0:00:04 > 0:00:08The impact of Britain leaving the EU could leave the country
0:00:08 > 0:00:12substantially worse off.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16A leaked Government report suggests UK growth will be slower
0:00:16 > 0:00:21after leaving the EU - no matter what deal is done.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23But Government says the document didn't consider the impact
0:00:23 > 0:00:29of Theresa May's preferred option - a bespoke trade deal with the EU.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Also this lunchtime:
0:00:30 > 0:00:32A review of on-air pay at the BBC
0:00:32 > 0:00:34finds no gender bias, but says the corporation's
0:00:34 > 0:00:37approach to setting pay is "far from perfect."
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Police and the CPS apologise to a student whose rape trial
0:00:40 > 0:00:47collapsed after mistakes were made in the disclosure of evidence.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Police believe a series of violent burglaries,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52where £1 million worth of goods have been stolen, were carried out
0:00:52 > 0:00:56by a man with military training.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Creative subjects such as music, art and drama are being cut back
0:00:59 > 0:01:01in many secondary schools in England, according to research
0:01:01 > 0:01:04carried out by the BBC.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Coming up in the sport later in the hour on BBC News,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Wales have named their 15 to face Scotland in their Six Nations opener
0:01:13 > 0:01:21and ten Scarlets players will start.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43The impact of Britain's departure from the EU could leave the country
0:01:43 > 0:01:45substantially worse off, according to a leaked
0:01:45 > 0:01:48government document.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50An analysis of three scenarios was drawn up for the office
0:01:50 > 0:01:53of the Brexit Secretary, David Davis.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56In one, the report says if Britain leaves without a trade deal
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and is forced to fall back on World Trade Organisation rules,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03growth will be 8% lower over the next 15 years than if the UK had
0:02:03 > 0:02:07remained in the EU.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But the Government insists Britain won't be worse off
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and that its preferred bespoke trade deal option was not
0:02:11 > 0:02:13analysed in this document.
0:02:13 > 0:02:20Our Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27There were some chipper faces as the Cabinet met this morning.It's a
0:02:27 > 0:02:31lovely morning, isn't it?Despite the fact that they had woken up to a
0:02:31 > 0:02:34government leak. A government prepared by officials meant for
0:02:34 > 0:02:41their eyes only was passed to a news website. It suggests the economy
0:02:41 > 0:02:45could be worse off as a result of Brexit, growing more slowly in the
0:02:45 > 0:02:49long-term, whether there is a trade deal or not.I'm not going to
0:02:49 > 0:02:52comment this morning. We don't comment on leaked papers and I feel
0:02:52 > 0:02:56sure we comment in the House.Plenty were keen to have their say. Not
0:02:56 > 0:03:02least those who think Brexit is a bad idea.It tells you most
0:03:02 > 0:03:06importantly this is a cost government modelling and it shows
0:03:06 > 0:03:10the economy will be worse off. This economy, people's jobs will be worse
0:03:10 > 0:03:15off as a result of leaving the European Union.During the
0:03:15 > 0:03:17referendum campaign, the remain camp produced documents predicting Brexit
0:03:17 > 0:03:22would hit the economy. Leavers said they were unreliable, pessimistic
0:03:22 > 0:03:26forecasts and claim this latest analysis is the same.I don't
0:03:26 > 0:03:30believe a word of it. The honest truth is every forecast from the
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Government to do with Brexit or even to do with the economy has been
0:03:34 > 0:03:38wrong as far back as I can remember. Bear in mind that during the debate
0:03:38 > 0:03:42on Brexit we were told the economy would crash and there would be
0:03:42 > 0:03:46500,000 job losses. The economy has grown since then.Some argue the
0:03:46 > 0:03:49public has a right to seek government advice.In a referendum
0:03:49 > 0:03:54where many people wanted to take back control and get their decisions
0:03:54 > 0:03:58made back in London, that to have a government that tries to hide things
0:03:58 > 0:04:02and be secretive and deny things are happening, you know, it's not good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06The Government says this is just an early draft and part of much wider
0:04:06 > 0:04:11on going analysis will the impact of Brexit and crucially, it doesn't
0:04:11 > 0:04:16model what they want to achieve which is a bespoke tailor-made deal
0:04:16 > 0:04:20with the EU unlike anything that's gone before. Ministers making that
0:04:20 > 0:04:25case today said it was unhelpful to publish such information.At this
0:04:25 > 0:04:29early stage, it only considers off-the-shelf trade arrangements
0:04:29 > 0:04:33that currently aexist. We have been clear that these are not what we are
0:04:33 > 0:04:39seeking in the negotiations. It does not yet consider our desired
0:04:39 > 0:04:41outcome, the most ambitious relationship possible with the
0:04:41 > 0:04:46European Union.But some MPs are firmly unconvinced. Views here are
0:04:46 > 0:04:50deeply divided and in the Lords too, where they are starting to debate
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Brexit laws, the Government's handling of this process is still
0:04:54 > 0:04:57under firm scrutiny.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed is here.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06The Government says it is not the option it wants. It does look at
0:05:06 > 0:05:10three specific scenarios.It does, Jane. It is the forecasts again,
0:05:10 > 0:05:15what are we to believe? Well, the modelling is about what we know from
0:05:15 > 0:05:19all the evidence around the world about global relations. If there are
0:05:19 > 0:05:25barriers put up to trade, that is seen by all the modellers as to
0:05:25 > 0:05:30having a negative effect on your economy. And this government
0:05:30 > 0:05:35analysis tallies with economic analysis by the London School of
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Economics, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41big, serious forecasters, but the thing to remember with these things
0:05:41 > 0:05:46is that forecasts are not what will definitely happen, it is what is a
0:05:46 > 0:05:53judgment on what is likely to happen. And there has been some
0:05:53 > 0:05:56economic negative effect of the referendum slightly slower growth,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01but it is up to politicians to drive the economy, Brexit isn't the only
0:06:01 > 0:06:05thing going on in the economy. So if there is better global growth for
0:06:05 > 0:06:10example, the economy will perform better. And as Alex said in remember
0:06:10 > 0:06:13report, no modelling of this new bespoke arrangement that the
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Government says it wants because it's unique. Well, it's hard to
0:06:16 > 0:06:22model what is unique. So, yes, the forecasts are negative as have many
0:06:22 > 0:06:27others been, but it doesn't mean it will definitely be the outcome of
0:06:27 > 0:06:31where the UK economy goes. All right, Kamal, thank you.
