0:00:05 > 0:00:07The squeeze on household budgets continues as inflation
0:00:07 > 0:00:15hits its highest level for almost six years.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19In the run-up to Christmas, concern about a drop in spending as
0:00:19 > 0:00:21inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.1%.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Also on the programme this lunchtime: Hundreds of schools
0:00:23 > 0:00:33remain shut for a second day after the coldest night of the year.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38I'm in Shawbury in Shropshire, where temperatures plunged to -13 Celsius.
0:00:38 > 0:00:46Officially it is the coldest night of the year.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49A woman whose dog attack children in a playpark in Northumberland has
0:00:49 > 0:00:53been jailed for format years.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55The Government's considering a new system of presumed consent
0:00:55 > 0:00:58for organ donation in England to save more lives.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59It fills you with comfort
0:00:59 > 0:01:00that other families
0:01:00 > 0:01:01are actually enjoying the
0:01:01 > 0:01:04lives of their loved ones, where they may not have done.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Fanned by strong winds and burning for more than a week -
0:01:07 > 0:01:09thousands of firefighters are still trying to get California's
0:01:09 > 0:01:13wild fires under control.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Coming up in the sport later in the hour on BBC News:
0:01:16 > 0:01:18The latest on the dressing room melee at Old Trafford.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Both managers face the media today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Prices have increased at their fastest rate
0:01:42 > 0:01:51in nearly six years.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Inflation rose to 3.1 per cent in November as the squeeze
0:01:53 > 0:01:55on households continued.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Consumers are facing pressure from rising food prices
0:01:56 > 0:01:59in the lead-up to Christmas with grocery price rises reaching
0:01:59 > 0:02:00the highest level since 2013.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney will now have
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to write a letter to the Chancellor to explain how the Bank intends
0:02:06 > 0:02:08to bring inflation back to its two per cent target.
0:02:08 > 0:02:15Our Economics correspondent Andy Verity has this report.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18At this baker on the outskirts of Barnsley, it's not just the bread
0:02:18 > 0:02:27rolls that are on the rise, its buns, loads and mince pies end up in
0:02:27 > 0:02:31pubs and restaurants and as far afield as the Middle East and Asia.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Ingredients like butter and flour have shot up in the past year and a
0:02:34 > 0:02:37half, so it has had to do everything it can to make sure its costs are
0:02:37 > 0:02:43covered.One thing we have done with suppliers is to take a radical
0:02:43 > 0:02:47approach, which is to pay them all very early and demand better terms
0:02:47 > 0:02:51from them because we are paying them early, and that has helped mitigate
0:02:51 > 0:02:55some of the cost.If you're looking to warm yourself up in the cold
0:02:55 > 0:02:59weather, it's not getting any cheaper. The price of food was up by
0:02:59 > 0:03:054.4% in the year to November. Hot drinks like coffee and tea were up
0:03:05 > 0:03:105.6%, and electricity cost more than 11.4% more than last year.Difficult
0:03:10 > 0:03:14to make ends meet these days, especially coming up towards
0:03:14 > 0:03:19Christmas. Everything is going up - electricity, gas, rent, telephone,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23it is all going up, so we need somebody to do something about it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27We see a lot of things going up maybe a couple of pennies, but if
0:03:27 > 0:03:31you are getting a few things, by the time you get to the cash desk, you
0:03:31 > 0:03:35say, how did it come to that? It is just one of these things.The fact
0:03:35 > 0:03:39that inflation is higher than it has been for nearly six years tells you
0:03:39 > 0:03:44not so much how high it has gone as Lehigh loll it has been for so long.
