:00:11. > :00:14.A call for root-and-branch reform of gun licensing laws, after a
:00:14. > :00:18.coroner hears the case of a man who shot and killed three members of
:00:19. > :00:22.his family. Michael Atherton was allowed to keep guns despite a
:00:22. > :00:26.history of domestic violence. He shot his partner, her sister and
:00:26. > :00:31.his partners knees after a row at their home in County Durham.
:00:31. > :00:35.family have had a very upsetting week, but we will continue to try
:00:35. > :00:37.to improve public safety, to ensure that no other family have to endure
:00:37. > :00:42.what we have gone through and will go through for the rest of our
:00:42. > :00:46.lives. A former police officer admits selling information to the
:00:46. > :00:50.Sun newspaper, including details about the mother of Chelsea captain,
:00:50. > :00:55.John Terry. Situation critical. The Liberal Democrats are given a dire
:00:55. > :00:58.warning about the party's future by their own President, as they gather
:00:58. > :01:03.for their party's spring conference. World leaders gather for the
:01:03. > :01:06.funeral of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. And Manchester City
:01:06. > :01:12.player Carlos Tevez is arrested on suspicion of driving while
:01:12. > :01:14.Later on BBC London. New classes to help warn London schoolgirls of the
:01:14. > :01:17.dangers of bullying and sexual abuse. And fighting crime at the
:01:17. > :01:27.Thames' largest container port - the police ask for help from the
:01:27. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:45.Good afternoon. A coroner has called for a complete reform of gun
:01:45. > :01:48.licensing laws after hearing the case of a man who shot three
:01:48. > :01:52.members of his family before killing himself. Michael Atherton
:01:52. > :01:56.Trotters partner, her sister and his partners Nice after a row at
:01:56. > :02:00.their home in County Durham and New Year's Day last year. Durham police
:02:00. > :02:04.were also criticised by the coroner, after it was revealed he had been
:02:04. > :02:09.allowed both a shotgun and firearms licence, despite a history of
:02:09. > :02:17.domestic violence. Danny Savage is at the inquest for us. Remind us of
:02:17. > :02:21.the background to this. Durham police's licensing laws have been
:02:21. > :02:25.described as not being fit for purpose today, in the months and
:02:25. > :02:29.years running up to this shooting. This goes back to New Year's Day
:02:29. > :02:33.2012, when Michael Atherton went to his car, got out a shotgun that he
:02:33. > :02:38.held legally and shot dead his partner, Susan McGoldrick, her
:02:38. > :02:43.sister, Alison Turnbull, and her daughter, Tanya. He had been in
:02:43. > :02:46.trouble with the police before for issues of domestic violence. At one
:02:46. > :02:50.point mackerel he'd had his guns taken off him, but police had
:02:50. > :02:53.decided to give them back again. They've now admitted this was the
:02:53. > :02:58.wrong decision. This man had been in trouble with the police, he
:02:58. > :03:02.should not have had his shotgun licence. That has been the theme of
:03:02. > :03:07.this five-day inquest, which finished today. This is what the
:03:07. > :03:12.IPCC, who investigated this episode, have had to say after the ruling.
:03:12. > :03:15.It is beyond doubt that Durham Constabulary missed valuable
:03:15. > :03:22.opportunities to assess his suitability to be granted a licence
:03:22. > :03:25.and remain a gun owner. At each stage the decision-making process,
:03:25. > :03:30.every person involved, irrespective of their position within Durham
:03:30. > :03:33.Constabulary, had a responsibility to gather additional information,
:03:34. > :03:40.especially given the history of domestic incidents involving
:03:40. > :03:43.Atherton. The family have also been giving their reaction. Yes, a huge
:03:43. > :03:47.group of extended family have been watching the inquest. They came out
:03:47. > :03:51.and stood in front of the cameras. They've been left devastated.
