:00:08. > :00:10.President Trump appeals for unity in his first speech to Congress
:00:11. > :00:13.saying the time for "trivial fights" has passed.
:00:14. > :00:16.Democrats listened mostly in silence but the President
:00:17. > :00:18.struck a softer tone, urging people to come together
:00:19. > :00:26.From now on, America will be empowered by our aspirations, not
:00:27. > :00:33.We'll be asking our correspondent in Washington whether this does
:00:34. > :00:35.really signal a change in the President's style.
:00:36. > :00:40.Do we need to have girlfriends and boyfriends at this age?
:00:41. > :00:44.Sex education is to be made compulsory
:00:45. > :00:53.In France Presidential candidate Francois Fillon vows to fight
:00:54. > :00:57.on despite being put under formal investigation over fraud claims.
:00:58. > :00:59.Tougher punishments for drivers who use their mobile phones
:01:00. > :01:06.And rewriting the rule book, the game of golf gets
:01:07. > :01:12.Coming up in the sport on BBC News: It's understood Leicester have held
:01:13. > :01:15.informal talks with Roy Hodgson over the vacant managers position,
:01:16. > :01:39.following Claudio Ranieri's sacking last week.
:01:40. > :01:43.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:44. > :01:46.President Trump has used his first speech to Congress to declare
:01:47. > :01:48."a renewal of the American spirit" and a "new chapter of
:01:49. > :01:56.He adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address,
:01:57. > :01:58.condemning the recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries and the fatal
:01:59. > :02:05.Here's our Washington correspondent Laura Bicker.
:02:06. > :02:07.Donald Trump's trip to Congress gave him a few last moments
:02:08. > :02:18.Yet again, the President delivered what few had expected -
:02:19. > :02:23.What we are witnessing today is the renewal
:02:24. > :02:35.Our allies will find that America is once again ready to lead.
:02:36. > :02:38.He softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform
:02:39. > :02:41.and a new merit-based entry system - a slight shift in policy.
:02:42. > :02:43.But he said it was still important to keep out those
:02:44. > :02:54.Those given the high honour of admission to the United States
:02:55. > :02:57.should support this country, love its people and its values.
:02:58. > :03:00.We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside America.
:03:01. > :03:06.We cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists.
:03:07. > :03:10.Then the announcement the Republicans were waiting for.
:03:11. > :03:14.Tonight, I am also calling on this Congress to repeal
:03:15. > :03:24.Still, no detail on how health care would be reformed
:03:25. > :03:27.There was also little mention of foreign policy.
:03:28. > :03:29.President Trump stuck mostly to his "America first" mantra.
:03:30. > :03:31.But there was this reassurance for Nato,
:03:32. > :03:43.We strongly support Nato, an alliance forged through the bonds
:03:44. > :03:46.of two world wars, that dethroned fascism, and the Cold War,
:03:47. > :03:55.There was much in the speech for Democrats to like,
:03:56. > :03:58.a trillion-dollar investment in infrastructure, talk of paid
:03:59. > :04:03.family leave, but most stayed stony-faced throughout.
:04:04. > :04:06.Others showed their displeasure and dressed in the white
:04:07. > :04:07.colours of suffrage, despite the President's
:04:08. > :04:20.We all salute the same great American flag and we all
:04:21. > :04:28.Democrats decided to focus their message on the division they feel
:04:29. > :04:36.Real leaders don't spread derision and division.
:04:37. > :04:40.Real leaders strengthen, they unify, they partner and they offer
:04:41. > :04:46.real solutions instead of ultimatums and blame.
:04:47. > :04:49.The speech was prime-time television and his supporters loved it.
:04:50. > :05:04.When he spoke about the economy, when he spoke about jobs,
:05:05. > :05:07.Harley-Davidson, I had my biker hat on, Bikers For Trump.
:05:08. > :05:10.I like to ride once in awhile, go out west.
:05:11. > :05:31.I get goose bumps, the hairs on my back stand up every time he speaks.
:05:32. > :05:33.After such a rocky first month, Republicans will be delighted
:05:34. > :05:40.There were a lot of big promises and very few real details.
