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:00:11. > :00:15.David Cameron's new cabinet takes shape in the first reshuffle since

:00:15. > :00:18.he came to power. Andrew Lansley has been demoted to the leader of

:00:18. > :00:22.the Commons, the man had been the architect of controversial reforms

:00:23. > :00:28.to the NHS in England has been replaced by the former Culture

:00:28. > :00:31.Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. It is the biggest privilege of my life and I

:00:31. > :00:35.am incredibly honoured and looking forward to getting on with the job.

:00:35. > :00:40.And Ken Clarke will no longer be the Justice Secretary. He takes on

:00:40. > :00:44.a new role as a minister advising on economic policy.

:00:44. > :00:49.We will have all the latest comings and goings and all the analysis

:00:49. > :00:55.throughout the programme. Also today, the second night of violence

:00:55. > :00:59.in Belfast. Police fired at Tom rounds to clear the streets. 15

:00:59. > :01:02.officers are hurt. The Scottish Government prepares to outline its

:01:02. > :01:08.plans for the coming year with the independence referendum and same-

:01:08. > :01:13.sex marriage topping the agenda. Going for the hat-trick, Ellie

:01:13. > :01:20.Simmonds is in people again, aiming for her third gold medal.

:01:20. > :01:30.At coming up in sport on the BBC News Channel, Warren Gatland will

:01:30. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:50.coach the British and Irish Lions Good afternoon. David Cameron has

:01:50. > :01:52.been making the first big changes to his government since he became

:01:52. > :01:56.Prime Minister. All morning, ministers have been coming and

:01:56. > :02:01.going from Number Ten Downing Street. You are the main changes --

:02:01. > :02:03.the main changes. Andrew Lansley, the man behind the Government's NHS

:02:03. > :02:08.the man behind the Government's NHS reforms, is no longer Health

:02:08. > :02:12.Secretary. He is now the leader of the House of Commons. He has been

:02:12. > :02:16.replaced by the former Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. And there

:02:16. > :02:25.is a new transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, replacing

:02:25. > :02:27.Justine Greening. We will have the latest developments throughout the

:02:27. > :02:35.latest developments throughout the programme and analysis but first,

:02:35. > :02:42.this report from Ross Hawkins. Who deserves the car, the perks,

:02:42. > :02:46.the powers of office? The PM has made his decisions. This reshuffle

:02:46. > :02:50.is about looking for the future, building on reforms, focusing on

:02:50. > :02:54.delivery and bringing forward the next generation. David Cameron had

:02:54. > :02:58.stood by his Health Secretary, and made huge and controversial change

:02:58. > :03:02.to the NHS in England, until now. Andrew Lansley's days of rolling up

:03:02. > :03:06.sleeves to tackle the health service are over. He becomes the

:03:06. > :03:11.leader of the House of Commons, and the former Culture Secretary takes

:03:11. > :03:16.charge of his -- the NHS. It is the biggest privilege of my life and I

:03:16. > :03:21.am looking forward to getting on with the job. Ken Clarke swaps the

:03:21. > :03:26.job of Justice Secretary for one with a roving brief of Cabinet

:03:26. > :03:29.assistant -- Cabinet rank. I never thought I would be back in the

:03:29. > :03:35.government in the first place and at my age, you occasionally have to

:03:35. > :03:39.step down from a heavy departmental role. Chris Grayling, Work and

:03:40. > :03:43.Pensions Minister, takes over his job at justice. Elsewhere, Baroness

:03:43. > :03:45.Warsi loses her position as the chairman of the Tory party and get

:03:45. > :03:49.chairman of the Tory party and get a job but the Foreign Office. Maria

:03:49. > :03:52.Miller becomes the Culture Secretary. She was in disabilities

:03:52. > :03:56.minister. The former Chief Whip in minister. The former Chief Whip in

:03:56. > :04:00.charge of Conservative party discipline, becomes transport

:04:00. > :04:05.secretary replacing Justine Greening, who moves to

:04:05. > :04:10.international development. The incumbent, Andrew Mitchell, was

:04:10. > :04:12.appointed Chief Whip and the current Northern Ireland secretary

:04:12. > :04:15.replaces the Environment Secretary, replaces the Environment Secretary,

:04:15. > :04:19.Caroline Spelman. The Deputy Prime Minister has decisions to make

:04:19. > :04:23.about the fate of Lib Dems and was not revealing much this morning.

