0:00:03 > 0:00:06There's mounting criticism of the decision to release serial
0:00:06 > 0:00:11six attacker John Worboys.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14-- sex attacker.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The former black cab driver has spent nine years in prison
0:00:17 > 0:00:18for attacking 12 women.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21The head of the Parole Board apologises that some of his victims
0:00:21 > 0:00:23weren't told he is to be released.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25When we released the information about the decision, my understanding
0:00:25 > 0:00:28today is that we believed all the victims had been told
0:00:28 > 0:00:31about that decision, but we are checking today exactly
0:00:31 > 0:00:35what did happen, because clearly something went wrong.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Police said in 2010 they believed Worboys had assualted
0:00:39 > 0:00:41more than 100 women.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43We'll discuss what might happen now.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Also this lunchtime.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47The number of new cars sold fell last year
0:00:47 > 0:00:49for the first time in six years.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Diesel car sales were sharply down.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57A serious case review into the murder of two-year-old
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Jeremiah Regis-Ngaujah wants improvements to
0:01:00 > 0:01:02safeguarding children - though says his death couldn't
0:01:02 > 0:01:05have been predicted.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08As customers in the US queued at midnight to get hold
0:01:08 > 0:01:11of the explosive new book that President Trump tried to stop,
0:01:11 > 0:01:21the author speaks out.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30They all say he's like a child, he has a need for immediate
0:01:30 > 0:01:33gratification. It's all about him.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36The Latte Levy - could a 25p tax on disposable coffee
0:01:36 > 0:01:39cups improve recycling?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And coming up in the sport on BBC News, frustration for England's
0:01:42 > 0:01:44bowlers in the final Ashes Test.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja score freely in Sydney
0:01:46 > 0:01:52to put Australia on top.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15The chair of the Parole Board has apologised unreservedly to victims
0:02:15 > 0:02:20of the serial sex attacker John Worboys, after some of them
0:02:20 > 0:02:23were not told he's to be released from prison.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25The black cab driver was jailed in 2009,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29for offences against 12 women - but detectives later
0:02:29 > 0:02:32said they believed he'd attacked more than 100 women
0:02:32 > 0:02:34between 2002 and 2008.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36A group of MPs has written to the Justice Secretary,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39calling for an investigation into whether the views of Worboys'
0:02:39 > 0:02:42victims were heard in the decision to release him on parole.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Our home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford reports.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57He toured the streets of London in his black taxi for six years. Police
0:02:57 > 0:03:02think he may have raped or sexually assaulted at least 105 women after
0:03:02 > 0:03:06drugging them. He was given an indeterminate sentence, which means
0:03:06 > 0:03:10he can't be released until he's no longer a risk to the public, but
0:03:10 > 0:03:14John Warboys is about to be freed after less than ten years. So the
0:03:14 > 0:03:19key question for the three members of the Parole Board was, is John
0:03:19 > 0:03:25Warboys still a danger to women? In ruling that he should be released
0:03:25 > 0:03:27they must have decided that he isn't a danger, but they haven't made
0:03:27 > 0:03:31public their reasons for freeing a man suspected of being one of the
0:03:31 > 0:03:34most prolific sex offenders of recent years. The Parole Board is
0:03:34 > 0:03:39not legally allowed to give reasons for its decision, but the chair of
0:03:39 > 0:03:44the board did give this explanation. What's important to understand is
0:03:44 > 0:03:49that the Parole Board's duty is not took in a sense have another go at
0:03:49 > 0:03:55the trial, but to assess what his risks will be going forward and
0:03:55 > 0:04:01that's what they did.At his trial, John Warboys was only convicted of
0:04:01 > 0:04:05attacking 12 women and only one of those convictions was for rape, so
0:04:05 > 0:04:09the judge set a minimum sentence of eight years which means the Police
0:04:09 > 0:04:12and Crime Panel seclusion service are now being asked why they didn't
0:04:12 > 0:04:16bring further cases. The Parole Board has also had to apologise
0:04:16 > 0:04:20because several of John Warboys' victims had not been told of the
0:04:20 > 0:04:24decision to release him before it became public yesterday.This is
0:04:24 > 0:04:30perhaps a reflection of the way in which women who are victims of rape
0:04:30 > 0:04:37are treated generally and until the criminal just is agencies get this
0:04:37 > 0:04:42right we've got a crisis in this country around it.The Warboys case
0:04:42 > 0:04:45has highlighted flaws in the criminal justice system from the
0:04:45 > 0:04:49start. Initially the police failed to investigate it properly. Then
0:04:49 > 0:04:54only 12 cases were brought to trial, even though there were ultimately
0:04:54 > 0:04:57suspicions of over 100. And now a man who a judge said shouldn't be
0:04:57 > 0:05:02released until he's no longer a threat is about to walk free from
0:05:02 > 0:05:06prison after ten years. Daniel Sandford,
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Sandford, olman is here.
