:00:00. > :00:10.Boris Johnson says, he will try to return to Parliament in 2015.
:00:11. > :00:12.He says, he'll serve out his term as London Mayor but is now looking
:00:13. > :00:29.for a constituency. I think the 2015 election will be
:00:30. > :00:34.tough. I want to make sure it is not an Ed Miliband Premiership. I will
:00:35. > :00:35.be fighting hard to avoid that. I want to see a Conservative
:00:36. > :00:40.government. for a constituency.
:00:41. > :00:42.Also this lunchtime... The first chance for funerals
:00:43. > :00:45.in Gaza, as the three day ceasefire holds.
:00:46. > :00:47.An aspirin a day to keep cancers at bay.
:00:48. > :00:49.New research, aimed at people in their 50s and 60s.
:00:50. > :00:52.The Ebola outbreak could be declared a global emergency as the
:00:53. > :01:02.World Health Organisation meets to discuss the crisis.
:01:03. > :01:04.And catching a comet. Scientists celebrate
:01:05. > :01:07.the first pictures from the Rosetta probe 250 million miles from space.
:01:08. > :01:11.Later on BBC London... We'll ask, can Boris Johnson
:01:12. > :01:14.handle two jobs - as mayor and MP? And campaigners head to
:01:15. > :01:36.Downing Street over funding cuts to GP surgeries.
:01:37. > :01:40.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:41. > :01:44.Boris Johnson has confirmed that he will stand for a parliamentary
:01:45. > :01:47.seat in the 2015 General Election. The London Mayor admitted to dancing
:01:48. > :01:50.around the question for an awfully long time but, this
:01:51. > :01:55.morning, he ended the speculation, saying that he was looking
:01:56. > :02:01.for a constituency to represent. He also said he would serve out
:02:02. > :02:04.his term as mayor. The Prime Minister has tweeted that
:02:05. > :02:06.it was great news he was planning a return to Parliament.
:02:07. > :02:15.Here's our political correspondent, Vicky Young.
:02:16. > :02:21.The unmistakable mop of blonde hair, the crumpled suit. One of the few
:02:22. > :02:26.politicians that people recognise. Now the stage is set for Boris
:02:27. > :02:31.Johnson should -- to return to Westminster as MP and, some believe,
:02:32. > :02:35.one day lead his party. Today the London man admitted he had been
:02:36. > :02:40.dancing around the issue for a long time. I cannot endlessly go on
:02:41. > :02:53.dodging these questions, as I have tried to do. So... Let me put it
:02:54. > :02:58.this way. You ask about Uxbridge, I have not got any particular seat
:02:59. > :03:03.lined up but I do think that, in all probability, since you cannot do
:03:04. > :03:10.these things furtively, I might as well be absolutely clear. I will try
:03:11. > :03:13.to find somewhere to stand in 2015. How does David Cameron field about
:03:14. > :03:17.having his friend and rival returning to his team? In a tweet he
:03:18. > :03:21.called it great news and said he had was wanted his star players on the
:03:22. > :03:26.pitch. With a hard battle ahead to win the next election, the Tories
:03:27. > :03:32.know they need all the help they can get. I hope that whatever
:03:33. > :03:38.constituency he can find, people elect him. I would like to see him
:03:39. > :03:42.back in Parliament. There is a big role he can play. Boris Johnson
:03:43. > :03:46.revelled in the success of the London Olympics. As a conservative
:03:47. > :03:52.men in a city that traditionally votes Labour, years seen as an he
:03:53. > :03:59.can reach parts of the electorate others cannot. Can this old Etonian
:04:00. > :04:05.with a knack of dropping Latin phrases into conversation really do
:04:06. > :04:10.this? Most people when they see a politician, they walk away and they