:04:23. > :04:27.Our priority is delivering policies to boost jobs and growth in the

:04:27. > :04:34.British economy and that is what the reshuffle will be about.

:04:34. > :04:36.knows the coalition ministers will help define his fate. And David

:04:36. > :04:40.Cameron's, come the general election.

:04:40. > :04:45.Jeremy Hunt moves from culture to health, replacing Andrew Lansley

:04:45. > :04:50.who had been in charge of health for the Conservatives since 2003.

:04:50. > :04:56.The move comes at a time for -- of enormous change for the NHS as

:04:56. > :05:01.Dominic Hughes reports. Few health secretary's new the ins

:05:01. > :05:06.and outs of the NHS as well as Andrew Lansley. Even his opponents

:05:06. > :05:10.recognise that for much of the past decade, he had been visiting

:05:10. > :05:14.hospitals and talking to NHS staff. Having promised no more top-down

:05:14. > :05:19.reorganisations, many were surprised and angered by a radical

:05:19. > :05:23.shake-up of the way the health service was to be organised. I am

:05:23. > :05:29.the daughter of 30 years. Explain how this is going to make patients

:05:29. > :05:33.better. Nobody understands the bill. The new NHS in England will look

:05:33. > :05:36.like this. GPs and other clinicians will now be responsible for the

:05:36. > :05:39.commissioning or buying of the majority of health care in England.

:05:39. > :05:45.There will be more competition. The private sector will be given

:05:45. > :05:49.greater opportunity to provide NHS care. They will compete on quality

:05:49. > :05:55.but not price. Ministers say this will make the NHS more efficient as

:05:55. > :06:00.patient numbers grow and costs rise. Getting the reforms through was a

:06:00. > :06:03.painful process. Growing opposition from health staff led to an

:06:03. > :06:07.unprecedented pause in the legislative process and a listening

:06:07. > :06:13.exercise. But Mr Lansley was insistent that there was no

:06:13. > :06:17.alternative. We are committed not just to this legislation, it is not

:06:17. > :06:21.about his bill as such, it is about what the Bill enables the NHS to

:06:21. > :06:25.achieve. It is not about me, it is about the Government. Jeremy Hunt

:06:25. > :06:30.will have to rebuild relationships with doctors and nurses bruised by

:06:30. > :06:40.the reform process. His arrival was welcomed by the British Medical

:06:40. > :06:44.

:06:44. > :06:48.One such challenges the need for the health service in England to

:06:48. > :06:55.save around �20 billion over the next few years, not to mention

:06:55. > :06:58.ensuring the reforms that make up Andrew Lansley's legacy.

:06:58. > :07:04.More analysis to come but another key appointment was Patrick

:07:04. > :07:07.McLoughlin, as transport secretary, replacing Justine Greening. Her

:07:07. > :07:11.opposition to a third runway at Heathrow had angered business

:07:11. > :07:17.groups. Hugh Pym is with me. Staying with the politics, there is

:07:17. > :07:20.a real clear-out at the top of transport. Yes. In the past, people

:07:20. > :07:23.involved in policy areas have been frustrated with government when

:07:23. > :07:28.there has been a merry-go-round at the top of departments. There was a

:07:28. > :07:31.sense that this would not happen so often but with transport, this is

:07:31. > :07:35.our third Secretary of State. First Philip Hammond, then Justine

:07:35. > :07:39.Greening and now from today, Patrick McLoughlin. And a senior

:07:39. > :07:42.minister, Theresa Villiers, has moved on. There is a bulging in-

:07:42. > :07:48.tray. There is the issue of high- speed rail, the link with an West

:07:48. > :07:51.Midlands, taking that through Parliament. -- the West Midlands.

