09/12/2015 BBC News at One

A ?50 million fund for families and businesses hit by flooding

Now the waters have receded the clear up begins but it will take

months. Trying to protect communities

from more flooding - The Chancellor promises more money

for flood defences. I can today announce a ?50 million

fund for families and small affected in the area - this will be delivered

by the local authorities. We'll have the latest

from Cumbria as more rain adds Also this lunchtime: A third

attacker at the Bataclan theatre in Paris is identified -

he was French and had travelled For the first time in six years -

the price of petrol and diesel could fall to less than a pound

per litre before Christmas. The Conservative Party chairman

Lord Feldman denies claims he was warned about bullying

in the party's youth wing Syrian rebels leave Homs -

the city which has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the war

- leaving it in government hands. And pressure grows on the BBC

to remove World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury from the Sports

Personality of the Year shortlist. Later on BBC London: The Hampstead

MP calling for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK after his

comments about Muslims. And the volunteers going out to stop

drivers from idling their engines Good afternoon and welcome

to the BBC News at One. The chancellor George Osborne has

announced a ?50 million fund for families and businesses

affected by the flooding He also announced a further

?2 billion to be spent The announcement comes as people

living in the flood-hit areas are bracing themselves

for more heavy rain. This is a land defined by water, but

this part of Cumbria has seen more than it would like in recent days.

Although the consensus is that this has been the worst flooding that

anyone can remember, many of these communities are prepared, and know

exactly what to do. Even had the grandchildren working yesterday,

because the school was closed. The local scaffolding firm turning up,

that was four men. The royal oak sent somebody down. He worked we

hard all morning. From Appleby, we are heading west to discover yet

more shocking evidence of nature's strength. We were just driving along

the banks of the river Eden and we came across this caravan park. Just

have a look at the destruction which has been caused by the force of the

water on the other side of the bank. Those mobile homes and caravans have

been smashed together and smashed up against the trees, obviously,

completely destroyed. There are gas bottles in the water and all sorts

of to try to spread everywhere along the river bank. It is more akin to

something you would see in Tornado while in the United States, not

really Cumbria in the UK. This is Braithwaite near Keswick. Very few

homes here were lucky to escape unscathed as the waters rose

suddenly. They have removed hundreds of tonnes of material from this

channel. Came down at ten o'clock yesterday morning to be met by a

scene of utter devastation. I have never seen it before. Gobsmacked.

This is Braithwaite and are really quite extraordinary scene. You can

see the beck here. So much wood, so many trees have been washed down, it

has created a damp. Look at the river level. It is above the road.

That forced the water to take its own course through the village,

causing devastation and flooding many, many properties here. Around

every corner it seems, there is an insurance assessor dealing with the

damage. The path of destruction is so widespread. That has been the big

difference this time. In the 2009 floods in Cockermouth, Keswick and

Workington, it was those three towns which were affected. We were able to

pull in from all over the north of England. This time, because a mini

places have been hit in Cumbria, we have had to pull in people from all

over the UK. Many fought hard in a vain attempt. We thought we were

coping and then the bridge rope and it came onto the main bridge and

there was a tidal wave of water which came and everybody had to run

and get into the houses and get barricaded in. Never experienced

anything like that before. Continuing west on our journey

through the lake district, you are reminded that an area so beautiful

can also be so cruel. This lunchtime, the Chancellor gave

details about the money that will be made available for flood victims and

flood defences. On recovery, the question she asks about, I can today

announced a 50 mil in pound fund for families and businesses affected in

the area this will be administrated by the local authorities. When it

comes to rebuilding the infrastructure of Cumbria and

Lancashire, we are assessing now the damage to the flood defences and

damage to the roads and funds will be made available. One of the

benefits of having a strong and resilient economy is we can help

people in need. Chancellor George Osborne. Fiona

Trott is in Carlisle. It will take a long time for people to recover from

what happened at the weekend? That is right. Welcome to Carlisle

United. It could take six weeks before they could begin playing

football here again. Players have been helping with the clear up

effort. Residents have returned the favour. They have been here trying

to get things back to normal. Wherever you turn, whether it is

businesses or homes, everybody is working very hard. That announcement

will try and make a difference. Up to eight millimetres of rain, three

inches, is expected across the north-west of England today. People

are saying it is the last thing they need when they are trying to carry

on with this clean-up operation. Thank you.

