:00:08. > :00:13.British Gas delivers a blow to its customers, announcing a big rise in
:00:14. > :00:18.prices. Electricity will go up by more than 10%, gas by more than 8%
:00:19. > :00:22.from next month. The Energy Secretary says he is extremely
:00:23. > :00:25.disappointed. I have said to British Gas customers, if they are worried
:00:26. > :00:32.about these they should change. There are a range of competitors and
:00:33. > :00:36.alternative suppliers that are offering a much better deal.
:00:37. > :00:40.As the Government challenges British Gas to be more transparent with its
:00:41. > :00:45.figures, we will be asking if anything can be done to control
:00:46. > :00:48.rising bills. Also this lunchtime, the biggest shift for a generation,
:00:49. > :00:55.new guidelines from China -- child abuse trial -- child abuse trials
:00:56. > :01:00.are published. Prince Charles weighed in on pensions and warns
:01:01. > :01:04.companies to create a better future. Dysfunctional and in chaos, the
:01:05. > :01:09.verdict from school inspectors on a controversial Muslim free school in
:01:10. > :01:14.Derby. And the Prince and the king of British tennis, and OBE for Andy
:01:15. > :01:19.Murray as William hosts his first investiture ceremony at Buckingham
:01:20. > :01:22.Palace. Later on BBC London, three quarters
:01:23. > :01:26.of London's schools are closed after teachers walk out on strike. The
:01:27. > :01:27.London schoolteacher who has gone missing in Qatar, police make
:01:28. > :01:51.several arrests. Good afternoon and welcome to the
:01:52. > :01:54.BBC News at One. British Gas has become the second big energy says
:01:55. > :01:59.Byron a week to announce a big rise in fuel prices this long term --
:02:00. > :02:05.this winter. Electricity bills will go up by 10.4%, gas by 8.4%, adding
:02:06. > :02:10.more than ?120 to the average bill. The Energy Secretary Ed Davey says
:02:11. > :02:13.he is extremely disappointed by the price hike and he has urged British
:02:14. > :02:17.Gas customers to make a big saving by switching to one of the smaller,
:02:18. > :02:21.cheaper suppliers, who he says are managing their costs more
:02:22. > :02:27.efficiently. It was our industry correspondence, John Moylan.
:02:28. > :02:31.It is the UK's biggest energy supplier. Today, it announced the
:02:32. > :02:37.biggest prize rise yet. From next month almost 8 million British Gas
:02:38. > :02:40.customers will see bills soar by three and a half times the rate of
:02:41. > :02:44.inflation because of what the company says rising costs. The price
:02:45. > :02:49.of wholesale gas is rising. We are buying in a global market and demand
:02:50. > :02:53.is booming. The cost of moving energy towards peoples homes through
:02:54. > :02:56.the pipes is rising. Those are prices set by the regulator. The
:02:57. > :03:01.Government's social and environmental costs are rising.
:03:02. > :03:05.Those added together, 85% of the bill, has led us to this decision
:03:06. > :03:12.today. British Gas says the average dual fuel bill by what -- will
:03:13. > :03:20.increase by 9.2%. That will add ?123 a year to energy costs. It means an
:03:21. > :03:25.average bill will rise to ?1444. The cost of heating our homes and
:03:26. > :03:28.keeping the lights on has shot up the political agenda. Labour says it
:03:29. > :03:32.would freeze prices are selected. So as news of the increase broke, while
:03:33. > :03:37.the Energy Secretary was taking questions in the Commons, the
:03:38. > :03:41.opposition went on the attack. Why won't the Secretary of State stand
:03:42. > :03:45.up for consumers, support Labour's price freeze and make the energy
:03:46. > :03:49.companies tell us exactly how much money they are earning? I have said
:03:50. > :03:54.to British Gas customers, if they are worried they should change.