:07:51. > :07:57.There is the issue of the West Coast main line, with Justine

:07:57. > :08:04.Greening agreeing to take it away from Version. That is controversial.

:08:04. > :08:10.And, of course, the third runway. Will it go ahead or not? There is

:08:10. > :08:14.potential for a U-turn? Yes, but the intention of the coalition is

:08:14. > :08:19.to scrap the plans. Recently, there has been strong pressure from

:08:19. > :08:23.business to move ahead and developed economy. Justine Greening

:08:23. > :08:30.and Theresa Villiers, Paul MPs in or around London, were opposed to

:08:30. > :08:34.it publicly. Some will say that moving them to other jobs paves the

:08:34. > :08:37.way for a change in policy. You do not need to speculate. Boris

:08:37. > :08:42.Johnson has said today, openly, that he thinks the Government wants

:08:42. > :08:46.to ditch its promises and sent yet more planes over central London.

:08:46. > :08:53.That is his interpretation of the reshuffle. He says he will fight

:08:53. > :08:58.this all the way. Norman Smith is in Downing Street.

:08:58. > :09:05.Just begin by telling us a little bit more about these new faces. The

:09:05. > :09:09.reasons why they have been appointed. This is not some sort of

:09:10. > :09:13.thunder and lightning moment, with blood all over the walls. It is a

:09:13. > :09:19.fairly modest recasting of the middle ranks of the Cabinet,

:09:19. > :09:22.designed in large part to bring in the communicators, those ministers

:09:22. > :09:27.who are adept with the media, who can articulate the Government's

:09:27. > :09:31.case. That is why we have seen Grant Shapps Brotton as party

:09:31. > :09:34.chairman, because in the house in brief, he was viewed as an ever

:09:34. > :09:38.present optimistic, outgoing, vigorous defender of the

:09:38. > :09:42.Government's position. That is why we see Andrew Lansley moved from

:09:42. > :09:47.health because he was viewed in Number Ten as simply being unable

:09:47. > :09:52.to articulate the Government's case. What we have seen is the emergence

:09:52. > :09:56.and promotion of a coterie of a very effective media performers.

:09:56. > :10:01.Big issues, of course, as we were just discussing, with transport and

:10:01. > :10:05.health in particular. What is your assessment of the analysis?

:10:05. > :10:09.sense is that this is not a reshuffle that is going to change

:10:09. > :10:14.the political landscape. It is a reshuffle designed to solve

:10:14. > :10:18.particular political problems which Mr Cameron faces. Obviously, health,

:10:18. > :10:22.bringing in a new face to try to rebuild relations with the help

:10:22. > :10:26.profession. Transport, to bring in a new face to give the Government

:10:26. > :10:29.some flexibility over a possible rethink on Heathrow. And that the

:10:29. > :10:34.Ministry of Justice, removing Kenneth Clarke and bringing in a

:10:34. > :10:37.right winger to appease those right-wingers who believe that the

:10:37. > :10:43.Government has not taken a robust enough stance over issues like the

:10:43. > :10:53.European Court. It is a reshuffle designed to solve problems, rather

:10:53. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :10:58.than change the political landscape. 15 police officers have been

:10:58. > :11:01.injured in a second night of rioting in Belfast. They were hit

:11:01. > :11:06.with petrol bombs as they tried to keep loyalist and Republican crowds

:11:07. > :11:14.apart. Officers responded with water cannon. 62 police officers

:11:14. > :11:19.have now been injured in the past 36 hours.

