0:00:06 > 0:00:10The First Secretary of State denies new allegations that he watched
0:00:10 > 0:00:14pornography on his Commons computer.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The claim against Damian Green were made by a retired Scotland Yard
0:00:17 > 0:00:20detective who says he was shocked by the amount of
0:00:20 > 0:00:22pornography he found.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25There's a lot of them, so I was surprised to see that
0:00:25 > 0:00:32on a parliamentary computer.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37But Damian Green has again today vehemently denied the allegations.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I've maintained all along, I still maintain, it is the truth,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44that I didn't download or look at pornography on my
0:00:44 > 0:00:46computer but obviously while the investigation's
0:00:46 > 0:00:48going on I can't say any more.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53We'll have the latest from Westminster.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Also this lunchtime.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58RBS is to close more than 250 branches with the loss
0:00:58 > 0:01:00of nearly 700 jobs.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It says more of us are now banking online.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08MPs say border controls between Northern Ireland
0:01:08 > 0:01:10and the Irish Republic are inevitable - if the UK leaves
0:01:10 > 0:01:11the EU single market.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14And, hundreds of people turn out to cheer Prince Harry
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and Meghan Markle on their first official public visit
0:01:16 > 0:01:22since announcing their engagement.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And coming up in the sport on BBC News, the second
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Ashes Test starts tomorrow.
0:01:28 > 0:01:38Moeen Ali may not be fit to bowl while Craig Overton joins the squad.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59A former Scotland Yard detective claims he was shocked by the amount
0:01:59 > 0:02:03of pornography on a Parliamentary computer seized from the office
0:02:03 > 0:02:06of the now First Secretary of State, Damian Green.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Neil Lewis says he examined the device during an inquiry
0:02:08 > 0:02:13into government leaks in 2008, when Mr Green was an
0:02:13 > 0:02:17opposition spokesman.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Damien Green, in effect Theresa May's deputy,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21has again this morning strongly denied looking at pornography
0:02:21 > 0:02:23on his computer.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Scotland Yard says it's examining allegations
0:02:27 > 0:02:29that the former detective had disclosed confidential information.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34Our home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw reports.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38He's Theresa May's oldest and most trusted political ally.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42But now, Damian Green is facing a battle for political survival,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44with claims he viewed pornography on his work computer.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Mr Green has vehemently denied the allegations.
0:02:47 > 0:02:55But now, the detective who examined the device has given me his account.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01The shocking thing was, as I was viewing,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I noticed a lot of pornography, thumbnails,
0:03:05 > 0:03:10which indicated web browsing.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16But a lot. There was a lot of them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21So I was surprised to see that on a Parliamentary computer.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25How many images did you see? Thousands.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Thousands of pornographic images? Thumbnail images.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The computer had been seized in 2008, after police raided
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Damian Green's offices.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40The MP, then in opposition, was the subject of an unrelated
0:03:40 > 0:03:42enquiry into Home Office leaks. He was never charged.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46How can you be sure that it was Damian Green
0:03:46 > 0:03:56who was accessing that pornography?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06There's a sort of phrase, you can't put fingers on a keyboard.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08So I can't say that, but the computer was in Mr Green's
0:04:08 > 0:04:11office, on his desk, logged in to his accounts, his name.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14In between browsing pornography, he was sending e-mails
0:04:14 > 0:04:17from his account, his personal account, reading documents,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20writing documents.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Outside his home in Kent today, Damian Green maintained
0:04:23 > 0:04:28his innocence.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30A Cabinet Office enquiry is continuing into his conduct.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Mr Green...
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I've said I'm not commenting any further
0:04:36 > 0:04:38while the investigation is going on.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I've maintained all along, I still maintain, it is the truth
0:04:41 > 0:04:44that I didn't download or look at pornography on my computer.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47But obviously, while the investigation is going on,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I can't say any more.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And one of Mr Green's political allies rallied to his defence.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Mr Green has been absolutely emphatic in what he has said.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00He's said repeatedly that he never downloaded nor viewed this material.