:03:55. > :04:01.There are a range of competitors and alternative suppliers. Much of the
:04:02. > :04:04.row centres on Government policies which require firms to spend
:04:05. > :04:07.hundreds of millions of pounds making homes more energy efficient.
:04:08. > :04:12.We pay for this through our bills. British Gas wants these policies
:04:13. > :04:17.reviewed, but the Government was unconvinced. I would urge British
:04:18. > :04:21.Gas to publish and be more transparent about the increased
:04:22. > :04:24.policy costs that it is blaming for these bill rises. We have looked at
:04:25. > :04:28.their initial figures and we really question whether their policy costs
:04:29. > :04:34.that they claim are putting up the bill are the root cause. Last week
:04:35. > :04:38.SSE increased prices. The other main energy firms are expected to follow
:04:39. > :04:42.suit. Consumer groups say there is hundreds of pounds to be saved by
:04:43. > :04:47.switching suppliers, but we are all likely to be paying more for our
:04:48. > :04:50.energy this winter. Our political correspondent Carole
:04:51. > :04:53.Walker is in Westminster for us now. Some fighting talk from the
:04:54. > :04:59.Government following this price rise? Yes, energy prices are hot
:05:00. > :05:03.political issue and the Energy Secretary has certainly stepped up
:05:04. > :05:07.the rhetoric against British Gas and is urging consumers to vote with
:05:08. > :05:12.their feet, take their custom elsewhere. The Government's cases
:05:13. > :05:14.this is a market, that the energy companies will respond to consumer
:05:15. > :05:20.pressure and it is interesting if you look at not just different
:05:21. > :05:24.prices that are available, there are big differences between the amount
:05:25. > :05:27.of profits that the different energy companies are making. The Government
:05:28. > :05:31.is saying this is a market, although it is trying to make sure that more
:05:32. > :05:35.people get onto the lowest energy tariffs and trying to get more
:05:36. > :05:39.suppliers into the market. The arguments continue about what can be
:05:40. > :05:44.done to control rising bills. What Labour has seized on this to say it
:05:45. > :05:49.shows they need a price freeze, that is what Elliott -- that is what Ed
:05:50. > :05:54.Miliband is offering, a freeze in prices for 20 months. The Government
:05:55. > :05:57.says it is a con because prices would go up before or afterwards.
:05:58. > :06:03.The problem for the Government is some consumers and voters may well
:06:04. > :06:06.find that idea of even a temporary respite from rising prices rather
:06:07. > :06:09.attractive and will be saying that you would like the Government to do
:06:10. > :06:13.more of the time they are already facing a big squeeze on the incomes
:06:14. > :06:17.and now they are seeing a big hike in their energy bills.
:06:18. > :06:22.The price rise has overshadowed a deal with -- agreed by the
:06:23. > :06:25.Chancellor allowing Chinese companies to take major stakes in
:06:26. > :06:28.the next generation of nuclear power stations in Britain. George Osborne
:06:29. > :06:33.made the announcement on the final day of his trade mission to China,
:06:34. > :06:36.saying it could mean more jobs and lower long-term energy costs for
:06:37. > :06:40.consumers. The first China deal could be as early as next week, with
:06:41. > :06:47.the go-ahead for a new ?14 billion plans at the Hinkley C psych from
:06:48. > :06:50.China. -- the Hinkley C site from China.
:06:51. > :06:54.In China they are already doing what Britain must addressed fast.