0:05:07 > 0:05:15BBC News. Clive Colman is here. The Parole Board has made its decision.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20What are the legal options?The only mechanism for challenging is by way
0:05:20 > 0:05:23of judicial review. Technically any decision by any public body or
0:05:23 > 0:05:26authority can be challenged by way of judicial review, if it's being
0:05:26 > 0:05:30argued it was unlawful. Here it will be argued that no reasonable
0:05:30 > 0:05:34tribunal could have come to this decision, but the problem here is a
0:05:34 > 0:05:40practical one. We don't know the reasoning here, so it's a difficult
0:05:40 > 0:05:44challenge, but there may be a way of doing that. We are also looking at
0:05:44 > 0:05:49the result of the story at reform of the Parole Board itself, its
0:05:49 > 0:05:52decisions are made in secret if you like in private, the chair of the
0:05:52 > 0:05:55board, Nick Hardwick, favours, in fact is he wants a public
0:05:55 > 0:05:59consultation on whether this should be opened up, whether justice should
0:05:59 > 0:06:03not only be done but seem to be done. It's opened to the public for
0:06:03 > 0:06:06instance in Canada. There are cost of locations, there are implications
0:06:06 > 0:06:11for victims perhaps having to relive their experience -- there are cost
0:06:11 > 0:06:14implications. And also whether the victims knew this would be public
0:06:14 > 0:06:21and allow the case to be assessed for risk. The critical thing is
0:06:21 > 0:06:24kabaddi further charges, I think that's very difficult. It's not
0:06:24 > 0:06:27entirely impossible. There are issues about the passage of time,
0:06:27 > 0:06:32about the effect of the publicity in the original trial that might have
0:06:32 > 0:06:39on victims, but the CPS remain under a duty to consider any evidence that
0:06:39 > 0:06:42the police provide to them to look at charging, and if there's a
0:06:42 > 0:06:47realistic prospect of conviction then they must charges.Clive
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Colman, many thanks, our legal affairs correspondent.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Sales of new cars fell last year, for the first time in six years.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56The industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00says the number of cars registered was down by 5.7% compared
0:07:00 > 0:07:05with 2016, while diesel sales fell by almost a fifth
0:07:05 > 0:07:06because of concerns about pollution.
0:07:06 > 0:07:14Our business correspondent Theo Leggett has the details.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20For the past few years car sales in Britain have been booming. In 2015
0:07:20 > 0:07:24and 2016, the industry set new records, but now, it may be going
0:07:24 > 0:07:30into reverse gear. Overall new car registrations were down 5.7% last
0:07:30 > 0:07:34year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40That's the first decline in six years. No one is panicking just yet.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46By historical standards 2017 was still a pretty good year. More than
0:07:46 > 0:07:492.5 million new cars were registered, the third highest level
0:07:49 > 0:07:54in a decade, but over the past few months the decline has accelerated.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58In December, registrations were down more than 14% compared to last year.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04And sales of diesel cars across the year were down more than 17%.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Overall if you look at the economic performance of the UK, growth is
0:08:07 > 0:08:13slowing. All the indicators around economic confidence are weakening
0:08:13 > 0:08:17especially when it comes to people's enthusiasm about making big-ticket
0:08:17 > 0:08:22purchase, like a car.Declining demand for diesel cars is a big
0:08:22 > 0:08:24problem for the industry. Campaigners blame them for high
0:08:24 > 0:08:31levels of urban pollution the SS -- the Society of motor Manufacturers
0:08:31 > 0:08:35says consumers are confused and unwilling to buy them. Experts
0:08:35 > 0:08:40agree, even though new models are much cleaner, diesel has an image
0:08:40 > 0:08:44problem.Diesels can only recover if the facts can be made clear. If the
0:08:44 > 0:08:47facts around the lower pollutant levels, the economic benefits of
0:08:47 > 0:08:51running one, can be made plain and clear, that really will need someone
0:08:51 > 0:08:55in senior government to stand up above the parapet and say something
0:08:55 > 0:09:00positive about diesel, and make the facts clear around it.People within