:03:51. > :03:56.They've lost four members of their family, three of them unlawfully
:03:56. > :04:00.killed, and then Michael Atherton, who then took his own life after
:04:00. > :04:06.killing his partner, her sister and her daughter. This was their
:04:06. > :04:10.reaction. We consider the inquest has exposed some serious flaws in
:04:10. > :04:14.the way applications for shop guns and firearms are managed by Durham
:04:14. > :04:18.Constabulary firearms licensing unit. This includes lack of
:04:19. > :04:23.training, if any at all, lack of process, lack of accountability,
:04:23. > :04:27.poor leadership and poor communication structure. The family
:04:27. > :04:31.have had a very emotional and upsetting week, but we will
:04:31. > :04:34.continue with our commitment to improvements in public safety.
:04:34. > :04:39.the wake of this, Durham police reviewed every single gun licence
:04:39. > :04:42.held in the county. They revoked more than 100 of them. With
:04:42. > :04:46.hindsight they decided that people who legally held guns should and
:04:46. > :04:49.have had them, so they were taken away. That leaves the question -
:04:49. > :04:53.how many more people across the UK have guns who shouldn't have them?
:04:53. > :05:03.A senior police officer has said that where you give guns out to
:05:03. > :05:07.people legally, there is always a risk. A former police officer and a
:05:07. > :05:12.prison worker have admitted selling information to the Sun newspaper.
:05:12. > :05:15.They pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey this morning. Rebekah Brooks,
:05:15. > :05:19.the former chief executive of News International, has also appeared in
:05:19. > :05:24.court on bribery charges. David Cameron's former communications
:05:24. > :05:29.chief, Andy Coulson, also appeared. Their cases were adjourned to a
:05:29. > :05:32.later date. A total of four public officials
:05:32. > :05:37.pleaded guilty here this morning to the charge of misconduct in public
:05:37. > :05:41.office. In the case of two of them, we can't report any details. All we
:05:41. > :05:49.can say is one is an ex-police officer. We can report on the other
:05:49. > :05:52.two, who have admitted their guilt. Alan Tierney, on the right, once a
:05:52. > :05:56.serving police officer, now a convicted criminal as a result of
:05:56. > :05:59.the fall-out from the phone hacking scandal. This morning he admitted
:05:59. > :06:04.selling information to the Sun newspaper when he was with the
:06:04. > :06:08.Surrey force. One story involved the family of the footballer, John
:06:09. > :06:13.Terry. This was a front page after his mother and mother-in-law were
:06:13. > :06:17.accused of shoplifting together. Both received a police caution.
:06:18. > :06:21.Tierney also gave details about an incident involving the private life
:06:21. > :06:26.of the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The Broxtowe received
:06:26. > :06:31.a caution for assaulting his then girlfriend. There was a guilty plea
:06:31. > :06:33.from Richard Trunkfield, in the beige jacket, a one-time prison
:06:33. > :06:38.employee who admitted selling information to the Sun newspaper
:06:38. > :06:42.for just over �3,000. He worked at Woodhill top security jail. The
:06:42. > :06:47.information involved a high-profile prisoner. Both these men were
:06:47. > :06:51.arrested as part of Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden, a spin-off from
:06:51. > :06:56.the hacking investigation. It is focusing on illegal payments to
:06:56. > :06:58.public officials. The high-profile names charged under the operation
:06:58. > :07:01.include Rebecca Brookes, former chief executive of News
:07:01. > :07:06.International, who was at the Old Bailey for a hearing this morning.
:07:06. > :07:10.In the dock with her, Andy Coulson - the man who was once editor of
:07:10. > :07:13.the News of the World and David Cameron's Director of
:07:13. > :07:18.Communications. Their cases have been adjourned to a later date.
:07:18. > :07:22.Also appearing here today was the chief reporter John Kay. He has
:07:22. > :07:29.pleaded not guilty to illegal payments to public officials. He
:07:29. > :07:33.will now stand trial at a later date. Nick Clegg's office says as
:07:33. > :07:37.far as it is aware, neither he nor Vince Cable nor any Liberal
:07:37. > :07:40.Democrat appears to have known about Chris Huhne passing on his
:07:40. > :07:45.speeding points to Vicky Pryce before the event was made public.