0:05:00 > 0:05:07And I think that Mr Green is entitled to be believed.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12After all, you are not guilty until proven so in this country.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Scotland Yard has said for the first time that it is cooperating
0:05:16 > 0:05:19with the Cabinet Office enquiry, though Neil Lewis has not been
0:05:19 > 0:05:23asked to give evidence.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25The force is also looking into the circumstances of how
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Mr Lewis apparently put confidential information about Mr Green
0:05:27 > 0:05:30into the public domain. Danny Shaw, BBC News.
0:05:30 > 0:05:39Our political correspondent Iain Watson is in Westminster.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45Where does this go now, do you think?Well, there is this Cabinet
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Office inquiry continuing but we have to step back from this a little
0:05:48 > 0:05:52bit. When these allegations first surfaced in the Sunday Times at the
0:05:52 > 0:05:58beginning of last month Damian Green denied the allegations as he put it
0:05:58 > 0:06:02about the computer and the material. Since Neil Lewis spoke out he has
0:06:02 > 0:06:08recalibrated if you like his denial a little, he is saying he didn't
0:06:08 > 0:06:13download or view pornographic material on his computer. He is
0:06:13 > 0:06:16obviously sticking to his denials. What his friends are doing at the
0:06:16 > 0:06:20moment I think are trying to change the focus of this a little bit.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24They're saying, look, he was in a shared office, are people sure this
0:06:24 > 0:06:28was something which he would use on his own? Effectively, today I think
0:06:28 > 0:06:35the question isn't so much about pornography, it's about who do you
0:06:35 > 0:06:39believe, is Damian Green telling the truth? His allies are also trying to
0:06:39 > 0:06:43shift the focus of attention in this story on whether any of this should
0:06:43 > 0:06:47have got into the public domain at all. . They're saying even former
0:06:47 > 0:06:51police officers should have a duty of confidentialality and information
0:06:51 > 0:06:54they found in the course of an unrelated police inquiry should
0:06:54 > 0:06:58never have got into the public domain. We now know that those
0:06:58 > 0:07:02allies are rallying around and are even more senior than Andrew
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Mitchell that we heard in that report. The Brexit Secretary, David
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Davis, is warning Number 10 Downing Street not to get rid of Damian
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Green on the basis of these allegations. He too believes that
0:07:13 > 0:07:17information should have remained confidential. As I said, there is
0:07:17 > 0:07:21this wider Whitehall inquiry into Damian Green's behaviour, not about
0:07:21 > 0:07:24historical allegations, but about recent allegations, whether he
0:07:24 > 0:07:28behaved appropriately for example towards a young female journalist,
0:07:28 > 0:07:33right now we can not say when that inquiry reports t will be soon, that
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Damian Green is safe in his job. What we can say is he and allies do
0:07:38 > 0:07:41not believe there is reason for him to resign on basis of new
0:07:41 > 0:07:48allegations today. Thank you very much.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle are on their first
0:07:51 > 0:07:54joint official public engagement since announcing theirs.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The couple spent half an hour chatting to crowds in Nottingham
0:07:56 > 0:07:59who had gathered to see them, before their visit to
0:07:59 > 0:08:03a World Aids Day charity fair hosted by the Terrence Higgins Trust.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06The Prince and his bride-to-be chose Nottingham for their first walkabout
0:08:06 > 0:08:15because it's a city close to Harry's heart as Helena Lee now reports.