0:03:44 > 0:03:52-- as how low it has been. In 2011, it got to 5%, and it was low for a
0:03:52 > 0:03:56long time a few years ago, now it has gone back above target, the
0:03:56 > 0:04:00question is, as it peaked? There may be further pressure on prices coming
0:04:00 > 0:04:04down the line that could mean inflation doesn't slow down any time
0:04:04 > 0:04:09soon.I think it has peaked at 3.1% and should start a moderate through
0:04:09 > 0:04:142018. The question is, how fast will it for? Some consumer price data to
0:04:14 > 0:04:19date suggest that prices at the factory gates and those affecting
0:04:19 > 0:04:21manufacturers were stronger, commodity and oil price increases
0:04:21 > 0:04:26could be passed through and make inflation stickier than the Bank of
0:04:26 > 0:04:31England would be comfortable with. Inflation at 3.1% is above the Bank
0:04:31 > 0:04:35of England target range and the governor will soon have to right to
0:04:35 > 0:04:39the Chancellor to explain why. Because wages are rising in
0:04:39 > 0:04:42response, there is little pressure for a second rise in interest rates
0:04:42 > 0:04:46any time soon. If your wages are buying less than they did last
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Christmas, though, that is no more than a crumb of comfort.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed is here.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00As Andy says, has inflation peaked? The Bank of England thinks it hasn't
0:05:00 > 0:05:06believed that next year it will fall to around 2.5% by this time next
0:05:06 > 0:05:12year. The main reason is what is producing most of this inflation is
0:05:12 > 0:05:15befallen the value of the pound after the referendum, meaning that
0:05:15 > 0:05:18food and fuel that we import from abroad is more expensive, and that
0:05:18 > 0:05:23is being pushed through to consumers. That effect tends to run
0:05:23 > 0:05:27out of the system quite quickly, the currency effect, but there are some
0:05:27 > 0:05:32big upward pressures - the oil price going up, global growth being very
0:05:32 > 0:05:34strong, which tends to be inflationary, so it will be the
0:05:34 > 0:05:39play-off between those two pressures to see if the Bank of England is
0:05:39 > 0:05:43correct and inflation will fall next year.Meanwhile, warnings from an
0:05:43 > 0:05:46influential American think tank about the impact that Brexit could
0:05:46 > 0:05:53have on the UK economy?Absolutely. A lot of our coverage is in the
0:05:53 > 0:05:58umbrella of the Brexit negotiations. Brand Corporation, a big
0:05:58 > 0:06:00insignificant American think tank, part funded by the American
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Government, has come up with a report saying that almost any other
0:06:04 > 0:06:08trading relationships we have with the EU after Brexit will be worse
0:06:08 > 0:06:13for the British economy than if we stayed in the EU. Only one, they
0:06:13 > 0:06:20said, would be better. That would be a very ambitious trilateral deal
0:06:20 > 0:06:23between the European Union, Britain and America, but it says the chances
0:06:23 > 0:06:27are that are pretty low, so another warning that Brexit could have a
0:06:27 > 0:06:33negative effect on the British economy.Thank you.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Hundreds of schools remained closed today because of the snow and ice
0:06:36 > 0:06:37across much of the UK.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Drivers and commuters have faced difficult journeys this morning
0:06:39 > 0:06:41after the coldest night of the year.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Temperatures dropped to as low as minus 13 in Shropshire.
0:06:43 > 0:06:53Our correspondent Sima Kotecha is there.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59Coming to you from an incredibly cold, cold Shawbury in Shropshire.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03It is around minus five Celsius at the moment and hundreds of schools
0:07:03 > 0:07:07across the region are closed. That situation correlates with other
0:07:07 > 0:07:10parts of the country, including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, more
0:07:10 > 0:07:14than 300 closed in the West Midlands and in parts of Wales. Caerphilly in
0:07:14 > 0:07:20the south is badly affected. The TUC is urging bosses not to force people
0:07:20 > 0:07:25to go to work, not to take risks on the roads. There are delays on the
0:07:25 > 0:07:30railway lines still. It took me 25 minutes extra to get from Birmingham
0:07:30 > 0:07:35to Telford today, for example. Eurostar said there was delays this
0:07:35 > 0:07:37morning, and there were cancellations on flights at
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Heathrow. Public health England is urging vulnerable people not to take
0:07:41 > 0:07:46any risks. The Met office has issued a level three warning, meaning there
0:07:46 > 0:07:52is a 90% chance of more snow and ice and cold temperatures between now
0:07:52 > 0:07:56and Thursday this week. The advice is, don't take any risks.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Thank you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Five people are being questioned over the suspected murder of three
0:08:01 > 0:08:03children who died in a house fire in Greater Manchester yesterday.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08A 14-year-old girl died at the scene.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Her seven- and eight-year old siblings died later in hospital.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The children's 35-year-old mother is in a serious condition along
0:08:12 > 0:08:14with her three year daughter.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20Our correspondent Danny Savage is in Worsley.
