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public institutions handle claims of child abuse is to be announced later

this afternoon. David Cameron said it was vital the enquiry was vast

and it got to the truth. I am absolutely determined that we are

going to get to the bottom of these allegations, and we are going to

leave no stone unturned to find out the truth about what happened. We

will be assessing the scope of the enquiry. Also this lunchtime,

massive delays on the Eurotunnel is a trained breaks down on its way to

France and thousands of passengers have to make their way through a

tunnel to escape. Israel suffers rocket attacks. After the Dales, now

it is time for the capital. Stage three of the world's greatest

cycling race, from Cambridge to London. And could it be a dog's life

for Dolly the dog? Abandoned at last in Bray, now being offered a new

life by the country singer. Later on BBC London, excitement in Epping

Forest as the Tour de France races towards the capital, and on the

ninth anniversary of the London bombings, the memorial to victims is

defaced. Good afternoon and welcome to the

BBC News at One. The Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to announce

a wide ranging independent enquiry into how institutions, including the

government, the NHS and the BBC handled allegations of child abuse.

David Cameron has said it will leave no stone unturned, although it is

thought to stop short of being a full public enquiry that some have

demanded. In a statement to the Commons, Theresa May will talk about

her own department's role of handling affairs in the 1980s was

not as former Home Secretary Leon Brittan left his Yorkshire home this

morning, there came a renewed promise to get to the root of

allegations going back to his time in office. I am absolutely

determined that in office. I am absolutely

to the bottom of these allegations, and we are going to leave no stone

unturned to find out the truth about what happened. That is vital. It is

unturned to find out the truth about also vital that we learn the lessons

right across the board from these things that have gone wrong. It

means returning to the 1980s, when Lord Brittan was

means returning to the 1980s, when an organisation campaigning to

legalise sex between children and adults. This was him reviewing the

file on the paedophile adults. This was him reviewing the

exchange, but today the Home is also investigating claims that

the group actually received funding from government. There is also a

question about what government, from government. There is also a

bundle of allegations made by this man, Geoffrey Dickens.

mid-80s, the Conservative MP threatens to blow the lid off the

lives of rich and famous child abusers, but it never came out.

Amidst all this rumour swirling around, the current Home Secretary

Theresa May is this afternoon expected to announce a wide ranging

enquiry into historical child abuse allegations. A response to ever

louder demands for action. My view is that this would be better led by

child protection experts rather than a judge, but it certainly does need

to be about to take evidence in public, to have public evidence put

to it in order to have the confidence of the public, given the

seriousness of these allegations. Many police investigations have been

looking at allegations of historical child abuse at locations across the

country. Some people are sceptical about claims conspiracy and cover-up

in the past, such as former minister Peter Bottomley, who was wrongly

accused of being a paedophile. Things like the paedophile

information exchange were not taken seriously as they ought to have

been, partly because people could not believe it, partly because there

may have been one or two senior people in said the police or other

parts of public life. The idea that there could be an organised group

that could stop things happening I think is imagination. The breadth

and depth of this new child abuse enquiry is crucial to determine.

There is an awful lot to be looked at. Our political correspondent,

Ross Hawkins, is at Westminster for us. This independent enquiry may not

satisfy everybody, isn't that right? It might not, although it is clear

that everyone who has been calling for an independent enquiry will get

one. The Prime Minister has made it pretty clear what will happen. The

question is now what powers will it have, will it be able to demand all

the documents it needs, will it for example be able to call witnesses? I

am so led to understand that the opposition will seek reassurances

that the police are fully investigating all allegations. On

the main operation looking into whether there is a paedophile ring

connected to Westminster, there are just seven officers. It is also

worth saying not everybody sees this the same way. David Mellor, who was

a Conservative MP at the time, has called the MP who brought it to the

public's attention at the time a well-known publicity seeker.

Meanwhile, Leon Brittan, the former Home Secretary, has this morning

been addressing allegations made against him.

Yes, it emerged over the weekend that he had been questioned in

London last month. There was an allegation of rape from 1967. The

alleged victim, the woman, was over 18 at the time. In a statement

released this morning, he said those allegations were completely without

foundation, and he confirmed that he had been questioned.