:06:55. > :07:01.Building new power stations. China is investing almost 30 new nuclear
:07:02. > :07:04.plants, the UK has yet to agree even one. George Osborne now wants
:07:05. > :07:09.China's help to reach Britain's energy needs. Visiting this plant
:07:10. > :07:13.today, he said China will be welcome to take a stake in Britain's next
:07:14. > :07:21.generation of nuclear power stations. Why Bobby what is in this
:07:22. > :07:24.for George Osborne is money, cash to fund the new generation power
:07:25. > :07:29.stations. There are concerns that bringing Chinese state companies in
:07:30. > :07:33.may mean about future safety and security in Britain's critical
:07:34. > :07:39.national infrastructure. He was told that concrete is the king of to
:07:40. > :07:46.withstand the impact of an aircraft. -- it is thick enough. The reactor,
:07:47. > :07:49.going online in a few weeks, is designed in Europe and being built
:07:50. > :07:52.by EDF of France in partnership with the Chinese firm. Today's
:07:53. > :07:57.announcement means an almost identical plant could soon be agreed
:07:58. > :08:01.for the UK. We are going to make sure of course that the very
:08:02. > :08:06.stringent British rules on safety are applied, but Chinese investment
:08:07. > :08:09.in British nuclear power means British taxpayers' money can be used
:08:10. > :08:13.instead of building these things, we are building schools and hospitals,
:08:14. > :08:17.and in the long-term British families get lower and more stable
:08:18. > :08:22.energy bills. This is where the first new UK reactor would be built,
:08:23. > :08:26.at Hinkley point in Somerset. The old reactors here are due to be shut
:08:27. > :08:32.down and two new ones constructed in their place. A deal could be
:08:33. > :08:36.announced in days. For China and initial agreement for one nuclear
:08:37. > :08:41.power station would be an appetiser. China's aim is to be the major
:08:42. > :08:44.player in future projects, exporting, building and operating
:08:45. > :08:53.its own nuclear reactors in the UK and elsewhere.
:08:54. > :08:55.New guidelines are being set out for prosecutors dealing with cases of
:08:56. > :09:00.child sexual of you. They have been described as the most fundamental
:09:01. > :09:03.shift in attitudes for a generation. The Director of Public
:09:04. > :09:07.Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has pressed cases will be investigated
:09:08. > :09:10.and prosecuted differently from now on. Here is our legal affairs
:09:11. > :09:15.correspondent, Clive Coleman. The way in which child victims
:09:16. > :09:18.sexually abused by Jimmy Savile and others have been treated by the
:09:19. > :09:24.criminal justice system is a source of shame. Too often victims have
:09:25. > :09:34.been discouraged or disbelieved. It has taken -- it was taken when I was
:09:35. > :09:37.about ten or 11. Kevin Griffiths' experience is typical. As a
:09:38. > :09:41.14-year-old in a boys home in Rochdale he says he was abused by
:09:42. > :09:47.the late Cyril slips -- Cyril Smith MP, then a local councillor. We were
:09:48. > :09:50.not believed. People were given the impression the lads from there came
:09:51. > :10:00.from really rough upbringings, they were bad lads, villains. As one told
:10:01. > :10:05.me in one newspaper, the scum of the Earth. Under the new guidelines
:10:06. > :10:08.prosecutors must focus on the credibility of the allegation, not
:10:09. > :10:13.the weakness of the victim. They will investigate for indecent images
:10:14. > :10:15.in every case and they will be able to reassure victims that there have
:10:16. > :10:20.been other allegations against the suspect. Today's guidelines
:10:21. > :10:26.represent perhaps the biggest change in thinking and approach to the
:10:27. > :10:28.prosecution of a group of criminal offences in modern times. They show
:10:29. > :10:35.the criminal justice system taking on board some would say very late in
:10:36. > :10:38.the day a more sophisticated understanding of the psychology that
:10:39. > :10:43.underlies the sexual abuse of children. That means not
:10:44. > :10:51.stereotyping victims in ways that have dogged past prosecutions. For
