:00:07. > :00:08.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promises to stand up
:00:09. > :00:11.for ordinary working people, as his election
:00:12. > :00:18.It was to be a fight between the "establishment
:00:19. > :00:21.and the people" he said - and said the result is not
:00:22. > :00:28.But of course they do not want us to win, because when we win,
:00:29. > :00:32.it is the people not the powerful who win.
:00:33. > :00:35.Former Ukip MP Douglas Carswell says he won't stand for re-election
:00:36. > :00:41.We'll bring you all the latest as campaigning gets underway.
:00:42. > :00:51.Theresa May holds Brexit talks with the European Parliament President -
:00:52. > :00:53.he says his priority is the status of EU citizens here.
:00:54. > :00:55.A major breakthrough in the treatment of dementia -
:00:56. > :01:00.a drug for depression could help protect the brain from degeneration.
:01:01. > :01:04.Almost ?500,000 is raised for a 17-year-old racing driver,
:01:05. > :01:11.who's had both legs amputated after a high speed crash.
:01:12. > :01:13.And how cycling to work can halve your risk of getting
:01:14. > :01:17.And coming up in the sport on BBC News.
:01:18. > :01:19.Left out of the Lions squad but still leading his country.
:01:20. > :01:22.Dylan Hartley will captain the England party for their tour
:01:23. > :01:46.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:47. > :01:49.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will stand up
:01:50. > :01:51.for ordinary working people, as he attacked big business
:01:52. > :01:54.and the elite in his first major speech of the General Election
:01:55. > :02:00.Casting the June 8th vote as a fight between the "establishment
:02:01. > :02:03.and the people," Mr Corbyn said a "cosy cartel" ran
:02:04. > :02:06.a "rigged system," and that wealth should be shared.
:02:07. > :02:09.Recent opinion polls have put Labour between 15 and 20 points
:02:10. > :02:12.behind the Conservatives, but Mr Corbyn dismissed
:02:13. > :02:13.suggestions the election result was a foregone conclusion.
:02:14. > :02:21.Here's our Political Correspondent Chris Mason.
:02:22. > :02:31.The next Prime Minister of the UK, Jeremy Corbyn. Do you believe it? Do
:02:32. > :02:35.they believe it? Does he believe it? Opinion polls suggest it's highly
:02:36. > :02:39.unlikely Jeremy Corbyn will be heading for Downing Street but Mr
:02:40. > :02:43.Corbyn is trying to change people's minds. Much of the media and the
:02:44. > :02:49.establishment are saying this election is a foregone conclusion.
:02:50. > :02:56.They think there are rules in politics which, if you don't follow
:02:57. > :03:01.by doffing your cap to the powerful people, accepting that things can't
:03:02. > :03:07.really change, then you can't win. But of course they don't want us to
:03:08. > :03:14.win, because when we win, it is the people, not the powerful, who win.
:03:15. > :03:19.Jeremy Corbyn was full of vim, zip and energy. The Conservatives, he
:03:20. > :03:24.said, are morally bankrupt, the system is rigged and he would prove
:03:25. > :03:30.people wrong. Anyone who stands up to create a better, fairer, more
:03:31. > :03:35.decent society gets vilified. Our party gets vilified. But I'll tell
:03:36. > :03:39.you, we are bigger, stronger and more determined than we've ever
:03:40. > :03:43.been. His challenge is convincing enough people outside this room.
:03:44. > :03:48.There is a very clear choice and it is a clear choice between strong and
:03:49. > :03:52.stable government with strong leadership under Theresa May and the
:03:53. > :03:56.Conservatives or a coalition of chaos with Jeremy Corbyn pepped up
:03:57. > :04:00.by the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats. Having voted
:04:01. > :04:07.itself out of existence, parliament here will soon dissolve and they
:04:08. > :04:10.will head from this post code to your postcode. If you want to have a
:04:11. > :04:18.say, you have a month to register to vote. For now at least, deciding who
:04:19. > :04:25.walks through this door in June is in your hands.
