :10:12.Government must recognise the failures alongside the successes.
:10:12. > :10:16.There's been a lot of waste in this programme. We have seen two school
:10:16. > :10:19.projects cancelled at the very last minute. There isn't always local
:10:19. > :10:22.parental support. In many parts of the country there aren't enough
:10:22. > :10:27.primary school places and this programme has not focused enough on
:10:27. > :10:32.that. They're putting finishes touches to
:10:32. > :10:36.these two new free schools in Bradford. They'll offer music and a
:10:36. > :10:40.longer school day for pupils. not sure parents have expressed a
:10:40. > :10:44.demand for competition and choice, I think what parents do believe,
:10:44. > :10:47.though, is they shouldn't have to send their child to a school they
:10:48. > :10:52.really don't want to. The future of every free school
:10:52. > :10:54.depends on parents buying into their ideas and ethos. But the
:10:54. > :10:59.Government clearly believes the policy is laying the foundations
:10:59. > :11:02.for the future of education in England.
:11:02. > :11:05.In the months and years ahead, critics will be watching closely,
:11:05. > :11:09.not just the amount of money spent on free schools but also where
:11:09. > :11:12.they're set up. Are they in places where there is a need for school
:11:12. > :11:16.places? Of course, the Government has made clear it is firmly
:11:16. > :11:19.committed to this process. They want to push ahead with this, 55
:11:19. > :11:27.free schools may be set up this September, but they say more than
:11:27. > :11:29.100 have already been approved to open after next September.
:11:29. > :11:32.The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, will be speaking in the
:11:32. > :11:37.Commons this afternoon. Our political correspondent Iain Watson
:11:37. > :11:41.has more on that. It's his first day of work, of course, he has
:11:41. > :11:45.rather a lot in his in-tray. policies are going to come under
:11:45. > :11:47.close examination this afternoon in over an hour's time. MPs will be
:11:47. > :11:52.questioning him and Labour in particular are keen to ask
:11:52. > :11:57.questions about the recent GCSEs English English exam row. From
:11:57. > :12:00.their point of view they're saying we already know that it's much more
:12:00. > :12:04.difficult for pupils to get a C grade in those exams if they sat
:12:04. > :12:08.them in June rather than January. But the education regulator, Ofqual,
:12:08. > :12:12.are saying pupils won't automatically be regraded, they'll
:12:12. > :12:16.have to resit those exams if they're disappointed with the
:12:16. > :12:22.results. Labour are saying the Education Secretary should spwr
:12:22. > :12:26.convenient and -- intervene and save children from the prospects of
:12:26. > :12:30.having to do exams in November. He won't intervene in decisions taken
:12:30. > :12:34.by exam boards. What is likely to say is that if he did so, he would
:12:34. > :12:38.be accused of political interference, political meddling by
:12:38. > :12:44.the opposition. But he's also got to try to turn this row to his own
:12:44. > :12:47.advantage and make bigger points. The GCSE system in England is
:12:47. > :12:52.discredited, what's needed stphou overhaul of that system something
:12:52. > :12:56.he's been committed to doing. He may argue that but I don't think he
:12:56. > :13:02.will be necessarily be able to get away from row over results because
:13:02. > :13:04.in a few days MPs in a cross-party group, education experts will
:13:04. > :13:07.decide whether to launch their own inquiry into the system. The key
:13:07. > :13:10.message from the Education Secretary today will be, there
:13:10. > :13:14.might be some disappointment over these results this year, but in
:13:14. > :13:17.future we make these exams more robust so parents and pupils are
:13:17. > :13:26.going to have to get used to a simple truth, don't expect results
:13:26. > :13:28.to go up year on year any longer. Thank you.