0:09:00 > 0:09:05the industry say confusion over diesel may be causing environmental
0:09:05 > 0:09:11harm by encouraging drivers to hang onto older, dirtier cars, rather
0:09:11 > 0:09:14than swapping them for cleaner, new models. Meanwhile the fall in sales
0:09:14 > 0:09:23is expected to continue throughout 2018. Theo Leggett, BBC News.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29The book everyone is talking about is out. The author of this book,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Fire and Fury, an incendiary account of Donald Trump 's life in the White
0:09:32 > 0:09:36House has spoken for the first time since its publication. Michael Wolff
0:09:36 > 0:09:41says the president behaves like a child. President Trump tried to get
0:09:41 > 0:09:45this book's publication halted and has dismissed it as full of lies.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Don Johnson has the details.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52You've heard the headlines, now you can read the substance of Fire and
0:09:52 > 0:09:59Fury. Rushed out at midnight in the US after threats from the
0:09:59 > 0:10:02President's lawyers. You are bobbing what I'm most looking forward to is
0:10:02 > 0:10:05seeing what's actually, what we all know is going on just below the
0:10:05 > 0:10:12surface.Were imagining who in the White House has actually said this.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17No one gets tired of the intrigue. I'm expecting the White House to be
0:10:17 > 0:10:23as absolutely dysfunctional as the links would make it seem.This
0:10:23 > 0:10:27chitchat, the President's burgers in bed, the vanity, the apparently
0:10:27 > 0:10:30strained relationship with the First Lady, but there is also serious
0:10:30 > 0:10:35criticism of Donald Trump 's intelligence. His chief strategist
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Steve Bannon suggested using the constitution to force him out
0:10:38 > 0:10:41because he didn't believe Donald Trump was fit for office.I would
0:10:41 > 0:10:47say the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in
0:10:47 > 0:10:53common, they all say he is like a child. And what they mean by that is
0:10:53 > 0:10:58he has a need for immediate gratification. It's all about him.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04The White House says the book is full of mistakes.It's disgraceful
0:11:04 > 0:11:09and laughable. If he was unfit he probably wouldn't be sitting there,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13wouldn't have defeated the most qualified group of candidates the
0:11:13 > 0:11:18Republican party has ever seen.And the president couldn't resist a few
0:11:18 > 0:11:25words on Twitter. I authorised zero access to the White House. Only full
0:11:25 > 0:11:29of lies, misrepresentations, and sources that don't exist. This is an
0:11:29 > 0:11:33account of a deeply divided administration, with staff who don't
0:11:33 > 0:11:37think the bosses up to the job and a family dynasty that is closing
0:11:37 > 0:11:40ranks. It may not make any difference to Trump's loyal
0:11:40 > 0:11:44supporters, but it's damaging to the president. Ice cold in Washington
0:11:44 > 0:11:48but it's the White House where things are really frosty. Dan
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Johnson, BBC News.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53A serious case review has recommended improvements be made
0:11:53 > 0:11:55to safeguarding children in Wolverhampton,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57following the murder of a two-year-old boy in 2016.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02But it found that the brutal killing of Jeremiah Regis-Ngaujah
0:12:02 > 0:12:05by his stepfather, who used extreme physical punishment on the child,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07could not have been predicted.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13Sima Kotecha reports.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Two-year-old Jeremiah Regis.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18To those who knew him, happy, smiling, contented.
0:12:18 > 0:12:25But at home, he was being beaten by this man, Chevaze McGregor.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27In November 2016, an inflicted regime of brutality
0:12:27 > 0:12:29eventually killed the child.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32In this CCTV footage, the 27-year-old is seen
0:12:32 > 0:12:38losing his temper.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Jeremiah's mother was Sindyann Regis, a woman who had been
0:12:41 > 0:12:43hit by previous partners.