:05:41. > :05:42.But the speech was inclusive, optimistic.
:05:43. > :05:45.How long will this good feeling last?
:05:46. > :05:52.All eyes will be on Twitter for that answer.
:05:53. > :05:58.Our correspondent Jane O'Brien is in Washington.
:05:59. > :06:04.Is this softer tone the start of a new approach or not?
:06:05. > :06:12.It is too early to tell but Twitter has been quiet so far. This was all
:06:13. > :06:15.about tone. The president did not change the substance of what he has
:06:16. > :06:20.been saying for the last two years during the campaign and in the early
:06:21. > :06:25.days of his presidency but what he proved last night is he can present
:06:26. > :06:29.his ideas and policies in a far more conciliatory fashion. That is
:06:30. > :06:34.important because during his campaign he had been talking about
:06:35. > :06:38.draining the swamp, chastising, lambasting the lawmakers he spoke
:06:39. > :06:45.before last night. Last night it was all about unity. It will take longer
:06:46. > :06:52.to bring Democrats onside. Uniting his party. Republicans concerned
:06:53. > :06:56.about he has been focusing on things they consider to be a distraction
:06:57. > :07:00.and not on their priorities of tax reform and overhauling the
:07:01. > :07:05.affordable care act. Many of them will be greatly relieved he did not
:07:06. > :07:08.start any new controversies, he stuck to the script, they rose in
:07:09. > :07:13.applause and gave him many standing ovation. They will be very satisfied
:07:14. > :07:17.with what he had to say. Whether or not the rest of the country is ready
:07:18. > :07:23.to come on board after that speech, the cliche, we have to wait and see.
:07:24. > :07:25.And if you want to watch President Trump's speech
:07:26. > :07:33.to Congress in full, you can on the BBC iPlayer.
:07:34. > :07:40.Sex education is to become compulsory in
:07:41. > :07:56.The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, says that children
:07:57. > :07:58.as young as four will be taught about relationships and secondary
:07:59. > :08:00.school pupils will learn about sex and relationships.
:08:01. > :08:03.There will be a particular emphasis on the dangers of sexting, online
:08:04. > :08:07.We must make sure nobody takes embarrassing pictures of us. Even
:08:08. > :08:11.the youngest children are taught about their bodies and relationships
:08:12. > :08:17.with other people. Soon such lessons will be compulsory in all schools in
:08:18. > :08:24.England. Sex and relationship education updated for the cyber age.
:08:25. > :08:28.The widespread use of sexting, sexual bullying of girls in
:08:29. > :08:31.secondary school and the ready availability of hard-core online
:08:32. > :08:38.Perl graffiti have made MPs call for new compulsory lessons. The guidance
:08:39. > :08:42.schools are looking to in terms of how they teach relationships and sex
:08:43. > :08:47.education was developed in 2000 and Britain is a very different place.
:08:48. > :08:51.That is really important we have an updated approach that means our
:08:52. > :08:55.children are safe and protected and they are prepared for life in modern
:08:56. > :09:00.Britain. All children from the age of four onwards will be taught about
:09:01. > :09:04.relationships while older children will be taught age-appropriate sex
:09:05. > :09:09.education. Previously such lessons were only compulsory in council run
:09:10. > :09:12.schools not academies. Teaching unions and the Church of England
:09:13. > :09:17.have welcomed the announcement but others are not impressed. Very often
:09:18. > :09:21.children are being interested -- introduced a things at school they
:09:22. > :09:25.have not seen before. Topics introduced far too young we have not
:09:26. > :09:30.yet seen. We have to be aware of this. It is not always about
:09:31. > :09:35.protecting them, we are sexualising them through state programmes. This
:09:36. > :09:39.cannot be good idea. Of course we have to care for our children.