:04:26. > :04:33.Let's join Norman Smith who is also in Westminster. Jeremy Corbyn's
:04:34. > :04:37.antiestablishment message. How far will that resonate with people who
:04:38. > :04:43.are not his natural supporters? I was in the hall and this speech was
:04:44. > :04:48.rapturously received. It was classic Corbyn, castigating the wealthy, the
:04:49. > :04:53.media, the establishment, the city. It's the sort of speeches made that
:04:54. > :04:58.under the demonstrations, processed marchers, rallies throughout his
:04:59. > :05:04.career but the danger is that it was a comfort zone speech, a feel-good
:05:05. > :05:08.speech for the true believers. The risk, that Alberti Middle England
:05:09. > :05:12.they might have more mundane concerns about their mortgages,
:05:13. > :05:18.their children's schools, they may not be bothered about ripping up the
:05:19. > :05:21.rules and tearing down the elite. Mr Corbyn's team believe people are
:05:22. > :05:26.changing, that there is a sense of unhappiness with politics. People
:05:27. > :05:33.want things done differently and they point to the Brexit boat, they
:05:34. > :05:37.point to Donald Trump, to the French elections as evidence of this mood,
:05:38. > :05:41.this desire for change which they believe Jeremy Corbyn can write to
:05:42. > :05:46.power on and they take the view that there's no point trying to package
:05:47. > :05:50.Jeremy Corbyn as some sort of conventional sound bite politician.
:05:51. > :05:55.This was Corbyn uncut, the authentic Jeremy Corbyn and they hope voters
:05:56. > :06:01.will respond that. What did Mr Corbyn have to say about Brexit? You
:06:02. > :06:07.have to say, the B word very rarely crosses his lips and it hardly did
:06:08. > :06:12.so today. The reason for that, frankly, it is Labour is something
:06:13. > :06:15.of a political Punch bag when it comes to Brexit. Pummelled by
:06:16. > :06:20.Brexiteers for not believing forcefully enough in Brexit and
:06:21. > :06:25.punished by remainders for not fighting hard enough against Brexit.
:06:26. > :06:30.At the same time, today, Theresa May trying to keep the focus on Brexit.
:06:31. > :06:34.She was meeting the president of the European Parliament, indicating that
:06:35. > :06:39.the Brexit process is still carrying on throughout this campaign and I
:06:40. > :06:43.think we could be facing one of the most divisive general elections in
:06:44. > :06:49.recent history, with Theresa May taking on those she believes are
:06:50. > :06:53.frustrating the Brexit process and Jeremy Corbyn determined to take on,
:06:54. > :06:56.as he sees it, the elite, the establishment. Norman, good to talk
:06:57. > :07:04.to you, as always. Douglas Carswell,
:07:05. > :07:07.the MP for Clacton who, until recently, was Ukip's only MP,
:07:08. > :07:08.has said he will not be seeking Mr Carswell, who sits
:07:09. > :07:11.as an independent, said he would be backing
:07:12. > :07:13.the Conservative candidate. Andrew Sinclair is BBC East's
:07:14. > :07:26.political edtior and is in Norwich. Andrew, why isn't Mr Carswell
:07:27. > :07:32.standing and how has this gone down? No real surprise at today's
:07:33. > :07:36.announcement. Douglas Carswell regularly making political
:07:37. > :07:38.headlines. This was the Tory MP who dramatically defected to Ukip and
:07:39. > :07:42.insisted on fighting a by-election which he went on to win. He has
:07:43. > :07:48.regularly been in the news, having spats with Ukip's former leader,
:07:49. > :07:51.Nigel Farage. Last month he said he would sit in Parliament as an
:07:52. > :07:55.independent because he thought he could's job was done. Today, he has
:07:56. > :07:59.said he will not contest that election as an independent and has
:08:00. > :08:03.said he will be supporting the Conservatives. In a statement he
:08:04. > :08:09.says, I have done everything I can to ensure we get the referendum and
:08:10. > :08:13.we leave the European Union. It is sometimes said that all political
:08:14. > :08:17.careers end in failure, it doesn't feel like that to me today. Job
:08:18. > :08:23.done. I'm delighted. Andrew, thank you.
:08:24. > :08:24.Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said Labour
:08:25. > :08:25.is 'unelectable' under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
:08:26. > :08:27.Speaking during First Minister's questions, she said voting SNP
:08:28. > :08:31.was the only way to protect Scotland from the Conservatives.
:08:32. > :08:34.Because of the unelectability of Labour, Scotland faces
:08:35. > :08:37.the prospect of an unfettered, out-of-control Tory government,
:08:38. > :08:41.and we know the damage that can do to Scotland.