0:12:43 > 0:12:50Today's serious case review said that more questions should have been
0:12:50 > 0:12:56asked about who she was involved with.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57It says the response to prevent repeat
0:12:57 > 0:12:59victimisation was less effective.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Women who have been subjected to domestic abuse are vulnerable
0:13:04 > 0:13:07to two kinds of repeat victimisation - by the same person
0:13:07 > 0:13:08or by future partners.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10However, it says nobody could have foreseen the murder.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13This review, a very thorough review, makes it very clear that the level
0:13:13 > 0:13:17of violence that was inflicted on this child by this man was not
0:13:17 > 0:13:21preventable, predictable, was not predictable by his past
0:13:21 > 0:13:25behaviour by his history.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28That is all very well, that this is the fifth death
0:13:28 > 0:13:31of a child at the hands of an adult in the past eight years.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Surely there is something significantly wrong here.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36That absolutely is not the case.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41You have to look at each case on a case-by-case basis.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43It was inside this block of flats where Jeremiah
0:13:43 > 0:13:45was regularly beaten by McGregor.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49In the end, it was one heavy blow that ended his life.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53He died from multiple organ failure after his abdominal injuries
0:13:53 > 0:13:56caused septic shock.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Chevaze inflicted more than 100 injuries on the child,
0:13:58 > 0:14:08including a skull fracture and a bite mark to his chest.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10As this police body map shows, he was hurt all over
0:14:10 > 0:14:12after being repeatedly struck by a belt and rod.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Detectives described McGregor as controlling,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18manipulative, violent.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Like all serious case reviews, the aim is to learn lessons
0:14:21 > 0:14:22and prevent deaths like this one.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25A defenceless child taken from his family in a painful
0:14:25 > 0:14:30and unfathomable way.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34And we can speak to Sima in Wolverhampton now.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40As you suggested there, the problem is that his death, sadly, was not
0:14:40 > 0:14:46the only one in a certain period. That's right. This is the fifth
0:14:46 > 0:14:51death of a child at the hands of an adult in Wolverhampton over the last
0:14:51 > 0:14:55eight years and as you heard the chasse, that it was not predictable.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59However, there will be questions asked why it happened again and this
0:14:59 > 0:15:02afternoon we've heard from the NSPCC. In a statement it says that
0:15:02 > 0:15:06it's vital that professionals leave no stone unturned when dealing with
0:15:06 > 0:15:09families with complex needs, to ensure all decisions made in the
0:15:09 > 0:15:14best interests of the Child and the family as a whole, it goes on to
0:15:14 > 0:15:27say, we must all be alert to the warning signs of abuse and be to
0:15:27 > 0:15:31speak out if a child is at risk, as it could save a life.Sima Kotecha,
0:15:31 > 0:15:32thank you.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33Our top story this lunchtime.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The head of the Parole Board apologises after some victims
0:15:36 > 0:15:40of serial sex attacker John Worboys were not told of his release.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And still to come...
0:15:42 > 0:15:52Why drinkers of this fizz are getting in a tizz.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Coming up in sport, Serena Williams pulls out of the Australian Open,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00four months after giving birth to her daughter. She says she can
0:16:00 > 0:16:01compete but it's just not good enough.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11A massive winter storm is causing serious disruption
0:16:11 > 0:16:14in the eastern United States.
0:16:14 > 0:16:1617 people are believed to have died as blizzards swept
0:16:16 > 0:16:20across much of the region.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Thousands of flights have been cancelled and there
0:16:21 > 0:16:23are widespread power cuts.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26In Boston, firefighters had to rescue motorists
0:16:26 > 0:16:28from flooded streets, nearly 12 inches of snow
0:16:28 > 0:16:31have fallen in the area.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Weather forecasters are referring to the freak conditions
0:16:33 > 0:16:35as a "bomb cyclone".
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Chi Chi Izundu has the latest.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It's been several days of unusually cold weather hitting parts
0:16:43 > 0:16:46of the United States.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50From Florida, the first snowfall for 30 years.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Can you believe that this is Tallahassee, Florida?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Where wildlife not used to the temperature are
0:16:55 > 0:16:58having to be rescued.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00While over in Maine, flooding is also problematic.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02While we were out here flooding just moments ago,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06the ground underneath us collapsed.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Thousands of flights have been cancelled,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12schools have been shut and parks closed in parts of New York State.
