:00:05. > :00:10.Crisis talks - the Environment Secretary flies to Europe to try to
:00:10. > :00:13.find a solution to the horsemeat scandal. Here, the Food standards
:00:13. > :00:19.agency says there'll be a relentless search for the truth but
:00:19. > :00:24.are criticised by the owner of a meat plant they're investigating.
:00:24. > :00:26.If I protest, I protest too much but I can't do no more than show
:00:26. > :00:29.you and tell you what the processes are.
:00:29. > :00:32.A quarter of home care services in England aren't up to standard, with
:00:32. > :00:35.rushed appointments and inaccurate assessments.
:00:35. > :00:40.Anger at the Palace as an Italian magazine publishes pictures of a
:00:40. > :00:43.pregnant Duchess of Cambridge. A rapturous welcome for Pope
:00:43. > :00:47.Benedict in his first public appearance since he announced his
:00:47. > :00:55.resignation. And, Strictly MBE - the silver
:00:55. > :00:59.medal winning gymnast Louis Smith picks up his latest honour. Later
:00:59. > :01:01.on BBC London: Cutting pollution in the capital. Plans to allow only
:01:01. > :01:06.low emission vehicles into the centre.
:01:06. > :01:16.And it's illegal in Singapore and China, now spitting is outlawed in
:01:16. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:27.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One. The Environment
:01:27. > :01:29.Secretary, Owen Paterson, will meet his European counterparts in
:01:29. > :01:32.Brussels later today to consider whether tighter regulation is
:01:32. > :01:37.needed in the wake of the scandal over horsemeat being passed off as
:01:37. > :01:42.beef. The Food Standards Agency has suspended operations at an abattoir
:01:42. > :01:45.in West Yorkshire and a processing plant in west Wales. The Prime
:01:45. > :01:50.Minister has promised that anyone found to be passing off horsemeat
:01:50. > :01:57.as beef would face the full intervention of the law. Sian Lloyd
:01:57. > :02:00.reports. This is the meat plant near
:02:00. > :02:07.Aberystwyth raided yesterday by officers from the Food Standards
:02:07. > :02:12.Agency and Dyfed Powys Police. Its owner denies wrongdoing. You kindly
:02:12. > :02:18.invited us on to the premises. What are we seeing in here today now?
:02:18. > :02:23.There's operations going on through the glass here. What can we see?
:02:23. > :02:32.Obviously, it's in the distance but there's meat in there, what is it?
:02:32. > :02:38.I have contracted to bone horsemeat for an Irish producer. The
:02:38. > :02:42.horsemeat is delivered. It's cut up and it's taken from here to Belgium.
:02:42. > :02:49.I get paid for doing the cutting up. There's no further processing. I
:02:49. > :02:53.don't do kebabs, I don't do mince meat, don't do beef burgers. This
:02:53. > :02:58.is not a processing plant. This is purely production. Meat cutting.
:02:58. > :03:02.Officials from the Food Standards Agency said they removed paperwork
:03:02. > :03:06.and suspended operations yesterday. They were back on site again this
:03:06. > :03:12.morning. Are you able to tell us what the FSA are doing here today?
:03:12. > :03:16.Sorry, I am not in a position at the moment to give you any
:03:16. > :03:19.additional information, it's to discuss with the operator our next
:03:19. > :03:22.stage, after which we will be in contact to see if we can update you
:03:22. > :03:27.further. It's not illegal to sell horsemeat in Britain, if properly
:03:27. > :03:32.labelled, but there's no market for it. There are five abattoirs in the
:03:32. > :03:37.UK which are licensed to slaughter horses. Last year, 8,500 horse
:03:37. > :03:40.carcasses were exported, mainly to Italy, France and Belgium.