:08:42. > :08:46.To our budget, to the vulnerable, to pensions, to our economy.
:08:47. > :08:52.Vote SNP to make sure that Scotland's voice is heard,
:08:53. > :08:57.and that Scotland has protection against the Tories.
:08:58. > :09:04.Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon is in Edinburgh.
:09:05. > :09:10.Lorna, it was a lively session of First Minister 's question. Did you
:09:11. > :09:15.feel that each party was effectively rehearsing their arguments for the
:09:16. > :09:18.election campaign ahead? Yes, rehearsing their arguments that we
:09:19. > :09:22.will hear again and again I think over the next seven weeks. There's a
:09:23. > :09:28.protest outside Parliament this afternoon over reforms to child tax
:09:29. > :09:31.credits. That was one of the main issues at the start of First
:09:32. > :09:37.Minister's Questions to date. They were noisy exchanges over that issue
:09:38. > :09:42.but what you did really get was a sense of the election issues ahead.
:09:43. > :09:48.Nicola Sturgeon saying again and again that it was her impression and
:09:49. > :09:51.opinion that only the SNP can protect Scotland from what she
:09:52. > :09:54.described as an increasingly hardline conservative government.
:09:55. > :09:58.The Conservatives are the main opposition here at Holyrood. Their
:09:59. > :10:02.leader, Ruth Davidson, but her part saying that Nicola Sturgeon's best
:10:03. > :10:07.intervention in this election has been to put Mr Corbyn in pole
:10:08. > :10:13.position to become Prime Minister. That of course dipping a nod towards
:10:14. > :10:18.the comments yesterday from Nicola Sturgeon that she would be prepared
:10:19. > :10:24.to support an alliance. Nicola Sturgeon's responds today was that
:10:25. > :10:30.the polls suggest there was no chance of Jeremy Corbyn getting into
:10:31. > :10:39.number ten. Kezia Dugdale, the Labour leader, said that it within
:10:40. > :10:44.the SNP's interests for the Conservatives to stay where they
:10:45. > :10:50.are. Nicola Sturgeon has been due to set out how her proposals, have
:10:51. > :10:56.plans to hold a second independence referendum over the coming weeks,
:10:57. > :11:05.that triggered by Brexit, it is not sure how that will continue now a
:11:06. > :11:07.snap election has been called. You can keep up to date with all of that
:11:08. > :11:12.on the BBC News page. Theresa May has invited
:11:13. > :11:15.the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker,
:11:16. > :11:17.and his chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, to a meeting
:11:18. > :11:19.in London next week. It follows a meeting earlier
:11:20. > :11:21.today with the President of the European Parliament,
:11:22. > :11:22.who made clear his priority was Our Diplomatic Editor James Landale
:11:23. > :11:37.has been following the visit. James. Rita, Antonio Gianni might
:11:38. > :11:40.not be a household name in Britain but he matters because his
:11:41. > :11:51.Parliament matters. In Brussels, it will have a beater, a vote over any
:11:52. > :11:55.deal between the UK and the EU. After meeting the Prime Minister
:11:56. > :12:01.this morning, he said something very interesting. Since the Prime
:12:02. > :12:06.Minister Colby election, most senior European figures have kept their
:12:07. > :12:08.heads down. The president however said he welcomed the election
:12:09. > :12:12.because of the stability that he thought it would bring to the Brexit
:12:13. > :12:17.negotiations. This is what he said to me.
:12:18. > :12:21.I think for the European Union, it is better to have
:12:22. > :12:23.stability in the United Kingdom than to have the same interlocutor
:12:24. > :12:29.For us, it is much better to have these
:12:30. > :12:30.negotiations with have this with the new government
:12:31. > :12:32.than a government before an election campaign.
