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Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of April Jones,

abducted and murdered near her home almost a year ago. Members of her

family carried her cough and into the parish church in Machynlleth and

mid Wales as hundreds of mourners schoolgirl. Memories of her murder

still remain fresh for stop the parish priest told the congregation

Also this lunchtime: The new boss of the controversial HS2 rail link

Also this lunchtime: The new boss of it's essential the £50 billion

scheme goes ahead and calls for consensus. The point to politicians

is, if you don't do this it will take another generation the people

Specialist forensic teams from the UK and America joined the Kenyan

investigation into the Nairobi UK and America joined the Kenyan

investigation into the Nairobi Leading stores apologise after

a mental patient fancy dress outfit. advertising a Hallowe'en costume as

a mental patient fancy dress outfit. Taxpayers are being ripped off.

a mental patient fancy dress outfit. roll out broadband to rural areas.

American couple. —— America's Cup. Said Ben Ainslie leads the American

American couple. —— America's Cup. organisers of the 2022 Qatar World

findings of an investigation into Cup so they are appalled at the

Good afternoon and welcome to the the treatment of migrant workers

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at one. A funeral service

has been held for five—year—old April Jones almost a year after

has been held for five—year—old was abducted and murdered in mid

Wales. Around 200 people walked behind the funeral cortege as it

Machynlleth to a nearby church. behind the funeral cortege as it

Bridger, 47, was convicted of the murder earlier this year. Hywel

It is nearly a year since we saw the community here in Machynlleth come

together to search for April Jones. At times, it's been a year where

things have been difficult to bear schoolgirl. But today we saw the

community once again stand together to show its support for her family.

From her family home through the estate where she was last seen

alive, April Jones's Coughlin was led to the centre of Machynlleth,

her parents following the journey. led to the centre of Machynlleth,

April's family held onto each other Normal life caused so that everyone

April's family held onto each other for a service of songs and poems.

The first was written at the time April disappeared and was read by

you will emerge from your cradle as one of her teachers. For April will

you will emerge from your cradle as you sleep the eternal sleep. Dream

October last year. She had been swimming and playing with friends.

Shortly afterwards, she was seen getting into a stranger's vehicle.

In May, Mark Bridger was sentenced to life in prison for her abduction

and murder but he has never told the police what he did with her body. A

search of his home only found small fragment of bone which now, after a

released to April's family for burial. Many at today's service

released to April's family for been part of the search for April —

police officers, mountain rescue teams and ordinary members of a

community which gave it all. She touched us all and we think and

community which gave it all. She difference she made to us. Today,

here in this place, she is linking us all together in Greece. —— grief.

Yet grief goes hand—in—hand with love. April's family have asked

Yet grief goes hand—in—hand with donations from the funeral to be

used to support a five—year—old donations from the funeral to be

in Uganda. Their hope is that good can come from tragedy but for now

their loss, their sorrow, remains Well, April's remains have been

taken for a private family burial but in the notes of the order of

Harley said they want to thank but in the notes of the order of

Harley said they want to thank everyone for overwhelming kindness

and sympathy during the sad time. The family will need more support

come to terms with what has happened from the community as it tries to

come to terms with what has happened to it over the next few months and

was the message from the new boss of to it over the next few months and

was the message from the new boss of the HS2 rail link. Sir David Higgins

economy and should have cross—party the HS2 rail link. Sir David Higgins

economy and should have cross—party support. Earlier this week, the

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls hinted the controversial scheme could be