Police in Paris have identified a third man who attacked

the Bataclan theatre last month killing 90 people.

French media have named the 23-year-old from Strasbourg

He is said to have travelled to Syria to fight in 2013 along

Well, with me is our security correspondent Gordon Corera.

What more do we know about him? He appears to have been identified

after his mother received a text, apparently from IS, the group behind

the attacks, after the attack in Paris, saying her son had become a

martyr. She then contacted the police. They took DNA samples and it

led to his identification. He was a 23 rolled from the Strasbourg area.

He had gone with a group out to Syria. Some of them came back,

including his brother, and they were put under arrest. He stayed out

there and he carried out this attack.

Almost all of the attackers who have been identified, a few are still

unidentified, have been French citizens. It looks like this was the

model for the attack, take people from France or Belgium and then send

them back to carry out this devastating attack. Thank you.

Fuel prices could fall to below a pound a litre before Christmas,

It says the average price of petrol is expected to drop

It comes as the oil price fell to less than 40 dollars a barrel

for the first time in almost seven years.

Our economics correspondent Andy Verity reports.

Rigs like the Everest platform in the North Sea don't make as much

money as they used to. At sea and on land, the world is drilling more

than a million barrels a day than it needs. That has led to a glut with

almost 3 billion barrels stocked up. This is driving the price of petrol

down. We have the Opec oil-producing countries saying they don't intend

to cut production. There is lower demand in countries like China who

are taking a large amount of fuel and now we also have Saudi Arabia

refining petrol and diesel. It is really flooding the market and

motorists are benefiting with cheaper prices at the pump. That is

good news. It should be a bit cheaper than that, I think. Being a

minicab driver, it makes a big difference. It is about time. I

cannot remember when it was a pound. It will be a good Christmas present.

Petrol prices going down to a pound a litre might seem like good news

for motorists but it is also a sign of something else. The world is not

just producing more oil than it needs, it is also burning less than

it needs to because of a global economic slowdown.

And it is not just oil. For years, China sucked in commodities like

iron ore for its booming construction industry. Because that

has slowed down, China is using less deal because it is buying less.

Prices have collapsed. That is devastating mining companies and

steel producers. Prices are likely to go on falling. My view is the

Chinese economic underperformance is likely to continue for a while. In

that environment, I would expect commodity prices to continue to

decline. While that economic gloom may lie behind the cheaper prices,

you will not see many motorists lamenting it. The average price of

unleaded is not as cheap as it was in February after the first big drop

in oil prices, but it is heading that way.

A petition to ban Donald Trump from entering the UK has reached 100,000

signatures. Meanwhile, Mr Trump has been

defending his comments on American television in an interview

with ABC News' veteran broadcaster Donald Trump defends his plan to ban

Muslims from coming to America... He is a man used to controversy,

but Donald Trump is facing One publication

compared him to Hitler. Do you regret your ban

on Muslims, which some people Somebody in this country

has to say what is In short-term, let our country

get its act together. They knocked down

the World Trade Center, They are a people that have

tremendously bad intentions. We have to be tough,

we have to be smart, In the race to be the Republican

presidential nominee, he still has a clear

lead in the polls. The White House says he is unfit

for the job and hurting America. US Secretary of

State John Kerry said his priority was winning support

for the fight against so-called What Mr Trump said, it runs contrary

to all that and makes our job of reaching out to people

and sharing the real America just that much more complicated and

much more difficult. That is about as diplomatic

as I can put it. Donald Trump is a familiar

face in Scotland because of his golf

course in Aberdeenshire. One local resident has launched

a petition calling for him to be It has attracted more

than 100,000 signatures. But many Americans are

more concerned about At this mosque in Philadelphia,

CCTV footage captures a pig's head The nomination race

is far from over, but this issue may just have given

Americans are more clear-cut choice. Senior Conservatives have descended

the party chairman Lord Feldman, who is facing calls to resign about the

way he has handled bullying allegations in the party's youth

wing. Lord Feldman insists he didn't

receive any complaints until August Let's speak to our assistant

political editor Norman Smith. There are renewed questions now

about exactly who knew what, when in the highest reaches of the

Conservative Party, following a claim that Lord Feldman was handed a

dossier detailing allegations of abuse and harassment back in 2010.