:10:52. > :10:55.many years we have used rather crude tests of whether a victim is to be
:10:56. > :11:00.believed. What we have learned in the last few years is that those
:11:01. > :11:04.tests don't work very well for vulnerable victims. Lawyers' leaders
:11:05. > :11:09.have welcomed the new measures but some sound a cautionary note. We
:11:10. > :11:13.must always remember that this is a trial process and the man in the
:11:14. > :11:17.dock is innocent until he's been proved guilty. We accept entirely
:11:18. > :11:22.that nobody should stereotype witnesses, but it is very important
:11:23. > :11:26.that we remember nobody should stereotype defendants either. The
:11:27. > :11:31.guidelines are now in place. If they work, fewer victims will be denied
:11:32. > :11:36.justice. Prince Charles has warned the
:11:37. > :11:39.pensions industry to ditch its short-term outlook or risk
:11:40. > :11:43.condemning the next generations to a miserable future. In a speech to the
:11:44. > :11:48.National Association of Pension Funds, Prince Charles said
:11:49. > :11:52.unprecedented levels of debt, a rapidly growing world population and
:11:53. > :11:55.climate change means the pensions industry has a responsibility to
:11:56. > :12:00.create a sustainable financial system. Sarah Campbell is with me
:12:01. > :12:03.now. Unusual for Prince Charles to be making his views so clear on
:12:04. > :12:07.something in the financial world. Yes, his views on the environment
:12:08. > :12:12.and sustainability are well-known and this is the furthering of that
:12:13. > :12:14.agenda, this time challenging pension-fund managers, who control
:12:15. > :12:22.hundreds of millions of pounds, to use the money in a different, in his
:12:23. > :12:23.view that way. This was a five-minute interview played to the
:12:24. > :12:27.National Association of Pension Funds conference in Manchester
:12:28. > :12:30.yesterday. He highlighted the city's focus on short-term
:12:31. > :12:36.investments, a quick profit in the next quarter but really what is
:12:37. > :12:40.needed is a longer term approach. He said incorporating sustainability as
:12:41. > :12:45.part of the main focus of where firms' money on a solid -- one where
:12:46. > :12:49.funds' money is allocated. He said it would be good for the environment
:12:50. > :12:53.and profitability of the pensions themselves and therefore good for
:12:54. > :12:58.people's pensions, the value of pensions. It is -- he said it is a
:12:59. > :13:01.perfect storm of pollution, overpopulation and climate change
:13:02. > :13:07.and he said they needed to change the way money is used. It really
:13:08. > :13:14.does fall to you I am afraid to help shape a system designed for the 21st
:13:15. > :13:18.and the 19th century. Which is why I can only urge you to deploy your
:13:19. > :13:24.considerable human ingenuity to make that innovative and imaginatively
:13:25. > :13:31.that the world so badly needs. Otherwise your grandchildren and
:13:32. > :13:35.mine, for that matter, will be consigned to an exceptionally
:13:36. > :13:38.miserable future. His views are in line with what number of pensions
:13:39. > :13:41.experts are saying and they have welcomed him bringing this debate
:13:42. > :13:45.but he is calling for a sea change in the way the city works and that
:13:46. > :13:48.is something so far they have been reluctant to.
:13:49. > :13:53.A controversial Muslim free school in Derby has been described as
:13:54. > :13:56.dysfunctional and in chaos by government inspectors. A leaked copy
:13:57. > :14:02.of an Ofsted report on the Al-Madinah School says teaching is
:14:03. > :14:04.inadequate and the governing body is ineffective. Last week the
:14:05. > :14:08.Department for Education said the school would be closed down if it
:14:09. > :14:12.did not take swift action to address concerns including allegations it
:14:13. > :14:16.discriminated against female staff. Jeremy Cooke is outside the school
:14:17. > :14:20.now. Yes, make no mistake, this is a
:14:21. > :14:25.highly damning Ofsted report and it will be used to fuel the debate
:14:26. > :14:29.about the future of free schools. But for the 400 or so children who
:14:30. > :14:35.go to school here it is all about the future of their education.