:11:19. > :11:24.Only one mile from Belfast city centre, another riot. It was not on

:11:24. > :11:29.the same scale as Sunday night, but damage was done and police officers

:11:29. > :11:33.were hurt. Two were knocked unconscious by bricks. Petrol bombs,

:11:33. > :11:36.golf balls and fireworks were also thrown. The police came under

:11:37. > :11:41.attack as they tried to keep rival loyalist and Republican crowds

:11:41. > :11:46.apart. Politicians across Northern Ireland have condemned the violence,

:11:46. > :11:52.but they have not been able to stop it. The fundamental problem is this.

:11:52. > :11:54.Whilst we have the structures, we have power-sharing and the

:11:55. > :12:00.partnership and a cross-community government, we have not really

:12:00. > :12:06.tackle the basic issues. The basic issue here is one of sectarianism.

:12:06. > :12:12.That is also's disease. loyalists parliamentary group, the

:12:12. > :12:16.UVF has been blamed for starting the trouble. -- Ulster's disease.

:12:16. > :12:20.People need to understand that this is genuine raw emotion. Raw anger

:12:20. > :12:27.that exists within the Unionist community. To dismiss that

:12:28. > :12:31.frustration as manipulation is a huge mistake. It is a folly.

:12:31. > :12:39.violence has been in exactly the same place each night. There is a

:12:39. > :12:43.long history of trouble in North walls which divide mainly Catholic

:12:43. > :12:47.districts from a mainly Protestant districts. The problems run deeper

:12:47. > :12:51.and they will not be solved overnight. But as the clean-up

:12:51. > :12:58.continues, behind the scenes talks are taking place to try to stop yet

:12:58. > :13:05.another night of trouble. The Olympic Games have not led to

:13:05. > :13:10.the boost many retailers had hoped for. High street sales have fallen.

:13:10. > :13:13.Sales were down by point for% in August, the worst performance in a

:13:13. > :13:20.year. People prefer to watch the Games, it seems, rather than go

:13:20. > :13:23.shopping. Stratford upon-Avon is always a

:13:23. > :13:27.popular destination for tourists. But the owner of this small gift

:13:27. > :13:32.shop says that she did not see the usual foreign visitors because of

:13:32. > :13:36.the Olympics. The wet weather did not help. August was not a golden

:13:36. > :13:39.month for sales. I think the Olympics was a niche market and

:13:39. > :13:47.they do not think that it has helped Stratford upon-Avon or the

:13:47. > :13:51.retailers are told. The Jubilee was amazing. -- the retailers at all.

:13:51. > :13:55.It is a different story in the Stratford. Olympics merchandise has

:13:55. > :13:59.been flying off the shelves. Many retailers had hoped that these

:13:59. > :14:04.games would inspire a bit of a spending spree on the High Street.

:14:04. > :14:09.But judging by today's figures, that has not happened. It seems we

:14:09. > :14:14.have been too busy enjoying the support and -- than shopping. Some

:14:14. > :14:18.say that is not a bad thing but it did lead to sales in established

:14:18. > :14:28.store has fallen by point for% compared with the last 12 months. -

:14:28. > :14:28.

:14:28. > :14:32.- stores falling by point for%. Online shopping even slowed. Sales

:14:32. > :14:35.really didn't have Top Gear for this chain of bike shops. We were

:14:35. > :14:42.concerned before the Olympics. Halfway through the Games, things

:14:42. > :14:49.got better. We were able to get back took record levels, selling

:14:49. > :14:54.lots of bikes, inspired by those guys winning on a race bikes.

:14:54. > :15:04.real test for retailers is whether all this has delivered a feel-good

:15:04. > :15:10.

:15:10. > :15:13.factor to consumers. Will it It is now 1:15pm.

:15:13. > :15:16.Our top story this lunchtime: Andrew Lansley loses his job as

:15:16. > :15:26.Health Secretary in the first big Cabinet changes since David Cameron

:15:26. > :15:27.