:12:33. > :12:50.The other point that the European Parliament president made was that
:12:51. > :12:54.in his eyes, the importance of securing an early deal for European
:12:55. > :12:57.residents living in the UK as part of a Brexit deal. He said that he
:12:58. > :13:01.and the Prime Minister agreed that there was a need for this to be done
:13:02. > :13:05.as soon as possible and he talked of a framework deal in perhaps a matter
:13:06. > :13:09.of months. I have to say that having spoken to officials in the UK and in
:13:10. > :13:13.Brussels that would be optimistic because of the sheer scale of
:13:14. > :13:18.technical problems of reaching a deal on this. Which migrants are we
:13:19. > :13:22.talking about, what rights are we talking about? Rights to live, to
:13:23. > :13:28.work, what benefits? The whole issue of migrant -- citizen rights is very
:13:29. > :13:30.obligated. I think it will be tough to get an early deal on this. James,
:13:31. > :13:45.many thanks. The American billionaire Bill Gates,
:13:46. > :13:48.has used a speech in London to warn Theresa May that reducing
:13:49. > :13:50.the government's commitment The Prime Minister has refused
:13:51. > :13:53.to say whether she will retain a pledge made by David Cameron
:13:54. > :13:56.to spend at least 0.7% of national So, what is the money spent
:13:57. > :14:01.on and how do we compare Chris Morris of
:14:02. > :14:05.Reality Check reports. Loading up. The UK is one of a
:14:06. > :14:08.handful of countries that meet the long-standing international target
:14:09. > :14:12.of spending 0.7% of gross national income on overseas aid. That
:14:13. > :14:17.translates to more than ?12 billion a year and there are those that
:14:18. > :14:22.argue that it is too much. 0.7% figure was written into law in 2015.
:14:23. > :14:26.Theresa May has refused to say whether she intends to keep it.
:14:27. > :14:33.Prominent campaigners insist that she should. You pick the things that
:14:34. > :14:38.you are going to spend less money on if you take it away. Less on girls
:14:39. > :14:44.education, less on tools of contraception that empower women,
:14:45. > :14:47.less malaria bed nets where we have brought children's deaths from 1
:14:48. > :14:55.million a year to half a million a year. So how does our aid budget of
:14:56. > :15:00.no .7% compared to that around the world? Well, Scandinavia is at the
:15:01. > :15:10.top of the list. Sweden spent 0.37% -- no .97% but other countries are
:15:11. > :15:16.significantly below us. US spent 0.18% and Roger just 0.08%.
:15:17. > :15:22.Currently our money is focused where it is really needed, like in the
:15:23. > :15:26.Horn of Africa, but there is now pressure in Westminster for the
:15:27. > :15:28.money to be put into a larger budget which would also cover defence,
:15:29. > :15:35.giving them more flexibility on where the money is spent. There is a
:15:36. > :15:40.pressure on our spending as part of our diplomatic effort, our soft
:15:41. > :15:48.power and our diplomatic defence, because if we help poorer countries
:15:49. > :15:51.to prosper, we can trade with them. There have been campaigns against
:15:52. > :15:56.wasteful spending abroad at the time of cuts at home. Plans to spend
:15:57. > :16:00.billions to continue funding this group, known as Ethiopia's Spice
:16:01. > :16:10.Girls, were abandoned earlier this year. There is also backing for
:16:11. > :16:14.foreign aid, with campaigners seeing it as a lifeline, in which global
:16:15. > :16:17.Britain should wish to continue to lead.
:16:18. > :16:19.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able to halt
:16:20. > :16:22.the progress of a wide range of degenerative brain
:16:23. > :16:23.diseases, including Alzeimer's and Parkinson's.
:16:24. > :16:25.One of them is already safely given to people with depression.
:16:26. > :16:28.The research has been described as potentially a major step forward.
:16:29. > :16:34.Our health correspondent Jane Dreaper reports.
:16:35. > :16:41.These pills could hold promise for fighting some of the illnesses we
:16:42. > :16:47.fear the most. Scientists now think this drug and another one could
:16:48. > :16:51.reduce the brain shrinkage caused by Alzheimer's and other diseases. An
:16:52. > :16:57.effective treatment would give hope to joy Watson. I was diagnosed
:16:58. > :17:02.officially at the age of 55. It was actually my birthday. Before then I
:17:03. > :17:09.was experiencing symptoms of being clumsy and it was all put down to
:17:10. > :17:13.depression and stress. But it was quite a relief when I got the
:17:14. > :17:18.diagnosis. I tried to put on a brave face for the other people I have
:17:19. > :17:23.contact with and my family. It's almost like living a double life to
:17:24. > :17:28.be honest. One of the drugs is already licensed and used to treat
:17:29. > :17:32.depression. It will take time and trials in many people, before we
:17:33. > :17:36.know whether this can definitely also help prevent the damage to the
:17:37. > :17:41.brain caused by dementia and similar illnesses. But scientists are
:17:42. > :17:45.excited. We aren't going to cure these disorders but if we stop them
:17:46. > :17:50.in their tracks, and we change the way they progress, we will radically
:17:51. > :17:54.change the course and the natural history of diseases like Alzheimer's
:17:55. > :17:58.disease and other dementias. Because people will still be able to hold
:17:59. > :18:03.onto a meaningful quality of life and stay out of institutional care.