Nearly 400 people have had to abandon a broken down train in the

Channel Tunnel. They were on a French bound service when it came to

a halt because of a problem with an overhead power cable. Eurotunnel

says passengers planning to travel to France faced delays of six hours.

Our transport correspondence Richard Westcott is at King's Cross

station. Pretty miserable for those travelling, what are Eurotunnel

saying about fixing the problem? They are saying they should, or they

are very confident, that they should be able to fix it by today so that

all of the services tomorrow, from the morning, should be OK. They said

they can move eight trains around during the night, so if you are

travelling tomorrow, probably worth checking on the website, they say

you should be fine, but that doesn't really help the people who are

struggling today. What I am told now is that if you want to take your car

through to France, that gets you a three-hour delay, roughly, if you

are here at Saint pancreas, and you want to get on a Eurostar service,

-- St Pancras, then there have been three cancelled trains. All of those

have been moved onto the next train, as a result there is no more space

left to spontaneously go through from here to Paris. Basically, if

you wanted to travel today and you have not got a ticket, then you are

basically in trouble, you have to go another way, there is no way to get

through this tunnel. There are two tunnels that go under the Channel,

and one of them is now stuck with a train in it, may have problems with

the overhead cables. They are having to just use one time also the

trains, go through in different directions at the same time, one has

to go through, the other has to go back the other way and so on. That

is the problem they are dealing with, should be OK by tomorrow

morning, I am told. The Palestinian militant group hammer ass says nine

of its fighters have been killed -- the Palestinian militant group

Hamas said nine of its fighters have been killed in an air attack. James

Reynolds has sent this report. Overnight, Israel's air force

instructs targets in Gaza. The piece of land ruled by the Palestinian

arms movement, Hamas. Israel's arm strikes killed a number of people

from Hamas and other groups. This was the deadliest attack on Gaza

since 2012. This morning, a rocket fired by Hamas landed in a village

next to Gaza. In recent days, Hamas has fired several dozen of its own

crudely made rockets across the border. We are acting to protect our

people. We are targeting the terrorist in Gaza, and Hamas has to

understand this must stop. Israel's strikes on Gaza have prompted Hamas

to promise further attacks of its own. Fighting between Israel and

Hamas in Gaza has been a regular part of this conflict, but what may

worry Israel more is the atmosphere here in Jerusalem and nearby areas.