dropped if Labour winds the next Today's Railway is a patched up

Victorian network, buckling under the strain of record numbers of

passengers — that's the message the strain of record numbers of

the future chairman of HS2, Sir David Higgins, whose current job is

keeping today's trains running on time. Now he says we must build

keeping today's trains running on brand—new line. 5000 people every

day coming into Euston stand and Recently we had 50% more people

travelling on trains than we've Recently we had 50% more people

for over a decade. It's accelerated in the last two years and is going

to get worse. Sir David has a track record of delivering big schemes

including building the Olympic Stadium. But now he's got an even

bigger challenge on his hands. It is not just weather a new high—speed

line is a good or a bad idea but weather it's the best way to spend

£50 billion for the future of our country. Labour's Shadow Chancellor

this week threw doubt on their party's support for HS2. Sir David

back on board. It was key on the will be trying to get these people

back on board. It was key on the consensus and it is the same on

government that it is sticking with the world — four times the size

the controversial scheme. One thing that might have their cause is this

hint that they could build the line that might have their cause is this

obvious ways to control costs is to sooner than planned. One of the

that is planning. When I look at what is done overseas and I look at

designers and constructors in the what is done overseas and I look at

designers and constructors in the world — we should challenge the

keep the cost down and convince industry. Sir David Wayne started as

keep the cost down and convince people it worth the money for top ——

Sir David won't start his job until He wants political consensus — will

he get it? You can hear the sound of the consensus creaking very loudly.

Officially, Labour do still back HS2. It was labour that got the

wheels in motion in government. HS2. It was labour that got the

several party grandees like Peter Mandelson and Alistair Darling have

changed their mind and say it should be scrapped. And Ed Alls has been

saying that —— Ed Balls has been saying that there could be no blank

cheque for this. It's not just Labour who harbour doubts about

cheque for this. It's not just — there are many Conservative MPs

who look at the route map of this railway line, right through their

rural constituencies, and believe it is political suicide. Sir David

Higgins does have time to read blue a political consensus. The bill

Higgins does have time to read blue not passed through Parliament and

may not pass before the election. The first trains aren't meant to be

running until 2026. The government appointment and that David Higgins

can do for HS2 what he managed to appointment and that David Higgins

can do for HS2 what he managed to deliver the Olympics — convince

sceptics it's worth the cost, is vital, is necessary, and can be

Britain, Israel and Canada have vital, is necessary, and can be

Britain, Israel and Canada have arrived in Kenya to search the

Westgate shopping centre after Jihad is terrorists killed several people

Still smouldering, the scene of Saturday's devastating attack and

military began to pack up and move Saturday's devastating attack and

military began to pack up and move out and the security operation

Britain is also involved in trying out and the security operation

Britain is also involved in trying to find answers to the questions

to manage expectations. This could to find answers to the questions

to manage expectations. This could answers, we all want to know who is

we need to let the professionals do destruction was the car park, the

three floors giving way ringing concrete crashing down. But was

three floors giving way ringing attackers or caused by the security

Meanwhile, more remarkable tales of survival are merging. This woman

fatally injured teenager. I took as much of his blood as I could and put

it on my arm and I covered my face with my hair because my hair was

long, just to pretend that I was dead or badly injured. As ordinary

Kenyan strider pulled together, crowds have formed to donate blood

is. —— ordinary Kenyans tried to pull together. But Kenya continues

to count the cost, too, as the grieving relatives of victims to let

What will the fallout of all this be Our world affairs correspondent

way. Indeed but what we don't know in Nairobi. There are people in

way. Indeed but what we don't know is weather the 11 people in custody

Westgate shopping complex behind were seized, weather they were

Westgate shopping complex behind accounted for by those that the

already have in custody. It is a government said earlier that they

already have in custody. It is a very confusing situation and no

already have in custody. It is a as to when they will be clearing

things up. There were people who as to when they will be clearing

came out of the complex during the siege who said that they had seen

civilian clothes. All of this, of siege who said that they had seen

civilian clothes. All of this, of course, linked to the forensic work

here. One of the things they are doing is ballistic examinations

here. One of the things they are fingerprinting and DNA testing.

