27/07/2017 BBC News at One

The Home Secretary says there will be no cliff edge

Amber Rudd says there will be an implementation phase after Britain

leaves the EU. We are leaving the EU, we will be having a new policy,

but part of what I am announcing today is to show we will make sure

it is evidence -based and we will make sure it works for the whole

country. We will have the latest on that from Westminster.

71 prisoners in England and Wales were released

by mistake last year - the highest number for a decade.

Wildfires continue to burn in southern France -

6,000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames.

Experts cast doubt on the traditional advice that you should

always finish your course of antibiotics.

And Prince William is working his final shift as an air ambulance

pilot before he takes up royal duties full-time.

And coming up in sport later in the hour on BBC News...

The third Test is under way at the Oval against South Africa.

England make a shaky start after winning the toss.

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.

The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has moved to reassure businesses

that there will be no cliff edge on immigration after March, 2019,

when the free movement of people between the EU and the UK ends.

Speaking on a visit to Scotland this morning, she said there will be

for the new immigration policy after Brexit,

when new EU workers who come here will need to register their details.

It comes as experts are asked to report on the costs

Our political correspondent, Iain Watson, reports.

Getting tough on immigration, the Home Secretary joined a coastal

patrol in Scotland today. But simultaneously, she signalled the

Government wanted to take a flexible approach to legal migration after

Brexit. She made it clear the new immigration policy would not be

implemented immediately and the independent Migration Advisory

Committee would examine how many EU migrants might be needed. We want a

new informed evidence -based EU migration policy. We have

commissioned the Mac to commission on that, they will be consulting

business. In the meantime, there will be an implementation phase

where new EU workers will need to register their details, but the full

new EU immigration policy will be after the Mac has reported in the

final phase of leaving the EU. The Government says it wants the economy

to flourish after Brexit, so a new study from the Migration Advisory

Committee will examine what businesses are most reliant on EU

labour, the costs and benefits of EU migration, and the potential impact

of a reduction in the number of EU citizens working here. Questions are

being raised not just about the substance of the new EU migration

study, but about the timing. MPs are not at Westminster in the

summer, they cannot examine the terms of reference. But there is

another issue because the Government's critics are saying, why

on earth are they commissioning it now and not a year ago just after

the referendum? We have been talking to different sectors across

government since the referendum. This is just part of the process.

The Foreign Secretary had not heard of the new immigration study. You

bring me news of this report today. I am sorry, I do not... I cannot

comment. It sounds like an interesting report. There is another

issue of timing. The Government will set out its broad approach to

immigration after Brexit later this year and ministers will introduce

legislation for early next year. The new study on EU migration will not

report until much later in 2018. Six months before Brexit, it will not be

enough time for structure in new migration system, particularly if

they want to completely alter the current system. If you voted leave

in the referendum to get control of immigration, the Government says it

will deliver. But if businesses are to be reassured, government

ministers might have to be flexible over how long it will take to reduce

the numbers. Our assistant political editor,

Norman Smith, is in Westminster. Should we all be any clearer today

about immigration policy, Norman? I suspect there has been a good deal

of head scratching in the wake of this announcement. What is clear is

Amber Rudd wants business to have a much bigger role in shaping our new

immigration policy and we know business has serious concerns about

restrictions on bringing in EU nationals. But the timing of all of

this is frankly a little bit higgledy-piggledy. This commission

will not report until just six months before we leave the EU. Right

up against the buffers, after the Government has published its new

Immigration Bill and many people will say, this should have been done

yonks ago. The language among ministers also a little bit

higgledy-piggledy. Amber Rudd seeming to suggest it will be softly

softly, slowly, slowly when it comes to new policy. The Immigration

Minister, Brandon Lewis, come March, 2019, free movement of labour will

end. Boris Johnson was left open-mouthed not knowing about the

policy when he was asked in Australia. The truth is, yes, Amber

Rudd is clear she wants a bigger say for business, but in terms of what

the new immigration rules might look like and when they will kick in, we

do not know. The reason for that, I suspect, is ministers themselves do

not know because that debate is still going on in government. Thank

you. Let us talk about the business side of things as well.

Our business editor, Simon Jack, is here.

Business says it needs clarity, certainty, has it got that today?