:09:40. > :09:40.Parents will have a right to withdraw their children from lessons
:09:41. > :09:45.if they wish. The Government faces its first
:09:46. > :09:47.defeat over the Brexit bill Opposition peers want
:09:48. > :09:50.the legislation amended to guarantee the rights of EU nationals to remain
:09:51. > :09:53.in the UK. Our Assistant Political Editor
:09:54. > :10:00.Norman Smith is in Westminster. How likely is a defeat and what
:10:01. > :10:05.would that do to the government's timetable? So far Theresa May has
:10:06. > :10:10.pretty much pummelled her opponents into the dust when it comes to
:10:11. > :10:15.Brexit. Tonight she is going to be on the receiving end in the House of
:10:16. > :10:20.Lords despite the fact she went in there at the start of the debate to
:10:21. > :10:25.give peers a killer Jeffrey stare. This evening they are almost certain
:10:26. > :10:29.to defy her and vote to guarantee the rights of EU nationals living
:10:30. > :10:34.here. Why? They think it is morally unacceptable to leave these people
:10:35. > :10:38.in limbo. They argue it is far better for Britain to seize the
:10:39. > :10:42.moral high ground in these negotiations. It is unlikely to
:10:43. > :10:47.happen. Theresa May will overturn that result in the Commons because
:10:48. > :10:51.she insists she cannot guarantee the position of EU nationals until the
:10:52. > :10:55.position of British nationals living elsewhere in the EU is also
:10:56. > :11:01.guaranteed. That may not happen for some time because other EU countries
:11:02. > :11:05.are not willing to discuss it until the negotiations get under way. It
:11:06. > :11:09.may take their many months to come up with an agreed position and the
:11:10. > :11:15.danger is the whole issue gets messed up into the argy-bargy of the
:11:16. > :11:20.Brexit negotiations. EU negotiators may say you want to talk about EU
:11:21. > :11:22.migrants, we want to talk about your Brexit bill, which means it could
:11:23. > :11:26.take some time to get the deal. Two women have been charged
:11:27. > :11:29.with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean
:11:30. > :11:31.dictator Kim Jong Un. They face the death
:11:32. > :11:35.penalty if found guilty. Malaysian police believe they wiped
:11:36. > :11:38.the deadly nerve agent VX on his face in Kuala Lumpur airport
:11:39. > :11:42.just over a fortnight ago. The women claim they thought they
:11:43. > :11:45.were taking part in a video prank. In a phalanx of heavily armed police
:11:46. > :11:52.the two women were taken to court. The fear was that they were
:11:53. > :11:55.vulnerable to attack because they Kim Jong Nam, the excelled
:11:56. > :12:03.half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, was murdered
:12:04. > :12:14.on February the 13th. The accused are alleged to be
:12:15. > :12:19.the women who jumped Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport
:12:20. > :12:21.and smeared his face The alleged assassins, one
:12:22. > :12:24.from Vietnam, one from Indonesia, claimed they were duped
:12:25. > :12:26.into thinking they were taking part In court today the charge
:12:27. > :12:31.was read to them. She was perfectly all
:12:32. > :12:38.right and she was calm. Of course she was definitely
:12:39. > :12:42.distressed because she is But the Malaysian
:12:43. > :12:47.authorities are sceptical. If the attackers thought the gel
:12:48. > :12:49.they were smearing on the victim was harmless why did they keep it
:12:50. > :12:56.off their own skin? North Korea denies being involved
:12:57. > :12:59.but it has sent diplomats to Malaysia to try to get the body
:13:00. > :13:04.sent to North Korea. There is more
:13:05. > :13:09.investigation to be done. After a certain period of time
:13:10. > :13:12.we will have to make In this case we have
:13:13. > :13:16.to do it as a government, taking into consideration
:13:17. > :13:24.the international system. The two women accused today face
:13:25. > :13:30.the death penalty if found guilty. The ultimate price for being pawns
:13:31. > :13:43.in a bigger political game. The French presidential
:13:44. > :13:45.candidate Francois Fillon has refused to stand down,
:13:46. > :13:47.despite being told by magistrates that he will be put under
:13:48. > :13:51.formal investigation. The centre right politician has
:13:52. > :13:54.repeatedly denied allegations that he paid his wife and children
:13:55. > :13:57.public money for work Defiance from Mr Fillon,
:13:58. > :14:09.but he will still be He knows he is in a very difficult
:14:10. > :14:14.situation. His poll ratings have gone down and he is in third place.