:03:40. > :03:45.The Government says there are no health implications, rather this is
:03:45. > :03:49.a case of food fraud. Horsemeat is about five times cheaper than beef,
:03:49. > :03:55.so there's a potential for significant profits from
:03:55. > :04:00.mislabelling. In a separate raid at Todmorden in West Yorkshire, the
:04:00. > :04:05.Food Standards Agency has suspended operations at a slaughterhouse, it
:04:05. > :04:11.says it's investigating an alleged connection to the plant in
:04:11. > :04:15.Aberystwyth. But the owner of Farmbox Meat limited denies has
:04:15. > :04:19.received meat from that abattoir. Our Europe correspondent, Christian
:04:19. > :04:27.Fraser, is in Brussels. We heard in that report the FSA are
:04:27. > :04:33.going to be relent NHS rless in search of the truth and he is
:04:33. > :04:37.robust in his criticism. Can you put this into perspective? It's
:04:37. > :04:42.important to note there are two different investigations. There is
:04:42. > :04:46.one Europe-wide investigation of horsemeat alleged to come from
:04:46. > :04:51.Romania going to frozen meat and sold throughout Europe. Then there
:04:51. > :04:56.is an investigation here in the UK, the allegation that this processing
:04:56. > :05:01.plant was putting horsemeat into beef and kebabs, strenuously denied
:05:01. > :05:05.but the allegation is there. The FSA says it's unlikely those
:05:05. > :05:11.products went to supermarkets, it's more likely they went to a local
:05:11. > :05:15.burger, or kebab van, only an allegation there. Owen Paterson is
:05:15. > :05:18.going to Brussels this afternoon to talk to his counterparts, including
:05:18. > :05:24.Romania. The common thread in these separate investigations is we can't
:05:24. > :05:27.be sure what's in our food any more. That is the problem. Can you be
:05:27. > :05:32.sure of what your meat is labelled as? All right, thank you very much.
:05:32. > :05:35.Let's turn to that issue of that European meeting with our European
:05:35. > :05:39.correspondent, what can the Ministers there hope to achieve
:05:39. > :05:41.today? Well, the environment Minister Owen Paterson is here
:05:41. > :05:45.meeting colleagues from those countries that are directly
:05:45. > :05:48.involved, so the likes of Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, Poland
:05:48. > :05:53.and Romania. They're taking stock of where the investigation has got
:05:53. > :05:56.to and we are still waiting for a preliminary report from the French.
:05:56. > :05:59.They'll also talk about what measures might be needed to stop a
:05:59. > :06:03.repeat. In that direction there are two things that will be on the
:06:03. > :06:06.table. First of all, of course, the testing regime. Is it rigorous and
:06:06. > :06:11.frequent enough? There was comment this week from the French where I
:06:11. > :06:15.am normally based, who said from the Union of Veterinary Inspectors
:06:15. > :06:18.who said they lost one in ten of their members and didn't have
:06:18. > :06:24.resources to keep checking abattoirs. Then, there is the issue
:06:24. > :06:28.of food labelling. We have not had made in country labelling in the
:06:28. > :06:33.European Union since 1981 but there is pressure building. The European
:06:33. > :06:38.Commissioner is in favour, we think of new rules. He's talked about the
:06:38. > :06:45.traceability. But, the consumers and the producers are opposed.
:06:45. > :06:48.Thank you. A quarter of homecare services
:06:48. > :06:50.provided to the elderly in England are failing to meet quality and
:06:50. > :06:54.safety standards, that's according to the industry regulator. More
:06:54. > :06:56.than 700,000 people over the age of 65 rely on home help for washing,
:06:56. > :06:59.dressing and eating. But in a review, the Care Quality Commission
:06:59. > :07:04.found failings in some of their treatment. Our local government
:07:04. > :07:08.correspondent Mike Sergeant reports. Most of those receiving care in
:07:08. > :07:14.their own home are being treated with compassion and dignity. But
:07:14. > :07:16.some are not. David, in his late 70s, and has a severe neurological
:07:16. > :07:20.condition, has experienced both sides of the system in England. He
:07:20. > :07:27.says some carers have been exceptional, but others are poorly
:07:27. > :07:34.trained and in too much of a hurry. They don't understand my medical
:07:34. > :07:40.condition. Because they want to get the job done fast, and because of
:07:40. > :07:43.their time that they're given, this is where the system falls apart.