:13:28. > :13:30.The former chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, has
:13:30. > :13:33.appeared before magistrates in London. She's charged with
:13:33. > :13:36.conspiring to intercept phone messages. The case has now been
:13:36. > :13:40.passed to the crown court. Here's our home affairs correspondent, Tom
:13:40. > :13:45.Symonds. Another day in court for the woman
:13:45. > :13:49.who once headed News International. And more cameras to face as she
:13:49. > :13:54.arrived to begin the process that is likely to result in her trial by
:13:54. > :13:58.jury for phone hacking. A legal note pad in her hands,
:13:58. > :14:01.Rebekah Brooks stood alone in the dock watched by journalists across
:14:01. > :14:05.the courtroom. She confirmed her name and after a pause her date of
:14:05. > :14:10.birth. The main charge against the former
:14:10. > :14:14.chief executive is this she conspired to intercept telephone
:14:14. > :14:22.communications, phone hacking, between 2000 and 2006.
:14:22. > :14:26.The prosecution says there were at least 600 victims, mainly famous
:14:26. > :14:31.faces. She is charged with conspiring to access messages of
:14:31. > :14:37.Milly Dowler, the schoolgirl murdered in 2002 as well as the
:14:37. > :14:40.formerification union lead -- former fire brigades leader. She
:14:40. > :14:44.has denied being involved. It was a short hearing. Rebekah Brooks was
:14:44. > :14:48.told her case was being passed to to Southwark Crown Court for a
:14:48. > :14:52.hearing on 26th September. There, she will join seven other reporters
:14:52. > :14:55.and executives from the News of the World. They are all charged with
:14:55. > :14:58.phone hacking. They include the former News of the
:14:58. > :15:03.World editor, Andy Coulson, who appeared here last month, along
:15:03. > :15:07.with colleagues from the Newsroom. It appears that all their cases, 19
:15:07. > :15:13.charges in total, will be dealt with by the Crown Court together.
:15:13. > :15:16.Their trials are unlikely to begin until next year. Rebekah Brooks is
:15:16. > :15:19.also being prosecuted for perverting the course of justice,
:15:19. > :15:23.the allegation, that amid the fevered atmosphere at News
:15:23. > :15:31.International last year she misled the police at the height of the
:15:31. > :15:35.An inquiry has been shown video footage of the moment armed
:15:35. > :15:38.officers surrounded a car in north London and shot one of the
:15:38. > :15:41.passengers dead. Azelle Rodney was hit by six bullets and died
:15:41. > :15:45.instantly when the vehicle was stopped in north London seven years
:15:45. > :15:48.ago. Three guns were found in the car. A judge-led inquiry is being
:15:48. > :15:56.held into Mr Rodney's death rather than an inquest because sensitive
:15:56. > :15:59.evidence is being heard. June Kelly is at the inquiry in Central London.
:15:59. > :16:03.Kate, this footage was filmed by a Scotland Yard officer who was in
:16:04. > :16:09.the police convoy. You don't see the shooting, but you hear the
:16:09. > :16:13.shots ring out. The inquiry also saw highly distressing images of
:16:13. > :16:20.the aftermath of the shooting, the blood soaked seat where Azelle
:16:20. > :16:23.Rodney had been sitting his mother chose to leave the court when when
:16:23. > :16:27.those images were shown. Azelle Rodney was was 24 when he
:16:27. > :16:32.was shot dead by police. One officer fired eight bullets, six
:16:32. > :16:34.hit him in the head and body, for his mother, this inquiry is the
:16:34. > :16:39.start of the first public hearing into his death.
:16:39. > :16:44.REPORTER: Can we ask what you are hoping for today? For seven years
:16:44. > :16:48.she has been fighting to find out why her son was shot. The Crown
:16:48. > :16:51.Prosecution Service said in in 2006 there was insufficient evidence to
:16:51. > :16:57.bring charges against any police officer. The following year, a
:16:57. > :17:02.coroner said an inquest couldn't take place because he wasn't aloud
:17:02. > :17:07.access to sensitive information. This inquiry was set-up, which will
:17:07. > :17:10.hear some of the intelligence evidence. In April 2005, firearms
:17:10. > :17:15.officers were following a car in North London. They believed the
:17:15. > :17:19.three men inside were on their way to rip off a gang of suspected
:17:19. > :17:25.drugs dealers at gun point. There were four police cars involved and
:17:25. > :17:30.they carried a hard stop on the car. Azelle Rodney was sitting in the
:17:30. > :17:34.back. It was an officer known as E 7 who fired the the fatal shots.
