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They went on sale at £3 30. Almost immediately the price rose to £4

56. A healthy profit for those who got Royal Mail shares, but did the

government sell them to cheaply? The Nobel Peace Prize has been won by

the body overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons. The

business secretary at odds with the intelligence services. Vince Cable

says the Guardian newspaper has performed a public service in

leaking secret files from Edward Snowden. I'm live on the Italian

island of Lampedusa. Another 500 refugee and migrant made it to the

Italian shore overnight. I've been finding out what a treacherous

journey they are undertaking. And as if from his time machine. Long lost

episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s turn up in Nigeria.

A tragic day for motorsport. The FIA and former drivers leave tributes to

a driver who was found this morning. Good afternoon. Royal Mail shares

went on sale today and immediately jumped in price. They rose more than

38%, £4 56 at the start of conditional dealings on the London

Stock Exchange. So far, more than a quarter of all Royal Mail shares

released by the government have been traded this morning. The price rise

has fuelled the debate over whether the company has been sold off to

cheaply. The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, is insisting that the

taxpayer hasn't been short-changed by the privatisation. After the

scramble to get hold of Royal Mail shares, now the rush to sell is

pushing up the price. They rose more than a third at the opening, with

tens of millions being traded. The share price is significantly above

the offer price, well above £4. There is currently eight buyers for

every seller, which suggests that demand is very good. Does that mean

that Royal Mail was undervalued? There's a case for making that

argument but, equally, if you overvalue it, it could come out as a

flop. The government charged investors 300 and 30p per share.

There were 434 by the middle of the day, so on the allocation of £750

worth per investor, there was already a profit of £236 to

celebrate. Welcome news for Jamie in Edinburgh, who is holding onto his

shares for the moment, hoping they will go even higher. I thought it

was a good opportunity, looking to either use the profit I get from it

was a good opportunity, looking to and get on the property ladder, or

investing in my business. If ministers are right and this is just

the froth of must dash back of a much hyped flotation, then the price

should settle at a more reasonable level over the next few weeks. If

they are wrong and it doesn't, it will stay open to the charge that

they could have got more for Royal Mail. Meanwhile, industrial action

from postal workers could affect the gains of investors. This protest

today against the sale. They were due to announce the result of our

ballot on industrial action. We are confident of a yes vote on strike.

We are going to make sure the terms and conditions of postal workers are

protected, whoever the owner is. Bike back row for those who bought

shares and the staff forgot £2000 worth it for free, it's turned into

a nice little earner. WhatsApp -- is happening at the moment? You have

big investors, pension funds and insurance companies who were starved

of the shares. They didn't get what they wanted, it was 20 times

of the shares. They didn't get what oversubscribed on the professional

side of the sale. They've gone into the market hungry to pick up

anything that people want to sell. That has driven the price up. That

is temporarily, but it could be strong in the long run. If it

becomes one of the 100 biggest companies on the stock market, which

could well do, then more institutions will want to buy the

shares as well. If you are like Jamie in your report and you've got

shares and have decided to sell them immediately, what should you do with

them? People have to decide for themselves. If they don't want to

take their profits now, there are attractions to holding on. There's a

dividend yield income you get every year, around 6%. The staff of Royal

dividend yield income you get every Mail, they've got an interesting

dilemma because a lot of them are against the sale. On the other hand,

they've got these free shares and they have to decide what to do with

them. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Organisation for the

Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the body overseeing the destruction of