:07:45. > :07:47.They are due to be sentenced next week. Supporters gathered for the
:07:47. > :07:56.spring conference in Brighton, but its president has warned them the
:07:56. > :08:00.party is in a critical state. This is the Liberal Democrat President,
:08:00. > :08:04.Tim Farron. He is known as an energetic Action Man. In an
:08:04. > :08:09.interview he said the party was in a critical state. He also called
:08:09. > :08:12.his activists cockroaches because of their resilience, that they had
:08:12. > :08:17.a campaign like nutters to win elections. He is being
:08:17. > :08:22.complimentary. It is a plea did not get complacent after the Eastleigh
:08:22. > :08:28.by-election. But it's a victory that raised spirits. We managed to
:08:28. > :08:32.win a by-election mid-term against a background of the allegations
:08:32. > :08:39.against Lord Rennard and the conviction of Chris Huhne. I think
:08:39. > :08:43.that says a lot about how could the party is. As Liberal Democrat
:08:43. > :08:46.activists lead party HQ for the convent, they will be aware that
:08:46. > :08:50.three names will linger over the event in Brighton. Yes, the
:08:50. > :08:54.Eastleigh by-election, that is a positive for them, and whilst the
:08:54. > :08:58.rows involving Lord Rennard and Chris Huhne could arguably have
:08:58. > :09:02.happened in any party, they did happen in the Lib Dems and so they
:09:02. > :09:06.have to deal with them. Questions are still being asked about whether
:09:06. > :09:09.the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, and the Business Secretary, Vince Cable,
:09:10. > :09:15.knew about Chris Huhne, his ex-wife and the speeding points before it
:09:15. > :09:19.ended up in the papers. They insist they didn't. Does all this leads
:09:19. > :09:27.one former party leader feeling gloomy? Do why look like someone
:09:27. > :09:31.who is easily squashed? We've lived off scorched earth in the past.
:09:31. > :09:34.issues raised by the allegations of sexual harassment by Lord Rennard,
:09:34. > :09:39.allegations he denies, will be addressed by Nick Clegg this
:09:39. > :09:47.evening. But a far bigger concern for the party is its appeal or lack
:09:47. > :09:50.of it to voters. Our political correspondent is in Brighton for us.
:09:50. > :09:53.Despite the success of the Eastleigh by-election, it's fair to
:09:53. > :09:59.say there's a very difficult back up to the spring conference. How
:10:00. > :10:03.are you reading the mood? You are right. Despite the fact that Lib
:10:03. > :10:07.Dems should be coming here to Brighton in buoyant mood for this
:10:07. > :10:11.conference, fresh from their victory in Eastleigh, they won that
:10:11. > :10:15.by-election against the odds but also against some truly terrible
:10:15. > :10:18.headlines. Senior figures in the party are having to deal with
:10:18. > :10:23.questions asking whether they knew that Vicky Pryce had agreed to
:10:23. > :10:26.accept speeding points on behalf of her then husband and former energy
:10:26. > :10:30.secretary, Chris Huhne. The party denies any prior knowledge of that,
:10:30. > :10:34.but they are also facing allegations against the former
:10:34. > :10:37.chief executive, Chris Renald. An independent enquiry has been set up
:10:37. > :10:42.looking into how those complaints have been dealt with. Nick Clegg
:10:42. > :10:46.will address that issue at a rally here this evening. But there's no
:10:46. > :10:49.doubt for senior Liberal Democrats here, they are very aware the party
:10:49. > :10:56.is facing difficult times, difficult questions and they cannot
:10:56. > :11:02.rest on their laurels. Barclays has revealed that more than 400 staff
:11:02. > :11:10.at the bank were paid �1 million or more last year. Their annual report
:11:10. > :11:12.also shows 70,000 workers to come less than �25,000. Let's talk about
:11:13. > :11:19.that top figure first of all because that's going to surprise a
:11:19. > :11:24.lot of people. Yes, it will. Particularly because of the
:11:24. > :11:29.scandals which emerged last year at Barclays. For instance, the
:11:29. > :11:32.attempted rigging by Barclays staff of that key set of interest rates,
:11:32. > :11:40.the LIBOR, and the mis-selling of payment protection insurance. In
:11:40. > :11:44.spite of that, the figures have revealed that 428 of their staff
:11:44. > :11:49.earned over �1 million over the years, including their bonuses.