Palestinians who live under Israeli rule have protested and fought

against the police. This morning, a chief Palestinian negotiator took

diplomats to see a nearby village. It is surrounded by Jewish

settlements built on the land Palestinians want for estate. This

is a systematic approach by the Israeli government to throw us in a

vat of bloodshed, counter violence, chaos, which we have seen before. In

the north of Israel, Arabs who have Israeli citizenship have clashed

with the police. These protests are more unusual. They are a sign of

increasing anger in this conflict. The memorial in Hyde Park to the

victims of the 2005 London bombings has been vandalised, ahead of

commemorations to mark the ninth anniversary of the attack. Scotland

Yard said it was damage last night, but has now been cleaned and is

ready for today's remembrance service. Relatives of the 52 victims

and the survivors of the four bombs on the chewed and bus network will

observe a minute's silence. A woman from south-west London has pleaded

guilty to the manslaughter of her three disabled children on the

grounds of diminished responsibility. Tanya Clarence, 42

from New Malden, pleaded not guilty to their murder, while appearing at

the Old Bailey. She has been remanded in custody. Twin teenage

girls who have gone missing in Manchester are thought to have

travelled to Syria. The 16-year-olds were reported missing

from their home almost two weeks ago. Greater magister police said

the twins flew from adjusted to Turkey, but they don't know where

they are. The concern is they may have gone to Syria as so-called

jihadi brides. From have gone to Syria as so-called

home somewhere in Manchester, two teenage sisters disappear early one

morning, taking their passports and some belongings. They're suspected

destination, the war in Syria. The conflict that has killed well over

100,000 people is now attracting a trickle of new recruits from

Britain. They are calling them jihadi brides. Part of the narrative

on the Internet and social media is also directed towards females, with

the perverted idea of them going out there and being jihad brides. What

is that mean? It essentially means marrying one of the killers, the

soldiers, the jihadists out there. It is clearly a dangerous thing to

do. Slickly produced Internet recruitment videos like these are a

sign of the ongoing drive to persuade disaffected young Britons

to become jihadists in Syria and Iran. The head of a nationwide

Muslim's women's network. The term I would use is religious grooming,

where people have been identified, they have strong faith, they are a

little bit disassociated or disengaged with their local

community or any services, and they have been targeted for that reason,

and over a period of have been targeted for that reason,

been drip fed information, the ideology, until such a point that

been drip fed information, the they are ready to do something.

been drip fed information, the is not the first time in recent

years women have been drawn into jihadists activities. Three years

ago, the Saudi authorities sentenced a woman to 15 years

ago, the Saudi authorities sentenced raising over a quarter of $4 million

for Al-Qaeda. And then there is some of the Lewthwaite, the

for Al-Qaeda. And then there is some White widow, married to a 7/7 London

bomb, now wanted in Kenya for alleged terrorism.

bomb, now wanted in Kenya for is a

bomb, now wanted in Kenya for brides, it is likely to continue for

years to come. An inquest into the death of an Eton schoolboy killed by

a polar bear in Norway has opened in Salisbury for stop Horatio Chapple,

who was 17, died during an adventure holiday in 2011. Horatio Chapple was

just 17 years old when he was killed. A young adventurer who hoped

to be a doctor when he grew up. In August 2011, it was part of an

organised trip to promote Vaal barred island in -- Sal barred

island in Norway, when their camp was attacked by a polar bear. For

other members of the group were hurt by the animal but Horatio died of

his injuries at the scene. Three years later, today

his injuries at the scene. Three on the left here, and his mother

Olivia, came to this inquest in Salisbury hoping for answers. Inside

they were the first witnesses to give evidence. Olivia Chapple said

she had been worried about the threat of polar bears on Horatio's

trip to Norway, but she said after reading the risk assessment document

that had been sent out by the school's exploring Society before he

left, she felt reassured he would have the right equipment to protect

himself. She added, I was naive. Mrs Chapple said she believed Horatio's

camp would be fully protected by trip wires to stop polar bears

getting too close. She said she didn't realise such wires could be

fraught with difficulty, and may not work. Horatio's father said he

assumed from the risk assessment that his son and every other member

of the group would have access to a pen flair to defend themselves,

rather than just using their hands. For other members of Horatio's party

were injured that they. They will give evidence to the inquest later

this week. no stone unturned in an enquiry

which looks at how institutions handled child abuse. And still to

come, the treasure discovered in a shared cave.

A mother from New Malden admits killing her three disabled children,

And the Government announces more than ?200 million of funding

for the capital - so will it help boost jobs and housing?

The final British leg of the Tour de France got underway

in Cambridge this morning, with nearly 200 cyclists racing

Organisers say the Yorkshire visit has been the

"grandest" opening to the race in its history, with estimates of

Our correspondent Jo Black is in Cambridge.

Hello, yes, the professionals left just under an hour ago. The crowds

were here. As you can see, some people have left but some people are

still lingering around. The Tour de France has been nicknamed the tour

of Yorkshire. Today it got the nickname of the Toro fends because

it was here in Cambridge, the city where the bicycle is king. Where

better to start stage three? Cambridge, it is cycle city. They

love their bikes here. The only way to get around the sleepy spires and

narrow roads is on two wheels. You think 200 men in Lycra would not be

something to get excited about but this is the Tour de France. We are

so excited. We are spending the day here and we are so excited to

support the people. It is a great experience to come down here. I have

never been to Cambridge before so we are really looking forward to it.

Very excited to see the Tour de France. I have waited more than an

hour but it is worth it. I am like a kid in a toy shop, it is amazing!