:15:27. > :15:33.came to power. As another British medal to report

:15:33. > :15:43.in the Paralympics. Another sign that standards are going the sky

:15:43. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :15:54.high in this sport. We will have Scotland's First Minister Alex

:15:54. > :15:58.Salmond will announce details of his policies for the year ahead in

:15:58. > :16:03.the Holyrood chamber later. A referendum on Scottish independence

:16:03. > :16:07.is due to be at the heart of the government's plans. Proposed

:16:07. > :16:11.legalisation of gay marriage is also expected. A Children's Bill

:16:11. > :16:16.may also be introduced, which will increase free childcare. Lorna

:16:16. > :16:20.Gordon is outside the Scottish Parliament with the details.

:16:20. > :16:25.The referendum is really grabbing all of their headlines, let's start

:16:25. > :16:29.with that, what is the detail? It was inevitable that it would

:16:29. > :16:35.grab the headlines. It really is such a big issue, it then it it is

:16:35. > :16:39.very far away on the horizon. How far away? We are talking a little

:16:39. > :16:43.over two years. The bill this afternoon will confirm that Alex

:16:43. > :16:49.Salmond would like that referendum to take place in autumn 2014 and

:16:49. > :16:53.all of the signals are that that timing will stick. They are also

:16:53. > :16:58.signals that 16 and 17 year-olds will be allowed to vote in this

:16:58. > :17:03.referendum. What is less clear, however, is if there will be one

:17:03. > :17:07.question on two. One dealing with a straight yes or no on independence

:17:07. > :17:12.and whether there will be a second question on the ballot paper

:17:12. > :17:17.offering the voters an option on whether Scotland should have more

:17:17. > :17:21.devolved powers. I think it is a very tricky issue. The UK

:17:21. > :17:26.government says they really feel strongly it should just be the one

:17:26. > :17:30.question. It could end up in the courts otherwise, but the Scottish

:17:30. > :17:35.Government, their referendum, Surrey, their consultation on the

:17:35. > :17:40.referendum, it will come out in a few weeks' time. So expect some

:17:40. > :17:45.negotiations, quite a lot of arguments, on one question or two.

:17:45. > :17:48.Just briefly, I mentioned same-sex marriage and child care. Other

:17:48. > :17:51.issues? There are 15 bills in total and one

:17:51. > :17:55.of the most controversial is same- sex marriage. It will have all of

:17:55. > :18:00.the backing of the political parties but some faith groups,

:18:00. > :18:04.including the Catholic Church, are bitterly opposed to it. Another

:18:04. > :18:13.interesting Bill we are expecting to date is offering additional free

:18:13. > :18:19.child care in Scotland, increasing the number of hours to 600 hours a

:18:19. > :18:23.year. -- 600 hours a year. I will be interested to see how the sums

:18:23. > :18:27.add up on that and how it will be paid for, but inevitably, that Bill

:18:27. > :18:30.on a referendum for independence will be at the heart of this

:18:30. > :18:35.process and as you say, will continue to grab the headlines.

:18:35. > :18:44.Lorna Gordon, thank you very much. There's been a breakthrough in the

:18:44. > :18:46.dairy industry dispute. Farmers said they were being forced to

:18:47. > :18:52.produce milk at a loss because of rising charges from supermarkets

:18:52. > :19:00.and distributors. Today, the Government has announced a

:19:00. > :19:03.voluntary code of practice which all sides have signed up to.

:19:04. > :19:09.In the dairy cows, a time this vision of the countryside.

:19:09. > :19:13.Farmers have argued for years, that there milk is undervalued on the

:19:13. > :19:17.market and that they are losing an unsustainable amount. Dairy farms

:19:17. > :19:21.are closing down in their hundreds. Today, finally a breakthrough in

:19:21. > :19:27.the thorny relationship between the farmers and the big buyers to

:19:27. > :19:32.supply the supermarkets. A voluntary code of practice. But

:19:32. > :19:36.those who campaigned long and hard for change, it is good news.