0:08:20 > 0:08:29Danny.Sophie, just over 24 hours after this awful fire here in which
0:08:29 > 0:08:31these three children die, you can see the fire brigade have brought in
0:08:31 > 0:08:36a hydraulic platform behind me, and there have been forensic officers
0:08:36 > 0:08:39from the police on that platform getting a very close look at where
0:08:39 > 0:08:45the fire started. More details have emerged about the home as well. It
0:08:45 > 0:08:50has been suggested it was fitted with extra security measures because
0:08:50 > 0:08:54of past incidents at the home, including a special device on the
0:08:54 > 0:08:57letterbox to stop people putting things through it. That doesn't
0:08:57 > 0:09:02necessarily mean it is anything to do with what happened here just over
0:09:02 > 0:09:0424 hours ago, but it will undoubtedly form part of the wider
0:09:04 > 0:09:11police enquiry into what happened. Jackson Street in Walkden is still
0:09:11 > 0:09:16cordoned off today. Police are guarding a family home that was set
0:09:16 > 0:09:20alight early yesterday morning, killing three children. More details
0:09:20 > 0:09:23have emerged about the young brothers and sisters who died here.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29The oldest victim was 14-year-old Demi Pearson, who died at the scene.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Neighbours have been left heartbroken after watching her
0:09:34 > 0:09:37seven-year-old sister and eight-year-old brother being carried
0:09:37 > 0:09:44from the house by firefighters. They both died later in hospital. Their
0:09:44 > 0:09:4735-year-old mother, Michelle Pearson, is in a serious condition,
0:09:47 > 0:09:54along with a fourth sibling, a four-year-old who is described as
0:09:54 > 0:09:57critical.The deaths of three children is heartbreaking. Our
0:09:57 > 0:10:02thoughts are with the family. The little girl and her mum, who are
0:10:02 > 0:10:06fighting for their lives. Our specially trained officers are now
0:10:06 > 0:10:12with the family to help them through this devastating time.Police also
0:10:12 > 0:10:15confirmed there had been earlier incidents at the family home and
0:10:15 > 0:10:19said the force had made a self referral to the Independent police
0:10:19 > 0:10:23complaints commission. It is understood the voluntary referral
0:10:23 > 0:10:28was in response to police contact with the family less than 24 hours
0:10:28 > 0:10:31with the fatal fire -- within 24 hours before the fatal fire. A
0:10:31 > 0:10:35number of arrests were made yesterday evening. This video,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38filmed by a resident, shows suspects being detained. The majority of
0:10:38 > 0:10:43those in custody are under arrest on suspicion of murder. To give you a
0:10:43 > 0:10:47bit more detail on those people who are under arrest, for greater
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Manchester police say is that there are four people under arrest on
0:10:52 > 0:10:57suspicion of murder. Three men, aged 23, 20 and 18, along with a
0:10:57 > 0:11:0220-year-old woman. The fifth person in custody is a 24-year-old man who
0:11:02 > 0:11:07has been questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender. Lots of
0:11:07 > 0:11:10detectives still working on this enquiry, five people in custody, two
0:11:10 > 0:11:15people still ill in hospital, and it is very much an ongoing
0:11:15 > 0:11:18investigation, as you can see from all the activity here in Manchester
0:11:18 > 0:11:21at the moment.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24The owner of a dog that attacked 12 children in a playground
0:11:24 > 0:11:26in Northumberland has been jailed for four years.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Claire Neal's Staffordshire bull terrier attacked 12 children
0:11:28 > 0:11:30in a public play area in Blyth last May.