Syria's chemical stockpile. The Nobel committee chairman said that

recent events in Syria highlighted the need to strengthen efforts to

get rid of such weapons. An organisation thrust into the

limelight by the crisis in Syria. The OPCW faces its most daunting

challenge to date. The complete destruction of Syria's chemical

weapons by the middle of next year. A task that could make or break the

small organisation's reputation. Recent events in Syria, where

chemical weapons have again been put to use, have underlined the need to

enhance the efforts to do away with such weapons. Chin up. The OPCW has

been working to rid the world of chemical weapons for 16 years. Its

inspectors trained to identify, handle and destroy some of the most

horrifying weapons ever produced. It is painstaking, work. There is still

huge quantities around the world. The United States has destroyed

around 90% of its stockpile, Russia, 70%. The organisation says

it has carried out almost 5300 inspections to date, in 86 countries

it has carried out almost 5300 around the world. It says more than

80% of the world's declared stockpiles have now been verifiably

destroyed. The condition that the peace prize brings all spare us to

have even stronger commitment and greater dedication. I truly hope

that this award and the ongoing mission, together with the United

Nations in Syria, will have achieved peace in that country and stop the

suffering of its people. The work in Syria has only just begun. The OPCW

says it is encouraged by its progress so far. The Syrian regime

seems to be cooperating. It has an enormous stockpile, around 1000

tonnes of chemical agents and precursors. Mustard gas, salmon and

biopsy. Destroying all this in a matter of months would be an

achievement worthy of the highest honour. The Business Secretary,

Vince Cable, has said the Guardian newspaper was entirely right to

publish leaked documents from the former US intelligence worker Edward

Snowden. The head of MI5 said the leaks were a gift to terrorists, in

a speech endorsed by the Prime Minister. Champion of the public

interest or treacherous betrayer of national secrets? The argument over

US whistle-blower Edward Snowden has stepped up a notch will stop as his

father, seen here wearing red, went to visit him in Russia yesterday, a

former top British official was telling the Times newspaper just how

much damage the intelligence leaks had done. Sir David Omand said, the

assumption the experts are working on is that all that information, or

almost all of it, will now be in the hands of Moscow and Beijing. It's

the most catastrophic loss to British intelligence ever. The

Guardian newspaper, which has published some revelations from

Edward Snowden, says there's more to come. Its actions were defended

today by a senior minister. There is a distinction between

whistle-blowing, to draw attention to things happening in the

intelligence world that should be happening, that is absolutely right,

and actually putting into the hands of other people a lot of very

detailed intelligence information which they shouldn't have. The

Guardian has revealed the extent of massive surveillance on private

messages being conducted by the government's Communications

headquarters. It has prompted a debate over whether there's

appropriate oversight of intelligence agencies. Some insist

all secrets must stay secret. You can always justify anything if you

are a newspaper, on the grounds that this is open journalism. This is

about much more than journalism, it is genuinely about how we protect

the national interest. That is not just about protecting the

establishment, it's about keeping people safe. It's about avoiding

another July the 7th, 2005. But while Edward Snowden has taken

58,000 secret British intelligence files with him to Russia, the

Guardian newspaper has only published a tiny fraction. It

insists this was and still is firmly in the public interest. Labour

insists this was and still is firmly claims that councils have taken at

least 150,000 people to court in England for failing to pay their

council tax since government benefit changes came in. Until April, many

people on low incomes paid no tax. Now most councils require all

working age households to contribute something. The government says the

claim is misleading. Queues have been forming outside some courts,

with the cases of those who fallen and council tax arrears. Labour says

hundreds of thousands have been given a summons as a result of the

government's benefit changes. Pete Lumb, who is unemployed and has

depression, said he didn't have to pay council tax before April. But

when the system of council tax benefit changed, his authority asked

him to pay a few pounds a week, money he says he simply doesn't

have. The chances of me getting a job are probably tiny. It's a

horrible way to feel. I just feel that society wants rid of me. I'm a

complete and utter failure. Earlier this year, the government reduced

funding for this benefit and told councils to find savings elsewhere

and not pass on the cast. But many councils to find savings elsewhere

local authorities said they had no choice but to ask the poorest

residents to pay more council tax. Labour asked councils in England how

many people had been given a court summons as a result of the benefit

changed. In 112 authorities, a total of 156,000 summons were issued. The

party says the number for the whole of England could be as high as

450,000. This is exactly what happened with the poll tax. It's

affecting disabled people, carers, veterans and war widows, who were

already struggling to make ends meet. The Prime Minister needs to

wake up to what is happening. People on the lowest incomes are struggling

to pay his council tax increase. But ministers say Labour's figures don't

stack up. It's a perfect example of how Labour looked at how the

figures, don't come out with the true figures, it's probably how they

got us into the economic mess in the first place. These figures from a

very small sample of councils. The government says its policies will

get the welfare bill under control, and that councils have a duty to

protect most vulnerable. Just over a week ago, a fishing boat from North

Africa sank off the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in the southern