:14:36. > :14:41.Opened a year ago amid high hopes, the Al-Madinah School, a free
:14:42. > :14:46.school, among the first schools to offer a Muslim ethos. But today's
:14:47. > :14:50.Ofsted report is describing a school in chaos. For the parents of some
:14:51. > :14:57.pupils, it is no surprise. I am really angry, they have broken the
:14:58. > :15:04.trust. As professionals, teachers, they have let us down. The report
:15:05. > :15:08.says the school is failing in every area of inspection. Achievement,
:15:09. > :15:13.inadequate, governing body, ineffective, attendance, low and
:15:14. > :15:19.declining. The school is described as dysfunctional. The headteacher
:15:20. > :15:22.agreeing things must change. I think special measures is a disaster for
:15:23. > :15:25.any school but certainly it is a disaster for us, yes, this is not
:15:26. > :15:30.where we want to be, this is not the position we want the school to begin
:15:31. > :15:33.at this stage. We fully accept the report, with heavy hearts, but we
:15:34. > :15:37.accept the report and we are going to use this to help move the school
:15:38. > :15:40.forward as quickly as possible. It is all another blow for a school
:15:41. > :15:45.which had already been warned by the government that it will lose its
:15:46. > :15:49.funding unless it makes big improvements. Still, some parents
:15:50. > :15:54.say they will stick with it. it suits my lifestyle because it is
:15:55. > :15:59.like Sunday school. They are teaching my children well, I am
:16:00. > :16:05.seeing their progress and I have no concerns. There is politics here, of
:16:06. > :16:09.course. Labour, on the offensive. It is a devastating blow to the
:16:10. > :16:14.Education Secretary's flagship policy. It reveals that pupils have
:16:15. > :16:18.been failed on every possible measure and parents will want to
:16:19. > :16:23.know why the Education Secretary has allowed this to happen. We are not
:16:24. > :16:28.prepared to allow a school to fail its parents, children and
:16:29. > :16:32.community. We have said we will take swift action and that is what we are
:16:33. > :16:34.doing. Al-Madinah School is in crisis. Its reputation in tatters,
:16:35. > :16:47.now fighting to avoid total closure. The Prime Minister has launched a
:16:48. > :16:51.defence of his education policy, saying the example should not be
:16:52. > :16:56.used as a stick to beat the whole free school movement. The time is
:16:57. > :17:01.just after a quarter past one. The top story: British Gas delivers
:17:02. > :17:06.a blow to its customers, announcing a big rise in prices. Electricity
:17:07. > :17:15.will go up by more than 10%. Still to come: The band played on, the
:17:16. > :17:21.violin used to play Nearer My God To Thee as the Titanic sank is up for
:17:22. > :17:25.auction. On BBC London News beating the
:17:26. > :17:27.bills, how an estate in Britain is working together to bring their
:17:28. > :17:31.energy costs down using solar panels.
:17:32. > :17:35.And the soldier, his horse and killing his past. -- sealing his
:17:36. > :17:46.past. The Duke of Cambridge has hosted his
:17:47. > :17:49.first investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Prince William
:17:50. > :17:54.was possessing awards to recipients from across the UK, among them the
:17:55. > :17:57.Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray, who received an OBE. Our royal
:17:58. > :18:03.correspondent is at Buckingham Palace. The shape of things to come,
:18:04. > :18:07.in a sense, but a significant stepping up in terms of royal duties
:18:08. > :18:10.for Prince William. There are now something like two
:18:11. > :18:21.dozen investor the cheers every year. This morning, the Prince
:18:22. > :18:26.conferred a couple of knighthoods. As you say, the best-known recipient
:18:27. > :18:31.was Andy Murray. He was here to receive his OBEs. He was one of 88
:18:32. > :18:36.award recipients honoured by Prince William this morning. He stepped up
:18:37. > :18:39.and Andy Murray said that Prince William seemed very confident. They
:18:40. > :18:47.had a good chat inasmuch as you can in events like this. It was notable
:18:48. > :18:55.that Williams of time with all the recipients. -- William took time.