:19:36. > :19:40.Farmers will be offered flexible contracts and told why prices

:19:40. > :19:45.change and be given a chance to find better deals elsewhere. We are

:19:45. > :19:49.very pleased. We are still Between a Rock and a hard place. It is the

:19:50. > :19:53.responsibility of the industry from these processors, they and the

:19:53. > :19:57.retailers have a responsibility for the security of supply of food in

:19:57. > :20:01.this country for the next decade, possibly two decades. The deal has

:20:01. > :20:05.been brokered by ministers. They don't want to interfere in the

:20:05. > :20:10.market but they don't want dairy farms going bust, either. So a

:20:10. > :20:14.compromise, a new code which has been welcomed by the industry.

:20:14. > :20:16.a voluntary code of practice will do is enable farmers to understand

:20:16. > :20:19.how the price is calculated and farmers are telling me they want

:20:19. > :20:23.transparency, they want to understand why they have the price

:20:23. > :20:27.they do for milk and the code of practice is a massive step forward.

:20:27. > :20:31.The voluntary code of conduct will not solve all of the problems but

:20:31. > :20:37.it may be a first step towards peace in a dispute that has grown

:20:37. > :20:39.increasingly bitter and divisive. Fertility doctors have called for a

:20:39. > :20:43.debate asking whether freezing embryos should become the main

:20:43. > :20:48.option for IVF treatment in the future. There have been concerns

:20:48. > :20:50.that freezing may pose a health risk. However, the latest analysis

:20:50. > :20:55.of 13,000 IVF pregnancies suggested the freezing process might be

:20:55. > :20:59.better for the mother and the baby's health. The study's findings

:20:59. > :21:01.were presented at the British Science Festival.

:21:02. > :21:05.A post-mortem examination has found that a woman whose body was

:21:05. > :21:08.recovered from a Norfolk river had probably been strangled. Her

:21:08. > :21:12.partner's body was also found, but his death is not being treated as

:21:12. > :21:15.suspicious. The bodies were recovered by police divers after

:21:16. > :21:21.officers were alerted to a 13-year- old girl who'd been left alone on a

:21:21. > :21:23.hire boat. The Metropolitan Police say the

:21:23. > :21:28.number of likely phone-hacking victims has risen to more than

:21:28. > :21:31.1,000 following their investigations. Deputy Assistant

:21:31. > :21:33.Commissioner Sue Akers explained to the Home Affairs Select Committee

:21:33. > :21:40.that the large increase was because more victims had identified others

:21:40. > :21:43.who may have also been targeted for phone- hacking.

:21:43. > :21:48.Ellie Simmonds, who stormed to her second gold of the Paralympics last

:21:48. > :21:52.night, has been back in the pool this morning. This time it was in a

:21:52. > :21:56.50m freestyle heat. She qualified for the final, where she'll be

:21:56. > :21:58.going for a hat-trick of golds. And cheering her on was Prince Harry.

:21:58. > :22:03.Our sports correspondent James Pearce reports from the Olympic

:22:03. > :22:07.Park. The last time we saw Prince Harry

:22:07. > :22:10.at poolside, it was in rather different circumstances in Las

:22:10. > :22:16.Vegas. Today, he was watching one of the few people who has made more

:22:16. > :22:20.headlines than him over the last few days. Ellie Simmonds has two

:22:20. > :22:23.golds already and was trying to golds already and was trying to

:22:23. > :22:28.qualify for another final. The 50 metres freestyle is the weakest of

:22:28. > :22:32.her events. In her heat, she was second to the world record holder.