:07:43. > :07:47.The care regulator has been checking whether agencies are
:07:47. > :07:50.respecting those being cared for and promoting their welfare. 26%
:07:50. > :08:00.failed to meet all the standards required.
:08:00. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:29.But 97% showed proper respect for people getting home help, and 96%
:08:29. > :08:34.had adequate safeguards to prevent abuse. People were rushed. Hello,
:08:34. > :08:37.who is it? Sydney has known Joanna for almost 12 years and is
:08:37. > :08:42.satisfied with the quality of care. She regularly helps with things
:08:42. > :08:48.like ironing and preparing meals. Good care, you need to have lots of
:08:48. > :08:53.patience and understanding people. And respecting them, of course,.
:08:53. > :08:56.And And -- training is paramount. Hundreds of thousands rely on
:08:56. > :08:59.regular visitors by carers. If the quality of the service is good, it
:08:59. > :09:02.helps them stay in their own property, rather than move to a
:09:02. > :09:06.care home which is usually more expensive.
:09:06. > :09:10.But most local authorities are spending less on home care overall,
:09:10. > :09:14.at a time when demapped for services is -- demand for services
:09:14. > :09:22.is increasing. Counsels say without extra -- councils say without extra
:09:22. > :09:24.funding things could get worse. Six former News of the World
:09:24. > :09:27.journalists have been arrested under a new police investigation
:09:27. > :09:29.into phone hacking. Scotland Yard said detectives are looking into a
:09:29. > :09:31.suspected conspiracy between 2005 and 2006. Two of those arrested
:09:31. > :09:36.currently work for The Sun newspaper. Our home affairs
:09:36. > :09:40.correspondent Matt Prodger is in our central London newsroom.
:09:40. > :09:44.What can you tell us? Well, what's particularly significant about
:09:44. > :09:49.these arrests is that they are not connected with previous arrests
:09:49. > :09:52.that have been made as part of Operation Weeting. Now, you will be
:09:52. > :09:57.aware that eight people have already been charged in connection
:09:57. > :10:00.with that, not least Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of News of the
:10:00. > :10:04.World, and Andy Coulson, who went on to become Downing Street's
:10:04. > :10:07.director of communications before resigning in the wake of the phone
:10:07. > :10:11.hacking scandal. The six journalists arrested this morning
:10:11. > :10:15.have not previously been arrested in connection with phone hacking.
:10:15. > :10:20.Like the previous arrests, they worked at the News of the World.
:10:20. > :10:24.They worked there between 2005 and 2006. Now News International has
:10:24. > :10:29.confirmed this morning that two of those arrested currently work for
:10:29. > :10:33.The Sun and also the BBC understands that a further two now
:10:33. > :10:39.work in PR. Significantly, also the police say that the potential
:10:39. > :10:42.victims of this alleged conspiracy have not yet been informed of the
:10:42. > :10:48.allegations. So what we could be looking at here, further down the
:10:48. > :10:55.line, is a whole new raft of potential claims for compensation.
:10:55. > :10:58.Thank you. A legal attempt to overturn disputed GCSE grades has
:10:58. > :11:01.failed. A group of pupils, teachers, schools and local councils had gone
:11:01. > :11:05.to the High Court to get the grade boundaries for English exams
:11:05. > :11:12.changed. If they had succeeded, thousands of pupils who failed to
:11:12. > :11:15.get a C could have been awarded a higher grade.
:11:15. > :11:18.The BBC and Jimmy Savile's estate are being sued by 31 alleged
:11:18. > :11:21.victims of sex abuse. Their lawyers say they want to protect their
:11:21. > :11:28.clients' position, but are not giving any further details of the
:11:28. > :11:30.nature of the cases, nor the allegations that have been made.