0:08:15 > 0:08:21A big moment for this newly engaged couple and a big moment for
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Nottingham. A city proud to welcome them on their first public
0:08:26 > 0:08:33engagement. I am so happy, said one woman to Prince Harry. Many, no
0:08:33 > 0:08:39doubt, keen to congratulate them on their recent engagement news.She
0:08:39 > 0:08:46seems really full of life and down to earth as well.Yeah. She didn't
0:08:46 > 0:08:50mind us touching her hand or nothing.No, no, lovely. Was really
0:08:50 > 0:08:57nice.So happy. So happy.I think she's great. Good addition to the
0:08:57 > 0:09:04Royal Family.Definitely. She's used to publicity but she looked amazing
0:09:04 > 0:09:08from what we could see.They delighted the hundreds of
0:09:08 > 0:09:14well-wishers, many of whom waited hours in the cold for their arrival.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17For Meghan Markle, an actress, there were no signs of nerves, confident
0:09:17 > 0:09:22and at ease with crowds, generous with her time. This is Prince
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Harry's third public visit to Nottingham over the past year, a
0:09:26 > 0:09:32city that is said to be very special to him which is why he chose it for
0:09:32 > 0:09:36their first public engagement. And today the couple are supporting a
0:09:36 > 0:09:43number of causes, a visit to a Terrence Higgins Trust charity fair
0:09:43 > 0:09:46to mark World Aids Day and they'll meet eachers and pupils at a nearby
0:09:46 > 0:09:50school and will see a programme Prince Harry set up that helps
0:09:50 > 0:09:53prevent young people turning to violence and crime. -- teachers.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57This visit to Nottingham is part of a six-month tour for the couple
0:09:57 > 0:10:02ahead of their wedding in May. And a chance for Meghan Markle to get a
0:10:02 > 0:10:08glimpse of her new life in a country she now calls home.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Our Royal correspondent Nick Witchall is in Nottingham.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18I don't think we should be priced really, it was pretty good turnout
0:10:18 > 0:10:23this morning -- surprised.Not huge crowds, hundreds rather than
0:10:23 > 0:10:26thousands. It wasn't a huge area actually in the centre of Nottingham
0:10:26 > 0:10:31where they had the first part of this visit to the city. A city which
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Harry knows well, the third time he has been here this year alone.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39They're expected here in the next couple of minutes. She, Meghan,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43looking relaxed, very confident. Very composed and she's used to this
0:10:43 > 0:10:47sort of thing, as an actress she's used to meeting people and fans,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51it's a different context and a different country, of course, that's
0:10:51 > 0:10:55one of the things she said she wants to get to know, the crowds, the
0:10:55 > 0:11:03British public. And certainly a very confident start on this, for her
0:11:03 > 0:11:06unforgettable, first official encounter with the British public.
0:11:06 > 0:11:17Thank you very much. More from you later in the day.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it's to close 259 RBS
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and NatWest branches with the loss of 680 jobs.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25The state-owned company said more people are now choosing to bank
0:11:25 > 0:11:26via computers and mobile phones.
0:11:26 > 0:11:34Our personal finance correspondent Simon Gompertz reports.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38The cull of bank branches is speeding up. This one is on the list
0:11:38 > 0:11:43in Stockwell in London. It's the biggest closure programme
0:11:43 > 0:11:46RBS-NatWest has ever announced. They've closed the post office.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50There is nowhere for anybody to go. We have no other bank in this area
0:11:50 > 0:11:59at all.Well, we need it. It's very useful to this area.We are getting
0:11:59 > 0:12:03more modern, aren't we? We have to roll with the times.There are 58
0:12:03 > 0:12:08branches going in London and the south-east. 62 in Scotland, in Wales
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and the south-west 69. Many more in the Midlands and the north of
0:12:11 > 0:12:17England. Here is the reason. So many of us doing banking on mobile phones
0:12:17 > 0:12:22instead or the internet. But there will still be an impact.The people
0:12:22 > 0:12:26most affected are the ones who can't access online banking because they
0:12:26 > 0:12:30live in areas with poor mobile connection or poor broadband and
0:12:30 > 0:12:33people who are maybe older, more vulnerable or simply don't trust
0:12:33 > 0:12:39those systems and prefer to bank face-to-face.Here they're promising
0:12:39 > 0:12:43to keep the cashpoint going. The rest shuts in six months.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47RBS-NatWest says that most of its customers don't go into a branch
0:12:47 > 0:12:52more than once every three months whereas it's getting 3500 log-ins
0:12:52 > 0:12:57per minute from people using mobile phones to do banking. So the
0:12:57 > 0:13:00question is should they be keeping more of these open for the people
0:13:00 > 0:13:06who still want them? Even though the bank says they're uneconomic.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Remember in 2008, the British taxpayer bailed out RBS. We still
0:13:12 > 0:13:16own 71%. It's a British bank owned by the British people. They've not
0:13:16 > 0:13:20been consulted about these branch clesures or job losses. We want the
0:13:20 > 0:13:23banks to provide a service to the public. A service to the
0:13:23 > 0:13:28communities. If we own the bank we should have some say in whether
0:13:28 > 0:13:32branches stay open or are closed. This branch near Inverness is
0:13:32 > 0:13:37another one going, it's a heavy blow for customers in less populated
0:13:37 > 0:13:43areas.There will be no banks in the area, there is none in the next
0:13:43 > 0:13:49village or the next two.The village has been developing, a lot of people
0:13:49 > 0:13:52have been doing things, it will be hard to understand they'll have no
0:13:52 > 0:13:58bank in the village.RBS says it's providing banks on wheels in remote
0:13:58 > 0:14:01places and community bankers to help customers find services after the
0:14:01 > 0:14:07closures. But this is the end for hundreds more branches that people
0:14:07 > 0:14:12have depended on.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Thousands of Morrisons staff whose personal details were posted
0:14:14 > 0:14:16on the internet have won their case for compensation
0:14:16 > 0:14:17from the supermarket.