Lord Feldman has insisted he was wholly unaware of these claims.

Senior Tories have been briefing that he may never have been handed a

dossier. He may not have been away -- made aware of the seriousness of

the allegations. Number Ten have rejected the idea that he should

stand down while an enquiry is carried out. But one senses a

picture is emerging that seems to suggest the Conservative Party may

have been guilty at the very least of a failure in its duty of care

towards some of its youngest supporters, youngsters who were just

16 or 17. What is not clear is whether this was through simple

indifference or negligence, they did not want to know what was going on

in its youth wing, or whether they chose to turn it blind eye because

the youth wing was regarded as an effective campaigning organisation,

and they would rather not know what was going on. I am told this enquiry

is due to continue until March, which means there is the prospect of

a steady drip of damaging headlines for weeks to come. Thank you.

The jury in the Hatton garden jewel raid have heard that two of the men

who've pleaded guilty to the burglary, were also involved

in two of the most notorious robberies of the 1980s.

Daniel Sandford reports from Woolwich Crown Court.

The court heard the men entered the building through the fire exit,

heading down to an external courtyard and in through the back

door. They drilled into the safe deposit vault and made off with

around ?40 million worth of diamonds, gold and jewellery for the

these are some of the items recovered when the men were

arrested. It has been described by the prosecution is the biggest

burglary in English legal history. Now for the first time the jury has

been told about the criminal background of the men who already

pleaded guilty to the burglary. 75-year-old Kenny Collins was

committing crimes as far back as 1961. And 60 euros Daniel Jones has

nine criminal convictions, dating back to 1975. They heard that Ryan

reader, now 76, served eight years for handling some of the gold from

one of the most notorious crimes of the 1980s. The Brinks mat armed

robbery in which ?28 million worth of bullion was taken. And that Terry

Perkins age 67, served 22 years in prison for the security express

robbery over the Easter bank holiday weekend of the same year, 1983.

Almost 6 million in cash was taken that day. And although some

jewellery from the record-breaking Hatton Garden Bradbury this year has

been recovered, including some in a cemetery, the lives of pounds worth

is still missing. -- millions of pounds worth.

A ?50 million fund for families and businesses hit by flooding in

Cumbria and Lancashire is announced by the government.

who say their lives at being put at risky because of the growing

They have got gas and knives and ammunition. It is an everyday thing.

The paralympic medal hopeful who may give up after his wheelchair

And classic moments from London's past as the British Film Institute

This is Homs in North West Syria - a city which - as these pictures

show - has seen some of the worst fighting during the country's almost

It was known as the cradle of Syria's revolution -

where some of the first protests against President Assad were held.

But today - under a ceasefire deal negotiated with the government

and backed by the UN, rebel fighters are leaving

the last district of Homs that was under their control.

It means Syria's third largest city is back in government hands

As the rebels leave, the first convoys of food aid

in nearly a year are being taken into the neighbourhoods they held.

From Homs, our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports.

This is how the process is unfolding for this significant ceasefire

Down here you see this group of men, more than 300 fighters,

most of them linked to hardline groups like Al-Qaeda who want no

They're going to be boarding buses and will be taken under a security

escort north to the area of Idlib which is under rebel control.

Families are going with them as well, the families have already

moved through these areas, helped by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Some people, dozens of them, were injured and will

Ambulances are waiting down at the end of this road.

The UN trucks, who will provide the security escort,

and the bus you see here now is full of family members.

Desperate to get out of an area which has been besieged

by government forces for the last few years.