:14:15. > :14:20.His image has suffered and he cannot campaign without protesters
:14:21. > :14:24.everywhere he goes. He is going to be summoned before the Italian
:14:25. > :14:28.magistrate on much the 15th just before the campaign properly starts
:14:29. > :14:31.and probably placed under formal investigation. He is in a very
:14:32. > :14:36.difficult situation but he has chosen to fight back. It was a very
:14:37. > :14:41.competent press conference in which he laid into the institutions of
:14:42. > :14:46.France as being behind his problems, and that is a message fraud with
:14:47. > :14:50.possibilities for the future because he is blaming the institutions of
:14:51. > :14:55.France for turning on him. He knows the situation is tough but not
:14:56. > :14:59.desperate. His support has not entirely collapsed. His base support
:15:00. > :15:04.remains there. His idea with the party behind him, and they were
:15:05. > :15:06.there, a stoic stern grave continuation of his current pass,
:15:07. > :15:13.that he can still do it. President Trump appeals for unity in
:15:14. > :15:23.his first speech to congress. A spoke in the wheel
:15:24. > :15:26.for Great Britain's The team was only given
:15:27. > :15:29.seven weeks to prepare Budapest's city council has
:15:30. > :15:34.ratified their decision to withdraw its bid to host
:15:35. > :15:36.the Summer Olympics It leaves only Los Angeles and Paris
:15:37. > :15:49.competing to host the Games. Tomorrow voters in Northern Ireland
:15:50. > :15:52.go to the polls for the second The election was triggered
:15:53. > :15:56.when the Deputy First Minister, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness,
:15:57. > :15:58.resigned over a row with the Democratic Unionist Party
:15:59. > :16:03.about a green energy scheme scandal. That scheme remained the hot topic
:16:04. > :16:06.last night as Northern Ireland party leaders again clashed over the issue
:16:07. > :16:10.in the second TV election debate. Our Ireland correspondent
:16:11. > :16:13.Chris Buckler reports. Every election is
:16:14. > :16:18.a test of leadership. And in Northern Ireland
:16:19. > :16:22.these are testing times. The collapse of
:16:23. > :16:24.Stormont power-sharing government has led to a second
:16:25. > :16:27.election within a year. And the breakdown
:16:28. > :16:29.in the relationship between the DUP and Sinn Fein feels
:16:30. > :16:34.personal as well as political. And what about a bit
:16:35. > :16:39.of respect, Michelle? The DUP leader Arlene Foster has
:16:40. > :16:57.been under personal pressure. Over a financial scandal linked
:16:58. > :16:59.to a botched green energy scheme. It has not been the cause
:17:00. > :17:01.of this election. The cause of this election of course
:17:02. > :17:05.is the wish of Sinn Fein to implement their radical Republican
:17:06. > :17:07.agenda on Northern Ireland. It is about arrogance,
:17:08. > :17:09.it is about how the It is about the fact
:17:10. > :17:13.that Arlene could not even be humble to accept
:17:14. > :17:16.that she has made a mistake. And whilst we will get
:17:17. > :17:19.to the bottom of all the issues with the public enquiry,
:17:20. > :17:21.there are some things we do know to And that is the fact that
:17:22. > :17:26.Arlene did strip out Only months ago they were
:17:27. > :17:29.talking about a shared The DUP have spent this campaign
:17:30. > :17:32.warning of the potential dangers posed by Sinn Fein
:17:33. > :17:34.success at the ballot box. The only thing that will
:17:35. > :17:37.change is the DUP's ego And I don't think the
:17:38. > :17:40.public care about that. They care about health
:17:41. > :17:42.and education. Ultimately, just like ten months
:17:43. > :17:44.ago, getting a government back at Stormont depends on the
:17:45. > :17:46.power-sharing deal after the People voted for you last time
:17:47. > :17:51.and they got Martin McGuinness. And he wrote your
:17:52. > :17:56.resignation letter. The Ulster Unionist party
:17:57. > :17:58.and the nationalist SDLP are trying to present themselves
:17:59. > :18:00.as an alternative to This is an opportunity
:18:01. > :18:05.to bring about change, away from two parties who only share
:18:06. > :18:08.space, power and responsibility because the law
:18:09. > :18:12.says they have two. And the SDLP leader
:18:13. > :18:15.challenged Arlene Foster. Over the DUP decision to block
:18:16. > :18:17.the introduction of same-sex Arlene Foster will commit
:18:18. > :18:37.now to not using the There are many challenges for all
:18:38. > :18:43.the parties if power-sharing is to return to Stormont. I see we have a
:18:44. > :18:48.very balanced audience in tonight. Let me be clear... The whole
:18:49. > :18:51.electorate will have their say when they vote tomorrow.
