:00:00. > :00:07.A billion pound deal is signed by European and African leaders to try
:00:08. > :00:15.Trying to deter the hundreds of thousands -
:00:16. > :00:18.the money will be used for projects in Africa ranging from training to
:00:19. > :00:22.We are under no illusions that we can improve the situation overnight.
:00:23. > :00:25.But we are committed to giving people an alternative
:00:26. > :00:34.More effort will be also be put into removing illegal migrants
:00:35. > :00:40.The number of patients stuck in hospital beds in England
:00:41. > :00:47.because their discharge was delayed, reaches a record high.
:00:48. > :00:56.An alleged plot to free a jihadist leader from prison, four men from
:00:57. > :00:58.England are among 17 arrested across Europe.
:00:59. > :01:01.India's prime minister arrives in Britain for a three-day visit,
:01:02. > :01:03.expected to result in billions of pounds worth of trade deals.
:01:04. > :01:06.Doctors are told to offer more women hormone replacement therapy to deal
:01:07. > :01:11.And why George Clooney has dropped in on a sandwich shop in Edinburgh -
:01:12. > :01:16.Hospitals say they're under pressure because patients don't have a GP -
:01:17. > :01:19.150,000 Londoners do not have a local doctor.
:01:20. > :01:21.And musician and Kensington resident Brian May
:01:22. > :01:40.calls for a change in the law to regulate the building of basements.
:01:41. > :01:43.Good Afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:44. > :01:47.European Union and African leaders have agreed a deal to provide a fund
:01:48. > :01:51.of ?1.3 billion to try to stem the flow of migrants to Europe.
:01:52. > :01:54.A fund of ?1.3 billion will be established to improve conditions
:01:55. > :02:02.in the African countries that many young people are leaving.
:02:03. > :02:10.The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk said five
:02:11. > :02:13.targets had been agreed. Among them addressing the causes of illegal
:02:14. > :02:18.migration and fighting human traffickers. Clive Mhairi is in
:02:19. > :02:28.Malta. It was an unprecedented gathering of
:02:29. > :02:32.leaders here. Deals have been struck on the repatriation of illegal and
:02:33. > :02:36.'s and addressing the causes of migration flows. Just some of the
:02:37. > :02:41.agreements made. Let's get the latest from Chris Morris.
:02:42. > :02:48.Malta, basking in the sunshine but the European Union in a sea of
:02:49. > :02:53.troubles. EU and African leaders gathered for a second day with
:02:54. > :02:56.Europe offering more for more. More financial assistance and visas in
:02:57. > :03:01.return for greater willingness in Africa to stop people migrating to
:03:02. > :03:07.Europe in the first place and take those back whose asylum applications
:03:08. > :03:13.fail. We are under no illusions that we can improve the situation
:03:14. > :03:15.overnight. But we are committed to giving people an alternative to
:03:16. > :03:21.risking their life. TRANSLATION: We must address the
:03:22. > :03:24.issue of mobility in a different way, but together we can fight
:03:25. > :03:30.trafficking of human beings and illegal migration.
:03:31. > :03:35.They have signed up to a new trust front for Africa, with the European
:03:36. > :03:39.Commission putting in 1.8 billion euros and calling on member states
:03:40. > :03:45.to give the same amount. So far, they are falling short. There is a
:03:46. > :03:49.demand for instant solutions but solving conflicts and reducing
:03:50. > :03:53.poverty levels will take decades of close attention. Now EU leaders will
:03:54. > :03:57.turn their attention to a more pressing issue, the vast number of
:03:58. > :04:02.Syrians and others arriving from Greece and Turkey. There will be
:04:03. > :04:06.huge pressure to provide more money and quickly to the Turkish
:04:07. > :04:08.government, as fears grow the arrival of refugees will continue
:04:09. > :04:15.without pause through the winter months. And the sheer number of
:04:16. > :04:20.arrivals is stretching resources to breaking point. Sweden says it
:04:21. > :04:24.cannot cope and is reimposing border controls temporarily. Arguments are
:04:25. > :04:30.raging at the highest levels of the German government at what it's
:04:31. > :04:33.asylum policy should be. And Slovenia has become the latest
:04:34. > :04:39.country to start building fences to try to protect its territory and
:04:40. > :04:44.maintain order. Amidst it all, one long-running flash point, Calais.