0:14:17 > 0:14:25It follows a security breach three years ago which leaked personal
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and payroll information.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Morrisons argued it could not be held directly
0:14:30 > 0:14:32liable but the High Court ruled against them.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37The supermarket has been given permission to appeal.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39MPs have cast doubt on the government's plans
0:14:39 > 0:14:44to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland
0:14:44 > 0:14:47and the Irish Republic.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49The Commons Brexit committee also says it's difficult to reconcile
0:14:49 > 0:14:52leaving the customs union and single market, with the Republic's
0:14:52 > 0:14:56demand that goods flow freely across the border.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57The Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, says
0:14:57 > 0:15:00it is a hugely important issue for the island of Ireland.
0:15:00 > 0:15:08Chris Page is in Belfast for us.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12This really has become an enormous problem within the whole Brexit
0:15:12 > 0:15:16debate.That's right. The Irish border has emerged as the key
0:15:16 > 0:15:20sticking point in the Brexit talks. What all sides agree on is they
0:15:20 > 0:15:23don't want new checkpoints. But there is a difference of opinion as
0:15:23 > 0:15:29to how that can be achieved. If the Republic of Ireland continues to
0:15:29 > 0:15:32follow EU customs rules. The Irish Foreign Minister has told the BBC
0:15:32 > 0:15:37this morning that checks would be difficult to avoid unless Northern
0:15:37 > 0:15:42Ireland and the Republic of Ireland continue to follow the same
0:15:42 > 0:15:46regulations but that would raise the possibility of some - it's something
0:15:46 > 0:15:51the British Government has so far ruled out. Over the summer the
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Government published a paper proposing technology could help to
0:15:54 > 0:15:58resolve this, for example, big companies could make online
0:15:58 > 0:16:01declarations and goods could be electronically monitored as they
0:16:01 > 0:16:07cross the border. Today the Commons committee has brought out a report
0:16:07 > 0:16:11which casts doubt on that. The committee says the proposals are
0:16:11 > 0:16:14untested and to some extent vague and the committee wants more
0:16:14 > 0:16:18details. As far as the Brexit talks are going, EU negotiators and
0:16:18 > 0:16:22British negotiators have stepped up discussions on the border issue this
0:16:22 > 0:16:26week and there is an important meeting in Dublin this afternoon
0:16:26 > 0:16:31when the President of the European Council is meeting with the Irish
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Prime Minister.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The time is 1:16pm. Our top story this lunchtime:
0:16:38 > 0:16:42The First Secretary of State Damian Green denies
0:16:42 > 0:16:47new allegations that he watched pornography on his Commons computer.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48And coming up:
0:16:48 > 0:16:52The eyes of football fans around the world will be on Moscow
0:16:52 > 0:16:57this afternoon and the draw for next year's World Cup.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Coming up in Sport:
0:16:59 > 0:17:01The build up to the Rugby League World Cup final begins.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03England will be without captain Sean O'Loughlin,
0:17:03 > 0:17:09but Sam Burgess steps into the breach.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Health inspectors have ordered a review of all NHS radiology
0:17:20 > 0:17:22services in England, after a hospital in Portsmouth
0:17:22 > 0:17:28failed to spot three cases of lung cancer.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The investigation by the Care Quality Commission
0:17:31 > 0:17:33also found that 20,000 chest scans had
0:17:33 > 0:17:38not been assessed correctly at the Queen Alexandra Hospital.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40The trust has apologised to all the families affected.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Our Health Editor Hugh Pym is here.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Does this suggest bigger problems around the country, what does this
0:17:49 > 0:17:55tell us?Possibly a bigger problem, certainly the Care Quality
0:17:55 > 0:18:01Commission are making it clear in the case of Pawson -- Portsmouth's
0:18:01 > 0:18:07Hospital trust, it is not a case being repeated with added 3000 x-ray
0:18:07 > 0:18:11images not reviewed by a qualified clinician, or a radiologist, some
0:18:11 > 0:18:16given to junior doctors that said they didn't feel qualified. And in
0:18:16 > 0:18:20three cases, patients suffering harm, because their lung cancer was
