16/08/2013 BBC News at One

Security forces prepare for further unrest as demonstrators call for a

day of anger. Thousands of people have begun

pouring on to the streets of Cairo despite a massive security presence.

We will be live in die roe. The operators of a drilling site say

they are scaling back their activities as protesters stage more

protests. Police in Fife investigate claims that a boy killed himself

after being blackmailed on the internet.

New fines for nuisance drivers. They will have to pay a £100 penalty.

Could Mo make it a double? Mo Farah has his sights set on the

5,000 meters. The wife of a terrorist who could

have helped bring him to justice will be sentenced in the next hour.

Parents in South London lose their battle over who should run their

primary school. Good afternoon and welcome to the

BBC News at One. Friday prayers are coming to an end

in Cairo and thousands of people are expected to pour on to the streets

despite a massive security presence. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood

have called for huge demonstrations against the army following a

crackdown two days ago which resulted according to the official

figures at least in the deaths of more than 600 protestors. In a

moment, we'll get the latest from our Middle East editor, Jeremy

Bowen, who is on the streets of Cairo. But first here's James

Reynolds on the morning's developments.

The Islamists of Cairo decided to head to the streets.

This is the result. After Friday prayers, they will

begin to protest. TRANSLATION: They killed them. They

murdered them. We are here for Islam. Not for a person, not for the

Muslim Brotherhood, not for anybody. I do not belong to any political

faction, I belong to Islam. I am here for the victory of Islam.

They are demonstrating against the security forces raid on Wednesday

which killed hundreds of people. Islamists called the assault a

massacre. The Government insists it Islamists called the assault a

acted with restraint. TRANSLATION: The Muslim Brotherhood

wants to rule and the Army wants to rule. What for? It has become a mess

wants to rule and the Army wants to and whatever they do to each other,

at the end, they will sit together at the table and if they don't

manage to sit at the same table, we will be stuck in this disastrous

situation. Earlier, workers cleared wreckage

around Cairo's el-Imam Mosque. This was an area controlled by Islamist

supporters of the deposed president. But the State has taken it back. And

it plans to keep it. To the Muslim Brotherhood, this wreckage is the

symbol of a new Egypt. One in which Islamists are under attack.

The Muslim Brotherhood wants to show that it is not finished. Its members

want to prove that they can still command support from large parts of

the country. But the authorities will be determined to stop them.

Let's talk to Frank Gardner. You have such huge experience of the

region. It looks and sounds so bleak. What is your take on where

Egypt is going? Well, I think what bleak. What is your take on where

we have seen in the last few days, Jane is an acceleration of the

process of polarization in Egyptian society. That the divisions are

getting more and more entrenched with every death. There is no

scientific way of gauging how much popularity both sides have got. The

Muslim Brotherhood are a part of popularity both sides have got. The

Egyptian society. They have got a lot of supporters. They have been

very good at charity. They have been good in opposition. They are the

oldest political Islamist organisation in the world. They go

back 85 years, but they were rubbish in Government and Egyptians weren't

happy with them. They supported most of Egyptian were pleased they are

not in power, but what has happened in the last two days has set Egypt

on a very dangerous course. Not only has there been this massier of

hundreds of protesters, but there have have been counter attacks by

the more extreme supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. Torching police

stations. Torch Torching churches and overturning cars, it goes beyond

vandalism. The ghost that is there hovering in the wings is Egypt going

vandalism. The ghost that is there to return to the insurrection that

wrecked the country temporarily? You call it a dangerous path. Is it too

soon or too bleak for analysts to be fearing civil war? It is

soon or too bleak for analysts to be It is too soon to say that, but it

would be sensible to think, you know, what's the worst that could

happen here? Well, the Muslim Brotherhood is rightly saying

peaceful protest only, we are only going to call for peaceful protests.

There are people within its ranks who are talking about something

called a kind of, it is like a sounding a horn. It means a call to

arms. Saying that the ballot didn't work. We have only the bullet left.

So there are people who will take a violent course of action and the

security forces will confront them. So I'm afraid, there are bloody days

ahead. Thank you.