0:11:30 > 0:11:38Our correspondent Peter Harris is outside Newcastle Crown Court.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Tell us more about what happened that day.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The judge described this as a truly terrible situation, as the dog
0:11:45 > 0:11:48chased the children through the play park. Some of those children were
0:11:48 > 0:11:53forced to go up onto the climbing frames or up onto fences to try and
0:11:53 > 0:11:57escape from the dog as it was snapping at them from behind, biting
0:11:57 > 0:12:01their arms and legs. Some of the children, the youngest of whom was
0:12:01 > 0:12:05only six, were knocked to the floor and dragged along by the dog. We
0:12:05 > 0:12:09then heard how parents, seeing what was going on, panicking, came
0:12:09 > 0:12:13rushing into the play area to try and rescue them. Some were kicking
0:12:13 > 0:12:17at the dog to try and bring the attack to an end. A number of those
0:12:17 > 0:12:20children subsequently needed hospital treatment, some needing
0:12:20 > 0:12:25skin grafts and stitches. There was an aggravating feature in all of
0:12:25 > 0:12:29this, because Claire Neal, the owner of the dog, a month earlier had been
0:12:29 > 0:12:42ordered by a court to hand it over and have it destroyed because it had
0:12:42 > 0:12:44attacked other children. She has been jailed today and Northumbria
0:12:44 > 0:12:46police now tell us they have tightened up their procedures to
0:12:46 > 0:12:49make sure that dogs are taken in and destroyed in a timely manner.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Plans to change the rules in England on using people's organs
0:12:51 > 0:12:54after they die are being set out by the Government.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56The Health Secretary has launched a consultation on moving to a system
0:12:56 > 0:12:59of what's called 'presumed consent', in which people opt out of being
0:12:59 > 0:13:01a donor rather than opting in.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02It's already been introduced in Wales.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Scotland is planning to follow suit.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes has more.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Offering a stranger the gift of life is what lies at the heart of organ
0:13:09 > 0:13:11donation.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13These are the names of those who helped some of the 6500
0:13:13 > 0:13:17people who need a transplant each year.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19But around 450 will die before a donor can be found.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21The family of Adrian Williams were happy to
0:13:21 > 0:13:23support his decision to donate.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26When you lose someone and they've given
0:13:26 > 0:13:29that gift, that huge gift, you are immensely proud of them,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32and it fills you with comfort that other
0:13:32 > 0:13:37families are actually enjoying the lives of their loved ones, where
0:13:37 > 0:13:39they may not have done because of something
0:13:39 > 0:13:45that our Ade has done for them.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49The past decade has seen a big surge in donors across the UK.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51In 2007, there were around 790 deceased
0:13:51 > 0:13:54donors.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56That's now risen to more than 1400.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59The number of registered donors has also gone up, from 14
0:13:59 > 0:14:02million to more than 23 million, but ministers are concerned that
0:14:02 > 0:14:05four out of ten families still say no to
0:14:05 > 0:14:08donation, so are proposing a system where it's assumed we are all
0:14:08 > 0:14:11willing to be donors.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13The issue of presumed consent is one of the
0:14:13 > 0:14:14things we're looking at.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17What we need, really, is to have much better
0:14:17 > 0:14:18communication inside families so that people
0:14:18 > 0:14:22know what their family members actually want.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25The story of transplants in the UK over the past
0:14:25 > 0:14:27decade has been one of success.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28More people are having operations, and
0:14:28 > 0:14:30more people are willing to donate their organs.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33But there are people who worry that if we move to a
0:14:33 > 0:14:35system of presumed consent, it could actually do
0:14:35 > 0:14:38more harm than good.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42It's a quick fix for politicians.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45You pass a law, automatically everyone is presumed to be a donor,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and you've got more organs.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49In real life, it doesn't happen that way.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51A lot of people who could potentially become organ
0:14:51 > 0:14:53donors object to it so
0:14:53 > 0:14:57strongly that they join the opt out register.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Organ donors give strangers the gift of life, but
0:14:59 > 0:15:02opinion is split on whether presumed consent is the way to encourage more
0:15:02 > 0:15:04of us to make this final, selfless act.
0:15:04 > 0:15:14Dominic Hughes, BBC News.