:11:50. > :11:54.They split it down even further, so five of those staff earned more
:11:54. > :11:59.than �5 million. As you say, it's a bank with 145,000 staff, around
:11:59. > :12:03.half of those on less than 25,000. Would other banks be revealing
:12:03. > :12:09.their figures to show how this compares? They are not required to.
:12:09. > :12:14.HSBC has. They have 200 staff on over �1 million. But Barclays said
:12:14. > :12:18.it is this has reduced since last year, so they've got 10 % fewer on
:12:18. > :12:22.that high salary. They also say that the amount of money they've
:12:22. > :12:28.set aside for bonuses has been reduced because of those gambles
:12:28. > :12:32.which I mentioned. North Korea has reacted angrily to do new sanctions
:12:32. > :12:36.imposed by the UN city council, saying it is ending all non-
:12:36. > :12:41.aggression pact with the South. They are closing the joint crossing
:12:41. > :12:44.area between the two countries. The sanctions target North Korean
:12:44. > :12:53.financial transactions and cash transfers, as well as illicit
:12:53. > :12:58.activities by its diplomats. In North Korea's nightly news
:12:58. > :13:03.bulletins, but talk is of self- defence. And of its leaders' visits
:13:03. > :13:06.to frontline troops to discuss the enemy targets in the south. North
:13:06. > :13:11.Korea has announced it is withdrawing from all non-aggression
:13:11. > :13:15.pacts with its southern neighbour - a response to new sanctions. But
:13:15. > :13:21.those new sanctions were themselves a response to North Korea's so-
:13:21. > :13:25.called hostile acts. Last December, North Korea successfully launched a
:13:25. > :13:29.long-range rocket. Tensions then grew last month after it carried
:13:29. > :13:33.out a third nuclear test. And yesterday it threatened to carry
:13:33. > :13:36.out a pre-emptive nuclear strike in response to new UN sanctions.
:13:36. > :13:40.think you will see the international community keep
:13:40. > :13:45.stressing this message of calm and moderation. At the same time, you
:13:45. > :13:49.have the competing pressure from North Korea, where Kim Jong Un does
:13:49. > :13:53.seem to feel this need to keep acting out and taking military
:13:53. > :13:57.steps to try to prove himself. Relations between Pyongyang and the
:13:57. > :14:02.world's major powers have been getting steadily worse since its
:14:02. > :14:06.new leader came to power. TRANSLATION: We don't make empty
:14:06. > :14:11.threats. If we say we will strike, we will strike. If we say we will
:14:11. > :14:15.fight, we will fight and be victorious. South Korea, too, is
:14:16. > :14:18.training its forces in its annual joint exercises with the United
:14:18. > :14:23.States. Another source of irritation to the north. It might
:14:23. > :14:27.sound like the path to war, but the armistice agreement and the
:14:27. > :14:31.communications hotline have been broken many times in the past. The
:14:31. > :14:35.situation may be less predictable, less stable as a result of
:14:35. > :14:44.Pyongyang's threats, but the risks of escalation are every bit as
:14:44. > :14:48.Police in Birmingham say a teenager killed on a bus on her way to
:14:48. > :14:51.school died from a single stab wound to the chest. Christine
:14:51. > :14:55.Edkins had been described as a bright and popular student he was
:14:55. > :15:02.much loved by staff. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion
:15:02. > :15:05.of murder. Sinn Fein have held on to the Middle East a parliamentary
:15:05. > :15:08.seat left by Martin McGuinness when he stepped down as an MP at the end
:15:08. > :15:15.of last year. The election had a single Unionist candidate, whose
:15:15. > :15:25.father was killed by the IRA, against from C Molloy, who was
:15:25. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:31.cleared of being involved in the The conclave to select the next
:15:31. > :15:39.Pope will start next week. Pope Benedict stepped down, the first to