:11:30. > :11:37.An Italian magazine has published pictures of the Duchess of
:11:37. > :11:41.Cambridge on holiday, walking along a beach in a bikini. Let's cross to
:11:41. > :11:49.Rome and our Royal correspondent Luisa Baldini. A move that will
:11:49. > :11:53.surely greatly disappoint the Duke and Duchess? Yes, the magazine is
:11:53. > :11:57.one of the magazines which ran a 26 perfect page spread of the Duchess
:11:57. > :12:01.of Cambridge last year when she was photographed topless in France, so
:12:01. > :12:07.that gives you some indication as to the type of tabloid gossip
:12:07. > :12:11.magazine that it is. This time, under the headline, that means the
:12:11. > :12:16.tummy's growing, the Duchess is photographed on the front cover in
:12:17. > :12:21.a blue bikini whilst on holiday on the island of Mustique, a slight
:12:21. > :12:25.baby bump is visible and there are further photos inside. Now St James
:12:25. > :12:30.Palace have said that there is disappointment and that the photos
:12:30. > :12:36.are clear breach of the couple's privacy, but that hasn't stopped an
:12:36. > :12:39.Australian magazine from publishing pictures. The editor has defended
:12:39. > :12:44.the move by saying that the Duchess was on a public beach and the
:12:44. > :12:54.photographs were taken by a holiday-maker, not a member of the
:12:54. > :12:58.
:12:58. > :13:01.paparazzi, although that hasn't been verified.
:13:01. > :13:04.One of the biggest manhunts in Californian history has ended after
:13:04. > :13:07.a fierce gun battle at a remote mountain cabin. Christopher Dorner
:13:07. > :13:10.- a former policeman who was wanted for murder - is thought to have
:13:10. > :13:12.died after fire broke out in the property. He is believed to have
:13:12. > :13:14.killed four people in a vendetta against officers.
:13:14. > :13:17.The last furious stand of a fugitive gunman, the authorities
:13:17. > :13:22.were taking no chances. They brought up reinforcements.
:13:22. > :13:26.They knew the man they were hunting was heavily armed and a military
:13:26. > :13:29.reservist. And amid an intense shoot-out, the
:13:29. > :13:34.sheriff's deputy was shot dead and another wounded.
:13:34. > :13:38.Then, apparently an uneasy lull before reportedly a single shot was
:13:38. > :13:42.heard from inside the cabin where the gunman was. A fire engulfed the
:13:42. > :13:48.cabin, no one emerged from the ruins. Later, a charred body was
:13:48. > :13:51.found inside. As darkness fell, police were
:13:51. > :13:56.piecing together the events seemingly an attempted escape in a
:13:56. > :14:03.stolen vehicle before the standoff in the cabin. We believe that
:14:03. > :14:07.someone was inside and that was the person that stole the vehicle and
:14:07. > :14:13.fled, then abandoned the vehicle, ran into the forest and inside this
:14:13. > :14:17.cabin where he barricaded himself and was engaged in gunfire with our
:14:17. > :14:23.deputy sheriffs, shot two of our deputy sheriffs and one of those
:14:23. > :14:27.died. Police had spent days scouring the snow-covered hills for
:14:27. > :14:32.Christopher Dorner, a former policeman bitter after being sacked
:14:32. > :14:37.and bent on revenge. He was fired by the police in 2008 and a posting
:14:37. > :14:41.made clear he bore a grudge. It's thought it was he who killed a
:14:41. > :14:46.former colleague's daughter and her fiance and a policeman while on the
:14:46. > :14:49.run before the shoot-out. Police had offered a $1 million reward for
:14:49. > :14:53.information when the trail ran cold. While investigations continued at
:14:53. > :14:57.the scene of the shoot-out, amid the wreckage of the cabin, local
:14:57. > :15:07.police seemed confident one of the biggest manhunts in years is over
:15:07. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:16.and the man they were pursuing is The Environment Secretary, Owen
:15:16. > :15:18.Paterson, is heading to Brussels to discuss whether tighter regulation
:15:18. > :15:22.is needed in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
:15:22. > :15:28.A tomb fit for a king. The design for the final resting place of
:15:28. > :15:31.Making hospitals a better experience for children. The
:15:31. > :15:37.artwork that is creating magical places for young patients.