:18:52. > :18:53.The BBC has seen documents which suggest Ford is to lay off
:18:54. > :18:56.around 1,100 jobs at its car plant in Bridgend.
:18:57. > :19:01.Our Wales Correspondent, Tomos Morgan, is there.
:19:02. > :19:11.Tell us more about what is in the documents. This makes document shows
:19:12. > :19:17.that this planet is underperforming compared to the plant in Dagenham.
:19:18. > :19:21.Overtime is double that in the Dagenham plant and production costs
:19:22. > :19:25.6% more. That coupled with the fact that they have not got enough more
:19:26. > :19:29.projected investment here means they say in this links document by Ford
:19:30. > :19:36.that they project over 1000 jobs could be lost by 2020. Over 2000
:19:37. > :19:41.people are employed here and currently it creates around 700,000
:19:42. > :19:47.engines per year. Some of them go to Ford, some two Jaguar Land Rover.
:19:48. > :19:53.But the only other project they had was cut by half in September, down
:19:54. > :19:56.to 125,000 per year as was the investment and some unions have been
:19:57. > :20:00.asking what will happen, what are the future plans for the jobs in
:20:01. > :20:05.this place considering the numbers have been cut so significantly. The
:20:06. > :20:08.Welsh Government has said they have been in talks with Bridgend over the
:20:09. > :20:12.last few weeks to make sure that these jobs stay in place. The First
:20:13. > :20:16.Minister Carwyn Jones has said losing these jobs would be the worst
:20:17. > :20:19.case scenario but the unions have said the UK Government needs to step
:20:20. > :20:24.in and supplies some kind of investment. And in PMQs today to is
:20:25. > :20:29.had said she was in talks with Bridgend about the future. This
:20:30. > :20:35.place has been here since 1980 and had to put ?3 billion of investment
:20:36. > :20:36.but without any war, the manufacturing powerhouse in South
:20:37. > :20:38.Wales will certainly be diminished. Drivers caught using handheld mobile
:20:39. > :20:40.phones will face tougher penalties from today,
:20:41. > :20:42.in England, Wales and Scotland. The fine has doubled to ?200,
:20:43. > :20:45.and the number of penalty points has also doubled to six -
:20:46. > :20:48.meaning that new drivers could lose Police have pledged to put
:20:49. > :20:51.an "increased focus" On a busy main road
:20:52. > :21:02.in Cambridgeshire police cameras The evidence from around the UK
:21:03. > :21:08.is crystal clear, we've been warned, The most recent report from the RAC
:21:09. > :21:13.found 31% of drivers admit to using a hand-held phone
:21:14. > :21:16.at the wheel compared She had it held in both hands
:21:17. > :21:23.so texting or doing whatever This driver was spotted
:21:24. > :21:31.holding her phone to plot a route. You had your phone in both hands
:21:32. > :21:34.on top of your steering wheel. You may or may not be aware,
:21:35. > :21:37.it is going to change. ?200 fine and no option of any sort
:21:38. > :21:45.of education course at all. It's just how she was using her
:21:46. > :21:49.phone that makes it an offence. It's more than just
:21:50. > :21:51.making a phone call. We can do more and more
:21:52. > :21:53.with our mobile phones and the temptation to use them
:21:54. > :21:56.on the move has proved From today there will be no more
:21:57. > :22:02.driver awareness courses, new licenses can be revoked and bus
:22:03. > :22:04.and lorry drivers could face All underlining a very
:22:05. > :22:09.simple message. Your mobile phone belongs
:22:10. > :22:24.in the glove box. Thomas ignored that advice and is
:22:25. > :22:29.serving a sentence for causing the deaths of four people when he
:22:30. > :22:33.ploughed into stationary traffic. We're all going to learn this lesson
:22:34. > :22:36.and we can learn it the easy or the hard way. I learnt hard way but it