:18:04. > :18:09.So far, the research has focused on brain cells in mice, but it is hoped
:18:10. > :18:13.trials in humans will begin soon, because one of the medicines is
:18:14. > :18:18.already on prescription. We can move to testing bees in people much
:18:19. > :18:22.faster than we would for other drug discovery processes. Although this
:18:23. > :18:26.isn't an overnight process, it maybe a few years rather than decades
:18:27. > :18:30.before these can be helping people. But some previous drug trials into
:18:31. > :18:34.these brain or nurses have ended in disappointment. A lot of hope will
:18:35. > :18:39.be riding on the latest work. Jane Draper, BBC News.
:18:40. > :18:48.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promises the election will be a fight between
:18:49. > :18:53.the establishment and the people, and that a Conservative victory is
:18:54. > :19:03.not a foregone conclusion. Still to come, one of the most high-profile
:19:04. > :19:06.news presenters in America loses his job after being accused of sexual
:19:07. > :19:10.harassment. Coming up in sport at half-past,
:19:11. > :19:12.Andy Murray's struggles on serve continue as he attempts to reach
:19:13. > :19:15.the quarter finals of his first tournament
:19:16. > :19:18.since an elbow injury, against Spain's Albert
:19:19. > :19:19.Ramos-Vinolas. Everyone knows that using two wheels
:19:20. > :19:22.rather than four is good for you - but now researchers believe cycling
:19:23. > :19:24.to work could actually halve the risk of developing
:19:25. > :19:28.heart disease and cancer. Scientists at the University
:19:29. > :19:30.of Glasgow, who analysed data from more than 250,000 people,
:19:31. > :19:35.said walking reduced the risk of the same conditions
:19:36. > :19:40.by a quarter Jon Kay reports. Is this the best way
:19:41. > :19:43.to live for longer? She cycles five miles to work
:19:44. > :19:49.in Bristol every morning, How do you feel cycling
:19:50. > :19:55.to work helps you? It wakes me up in the morning,
:19:56. > :19:58.gets me geared up for the day, It's a good way to manage
:19:59. > :20:04.stress and things as well, because when we live in the city,
:20:05. > :20:06.busy lifestyles, getting on your It gets rid of all that stress
:20:07. > :20:11.and adrenaline that can build up. Some people say it's very
:20:12. > :20:13.stressful riding a bike, and that's one of the reasons
:20:14. > :20:15.they don't do it. I think, if I had to cycle on main
:20:16. > :20:19.roads for the whole journey, Scientists from the University
:20:20. > :20:25.of Glasgow looked at the health of a quarter of a million commuters
:20:26. > :20:28.over five years to examine They found that those
:20:29. > :20:40.using pedal power had... That's compared with people who are
:20:41. > :20:45.driving or using public transport. We need to make it easier
:20:46. > :20:47.for people to cycle, so we need to increase cycle lanes,
:20:48. > :20:50.we need to have cycle and city hire schemes,
:20:51. > :20:52.subsidised bike schemes, have people have showers at work,
:20:53. > :20:55.so they don't feel sweaty There's a whole host of things
:20:56. > :20:59.just to make it easier If we can do that, we'll get more
:21:00. > :21:03.people on their bikes, and we'll improve public health,
:21:04. > :21:06.just like places like Amsterdam Cycling groups say if we follow
:21:07. > :21:11.the lead of those European cities, we could save money on health care,
:21:12. > :21:14.because fewer of us would Although, of course,
:21:15. > :21:25.cycling can also lead to more Researchers say walking to work also
:21:26. > :21:29.has some benefits, but not as many. They say for commuters like Laura,
:21:30. > :21:31.cycling is especially good, because it fits
:21:32. > :21:36.into the daily routine. More than ?400,000 has
:21:37. > :21:45.been raised to help a 17-year-old racing driver,
:21:46. > :21:47.who had his lower legs amputated after being involved
:21:48. > :21:49.in a crash on Sunday. Billy Monger ran into the back
:21:50. > :21:52.of another car which appeared to have stopped on the track
:21:53. > :21:55.during the race at Donington Park Our sports correspondent
:21:56. > :22:07.Joe Wilson reports. 17 years old and life changed
:22:08. > :22:10.forever. Billy Monger, one of Britain's most talented racing
:22:11. > :22:17.drivers, was competing at Donington Park when he collided with a
:22:18. > :22:20.stationary car at 120 miles an hour. Airlifted to hospital at the Queen's
:22:21. > :22:25.Medical Centre in Nottingham, his lower legs were removed in surgery.