:15:39. > :15:43.do so in over 600 years. Seeking guidance they believe God
:15:43. > :15:50.will provide. The Cardinals must choose the next Pope, they have
:15:50. > :15:53.spent the past week at worship and impress. These princes of the
:15:53. > :16:00.Church have been holding daily meetings, preparing the secret
:16:00. > :16:05.conclave, when they must cast their ballots. All are aware this will be
:16:05. > :16:11.a conclave like no other, prompted by a paper resignation at a time of
:16:11. > :16:15.crisis for the Catholic Church. -- papal resignation. The 115 Cardinal
:16:15. > :16:19.Electors have been summoned from all corners of the world. Their
:16:19. > :16:24.secret conclave places them behind the locked doors of the Sistine
:16:24. > :16:28.Chapel, entirely cut off from the world outside. Voting takes place
:16:28. > :16:32.at a four times a day, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon
:16:32. > :16:37.until a two-thirds majority backs one man. All the ballot papers are
:16:37. > :16:41.burned until famously white smoke announces a decision. Although the
:16:41. > :16:43.electoral conclave takes place here in the Vatican at the heart of a
:16:43. > :16:47.church historically rooted in Europe, this time there is pressure
:16:47. > :16:52.from some cardinals to break decisively with the past,
:16:52. > :16:55.especially the immediate, painful past, that could, just could, mean
:16:55. > :16:59.the cardinal's choose a non- European Pope. They would be
:16:59. > :17:04.defying more than 1000 years of tradition. Predicting the next Pope
:17:04. > :17:13.is hazardous. Cardinal Schoeller from Milan is a safe choice, some
:17:13. > :17:18.favour the one from Canada. Others talk of a cardinal born in
:17:18. > :17:20.Argentina but also a long time Vatican insider. Choosing one from
:17:20. > :17:24.Ghana might be the most radical choice from this particular
:17:24. > :17:34.shortlist, but it is just as likely someone quite different will emerge
:17:34. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:39.as Pope. The Cardinals could reach a decision in conclave very quickly,
:17:40. > :17:43.electing Pope Benedict took only two days. But this time they made
:17:43. > :17:51.hard -- they may take far longer to agree on a Pope meant to give the
:17:51. > :17:54.Church a new beginning. Our main story this lunchtime. A
:17:54. > :17:58.coroner has called for a complete reform of gun licensing laws, after
:17:58. > :18:05.hearing the case of a man who shot three members of his family before
:18:05. > :18:08.killing himself. Coming up, the campaign to save the vanishing
:18:08. > :18:12.water vole as its habitat is under threat.
:18:12. > :18:20.One BBC London, why Call The Midwife is more than just essential
:18:20. > :18:30.Sunday-night viewing for this family. And... The Gareth Bale
:18:30. > :18:32.
:18:32. > :18:35.goalscoring machine just keeps on It has taken 50 years under the 60
:18:35. > :18:39.scientists from more than 14 countries to do it, but they have
:18:39. > :18:42.finally been able to calculate just how much ice is in Antarctica. It
:18:42. > :18:46.is important because it will allow more accurate predictions be made
:18:46. > :18:52.about what is going to happen to the ice sheet in the future, giving
:18:52. > :18:58.better estimates of potential sea- level rise. Pallab Ghosh reports.
:18:58. > :19:02.Pristine and largely untouched by human activity. It is still unclear
:19:02. > :19:07.how climate change will affect Antarctica and if the ice Mills,
:19:07. > :19:10.how much of it will cause sea levels to rise. So to find out,
:19:10. > :19:14.researchers create the most detailed map yet using a
:19:14. > :19:21.combination of satellite data, radar from aeroplanes and ground
:19:21. > :19:30.surveys. And this is what they found. Take the ice away and hidden
:19:30. > :19:34.landscape of mountain ranges, hills and planes could by steep gorges.