Well, of course, there will be more on the events in Cairo throughout

the afternoon on the BBC News Channel.

And on the BBC website. All the details that brought us to

And on the BBC website. this state and the details about the

current political process process in Egypt.

A judge has approved the sterilisation of a man who has

learning difficulties because the judge decided it is in his best

interests. The man who is 36, already has a child, but the court

decided though he has the mental capacity to have a sexual

relationship, he isn't able to make decisions about contraception.

Let's get more from Alex Forsyth. Explain what has been decided here,

Alex? Well, this case centres on a man who can only be known as DE. He

has learning difficulties and for the past ten years he has been in

loving relationship with a whom -- woman who has learning difficulties.

Three years ago, they had a child, but because they can't care on it,

that had an impact on their families and after the birth DE's parents

wanted him to be sterlle -- sterilised. It was referred to the

courts. While the legal roe ses has sterilised. It was referred to the

been ongoing DE and his partner has only been allowed supervised access.

The judge said it is in DE's best interests to be sterilised because

he can't make that decision, she is satisfied he doesn't want anymore

children and if he is sterilised, he can return to an up supervised

precious relationship. It is not a decision taken lightly. It is the

first judgement of its kind. But in all future cases, it is the

individual circumstances that will count because the court has a duty

to make sure that the best interests of the vulnerable people are at the

heart of any such life altering decisions.

Thank you. Police are investigating whether a

teenager who jumped to his death from the Forth Road Bridge was

another victim of online abuse. from the Forth Road Bridge was

Daniel Perry, who was 17 and from Dunfermline, thought he

Daniel Perry, who was 17 and from communicating with a girl his own

age in America. But actually he had been caught in a scam and was being

blackmailed about personal images. Here is James Cook.

Daniel a Perry was a normal teenager, living a large part of his

life online. He seemed happy and content, but he was tricked into a

friendship which was not what it seemed.

Like anyone, the apprentice mechanic had a private life. He thought he

was having a webcam relationship with a girl around his age. In fact,

he was being recorded and blackmailed. The day he died, the

17-year-old had been told that images would be sent to his family

and friends if he didn't pay up the message said, he would be better off

dead. Within an hour, Daniel had jumped from the porth Road Bridge.

-- Forth Road Bridge. This is the first case of its kind

that the NSPCC heard of, but it is unlikely to be an isolated case. The

message to children who are going through this, you are not alone. You

are never the only one. You might feel like you are the only one who

are being embarrassed in this way, and you are not.

It has emerged that Daniel Perry had been urged to kill himself on ask.fm

a social media website which has been linked to other suicides.

Several abusive messages were sent to him on the site three months

before he died. What happened here in Fife is the latest example of the

dangers of communicating over the internet. Daniel Perry's family are

dangers of communicating over the urging other parents to find out who

their children are talking to online, to prevent any more

tragedies. The process of extracting gas and

oil from rock known as fracking is controversial. So controversial that

campaigners have been protesting at the site of one exploratory drilling

operation in West Sussex. Well now the company in charge, Cuadrilla,

has suspended its operations on the advice of the police because of

concerns about the increasing number of environmentalists joining the

protest. John Moylan has more. For weeks environmentalists and

protesters kept a vilgle outside quad drill la's site. -- quad drill

ra la's site. They have been drilling for two weeks, but the

activity has stopped. The company says the well is being made safe.

With the threat of direct action against this site, qap Cuadrilla are

batoning down the hatches. They are preparing the rig to

restart and drilling as soon as it is safe to do so and we have done

that in response to police advice that we should scale back the

operation given the climate change camp That is relocating there.

The news that drilling stopped began filtering out overnight. Some will

see the move as a victory, but for many, this temporary halt in

operations does not go far enough. The fact that they are suspending

their drilling operations is a successful community action. It

shows that people standing up really does make a difference, but it is

not enough. We need to stop drilling does make a difference, but it is

now and we need to stop it indefinitely.

Police expect up to 1,000 more protesters to start arriving in the

area from today for a camp organised by the No Dash For Gas Group. Last

year, its activists broke into a power plant in nam shire and many

fear illegal action in the day days ahead.