:04:11. > :04:14.turn off the television and turned to something else. Boris has the
:04:15. > :04:18.charisma. You will give him the benefit to give him 20 seconds of
:04:19. > :04:23.your time. That is precious for anybody trying to connect with
:04:24. > :04:29.people. To say sorry for the things I can apologise for. . Everything he
:04:30. > :04:33.touches turns to gold. In 2004 he was forced to apologise for in
:04:34. > :04:36.sensitive comments about the Hillsborough tragedy and accusing
:04:37. > :04:40.Liverpudlians of wallowing in their victim status. Labour says all the
:04:41. > :04:48.attention on the man shows the Tories are turning inwards, focusing
:04:49. > :04:51.on leadership races to come and said of helping families with the cost of
:04:52. > :04:54.living crisis. The prospect of Boris Johnson returning to the
:04:55. > :05:00.Parliamentary freight causes a stir at Westminster. He can crack a good
:05:01. > :05:01.joke. Whether David Cameron and Boris Johnson will still be smiling
:05:02. > :05:21.next year is another matter. For all the warm words about the
:05:22. > :05:25.prospect of getting a real star back on the Conservative benches, a
:05:26. > :05:31.Wellcome to summer you can reach out beyond the Westminster village and
:05:32. > :05:34.has some broad appeal, there will undoubtedly be concerns that Boris
:05:35. > :05:38.Johnson will be seen as that leader in waiting. A number of Conservative
:05:39. > :05:42.MPs have said of the record that they'd fear this could well be a
:05:43. > :05:47.distraction. Every time things are going badly for David Cameron,
:05:48. > :05:52.people will be looking over his shoulder and questioning whether
:05:53. > :05:54.Boris Johnson is doing a better job. Boris Johnson will have burnished
:05:55. > :05:59.those leadership credentials with his speech this morning on Europe in
:06:00. > :06:04.which he said, yes, we should try to reform the EU. If that does not
:06:05. > :06:08.succeed, we should not be afraid of life outside the EU, believing that
:06:09. > :06:12.Britain could negotiate a lucrative relationship with outside. That is
:06:13. > :06:17.music to the years of many conservatives and well, I think,
:06:18. > :06:22.increase the questions he is already facing as to whether he sees himself
:06:23. > :06:26.as a leader in waiting. He has not managed to close down that issue.
:06:27. > :06:30.That world of past is something of anomalous cloud over the sunshine of
:06:31. > :06:33.the camera on holiday. Thank you very much.
:06:34. > :06:36.And Carole Walker is in Westminster. The US Secretary of State, John
:06:37. > :06:39.Kerry, has told the BBC that Israel and Hamas must take advantage of
:06:40. > :06:41.their 72-hour ceasefire and start moving towards broader discussions.
:06:42. > :06:45.The truce appears to be holding for a second day and negotiators
:06:46. > :06:47.from both sides are in Cairo to try to broker an extension to
:06:48. > :06:53.the current three-day truce. Jon Donnison reports from Gaza.
:06:54. > :07:03.Gaza has come back to life. The street are busy as people stock up
:07:04. > :07:11.on supplies. Hoping this three-day truce will hold. The cease-fire is
:07:12. > :07:16.good. We have come out to get food, water and let the children go out.
:07:17. > :07:21.We do not have water, we do not have electricity. Some areas have been
:07:22. > :07:27.flattened. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Many no longer
:07:28. > :07:33.have homes to go to. UN school shelters are packed with desperate
:07:34. > :07:41.people. TRANSLATION: My home was destroyed.