This is both a military agreement as well as a humanitarian one.

It provides relief to the community and a new agreement

between the opposition fighters who choose to remain

Some argue that this is the only way forward now in Syria.

But each deal has its own difficulties and dangers.

This one is significant for Homs, the test still is whether

The Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland,

Alistair Carmichael, has survived a legal challenge

Four of his constituents had argued that he'd lied about the leaking

of a memo during the general election campaign -

but two judges ruled that the MP's behaviour wasn't in

Our correspondent Kevin Keane reports.

He may have lied to influence the election but today Alistair

Carmichael was cleared of raping the law. He had leaked a controversial

memo and then denied any involvement. Today, really.

I was always confident that we would win.

That has been the basis on which we have approached this,

but despite that, it has been a very difficult,

very stressful and very expensive few months for me and the rest

The light came to this channel for interview. I received a phone call

on Friday afternoon from a journalist making me aware of it,

that was the first. Last month in evidence Mr Carmichael admitted the

lie. Judges have now ruled that he gets fed to influence the vote but

crucially, the light was not about himself. Alistair Carmichael is duly

elected... Carmichael was the last man standing in Scotland when the

Liberal Democrat vote was decimated by the assembly in the general

election in May. And in Orkney, reaction was mixed. The man is a

proven liar, he admitted it himself. He did some unwise stuff. But over

the years he has been a good MP. Alistair Carmichael may have been

cleared by the court but this verdict is still very damaging for

him. It says that he did lie to try to influence the electorate. And in

just five months there will be a second verdict, as voters return to

the polls, this time for the Holyrood election. Mr Carmichael may

still have his seat in this place, but he has not come out of this

process unscathed. The migrant crisis in Calais

is putting the lives of British lorry drivers at risk and not enough

is being done to protect them - according to the Road

Haulage Association. The government says it's working

closely with the French authorities and a new secure zone at Calais

for UK-bound lorries will be Our correspondent Sima Kotecha sent

this report. A group of migrants leave the jungle

camp. They're heading for the train station and they plan to break into

lorries parked up. Where are you from? From Iraq. How long have you

been at the camp? Three months. Where do you want to go? England.