:18:56. > :19:03.But, of course, William, the first of many such occasions in the years
:19:04. > :19:07.to come. More than 3000 schools in England
:19:08. > :19:11.are closed because of a strike by teachers. Members of the National
:19:12. > :19:15.Union of Teachers and the NASUWT have walked out because of the row
:19:16. > :19:22.about pay and pensions. Our education correspondent reports.
:19:23. > :19:27.Hundreds of teachers took part in rallies in Bristol, Durham and
:19:28. > :19:31.London. It was part of a second wave of regional strikes. This time it
:19:32. > :19:34.was affecting thousands of schools in southern and northern England.
:19:35. > :19:42.Teachers are eyeing we over changes to their work and conditions. -- are
:19:43. > :19:46.angry. I'm here with my son today. He is the next generation of
:19:47. > :19:52.teachers. I dread to think what sort of future the profession has. There
:19:53. > :19:59.is no policy. It is just a mess. In the end, we have got to stand up and
:20:00. > :20:08.do something. You sound fed up! Yellow matter I am! I am retiring at
:20:09. > :20:12.the end of the year. -- I am! . What have they walked out over. In
:20:13. > :20:17.future, teachers will have to work beyond citified before they can
:20:18. > :20:20.claim a full pension. They will pay more into their pension pot and
:20:21. > :20:24.there will be an automatic end to rises through the pay scale. This is
:20:25. > :20:28.the second regional strike in England in the past three weeks.
:20:29. > :20:32.Teachers are prepared to stand firm, but the government says
:20:33. > :20:35.performance related pay is here to stay because it will reward the best
:20:36. > :20:39.teachers and that pension changes will bring teachers in line with
:20:40. > :20:44.other public -- public sector workers. Across England, primary and
:20:45. > :20:48.secondary schools have been fully or partially shut. Parents have had to
:20:49. > :20:51.find alternative childcare arrangements. Union leaders say they
:20:52. > :20:57.sympathise but they have to make a stand. It is Nate -- not a view
:20:58. > :21:03.shared by the government. I know it is difficult for teachers that we
:21:04. > :21:08.have to reform pensions and control public sector pay. That is happening
:21:09. > :21:14.to everybody the public sector. The government has accused teaching
:21:15. > :21:17.unions of trying to create as much disruption as possible but say that
:21:18. > :21:21.only a quarter of schools in affected areas have been completely
:21:22. > :21:27.closed. However, the teaching unions are still planning a national
:21:28. > :21:31.walk-out before Christmas. The number of badgers killed during
:21:32. > :21:34.a controversial six-week Carl in Gloucestershire has fallen well
:21:35. > :21:40.short of its target. The plan was to kill 70% of the animals, around 3000
:21:41. > :21:44.in total. But only 30% have been shot. It is being carried out to
:21:45. > :21:50.stop the spread of TB in cattle. It is now set to be extended. Labour is
:21:51. > :21:53.proposing a new tax on payday loan companies.
:21:54. > :21:57.It says it was to help support alternative short-term lending for
:21:58. > :22:00.people struggling with the cost of living. Ed Miliband wants to raise
:22:01. > :22:08.at least ?13 million through the new levy.
:22:09. > :22:11.Work no longer pays enough to provide a route out of poverty for
:22:12. > :22:18.millions of families. That is the warning from the government's social
:22:19. > :22:21.mobility czar, Al-Anon. He says it is not the shirkers but the strivers
:22:22. > :22:31.who are the forgotten people of Britain. -- Alan Milburn.