They accept, they are optimistic it is a good, first step. You want an

evidence -based system, you need that evidence. Better late than

never. Privately, they are saying it is very late. This will report back

in September, 2018, six months before, and businesses, particularly

sectors like construction, hospitality, agriculture, which rely

heavily on migrant labour, they say they need more clarity before then.

Amber Rudd seems to understand that, she is talking again about the

transitional period, a couple of years, maybe longer. Businesses are

saying that and there is momentum holding behind the transition period

businesses -- and businesses are pleased. In short, they are pleased

their views are being heard after being frozen out of the

conversation. But rather exasperated at the pace of it because they need

clarity, as you say, that is what they want, and they say it will come

late in the day. But transitional agreement, that gives them comfort.

Optimistic but exasperated. Thank you very much.

Wildfires are continuing to burn in southern France

At least 6,000 firefighters and troops are now battling the flames.

Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes

and campsites around the town of Bormes-les-Mimosas,

with many spending the night on beaches, or in sports halls

Battling for a third consecutive night, more than 6,000 firefighters

appear to be slowly winning the fight against wildfires that

have caused so much havoc and damage in the hills above the Cote d'Azur.

Thousands of tourists and local residents,

who had been evacuated from their hillside homes

and campsites, also spent another night camped out

Uncomfortable and inconvenient, but glad to have escaped

It's been two days and it's a bit strange,

All the same, we would like to get back to the campsite.

The most important thing is not being in danger.

I have heard, for the moment, there are no victims and that has

After destroying some 10,000 hectares of Mediterranean scrub

and forest, the fire's progress has been halted thanks to the use

The aftermath is described as a disaster for the local economy

and the environment by regional officials who believe the blaze

Among the hundreds of British tourists forced to flee

but unsure what happens now, Isabelle Heppenstall from Surrey.

Woken up at about half past 12 by the emergency services shouting,

Some people were running to the beach and putting life

jackets on the children, but we decided to try and drive out.

We were directed by the police, eventually reached a safe point

Emergency officials are reluctant to stand firefighters down and allow

people back to their homes and campsites because of the very

real possibility that dry mistral winds will fan the flames once more

Indeed, weather conditions across the southern Mediterranean

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island

of Corsica, and from Portugal to the Italian Riviera,

firefighting teams have been trying to contain several smaller fires

Let's go live now to Bormes-les-Mimosas

and our correspondent, Hugh Schofield.

We are on the crest of the range above Bormes-les-Mimosas, the focus

of this fire on the Cote d'Azur. We have a blackened landscape around

us. The situation is stabilised but not under control. What has happened

is the march of flames which we saw yesterday has stopped. Broadly they

have extinguished most of the fires. But pockets keep springing up. In

the last ten minutes, as the wind picks up, we can feel it, smoke has

appeared over that crest and two helicopters are in some way tackling

that fire, not sure what they are doing, I would not be surprised if

we see the water bombers coming in. The issue is their plumes of smoke

in the hills caused by the very, very dry and still hot soil. It is

hot. There is no fire, but it is hot, the embers of the tree root

could very quickly take fire again, sending sparks over the countryside,

and then more fires around. Much better than yesterday. Most tourists

are going back to the campsites, but to be watched with extreme

vigilance. Many thanks. Hugh Schofield on the Cote d'Azur.

The deadline for reaching an agreement over the end of life

care for the terminally-ill baby, Charlie Gard,

Charlie's parents had accepted that he would spend his final days

in a hospice, but Chris Gard and Connie Yates wanted to spend

more time with their son before his life support

Scotland's most senior police officer has confirmed

he is being investigated in connection with claims

Details of the allegation against Phil Gormley

Our correspondent, Catriona Renton, is in Glasgow.

How much more do we know? Exactly what is being investigated and who

made the allegations, it is unknown. We understand there has been a claim

of bullying made against Phil Gormley by a senior officer. This is

being investigated by the police investigation is under review

commission and they cannot give us more detail but what they say is

that if the allegations are proven, it would be gross misconduct. That

could lead to Phil Gormley losing his job. Phil Gormley has been aptly

Scotland since 2015, the second-largest force the UK, he is

of course the most senior police officer in Scotland. He. He says he

will carry on his duties while he is being investigated and he is

cooperating fully with the investigation. Politicians are now

stepping in saying it is an extremely serious situation. The

Liberal Democrats want him to step aside. The Scottish Conservatives

say Police Scotland is now rudderless and they say that with

this latest in a line of crises to face the force in Scotland, they

want the Scottish Government to step in. The Scottish Government say it

would be inappropriate to comment at this time. How long will it take?