0:15:15 > 0:15:22The Government is to introduce a new and simpler system for EU citizens
0:15:22 > 0:15:26to apply to live in the UK permanently. Ministers say the
0:15:26 > 0:15:30system currently is deeply flawed and plan to replace it with an
0:15:30 > 0:15:34online system. The immigration Minister Brendan Lewis today said
0:15:34 > 0:15:38the system was overly complicated and overly bureaucratic. Our
0:15:38 > 0:15:41assistant political editor Norman Smith is in Westminster. The current
0:15:41 > 0:15:45system has caused an awful lot of uncertainty for EU citizens wanting
0:15:45 > 0:15:52to apply.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Not surprisingly, after the Brexit vote there was a surge of people
0:15:57 > 0:16:01applying for citizenship. There has been widespread criticism this is
0:16:01 > 0:16:06such a bureaucratic system, some 85 pages had to be filled out by
0:16:06 > 0:16:11applicants, all sorts of supporting documentation segment in. Today the
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Government put up their hands and said this isn't working so what we
0:16:14 > 0:16:19are going to get now is a new online system which will begin in the
0:16:19 > 0:16:24second half of next year, which ministers say will only take a few
0:16:24 > 0:16:28minutes to complete. It will be processed within a couple of weeks,
0:16:28 > 0:16:34cost about 70 quid. Might be free for those EU citizens who already
0:16:34 > 0:16:39have permanent residency. But as we know, talking about brand-new shiny
0:16:39 > 0:16:48IT systems is one thing, delivering them is another. As we know, very
0:16:48 > 0:16:52often government IT schemes are not always huge triumphs.Norman Smith
0:16:52 > 0:16:57in Westminster, thank you. The time is just after quarter past one.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Our top story this lunchtime:
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The squeeze on household budgets continues as inflation
0:17:00 > 0:17:02hits its highest level for almost six years.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03And still to come...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Voters in Alabama go to the polls in an election clouded by allegation
0:17:06 > 0:17:08of sexual misconduct.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Coming up in the sport in 15 minutes on BBC News,
0:17:11 > 0:17:12we will have the latest from Australia ahead
0:17:12 > 0:17:15of the first Test in Perth, which England can't afford to lose
0:17:15 > 0:17:18if they are to retain the Ashes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Strong winds are still fanning the wildfires that have been
0:17:28 > 0:17:30burning in large parts of Southern California
0:17:30 > 0:17:31for more than a week.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Vast areas have been destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people
0:17:34 > 0:17:36have been moved from their homes.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Thousands of firefighters have been working around the clock to tackle
0:17:39 > 0:17:41one of the largest wildfires ever to hit the state.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Our North America Correspondent James Cook has the latest
0:17:44 > 0:17:52on what is becoming an environmental and economic disaster.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53This fire is a monster.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56It has now burned an area bigger than New York City
0:17:56 > 0:17:57and Paris combined.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59More than 6,000 firefighters are battling it but still the blaze
0:17:59 > 0:18:05rages in the hills above the Pacific Ocean.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08These helicopter pilots are working hard, trying to slow down
0:18:08 > 0:18:12the northward advance of this huge fire.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15But still it is marching on, down from that ridge top,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18and the concern is that it might affect homes here and it could even
0:18:18 > 0:18:23burn all the way down to Santa Barbara
0:18:23 > 0:18:27on the Pacific Ocean.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29California feels like a state under siege by the climate -
0:18:29 > 0:18:31rising temperatures, years of drought, longer and more
0:18:31 > 0:18:36devastating wildfire seasons.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39The governor says in this warming world, it's no surprise.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44This could be something that happens every year or every few years.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It happens to some degree, it's just more intense, more widespread,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and we are about ready to have firefighting at Christmas.
0:18:49 > 0:18:57This is very odd and unusual but it is the way the world is.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59On the lettuce line, they're carrying on as best they can.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Inside the greenhouse they've had to install a fan
0:19:02 > 0:19:05to blow ash off the leaves.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07150 people work here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13Many are worried about the homes and the local economy.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16The whole community is going to suffer, you know.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Yesterday all the restaurants are closed and you know,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21normally everything is bustling on a Sunday evening so it's
0:19:21 > 0:19:24going to be tough for everybody.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27It's been a distressing week for animals, too.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Dozens of horses have died in the fires.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34This video shows racehorses fleeing the flames after they were set loose
0:19:34 > 0:19:38in San Diego County.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41There is some good news, the worst winds seem to have died down,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43giving firefighters a better chance to battle the blaze
0:19:43 > 0:19:46but it is a daunting task.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48This may yet become the largest wildfire
0:19:48 > 0:19:49in the history of the States.
0:19:49 > 0:19:57James Cook, BBC News, Santa Barbara County in California.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Voters are going to the polls in the US state of Alabama -
0:20:00 > 0:20:03normally a safe Republican seat - in what's been a hard-fought
0:20:03 > 0:20:05race for the US Senate.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Donald Trump has publicly endorsed the Republican candidate,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10a former judge whose campaign has been clouded by allegations of
0:20:10 > 0:20:14sexual misconduct towards teenagers.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15His Democratic rival is a former lawyer known
0:20:15 > 0:20:17for prosecuting white supremacists.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Gary O'Donoghue reports from Alabama.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Mr Moore, Mr Moore.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Why won't you answer any questions?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31What would you tell your accusers?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33What would you tell them?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35A month ago, Roy Moore looked dead and buried.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Accused by eight women of sexual assault and harassment,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41including one who was 14 at the time.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Even the staunchest of Republicans had deserted him.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48But now this hugely controversial figure
0:20:48 > 0:20:51is ahead in the polls, just, and defiant in the face
0:20:51 > 0:20:53of many who said he should have stepped down.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55We are Alabama, we are Republican.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59And we're not going to stand by and let
0:20:59 > 0:21:01other people from out of state and money from California
0:21:01 > 0:21:04control this election.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Wow!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Alabama has not elected a Democrat as Senator for
0:21:08 > 0:21:10more than a quarter of a century.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14And the fact that Doug Jones is still in the running shows just how
0:21:14 > 0:21:17unpredictable this race has become.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21We say, no more to discriminating against those that are the least
0:21:21 > 0:21:23fortunate among us.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29It is time, folks, that we say, no more!