:07:42. > :07:47.I have no place now. I will not be in the UN school until they find me
:07:48. > :07:52.a place to live. More than 1800 Palestinians have been killed. The
:07:53. > :07:59.majority of them are civilians. 400 of them are children. Palestinians
:08:00. > :08:02.are still burying the dead. The funeral for a senior Islamic Jihad
:08:03. > :08:08.commander. A senior Islamic Jihad commander. There may well be a
:08:09. > :08:14.cease-fire in place. There is still a lot of anger. Still a lot of ill
:08:15. > :08:19.feeling. This does not feel like peace. The US Secretary of State,
:08:20. > :08:25.John Kerry, told the BBC he saw this as an opportunity. I even believe
:08:26. > :08:29.this situation now that has evolved perhaps will concentrate people 's
:08:30. > :08:32.minds on the need to get back to the broader negotiations and tried to
:08:33. > :08:40.resolve the issues of the two states. Most in Gaza and Israel
:08:41. > :08:45.think Mr Kerry is dreaming. Israel 's troops have withdrawn to the
:08:46. > :08:47.border. This cease-fire will only ever be a short-term fix. This is
:08:48. > :08:56.unlikely to be the last war in Gaza. Jon Donnison reports from Gaza.
:08:57. > :08:59.Well, our Middle East correspondent, Kevin Connolly, is in Jerusalem.
:09:00. > :09:08.The cease-fire is holding. What progress has been made on the wider
:09:09. > :09:12.talks, the wider issues? They are beginning pretty cautiously, I think
:09:13. > :09:16.is the truth, over in Cairo. We are hearing very little about the
:09:17. > :09:19.detail. The first task probably and realistically will be to keep the
:09:20. > :09:27.cease-fire going. Any cease-fire only last up until the moment when
:09:28. > :09:31.it breaks down. We have 72 hours and both sides seem to think that is a
:09:32. > :09:36.solid 72 hours in prospect. After that you need to keep the guns
:09:37. > :09:39.silent while the talks continued. The real fundamental issues that
:09:40. > :09:44.separate Israel and Hamas go much deeper than this last month or so of
:09:45. > :09:49.conflict. They will take a very long time to resolve. The first chance
:09:50. > :09:53.for the Egyptian negotiators, keep the cease-fire going. After that,
:09:54. > :09:57.too tentatively is search for common ground. Something to do with the
:09:58. > :10:02.easing border restrictions on Gaza, something to do with security
:10:03. > :10:06.guarantees for Israel. No one should doubt that the task facing those
:10:07. > :10:09.negotiators is extraordinary forbidding. Thank you very much.
:10:10. > :10:10.Kevin Connolly, is in Jerusalem. After the heated exchanges
:10:11. > :10:13.which dominated the first TV debate on Scottish
:10:14. > :10:15.independence last night, both sides in the campaign are assessing
:10:16. > :10:17.their leader's performance. Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling
:10:18. > :10:21.clashed over currency, EU membership and taxation.
:10:22. > :10:21.Our Scotland correspondent, James Cook, reports,
:10:22. > :10:36.on how the battle shaped up. Straight back to business. Alistair
:10:37. > :10:39.Darling traded TV studio for factory floor inspired this morning. Alex
:10:40. > :10:43.Salmond was back on the campaign trail, addressing business people in
:10:44. > :10:50.Edinburgh. Both men tried to capitalise on a feisty debate. Any
:10:51. > :10:54.eight-year can tell you the capital of a country, the flag of the
:10:55. > :11:04.country and its currency. You cannot tell us what currency you will have.
:11:05. > :11:08.Alastair, we will keep the pound because it belongs to Scotland as
:11:09. > :11:15.much as it belongs to England. It is our pound as well as your pound. He
:11:16. > :11:20.also came under pressure over what powers would accrue to Scotland if
:11:21. > :11:30.it voted no. Give me two powers that would definitely accrue. Sky tax and
:11:31. > :11:42.the power... -- tax, and the power... All of it? Varying the rate
:11:43. > :11:44.of income tax. No one will ever govern Scotland better than the
:11:45. > :11:49.people who live and work in Scotland. We will always make the
:11:50. > :11:55.best decisions about Scotland 's future. Far too much of this debate
:11:56. > :12:01.has been characterised by blind faith and crossed fingers. The no
:12:02. > :12:07.camp were delighted as they left and last night. Both sides are claiming
:12:08. > :12:12.victory. The yes campaign is positive. We have a vision for the
:12:13. > :12:15.future of Scotland. The no campaign is relentlessly negative. Possibly
:12:16. > :12:20.the most cynical and negative campaign British politics has seen.