:22:26. > :22:29.Billy Monger's talent was well known, even when he was at primary
:22:30. > :22:37.school. At age nine he was featured on blue Peter. How fast where you
:22:38. > :22:41.going? 55 mph. His racing team is raising money to help fund his
:22:42. > :22:46.recovery. The total was nearing half a million short time ago, with Lewis
:22:47. > :22:50.Hamilton and Jenson Button amongst supporters. Billy has been
:22:51. > :22:54.communicating with his team principal in hospital. He is aware
:22:55. > :22:59.of what's happened. He's obviously a very positive lad. The first thing
:23:00. > :23:04.he started to do was to work out how to use a clutch with his hand. Motor
:23:05. > :23:07.racing without legs is possible. This driver was injured while
:23:08. > :23:14.serving in Afghanistan and has offered to help Billy Monger. I've
:23:15. > :23:20.been a young man who lost his legs, obviously in different
:23:21. > :23:25.circumstances. I just think about Billy, I've been in that position,
:23:26. > :23:29.you try and be strong in front of everybody. In your head, you'll
:23:30. > :23:34.still trying to make sense. Formula for is a route to Formula 1. Drivers
:23:35. > :23:39.were practising today, motor racing may be safer, it doesn't mean it's
:23:40. > :23:43.risk-free. What happened to Billy Monger is a reminder of what can
:23:44. > :23:46.happen to anyone. J Wilson, BBC News.
:23:47. > :23:54.In the last few minutes that total has gone to over half ?1 million.
:23:55. > :23:57.Debenhams is to review the future of ten of its department stores,
:23:58. > :23:59.as more people take to the internet for their shopping.
:24:00. > :24:02.The company's already closing ten of its warehouses and one regional
:24:03. > :24:03.distribution centre, and says these latest plans
:24:04. > :24:20.They are closing stores and warehouses but say it's a strategy
:24:21. > :24:25.for growth. They face the department store 's dilemma. What do you do
:24:26. > :24:29.when you have all these expensive town centre outlets. They have 165
:24:30. > :24:34.across the UK and people are shopping more on the internet. And
:24:35. > :24:38.especially on their smartphones. Their strategy is to concentrate on
:24:39. > :24:42.the smartphone, that's where sales have been growing. It's bad news for
:24:43. > :24:46.the stores but around one third of the people who use that come into
:24:47. > :24:50.the shop to pick up what they've bought. They can also use the app to
:24:51. > :24:54.offer them experiences in the shop. Beauty treatments, fashion events,
:24:55. > :24:58.food and drink. They are trying to offer those things people want to
:24:59. > :25:03.photograph with their smartphones and share on social media. That's
:25:04. > :25:06.the direction if they are going. They've identified these ten stores
:25:07. > :25:11.which will start losing money and may have to be closed. A big
:25:12. > :25:14.Debenhams store probably employs around 1000 people so that is a
:25:15. > :25:19.major worry for jobs. In the short term more than 200 people who work
:25:20. > :25:22.in the distribution centre in Northampton and more warehouses
:25:23. > :25:26.across the country that Debenhams won't be using any more.
:25:27. > :25:29.The US and South Korea are taking part in a joint military exercise
:25:30. > :25:31.involving aircraft carriers and fighter jets,
:25:32. > :25:33.an action which Pyongyang has called "a provocation".
:25:34. > :25:38.Washington says the 11-day exercises, which take place every
:25:39. > :25:40.year, were planned months ago, but tensions are currently
:25:41. > :25:41.especially high on the Korean peninsula.
:25:42. > :25:47.Steve Evans reports from a US airforce base in South Korea.