0:18:20 > 0:18:24diagnosed in a timely fashion. The Care Quality Commission now says it
0:18:24 > 0:18:28wants to get information from all hospitals around England on
0:18:28 > 0:18:32backlogs, of scans, and other imaging. There is no proper target
0:18:32 > 0:18:35for delivering results of scans. They want to find out what is going
0:18:35 > 0:18:39on. The Royal College of radiologists welcomes this, saying
0:18:39 > 0:18:43they have warned for some time that there is a problem here, the demand
0:18:43 > 0:18:50for scans, MRI and CT has risen rapidly. Patients want to get scans,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52understandably, there is more sophisticated technology available,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56but demand is rising three times faster than the number of
0:18:56 > 0:19:01radiologists equipped to read the scans. And in many cases, there are
0:19:01 > 0:19:11scans and x-rays lying unreported for more than a month. They say
0:19:11 > 0:19:14there is a big workforce problem here that needs to be dealt with and
0:19:14 > 0:19:17the CTC will no doubt address that problem as it carries out its
0:19:17 > 0:19:17review.Thanks
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Pope Francis has been continuing his tour of Asia and has
0:19:28 > 0:19:30met Rohingyan refugees in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Earlier the Pope thanked Bangladesh for its humanitarian response
0:19:32 > 0:19:35to Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar, but still avoided using
0:19:35 > 0:19:36the term Rohingya.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39The Pope was criticised by rights groups for not using the term
0:19:39 > 0:19:40when he visited Myanmar, which does not recognise
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Rohingya as an ethnic group.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44From Dhaka our correspondent Yogita Limaye has sent this report.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48their plight has overshadowed his visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and
0:19:48 > 0:19:53today, a group of Ranger refugees met Pope Francis in the car. One by
0:19:53 > 0:19:58one, they had a chance to tell them what they had been through. Up until
0:19:58 > 0:20:02now, Pope Francis had avoided using the term Rohingya, which is how
0:20:02 > 0:20:06these people identify themselves. But a word that Myanmar refuses to
0:20:06 > 0:20:11recognise. But today, the Pope was more outspoken. At a meeting of
0:20:11 > 0:20:14religious leaders, the Pope asked for forgiveness from Rohingya
0:20:14 > 0:20:17refugees for the hurt they have enjoyed, and for the indifference of
0:20:17 > 0:20:23the world. It's a crisis that has overshadowed the Pope's visit to
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Myanmar and Bangladesh. Regardless of the politics around the Pope's
0:20:28 > 0:20:33visit, many people from the Catholic community of anchor desk, it was a
0:20:33 > 0:20:37chance to see the leader of their religion in person. They are a tiny
0:20:37 > 0:20:40percentage of the population of this country, but you couldn't tell that
0:20:40 > 0:20:43by looking at the crowds here, tens of thousands have come from
0:20:43 > 0:20:50different parts of Bangladesh. And they weren't disappointed. Before he
0:20:50 > 0:20:55said Mass, Pope Francis took a quick tour through the crowd. For some, it
0:20:55 > 0:21:00was a moment they will remember forever. He's the first Pope to
0:21:00 > 0:21:04visit Bangladesh in more than 30 years.I'm so happy and blessed that
0:21:04 > 0:21:10I got to get here in this space, so there are lots of people that
0:21:10 > 0:21:15couldn't come over here. So I'm so lucky! I can see the Pope so near.I
0:21:15 > 0:21:20was in tears when I saw him. When I saw him, I thought I was seeing
0:21:20 > 0:21:28Jesus. I was saying, God bless you. I'm so happy to see you again.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32For this small community, the Pope's visit is reassurance that they are
0:21:32 > 0:21:37part of something bigger. But for another minority, it brought hope
0:21:37 > 0:21:40that one of the most influential leaders of the world could help
0:21:40 > 0:21:46them. Yogita Limaye, BBC News, Dhaka.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49The Argentine navy has abandoned efforts to rescue the crew
0:21:49 > 0:21:52of a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago, with 44
0:21:52 > 0:21:56people members on board.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58The search for the vessel will continue, but there's growing
0:21:58 > 0:22:01anger at how the affair has been handled, as Alexandra
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Mackenzie reports.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04It was a routine mission.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Some of the crew had been working on the San Juan for several years,