:22:32. > :22:35.For single mother Judy and her ten-year-old daughter, making ends
:22:36. > :22:40.meet is a struggle. She works part time from home and relies on a range
:22:41. > :22:44.of benefits. Despite working, she keeps the heating of cheering the
:22:45. > :22:49.day and can't afford school trips for her daughter. There are so many
:22:50. > :22:54.people in my position. We had not heard any more. You hear from the
:22:55. > :22:59.rich, the very poor, the people who are perceived to be scroungers. But
:23:00. > :23:07.not people like me, who we have tried, we did not ask to get
:23:08. > :23:12.industry should. -- debt in this situation. Today's report says
:23:13. > :23:16.poverty is more widespread than usually thought, with almost half of
:23:17. > :23:20.all Britons finding themselves poor at some point over a nine-year
:23:21. > :23:26.period, and more children in poverty in homes where children -- parents
:23:27. > :23:32.are working. These are the 5 million people, many of them women, who
:23:33. > :23:36.unless than working wages. They heed what the politicians say, go out, go
:23:37. > :23:43.to work, stand on their own two feet, and yet too often they are the
:23:44. > :23:47.forgotten people of Britain. How is poverty defined? The poverty line
:23:48. > :23:56.for one parent and child after housing, council tax and childcare
:23:57. > :24:02.costs is ?168 80 per week. The minimum to live in the UK is put at
:24:03. > :24:06.higher than that. This is the first of what will be an annual event, the
:24:07. > :24:16.audit of the life chances of the worst off. Its conclusions are staff
:24:17. > :24:21.-- start. It wants more to follow the beauty chain Lush, which decided
:24:22. > :24:26.to pay its staff in London the living wage. In the capital, that is
:24:27. > :24:33.worth over ?2 per hour more than the minimum wage. They were really
:24:34. > :24:37.excited when we announced it. It is making a big difference to how well
:24:38. > :24:44.they can eat and be able to work for us. The Downing Street dismissed the
:24:45. > :24:56.idea today. It is the violin that was played to
:24:57. > :25:00.help calm passengers as the Titanic sank in 1912. The instrument belong
:25:01. > :25:05.to the band leader Wallace Hartley, who died along with 1500 others when
:25:06. > :25:09.the ship went down. But his violin survived and it is now being sold by
:25:10. > :25:13.an auction house in Wiltshire. It is expected to raise more than any
:25:14. > :25:19.other piece of memorabilia from the doomed liner. Duncan Kennedy
:25:20. > :25:25.reports. It was the haunting soundtrack to a
:25:26. > :25:31.tragedy. The music that echoed across the decks as the Titanic
:25:32. > :25:38.sank. Nearer My God To Thee was the hymn, and this was the violin it was
:25:39. > :25:44.played on. It has been described as the holy grail of Titanic
:25:45. > :25:49.memorabilia. It belonged to Wallace Hartley, the band leader who calmly
:25:50. > :25:55.led his fellow musicians as chaos engulfed the ship. It had been given
:25:56. > :25:58.to him by his fiancee, Maria, and was returned to her after his death.
:25:59. > :26:06.It spent decades being passed down but continue to be played, and
:26:07. > :26:13.always kept it simple expression of Mariah's love. It is a modest German
:26:14. > :26:18.instrument that today would cost you a few hundred pounds to buy. It is
:26:19. > :26:23.nothing special. The thing that is special is that Wallace owned it,
:26:24. > :26:31.and where it has been and its history. It brings history to life.
:26:32. > :26:39.The story of Wallace Hartley and his violin is central to every telling
:26:40. > :26:46.of the Titanic disaster. This 1958 classic is said to capture his calm
:26:47. > :26:51.resolve that night. For those who spend their lives researching the
:26:52. > :26:56.Titanic's story, Wallace Hartley, through his violin, represents
:26:57. > :27:01.inspiration and selflessness. They had their life jackets on. They
:27:02. > :27:06.could see the people going over the side. They also knew they weren't
:27:07. > :27:10.going to get into a lifeboat, because the time -- by the time they
:27:11. > :27:16.had finished, they had all gone. They made it very calm for people.