0:17:12 > 0:17:19Blocked roads, black ice and power cuts mean a state of emergency has
0:17:19 > 0:17:22been declared, with up to 17 deaths are being attributed to the weather.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26What is quite clear is this is a serious, serious storm.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Between the very low temperature, the strong winds, the driving snow,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32everyone should take this one very seriously and take precautions.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35So what is a bomb cyclone?
0:17:35 > 0:17:40It's when a storm creates a sharp, rapid drop in atmospheric pressure
0:17:40 > 0:17:43meaning winds of up to 70 mph, feeling like -40, several inches
0:17:43 > 0:17:48of snow and dangerously freezing temperatures.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51State officials clearing what they can say they have
0:17:51 > 0:17:53emergency shelters, food, blankets and generators on stand-by
0:17:53 > 0:17:56to help those in need.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00The weather is expected to continue over the weekend and for some,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04it brings the opportunity to sledge, build a snowman, even play
0:18:04 > 0:18:09a game of ice hockey.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13While for others, it's a chance to experiment.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Chi Chi Izundu, BBC News.
0:18:17 > 0:18:24Laura Trevelyan is in New York.
0:18:24 > 0:18:31Laura, I feel cold just looking at you.Well, I can tell you it's a lot
0:18:31 > 0:18:36colder than it looks. Just look at this fountain behind me here in the
0:18:36 > 0:18:42park. It is frozen solid. It's currently -12 Celsius and the mayor
0:18:42 > 0:18:47of New York has warned that tonight, the temperatures could drop to -20
0:18:47 > 0:18:51nine. That would be the same temperature that it is on Mars,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56that's how cold it is. These are historic lows for New York City, so
0:18:56 > 0:19:00in the wake of that extraordinary blizzard that we saw yesterday, all
0:19:00 > 0:19:04of this cold air from the Arctic has been sucked in and for the next
0:19:04 > 0:19:08three days, we're going to have these subzero temperatures, so what
0:19:08 > 0:19:16officials are worried about in New York is actually not so much the
0:19:16 > 0:19:18blizzard but the after effects, the black ice, the sleepiness, this
0:19:18 > 0:19:22phenomenal cold and how it will affect the vulnerable, the homeless,
0:19:22 > 0:19:32the old. The city is coming back to life, airports have reopened,
0:19:32 > 0:19:37snowploughs and 700 salting machines are working hard. So the city has
0:19:37 > 0:19:41gone into overdrive. Further up in New England, there was historic
0:19:41 > 0:19:47flooding in Boston and the mayor of Boston has asked, is this to do
0:19:47 > 0:19:52without changing climate? Remember, we had all those hurricane I was
0:19:52 > 0:19:57covering those in the summer, and now this extreme deepfreeze.Well,
0:19:57 > 0:20:02goodness, Laura, thank you very much. Laura Trevelyan out there in
0:20:02 > 0:20:06the cold in New York City. Our own weather forecast coming up at
0:20:06 > 0:20:081:30pm.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10North Korea has accepted an offer by the South
0:20:10 > 0:20:11to hold talks next week.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14The meeting will be the first between the two countries
0:20:14 > 0:20:16for more than two years, and will reportedly focus on finding
0:20:16 > 0:20:19a way for North Korean athletes to attend the Winter Olympics,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21which take place in South Korea next month.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23The talks will take place on Tuesday, in the demilitarised
0:20:23 > 0:20:24zone that divides the peninsula.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Sophie Long reports from Seoul.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29The first talks between the North and South Korean governments
0:20:29 > 0:20:32for more than two years will take place here,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34the village of Panmunjom, which straddles the border
0:20:34 > 0:20:38between the two countries in the demilitarised zone.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43The South's offer of high-level talks was accepted via fax.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46TRANSLATION:Regarding the agenda, both will discuss the Pyeongchang
0:20:46 > 0:20:52Winter Olympics and ways to improve ties between South and North Korea.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It came just hours after the United States
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and South Korea agreed to suspend joint military drills.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00They say exercises like this one are defensive
0:21:00 > 0:21:06but the North Korean leader sees them as rehearsals for invasion.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Both South Korean and US Marines are taking part in this exercise
0:21:08 > 0:21:11in the mountains of Pyeongchang.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14They are training together to deal with winter war conditions
0:21:14 > 0:21:18and temperatures of below minus 20.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21But these drills will stop for the duration of the Winter