Mediterranean. It carried nearly 500 migrants. Most were from Eritrea and

Somalia. More than 300 died, many were women and children. Despite the

dangers at sea, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants undertake the

perilous journey towards Europe each year. To prevent another disaster,

the EU is considering increasing patrols in the Mediterranean.

Matthew Price is in Lampedusa for us now. That death toll has just gone

up. Italian officials have said that they now confirm 319 men, women and

children died when that boat sank. The death toll could yet still rise

further. As you said, the majority of them came from Eritrea, from

Somalia, African countries. But the largest group of migrants arriving

this month and last month in Italy have been Syrians fleeing the war.

I've been talking to some of them in Lampedusa about why they are

prepared to take such a treacherous journey. These are the ones who

survived. Survived Syria's walk, survived a difficult escape across

the Middle East, North Africa and then the dangerous waters of the

Mediterranean. And now another journey. They are being flown to the

Italian mainland, to the Europe they have dreamt of. I've escaped, she

told us simply. Because of the war we are tired, he said. That's why

we've come to Europe, a place of liberty. But there is no liberty yet

for those liberty. But there is no liberty yet

overcrowded refugee centre here. The camp overflows, people live under

tarpaulin. Some were happy for us to film them. Others, like this woman

and her four children, feared reprisals for their relatives left

in Syria. They paid $5,000 for the sea crossing from Libya to

Lampedusa. TRANSLATION: It was a suicide trip,

I don't recommend it to anyone. We were dying in Syria and be faced

death coming here, too. It was only God who helped us make it through.

Then she began to cry. Also here, Lou we found Ahmed. How much did it

cost you to come here? From Libya to hear, $1000. And how difficult was

the journey, were you afraid? This journey is so dangerous. If you ask

me to repeat this trip, I refuse. On the dockside nearby, a reminder of

the risks they took just get here. The boats migrants have used the

crossing, piled up. Imagine how desperate you would have to be in

order to board one of these death traps and risk your life, looking

for a better future. It's not just Syrians coming across. This year

alone, tens of thousands have made this horrendous voyage. While war

and poverty continue to fuel this mass migration, there's nothing

Europe poll -- Europe's politicians can do to stop them coming. So more

will arrive from Syria and elsewhere, and Europe will have to

decide how to deal with them. In Italy they are talking about

changing the laws on migration. The Italians and Greeks have said 2014

will be big year for tackling this problem. Europe's politicians have

said they want no more deaths at sea. A way that up against the fact

that in many of Europe's nations they are also trying to tighten, not

loosen, the immigration policy. A healthy profit for those who got

Royal Mail shares. Did the A healthy profit for those who got

Government sell them too cheaply? Still to come... Know where to hide.

A warning from the new cyber crime unit that secret websites will be

uncovered. Later, on BBC London, Joan Collins brings a touch of

glamour to Weybridge. As England head to Wembley, Harry Redknapp

house as he does not ever expect to lead the national team. -- tells us.