Why? It is very comfortable. A comfortable life in England M we met

a lorry driver across the border in Belgium. He will not park up his

truck in Calais after being attacked by migrants there. Times are

changing and we should not have to be parked on the side of the road

with people throwing stones and bars and sticks and getting gas. It is

not what you come to work for. British drivers told us there are no

carrying weapons like cricket bats to protect themselves. The Road

haulage Association which represents most of UK truckers once the UK

Government to do more to protect their drivers. Since I was here in

September the migrant camp has grown significantly, rockabilly in excess

of 6000 here now. The desperation of the migrants is clear, there is

insufficient police around Calais, the port of Calais, to stop them

getting onto trucks. Violence is increasing and we need the British

Government to influence the French government to put more resources in

and around Calais to stop these attacks, these daily attacks

happening against British drivers. In the jungle camp more tents are

being put up every day. As the temperature drops, conditions here

worsen, you can see I am surrounded by piles of rubbish. And people here

are just absolutely desperate to leave. One word that keeps coming up

over and again from the dozens of conversations I had with my

grittier, is England. Lorry driver said that desperation is leading to

migrants behaving more violently. The British Government says that

more French police have been deployed to the region to help keep

them safe. And that it is working on a new secure weightings for UK bound

vehicles. Social care providers in England

are calling for an urgent meeting with the government after warning

that measures announced in the spending review aren't enough

to tackle a funding crisis The Chancellor, George Osborne,

told local authorities they can raise council tax by two per cent

to meet the growing cost of providing support for elderly

and disabled people. Our social affairs correspondent

Alison Holt reports. As the population ages,

the number of people needing help with daily tasks such as washing

and dressing is increasing. Today's letter comes from council

officials who buy the majority those who provide it, those who use

it, and health managers. Despite government measures

to increase funding, they warn they still face

a financial crisis which could put In last month's comprehensive

spending review, the Chancellor announced that local authorities

will be allowed to raise an extra 2% on council tax to help pay

for adult social care. And by 2017, an additional

?1.5 billion will be put into integrating health

and social care. But today's letter says this

is too little too late, saying the funding crisis

is now, and in the next We are really pleased

that the Chancellor has provided some acknowledgement for social care

in the spending review settlement but we are fearful that comes too

little and very definitely too late. Most of the money comes

through at the end of this Parliament and there is a very real

funding crisis in social care today. The government says

the new measures are part of a ?3.5 billion investment

in care, designed to make sure councils can provide people

with the support they need. Two weeks after becoming

the new world heavyweight boxing champion - Tyson Fury has been

stripped of one of his titles, is facing a police investigation

over comments he made about homosexuality,

and now calls for him to be removed from the shortlist for the BBC's

Sports Personality Of The Year. Let's speak to our sports

correspondent, Katie Gornal. Pressure is growing on the BBC to

remove him from this list. That is right. Tyson Fury is one of the last

people added to this 12 person short list and the most controversial.

Richard said the fact he has been stripped of his belt has nothing to

do with the controversy surrounding his personal beliefs. It is because

instead of fighting the mandatory challenger he is dead decided on a

rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. But in the meantime pressure does grow

on Tyson Fury and the BBC. Unconfirmed reports said today that

Greg Rutherford is prepared to pull out of the award unless Tyson Fury

is removed from the short list. Also petition of over 120,000 people

calling for his removal and the police are investigating allegations

of hate crimes against the boxer. It is because of comments he made when

he said that legalising homosexuality was one of the fiddly

things that had to happen along with abortion and paedophilia before the

Devil came home. He also commented on women sang a woman's place was in

the kitchen and on her back. He tried to clarify these beliefs thing

he does not hate anyone and is not homophobic but there is still

growing pressure on the BBC. The BBC's stance is that his nomination

is a recognition of sporting achievement, not an endorsement of

his beliefs. But next week the director-general of the BBC Tony

Hall is set to appear before the Commons Culture Select Committee and

is sure to face growing pressure about this and pressure for a

rethink. We could do with guys like this

across Cumbria for the next few weeks for the grand to dry out.

Southern and eastern parts of the UK have sunshine this morning but

compare that to Scotland, also windy with some pretty heavy rain around.

Heavy rain pushing into Northern Ireland as well and that contrast

across the UK. Southern areas have high pressure and low pressure

towards the north-west. So here it is windy, they'll force wind as we

had through the afternoon. Outbreaks of rain which become heavy as well.

Notice those gas in the north-west. Up to 70 miles an hour. Blustery

even further south, the rain starting to push into south-west

Scotland and Cumbria in the afternoon. For much of England and

Wales should be dry with bright and sunny spells continuing. Feeling

cooler than temperature suggests. Double figures from a but not

feeling like that even across southern areas. Remaining blustery

and wet in the north-west. The band of rain in the north-west moved

south and east this evening and overnight, quite heavy and

persistent for Cumbria and parts of Scotland. Up to 40 millimetres of

rain. That could cause some impact but nowhere near the impact we had

over the weekend. And very windy as well with Gail. Heavy rain also

affecting North and West Wales through the night. It remains cold

behind the weather front for Scotland and Northern Ireland

overnight, potentially some pockets of frost across the Glens. To the

south double figures so mild night. Into Thursday we see the rain band

thinking south. Generally a line from Lincolnshire to the south-east,

cloudy but mild. Behind the rain band for the majority of the country

right with some sunshine and some wintry showers across the Scottish

mountains. Double figures across the South. On Friday, most of us in that

cold air, bright for many with wintry showers in the North.

Southern counties remaining quite grey and cloudy. Into the weekend,

after a chilly start, things turn milder and we see another weather

system pushing north and bringing more rain. Some uncertainty as to

where that will fall but in the meantime we have rain across Cumbria

tonight. Keep a lookout on the website for weather warnings.

Now a reminder of our top story this lunchtime.

The government announces a ?50 million fund for families and

businesses affected by the