:15:37. > :15:47.And have you got yours yet for a loved one? Why hand-made valentines
:15:47. > :15:50.President Barack Obama has used his annual State of the Union speech to
:15:50. > :15:53.announce plans to halve the number of American troops deployed in
:15:53. > :16:00.Afghanistan. The President also promised smarter rather than bigger
:16:00. > :16:03.government for the many, and not just the few. He called for greater
:16:03. > :16:08.gun control and efforts to reduce gun violence. Steve Kingstone
:16:08. > :16:12.reports from Washington. President of the United States.
:16:13. > :16:16.There was perhaps a new presidential swagger. For this is a
:16:16. > :16:20.man emboldened by victory, liberated from having to run for
:16:20. > :16:26.office again. Barack Obama announced this second-term with the
:16:26. > :16:32.issue that defined the first. Together, we have cleared a way the
:16:32. > :16:37.rubble of crisis. And we can say with renewed confidence that the
:16:37. > :16:42.State of our Union is stronger. A growing economy that creates good,
:16:42. > :16:46.middle-class jobs. That must be the north star.
:16:46. > :16:52.To cut the deficit, he invited Republicans to work with him. But
:16:52. > :17:01.on other issues, this speech was unappoll jetically left of centre.
:17:01. > :17:07.For the sake of our future, we must do more to combat combat climate
:17:07. > :17:13.change. On foreign policy, there was a rue
:17:13. > :17:18.rue bubg to -- rebuke to north Korea and the most detail yet on
:17:18. > :17:22.how America's longest war will end. Tonight, I can announce that over
:17:22. > :17:26.the next year, another 34,000 American troops will come home from
:17:26. > :17:28.Afghanistan. This draw down will continue and by the end of next
:17:28. > :17:34.year, our war in Afghanistan will be over.
:17:34. > :17:40.Many of those listening were supporting green ribbons to honour
:17:40. > :17:45.the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting and it was on the issue of
:17:45. > :17:50.of gun control that the president, emobging the memory -- evoking the
:17:50. > :17:56.memory of Hadiya Pendleton. Just three weeks ago, she was in
:17:56. > :18:01.Washington with her classmates, performing for her country. Her
:18:01. > :18:06.parents are in the chamber tonight along with more than two dozen
:18:06. > :18:16.Americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. They
:18:16. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:21.deserve a vote. APPLAUSE
:18:21. > :18:23.A vote to tighten ground checks and ban assault weapons, measures he
:18:23. > :18:26.calls common sense, but they face opposition in Congress. The
:18:26. > :18:29.challenge now for Barack Obama is to convert the energy of State of
:18:29. > :18:33.the Union night into real political momentum and with Congress divided
:18:33. > :18:43.that won't be easy, but what is clear in the after glow of victory,
:18:43. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:48.this is a president who is more Well, in that same speech,
:18:48. > :18:51.President Obama said talks would start on a new trade agreement
:18:51. > :18:54.between the US and the EU. According to the President of the
:18:54. > :18:57.European Commission, it would be a game changer which would create
:18:57. > :19:00.economic growth and jobs. Let's speak to our business correspondent,
:19:00. > :19:03.Adam Parsons. How much of a game changer then? A big one. You are
:19:03. > :19:07.talk being the two igest economies in the world. You take the Union
:19:07. > :19:13.and put it together, he has an economy that's bigger than the
:19:13. > :19:21.United States. Both of them about $16 trillion. So we are going to
:19:21. > :19:26.get talks. They will start before June, according to the European
:19:26. > :19:32.Commission President. By 2027, so you know, a few years off, both of
:19:32. > :19:35.the economies will be growing by between 0.4% and 0.5%. So not a
:19:36. > :19:41.huge growth in terms of percentages, but when you are starting with very,
:19:41. > :19:49.very big numbers, even a small percentage adds to it, the euro
:19:49. > :19:52.should go by -- grow by by 86 billion euros and this is making
:19:52. > :19:56.trade easier between the two sides. Why is the US doing this? Well,
:19:56. > :19:59.Obama knows that he needs friends now at the moment and particularly
:19:59. > :20:02.in things like Syria and the Middle East and it is the Europeans who
:20:02. > :20:11.have been America's staunchest allies.