Now, the National Trust is best known as one of our leading

charities, responsible for safeguarding some of the country's

most treasured buildings and landscapes. But the Trust is also

landlord to thousands of tenants. And now a growing number of them

say they are being badly treated and, in some cases, pushed out of

their homes after spending considerable amounts of their own

money. The National Trust say they don't recognise this picture. The

high peaks - a beautiful, rugged landscape, nurtured and protected

by the National Trust. The Dean of family thought they would be able

to rent their house for many years. In a few weeks, they will be

required to pack up and to move out. It is a bitter blow, especially

after they have just spent £6,000 improving the property. No one is

saying the National Trust is breaking the law or the rules. They

did only sign an initial six-month contract. They said they were told

by a National Trust representative that being able to Stena was

standard practice. The trust says this assurance was never made. --

able to stay longer was standard practice. Devastated. It has made

me feel ill. We are not expecting them to change their minds. We do

not want this to happen to somebody else. The National Trust official

tenants Association says there are growing problems. The helpline is

taking calls about repairs, rising rent and, increasingly, tenancy

disputes. We are looking for a fair deal for tenants. We're getting

many calls for the same problems - leases and rental increases and

repairs. Some of those cases are heartbreaking. Across the country,

repairs. Some of those cases are thousands of National Trust tenants

live perfectly happily in National Trust properties and it says it

does not recognise reports of widespread discontent. The BBC has

seen an internally commissioned report which makes it clear there

is some serious dissatisfaction. The survey, commissioned by the

National Trust itself, concludes there is a disconnect between

tenants and landlords expectations and that the National Trust falls

short of a special expectation and also the basic expectations of a

landlord. Research suggests you have a problem. Dissatisfaction is

present and centred around call quality of properties, low value

for money and poor service in terms of repairs and metres. We are not

perfect. It is not universal. The vast majority of what we do, we get

it right. In places we do not. Maintaining old and sometimes

ancient buildings is not easy. The trust says 72% of its tenants are

satisfied with them as landlords. It is a privileged to live in a

place like this. I think you need to accept the trust is doing

everything in its power to conserve it. Among a significant number of

tenants who are not so happy is Neil Priestley. When land next to

his farm came up for rent, he jumped at the chance to grow his

business, paying out thousands for sheep and specially suited to this

hard landscape. He was on a fixed contract. He said he was told it

would be renewed after 12 months. The trust denies this and requires

him to move on. A lack of communication and a lack of regard

for my own personal well-being. They have ploughed down on this

road with a disregard for local people. The National Trust is among

one about best-supported charities. The uncomfortable message from San

tenants is that it is better at conserving buildings and landscapes

vanities with looking after the people who rely on it for their

homes and livelihoods. -- it than it is. The female Formula One test

driver, Maria de Villota, has died. Her body was found in the early

hours of this morning, in a hotel in the Spanish city of Seville. She

lost the sight in her right eye in an accident at Duxford Aerodrome in

Cambridgeshire last year. This report contains flash photography

from the start. Her courage after alive changing crash had drawn

admiration throughout the sporting world. This was Maria de Villota

last autumn starting to rebuild her life, after it has cruelly

shattered. She was a rarity - a female driver in the male-dominated

world of Formula One. She rose through the ranks to become a test

driver for the Marussia team. Last summer, during a session in

Cambridgeshire, she suffered a horrific crash. She lost her right

eye and nearly lost her life. Her determination was undimmed. She

said she wanted to inspire female drivers. She became a role model.

News of the death has left Formula One in shock. Teams, including

Russia, were practising ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

When you see drivers, Fernando Alonso again - this great Spaniard

- walking along and not speaking to anyone, it is a very dim place at

the moment. It is a close community. Everyone is thinking about the sad

loss. The legacy to the sport as one of its youth the mouth

figureheads is beyond dispute. She reached out to the young kids - the

girls especially. -- the Mall figureheads. She was showing young

girls especially. -- the Mall people it might be difficult but

you have to go for it. Police say she died of natural causes. In a

statement, her family said... Dear friends, Maria has left us. She had

to go to heaven with all the angels. The head of the UK's new Cyber

Crime Unit has told the BBC that there will be no place to hide on

the internet. Andy Archibald says that greater powers mean that

hidden websites trading in drugs, people, identify theft and fake

currency will be uncovered. They are based all over the world -

criminal gangs using highly sophisticated techniques to launch

attacks on computer networks and still money for information. This

man, who spent 30 years than the police force, is charged with

fighting on mine crime. He is clear about prime targets. -- online

crime. Those people who deployed now wear and ejected into the

computer affect members of our community and businesses. -- inject.