:12:21. > :12:24.Those differences were very apparent last night. This morning we were
:12:25. > :12:27.pretty clear and confident we have the arguments to take to the people
:12:28. > :12:35.of Scotland in the coming six weeks. The Nationalists are short of
:12:36. > :12:40.time. On the night, short of answers. And so the pressure mounts
:12:41. > :12:43.as Scotland nears a momentous decision.
:12:44. > :12:48.on how the battle shaped up. And we can speak to James now.
:12:49. > :12:54.Alex Salmond was regarded as favourite going into the debate.
:12:55. > :12:57.There is no doubt the no camp was easily be happier with the
:12:58. > :13:03.performance of their man last night. They work, I would say,
:13:04. > :13:06.cock-a-hoop as they emerged. They immediately declared a decisive
:13:07. > :13:09.victory in contrast to the yes campaign who said they were pleased
:13:10. > :13:13.to have managed to get their arguments out there. There is a
:13:14. > :13:17.notable difference in language. There were some furrowed brows. Some
:13:18. > :13:23.of their prominent supporters in the media said they thought Alistair
:13:24. > :13:27.Darling had won. Even if you accept an alternative, some people say
:13:28. > :13:31.there was a draw, that is not good enough for the yes campaign. They
:13:32. > :13:36.are still behind in the polls. They are arguably running out of time.
:13:37. > :13:39.Just six weeks to go and they really need to begin to get the pollster
:13:40. > :13:45.now if they are going to have the prospect of winning independence.
:13:46. > :13:51.And on 18th of September. There will be a rematch. It is not confirmed
:13:52. > :13:59.yet. We understand the BBC is set to host another debate between these
:14:00. > :14:03.two men, probably on 25th of August. That state -- that date still
:14:04. > :14:08.finally to be confirmed and a venue to be confirmed as well. At that
:14:09. > :14:12.debate, all the pressure really will be highly on Alex Salmond.
:14:13. > :14:16.And we can speak to James now. And you can watch the whole debate
:14:17. > :14:17.on BBC Parliament at 7pm tonight. And, for more information about the
:14:18. > :14:28.Referendum, go to our online page. Healthy people in their 50s
:14:29. > :14:30.and 60s should be encouraged to take aspirin every day to help prevent
:14:31. > :14:33.stomach and bowel cancers, according to new research.
:14:34. > :14:38.Scientists believe the benefits of taking aspirin long term, outweigh
:14:39. > :14:39.the risks associated with the drug. Our health correspondent,
:14:40. > :14:50.Dominic Hughes, reports. The evidence around the benefits of
:14:51. > :14:55.a daily dose of aspirin is growing. This cheap, everyday medicine is
:14:56. > :14:58.already taken by many people to avoid heart problems. Now new
:14:59. > :15:05.research adds weight to existing studies which shows the drug might
:15:06. > :15:11.help to prevent cancer. It was found that drug helps to prevent cases of
:15:12. > :15:15.death from stomach, bowel and oesophageal cancer. Researchers
:15:16. > :15:20.believe, on balance, many people, aged between 50 and 65 would benefit
:15:21. > :15:25.from taking a low dose of aspirin every day for at least five years.
:15:26. > :15:28.Scientists are increasingly convinced that a small, daily dose
:15:29. > :15:34.of aspirin could have a powerful impact on chances of developing some
:15:35. > :15:39.cancers. There are risks of taking aspirin, such as internal bleeding
:15:40. > :15:44.or stroke. Those risks are outweighed by the benefits, it is
:15:45. > :15:48.claimed. It is clear the most important thing is to avoid smoking.