:19:34. > :19:37.We see deep valleys, deeper than for the Continent. Put the ice back
:19:37. > :19:47.and scientist see there is more of it than previously thought, about
:19:47. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:55.5%. The downside, it is vulnerable to climate change. Much more of the
:19:55. > :19:58.Antarctic ice sheets are resting on a bed below sea level. They are
:19:58. > :20:02.potentially more vulnerable to the ocean currents coming in from
:20:02. > :20:05.underneath a melting them from underneath. It may well be that
:20:05. > :20:11.Antarctica might not be affected too much by climate change, but
:20:11. > :20:14.this is the most alarming scenario from scientists. It could be an
:20:14. > :20:19.instability in the ice sheet, but has it retreats back into ever
:20:19. > :20:22.deeper water, deep troughs and basins that we see under the ice,
:20:22. > :20:27.but that rate of gracea Flo could accelerate and we could see much
:20:27. > :20:31.higher rates of ice loss. Russian researchers say they have
:20:31. > :20:39.discovered a new bacterial life form in a giant lake in the
:20:39. > :20:46.Antarctic. After a century of are really finding out about this
:20:46. > :20:50.most mysterious of Continent. World leaders are gathering for the
:20:50. > :20:56.funeral of the VES and -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez,
:20:56. > :20:58.which will be held this afternoon. He died on Tuesday. His body has
:20:58. > :21:02.been lying in state and two million people have paid their last
:21:02. > :21:09.respects. After the funeral the body will be embalmed and placed on
:21:09. > :21:14.permanent display. Will Grant of the Caracas for us with more.
:21:14. > :21:17.It is set to be another very emotional day here Venezuela and
:21:17. > :21:21.the government have ordered another seven full days of national
:21:21. > :21:26.mourning. When you saw the size of the crowds who turned out to see
:21:26. > :21:30.President Chavez's body lying in state, you could certainly see why.
:21:30. > :21:36.The government had called for a celebration of Hugo Chavez and it
:21:36. > :21:41.was certainly that. Rather than the funereal black, the colour of
:21:41. > :21:45.choice was red, socialist red, the colour of the revolution. They came
:21:45. > :21:49.from across Venezuela and by any means they could. They were
:21:49. > :21:53.prepared to wait for as long as it took to glimpse a moment of
:21:53. > :21:57.Venezuelan history. President Chavez's body, lying in state. Hugo
:21:57. > :22:02.Chavez was so much more to these people than just Bunia President.
:22:02. > :22:06.He was their leader, their father figure and there, and dance and
:22:06. > :22:10.they say there will never be another quite like him. So many
:22:10. > :22:14.turned out in fact that the government took a radical decision.
:22:14. > :22:19.Mr Chavez's remains would stay lying in state for another seven
:22:19. > :22:24.days. Heads from as many as 33 states around the world are due to
:22:24. > :22:28.send representatives to the funeral. From close allies such as Evo
:22:29. > :22:32.Morales of Bolivia, to Mr Chavez's bitter enemy, the United States.
:22:32. > :22:37.But in death, political differences have been put to one side, briefly,
:22:37. > :22:41.to pay respects to Chavez, the man, if perhaps not Chavez, the
:22:41. > :22:45.politician. Meanwhile the faithful, ordinary people who have been
:22:45. > :22:50.queuing around the clock to glimpse Mr Chavez, have been granted
:22:50. > :23:00.another week to say goodbye. Among the leaders who have gathered
:23:00. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:09.of Cuba. Close allies who were wondering what his absence from the
:23:09. > :23:13.mean for their relationship with the oil-rich nation.