:04:45. > :04:49.For the third night in a row migrants clashed with the French
:04:50. > :04:59.police as frustration boils over. The migration crisis is testing
:05:00. > :05:03.European solidarity to the limit. The Africa Europe summit might be
:05:04. > :05:08.over, but as Chris was indicating there will still be talks among the
:05:09. > :05:12.EU delegation of forging a common policy on illegal migration, which
:05:13. > :05:16.is up to the task of dealing with the current and unprecedented
:05:17. > :05:21.numbers arriving on European shores. James Reynolds is on the Serbian
:05:22. > :05:22.border with Croatia, one of the most popular routes into western Europe
:05:23. > :05:30.for the migrants and refugees. Serbia and Croatia have set up
:05:31. > :05:33.their own migrant express. The service begins here
:05:34. > :05:35.on the Serbian side of the border. The police load
:05:36. > :05:37.passengers carefully. This man is travelling with
:05:38. > :05:44.his wife and baby daughter. It's very good, my wife
:05:45. > :05:48.and my children, it's good, nice. The exodus of so many refugees and
:05:49. > :05:59.migrants has made the old enemies of They've been invited here onto
:06:00. > :06:12.Serbian territory to work with They are here to make sure this
:06:13. > :06:22.train's next stop across the The train begins
:06:23. > :06:25.its hour-long journey to Croatia. Croatia has opened
:06:26. > :06:30.a new transit camp. Some
:06:31. > :06:33.of these people are escaping war, others have their own, individual
:06:34. > :06:39.reasons for coming to Europe. This 25-year-old man is hoping to
:06:40. > :06:42.get to Paris to meet the French girlfriend he's only ever spoken to
:06:43. > :06:45.online. He might need
:06:46. > :06:58.a more practical reason than love to convince European migration
:06:59. > :07:10.officials to give him asylum. He, and thousands more,
:07:11. > :07:24.now wait for the express to take The Africa Europe summit is a
:07:25. > :07:27.triumph in one sense. The point made by the organisation which monitors
:07:28. > :07:32.refugee flows. That is that it took place at all. Outside is now have an
:07:33. > :07:39.understanding of the other's needs. This summer has been an important
:07:40. > :07:45.beginning. It is not the end on the debate on migration here. Thank you.
:07:46. > :07:48.There's more evidence today of the pressures being faced by the NHS.
:07:49. > :07:50.Figures for September show the service missed the target to
:07:51. > :07:59.see, treat or discharge 95% of patients within four hours in A
:08:00. > :08:04.Let's speak to our health editor, Hugh Pym.
:08:05. > :08:13.The pressure keeps piling on the NHS? Yes, and this is before winter
:08:14. > :08:17.has arrived. These figures are from September for the NHS in England and
:08:18. > :08:21.they show how much pressure the service is under. Almost all of the
:08:22. > :08:25.key targets were missed. You mentioned the four hour wait to be
:08:26. > :08:33.seen in accident and emergency. Target times for ambulance response
:08:34. > :08:38.times, and cancer treatment targets. The 62 day weight from GP referral
:08:39. > :08:42.to your treatment starting. It shows a system which is finding it
:08:43. > :08:46.difficult to cope with what is thrown at it and NHS England said
:08:47. > :08:50.today record numbers of patients were being seen and the majority
:08:51. > :08:54.were getting good quality care. But they pointed to the fact the NHS
:08:55. > :09:00.cannot be seen on its own in this. Social care is very important also.
:09:01. > :09:04.On those figures you mentioned about transfers from hospitals was at a
:09:05. > :09:07.record high. They couldn't get out of hospital quite possibly because
:09:08. > :09:11.the social care package wasn't there. It is one of the debates
:09:12. > :09:15.ahead of the spending review whether Chancellor in a couple of weeks.