0:22:08 > 0:22:14but hopes of finding any survivors had already faded.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17The Argentine navy has now confirmed it's no longer a rescue effort,
0:22:17 > 0:22:27but a mission to recover the vessel from the South Atlantic.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31than double the number of days that would make rescuing
0:22:31 > 0:22:32the crew a possibility.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Having analysed the proof received by our unit,
0:22:35 > 0:22:45different countries and agencies that have participated in
0:22:48 > 0:22:50in the operation, the Defence Ministry
0:22:50 > 0:22:53in the Navy declare it is time to move to the next phase.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56The San Juan left the southern tip of Argentina two weeks ago,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59she was on a 2000 mile journey back to Mar del Plata when she reported
0:22:59 > 0:23:00an electrical failure.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03The same day, there was a sound of a suspected explosion.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06It's further devastating news for the families of the 43 men
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and one woman on board - the 35-year-old was the first female
0:23:08 > 0:23:14officer in Argentina to serve on a submarine.
0:23:14 > 0:23:21It was an international air and sea search.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25It included 4,000 personnel from more than a dozen countries.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28They were challenged by the water depth and rough seas.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31This was the view from the Royal Navy ship, HMS Protector.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34But nothing was found.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35An investigation into the submarine's disappearance has been
0:23:35 > 0:23:39ordered by Argentina's president.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Some family members have accused the Navy of lying to them
0:23:42 > 0:23:52and giving falsehood.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The Navy and I is any failure in the search operation.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Others say a lack of investment and corruption in the Armed Forces
0:23:57 > 0:23:59could have made the San Juan unsafe.
0:23:59 > 0:24:09Alexandra Mackenzie, BBC News.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to take over control
0:24:13 > 0:24:16of the London Stadium, the home of West Ham United.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It comes as an independent review is published into the stadium's
0:24:18 > 0:24:20conversion after the London 2012 Olympics.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22The report says there was a catalogue of disasters
0:24:22 > 0:24:24which has cost the taxpayer millions of pounds.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson is here.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28What on earth has gone on here? Strong stuff from Sadiq Khan today.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31There has been a perception, for one, that what the West have got a
0:24:31 > 0:24:34goodie out of it. What they put towards the conversion costs have
0:24:34 > 0:24:38been small. Sadiq Khan has commissioned a report published, in
0:24:38 > 0:24:42his words, the deal that was done beggars belief. In particular, the
0:24:42 > 0:24:45accountants have looked at the estimation of the cost of converting
0:24:45 > 0:24:50the stadium, and the reality, and there has been a discrepancy of some
0:24:50 > 0:24:54£130 million. It is a football stadium, but it also has to be an
0:24:54 > 0:24:58athletic Stadium, the cost of retractable seating at that area has
0:24:58 > 0:25:04been fastly underestimated. So Sadiq Khan is critical.Can anything be
0:25:04 > 0:25:06done financially?He says he will try to maximise resources
0:25:06 > 0:25:13financially. The vibe from his predecessor, Boris Johnson, he says
0:25:13 > 0:25:17a legacy has been secured, millions of people come to that part of these
0:25:17 > 0:25:21London. If you are a landlord, can you change the tenant? West Ham say
0:25:21 > 0:25:26they welcome the intervention, but have signed a 99 year lease, which
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Jane Com is watertight and legally binding. Where do you move from that
0:25:29 > 0:25:37position?Jo Wilson, our sports correspondent.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39The England football manager, Gareth Southgate, says the team
0:25:39 > 0:25:42is prepared for 'whatever comes' when the draw is made this afternoon
0:25:42 > 0:25:45for next year's World Cup in Russia.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Richard Conway is in Moscow.