:22:37. > :22:43.is an easy problem to solve. Just put your phone away. Back in
:22:44. > :22:43.Cambridgeshire, a two-minute call will have serious consequences for
:22:44. > :22:46.this HGV driver. In the 20 odd years I've been
:22:47. > :22:51.on the road I've seen I've seen phone in one hand,
:22:52. > :22:55.laptop on the other, and knee What just happened there,
:22:56. > :22:58.a minor indiscretion in relation to the scale of things,
:22:59. > :23:01.but no, I should know better. Unfortunately your
:23:02. > :23:05.mum has been killed. Police operations will now run
:23:06. > :23:07.alongside a media campaign centred Higher penalties are only
:23:08. > :23:13.part of the answer. In the end, we must all be conscious
:23:14. > :23:16.of the lives we put at risk. There is nothing that is
:23:17. > :23:19.so important it cannot wait. Don't use your phone
:23:20. > :23:21.whilst you're driving. Robert Hall, BBC News,
:23:22. > :23:29.Cambridgeshire. Liverpool's Lime Street station
:23:30. > :23:32.will be closed for several days after a wall collapsed and blocked
:23:33. > :23:34.all four lines into the station Passengers are being advised
:23:35. > :23:50.to check alternative routes. How much disruption is it causing?
:23:51. > :23:54.This could have been a really serious incident last night. It
:23:55. > :23:59.happened at about quarter to six when an 80 foot high retaining wall
:24:00. > :24:02.right next to the West Coast Main Line, about three quarters of a mile
:24:03. > :24:07.up the track behind me, gave way. We had our helicopter up in the last
:24:08. > :24:12.hour or so looking into that deep cutting were all the debris is now
:24:13. > :24:18.in place. What happened is the rubble collapsed, it set off centres
:24:19. > :24:22.on overhead power lines and alerted a signalman. Then they stopped
:24:23. > :24:26.services running and put all the signals to read. So luckily no train
:24:27. > :24:29.hit the rubble because that could have been very serious. The Rail
:24:30. > :24:34.Accident Investigation Branch are looking at this now to see if they
:24:35. > :24:37.will have to take any action. In the meantime the railway station remains
:24:38. > :24:40.shut to all services for the next several days because they have got
:24:41. > :24:50.to get into that cutting to remove the rubble which they say was caused
:24:51. > :24:53.by a third party pudding shipping containers on top of the ball, five
:24:54. > :24:55.of them, with a lot of stuff in them which has caused the wall to
:24:56. > :24:58.crumble. It will take some time to put right and in the meantime buses
:24:59. > :25:00.are being laid on for passengers and it will cause a lot of disruption
:25:01. > :25:02.for people. 14 of Britain's para-cyclists
:25:03. > :25:04.are set to compete at the track World championships
:25:05. > :25:06.in Los Angeles on Thursday. But with the International Cycling
:25:07. > :25:09.Union providing just seven weeks' warning to prepare for the event
:25:10. > :25:12.many cyclists are frustrated. And some including Britain's most
:25:13. > :25:14.decorated Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, have opted out
:25:15. > :25:18.of competing all together. Kate Grey has been to meet the GB
:25:19. > :25:21.team in their final preparations It was the culmination
:25:22. > :25:28.of years of training. In Rio the velodrome
:25:29. > :25:32.was a gold medal factory. Contributing to Britain's most
:25:33. > :25:36.successful Paralympic Games. From the high of 2016, 2017
:25:37. > :25:45.was expected to be a quieter year. But with just seven weeks
:25:46. > :25:47.notice, cyclists were told the World Championships were just
:25:48. > :25:51.around the corner. And it's left many questioning
:25:52. > :25:53.the way the sport is run. I can't imagine any other sport
:25:54. > :25:54.getting away with it. I mean, we're talking about para-