:15:49. > :15:53.Smoking if you are already. After that, this is probably the second
:15:54. > :15:57.most important thing anyone can do to prevent cancer. There are many
:15:58. > :16:01.other important things but none as powerful as this, because of the
:16:02. > :16:06.widespread benefit across a range of cancers. Cancer Research UK says
:16:07. > :16:15.aspirin is showing promise but there are lingering concerns at the
:16:16. > :16:17.possible side-effects. We need to understand more who is at risk of
:16:18. > :16:21.the side-effects of all we can recommend that people in general
:16:22. > :16:26.start to take this drug. Official NHS advice does not recommend taking
:16:27. > :16:29.a daily dose of aspirin. And everyday that has been around for
:16:30. > :16:30.decades looks like it could be a powerful weapon in the battle
:16:31. > :16:43.against cancer. The Ebola outbreak could be declared
:16:44. > :16:45.a global emergency by the World Health Organisation who are meeting
:16:46. > :16:48.to discuss the crisis today. Two American aid workers who were
:16:49. > :16:51.infected with the virus in West Africa are said to be improving
:16:52. > :16:54.after taking an experimental drug. More than 800 people have died
:16:55. > :16:56.in the outbreak and British Airways have suspended all flights to
:16:57. > :16:57.the region. Our World Affairs Correspondent Nick
:16:58. > :17:07.Childs reports. International alarm grows over the
:17:08. > :17:12.worst of wake of the deadly virus since it was discovered almost four
:17:13. > :17:15.decades ago. With concern that this health crisis is spinning out of
:17:16. > :17:20.control, the World Health Organisation is holding an emergency
:17:21. > :17:24.meeting. It could declare a global health emergency, imposing travel
:17:25. > :17:31.bans and border controls on affect the country. Some say what should
:17:32. > :17:34.have been done earlier. We have repeated on several occasions that
:17:35. > :17:41.the epidemic is far from being under control. This most deadly outbreak
:17:42. > :17:46.has so far affect did for countries in West Africa. Guinea, Sierra
:17:47. > :17:57.Leone, Liberia and now Nigeria. The death rate is estimated at 50, 60%.
:17:58. > :18:03.Almost 900 people have died. We welcome the delegations with whom
:18:04. > :18:07.were working to control this out. As President Obama posted African
:18:08. > :18:13.leaders in Washington, both the American aid workers who contracted
:18:14. > :18:19.the virus in Liberia has now flown home. A Spanish priest in Liberia
:18:20. > :18:22.has also now tested positive. But the Americans have been improving.
:18:23. > :18:27.They have received an ex--- an experimental drug. The company is
:18:28. > :18:32.trying to scale up on production. It is difficult to produce these
:18:33. > :18:36.antibody cocktails and it is not at the level of being able to mass
:18:37. > :18:41.produce. British Airways has said its suspended its flights to and
:18:42. > :18:44.from Sierra Leone and Liberia for the rest of this month. Authorities
:18:45. > :18:52.and airlines are monitoring the work closely. The risk of transmission is
:18:53. > :18:54.said to be low here. And Ebola is containable. But the country is
:18:55. > :18:59.currently affected urgently need more outside help to prevent this
:19:00. > :19:03.becoming an even bigger crisis in the region.
:19:04. > :19:06.Childs reports. Our top story this lunchtime.
:19:07. > :19:09.Boris Johnson says he will try to return to Parliament in 2015.
:19:10. > :19:12.The Mayor of London will look for a seat to contest.
:19:13. > :19:24.And still to come. My mouth was so dry. I would have
:19:25. > :19:26.given ?1 million for a drink of water.
:19:27. > :19:29.And still to come. The man who landed a plane
:19:30. > :19:31.when the pilot collapsed meets the rescuer who guided him
:19:32. > :19:33.in that fateful night. Later on BBC London.
:19:34. > :19:38.Reaction to Boris Johnson's decision to stand for parliament next year
:19:39. > :19:41.as well as continuing at Mayor. And the story of how soldiers
:19:42. > :19:43.from the First World War with horrific facial injuries were given
:19:44. > :19:51.radical treatments developed at a London hospital.