:25:48. > :25:53.80 aircraft fly from this base in South Korea, and bases in Japan.
:25:54. > :25:58.Practising air-to-air combat, and bombing targets on the ground.
:25:59. > :26:00.US planes and South Korean planes integrating as one
:26:01. > :26:07.I don't think it's any different than anywhere else in the world.
:26:08. > :26:10.The training that we do every day is designed to prepare us for any
:26:11. > :26:13.kind of threat that we might encounter, and so if the time
:26:14. > :26:16.were to come, I feel like anyone of us, including myself,
:26:17. > :26:21.I am excited to get to work with Korean pilots.
:26:22. > :26:24.This is personally my first time getting to work with pilots
:26:25. > :26:26.from another country, and so it has been very enlightening
:26:27. > :26:29.to me to see that they have very similar aircraft,
:26:30. > :26:33.and yet sometimes very different tactics.
:26:34. > :26:36.I think it's a fantastic learning experience.
:26:37. > :26:39.They don't say it's about North Korea, but it's the only
:26:40. > :26:44.This exercise is called "Max Thunder".
:26:45. > :26:48.It involves about 80 aircraft, about 1000 American personnel,
:26:49. > :26:55.There are also bases in Japan involved.
:26:56. > :27:00.It happens every single year, but this year is different.
:27:01. > :27:03.The atmosphere is heightened, because President Trump says he's
:27:04. > :27:09.He'll stop Kim Jong-Un having nuclear weapons,
:27:10. > :27:18.The Carl Vinson Aircraft Carrier is now heading to Korea.
:27:19. > :27:21.According to US military, it was set to be ten days ago,
:27:22. > :27:26.With the current build-up, North Korea said there
:27:27. > :27:32.Tough words from both sides, but nobody knows
:27:33. > :27:44.Stephen Evans, BBC News, South Korea.
:27:45. > :27:46.With three days to go to the first round of France's
:27:47. > :27:49.presidential election, the main candidates have been
:27:50. > :27:51.holding some of their last major rallies, and tonight the 11
:27:52. > :27:53.candidates will be interviewed for 15 minutes each
:27:54. > :28:03.This is a race that seems to have got closer by the week?
:28:04. > :28:12.Yes. Most of the recent predictions put the top four candidates just a
:28:13. > :28:15.few points apart. Those four candidates span a remarkable range
:28:16. > :28:22.of political views. You've got the far left candidate, the far right
:28:23. > :28:29.candidate, the liberal new, Emmanuel Macron running his first ever
:28:30. > :28:33.election campaign. They are all seen as political outsiders and the only
:28:34. > :28:37.representative from France's traditional parties of government is
:28:38. > :28:42.the Conservative Francois Fillon. They are divided on any issue you
:28:43. > :28:46.care to mention. Europe, austerity, immigration. They are fiercely
:28:47. > :28:50.divided. Tonight they will line up with the rest of the candidates and
:28:51. > :28:55.be interviewed one by one on national television. They will be
:28:56. > :28:59.held to account that those policies. Analysts say more than a quarter of
:29:00. > :29:03.the vote in France is still undecided. Many people are not sure
:29:04. > :29:08.if they are even going to vote at all. Analysts say France is in
:29:09. > :29:13.uncharted territory, the result is impossible to call. Thank you.
:29:14. > :29:17.One of the most high profile figures in American TV news, Bill O'Reilly,
:29:18. > :29:19.has lost his job after being accused of sexual harassment.
:29:20. > :29:21.His employer 21st Century Fox, which owns the cable channel
:29:22. > :29:24.Fox News, has confirmed he won't be returning from a break.
:29:25. > :29:26.He's claimed the allegations against him are unfounded.
:29:27. > :29:34.We have a contest on Bill O'Reilly.com,
:29:35. > :29:44.Except Bill Reilly will not be returning.
:29:45. > :29:52.He had been their biggest RFID more than two decades. Five women have
:29:53. > :29:55.come forward with claims of sexual harassment and the relegation these
:29:56. > :29:57.have been settled out of court for ?10 million.