:20:11. > :20:16.Adam, thank you very much. Some positive news. Recovery
:20:16. > :20:21.insight -- is in sight, the governor of the Bank of England
:20:21. > :20:25.expects the inflation rate to rise by 3% and remain above the bank's
:20:25. > :20:29.target for the next two years. Stephanie flanners is in the --
:20:29. > :20:32.Flanders is in the city now. The inflation rate is proving difficult
:20:32. > :20:37.to crack? Yes, I mean, a couple of messages
:20:37. > :20:41.from the Bank of England today and neither of them particularly new.
:20:41. > :20:45.One that inflation is going to be higher for longer again than the
:20:46. > :20:50.Bank of England was hoping when it last gave this report in November.
:20:50. > :20:54.Inflation, yes, possibly going up to over 3% in the summer because of
:20:54. > :20:58.some of the price rises in the pipeline and staying well above
:20:58. > :21:01.target through to the end of 2014 on the forecasts. That was one
:21:01. > :21:06.message. The other message is that recovery
:21:06. > :21:09.is coming, but it will continue to be difficult and torturous compared
:21:09. > :21:13.to the recoveries that we have in the past. The Bank of England is
:21:13. > :21:17.not planning to do much about either of those things. So it said,
:21:17. > :21:26.in effect, that it wasn't expect to go raise interest rates from their
:21:26. > :21:30.record low sooner as a result of this higher than expected inflation
:21:30. > :21:37.and some savers will be disappointed. The governor was once
:21:37. > :21:42.again pay -- at pains to say "look, there are limits as to what the
:21:42. > :21:46.Central Bank can do." He did did suggest the Chancellor could do
:21:46. > :21:48.more on the supply side of the economy to promote growth if not
:21:48. > :21:54.today, at least in the future. The Chancellor might be interested to
:21:54. > :21:58.hear that given that he is doing a lot on that front. But at least a
:21:58. > :22:03.suggestion that the new governor of the Bank of England might not be
:22:03. > :22:07.able to do anything as dramatic as some were expecting.
:22:07. > :22:13.The Vatican announced that the conclave to choose a new Pope will
:22:13. > :22:19.begin around 18th March. Pope Benedict made his first public
:22:19. > :22:25.appearance since announcing his resignation. Matthew Price is at
:22:25. > :22:29.The Vatican. A very warm reception he had? He really did. And that
:22:29. > :22:32.date that you have mentioned is really one of the first bits of
:22:32. > :22:35.concrete information we have got about what happens next. It has
:22:35. > :22:39.been clear in the last few days here at The Vatican that this
:22:39. > :22:43.decision to step down really caught everybody by surprise. The
:22:43. > :22:47.cardinals were not consulted on it. It emerged they weren't consulted
:22:47. > :22:51.on the decision to allow the the Pope once he does step down to
:22:51. > :22:54.continue living at The Vatican. The rumours are some of them are not
:22:54. > :22:57.pleased about that. That is the private side of things, behind the
:22:57. > :23:05.scenes. In front of the cameras today, at that audience with the
:23:05. > :23:11.Pope, we saw the public face of the Catholic Church, a serene pontiff
:23:11. > :23:17.and an adoring congregation. Elderly, frail and slighty unsteady,
:23:17. > :23:22.Pope Benedict glided into The Vatican's audience hall. The
:23:22. > :23:27.faithful met him. Many in the church have questioned
:23:27. > :23:32.his leadership, his uncharismatic, style. Here today, they did not. He
:23:32. > :23:42.asked them to pray for him and his successor. And then, addressed the
:23:42. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:50.question of his stepping down. TRANSLATION: I'm well aware of the
:23:50. > :23:52.gravity of such an act, but at the same time I am aware of not being
:23:52. > :23:54.able to carry out my papal ministry with the physical and spiritual
:23:54. > :23:57.strength that it requires. The extent of his health problems
:23:57. > :23:59.seems to become clearer by the day. This afternoon, on Ash Wednesday,
:23:59. > :24:02.the Pope will lead his last Mass. Its low low kag -- location has
:24:02. > :24:07.been switched, partly to accommodate the crowds and to save
:24:07. > :24:11.him the effort of taking part in a lengthy procession.