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Donald Trump has also faced allegations of
0:21:32 > 0:21:34sexual harassment, and for several weeks he declined to publicly back
0:21:34 > 0:21:40the Republican candidate in Alabama.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43But eventually he overcame his reticence.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I think he is going to do very well.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50We don't want to have a liberal Democrat in Alabama, believe me.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51In Alabama's capital, these Democrat voters
0:21:51 > 0:21:57thought exactly the same, but about the other guy.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I think that in any situation, when you are doing a job and you get
0:22:00 > 0:22:04accused of heinous acts, you have to answer to that,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07and for some reason when you are a politician you can kind
0:22:07 > 0:22:08of sweep it under the rug.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I think it would be an embarrassment to the state.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17I think he will be ineffective if Moore is elected.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19When he gets to the Senate, he is going
0:22:19 > 0:22:24to be probably shunned by many.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27We do not want somebody in there that has been
0:22:27 > 0:22:35accused of molesting kids.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Kids are our next step for our future.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40This race is about much more than a seat in the United
0:22:40 > 0:22:43States Senate.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46If the Republicans lose, then Donald Trump will find it even
0:22:46 > 0:22:48harder to get his programme to Congress.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51If Roy Moore wins, then he will face months of investigation by
0:22:51 > 0:22:52an ethics committee.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54And Alabama could end up doing this all over
0:22:54 > 0:22:57again in just a few months' time.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01And we can speak to Gary now.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Just explain a bit more about why this has become such a nationally
0:23:05 > 0:23:12important election.I think there are couple of reasons for that. One
0:23:12 > 0:23:16is that this is crucial in a way to Donald Trump getting his way with
0:23:16 > 0:23:21his legislative programme. If he loses this Senate seat, the margin
0:23:21 > 0:23:25goes in favour of the Republicans and he will find it much harder to
0:23:25 > 0:23:29get tax reform and tax cuts through, let alone anything like healthcare.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34The other reason is that because of the nature of the allegations
0:23:34 > 0:23:38against Roy Moore, we have seen a widespread coming out and outcry
0:23:38 > 0:23:43about this kind of behaviour towards women, whether it be in politics, in
0:23:43 > 0:23:48the media, in Hollywood, elsewhere in business, that people are seeing
0:23:48 > 0:23:52this as a test as to whether or not you can do this kind of thing, you
0:23:52 > 0:23:57can be accused of this kind of thing and still get elected and still take
0:23:57 > 0:24:02public office. I think all eyes are on Alabama for all sorts of reasons
0:24:02 > 0:24:04today.Gary, thank you.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Officials in New York say a man who tried to set off a bomb
0:24:08 > 0:24:10at the city's busiest bus terminal had been inspired by
0:24:10 > 0:24:11the Islamic State group.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13The 27-year-old suspect, Akayed Ullah, moved to the US
0:24:13 > 0:24:15from Bangladesh six years ago.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18He suffered burns when a crude pipe bomb he'd strapped to his body
0:24:18 > 0:24:19went off prematurely.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Three other people were hurt.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24One of the UK's most important oil pipelines has been closed for urgent
0:24:24 > 0:24:28repairs after a crack was discovered in Aberdeenshire.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30The Forties pipeline carries 40% of North Sea oil and gas.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34A crack was discovered last Wednesday.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37It's thought it could take up to three weeks to fully repair.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40As most of the oil from the North Sea is exported,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42the shutdown is not expected to have a major impact
0:24:42 > 0:24:47on domestic supplies.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48The French President, Emmanuel Macron, says
0:24:48 > 0:24:49he believes President Trump
0:24:49 > 0:24:52will bring the US back into the Paris deal
0:24:52 > 0:24:54on combating climate change.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Earlier this year, Donald Trump announced he would pull
0:24:57 > 0:24:59the United States out of the global pact on emissions
0:24:59 > 0:25:00signed by Barack Obama.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Speaking ahead of a new climate summit in Paris,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07President Macron condemned America's decision to withdraw for the deal.