Our clear message is if you are coming here with illegal activities

as one of your intentions, don't come to this village.

The company says its concern is for the safety of staff and residents

and it says operations will resume when it is safe to do so.

Andy Moore is near the site of the protest. What is happening?

Well, the first of the additional protesters have arrived. They have

come from the train station and they were escorted down to the main

entrance by the police. The organisation No Dash For Gas expect

more protesters to arrive. The response from the village here, well

these posters have been circulating saying that 82% of the villagers are

against fracking, but it says 100% are against illegal activity. The

chair of the local council says if you are planning anything illegal,

don't come down here. That is the message from the police as well.

They have got a very large policing operation here. They say they will

have up to 300 extra officers on duty this weekend.

Andy, thank you very much. There is more information about the

anti-fracking protests on the BBC News website.

There is a guide to the process of fracking.

Drivers who tailgate or hold the middle lane on motorways face and on

the spot fine from today. Police can hand out £100 fixed penalties as

part of an effort to give officers greater flexibility in dealing with

less serious traffic offences. It is careless driving like this

example of tailgating that from today could earn motorists a £100

fine and three points on their licence. Serious offenders will

still be sent to court to face stiffer penalties but if, like this

driver, you hogs the middle lane, police can deal with you on the

spot. It is welcomed by some behind the wheel. I think it is a good

idea, lots of people still use mobile phones. I think being the

middle lane on a motorway is ready dangerous. It is off-putting to

drive on the motorways when somebody is coming up right behind you. I am

a conspiracy theorist, I think it is a moneymaking thing. Other fines are

going up. Penalties for using a mobile phone while driving and

failing to raise a seat belt are being raised to £100. Driving

without insurance goes up to £300. Today's changes say the government

are not just about revenue rain -- raising or penalising drivers, they

say it is about making the road a safer place by giving the police

much more flexibility. Critics say the changes are an enforceable,

partly because police officers, who already feel overstretched, would

partly because police officers, who reluctant to divide their time any

further. It is going to be to persuade rank and file policemen

that this is sufficiently serious that they should give their

attention, rather than turning their attention to what they would regard

as real criminals. Especially when we are talking about the motorway,

where your viewers and I and you will know that you seldom, if ever,

where your viewers and I and you see a patrolling police car. Even

so, stiffer penalties are long overdue, say the department of

transport, as the last review of these offences was over a decade.

They add that drivers will still have the right to appeal decisions

made by police officers in court. Our top story this lunchtime,

thousands of anti-government protesters have begun marching in

Cairo despite a heavy security presence.

Inside the burrow, a BBC documentary takes us underground into the secret

lives of some of our most beloved animals.

lives of some of our most beloved Later on BBC London, from Royal

Marines to running a bicycle business. A new start after being

injured in Afghanistan. As the Premier League kicks off this

weekend, Vista Palace get ready for life back in the big time.

-- Crystal he is already one of the greatest

distance runners of all time. Later today, Mo Farah is hoping to cement

his reputation by adding a world 5000 metre title to be 10,000 gold

he won on the first day of the World Athletics Championships. He

performed well in the qualifying heats but he is up against some

tough competition. What a night it could be for Mo

Farah. Here inside the Luzhniki Stadium. The 5000 metres final, at

5:45pm your time, when he will be going for his second gold medal of

these championships. If he gets it he will surely seal his status as

one of the all-time greats. It has become one of the most familiar and

fantastic sites in British sport. Mo Farah, charging to glory. Last

weekend, it was the 10,000 metres. Tonight it is the 5000. A world

double to go with last year's Olympic double. Only one man has

done it before. The most tense of Olympic double. Only one man has

evenings guaranteed. His message to Britain, don't worry. Have a cup of

tea, chill out, I am in the race! It is good, I am excited, I will fight

to the line, it is exciting and great to have the public behind

you, cheering for you. A so-called double double would elevate Mo Farah

to new dizzy heights, but would he be the greatest British athlete

ever? Another candidate for the title says he would. Lord Coe claims

Mo Farah's Fleetwood surpassed even his. -- feet would surpass. There

are not many athletes in his. -- feet would surpass. There

career, British or otherwise, who get to do that. Is he the best ever?