:27:17. > :27:20.Which is very heroic. Such as the iconic status of his violin that
:27:21. > :27:25.there has been interest from all around the world from people wanting
:27:26. > :27:31.to buy it. The reserve price is between ?200,000 -?300,000, which
:27:32. > :27:36.itself would put a new record on a single item sold from the Titanic.
:27:37. > :27:41.But the view here is it could go for a lot more. Whatever it goes for on
:27:42. > :27:52.Saturday, it was part of a disaster that claimed all these lives.
:27:53. > :28:00.The weather in a moment, but first, at least 30 homes have been
:28:01. > :28:05.destroyed by wildfires on the outskirts of Sydney. Seven blazes
:28:06. > :28:10.had been burning across New South Wales. They have been found by high,
:28:11. > :28:14.erratic winds and an unseasonably warm spring in Australia. The
:28:15. > :28:19.authorities are braced for four wildfires as summer approaches. Time
:28:20. > :28:26.for the weather here. It has been an extremely warm spring in Australia.
:28:27. > :28:32.After a chilly start to this week, or smear showing at its other side.
:28:33. > :28:37.A bit of high pressure in charge for the rest of today. Plenty of fine
:28:38. > :28:42.weather. The real engine room at the moment is this big blow out in the
:28:43. > :28:47.Atlantic. Bands of rain around it, and also pulling some much milder
:28:48. > :28:53.air up from the south-west. However, the North of Scotland holds onto
:28:54. > :28:56.cold air. The dividing line is a weather front that will bring some
:28:57. > :29:01.patchy rain in southern parts of Scotland. The heavier burst here and
:29:02. > :29:04.there. To the north, some brightness. Temperatures in
:29:05. > :29:09.Inverness just nine degrees. For England and Wales, if fan of
:29:10. > :29:13.sunshine. Yes, some showers, and some heavier ones for England and
:29:14. > :29:17.South Wales. Temperatures at around 17 or 18 degrees in places, so it
:29:18. > :29:21.feels pleasant in the sunny spells. This evening and tonight, Western
:29:22. > :29:26.area see increasing amount of cloud. Further east, the skies remain
:29:27. > :29:31.clear. The winds are light. That is a recipe for some dense fog. A
:29:32. > :29:36.fairly chilly night in north-eastern areas. A touch of frost in Shetland.
:29:37. > :29:43.Further south and west, 14 degrees is the minimum in Plymouth. A mild
:29:44. > :29:50.night. Fog is our biggest concern over night. It could cause some
:29:51. > :29:53.travel disruption. Your local BBC radio station will keep you up to
:29:54. > :29:58.date. The fog should tend to live through the morning. It is going to
:29:59. > :30:05.be a cloudy day in eastern areas. Further west, and especially
:30:06. > :30:09.Northern Ireland, it is going to turn into a wet afternoon. Pretty
:30:10. > :30:14.windy in the West. Mild for all of us. Low pressure is still in charge
:30:15. > :30:20.into the weekend. Friday night sees weather fronts across the country.
:30:21. > :30:23.This one in Scotland will sit in place throughout the day on
:30:24. > :30:28.Saturday. Some heavy, persistent rain, possibly some localised
:30:29. > :30:33.flooding. Elsewhere, a blustery day with sunny spells and showers. The
:30:34. > :30:40.band of rain only slowly moves north into Sunday. Sunday is a blustery
:30:41. > :30:46.day. A mixture of sunny spells and showers. Still feeling fairly mild.
:30:47. > :30:52.Certainly an all time the weekend. A mild feel to the weather. --
:30:53. > :30:58.autumnal weekend. At 1.30, reminder of the top story:
:30:59. > :31:02.British Gas delivers a blow to its customers, announcing a big rise in
:31:03. > :31:07.prices. Electricity will go up by more than 10%, gas by more than 8%
:31:08. > :31:09.from next month. The Prime Minister says he is disappointed and tells
:31:10. > :31:13.customers to try to save money by switching supplier. That is all from
:31:14. > :31:15.the News at One.