0:25:49 > 0:25:57It is a classic peak Russians seem, we are inside the Kremlin compound,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01rare access for foreign journalists, but that speaks to the importance of
0:26:01 > 0:26:06this tournament to Russia and to its President Vladimir Putin. He will be
0:26:06 > 0:26:11here this afternoon for the draw itself, it gets underway in around
0:26:11 > 0:26:14one hour and a half. All 32 qualifiers will get to find out
0:26:14 > 0:26:17where they will be playing and who they will be playing next,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19where they will be playing and who they will be playing next,. This is
0:26:19 > 0:26:26Russia's big moment.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29The power and the common today's World Cup draw will take place
0:26:29 > 0:26:32in the very heart of the Kremlin, Russia's moment in the sporting
0:26:32 > 0:26:34spotlight has arrived once more.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40The tournament itself is now within touching distance.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Fifa and the Russian government presenting a united front today,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48despite the issues still facing them ahead of next June's opening game.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51From what I've seen so far, I'm convinced that Russia 2018
0:26:51 > 0:26:59will be the best World Cup ever.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01As for England, the team will be based in the village
0:27:01 > 0:27:03just north of Saint Petersburg.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It could mean long journeys if drawn to play in the south
0:27:06 > 0:27:08or east of the country, and England's manager believes
0:27:08 > 0:27:10the camp will provide a relaxing environment for the players.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13We've looked at what's best in terms of hotel paired
0:27:13 > 0:27:14with training ground, paired with travel,
0:27:14 > 0:27:15paired with climate.
0:27:15 > 0:27:23Of course, when you're looking at any venue,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26you never get absolutely everything that you'd like, but we feel that
0:27:26 > 0:27:27that was the best option for us.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Star attractions both on and off the pitch will draw thousands
0:27:30 > 0:27:32of fans here to Russia next summer.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Now, organisers say everyone will be welcomed for what they believe
0:27:34 > 0:27:36will be a festival of football.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42Nevertheless, the game here has had problems in the recent past,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44specifically with racism and violence, but campaigners
0:27:44 > 0:27:46are cautiously optimistic that things may be improving.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49We've moved from a position of denial to a state
0:27:49 > 0:27:52where the Russians understand that they need to clean up
0:27:52 > 0:27:58the stadiums, deal with some of the fans that are the hard-core,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02otherwise people won't want to come, and it may well rebound back at them
0:28:02 > 0:28:03during the World Cup.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Today, though, the focus is on the big draw,
0:28:07 > 0:28:15with all 32 teams keen to discover their footballing fate.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Well, this morning in the rehearsal draw, England got Argentina, Panama
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and Sweden, I am not sure Gareth Southgate would be happy with that.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27We will know what happens for real within the next two hours.We will,
0:28:27 > 0:28:40Richard. Thank you. Richard Conway in Moscow.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43In better weather, England's cricketers
0:28:43 > 0:28:45begin their second Ashes test against Australia tonight.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48They lost the first, and are perhaps not off to the best
0:28:48 > 0:28:50start with the fitness of all-rounder Moeen Ali in doubt.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52He suffered a cut finger in his side's 10-wicket
0:28:52 > 0:28:53defeat in Brisbane.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56But there are perhaps some reasons for optimism in Adelaide,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58as Andy Swiss reports.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Under the spotlight in every sense.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02As Adelaide prepares for a day/night match,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03England are preparing for revenge.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Their defeat in the first Test was marked by Australia's verbal
0:29:05 > 0:29:08targeting of Jonny Bairstow over an incident in a bar
0:29:08 > 0:29:10with one of their players.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Afterwards, Australia skipper Steve Smith was in tears
0:29:15 > 0:29:17of laughter, and that's left England's skipper unimpressed.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I think, looking at the whole situation, if that's not motivation
0:29:20 > 0:29:25to get the lads up for this week, I don't know what is.