He hasn't finished yet. He has marathons to run, maybe fast times

to run at 10000 and 5000, those judgement should come at the end of

somebody's career. For Mo Farah, it has been an astonishing 12 months.

His achievements and popularity in has been an astonishing 12 months.

London seemed unbeatable. But here in Moscow he is chasing the

ultimate, both Olympic and global glory. Tonight, a British great

ultimate, both Olympic and global might become the greatest.

What a night in store for Mo Farah. We have already seen another of the

big stars in action. Usain Bolt cruising through the heats of the

200 metres. He is hoping to add it to be 100 metres title he won

earlier in the championships and he looked in impressive form, barely

breaking sweat. Tonight it is all about Mo Farah and you can catch it

live on BBC Two. An exciting evening ahead.

How do you feel about the sight of all those rubbish and recycling bins

that are put out every week or fortnight for collection? In future,

developers in England may have fortnight for collection? In future,

build storage space because of complaints they are cluttering

pavements and ruining the look of the neighbourhood. We can get more

from our correspondent in Leeds. The community secretary, Eric

Pickles, is not shy about issuing instructions to councils, some which

are adopted more readily than others. We had a series of

announcements on double yellow lines and parking in driveways and today

he turns his attention to his and parking in driveways and today

favourite subject, bins, where to put them on how to collect them.

Ministers call its bin blight, streets cluttered with weed bins and

Ministers call its bin blight, other recycling containers. --

wheelie bins. Often there is nowhere to hide them between collections. It

wheelie bins. Often there is nowhere is hardly the most appealing feature

of the neighbourhood. One resident in Leeds couldn't even find hers

this morning. It is the first time I have lost my bin. I am mid-terraced

at the back, the bin men do not have a three way, we have to leave the

bins in the middle so it is not ideal. A bit of an eyesore, millions

of them everywhere. They are a pain, the bin men into them and they just

get left in the street so you have to move an entire street's worth of

bins. This is how it should be, an outdoor cupboard to cover the ugly

bins. Most properties were not designed with that in mind.

Ministers think they can influence new-build housing so councils have

been told to think about where the bins will go. We are issuing

guidelines about ending bin blight outside new properties will stop

which would mean not to have bins outside the front of the property,

or to have some way of covering them. The council in Leeds says the

main problem is collecting rubbish from older buildings, where the bins

have to go in the road. As for new planning guidance, isn't it just

simple common sense? It is a statement of the obvious. In terms

of planning guidance and doing the best we can for new developments, it

is sensible. We are already doing what we can in getting good,

sustainable design for developers to follow. The government says some

councils are still not thinking hard enough about where the bins should

go. For local authorities it is not an easy problem to dispose of.

The Conservatives believe these issues may not be glamorous but

voters care about them. Many council say it should be decided

voters care about them. Many council not by instructions from ministers.

The Local Government Association has tried to counter the idea that

everybody is fed up, saying that according to its service, nine out

of ten residents are broadly satisfied with rubbish collection.

Some of Britain's best loved animals are also some of its most secretive.