:09:16. > :09:20.There has been pressure on him to increase spending on the NHS and
:09:21. > :09:24.pressure to hold the social care budget, which was cut in the last
:09:25. > :09:25.Parliament. In the wake of these figures, this debate will intensify
:09:26. > :09:29.in the weeks to come. More women should be offered hormone
:09:30. > :09:32.replacement therapy, despite concerns over
:09:33. > :09:34.its link to some cancers. The health spending watchdog, Nice,
:09:35. > :09:36.says that for most women, HRT is an effective treatment
:09:37. > :09:39.for symptoms of the menopause. But it's also been shown to increase
:09:40. > :09:42.the risk of getting ovarian Here's our health correspondent,
:09:43. > :09:57.Dominic Hughes. I can understand how you feel...
:09:58. > :10:00.These two friends know how debilitating the menopause can be.
:10:01. > :10:06.When Lynn was suffering the worst symptoms, she was offered hormone
:10:07. > :10:11.replacement therapy, HRT, by her GP and had no hesitation. He was very
:10:12. > :10:15.positive about it and that made me feel positive because I happens, at
:10:16. > :10:20.that time, heard anything to the contrary. The pain stopped, my
:10:21. > :10:27.joints felt better, I slept better and I was happier person. By the
:10:28. > :10:32.time the menopause hit Rosemary, concerns have arisen about HRT and
:10:33. > :10:38.the increased risk of cancer, causing her to think twice. I lost a
:10:39. > :10:43.friend to cancer last year in her early 40s. She was similar to me in
:10:44. > :10:45.many ways and it brought home to me the fragility of life and I didn't
:10:46. > :10:51.want to do anything that would put me at risk. HRT prescriptions fell
:10:52. > :11:00.more than a decade ago following studies but link to the treatment of
:11:01. > :11:08.breast cancer and heart disease. Now doctors from Nice call on the NHS to
:11:09. > :11:14.look at it again. They said HRT should be given to women with all
:11:15. > :11:19.debilitating symptoms except those with a strong family link to breast
:11:20. > :11:23.cancer. And GPs should have confidence in prescribing the drug.
:11:24. > :11:28.The time has come to redress the balance and give GPs the confidence
:11:29. > :11:31.to prescribe once again and give women the confidence to seek help
:11:32. > :11:37.and not suffer in silence, which I think at the moment, a lot of them
:11:38. > :11:41.are doing. Attitudes towards the menopause had change greatly, from
:11:42. > :11:46.when women were expected to cope with the symptoms and doctors didn't
:11:47. > :11:49.think it was a condition they should treat. It increases the workload and
:11:50. > :11:54.the doctor, if he is not only dealing with diseases but taking
:11:55. > :11:59.into account, the overall well-being, the sex life and flashes
:12:00. > :12:03.of postmenopausal women. These guidelines don't say every woman
:12:04. > :12:04.should use HRT, but they say they should be offered an informed
:12:05. > :12:06.choice. Four people have been arrested
:12:07. > :12:09.in England as part of a counter-terrorism operation led
:12:10. > :12:11.by Italian police. The four, from Hull, Derby,
:12:12. > :12:13.Birmingham and Sheffield, were among 17 people arrested
:12:14. > :12:15.across five European countries. Let's speak to our world affairs
:12:16. > :12:27.correspondent, Richard Galpin. They have been arrested in
:12:28. > :12:31.connection with what? Essentially be a choosing this group, a group which
:12:32. > :12:33.has routes across Europe in many different countries and they have
:12:34. > :12:38.been working together coordinating. They are saying this group was
:12:39. > :12:45.allegedly trying to recruit fighters to go to Syria and Iraq and fight
:12:46. > :12:49.alongside groups like Isis. They are saying this group was planning to
:12:50. > :12:54.overthrow the authorities in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq.