0:29:25 > 0:29:31I'd like to think that it was about the situation.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35I don't really know Steve that well, but I'd like to think that he has
0:29:35 > 0:29:38a bit more respect for our team than to be mocking us
0:29:38 > 0:29:41because in cricket those sort of situations can come back
0:29:41 > 0:29:42and bite you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Smith, though, insists he wasn't mocking England,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47and hit back at claims from their bowler Jimmy Anderson
0:29:47 > 0:29:51that Australia are bullies.
0:29:51 > 0:29:57I think it's interesting, coming from Jimmy,
0:29:57 > 0:29:59calling us bullies and big sledgers.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04I think he's one of the biggest sledgers in the game,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06to be perfectly honest with you.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09To me, in particular, I remember back in 2010 when I first
0:30:09 > 0:30:11started and wasn't any good.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13He was pretty happy to get stuck into me then.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Well, the fallout from the first Test has only ramped up the tension
0:30:16 > 0:30:18between these teams, but Australia know another win
0:30:18 > 0:30:22here and the Ashes will be within touching distance.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24The cool weather here should help England's bowlers,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26but they know this is almost make or break.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Is this must-win for England? I think so.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Yes, I do.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I think if you're two down here and going to Perth
0:30:34 > 0:30:36where England haven't won for generations, I think that
0:30:36 > 0:30:38would probably make winning the Ashes very difficult.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40And to add extra intrigue, in New Zealand, Ben Stokes
0:30:40 > 0:30:43is making his comeback this weekend.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Could he yet play in the Ashes?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Well, for now, England have more pressing concerns.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50A Test with little room for error.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Back home now, let's catch up with the weather.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08We start with sunshine, yesterday we had snow showers, this is from the
0:31:08 > 0:31:11south-west of England, Cornwall. Beautiful blue skies. We still have
0:31:11 > 0:31:16snow around, and here is one from Scotland, very snowy scene here, but
0:31:16 > 0:31:21the snow will be melting over the next couple of days, because it will
0:31:21 > 0:31:26turn that little bit milder over the next 24 hours. Let's look at the big
0:31:26 > 0:31:30picture. This is happening right now. The jet stream coming from the
0:31:30 > 0:31:37north, just about dragging in cold air. A big wedge of warmth across
0:31:37 > 0:31:40the North Atlantic, and that will come our way later today. The wind
0:31:40 > 0:31:45will shift vibration and things will turn milder, even through the course
0:31:45 > 0:31:50of this evening. Let's look at the scene around 6pm tonight. The
0:31:50 > 0:31:54temperature in Northern Ireland getting up to six or seven. In the
0:31:54 > 0:31:59lowlands of Scotland, three, and still quite cold across many parts
0:31:59 > 0:32:03of England and Wales. It will take time for the mild air to move in. On
0:32:03 > 0:32:10the south coast in Southampton, still four. Showers around, not a
0:32:10 > 0:32:14completely dry evening, very few around and they are of rain. No snow
0:32:14 > 0:32:19in the forecast this evening. Northerly wind into the night,
0:32:19 > 0:32:23starting to develop this west, north-westerly, that is the Atlantic
0:32:23 > 0:32:28air coming in. Cloud with it as well. Temperatures, a touch of frost
0:32:28 > 0:32:31around where the sky clears, but for major towns and cities, above
0:32:31 > 0:32:36freezing. Here is the picture for tomorrow, the Saturday, this is the
0:32:36 > 0:32:41jet stream that I showed you first, the mild air pushing in across the
0:32:41 > 0:32:45UK. When I say mild, not desperately mild, but less cold than what we
0:32:45 > 0:32:50have been used to. Saturday, cloud across northern and western areas,
0:32:50 > 0:32:55drips and drops of rain. Sunshine most likely to the east of the
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Pennines, maybe southern areas as well. Temperatures creeping up. 6
0:33:00 > 0:33:05degrees in Leeds. Saturday into Sunday, it will be a slightly
0:33:05 > 0:33:10brighter day. Look at the temperatures, back up to double
0:33:10 > 0:33:17figures, in hole, ten, London getting to 11. Slightly milder
0:33:17 > 0:33:21weather continuing into Monday. The indication is that a bit later on
0:33:21 > 0:33:28Internet which -- next week, it will turn colder. Over the weekend, mild,
0:33:28 > 0:33:28cloudy,