After two days in the hills and Dales of Yorkshire, stage three

belongs to a slightly flatter Cambridge, Essex and London. The

cyclists will race past the famous colleges, through the Essex

countryside and onto Buckingham Palace. In Yorkshire, the crowd was

often ten or 20 deep. Can the crowds in the South match those numbers,

especially on a weekday? It has been very big here. I have been looking

at some of the artwork which is here and talking to some school groups, I

think we have done a really good job in Cambridge. I think we will see

some huge excitement here. Of course, some people will wonder what

all the fuss is about. The reputation of the race has been

dented by high-profile doping scandals and not everyone is fond of

the disruption. But for the millions who stand and cheer, Britain's

success in cycling is something to celebrate.

By my reckoning, the riders will probably be in the Essex countryside

by now, but we know the race will finish on this afternoon in London.

My colleague Andy Swiss is there. The crowds here on the Mall already

gathering in their thousands. The route takes them past some of the

most famous landmarks, the Olympic Park, the Tower of London and Big

Ben, before they are due to finish at about 3:45pm. We are expecting

huge crowds. It is estimated that 2.5 million people turned out in

Yorkshire at the weekend. The head of the Tour de France described the

scenes as beyond his wildest imagination. The last time the tour

came in 2007 we saw crowds of more than a million and the appetite this

time it seems is even greater. The one disappointment for the home fans

is they cannot cheer Ron Mark Cavendish. He was one of the

favourites but he had to pull out of the tour after suffering a nasty

crash in Yorkshire. Chris Froome is a couple of seconds of the overall

lead. It will be a memorable day for the riders and fans. And then the

tour heads across the Channel to France. The hosts have a pretty

tough act to follow. We know the race will go over to

northern France tomorrow. The British leg is now over. We already

know that British cycling is in really good shape but it is hoped

the legacy of having the race here will last for many years to come.

Thank you. Eduard Shevardnadze,

the last Soviet foreign minister who became President of Georgia,

has died aged 86. His spokesman said he'd

suffered from a long illness. Mr Shevardnadze, along with

Mikhail Gorbachev, was credited with But he was eventually forced

from power as president of Georgia The broadcaster Vanessa Feltz who

told a national newspaper that she'd been assaulted

by the disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, says she's upset

by the reaction she's received. Ms Feltz said that

during an interview in 1996 Harris had put his hand up her skirt

and fondled her legs. She said the response to this

on social media was an Vanessa Feltz, BBC Radio London, and

today's phone in topic was as personal as it gets. Being sexually

harassed, sexually assaulted, threatened. In 1996, she was a

presenter on Channel 4's eat breakfast. During an interview with

Rolf Harris she felt a hand moving up her skirt. -- Big Breakfast. She

cut to an advert break. I thought, could this be happening and goodness

gracious, Rolf Harris, who I have loved since I was a child. It was,

she said, unnerving and unpleasant but it did not occur to her to go to

the police. 18 years on, they called and took her evidence for the recent

trial. She said she was encouraged to finally say something publicly.

The result, abuse and insults. No I thought it would encourage people in

a similar situation. I did not think it would stir up a storm of hatred

and bile. I still do not know why it did. If I am greeted with that kind

of reaction, you could see why other women did not want to come forward.

A window into online culture and the personal and bruising morning on the

radio. Have a lovely morning. A precious hoard of Roman

and late Iron Age coins has been where it's been concealed for more

than 2,000 years. It was found by a climber -

and then fully excavated with the help of wounded ex-soldiers

from Afghanistan. It's thought to be

the first time coins from these two separate civilisations have been

found buried together. Our correspondent

Ed Thomas has more. It is a stunning vista which brings

millions of tourists to the Peak District, but we now know that our

Iron Age ancestors did much more than enjoy the scenery. Deep inside

this cave, archaeologists discovered 20 gold and silver coins, buried

with three Roman coins, placed here as some sort of bank deposit. The

Iron Age coins are 2000 years old and already described as a

once-in-a-lifetime find. They've perhaps would have lived in small

villages with some tribal centres. How the coins got to this cave is a

real mystery and that is what makes it exciting. We will never really

know. The coins are thought to have belonged to a tribe which lived

around Lincoln at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain in 403A.D.