:25:55. > :25:57.cycling, we had four days in Rio, four days in London where we had
:25:58. > :26:00.6000 people in the standings. It's not a little sport,
:26:01. > :26:03.it's quite a big sport It's not very good for the athletes,
:26:04. > :26:07.it's not good for the nations. I mean, there's nations
:26:08. > :26:09.that aren't going. It kind of makes a mockery
:26:10. > :26:12.of the whole thing, it makes everything look a little bit
:26:13. > :26:15.Mickey Mouse and like its just organised by people who don't
:26:16. > :26:25.know what they're doing. For tandem rider Sophie Thornhill
:26:26. > :26:27.it's an opportunity to take a relaxed approach
:26:28. > :26:29.to the championships. Everyone's going to go
:26:30. > :26:31.in there with new targets, you know, not as high
:26:32. > :26:34.as you would expect from Rio. And that's a good thing
:26:35. > :26:36.because we are going in there These British athletes are making
:26:37. > :26:40.the most of a far from ideal situation and it raises concerns
:26:41. > :26:42.about why these sorts of problems are still occurring
:26:43. > :26:44.in Paralympic sport. The head of the British Paralympic
:26:45. > :26:47.Association told me big improvements need to be made in the years
:26:48. > :26:51.between the games. When people see the track cycling
:26:52. > :26:54.at the Paralympic Games and the stadium being full and a key
:26:55. > :26:57.part of the event schedule, you really want to see that
:26:58. > :27:01.replicated over the four years. And I think a lot of international
:27:02. > :27:04.federations really need to see that For Jody, at 38 years old, his time
:27:05. > :27:09.is running out in the sport. But he's determined to make
:27:10. > :27:10.a difference for those If I make a voice about it and I get
:27:11. > :27:17.out there and talk about it, then hopefully for the generation
:27:18. > :27:19.after me, they can benefit And it would be nice to develop
:27:20. > :27:24.the sport and be part of developing The challenges in para-
:27:25. > :27:27.cycling will continue But for the athletes,
:27:28. > :27:35.it's now about delivering on the track and continuing
:27:36. > :27:37.the momentum from Rio. Proposals have been unveiled that
:27:38. > :27:41.if adopted will be the biggest shake-up of the rules of golf
:27:42. > :27:44."in a generation". They include easier ways to take
:27:45. > :27:47.free and penalty drops, and reducing the time allowed
:27:48. > :27:49.to search for a lost ball Our sports correspondent
:27:50. > :28:07.Katie Gornall reports. Cotton is open champion for the
:28:08. > :28:11.second time... Few sports are steeped in tradition of golf with
:28:12. > :28:14.laws dating back to 7044. The game has evolved but the rules remain
:28:15. > :28:18.notoriously difficult to navigate. I think you would need a degree to
:28:19. > :28:23.understand them. Anything they can do to make "Has to be a bonus. Today
:28:24. > :28:27.we need to be a bit more mindful that people who are new to the game
:28:28. > :28:31.need to understand the rules more quickly. And start playing imagery
:28:32. > :28:35.without worrying about being penalised. Even the professionals
:28:36. > :28:45.find it tricky. At the Masters last year confusion over a rolling
:28:46. > :28:49.overshadowed the first major triumph for Dustin Johnson. I think he has a
:28:50. > :28:52.two shot penalty. He will have made the ball moves, that is one shot.
:28:53. > :28:57.Situations like this, the golf authorities want to avoid. If it is
:28:58. > :29:01.too intimidating for people then we need to look again and I think that
:29:02. > :29:06.was the circumstances we face. These proposals have been described as the
:29:07. > :29:10.biggest set of changes to golf in a generation. The aim is not just to
:29:11. > :29:14.simplify the rule book but also make it more accessible, to remove male
:29:15. > :29:20.only references and speed up the game.