It looks like a bigger success so far in the global battle against

cyber crime. It was a hidden market place for all sorts of illegal

activities. It was only accessible by quite legitimate software. The

FBI managed to identify those behind it and shut it down. British

colleagues say there is a message in that. If you are conducting

criminal business on the internet, if you are harming communities and

businesses in the UK, we are coming after you. Police admit they are

short of the skills needed to investigate the hidden corners of

the internet. I am very sceptical of the ability of the police to

ensure nobody can hide on the internet. It is easy to be Kermit

the Frog or any one you like on the internet. Another concern is many a

tax on corporate computer networks go unrecorded. The new squad will

have to persuade companies to play their part in the battle against

online crime. The Vatican has withdrawn from sale 6,000 copies of

a new medal to commemorate the Pope's first year in office because

of a spelling mistake. The name of Jesus appeared as lesus. The medals

were minted to commemorate Pope Francis's first year in office. The

Vatican said only a handful of the medals, struck in gold, silver and

bronze had been sold. Nine long-lost episodes of the long

running BBC1 series Doctor Who, which haven't been seen since the

1960s, have been found at a television station in Nigeria.

There are dozens of missing episodes dating back to the show's

early years. Many programmes from the era, along with many classic

shows, disappeared as a result of efforts to save space. Fans will be

able to download the episodes from today.

Unseen since its first broadcast in 1968. We have been here so long.

Whatever is holding us must let go some time. One of the 9th and

discovered episodes featuring Patrick Troughton. When I first saw

it today on the big screen, after 45 years, it was quite emotional. I

have not seen that story since it went out live 45 years ago. That

was scary. Up until now, 106 episodes were thought to be lost.

This hall represents the biggest single discovery of missing

episodes in the last 25 years. The original tapes had been wired but

copies were made for foreign broadcasters. The Indiana Jones of

the TV world set out to find them. He ended up locating the episodes

in Nigeria. They were found at a TV station, sitting on a shelf. I can

remember seeing a piece of masking tape with Doctor Who on it and I

thought, this is interesting. A huge amount of restoration work had

to be carried out to get rid of debt and scratches. On the left, we

have the am restored version. It is grainy and has marks on it. On the

right, we have the restored version. We're always trying to get the

optimum quality out of the materials. This find will give hope

to many. A few of the nineties have materials. This find will give hope

and still missing episodes might still -- the missing episodes might

still be found. The weather fills more and tunnel

than it did at the beginning of the week. -- feels more autumnal than

it did. It will feel cool but there will be brightness around. Also

some heavy rain. I have to say very little uncertainty that things will

prove swept across the south-east this afternoon. A lot of cloud

opining him to bring some rain. -- piling in. As this rain piles up,

parts of north Kent and East South Essex could see 30 mm or more -

over an inch. Some patchy rain spreading up into the Midlands and

the south-west of England. A lot of cloud in the North of England. Some

brightness in the West. Bright skies to the west of Scotland and

Northern Ireland. Temperatures struggling to 11, 12 degrees.

Overnight, the rain will keep on falling and there will be heavy

rain in places. Quieter weather further west and further Noss.

There could be a touch of frost. Into tomorrow, we see wet weather

Macro continuing to work erratically northwards across

England and Wales. They could be heavier bursts across parts of East

Anglia and the South East. It will brighten up on the south coast

later on. The best of the brightness in the north-west. Still

quite cool, 10-15 degrees. On Sunday, some more rain in the

forecast. This is where things start to look uncertain. There will

be belts of rain own spiralling around this low but brighter spells

in between. Northern Ireland looks the driest of all. Let me take you

briefly to South Asia. Here, a monster storm developing in the Bay

of Bengal. This is a very severe cyclone which is working towards

the east of India. Some very strong winds. Expect this to make the news

over the next few days. Now a reminder of our top story. A

healthy profit for those who got Royal Mail shares. They went on

sale at £3.30 and rose to £4.56.