:24:11. > :24:14.Among those in the congregation, we found this school group from
:24:14. > :24:18.Wiltshire. It is an honour especially as it is
:24:18. > :24:23.one of his last gatherings. It is special to be here.
:24:23. > :24:32.Special and historic, but while the Pope's audience was taking place,
:24:32. > :24:36.the man ufrg behind -- man man man manoeuvring behind the scenes
:24:36. > :24:41.started. The discussions about who might be the next Pope has already
:24:41. > :24:48.started? I don't know, probably. It is possible because this is so
:24:48. > :24:51.natural that having also the knowledge of so many colleagues, of
:24:51. > :24:54.so many possible candidates in the world.
:24:54. > :24:57.Was that a suggestion from one of the church's oldest cardinals that
:24:57. > :25:02.the field for the next Pope might be wide open?
:25:02. > :25:12.The answer will be delivered from inside these walls within the six
:25:12. > :25:17.In a few hours time, we will get another chance to see the Pope when
:25:17. > :25:21.he delivers that Ash Wednesday Mass here at The Vatican.
:25:21. > :25:25.Thank you. Stars of the Olympics and
:25:25. > :25:34.Paralympics received honours at Buckingham Palace. The gymnast,
:25:34. > :25:40.Louis Smith who won silver and bronze, described being awarded the
:25:40. > :25:44.MBE the proudest moment of his life. This is just the latest award Louis
:25:44. > :25:50.Smith received in a year to remember. After winning Olympic
:25:50. > :25:55.titles and a glitter ball, the gymnast has awarded another medal,
:25:55. > :26:02.an MBE by Her Majesty, so which means the most? To be in this
:26:02. > :26:06.position now, an MBE, and going on things like Strictly and having
:26:06. > :26:12.three Olympic medals, it has been a dream.
:26:12. > :26:16.The last year has been a dream for Smith. Britain's first team medal
:26:16. > :26:22.in the sport for a century and then claiming a silver in the pommel
:26:22. > :26:29.horse. But Smith proved himself a success on the the dance floor.
:26:29. > :26:34.Claiming last year's Strictly Come Dancing title and winning a whole
:26:34. > :26:38.new group of admirers. She said what have I been up to? I
:26:38. > :26:41.have been on the tour and she said what am I going to be doing now? I
:26:41. > :26:48.told her about going into schools and talking to kids and going on
:26:48. > :26:53.tour and talking to kids at schools. She said it is good.
:26:53. > :27:00.There was an Olympic theme to today's changing of the guard as
:27:00. > :27:07.the first sporting recipients picked up their gongs, Natasha
:27:07. > :27:17.Baker and Sophie Hoesking here too. It was the 23-year-old gymnast that
:27:17. > :27:18.
:27:18. > :27:25.Now, how do you design a modern day tomb fit for a 15th century king?
:27:25. > :27:31.The remains of King Richard III were found beneath a car park in
:27:31. > :27:34.Leicester. The Richard III Society Unveiled their design for a
:27:35. > :27:41.monument they hope will be chosen to house the remains.
:27:41. > :27:47.Louise hubble has more. For over 500 years, Richard III's
:27:47. > :27:51.body lay in a a cramped grave. His hands may have may have been bound.
:27:51. > :27:56.Now the Richard III Society unveiled their vision for his tomb.