:12:55. > :12:56.Specifically, but again this is coming from the Italian
:12:57. > :13:02.authorities, we have not heard it from other sources, they said this
:13:03. > :13:06.group was planning to attack footage and Norwegian diplomats in the
:13:07. > :13:09.middle east. So that will be of concern to the authorities here and
:13:10. > :13:14.they said they were planning to attack politicians in no way. What
:13:15. > :13:20.we know about this group, the leader is already in prison in Norway. We
:13:21. > :13:27.understand he was the co-founder of radicalism group in Iraq which was
:13:28. > :13:29.connected with Al-Qaeda. Richard, thank you.
:13:30. > :13:32.A 75 year-old man who set up a Maoist commune in south London
:13:33. > :13:38.in the 1970s, has gone on trial accused of raping two women
:13:39. > :13:45.Aravindan Balakrishnan is facing 16 charges, including rape,
:13:46. > :13:57.This is Aravindan Balakrishnan. He is now 75 but is facing a string of
:13:58. > :14:02.charges, sexual and physical assault, rape, false imprisonment
:14:03. > :14:07.and mistreating a child over three decades. The court heard he founded
:14:08. > :14:12.a political collective in Rick Stein. At first they work together
:14:13. > :14:15.to overthrow what they saw as the British fascist state, but the men
:14:16. > :14:22.drifted away leaving half a dozen women. In the years that followed,
:14:23. > :14:27.the prosecution said they subjected some of them to mental and physical
:14:28. > :14:32.dominance. Sexual degradation and in the case of one woman controlling
:14:33. > :14:39.every sphere of her life, to the state she was physically and
:14:40. > :14:42.emotionally unable to leave his influence. She is Aravindan
:14:43. > :14:47.Balakrishnan's daughter. The court heard she was born into the collect
:14:48. > :14:51.Viv and kept hidden for 30 years, during which he was beaten. She had
:14:52. > :14:59.no friends, didn't go to school, didn't see a doctor and rarely left
:15:00. > :15:01.the house. Police moved in in 2013. The house where Aravindan
:15:02. > :15:03.Balakrishnan lived is now boarded up. He has pleaded not guilty to 16
:15:04. > :15:08.charges. A billion pound deal is signed
:15:09. > :15:13.by European and African leaders to And look who popped into work today
:15:14. > :15:18.- George Clooney pays a visit to a On the 800th anniversary of the
:15:19. > :15:27.Lord Mayor's Show, we speak to the pageant master about what it
:15:28. > :15:32.takes to put the parade together. And we'll find out what
:15:33. > :15:35.the weather has in store The Indian Prime Minister,
:15:36. > :15:46.Narendra Modi, is beginning He's the first Indian Premier to
:15:47. > :15:51.come to Britain in nearly a decade. The visit, according to
:15:52. > :15:55.David Cameron, marks an "historic opportunity" for Britain and India
:15:56. > :15:59.to build closer economic ties. It's thought trade deals
:16:00. > :16:02.worth around ?10 billion will But there are expected to be
:16:03. > :16:07.protests against the Indian leader. Some see him as an authoritarian
:16:08. > :16:22.who's undermining Indian democracy. India's economy is flying, with
:16:23. > :16:25.growth of around 7% a year and Britain wants a bit of that.