The investigations commissioner says it will take as long as it needs to.

Thank you. Police and child protection workers

have been criticised for failing to protect two teenagers

from Brighton who were 18-year-old Abdullah Deghayes

secretly travelled to the country with his 17-year-old brother,

Jaffar, to fight But a Serious Case Review

found their radicalisation came as a total shock to the authorities,

despite a number of warning signs. Latest figures show that a record 71

prisoners were released from prisons in England and Wales last

year by mistake. Other statistics from the Ministry

of Justice suggest violence in prisons is increasing

and their overall performance Let's speak to our home affairs

correspondent, Danny Shaw. Let us talk about the releases. How

many reasons are given? It is a small number of releases in error

take place every year are normally because of administrative mistakes.

71 at the end of March, up from 64 the year before, the highest total

for at least a decade, just one example was the release of a

prisoner who was given a nine-year sentence after stabbing a man with a

knife. It was recorded on the system as nine months. He was released by

mistake, it was only spotted apparently when the victim saw him

travelling in a car. He was recaptured. That kind of mistake can

happen, clearly very serious. There has also been an the number of

missed Ally McCoist escapes and a number who failed to return after

being let out on temporary licences -- the number of escapes. The

figures confirm the warnings we were hearing last week from Peter Clarke,

the Chief Inspector of Prisons, about dire conditions in many jails.

There were record numbers of assaults, 26,600, up 20% on a year.

Many of them were carried out on staff, over 7000, 20 staff being

attacked every day. Self harm was at record levels, over 40,000 self harm

incidents. There are signs that level may be beginning to fall back.

Thank you. Traditional medical advice says

that we should finish a course of antibiotics for them to be

effective - even if we feel better - but now a group of scientists has

cast doubt on that recommendation. An article published

in the British Medical Journal argues that taking antibiotics

for longer than necessary can increase the risk of developing

a resistance to the drugs. But England's Chief Medical Officer

says more research is needed Our health correspondent

Dominic Hughes has the details. # Antibiotics, we're

wonderful pills...#. All sorts of ways ways

are being used to spread the word that antibiotics need

to be used sparingly. That message is becoming ever more

urgent, as fears grow over the dangers posed by microbes

which are resistant to the drugs. Traditionally, we've

always been told to finish a course of antibiotics,

but some believe that might actually What we worry about now is that many

patients are already colonised with resistant bacteria, and they might

not be part of the infection, they might be sitting in

your gut, your skin and up your nose, and if we use antibiotics for

longer than required, what we're doing is enhancing the

chances that those resistant bacteria will take

over and colonise us all. The world-famous discovery

of penicillin... Following Alexander Fleming's

discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, the belief was that not