Rabbits, badges and water voles all live underground. A new documentary

is hoping to lift the lid on their subterranean life. The Burrowers has

used specially built full-scale replicas of their habitats and

cameras follow their every move. They are everyday creatures of our

countryside. A familiar, if fleeting sight in fields and hedgerows across

the country. Badges, rabbits and water voles are borrowers and much

of their lives is bent below ground, a hidden, dark dimensional. You are

looking at ground-breaking pictures from a new BBC series, shedding

light on a mysterious worlds is beneath our feet. If you are

wondering how they are capturing these amazing images, have a look in

here. Because that is not a wall, that is a rabbit warren. It has been

a major task, to create a convincing artificial rabbit warren you have to

know the architecture of a real one. That is why the TV team filled an

empty warren with concrete, and then started digging. What was revealed

helped them build a new one, or this one complete with cameras and

lights. After a while, action. The greatest thing about natural history

is that you never figure it all out. There is a way is another question,

even about creatures living in our backyard. Rabbits and badges are

familiar animals to us but what is not familiar is everything about

them -- and badges. This has not opened -- this has not only opened

our eyes but reveal things that are quite literally new to science and

there is nothing more exciting than that. It is populated by a foster

family of orphaned cubs introduced by the programme team. What we

witness is them embracing their new home and becoming a tight-knit

social group. All of these images are a long way from the grainy buck

and white pictures captured when night-vision cameras. Here, we have

full colour close-up detail. A unique and intimate insight into a

previously unseen world. You can see more of all of that in

the programme tonight, The Burrowers: Animals Underground is

this evening on BBC Two at 9:00pm. Let's find out what is happening

with the weather. We have an improvement for many areas as we go

through the afternoon. The band of rain continues to fade away,

followed by some sunshine. More wet weather to come as we look towards

this weekend. An area of low pressure across the mid-Atlantic

will bring wet and pressure across the mid-Atlantic

into the weekend. Our weather front today continues to work in across

East Anglia and South East England. It is not exactly classic because as

the rain eases, the surface front is further back and that will be

responsible for these heavy showers that will develop, swinging mainly

into East Anglia, that's affecting the South East of England. We will

not see much sunshine the South East of England. We will

until four o'clock PM. Plenty of sunshine in Wales at for Scotland

and Northern Ireland it will stay cloudy with a scattering of showers.

A fresh feel to the weather with two bridges into the high teens or low

20s. -- with temperatures into. Through this evening we will finally

lose those showers. Then we will have a clear slice of weather before

the cloud thickens in the West. Further outbreaks of rain heading

into Northern Ireland, western fringes of Wales. It will be a mild

night. For Saturday it looks like a wet and windy day. An area of low

pressure that would look more at home on an autumn pressure chart.

pressure that would look more at Some strong winds and persistent

outbreaks of rain. Could be gale force around the coast. The band of

rain will stagger eastwards across the country, patchy rain arriving

rain will stagger eastwards across across eastern parts of the country.

It will turn brighter in the West as we go through the latter part of the

day. Temperatures around 17 to 21. Sunday should be a better day. The

weather front will clear out of the way, taking the rain with it. It

will stay breezy and for the showers, and into Scotland, better

kind of day. Brighter for much of us, a few isolated showers. Breezy,

windy in the far West. Top temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees. A

bit of a mixed bag but an improvement as we get into next

week. High pressure builds in, the winds will fall light, it will be

dry, sunny and much warmer for a time. We have some wet and windy

weather to start the weekend but then an improving picture.

We are going to return to our main story, events on the streets of

Cairo. Thousands of people are on the street at the end of Friday

prayers. Jeremy Bowen is on the streets of Cairo. I know in

difficult circumstances, but just explain if you can what is happening

on the what you are seeing an hearing. A lot of shooting is

happening out of the police station. I am not clear if it is at

the ground or in the air. They have been stoning the police station. In

the last minute or so, there was some fire. I cannot see casualties,

I suspect it was up in the air. This is a big demonstration organised by

the Muslim Brotherhood to protest against what has been happening. In

this major square here, there are probably about 10,000 people. On the

edge of it a police station has come under attack and they are pushing

back. We know an enormous security presence, and the military has

ordered security forces to use live ammunition to protect installations,

and that order in itself is extremely worrying. Yes, that is

what they are doing at the moment. Using live ammunition, throwing tear

gas. I am not convinced they have fired into the crowd but it is a

warning. Gunfire then. A warning about what could happen. A sign of

the great danger in Cairo to civil order and the divisiveness in the

country. You took about 10,000 being on the streets, presumably -- you

talk about 10,000 being on the streets, is that the largest

demonstration? I don't know what is happening elsewhere in the country.

I know there has been violence. There are bullets coming off the

building behind me. We are moving back. We are going to let you go,

clearly. Thank you very much. Sounds of live ammunition as Jeremy was

talking to us. You can keep up to of live ammunition as Jeremy was

date with the situation on the BBC News Channel, we will be

continuously live in Cairo and there are protests in other parts of the

country. That is all from the News at one

this lunchtime.