:16:26. > :16:30.Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the UK for a
:16:31. > :16:37.decade. This is the beginning of a three-day trip, which is expected to
:16:38. > :16:39.deliver trade deals and agreements worth billions of pounds. Operations
:16:40. > :16:43.at Parliament Square this morning for Mr Modi's first engagement, a
:16:44. > :16:47.meeting at Downing Street with the Prime Minister. Later he will make a
:16:48. > :16:51.speech in the House of Commons before the Prime Minister is cross
:16:52. > :16:55.the square to pay their respects at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the
:16:56. > :17:00.man who led India to independence. But Mr Modi is not universally
:17:01. > :17:03.admired. Some have accused him of creating authoritarian government
:17:04. > :17:08.that is suppressing freedom of religion and freedom of speech. We
:17:09. > :17:14.are being lectured by Mr Cameron about British values of tolerance,
:17:15. > :17:19.of equality, of justice, yet he is entertaining someone who does not
:17:20. > :17:23.believe in this and it's absolutely hypocritical. In spite of all the
:17:24. > :17:27.pomp, this is not a state visit. Mr Modi as India's Prime Minister, not
:17:28. > :17:31.its president. But it is important. The United Kingdom and India have
:17:32. > :17:37.strong historic and trade links. This trip is about reinforcing those
:17:38. > :17:40.and building on them. Later, Mr Modi will speak to business leaders in
:17:41. > :17:46.the city underlining the focus of this trip. Money and trade. We are
:17:47. > :17:50.still stuck at a level of around $18 billion, which is less than 2%, I
:17:51. > :17:55.think, for both of us come of our global trade. So obviously there is
:17:56. > :17:59.much more that can be done. Tomorrow, Mr Modi will have lunch
:18:00. > :18:03.with the Queen, before heading to Wembley Stadium to speak to 60,000
:18:04. > :18:07.people from the British Indian community in an evening event
:18:08. > :18:10.finished off with fireworks. He will also visit businesses here, like
:18:11. > :18:18.Jaguar Land Rover, but now Indian owned. -- that are now Indian owned.
:18:19. > :18:22.A century ago India was part of the British Empire. Now it's an economic
:18:23. > :18:24.powerhouse on this trip is about helping both countries turn a shared
:18:25. > :18:26.history into a future prosperity. Let's speak our Delhi correspondent,
:18:27. > :18:28.Justin Rowlatt, What can we expect to come out
:18:29. > :18:39.of this visit? The first thing I should say is we
:18:40. > :18:43.are expecting Mr Modi at any minute, so he may appear behind me. The key
:18:44. > :18:48.thing is that India is the fastest growing large economy in the world,
:18:49. > :18:53.and David Cameron wants a piece of that action for Britain. He has said
:18:54. > :18:56.before that India is pretty near the top of his list of foreign policy
:18:57. > :19:01.priorities. He has visited India three times since he came to power,
:19:02. > :19:04.including leading a huge trade delegation back in February last
:19:05. > :19:11.year, so very enthusiastic about India. Mr Modi so far has not
:19:12. > :19:15.reciprocated that enthusiasm. He won a landslide victory 18 months ago,
:19:16. > :19:18.has been travelling the world to promote one of his signature
:19:19. > :19:22.policies, made in India, but so far this is the first time he has
:19:23. > :19:26.visited Britain. We can expect a lot of talk about deepening partnerships
:19:27. > :19:29.and shared ambitions, a slew of trade deals between British and
:19:30. > :19:33.Indian companies, perhaps totalling as much as ?10 billion, maybe more.
:19:34. > :19:40.There will be talk of closer links between the City of London and the
:19:41. > :19:44.Indian economy, perhaps the city vending some of India's grows. He is
:19:45. > :19:48.a controversial politician, associated with a rising climate of
:19:49. > :19:51.intolerance in India and big demonstrations are planned. There's
:19:52. > :19:54.already a very large demonstration at the end of Downing Street,
:19:55. > :19:59.outside the gates, on Whitehall, that will be even bigger outside the
:20:00. > :20:05.huge rally at Wembley tomorrow. Number Ten of the British government
:20:06. > :20:06.will be hoping that doesn't disrupt this visit to much. Justin, thank
:20:07. > :20:10.you. It says it's part of a ten year long
:20:11. > :20:14.modernisation programme which will see the creation
:20:15. > :20:16.of 13 new regional centres. Our correspondent, Simon Gompertz,
:20:17. > :20:26.is with me. This will mean job losses? Yes, you
:20:27. > :20:30.can't close that many offices and reduced them to that view and not
:20:31. > :20:33.have an impact on jobs. To give you an example of the sort of thing that
:20:34. > :20:37.will happen in Yorkshire and the Humber, where there are 12 offices
:20:38. > :20:42.closing, two in Bradford, four in Leeds and so on, they will have one
:20:43. > :20:45.new hub regional centre in Leeds. That has been duplicated in the
:20:46. > :20:51.nations, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and across England so the
:20:52. > :20:54.result is what the unions are calling a devastating consequence
:20:55. > :21:00.for jobs. They think thousands will affected. HMRC is saying that the
:21:01. > :21:05.majority of their 58,000 employees will be able to move into these new
:21:06. > :21:08.regional and national centres, but obviously for some it will be just
:21:09. > :21:13.too far away and some will be surplus to requirements in the tax
:21:14. > :21:16.office's vision of its own future as an institution based mainly on the
:21:17. > :21:20.Internet, so not needing so may people. The other concern is about
:21:21. > :21:25.service to customers. So many complaining about being held on the
:21:26. > :21:28.line by HMRC for an hour or more and accountants are saying they just
:21:29. > :21:31.won't be able to cope. Simon, thank you.