:22:32. > :22:36.She is likely to have to settle for a medal that is not coloured gold

:22:36. > :22:42.this evening. Unlike Heather Frederiksen, he will be hot

:22:42. > :22:45.favourite to win the 100 metre backstroke. She had been aiming to

:22:45. > :22:48.become an Olympic swimmer until an accident in 2004 which left her

:22:48. > :22:53.with limited use of her right arm and leg. Told by a doctor she would

:22:53. > :22:58.never swim again, she proved her doubters wrong, eventually

:22:58. > :23:00.returning to win Paralympic gold in Beijing and finishing four seconds

:23:00. > :23:05.Beijing and finishing four seconds ahead of her closest rival. It is

:23:05. > :23:08.another glorious day for spectating. Swimming fans have been sheltered

:23:08. > :23:14.by the aquatic centre, but those in the main stadium have been enjoying

:23:14. > :23:17.the sunshine, although not some of the British performances. Shelly

:23:17. > :23:22.Woods is one of the biggest names in wheelchair racing. She would be

:23:22. > :23:26.winning a medal in the 800 metres, finishing third in her heat. She

:23:26. > :23:31.will now focus on the marathon at the weekend. Her team mate J Jones

:23:31. > :23:34.also missed out. Brazilian footballers have let-up tournaments

:23:34. > :23:43.all over the world with their skill for decades. There blind players

:23:43. > :23:45.are no exception. How about that for a goal?

:23:45. > :23:50.At Greenwich Park this morning, Sophie Wells won her second silver

:23:50. > :23:52.medal of the games in dressage. It takes the British tally at

:23:52. > :23:56.Greenwich to nine, just one behind their Paralympic record, and there

:23:56. > :24:04.are two events still remaining. Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson is

:24:04. > :24:08.there for us. Yes, thanks, Sophie Wells made it

:24:08. > :24:12.clear in her first Paralympic Games that she had come to win two

:24:12. > :24:17.individual golds. She had to settle for silver medals, but she cannot

:24:17. > :24:20.fault herself, nor her horse Pinocchio, who bounced along in the

:24:20. > :24:24.sunshine to the Pinocchio soundtrack. Proving there were no

:24:24. > :24:29.strings to hold her down. The judges loved the artistry, there

:24:29. > :24:33.were a couple of technical errors but the score was over 81%. Today,

:24:33. > :24:38.not good enough for gold and for the second time in these games,

:24:38. > :24:44.Sophie Wells found her -- found herself in second place. The

:24:44. > :24:47.standard is so high. Sophie Wells is quite some rider. She was born

:24:47. > :24:52.with a condition that affected her joints and it has left her missing

:24:52. > :24:55.several fingers but as a Junior, she won an international event for

:24:55. > :25:01.able-bodied riders, so she has a getting Paralympic career ahead of

:25:01. > :25:05.her. -- glittering. Two more disability greats could take the

:25:05. > :25:09.equestrian total to 11 medals, but they would love another gold and

:25:09. > :25:15.that is most likely to come with the remarkable Sophie Christiansen,

:25:15. > :25:21.riding at about 5:30pm. Let's have at look at the medal

:25:21. > :25:24.table. China are leading by a long way with 48 golds. ParalympicsGB

:25:24. > :25:29.are still in second with 19 golds and 66 medals in total. Russia are

:25:29. > :25:32.sitting just behind them on 17 golds.

:25:32. > :25:38.Let's get more on the Cabinet reshuffle. Our Political

:25:38. > :25:40.Correspondent Norman Smith is in Downing Street. The biggest changes

:25:40. > :25:44.in health and transport, they are the big stories.

:25:44. > :25:48.Yes, those are the two big decisions, the decision to move

:25:48. > :25:51.Andrew Lansley from Health to leader of the house and Justine

:25:51. > :25:56.Greening from transport to international development. Andrew

:25:56. > :26:01.Lansley was viewed as having to us -- having failed to sell the NHS

:26:02. > :26:06.reform agenda and alienating many health officials after the years

:26:06. > :26:09.David Cameron spent trying to detoxify the NHS as an issue for

:26:09. > :26:12.the Conservative Party. Justine Greening has moved to provide the

:26:12. > :26:16.Government with flexibility, manoeuvrability on the issue of

:26:16. > :26:20.Heathrow, because she was a committed opponent of a third

:26:20. > :26:25.runway. She is replaced by Patrick McLoughlin, who carries the baggage

:26:25. > :26:29.on Heathrow. As for the Liberal Democrats, this is not really there

:26:29. > :26:32.reshuffle, none of the Cabinet names move, but David Laws, who had

:26:32. > :26:35.to resign as chief secretary because of the expenses scandal, is

:26:35. > :26:40.brought back as an education minister.