here. One of the things they are we have understood is that about a

third of the shopping Comdex was destroyed and a third of it is being

checked still for booby—traps. There is only about a third where they can

carry out the forensic examination. The United Nations backed court

carry out the forensic examination. The Hague has rejected an appeal by

Charles Taylor, against his war crimes conviction. The judge said

the original sentence of 15 years was fair in light of the crimes

the original sentence of 15 years committed. Last year, Taylor was

found guilty of supporting rebels during the Civil War in silly error

thought he may serve his sentence in Asda has apologised for selling

thought he may serve his sentence in Hallowe'en mental health patient

outfit on their website. It included a blood spattered straitjacket and

an imitation meat cleaver. It's a blood spattered straitjacket and

been removed from sale, with Asda saying it will make a sizeable

donation to the charity Mind. Tesco has also promised a similar donation

Cashing in on Hallowe'en and causing has also promised a similar donation

Cashing in on Hallowe'en and causing widespread offence. Asda's mental

patient costume featuring a blood spattered straitjacket and meat

encouraging people to dress up as spattered straitjacket and meat

encouraging people to dress up as their favourite psycho killer. Not

fun according to mental health campaigners. It is not a bit of

unacceptable error and it will be that make life for the mentally

unacceptable error and it will be making a donation to a mental health

charity. Tesco has apologised for any offence caused but many have

questioned how these costumes ever came to be sold by some of the UK's

hundreds of thousands of products inevitable that you are on one

occasion at least going to make inevitable that you are on one

mistake, whether it be a mistake in naming a product as in this case, or

sizing or specification. Asda and Tesco have gone some way to limit

the damage by removing the costumes so quickly. A more positive outcome

may have been the resultant debate about how people with mental issues

are portrayed. Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of

April Jones, abducted and murdered Still to come, this castle was the

Stirling Prize but will the judges tonight agree? All the sport on

Stirling Prize but will the judges News as England women return to

USA had been way behind but only greatest ever comebacks. Oracle

USA had been way behind but only You do not have to be a fan to enjoy

behind, but on the final day scores racing. Oracle Team USA looked dead

behind, but on the final day scores were tied. It has been called the

most exciting America's Cup ever and Ben Ainslie took some of the credit.

Fortunes changed when he was drafted into Oracle Team USA. There was

jubilation as they finally crossed the finish line. Oracle Team USA! It

trophies in the world and form now it is staying in America. It is

trophies in the world and form now comebacks in her study. An amazing

victory for the USA, coming from so far behind to win it at the last

stretch. We had a mountain to climb but it was always possible. We had

to get going faster and we did that. The sailors and designers that a

great job and we got the momentum going and started believing in

ourselves. A combination of things, teamwork? Letters teamwork. It is

like Formula one. You are struggling for speed and you have to work out

of the toughest races I have ever sealed physically. The excitement of

crowds here and around the world and the finish drew the clip —— drew the

crowds here and around the world and McBride's memoirs has been given a

police caution after assaulting McBride's memoirs has been given a

government has ruled out high—speed Iain Dale was seen tussling with the

ministers of mismanaging the project broadband across the UK has been

ministers of mismanaging the project technology. It also warns that

consumers and taxpayers are getting Picture postcard Britain, loved

consumers and taxpayers are getting many, but when it comes to fast

broadband they are a few admirers. It is not coming until the end of

next years. It is not a luxury. Running a business, I do a lot of

work online and they have not been able to get online at all this

morning so have not been able to put telephone exchange here so people

living close to it say they get telephone exchange here so people

decent speed, but out in the more remote villages, it is a different

story. This man lives three miles away we are fast broadband is a

are thriving community with a school and the pub and they will tell and

we rely on this, and broadband speeds do not support any of that.

We're not even in the 20th century. The way broadband has been rolled

Commons Public Accounts Committee. out has been criticised by the

Commons Public Accounts Committee. They said BT has been allowed to

They have also accused BT of falling They said BT has been allowed to

They have also accused BT of falling short of its promise to match public

it is finished, it will be available subsidy with its own money. We are

it is finished, it will be available to all our competitors and we are

completely open about costs than the UK will have the best broadband

network in Europe. The government have also rejected the criticism.

The network is open to a lot of competitors and we have robust

controls in place. We do not pay until we receive the invoice and BT

have invested many millions and until we receive the invoice and BT

continue. While the argument goes on, parts of the ruble Breton are

still struggling with broadband coverage and getting increasingly

fed up. —— rural Britain. With us correspondence. It is a bit of a

mess and perhaps started when Jeremy Hunt promise that Britain would

mess and perhaps started when Jeremy the best superfast broadband in

Europe by 2015. The problem has the best superfast broadband in

the type to go down this path of competition and that has not worked.