:21:32. > :21:33.Labour has accused David Cameron of being hypocritical,
:21:34. > :21:35.for writing to his local council in Oxfordshire to complain
:21:36. > :21:39.In the letter, the Prime Minister says he's "disappointed"
:21:40. > :21:42.at cuts to front line services - and instead suggests they should be
:21:43. > :21:46.Our political correspondent Chris Mason reports.
:21:47. > :21:50.No ifs, no buts, no children's centre cuts.
:21:51. > :21:53.Local services under threat in Oxfordshire.
:21:54. > :21:59.This is a story about a local MP grumbling about those cuts to this
:22:00. > :22:02.The twist is the local MP is the Prime Minister
:22:03. > :22:06.and it's his government that has cut council funding.
:22:07. > :22:10.This whole row burst out in public when the Oxford Mail
:22:11. > :22:15.The first was from the Prime Minister to the Conservative leader
:22:16. > :22:20.And then there was the reply, from the council leader,
:22:21. > :22:26.In his letter the Prime Minister says, I was disappointed
:22:27. > :22:30.at the long list of suggestions to make significant cuts to front line
:22:31. > :22:40.services, from elderly day centres to libraries, to museums.
:22:41. > :22:46.He also suggested the cuts hadn't been that big, writing, there has
:22:47. > :22:51.been a slight fall in government grants in cash terms, but this is
:22:52. > :22:56.effectively being made up for another fiscal streams. The council
:22:57. > :23:02.leader's reply is stinging. I, along with many councillors across the
:23:03. > :23:06.country, works hard to assist you in achieving a Conservative majority,
:23:07. > :23:12.and, he adds, I cannot accept your description of a drop in funding of
:23:13. > :23:17.?72 million, or 37%, as a slight fall. It's like all relationships.