0:25:07 > 0:25:14The US did sign the Paris agreement.
0:25:14 > 0:25:22It's extremely aggressive to decide on his own just to leave,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25and no way to push the orders to renegotiate because one
0:25:25 > 0:25:26decided to leave the floor.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27I'm sorry to say that.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28It doesn't fly.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32So sorry but I think it's a big responsibility
0:25:32 > 0:25:34in front of the history, and I'm pretty sure that my
0:25:34 > 0:25:35friend President Trump
0:25:35 > 0:25:39will change his mind in the coming months or years.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44Well Roger Harrabin is with me.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49So he's pretty confident that President Trump will change his
0:25:49 > 0:25:54mind, is that the generally accepted view?A lot of people think that.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57President Trump couldn't pull the USA out of the deal, the terms of
0:25:57 > 0:26:02the deal is he has to wait and intriguingly the waiting time is the
0:26:02 > 0:26:07day after the next US presidential election. So if he loses, the USA
0:26:07 > 0:26:13will stay in by default. If he wins, there's quite a lot of pressure on
0:26:13 > 0:26:17him already, with people wondering actually you say you want to benefit
0:26:17 > 0:26:26the US economy by polling us out, but what if we, the US, gets left
0:26:26 > 0:26:31behind while the rest of the world is going on to electric vehicles.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35You could harm industry by polling us out.Meanwhile the latest climate
0:26:35 > 0:26:41change summit is getting under way in Paris, how important is it?And
0:26:41 > 0:26:46are in to lists were wondering if this is French grandstanding, but it
0:26:46 > 0:26:49looks like it isn't. Some major announcements from business saying
0:26:49 > 0:27:00what they will do. Axa, saying they won't insure pipelines any more.
0:27:00 > 0:27:07Other major corporations doing the same, 1200 businesses saying they
0:27:07 > 0:27:11will align themselves with targets to meet the Paris aim of getting a
0:27:11 > 0:27:18temperature rise of no more than two Celsius so if Paris is setting the
0:27:18 > 0:27:21framework, this seems to be the first step from businesses saying we
0:27:21 > 0:27:27can get it done and this is how we are going to do it.Thank you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Offering shopping vouchers to new mothers can encourage them
0:27:29 > 0:27:32to breastfeed their babies, that's the finding of a new study.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34More than 10,000 mothers were offered up to £200
0:27:34 > 0:27:35in vouchers as an incentive.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Breastfeeding levels in the UK are among the lowest in the world,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41but it is believed to help prevent illnesses in children
0:27:41 > 0:27:43and mothers, as well as reducing costs to the NHS.
0:27:43 > 0:27:50Our health correspondent Adina Campbell has this report.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Three month Annabel is the newest member of the Sutcliffe family in
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Sheffield. Her sister was also breast-fed, but first time round mum
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Fiona was given shopping vouchers as an incentive.There was definitely
0:28:04 > 0:28:08some time when I was thinking this is really difficult, I'm really
0:28:08 > 0:28:13struggling and that was a really good incentive to keep me motivated
0:28:13 > 0:28:17and keep me going. By the time we had saved all of the vouchers,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21because we didn't spend them as we got them, we saved them and spend
0:28:21 > 0:28:26them on Christmas presents for her first Christmas.Fiona was one of
0:28:26 > 0:28:30more than 10,000 mothers who took part in a study over 18 months. They
0:28:30 > 0:28:36were offered up to £200 in vouchers at five different stages of
0:28:36 > 0:28:42breast-feeding. £40 at two days old, and the same amount at ten days, six
0:28:42 > 0:28:50weeks, three months, and six months. Before the vouchers were posted to
0:28:50 > 0:28:55new mothers, claim forms were signed off by midwives or health care
0:28:55 > 0:29:00professionals during visits.If we give you vouchers...Overall the
0:29:00 > 0:29:05study found the breast-feeding rate went up by 6% in areas with a low
0:29:05 > 0:29:10uptake.It is not easy to breast-feed in today's society in
0:29:10 > 0:29:14the UK but we do know that biologically and physiologically we
0:29:14 > 0:29:19are designed to breast-feed. 99% of women, given the right support, can
0:29:19 > 0:29:24breast-feed.The idea of giving women vouchers for breast-feeding is
0:29:24 > 0:29:29controversial. Some say it is outright bribery, but it is clear in
0:29:29 > 0:29:34places such as Yorkshire, breast-feeding rates can be low,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38particularly involving young mothers from poor areas. But this group have
0:29:38 > 0:29:44mixed views.I don't think it should really be monetary and I think some
0:29:44 > 0:29:48people might get persuaded just because of the money.I think it
0:29:48 > 0:29:53adds more pressure actually. I breast-fed because I wanted to
0:29:53 > 0:29:57breast-feed but I don't think having a voucher would have encouraged me
0:29:57 > 0:30:00to breast-feed any more.The Department of Health says it
0:30:00 > 0:30:04encourages breast-feeding babies for the first six months with support
0:30:04 > 0:30:09from midwives or health visitors. The vouchers were raised -- funded
0:30:09 > 0:30:15by Public Health England, which researchers say is a small price tag
0:30:15 > 0:30:23with long-term benefits to babies, mothers and the NHS.