:23:13. > :23:16.Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law is to appear in court in New York charged
:23:16. > :23:22.with conspiracy to kill American citizens. US officials say Sulaiman
:23:22. > :23:25.Abu Ghaith played a key role in putting the 9/11 attacks and acted
:23:25. > :23:29.as Al-Qaeda's spokesman in the aftermath, threatening more
:23:29. > :23:32.terrorist acts. For Manchester City footballer
:23:32. > :23:37.Carlos Tevez has been arrested on suspicion of driving while
:23:37. > :23:42.disqualified. The striker, who was banned from driving for six months
:23:42. > :23:47.in January, was arrested yesterday and later bailed. Andy Smith is --
:23:47. > :23:51.Andy Swiss is that the Etihad Stadium. What more can you tell us?
:23:51. > :23:55.We understand that Carlos Tevez was stopped while driving near his home
:23:55. > :24:00.in Macclesfield at around five o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was
:24:00. > :24:05.arrested by police on suspicion of driving while disqualified and he
:24:05. > :24:09.was later released on bail. Now, back in January, Carlos Tevez was
:24:09. > :24:13.banned from driving for six months after he failed to reply to letters
:24:14. > :24:18.from police about speeding offences. His team had argued he failed to
:24:18. > :24:21.reply because he did not understand the word, Constabulary, contained
:24:21. > :24:26.within the letters. Tevez is one of the biggest names here at
:24:26. > :24:30.Manchester City. He has had an eventful career here. He famously
:24:30. > :24:35.went on strike a few years ago, after a row with his manager,
:24:35. > :24:39.Roberto Mancini, but he has since been reintegrated into the squad.
:24:39. > :24:43.This is potentially a very serious matter indeed. The maximum penalty
:24:43. > :24:48.for driving while disqualified is six months in prison, although it
:24:48. > :24:50.can also be punished by a ban or indeed a fine. Manchester City for
:24:50. > :24:57.their part are saying this is a police matter and they have
:24:57. > :25:01.declined to comment. The number of water voles is
:25:01. > :25:04.falling rapidly come up to 90% of the population has disappeared in
:25:04. > :25:08.the last 30 years. Now the Environment Agency are starting a
:25:08. > :25:13.programme tried to protect their habitats. Duncan Kennedy reports
:25:13. > :25:20.from Bridport, in Dorset. The vanishing voles of Britain.
:25:20. > :25:25.This is a rare site -- site, messing about in the river. Human
:25:25. > :25:28.predators and the environment has made them the fastest disappearing
:25:28. > :25:33.mammal in the country. The Environment Agency has stepped in
:25:33. > :25:37.with this, a unique project in Dorset designed to clear riverbanks
:25:37. > :25:43.and build an entirely new Ireland to try to give voles break --
:25:43. > :25:50.greater protection. Water voles have declined by up to 90% and the
:25:50. > :25:54.way we can combat this is to create projects that restore habitats for
:25:54. > :26:00.water voles, so their populations can recover and return to areas
:26:00. > :26:05.where they previously existed. was wind In the Willows which wrote
:26:05. > :26:09.voles into the nation's hearts 100 years ago. Since then, plays, films
:26:09. > :26:14.and programmes about them have made sure the cute creatures have stayed
:26:14. > :26:18.in the public eye. At this time of year the voles Arun Sarin
:26:18. > :26:21.hibernation so they are elusive on river banks like this, so the
:26:21. > :26:24.Environment Agency and wildlife below -- volunteers believe that if
:26:24. > :26:29.they worked together with the public they can get the numbers
:26:29. > :26:33.back up again in the British countryside. In rivers and ponds it
:26:33. > :26:37.is now hard to find any voles. Unlike badgers and deer, their
:26:37. > :26:45.numbers have dwindled. But now there are projects taking shape to
:26:45. > :26:49.retort -- to restore more to Britain's which could decide fabric.