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Olympics and Paralympics.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26The South Korean president Moon Jae-in has said the Games
0:21:26 > 0:21:28could be a ground-breaking chance to de-escalate tensions
0:21:28 > 0:21:31on the Korean peninsula.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Xin Gu-sop hasn't seen his sister for 70 years.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41He and 61,000 others whose families remain divided by the border hope
0:21:41 > 0:21:47these talks could be a prelude to change.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49TRANSLATION:I am old now and I don't know how many
0:21:49 > 0:21:52more years I will live.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57It is my only wish that I meet my sister once and for all.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01This is the wish not only for me but for all divided families.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04But others are sceptical about Kim Jong-un's motives.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07The commander of US forces in South Korea said
0:22:07 > 0:22:11they are keeping their expectations at an appropriate level.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14My mission remains the same, to quietly and under control operate
0:22:14 > 0:22:21a military force in greater and greater readiness in the event
0:22:21 > 0:22:26that it's the negative outcome, not the positive one.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28But scepticism didn't stop President Trump claiming
0:22:28 > 0:22:32credit for the potential thawing of relations.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Does anybody really believe that talks and dialogue would be
0:22:34 > 0:22:37going on between North and South Korea right now,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40he tweeted, if I wasn't firm, strong and willing to commit our total
0:22:40 > 0:22:44might against the North?
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Sophie Long, BBC News, Seoul.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54We're now all used to paying for plastic shopping bags -
0:22:54 > 0:23:04could we now be made to pay extra for disposable coffee cups?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10A committee of MPs says not even 1% of the 2.5 billion
0:23:10 > 0:23:13cups we use every year are recycled; part of the problem is that paper
0:23:13 > 0:23:15cups contain a plastic lining which requires specialist recycling.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18So the MPs are calling for a 25p charge -
0:23:18 > 0:23:21on top of the coffee price - to pay for better facilities.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23John Maguire reports from one of the UK's only
0:23:23 > 0:23:27disposable-cup recycling plants.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Coady, copy Mac everywhere. But what happens to the cups once we finish
0:23:32 > 0:23:39our drink? It's a massive business. Brits drink 8 million takeaway cups
0:23:39 > 0:23:46every day and while many boast the logo, the reality is that -- the
0:23:46 > 0:23:51recycling logo, the reality is that less than 1% is recycled. MPs say it
0:23:51 > 0:23:59is time for action.We have to make a revolutionary shift, a revolution
0:23:59 > 0:24:09in the coffee industry. People want fair trade for coffee growers and we
0:24:09 > 0:24:21also need to make sure that the cups are... The money would be used to
0:24:21 > 0:24:29improve recycling. They want clearer labelling and they want all cups to
0:24:29 > 0:24:35be recyclable or a total ban by 2023. Within this bail is half a
0:24:35 > 0:24:38tonne of coffee cups which have obviously been used, compacted and
0:24:38 > 0:24:42brought here to the factory. The problem in this process is the two
0:24:42 > 0:24:49types of materials used - plastic on the inside to make it waterproof and
0:24:49 > 0:24:54then cardboard on the outside to give the cupboards rigidity. But if
0:24:54 > 0:25:00you do separate them, then you can produce this. 100% recycled paper.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04We have the capacity to recycle about half 1 billion cups. The
0:25:04 > 0:25:09reality is we are only doing a fraction of that because of these
0:25:09 > 0:25:15apply to us. It's not about recycling the cups themselves, but
0:25:15 > 0:25:19having the cups themselves to recycle.I've got a megaphone and
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I'm not afraid to use it.Waste campaigners say the system needs a
0:25:23 > 0:25:27radical overhaul.If we were to get any significant number of cups to
0:25:27 > 0:25:31plants like that, we would need dedicated bins only for coffee cups
0:25:31 > 0:25:36and we would need them everywhere. That's not a practical solution. The
0:25:36 > 0:25:41real solution is for the coffee cup giants to come up with a proper
0:25:41 > 0:25:46recyclable cup.The MPs though argued the success of the plastic
0:25:46 > 0:25:49shopping bag fee which Sauron 83% reduction in its first year means
0:25:49 > 0:25:53that with cooperation from government, the industry and
0:25:53 > 0:25:57consumers, there is a solution. The answer, they believe, is in our
0:25:57 > 0:26:01hands. John Maguire, BBC News, Cumbria.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Apple has confirmed that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers
0:26:04 > 0:26:06are affected by two major flaws in computer chips.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It emerged this week that tech companies have been working on a fix
0:26:09 > 0:26:11for the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, which could allow
0:26:11 > 0:26:13hackers to steal data.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Apple said there was no evidence that the vulnerability
0:26:15 > 0:26:17had been exploited.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20It says it will issue a patch for its Safari web browser
0:26:20 > 0:26:30in the next few days.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33There's been frustration for England's bowlers on the second
0:26:33 > 0:26:35day of the final Ashes Test, with Usman Khawaja's
0:26:35 > 0:26:36unbeaten 91 seizing the initiative for Australia.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40The home side have already sealed the Ashes and lead the series 3-0 -
0:26:40 > 0:26:42but they're looking to extend England's winless run
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Down Under to ten Tests.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Patrick Gearey reports from Sydney.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Whether by the sea or at the SCG, the fundamentals are the same.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Score your runs, take your chances, whatever your surface,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55whatever your size.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Up to now, Australia have always done that better.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Take Dawid Malan's wicket, as Steve Smith did, somehow.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Fittingly fantastic from the Aussie superman but the
0:27:04 > 0:27:07catching went from breathtaking to cringe-making.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Josh Hazlewood's reprieve of Moeen Ali would even
0:27:09 > 0:27:12have looked bad on the beach.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15England's tail-end responded with spirit and even a few sixes before
0:27:15 > 0:27:20finally running out of steam and wickets on 346.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22So not the score England wanted but not the one they
0:27:22 > 0:27:24will have dreaded either.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26They are just about still in this Test match.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Now they must stop Australia batting them out of it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31How's this for a start?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Cameron Bancroft bowled by Stuart Broad for a duck.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But David Warner was born so close to this
0:27:36 > 0:27:39ground, he seems to still treat it as an extension of his back garden.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42He passed 50 when out of nowhere, James
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Anderson sent him indoors.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48England continued to bowl with some skill but no luck and Usman Khawaja
0:27:48 > 0:27:50had found his touch.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53He got his half century and ended up just short of a full one.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Plus, Smith was there.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Of course he was.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Now beyond 6000 test runs and counting.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03England bowlers old and new must believe he's stoppable.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06He's playing very well, he's obviously seeing it well.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10But like I said, he's only human, so we'll keep plugging away tomorrow
0:28:10 > 0:28:14and I feel like if we can get him out, then we can take two or three
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and hopefully get a first-innings lead.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20So the problem is one England have faced all tour -
0:28:20 > 0:28:22how do you get rid of Steve Smith?
0:28:22 > 0:28:30Answers to the SCG ASAP.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Patrick Gearey, BBC News, Sydney.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36More than 20,000 fans of Irn Bru have signed a petition
0:28:36 > 0:28:38against a planned change to its famous recipe.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41The manufacturer of Scotland's best-selling soft drink are changing
0:28:41 > 0:28:43the formula to cut its sugar content by nearly half, before
0:28:43 > 0:28:45a government levy on sugary drinks comes into effect.
0:28:45 > 0:28:53Lorna Gordon has the details.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58It's been called Scotland's other national drink, a fizzy beverage
0:28:58 > 0:29:03with its distinctive orange colour has a loyal following but the amount
0:29:03 > 0:29:08of sugar in Irn Bru is about to be halved and not everyone is happy.I
0:29:08 > 0:29:15got up one morning after a night out, went for the usual Irn Bru and
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I was going through Facebook and I heard the sad news. Just don't do
0:29:19 > 0:29:24it. Don't do it! You are not leaving out any option to get the original
0:29:24 > 0:29:31stuff. It's part of our culture. It's a Scottish national treasure.