:19:52. > :19:53.A moment of space history was made today,
:19:54. > :19:56.when after a decade of chasing a comet, the Rosetta spacecraft
:19:57. > :20:02.It's the first time a comet will be studied in detail, as previously
:20:03. > :20:07.But as our Science Correspondent, Pallab Ghosh explains, Rosetta's
:20:08. > :20:24.findings could reveal more about the emergence of life on Earth.
:20:25. > :20:30.Delight at the Mission Control Centre in Germany. This is the comet
:20:31. > :20:39.that the spacecraft has been chasing for ten years. It is oddly shaped,
:20:40. > :20:42.like two balls fused together. Never before has a spacecraft being so
:20:43. > :20:46.close to the comet, just 60 miles away, and for so long. The
:20:47. > :20:53.spacecraft will spend the next few months analysing what the comet is
:20:54. > :20:59.made from. Its mission is to find out if the comet might have
:21:00. > :21:04.kick-started life on the planet. They peppered the early Earth 4.5
:21:05. > :21:09.billion years ago bringing with them water and it is thought, some of the
:21:10. > :21:14.ingredients for life. As it cooled those ingredients mingled to create
:21:15. > :21:21.the chemicals from which life emerged. Charles Darwin described
:21:22. > :21:26.the origin of life in a warm little pond. Somehow water was involved and
:21:27. > :21:31.that could have come from the comets. The carbon in the DNA were
:21:32. > :21:35.all made from could have come from the comet. The theory is that comets
:21:36. > :21:41.brought with them many of the basic building blocks of life. Molecules
:21:42. > :21:46.like carbon, water and methane and many other chemical compounds. They
:21:47. > :21:50.all mixed together in a primordial soup to form at first very simple
:21:51. > :21:56.organisms which billions of years later, went on to evolve into plants
:21:57. > :22:01.and animals that we see in the around us today.
:22:02. > :22:09.What started off as pond life evolved into more complex
:22:10. > :22:15.organisms, including us. Great Jones is a researcher working at the space
:22:16. > :22:19.laboratory here in Surrey. One of the big questions that were set is
:22:20. > :22:23.addressing it did comets kick-start life on Earth, did they bring to
:22:24. > :22:28.press the key ingredients for this primordial soup that later led to
:22:29. > :22:34.the development of life. Rosetta will spend the next few months
:22:35. > :22:39.taking measurements and pictures. It is up close and personal. We will be
:22:40. > :22:43.able to understand everything there is to understand about the comet,
:22:44. > :22:48.the chemical composition, whether the ice on the comet was the source
:22:49. > :22:52.of the oceans. In November scientists plan to land a probe to
:22:53. > :22:55.take actual samples and find out whether comments really do hold the
:22:56. > :23:04.key to how life on Earth began. More than 170,000 cars were sold
:23:05. > :23:07.in the UK last month, the highest figure for July
:23:08. > :23:10.since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
:23:11. > :23:14.It's predicted that almost 2.5 million cars will be sold this year
:23:15. > :23:18.as a result of economic confidence and attractive finance deals,
:23:19. > :23:24.which would make it the best since 2004 for car sales.
:23:25. > :23:26.A 47-year-old man who was arrested at Manchester Airport yesterday
:23:27. > :23:29.on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat on a
:23:30. > :23:33.plane from Qatar, has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
:23:34. > :23:37.An RAF Typhoon was seen escorting the Qatar Airways flight from Doha
:23:38. > :23:41.after the pilot was handed a note about a possible device on board.
:23:42. > :23:48.The plane was carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew.
:23:49. > :23:55.Anyone found guilty of rigging wholesale gas and electricity prices
:23:56. > :23:58.faces up to two years in jail, under new proposals by the government. At
:23:59. > :24:00.the moment people can be investigated and fined
:24:01. > :24:02.for manipulating the market but not jailed.