:29:21. > :29:24.We also have the 42nd rule, to play the next shot, you need to play
:29:25. > :29:28.within 40 seconds. So that will speed that up. That is a big deal
:29:29. > :29:33.these days, keeping the play going. Then we have to drop rule, typically
:29:34. > :29:37.you do not have to drop from shoulder height but just drop on the
:29:38. > :29:43.ground like this. That is quite a big change. It is a big change. Then
:29:44. > :29:49.also parting with the flagging, there is now no penalty with that.
:29:50. > :29:54.The change of pace has been inspired by other sports. Meanwhile golf is
:29:55. > :29:59.often seemingly resistant to change. The new rules should come into
:30:00. > :30:01.effect in 2019, a significant attempt to move with the times.
:30:02. > :30:04.Europe's most active volcano has erupted in a fiery show of lava.
:30:05. > :30:07.Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, has been largely dormant
:30:08. > :30:13.The volcano's latest eruptions began on Monday evening.
:30:14. > :30:15.Authorities have reported no danger to the nearby towns and there has
:30:16. > :30:20.Its eruptions can last days or even weeks -
:30:21. > :30:35.A look at the weather now with Nick Miller.
:30:36. > :30:43.It is a date for the daffodils today especially in Wales. Climate, it is
:30:44. > :30:49.the first day of spring but not a huge amount of sunshine on offer.
:30:50. > :30:52.Plenty of cloud around in southern England and outbreaks of rain edging
:30:53. > :30:57.a little further north this afternoon. For the north of England,
:30:58. > :31:03.Northern Ireland and Scotland, still some sunny spells. A few showers
:31:04. > :31:06.around, some of these wintry on the hills. Not really feeling like
:31:07. > :31:12.spring with single figure temperatures for most. Tonight we
:31:13. > :31:17.have wet weather leading in and strong winds developing along the
:31:18. > :31:23.coast of south Wales and along the south coast and inland. The wind is
:31:24. > :31:30.strengthening into the Midlands as well. Then rain, sleet and snow no
:31:31. > :31:35.feeding north through Wales and into parts of northern England. We could
:31:36. > :31:40.see some accumulations and some snow possible even at lower levels. Wet
:31:41. > :31:44.and windy weather overnight, not very pleasant. To the north of that,
:31:45. > :31:50.Northern Ireland drive for a time but could see some rain and feels no
:31:51. > :31:55.feeding in later in the night. Still some wintry showers in the north and
:31:56. > :31:58.north-west of Scotland. Tomorrow is quite windy to start with a
:31:59. > :32:04.specially crossed South East England, East Anglia. Some wet
:32:05. > :32:09.weather for Northern Ireland, the Midlands, using. Some showers in the
:32:10. > :32:12.North West of Scotland. Coming back to Wales and the South West but into
:32:13. > :32:17.the afternoon, a lot of fine weather, the best of the sunshine
:32:18. > :32:20.across central and eastern parts of the UK. Tomorrow evening the rain
:32:21. > :32:26.comes back to Northern Ireland and into parts of Scotland. Again some
:32:27. > :32:32.sleet and snow on higher ground. Then by Friday another area of low
:32:33. > :32:37.pressure coming up from the. That means for England and Wales, rain
:32:38. > :32:40.spreading north, some about quite heavy. But most of that mainly dry,
:32:41. > :32:46.the best of the sunshine on Friday in Scotland. And for the weekend,
:32:47. > :32:51.the huge amount of sunshine, looking unsettled at times but not all the
:32:52. > :33:01.time. And it is the first weekend of meteorological spring. You can look
:33:02. > :33:03.to the Equinox or the solstice to understand why seasons changed at
:33:04. > :33:06.the beginning of the month. Take a look on the website and also get the
:33:07. > :33:12.latest forecasts there. A reminder of our main
:33:13. > :33:20.story this lunchtime. President Trump appealed for unity
:33:21. > :33:21.in his first speech to Congress saying the time for trivial fights
:33:22. > :33:23.has passed. That's all from the BBC News at One
:33:24. > :33:27.- so it's goodbye from me -