:27:56. > :28:05.It will be crafted from light, honey coloured stone. The design is
:28:05. > :28:14.in keeping with the medieval era, adorned with the white rose of York
:28:14. > :28:19.and his personal emblem. The tomb is trying to bring Richard III's
:28:19. > :28:23.life to bear. Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in
:28:24. > :28:28.August 1485. He was killed by a series of blows to the head.
:28:28. > :28:33.Some hoped Richard would be returned to York, but his discovery
:28:33. > :28:36.under a council car park in Leicester last year means he will
:28:37. > :28:41.be reburied in the cathedral. Despite the detailed designs from
:28:41. > :28:44.the Richard III Society, Leicester Cathedral say the tomb must also
:28:44. > :28:49.appropriate for today's place of worship.
:28:49. > :28:53.We have seen those plans, but the decision about this rests with the
:28:53. > :28:58.cathedral chapter. When people look back on this memorial in 500 years,
:28:58. > :29:05.it needs to resonate with the story of King Richard, but resonate with
:29:05. > :29:10.the story of 2013 and 2014 and the discovery of his bones in the car
:29:10. > :29:20.park. Over the coming months, all
:29:20. > :29:23.involved will be ensuring this Time to take you to the weather
:29:23. > :29:26.Time to take you to the weather with Chris. How is it looking? The
:29:26. > :29:32.transition to milder weather is around the corner, but not before
:29:32. > :29:36.we have had further falls of snow. Today's snow will affect Scotland,
:29:36. > :29:41.but there will be snow around wz' we had -- as we head through the
:29:41. > :29:47.afternoon. The snowy weather system is working its way in. This system
:29:47. > :29:53.is working its way into Scotland now. How much snow could we get?
:29:53. > :29:58.Well, as we go on through today, we could see snow piling up across the
:29:58. > :30:07.Highlands of snow. Some six inches of snow around here. Around the
:30:07. > :30:10.Central Lowlands, something like 2 to centimetres here. And across
:30:10. > :30:14.Pennine routes get similar amounts of snow. Across the Midlands and
:30:14. > :30:19.Wales, we could see a temporary covering of snow. Travel disruption,
:30:19. > :30:23.you bet. We have got some of the A- roads out across parts of Scotland
:30:23. > :30:28.and the cross Pennine routes, we have a jackknifed lorry and an
:30:28. > :30:32.accident involving a couple of vehicles on the A57, that's two of
:30:32. > :30:37.the major routes out of action. As we go on, the winds will continue
:30:37. > :30:42.to strengthen. 60mph gusts for the Western Isles and stronger than
:30:42. > :30:46.that for the Northern Isles and it will turn really icy. So there is a
:30:46. > :30:51.lot of weather going on today. Needless to say, for most of us, it
:30:51. > :30:57.will be cold, but we will see the snow turning back to rain across
:30:57. > :31:00.western areas as the milder air works in. Wednesday night, the snow
:31:00. > :31:03.turning back to rain as the weather system continues to push eastwards,
:31:03. > :31:10.there will be a lot of low cloud and murky conditions over hills.
:31:10. > :31:14.And again, a risk of some icy roads across northern air northern areas
:31:14. > :31:18.and rural parts. Thursday getting off to a wet start. The rain is
:31:18. > :31:21.still around across Eastern England, but it should move out of the way
:31:21. > :31:27.quickly. Following that we will have winds pushing in. There will
:31:27. > :31:32.be a few showers across the north and the west. Most of us having the
:31:32. > :31:35.sunniest weather we have seen this week. That's some of the mildest
:31:35. > :31:39.weather we have seen in February. It has been cold, hasn't it, for
:31:39. > :31:43.the last couple of weeks? We end the week with high pressure in
:31:43. > :31:46.charge. There will be an early morning frost across England and
:31:46. > :31:51.Wales. It will tend to turn cloudier across the north and the
:31:51. > :31:55.west of Scotland. The cloud cloud thickening up with rain arriving.