:24:03. > :24:09.The proposals are expected to become law by next spring.
:24:10. > :24:11.The majority of business leaders fear that
:24:12. > :24:13.a skills shortage, will adversely affect the UK's economic recovery.
:24:14. > :24:16.A survey for the Prince's Trust also found that
:24:17. > :24:20.three quarters of British businesses fear a skills crisis will hit the UK
:24:21. > :24:22.in the next three years, unless more young people are trained in areas
:24:23. > :24:23.such as construction and retail. Here's our Business Correspondent,
:24:24. > :24:36.Emma Simpson. Construction was hit hard by the
:24:37. > :24:42.recession. But things are picking up.
:24:43. > :24:47.Here they are building new student flats. One of the biggest problems
:24:48. > :24:52.facing the industry right now is a shortage of workers. We all struggle
:24:53. > :24:58.to fill places such as graduate civil engineer is, graduate quantity
:24:59. > :25:03.surveyors and many of the trades as well found on construction sites.
:25:04. > :25:06.The survey today reveals that the proportion of business leaders who
:25:07. > :25:12.think they will be a significant skills crisis within three years is
:25:13. > :25:17.an astonishing 73%. Almost as many worry it could harm the recovery.
:25:18. > :25:20.And one third were the skills shortages could destroy their
:25:21. > :25:31.businesses. Balfour Beatty is lifting the
:25:32. > :25:38.barriers to employment. This apprentice left school with
:25:39. > :25:47.almost no skills. Trying to find some way that is allowing me to be
:25:48. > :25:55.accepted with out the skills is impossible. So for me to get it, I'm
:25:56. > :25:59.over the moon. Recruiting people with the right skills, especially
:26:00. > :26:02.young people, has long been an issue for British business. What is
:26:03. > :26:07.striking about this report is the extent to which company bosses
:26:08. > :26:10.believe the skills shortage could hold back the recovery. As ever the
:26:11. > :26:17.question is how to bridge the gap. We have more than 800,000 unemployed
:26:18. > :26:21.young people and yet 50% of employers say they cannot fill
:26:22. > :26:24.vacancies. We need to bridge the skills gap and make sure unemployed
:26:25. > :26:28.young people have the skills and motivation to take those jobs. And
:26:29. > :26:33.that should help keep this economy on the move.
:26:34. > :26:35.Emma Simpson. Last October,
:26:36. > :26:38.John John Wildey was a passenger on a light aircraft when
:26:39. > :26:41.the pilot collapsed and he was forced to take over the controls.
:26:42. > :26:44.The 78-year-old had never had a flying lesson
:26:45. > :26:47.and didn't even know how to turn on the lights, but he was guided in
:26:48. > :26:50.by a helicopter and landed safely. Today for the first time,
:26:51. > :26:51.John and helicopter pilot who helped him, met for the first time.
:26:52. > :27:03.Dan Johnson has the story. Good to see you again. The student
:27:04. > :27:08.pilot meeting his instructors. After introduction to fly in the West
:27:09. > :27:13.possible circumstances. John wildly wanted to put faces to the voices
:27:14. > :27:18.that guided him to safety. I wanted to say thank you face-to-face. It is
:27:19. > :27:23.not the same as writing a letter. We arranged this and here I am. I was
:27:24. > :27:27.glad to meet them because I have only seen them on television, on the
:27:28. > :27:35.broadcast. It is not the same as seeing them in life.