0:29:31 > 0:29:38Up you come. Ryan is storing bottles in his attic. He is also behind a
0:29:38 > 0:29:42petition calling for the soft drink to remain unchanged. More than
0:29:42 > 0:29:4620,000 people have now signed. The makers of Irn Bru say the vast
0:29:46 > 0:29:51majority of its drinkers want to consume less sugar and they say that
0:29:51 > 0:29:55most people won't taste the difference but there are rumours
0:29:55 > 0:29:59that Irn Bru enthusiasts are stockpiling the drink ahead of the
0:29:59 > 0:30:05changes and some of the shelves in this in have already being cleared.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10Irn Bru, is it a popular drink here? Number one seller in my shop. The
0:30:10 > 0:30:14last couple of days there has been a rush on it. I didn't realise until
0:30:14 > 0:30:23the baby yesterday what the reason behind it was. And we are short on
0:30:23 > 0:30:27supplies after Christmas anyway. What do his customers then?I like
0:30:27 > 0:30:32it as it is.I went by it changed. I think it is a great idea. That
0:30:32 > 0:30:36amount of sugar is bad for your teeth.Arles probably stop drinking
0:30:36 > 0:30:46it.This punter led push back has raised Irn Bru's profile again.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51Whether customers stay loyal will remain clear when the new version
0:30:51 > 0:30:56goes on sale later this month. Lorna Gordon, BBC News, Glasgow.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I hope it's not going to be as
0:31:01 > 0:31:10I hope it's not going to be as cold as in New no, thankfully not. That
0:31:10 > 0:31:16is a tremendous temperature, isn't it? It is going to turn colder,
0:31:16 > 0:31:20drier, with quite a frost on Saturday night. Increasing amount of
0:31:20 > 0:31:24sunshine of the weekend goes on. This picture was taken today on the
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Somerset levels in between the showers across this part of the UK.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Further north and higher up, we have seen snow falling in the Peak
0:31:32 > 0:31:35District and then the Staffordshire Hills for a while. That weather is
0:31:35 > 0:31:38moving away, heading towards Lincolnshire and the wash and should
0:31:38 > 0:31:45be mostly rain. A bit of sunshine now with a brighter day for Northern
0:31:45 > 0:31:50Ireland. Colder across the board. Damp weather in Scotland, a mixture
0:31:50 > 0:31:55of rain, sleet and some hill snow. It will sink its way southwards
0:31:55 > 0:31:59overnight, mostly ending up in northern England. Colder air
0:31:59 > 0:32:02beginning to arrive across Scotland later in the night. A chilly night.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08Temperatures went to be far of freezing. Fog patches, which will
0:32:08 > 0:32:12lift in the morning. This is how we start the weekend, sunshine between
0:32:12 > 0:32:18the showers in parts of the South West and Wales. Then we have that
0:32:18 > 0:32:22wintry zone, really. A bit of snow over the hills heading into Wales
0:32:22 > 0:32:26and northern England. Rain elsewhere, mind you. Much brighter
0:32:26 > 0:32:30further north, Northern Ireland with a lovely day and plenty of sunshine
0:32:30 > 0:32:35in Scotland. But there will be icy patches for eastern Scotland and the
0:32:35 > 0:32:40England. More sheltered areas, western Scotland, north-east England
0:32:40 > 0:32:48and enjoying much more sunshine, but cloud failing to clear away across
0:32:48 > 0:32:51the Midlands and dreary across south-west England as well. It will
0:32:51 > 0:32:55feel colder in the wind. Lower temperatures in the north but at
0:32:55 > 0:33:00least we have some sunshine. As we head into the evening and overnight,
0:33:00 > 0:33:07it stays quite rare indeed. This cloud slowly pushes its way into the
0:33:07 > 0:33:14English Channel and further north we will have clear as skies for longer,
0:33:14 > 0:33:19where we see very low temperatures. Not as cold further south. The
0:33:19 > 0:33:22coldest weather is underneath those clear skies and in the centre of
0:33:22 > 0:33:26that high pressure. It is that high pressure that is dragging with it
0:33:26 > 0:33:31colder air but increasing amounts of sunshine. Still some wind across
0:33:31 > 0:33:36southern parts, cloud at times, otherwise a dry day, sunny spots but
0:33:36 > 0:33:40it will be cold. Starting cold next week, with increasing amounts of
0:33:40 > 0:33:44cloud.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47That's all from the BBC News at One so it's goodbye from me
0:33:47 > 0:33:48and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.