:23:18. > :23:21.Sometimes you have a little bit of tension. It's always going to be
:23:22. > :23:25.difficult at some stages. But yesterday I was at Number Ten
:23:26. > :23:29.Downing Street and we had a very civil conversation. There's a good
:23:30. > :23:32.relationship there. Looks like David Cameron is campaigning against cuts
:23:33. > :23:35.in his own backyard, but is perfectly content for deep cuts to
:23:36. > :23:39.public services in communities elsewhere across the country. It's
:23:40. > :23:45.very hypocritical, I'm afraid. Labour also want to know if the
:23:46. > :23:48.Prime Minister gave his local council preferential treatment by
:23:49. > :23:51.inviting them to Downing Street, but what really matters here are local
:23:52. > :23:53.services like these. What is affordable when money is tight and
:23:54. > :23:59.who is to blame when cuts are made. The nurse who contracted Ebola
:24:00. > :24:01.while working in Sierra Leone has been released from an isolation ward
:24:02. > :24:04.at the Royal Free Hospital in Pauline Cafferkey was first treated
:24:05. > :24:08.for the disease at the beginning of the year
:24:09. > :24:11.and seemed to make a full recovery. But then last month she contracted
:24:12. > :24:14.meningitis, and at one point was She'll continue to recuperate
:24:15. > :24:17.at the Queen Elizabeth University The Russian president,
:24:18. > :24:25.Vladimir Putin, says someone must take responsibility
:24:26. > :24:26.for the doping scandal surrounding the country's athletes -
:24:27. > :24:30.and that Russia must do everything Russia's sports minister said there
:24:31. > :24:35.could be criminal cases brought against anyone suspected
:24:36. > :24:38.of cheating. Here's our sports correspondent,
:24:39. > :24:41.Richard Conway. In recent days the focus of the
:24:42. > :24:44.sporting world has been on Russia. It may have been smiles all round
:24:45. > :24:47.as President Putin met the national wrestling team in Sochi, but what of
:24:48. > :24:51.the allegations by World Anti-Doping Agency Commission that some Russian
:24:52. > :24:55.athletes were using banned drugs to improve performance and that
:24:56. > :24:58.the authorities helped cover it up? We must carry out our own internal
:24:59. > :25:06.investigation and to ensure the most open - and I want to stress
:25:07. > :25:10.this - the most open, professional cooperation, with international
:25:11. > :25:15.anti-doping structures. Here in Russia we must do all we
:25:16. > :25:21.can to get rid of this problem. A blood testing laboratory in Moscow
:25:22. > :25:24.was accused of taking bribes Its accreditation has now been
:25:25. > :25:29.suspended and the head There's now pressure on
:25:30. > :25:33.the government to restore confidence We can change the quality
:25:34. > :25:40.of testing. We can move from quantity
:25:41. > :25:45.indicators to quality indicators. We can move from direct,
:25:46. > :25:49.common doping tests to biological passport, which practically excludes
:25:50. > :25:53.any manipulation and immediately The Russian athletics federation
:25:54. > :25:58.is expected to respond to the allegations, but the international
:25:59. > :26:03.governing body for athletics, the IAAF, also has questions to answer
:26:04. > :26:09.about its alleged involvement. The headlines of recent days have
:26:10. > :26:11.been damaging to a nation that is Being banned from the 2016
:26:12. > :26:17.Olympic Games would be humiliating. But will the tough words
:26:18. > :26:19.and apparent decisive action be And finally the Hollywood actor
:26:20. > :26:27.George Clooney dropped in to a sandwich shop in Edinburgh
:26:28. > :26:37.today - and caused quite a stir. Kevin Keane can explain. There is
:26:38. > :26:46.plenty of fashion photography. It felt like a royal visit but this
:26:47. > :26:51.was a welcome the palace could only dream of. The Hollywood heart-throb
:26:52. > :26:55.wore the crown well and this crowd was grateful. The visit was to a
:26:56. > :27:03.coffee shop, where customers can buy a drink for themselves and leave one
:27:04. > :27:09.for people who are disadvantaged. George, hello, BBC, why are you
:27:10. > :27:13.here? I'm working for a charity. What do you think of what they do
:27:14. > :27:16.there? It's amazing, I haven't seen it up close yet. I like what they
:27:17. > :27:22.are doing, it is an important cause. The idea we can all participate in
:27:23. > :27:26.everyone's difficulties is really important. You must be used to a
:27:27. > :27:30.crowd like this, but we're not in Scotland. It's beautiful, really
:27:31. > :27:34.nice. I feel bad for them, they are standing out in the cold. Inside it
:27:35. > :27:39.was all selfies and smiles as George met some of those who work here.
:27:40. > :27:44.Many were once homeless themselves, now offering a helping hand to those
:27:45. > :27:49.in similar need. We knew he had his own charity based in Sudan, called
:27:50. > :27:53.not on our watch, so we invited him to Scotland and that we helped to
:27:54. > :27:58.fund raise for this charity and we invited him to visit our local
:27:59. > :28:04.sandwich shops, Social Bite, soaked our absolute delight he accepted.