Each is detailed, decorated with a horse or Greece. Each a piece of art

in their own right. One theory is a powerful or wealthy individual came

here to hide the coins, using the cave as some sort of Iron Age ice,

in the hope that the gold and silver would increase in value, the longer

it remained hidden -- as a kind of ISA. Coins have been discovered

before but never hidden in a cave. It is interesting that it has a

mixture of Iron Age and Roman coins. The true significance comes

mixture of Iron Age and Roman coins. the find spot, because it was

discovered in an unusual location. We do not know who put them here or

why. It is a puzzle which may never be solved but the coins offer a

glimpse into how we lived 2000 years ago. After a polish and clean, they

will soon go on display at Buxton Museum.

The country singer Dolly Parton has promised that she will adopt a dog

that was abandoned at Glastonbury, if the owner isn't found.

Dolly the dog, named in her honour, was found in a tent

during the clean-up of the festival in Somerset.

The white lurcher is being looked after at an animal shelter

in Somerset, and our correspondent Duncan Kennedy is there.

The festival may have been over for more than a week now but the clear

up is still going on in the white tents over there. It was during the

clear up they found Donnelly, not Dolly the singer, but Dolly the dog.

And now Dolly the singer has offered to give her a home. Hello, Dolly.

That is Dolly the dog who has been named after Dolly the singer after

being found at the Glastonbury site. Dolly Parton stole the show at the

festival a week ago. It was during the clear up that followed that the

dog was found abandoned in a tent. This dog with a coat of one colour

had no name tags and This dog with a coat of one colour

Dolly by Glastonbury star. When the singer found out she recorded an

interview, hinting that she would adopt her. I was very flattered that

they named her after me and would take good care of her if that turns

out what we should do. But in the meantime, I just wanted to make a

comment that I was very honoured that they at least named her after

me for a time. I'm sure she has a real name. They think Dolly the dog

is around seven years old but were staggered when Dolly Parton got in

touch. I know she's amazing with animals. It came out of the blue.

Her management rang and said she was very keen on adopting the dog. It

has all been a bit of a whirlwind since then. So, from one blonde to

another, Dolly could swap life in this country for one with the Queen

of country. We have been told Dolly is the first

dog ever to have been found abandoned in the history of

Glastonbury Festival. She is currently at the vet's having her

ears tested and if the real owner does not come forward then Dolly may

really be going home with Dolly. Now time for a look at the weather.

Those pictures from Glastonbury sum up what some people have been

feeling. Duncan was standing in the sunshine but it looks pretty

threatening. One of those areas is perhaps seeing more than its fair

share of shower activity. Some persistence coming up the Bristol

Channel. We can see on the big scale that it is not just the south-west,

but many areas are in with at least a shout of seeing one or two showers

this afternoon. Fewer perhaps. Not completely dry in the south-east.

But in the Midlands and South West, plenty of showers around. There are

plenty of showers in the West Midlands, Wales and the south-west

of England. The focus of activity is towards Antrim and County Down. In

Scotland, the bulk of heavy showers are to be found towards the north

and north-east of Scotland. But I could not promise you a completely

dry afternoon anywhere towards the west. There is the similar mix to be

had across the rest of the North England. Many of those showers will

take time this evening to eventually fade away. Not a particularly cold

night. A little bit of mist and fog. That will soon pop away first thing

on Tuesday. And then here we go on Tuesday. Sunny spells and showers.

Across eastern Scotland and eastern England, we will have the focus of

the really heavy showers and thunderstorms through the course of

the afternoon. I could not promise you a completely dry afternoon

towards the West. The Hampton Court flower show, Tuesday, showers,

Wednesday some cloud coming in. Once the get past Wednesday, a lot of

uncertainty. A lot will go on before we do bring this cloud, wind and

rain in, to affect the eastern side of Britain initially but there is a

huge amount of doubt from Wednesday onwards, about just how far towards

the West this wind and rain will tumble. Out to the West on

Wednesday, I suspect it will be essentially a dry day in prospect so

not all doom and gloom. David Cameron has said there will be no

stone unturned in to an enquiry of how institutions have handled child

abuse. I am absolutely determined we are going to get to the bottom of

these allegations, and we will move no stone unturned

the truth about what happened. That is all from us. Now on BBC One, it

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