Only BT felt able to compete. It is a difficult and expensive thing

Only BT felt able to compete. It is bring fast broadband to remote

communities and they were the only ones willing to step up to the

plate. Some said it might have been easier to handle the money to BT in

the first place and be much tougher hailed as a huge success by police.

super—strength beer and ciders and hailed as a huge success by police.

super—strength beer and ciders and police say the number drinking on

super—strength alcohol one year police say the number drinking on

as part of an experiment. Shops voluntarily stop selling super

social impact has been fantastic. street drinking in Ipswich. The

face the daily children —— the daily Staff feel safer and do not have

face the daily children —— the daily into the stores. This is the alcohol

Ipswich is slowly getting rid of. Two thirds of off—licences have

stopped selling these, including national chains like Sainsbury and

Tesco. It has led to a nearly one third reduction in calls to police

about street drinking. Ipswich has never felt safe around is a great

place to be during the day. They used to Seagram people during the

day making people feel scared and the atmosphere is better now. Such

has been the success, Ipswich now selling super—strength alcohol.

Steep drinkers would gather on this bench and horrible abuse at passers

by. Since they stopped selling super—strength alcohol, this has

disappeared. They congregate in super—strength alcohol, this has

opening around eventually need to passageway that they use. There

opening around eventually need to been a noticeable improvement over

half. This woman is on her third the last year. You see very much

half. This woman is on her third Cannes today and says the problem

but they are going to do it, whether cannot be raised. —— can. It is

but they are going to do it, whether the policeman comes up or not, we

will do it. Dozens of other towns the policeman comes up or not, we

will do it. Dozens of other towns voluntary bans as Britain tries

will do it. Dozens of other towns The winner of the prestigious rider

Stirling Prize for architecture The winner of the prestigious rider

be announced this evening. The public were given the chance to

be announced this evening. The website and chose Ashley Kassel

be announced this evening. The Warwickshire as their favourites. ——

It sets nestled in a clearing. The sound of rustling leaves where the

Whenever I take people and for the first time the overwhelming reaction

is that they use one the letter words. Wow. The chapel is according

to the bookies the favourite to words. Wow. The chapel is according

the Stirling Prize. It is against projects like housing and have low

and Edie imagining of these flats in One of the reasons they have the

prize is to generate debate, so One of the reasons they have the

BBC website has been conducting One of the reasons they have the

poll amongst its leaders and their favourite is a ruined chapel. The

question was what to do with the ruins. The answer was to keep and

protect the ruins and insights build a modern holiday home. —— inside.

This is the outer courtyard and about. You can see the ruined shell

gives you a flavour of what this about. You can see the ruined shell

of the castle and the new build within the shell. The second most

then is the Centre for the Giants popular was at the Giants Causeway

then is the Centre for the Giants prayerful. The judges are deciding

tonight. You can see it live on prayerful. The judges are deciding

BBC News Channel just before 9pm. It would be nice to say that high

pressure is building for the weekend but most of us will get fine spells

sunshine around but we're also talking some showers. The satellite

beckoning across western parts. talking some showers. The satellite

thickening. What you have now is what you will keep for the rest

thickening. What you have now is the day, so the risk of further

showers across south—west England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Still

quite chilly even in the sunshine at around 12 Celsius. Northern Ireland

feels quite chilly with outbreaks of rain. It stays fine through the

Midlands into the south—east but start heading west and you have

showers and by 5pm, these could start heading west and you have

coming quite heavy. Through the evening, the showers will be working

northwards and the second half of evening, the showers will be working

northwards and the second half of the night, this will be moving into

The best of the sunshine across the night, this will be moving into

The best of the sunshine across England and Wales. Quite chilly

The best of the sunshine across the north—east and warm in the south

of low pressure is trying to move up the north—east and warm in the south

of low pressure is trying to move up some showers towards the UK and

of low pressure is trying to move up difficult thing is knowing how far

we are going to come. There could be temperatures should be good for

we are going to come. There could be time in September. The vast majority

of us get a fine and dry day on Sunday with a noticeable breeze

picking up from the East. Some decent weather for getting out and

Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of April Jones,

Hundreds of mourners have gathered five—year old murdered near her

Hundreds of mourners have gathered almost a year ago. The coffee was

taken to church in a horse drawn That's all from us for now. An BBC