0:30:23 > 0:30:30Darren is here with the latest weather, and you
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Darren is here with the latest weather, and you are right, it was
0:30:31 > 0:30:34very cold. Yes, still the risk of icy stretches
0:30:34 > 0:30:38from many parts of the country. Many parts of the country still barely
0:30:38 > 0:30:43above freezing at the moment. A bright and sunny picture here in
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Suffolk but there are changes taking place in Northern Ireland where we
0:30:46 > 0:30:51have seen the cloud increasing and outbreaks of rain as well. Things
0:30:51 > 0:30:55are changing, we have the cold air across the UK but coming into that
0:30:55 > 0:31:07cold air we have a mass of cloud which will
0:31:09 > 0:31:13bring wet weather and as it runs into the cold air there is a risk of
0:31:13 > 0:31:15icy stretches and even some smoke as the wet weather moves in across the
0:31:15 > 0:31:18northern half of the UK where it is still very cold. We may even find
0:31:18 > 0:31:21snow falling in Scotland, that will lift onto the hills by the evening.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23By this stage the wet weather has cleared away from Northern Ireland.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Snow over the Pennines into the Cumbrian fells as well. Further
0:31:28 > 0:31:32south, more rain. Whilst we are seeing increasing cloud, it is still
0:31:32 > 0:31:36called this evening and frosty with a good covering of snow around as
0:31:36 > 0:31:40well. So icy conditions likely through this evening as the wet
0:31:40 > 0:31:44weather pushes eastwards. It will sweep across the whole of the
0:31:44 > 0:31:48country, the wind picking up, then later on in the night we will see
0:31:48 > 0:31:52the cloud breaking in between two areas of wet weather which will
0:31:52 > 0:31:56allow temperatures to dip away again. Sufficiently close to zero to
0:31:56 > 0:32:07bring the risk of more ice, and the greatest risk of disruption due to
0:32:07 > 0:32:09icy weather may well be across Scotland and northern England.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Through the morning tomorrow, we will see cloud and showery outbreaks
0:32:11 > 0:32:17of rain pushing eastwards across all areas. It will be replaced by more
0:32:17 > 0:32:19sunshine in the afternoon, showers turning wintry in Scotland and
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Northern Ireland. Across southern parts of England and Wales, you
0:32:23 > 0:32:29could be up at around nine, even 10 Celsius, albeit rather briefly. This
0:32:29 > 0:32:34snow could be an issue through the evening across Northern Ireland,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Scotland, perhaps northern England and Wales, even to lower levels for
0:32:38 > 0:32:43a while. That moves through and then as we head into Thursday the wind is
0:32:43 > 0:32:48picking up. Showers could be wintry, snow more likely over the higher
0:32:48 > 0:32:53ground. Temperature is beginning to drop away again. Seven Celsius
0:32:53 > 0:32:57across southern England. Wintry showers will continue into Friday
0:32:57 > 0:33:02but the wind direction will change. We will start to get our air from
0:33:02 > 0:33:06the Antarctic once again, nowhere near as cold as it has been
0:33:06 > 0:33:09recently, but the threat of snow and ice is set to continue.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10recently, but the threat of snow and ice is set to continue.