:17:34. > :17:38.The police car he was in had stopped and he was in the passenger
:17:38. > :17:43.seat. His window was on the level of one of the windows in the Golf
:17:43. > :17:53.and it was from that position that he opened fire. Today counsel to
:17:53. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:10.Firearms were found in the car, but Azelle Rodney didn't have a weapon
:18:10. > :18:17.in his hand when he was shot. The marksmen who killed him will be
:18:17. > :18:21.among those to testify in the Well, that officer will give
:18:21. > :18:25.evidence from behind a screen amongst the others to testify will
:18:25. > :18:34.be the two men who were in the car with Azelle Rodney when he was shot.
:18:34. > :18:39.They were later jailed for firearms The time is 1.18pm:
:18:39. > :18:43.Oscar Pistorius is to meet Paralympics organisers after
:18:43. > :18:49.apologising for the timing of his comments about the sprinter who
:18:49. > :18:54.beat him into second place. I am live at Greenwich where Great
:18:54. > :19:03.Britain won another gold medal. In fact, it is a second gold and a
:19:03. > :19:07.second world record for young On BBC London, the 15 century
:19:07. > :19:12.building which may not open as a free school in time for the new
:19:12. > :19:21.term this week. The Games maker fulfilling her
:19:22. > :19:24.dream to volunteer during the Police in Northern Ireland have
:19:24. > :19:29.described the tactics used by rioters in North Belfast last night
:19:29. > :19:33.as "savage". Nearly 50 police officers were hurt during hours of
:19:33. > :19:37.rioting overnight. Four of them were taken to hospital. Trouble
:19:37. > :19:40.began in the north of the city when loyalists turned out to protest at
:19:40. > :19:42.a Republican parade. Police were attacked with bricks, bottles and
:19:42. > :19:52.fireworks. Our Ireland correspondent, Mark Simpson,
:19:52. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :19:57.Sunday afternoon in Belfast. The police tried to keep rival loyalist
:19:57. > :20:02.and republican gangs apart. After clashes broke out during a
:20:02. > :20:07.republican parade along one of the main roads in the north of the city.
:20:07. > :20:12.47 police officers were injured. The violence continued through the
:20:12. > :20:17.evening and into the early hours of the morning. The police described
:20:18. > :20:24.the tactics used by the rioters as "savage.". Violence in which we saw
:20:24. > :20:29.in excess of 34 petrol bombs. Hundreds of fireworks. Huge pieces
:20:29. > :20:34.of masonry and even lasers used against this community's police
:20:34. > :20:38.officers. Used against public servants who on a Sunday afternoon
:20:38. > :20:42.went out to deliver policing on behalf of this community. Among the
:20:42. > :20:47.buildings hit by bricks and bottles during the riot was a a nursing
:20:47. > :20:51.home. Thousands of pounds of damage was caused. Last night, this part
:20:51. > :20:55.of the north Belfast was a battle zone. Today, the violence has
:20:55. > :21:00.stopped, the police have gone and normality has returned. The
:21:00. > :21:05.question is - for how long? Another parade is due to take place
:21:05. > :21:15.in the area at end of this month. Work will begin soon to try to
:21:15. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:29.The UN envoy to Syria says his task of negotiating a peace plan for the
:21:29. > :21:32.country is "nearly impossible". Lakhdar Brahimi, who is Algerian
:21:32. > :21:35.and a seasoned UN diplomat, replaces Kofi Annan who stood down
:21:35. > :21:39.last month. Kofi Annan stood down last month.