taking enough could lead The modern day official advice

is still to complete the course But now questions are being raised

about whether that advice is correct, some doctors

are concerned patients I'm very fearful that people

will hear the headlines today without hearing the truth

of the story behind the headlines and will decide on their own accord

to take antibiotics for a shorter amount of time than prescribed,

and that is potentially unsafe. Just because you are starting

to feel better does not mean Today's report acknowledges more

research is needed before the "finish the course" advice

is changed to something like Serious concerns about drug

resistant bugs means established The government says

a new immigration system will be in place when Britain leaves

the EU in 2019. 50 years ago today homosexuality

was partially decriminalised in England and Wales - we'll look at

how attitudes have changed. Coming up in the sport in the next

15 minutes on BBC News: Chris Froome is looking

to complete a rare double, fresh from his Tour de

France victory, he'll race The Duke of Cambridge

will work his last shift as an air ambulance pilot today,

before taking up For the past two years,

Prince William has been working for the East Anglian Air Ambulance

Service, based in Cambridge. Its Chief Executive described him

as a much loved and valued Our royal correspondent

Nicholas Witchell reports. It's a job which has clearly meant

a great deal to him - to work as member of the emergency

services, valued for what he does, rather than for who he is,

flying an air ambulance and helping It was more than two years ago that

William first reported for duty He had finished as an RAF Search

and Rescue pilot but chose to retrain and qualify

for this new role. On his first morning, he explained

how much it mattered to him. I am just fantastically excited

to be here today, the first day. It has been a long time coming,

many exams and training to get here, and I'm hugely excited to be joining

a very professional bunch of guys and girls doing a unique,

complex job with the air ambulance. In the months since,

William has piloted the air He has seen tragedy and extremes

of emotion at close quarters. Writing in the Eastern Daily Press

this morning, he says he is hugely grateful for having

had the experience. He says it has instilled in him

"a profound respect for the men and women who serve in our emergency

services which I hope to continue to champion,

even as I leave the profession." William has always known his

opportunity to do a regular His grandmother fully

supported his wish to postpone full-time royal duty

for as long as possible. But now, as the generational shift

within the royal family becomes more apparent,

William has had to And so, after tonight's shift,

William will finally embark on the role which has always

been his destiny and with which he now seems comfortable -

as a full-time working member of the British royal family,

taking on more responsibilities in support of the Queen,

but with what are clearly deeply held memories of his time

as Pilot William Wales of the Air Ambulance

Emergency Service. Lloyds Banking Group has set aside

a further ?1 billion, to pay compensation claims

for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, and

the treatment of mortgage customers. It brings the bank's total bill for

the PPI scandal Our personal finance correspondent

Simon Gompertz is here. So, what will people get in terms of

the mortgage issue? What happened was, over a period of several years

up to last year, with mortgage customers who got into trouble, who

got into arrears, they were taking the opportunity to charge them for

putting a repayment plan into place. It was typically ?140 a year. In

many cases, that plan was costing too much. They could not afford it.

That is why they are having to pay this compensation.

It is 590,000 customers who are affected here. The total

compensation to be paid is nearly ?300 million, 283 million, and that

is working at typically at ?350 per customer. They do not have to claim

it, they will be written to by Lloyds and then they will have the

opportunity to claim more if they filled a lost out to a greater

degree. And PPI, what happened there? Lloyds have set aside ?18

billion. What is happening here, a deadline has been imposed for

claims, of August 20 19. There will be a final rush of people realising,

often prompted by claims companies advertising, that they can put a

claim in, said the banks are setting aside more to pay those claims when

they come in. Thank you. The police watchdog says figures

gathered by the BBC, suggest there are major inconsistencies

in the way police forces across England and Wales

are enforcing drug driving laws. Her Majesty's Inspectorate

of Constabulary says data from a Radio 1 Newsbeat

investigation - looking at the number of arrests under drug

driving laws brought in two years ago - suggests that some forces

are more proactive than others. They are on the lookout for anyone

who might have taken drugs The driver is tested for drugs

using a sample of his saliva, and it He is arrested, which means

a trip back to the station If found guilty, he faces a minimum

actual month driving ban, and could be sentenced to up to six

months in prison. Since the law changed on drug

driving two years ago, it is now illegal to have a certain

level of up to 17 drugs in your Ones like cannabis,

ecstasy and cocaine. Nine of them are prescription drugs,

ones like morphine and codeine. We asked all 43 forces in England

and Wales how many drug driving arrests they have made

since the change, to try and get some sense of

comparison between forces. We divided that between the number

of officers each one had. Some forces made one arrest

for every one or two officers, others made one arrest for every 19,

24 or 28 officers. These figures must be

treated with caution, because they don't take into account

if drug driving is more less common in different parts

of England and Wales, and the police watchdog says

they can only offer a snapshot into how this law is policed,

but do provide an interesting insight into the much wider

issue of drug driving. Well, there is a real concern

at we will see more tragic incidents And we as an inspectorate,

would ask other police Chief Constables to check

whether they are being The National Police Chiefs' Council

says all forces have to make decisions about local priorities

and sometimes share resources to meet the demands

and keep the public safe. The Prime Minister says

the Conservatives have come a long way on the issue of gay rights,

but that there's still more to do Theresa May was marking today's 50th

anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality

in England and Wales. The introduction of the Sexual

Offences Act of 1967 meant it was no longer a crime for gay men aged 21

and over The law changed in Northern Ireland

and Scotland later. Westminster lit up to mark 50 years

since it enacted the law which partially decriminalised, sexuality.