:26:49. > :26:53.-- rich countryside fabric. Pop star Justin Bieber was in the
:26:53. > :26:56.news again. He was treated by doctors after suffering breathing
:26:56. > :27:05.problems at his concert in London last night. The 19-year-old
:27:05. > :27:09.returned to the stage. He returned after a short break can later
:27:09. > :27:14.posted to a photograph. You can see him having difficulties there. He
:27:14. > :27:18.posted a photograph of himself on Twitter. He said he is recovering
:27:19. > :27:21.and sank his fans. Rail staff had an unusual excuse
:27:21. > :27:28.for late running train in Kent yesterday evening, the arrival of
:27:28. > :27:37.the baby. A woman gave birth on the packed London to Vitoria still --
:27:37. > :27:42.service. The train was delayed. There is the proud dad, Alan
:27:42. > :27:47.Stanley. He was on the train with his partner, whether contractions
:27:47. > :27:51.started. He said he was on cloud nine. A lovely story, judging by
:27:51. > :28:01.the tweets and texts, from the commuters. They were delighted to
:28:01. > :28:03.All the excuses you will ever need to be late in the next few days, we
:28:03. > :28:08.have everything including the kitchen sink thrown in. Today,
:28:08. > :28:13.misty, murky, we have had some rain. Things will not change much as we
:28:13. > :28:16.go through the afternoon. This area to the south-east of rain will come
:28:16. > :28:22.to the forefront for the rest of today and in to tomorrow. To the
:28:22. > :28:26.north, it is cold. An easterly wind driving Merc into the coast of
:28:26. > :28:30.England. To the West, more bright as possible from time to time.
:28:30. > :28:34.Across Scotland, more snow for the champions. To the west of violence
:28:34. > :28:38.you may get sunshine for the afternoon but it will feel cold. --
:28:38. > :28:41.to the west of the islands. A chilly afternoon in Northern
:28:41. > :28:46.Ireland. For Wales, lots of cloud, misty and murky particularly across
:28:47. > :28:51.the hills. For the south-west of England, 14 degrees Celsius. If the
:28:51. > :28:56.sun does pop out temperatures could shoot up nicely but there could be
:28:56. > :28:59.some sharper showers this afternoon. In terms of rain, it is this area
:28:59. > :29:03.here that we are most concerned with as we go through the remainder
:29:03. > :29:08.of today, gone into tonight and tomorrow. Notice the darker areas,
:29:08. > :29:11.it will be heavy in places. It will be persistent in places,
:29:11. > :29:14.particularly eastern Kent, parts of Norfolk and Suffolk and the West
:29:14. > :29:19.Midlands. We could see that causing some problems with localised
:29:19. > :29:22.flooding. To the north of the UK, a frost tonight. To the south, a
:29:22. > :29:26.comparatively mild story. Temperatures of eight or nine
:29:26. > :29:29.degrees Celsius. We keep the difference us we going to Saturday.
:29:29. > :29:37.To the north, cold air streaming in from the East mixing with the
:29:37. > :29:41.the Pennines, possibly down to lower levels. Further south, a
:29:41. > :29:45.little sunshine and maybe a mild day, highs of 11 degrees Celsius.
:29:45. > :29:50.To the north, highs of three or four degrees Celsius. It will feel
:29:50. > :29:54.cold. The cold air will chase the weather from further south across
:29:54. > :29:58.the UK through Saturday, into Sunday. There is a risk of some
:29:58. > :30:04.snow transiently, across the Midlands, may be into the south-
:30:04. > :30:06.east. We are not a dissipating much settling. On Sunday, wintery
:30:06. > :30:09.showers into the north-east, perhaps the area of rain turning
:30:10. > :30:13.wintry through Sunday evening into the early hours of Monday. It is
:30:13. > :30:17.the temperatures that make the story. Add on the effect of the
:30:17. > :30:21.wind and it will field below zero on Sunday unfortunately that is a
:30:21. > :30:25.taste of things to come for next week. The cold week in prospect and
:30:25. > :30:33.a risk of some snow. It will be worth staying in tune. Winter is
:30:33. > :30:36.A reminder of the main story. A coroner has called for a complete