:29:58. > :30:01.Earlier this week, a former colleague said he regularly made
:30:02. > :30:03.passes at her when no one was watching, and described
:30:04. > :30:06.When major sponsor started to pull their adverts,
:30:07. > :30:10.And now, the parent company, 21st Century Fox, has confirmed
:30:11. > :30:19.We are so happy that he is gone and he is no longer going to be able
:30:20. > :30:22.to spit all of his vile comments and all of the things that
:30:23. > :30:26.It's disparaging not only to women but also specifically to black women
:30:27. > :30:30.Last July, the boss of Fox News, Roger Ailes, resigned over
:30:31. > :30:33.allegations that he had sexually harassed female employees.
:30:34. > :30:37.Now the acting CEO, Rupert Murdoch, has made an attempt to usher
:30:38. > :30:39.in a new era at the Channel by issuing an internal memo
:30:40. > :30:42.also signed by his sons, saying that the staff are committed
:30:43. > :30:48.to fostering a work environment built on trust and respect.
:30:49. > :30:51.And this comes at a delicate time come with 21st-century Fox trying
:30:52. > :31:00.to buy the remaining 61% of sky TV in the UK.
:31:01. > :31:03.Bill O'Reilly, who found that he lost his job on the same
:31:04. > :31:05.day he met the Pope, says that tremendously
:31:06. > :31:08.disheartening to leave Fox due to completely unfounded claims,
:31:09. > :31:12.but all across America, he is the main talking point
:31:13. > :31:19.on exactly the kind of show he used to host.
:31:20. > :31:29.The warmest weather today will be across north-east England and
:31:30. > :31:33.eastern Scotland. This was a Weather Watcher pictures sent in from
:31:34. > :31:36.Edinburgh with lovely blue skies. Look at the picture in Birmingham
:31:37. > :31:43.and blue skies are more difficult to find. It's a grey picture. We could
:31:44. > :31:47.see a little sunshine but maybe one or two showers. Most of the cloud is
:31:48. > :31:53.quite thin today. We've got this area of thick cloud from the West
:31:54. > :31:57.Country up towards the wash reducing a few drizzly showers. Most places
:31:58. > :32:01.will have a dry afternoon and evening as well. We will see more
:32:02. > :32:05.cloud across the south-west of England and South Wales, running up
:32:06. > :32:12.across the Home Counties of East Anglia. Even under the cloud
:32:13. > :32:15.temperatures are 14-15. Brightening up through the Midlands, best of the
:32:16. > :32:21.sunshine to the east of the Pennines. Rather cloudy skies but in
:32:22. > :32:25.north-east England we've already seen temperatures of 18 degrees.
:32:26. > :32:28.There is a bit of rain in the North of Scotland which will move south
:32:29. > :32:32.overnight becoming more extensive over Scotland. Maybe more rain
:32:33. > :32:37.coming into Northern Ireland. Most of England and Wales will be dry. A
:32:38. > :32:41.lot of cloud around, not quite as cold as it was last night. Lowest
:32:42. > :32:45.temperatures in the south-west where we will see some mist and fog
:32:46. > :32:49.patches. Those will clear and it will brighten up slowly across
:32:50. > :32:53.England and Wales on Friday. More cloud across northern England, it
:32:54. > :32:57.could be damp over the hills. We'll see this light and patchy rain
:32:58. > :33:02.sinking southwards across southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. South
:33:03. > :33:06.of that we've got warmer air. 18 as possible towards the south-east. A
:33:07. > :33:10.big difference in Scotland, turning colder in the afternoon. The weather
:33:11. > :33:14.front is in this position on Saturday and it could bring light
:33:15. > :33:18.rain or drizzle towards the south-east. Ahead of it we've got
:33:19. > :33:21.that warmer air. Towards the south-west temperatures in the mid
:33:22. > :33:26.teens. Turning cooler further north and east. A chilly winter the
:33:27. > :33:29.eastern Scotland and north-east England. High pressure is in charge
:33:30. > :33:35.through the weekend, keeping it dry for many of us. On Sunday a change
:33:36. > :33:38.coming in because an area of low pressure is approaching. But will
:33:39. > :33:43.bring wet and windy weather into Scotland in the north and west.
:33:44. > :33:47.Further south it'll be drier, brighter and it will be a bit warmer
:33:48. > :33:52.as well. Hang onto your hats because this is heading our way next week.
:33:53. > :33:56.All that warm air gets pushed away by northerly wind which will drop
:33:57. > :34:04.the temperatures and even bring some wintry showers, especially in North.