It may have been the beginning of legalisation but it did not stop the

arrests. After 1967, pride celebrations became annual events,

promoting equality and challenging prejudice. But over the decades,

thousands of gay or bisexual men were convicted for behaviour which

would not have been a crime if their partner had been a woman. Terence

Stewart said he was wrongly found guilty of soliciting in 1981. 14

years after the act came into effect. The offence remains on his

record today and has affected every aspect of his life. I was stopped

from choosing particular careers. It'll Fleming to fire applied for a

mortgage, I could not get a mortgage because that would come into play in

an application for a mortgage. So it affected where you lived as well. It

had a huge affect on my health and well-being as well. I am very happy

to announce that you are now legally husbands.

CHEERING It was not until three years ago,

that people in Britain were able to marry the person they loved,

regardless of their sex. David and Peter were one of the first gay

couples to tie the knot. David told me today marks an important

anniversary, and an opportunity to look back at a long hard fight that

people can be proud of. 50 years ago marked the beginning of a very long

journey that a lot of people devoted their lives too, but themselves at

personal risk and all the rest. Now when we look back over the 50 years,

we can see all these small but very important steps that people and the

government and society have made leading up to date. It is a very

momentous time to look back and see the progress they have made. But

campaigners say there is still more to do to make sure young people can

grow up confident that they can be whoever they want to be.

England's cricketers have been looking to put their heavy defeat

against South Africa behind them. Three England cricketers have been

making their debuts this morning in the Third Test against South

Africa. Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson

has been following These are nostalgic days that one of

the world's great cricket grounds, the 100th Test match at the Oval.

They have all played here. Here is the ground this morning. Here it is

in 1914. It remains a place where anyone who is anyone, and anyone who

wants to be someone has played and will play cricket. In this Test

match, England threw themselves into the future picking three debutantes

and hoping for the best. Keaton Jennings made his test debut last

December. His innings here of zero will not have increased his chances

of staying in the team until this December. Oval and out. This ground

is traditionally where England end the summer. Sometimes they even lift

the ashes urn here. Those are the glory days for a captain. But they

are rare. As Joe Root has discovered, when you are in charge,

you just think about everything. England's captain decided his team

would bat first. First runs in Test cricket for Tom Westley, the first

of the debutantes to take an active part in this match, and Essex player

England hope may fit the mould of Alistair Cook. And there was cook.

Internally angling and guide link -- died in, went to ninth place to the

all-time test scorers in the morning. Some progress overhead,

lights helped play today, but traditional values in the middle are

what England seek. Past the pigeons, only one wicket lost in the session.

The 50 partnership was greeted in the modern way.

I think there was a little bit of rain at the Oval.

Yes, it is late July, all we want to do is play cricket and the weather

is getting in the way! There will be further showers in the vicinity.

The showers are moving from west to east across the UK. Some intense

downpours. If you have seen some sunshine today, in eastern Scotland,

it may be replaced with scenes like this as we go through the afternoon.

In eastern Scotland, the showers a bit more hit and miss compared with

western Scotland. The showers are tracking eastwards. After the big

clump of showers in northern England, some more scattered

showers. Some southern coastal parts may avoid them. Look at the

temperatures, nothing special. The gusty winds make it feel even

cooler. As ever, when the sun appears, it is not too bad. Southern

and eastern parts of the UK overnight become mainly dry. The

showers are continuing to Northern Ireland and north-west Scotland.

Temperatures overnight of around ten to 15 degrees. Most of the showers

will be to the north-west of the UK. For the rest of England and Wales to

begin with, some dry, sunny weather. Some outbreaks of rain developing,

pushing into Wales as the afternoon goes on, some heavy bursts for the

wet end of the day and temperatures for many of us know better. For the

cricket tomorrow, the threat of rain is more likely later in the day. It

depends how long play goes on for. Cloud increasing ahead of that. We

are watching this weather system, extending some uncertainty about the

timing of this. Some uncertainty about the Northern limit of that

rain. For many of us in England and Wales, wet evening. This is how the

weekend is shaping up, low-pressure very much close by. On Saturday,

still some showers around a specialist in Northern Ireland and

western Scotland. Some outbreaks of rain in the far and south-east. In

between the two, some dry weather at times. On Sunday, showers again

rattling from west to east across the UK. For most of us, temperatures

in the teams. The weekend will be on the cool side. Breezy showers and

some sunshine. That is the last weekend in July. Bring on August! It

cannot be any worse! Thank you.

Beck Terry has tried to reassure business then there will be no cliff

edge on migration when the UK believes the EU.

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