:26:40. > :26:45.Norman, thank you. Let's take you to the weather prospects. It looks

:26:45. > :26:49.very promising indeed. You sound like somebody who has

:26:49. > :26:54.been stuck in an office all morning? It is beautiful out there,

:26:54. > :26:56.I love this September day. It is fairly indicative of across the

:26:56. > :26:59.fairly indicative of across the country. Some lovely spells despite

:26:59. > :27:03.a weather front pushing down from the north-west. You can see it

:27:03. > :27:07.clearly, sitting around the Midlands, down through Wales and

:27:07. > :27:12.into the south-west as we speak. Ahead of that into the south-east,

:27:12. > :27:17.Sunni and pretty warm, behind it is a lot of sunshine, but it is a

:27:17. > :27:23.cooler and fresher feel. In the north-west of Scotland, the wind is

:27:23. > :27:27.still a feature, gusts of in excess of 60 mph but easing up across the

:27:27. > :27:31.afternoon. Let's take a snapshot at 4pm in the afternoon, not the

:27:31. > :27:37.record-breaking heat in Aberdeenshire at you saw yesterday,

:27:37. > :27:41.but some sunshine with breezy conditions. Not too bad into

:27:41. > :27:46.Northern Ireland and with lighter winds, and a bit of warmth be the

:27:46. > :27:51.norm if -- north of England, very pleasant. The weather front is in

:27:51. > :27:55.off -- East Anglia, coming down at the South and thick enough for a

:27:55. > :27:59.spot of drizzle. The best of the sunshine is certainly reserved for

:27:59. > :28:04.the Southeastern corner, not faring too badly at all, but the cloud

:28:04. > :28:08.will descend, arriving through the evening and overnight. Bat slowly

:28:08. > :28:13.eases away and the wind drops out substantially across Scotland which

:28:13. > :28:18.will allow the temperatures to drop, so a cooler night in comparison to

:28:18. > :28:22.those that have passed. 13 or 14 in the south-east. As for the sailing

:28:22. > :28:29.on Wednesday morning, starting off on a fresh bird, a strong north-

:28:29. > :28:33.easterly for a time, the wind will be easing away. -- on a fresh note.

:28:33. > :28:38.Wednesday morning, the cloud will ease the way and it is a beautiful

:28:38. > :28:42.start to the day. It won't be long until we see a little bit more

:28:42. > :28:47.cloud generated in land. A few isolated light showers and a

:28:47. > :28:52.fresher feel, but not too bad, 16- 21 degrees, still pretty

:28:52. > :28:55.respectable. The high pressure stays with you, I promised you a

:28:55. > :28:59.decent week and the story has not really changed. These weather

:28:59. > :29:03.fronts just squeeze into the far north and west which could create a

:29:03. > :29:08.hiccup, stronger winds and some more rain. Thursday and Friday,

:29:08. > :29:12.potential in Glasgow for a slightly miserable day, but in the south,

:29:12. > :29:15.more sunshine and more importantly, more warmth. If I am going to stick

:29:15. > :29:19.my neck out, it is looking pretty promising for the weekend.

:29:19. > :29:23.I shall look forward to my cycle I shall look forward to my cycle

:29:23. > :29:27.home. At 1:30pm, a reminder of the top story. Andrew Lansley loses his

:29:27. > :29:31.job as Health Secretary in the first big Cabinet changes since