:27:36. > :27:40.He was forced to take the controls after his pilot friend had a heart
:27:41. > :27:45.attack and died in the cockpit. An RAF search and rescue helicopter was
:27:46. > :27:49.sent to help him stay in the air and then talk him down. The structures
:27:50. > :27:55.on the ground were telling him physically how to fly but we were
:27:56. > :27:59.there as a point of contact and to follow him around if he got
:28:00. > :28:08.disorientated. To show him someone else was up there with him. They
:28:09. > :28:13.were very helpful. Chatting to me and getting me settled. They helped
:28:14. > :28:19.to keep me settled. After settling for an hour John managed a safe
:28:20. > :28:25.landing at Humberside. Rather than putting him of flying, he is now
:28:26. > :28:31.taking proper lessons. I still love it. I have been quite a few times
:28:32. > :28:36.already. I have had a few unofficial lessons as well. I love flying. It
:28:37. > :28:40.is great that he is having lessons. He is unique because he will have
:28:41. > :28:49.more landings and take-offs in his logbook. He is unlikely to forget
:28:50. > :28:52.that first line experience. -- flying experience.
:28:53. > :28:55.Dan Johnson has the story. The journalist and author,
:28:56. > :28:57.Chapman Pincher, who had a series of sensational exclusives when he
:28:58. > :29:01.was the defence correspondent of the Daily Express in the 1950s and
:29:02. > :29:03.60s, has died at the age of 100. Once known as the
:29:04. > :29:06."great spy-catcher of Fleet Street", he went on to write a series
:29:07. > :29:11.of books about espionage and the Intelligence Services.
:29:12. > :29:21.Time for a look at the weather. Some heavy rain recently. We can
:29:22. > :29:33.take a look at the rain we have had so far today. The weather system is
:29:34. > :29:37.taking longer to take the rain north across Scotland. And still in the
:29:38. > :29:41.north-east there is heavy rain to come this afternoon. Elsewhere there
:29:42. > :29:50.is sunshine and a few showers around. Many of us remaining drive.
:29:51. > :29:52.-- dry. To the east of England there is some warmth around with
:29:53. > :29:59.temperatures heading into the mid-20s. But the heavy showers which
:30:00. > :30:05.here this afternoon. Some of us to improve as the afternoon goes on. In
:30:06. > :30:12.Northern Ireland you will know about those showers if you catch one. This
:30:13. > :30:16.evening and tonight that bad weather moving across the Northern Isles.
:30:17. > :30:23.Elsewhere it is dry and becoming mainly clear. Some mist and fog
:30:24. > :30:27.patches developing. And temperatures down on where they were last night.
:30:28. > :30:32.It does mean we start tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. And for many of
:30:33. > :30:36.us what you start the day with is what you will keep. Sunny spells and
:30:37. > :30:40.a dry day. Still some showers developing especially across
:30:41. > :30:44.Northern Ireland and Scotland but they will move through quite
:30:45. > :30:48.quickly. And the risk of the odd heavy shower in the far south east
:30:49. > :30:51.of England as we go through the afternoon. Elsewhere variable cloud
:30:52. > :30:56.and some sunshine around. Still pleasantly warm when the sun does
:30:57. > :31:00.make an appearance. Then on Friday more organisation to the showers in
:31:01. > :31:05.Northern Ireland and western Scotland. The risk of some very
:31:06. > :31:09.heavy rain developing through parts of the East and South East of
:31:10. > :31:12.England as we go through the afternoon. That is one to watch.
:31:13. > :31:18.Then on Saturday, sunshine and showers. And that exist to Sunday.
:31:19. > :31:25.We are looking to the south of the UK, this weather system, the
:31:26. > :31:29.remnants of a hurricane. Mostly coming to the south of the UK but
:31:30. > :31:34.just minimal impact. But still giving us showers. But it could be
:31:35. > :31:40.further north delivering more widespread wet and windy weather. We
:31:41. > :31:44.will keep you updated on that. And more on the BBC weather website.
:31:45. > :31:46.and the Intelligence Services. Now a reminder
:31:47. > :31:49.of our top story this lunchtime. Boris Johnson says he will try
:31:50. > :31:52.to return to Parliament in 2015. The Mayor of London will look
:31:53. > :31:54.for a seat to contest. That's all from us,
:31:55. > :31:55.now on BBC One it's time for