:28:05. > :28:08.This small coffee shop in a config -- in a backstreet in Edinburgh is a
:28:09. > :28:14.hive of activity, and all because one Hollywood actor came here a
:28:15. > :28:18.sandwich. After 15 minutes, George was back out, working the crowd once
:28:19. > :28:24.more and bringing the scent of stardom to Edinburgh's Rose Street.
:28:25. > :28:28.We are just overwhelmed! It's great to see a Hollywood a list star in
:28:29. > :28:33.Edinburgh, it's fantastic. You managed to see him as Jamaat and
:28:34. > :28:38.touching, he shook our hands. A lovely man. In a flash, George
:28:39. > :28:45.Clooney was away. No red carpet but a bit of blitz on a gloomy day.
:28:46. > :29:02.We are getting a change on the way, there will be heavy rain at the
:29:03. > :29:06.weekend. First of all the wind, here it is on a satellite picture as it
:29:07. > :29:08.comes across the Atlantic, this hook of cloud already have its rival
:29:09. > :29:13.wings are freshening. The parts of Northern Ireland and western
:29:14. > :29:16.Scotland they are gusting at over 50 miles an hour. Winds picking up for
:29:17. > :29:19.all, Northern Ireland and western Scotland about to get heavy rain
:29:20. > :29:23.moving in. The driest weather across the eastern parts of England.
:29:24. > :29:26.Southern England quite cloudy and drizzly. For one more day it is
:29:27. > :29:34.mild. Tomorrow, it will feel different. Tonight, I have -- a band
:29:35. > :29:37.of heavy rain and squally winds, but the strongest winds across the
:29:38. > :29:41.Western Islands, north-west of made in Scotland into the Northern
:29:42. > :29:46.Isles. Black circles are the wind gusts, widely 60-70 mph, that's why
:29:47. > :29:51.does a Met Office Amber be prepared warning. Some gusts could be around
:29:52. > :29:55.80-90 mph in places, that means disruption. Already ferry services
:29:56. > :30:07.are being cancelled, so do check before you travel. There could be
:30:08. > :30:10.coastal flooding with big waves. The wind and lightning from the showers
:30:11. > :30:12.moving in could bring power cuts. Abigail's worst effects will be in
:30:13. > :30:15.northern Scotland. For all of the UK's win back row picks up and
:30:16. > :30:20.colder air heading in. It will feel very different tomorrow morning. In
:30:21. > :30:23.Wales, heavy rain and squally winds could cause problems. It sweeps
:30:24. > :30:27.across England in the morning. For the afternoon tomorrow, sunny
:30:28. > :30:31.spells, blustery showers especially for north and west, squally winds
:30:32. > :30:38.with these, hail, thunder and snow for the North Wales mountains
:30:39. > :30:42.northwards. Tomorrow is colder for us all. The weather doesn't stop at
:30:43. > :30:45.the weekend. Here comes the next system across the Atlantic. This
:30:46. > :30:50.includes tropical moisture from a former hurricane and what that does,
:30:51. > :30:54.it boosts the rainfall rates for some of us at the weekend. For the
:30:55. > :30:58.weekend it is still quite windy. It turns milder from the south. Plenty
:30:59. > :31:02.of cloud, some rain around. The heaviest, most persistent rain at
:31:03. > :31:07.the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, is where you see the bright colours.
:31:08. > :31:10.North Wales, north-west England and south-west Scotland, be aware now
:31:11. > :31:14.the persistent heavy rain, 100 millimetres or more, is likely to
:31:15. > :31:17.cause some flooding and it could bring significant problems going
:31:18. > :31:21.into the next week in particular. Keep watching that and keep watching
:31:22. > :31:26.the weather, wherever you are, and send us your photos. The best way to
:31:27. > :31:27.do that is become a weather watcher. If you haven't signed up, there is
:31:28. > :31:31.the address, do it this afternoon. Now a reminder
:31:32. > :31:36.of our top story this lunchtime.