:21:39. > :21:47.I know how difficult it is. How nearly impossible. I can't say
:21:47. > :21:52.impossible. Nearly impossible it is. I am I am scared of the weight of
:21:52. > :22:02.the responsibility. People are already saying, you know, people
:22:02. > :22:09.are dying, what are you doing to help?
:22:09. > :22:15.Indeed we are not doing much. That in itself is a terrible weight.
:22:15. > :22:19.The new UN envoy. Police vo been searching a river
:22:19. > :22:24.after a girl was found alone on a boat in the Norfolk Broods
:22:24. > :22:30.confirmed two bodies were those of the girl's mother and her mother's
:22:30. > :22:37.partner. A section. Section of the river was closed. Police say the
:22:37. > :22:40.deaths are treated as unexplained. A couple have been arrested after
:22:40. > :22:49.two suspected burglars were shot at their home in Leicestershire. Four
:22:49. > :22:57.men have been detained on suspicion of ago aggravated burglary. Police
:22:58. > :22:59.say the wounded mens injuries are The Green Party have elected a new
:23:00. > :23:02.leader for England and Wales. Australian-born journalist Natalie
:23:02. > :23:07.Bennett replaces Caroline Lucas, the party's only MP, who chose not
:23:07. > :23:10.to stand. In her opening speech, Ms Bennett criticised the government's
:23:10. > :23:18.cuts and said Green Party policies were the only "viable way forward"
:23:18. > :23:24.for Britain and the world. deeply honoured by being given this
:23:24. > :23:27.great responsibility. It is a big task to lead the Green Party,
:23:27. > :23:32.particularly stepping into the shoes of Caroline Lucas, not that
:23:32. > :23:38.she is going anywhere, but I know up and down the country, across
:23:38. > :23:42.England and Wales, there are thousands of Green Party members
:23:42. > :23:45.who will be with me. This is very much a team effort.
:23:45. > :23:50.Great Britain has taken another gold at the Paralympics. 22-year-
:23:50. > :23:56.old Natasha Baker has won the Grade 2 freestyle equestrian event. It is
:23:56. > :24:02.her second gold at these Games. And this afternoon her team-mate Lee
:24:02. > :24:06.Pearson could equal the British record of 11 gold Paralympic medals.
:24:06. > :24:09.Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson is at Greenwich Park.
:24:09. > :24:15.Congratulations to Natasha Baker too.
:24:15. > :24:19.Absolutely, Kate. There has never been a Paralympic equestrian
:24:19. > :24:26.anything like this. We have had a record crowd and also a record
:24:27. > :24:33.score. Natasha Baker on board the horse JP has risen to the challenge.
:24:33. > :24:39.Today and and tomorrow, we are in the freestyle section where riders
:24:40. > :24:45.can choose their music. It is more important to please the judges.
:24:45. > :24:52.Natasha set her routine to a classical melody. The judges loved
:24:52. > :24:57.it. 82.8%. That's a Paralympic record. It is a second world record
:24:57. > :25:03.and it is a second gold medal. It is outstanding when you consider,
:25:03. > :25:07.it is her debut. She is just 22 and before the Games she was considered
:25:07. > :25:10.the weakest member of the British team. Everyone knows about Lee
:25:10. > :25:13.Pearson's record. As you were saying, he has been beaten for the
:25:13. > :25:18.first time ever in the Paralympics, but if he win this is afternoon he
:25:18. > :25:23.will have the 11 gold medals which will leave him level with Tanni
:25:23. > :25:30.Grey-Thompson and Dave Roberts. For now, we should wallow in the glory
:25:30. > :25:35.of Natasha Baker. Although she contracted spinal issues when she
:25:35. > :25:44.was just a baby, she like many Paralympians were told nothing
:25:44. > :25:47.should be impossible. At over 300 meters tall, the Shard
:25:47. > :25:51.is Europe's tallest building, how would you fancy abseiling down it?
:25:51. > :26:00.That's what 40 people have been doing for charity. Among them
:26:00. > :26:03.Prince Andrew. Jeremy Cooke watched. High above the Met trop lis,
:26:03. > :26:09.something extraordinary is happening. Yes, that's The Queen's
:26:09. > :26:17.son and yes, he has just stepped out of the 87th floor of Europe's
:26:17. > :26:24.tallest building. It is all the Duke of York's idea, abseiling down
:26:24. > :26:29.the 300 meter Shard raising money for the Outward Bound Trust. Today
:26:29. > :26:33.he has been leading by example. Prince Andrew has been making
:26:33. > :26:37.excellent progress. For many of us, this would be a terrifying ordeal,
:26:37. > :26:41.the Duke of York seems to be take the whole thing in his stride. Back
:26:42. > :26:44.on the the ground, relief and congratulations. A promise
:26:44. > :26:48.fulfilled. This is not about me. This is about
:26:48. > :26:52.the Outward Bound Trust. This is about what we want to do for young
:26:52. > :26:55.peemg. We -- people. We want to change people's lives, but do it in
:26:55. > :26:58.a way that that gives them a challenging environment and a
:26:58. > :27:05.learning environment so they can understand leadership and team work.
:27:05. > :27:08.Duke was among 40 abseilers to take on the Shard. They are on target to
:27:08. > :27:11.raise �1 million for the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines
:27:11. > :27:15.charity trust. The troops here maybe used to such extreme
:27:15. > :27:25.challenges, for most though, clinging to the edge of a slippery
:27:25. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:32.glass building meant summoning up Let's take the weather now with
:27:32. > :27:35.Louise Lear. It is lovely out there. I suspect
:27:35. > :27:39.many of the farmers will be gathering in the harvest this week
:27:39. > :27:42.as the weather stays dry and sunny, but the irony will not be lost on
:27:43. > :27:48.the teachers and the children unfortunately heading back to
:27:48. > :27:51.school. Let's look at satellite picture. A little bit of fair
:27:51. > :27:56.weather cloud across England and Wales. More significant cloud up
:27:56. > :27:59.into the far north and west. A lovely slice of sunshine across
:27:59. > :28:02.Eastern Scotland and to the east of Belfast and across England and
:28:02. > :28:09.Wales. It is a lovely afternoon to follow. By the middle of the
:28:09. > :28:13.afternoon, you can see across northern eng England and the
:28:13. > :28:18.Midlands 23 Celsius. We could see highs of 23 or 25
:28:19. > :28:23.Celsius in the London area. That cloud cloud well, it will continue
:28:23. > :28:30.to break up across the south-west. A promising afternoon in prospect
:28:30. > :28:34.with 18 Celsius, 19 Celsius the high. Some lovely sunshine on offer
:28:34. > :28:40.across Wales. If you are lucky, towards Belfast you will keep the
:28:40. > :28:43.brightness, but the cloud gathers ahead of the rain. Some of the rain
:28:43. > :28:48.will be significant, but more importantly, the strength of the
:28:48. > :28:52.wind is a cause for concern. We will see gusts of wind up to 65mph
:28:52. > :28:58.possible likely in the extreme north-west of Scotland. The rain
:28:58. > :29:01.heavy for a time, but as it it pushes south and east, it will
:29:01. > :29:07.weaken substantially. Further south of that, it is a quiet night to
:29:07. > :29:14.come with patchy mist and fog. Not a cold night.
:29:14. > :29:18.Fog first thing maybe in Weymouth for the Paralympic sailing.
:29:18. > :29:22.Hopefully by the afternoon a sea breeze will pick up and move things
:29:22. > :29:27.along, but winds could be an issue with the sailing. We start off with
:29:27. > :29:32.a good slice of sunshine in the South East. There will be the odd
:29:32. > :29:38.spot or two of rain. To the north of it, a good clearance and lovely
:29:38. > :29:42.sunshine and a few isolated showers. Highs likely of 18 18 Celsius to 22
:29:42. > :29:48.Celsius. By Wednesday, the high pressure gathers strength and moves
:29:48. > :29:52.in across the country. Hardly an isobar through the country which