0:06:31 > 0:06:39Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Ministers insisting they are not going to publish this report, but
0:06:45 > 0:06:49that's worth bearing in mind they were forced kicking and screaming a
0:06:49 > 0:06:53few weeks ago to publish other analysis of Brexit on different
0:06:53 > 0:06:58parts of the economy. Some Brexiteers are relaxed about the
0:06:58 > 0:07:01report being published because it doesn't really tell us a vast amount
0:07:01 > 0:07:06new. There have been loads of economic reports, warning of the
0:07:06 > 0:07:12potential woes of Brexit. The real political hoo-ha over the fact that
0:07:12 > 0:07:16the report was leaked because it was only given to those at the top of
0:07:16 > 0:07:21government and in a sign of tensions in Tory ranks, some Brexiteers are
0:07:21 > 0:07:25suggesting it was leaked by those who want to scupper the chance of a
0:07:25 > 0:07:28radical break with the EU because it is suggested in the report that
0:07:28 > 0:07:33would be the most damaging outcome and it is implied that perhaps those
0:07:33 > 0:07:38sympathetic to the Chancellor, who suggested we only wanted to diverge
0:07:38 > 0:07:43modestly from the EU, are perhaps behind this and the real fear of the
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Brexiteer is maybe the Prime Minister is beginning to go a along
0:07:48 > 0:07:54with the Chancellor's views and their fear is very end up with what
0:07:54 > 0:07:57we call beano, no that's not a reference to lord snooty and his
0:07:57 > 0:08:02pals, it refers to Brexit in name only. In other words we leave the
0:08:02 > 0:08:06EU, but really, not much changes. Norman, thank you. Norman Smith at
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Westminster.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13A review carried out by the auditors PwC has found no gender bias in pay
0:08:13 > 0:08:16decisions for on-air staff at the BBC - though its report said
0:08:16 > 0:08:19the Corporation's approach to setting pay in general has been
0:08:19 > 0:08:20"far from perfect".
0:08:20 > 0:08:23The BBC has set out a five-point plan to help create what it
0:08:23 > 0:08:26says will be a fairer and more equal organisation.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The Director-General Lord Hall says some highly-paid stars
0:08:28 > 0:08:30will see their pay cut, while some women and men
0:08:30 > 0:08:37will be paid more.
0:08:37 > 0:08:45Our Media Correspondent David Sillito has the details.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47When Carrie Gracie resigned as China editor
0:08:47 > 0:08:49earlier this month, it was in protest about pay.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51She said a comparable male editor was being
0:08:51 > 0:08:53paid more than 50% more than her.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55And she's not alone.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Eleanor Bradford was a health correspondent
0:08:56 > 0:09:00in Scotland for 15 years.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03While there were one or two who'd been in
0:09:03 > 0:09:06the job longer than me, there weren't many people who had been
0:09:06 > 0:09:10there longer than me, and also while I was there I saw
0:09:10 > 0:09:12male specialists being appointed on starting salaries
0:09:12 > 0:09:14that were higher than mine.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16The response?
0:09:16 > 0:09:23A number of top male stars have already agreed to take a cut,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25and today's independent report has looked into whether the pay
0:09:25 > 0:09:27decisions at BBC News were based on gender.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The answer to that is no, but there is a gap.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34So overall a pay gap of 6.8% between men and women,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38which is less than it is for the BBC as a whole, but there are some other
0:09:38 > 0:09:39findings in this report.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42For instance, at the very top there are more men, and
0:09:42 > 0:09:46it says they are paid too much, they are going to have to have pay
0:09:46 > 0:09:48cuts, and a number of women are going to
0:09:48 > 0:09:49have to have to pay rises.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55What I've laid out today is a package of measures from a framework
0:09:55 > 0:09:59by which presenters, whom so ever they are, can see where they're
0:09:59 > 0:10:03placed versus their peers. Narrowing the bands in which they are paid. So
0:10:03 > 0:10:13that's clearer too. Lowering some pay for some men, at the very top,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17but looking hard at the pay for women and men where the pay has been
0:10:17 > 0:10:21too low.But there are serious doubts about this report and its
0:10:21 > 0:10:25findings from the women who have been campaigning for equal pay.BBC
0:10:25 > 0:10:30women has had to reject this report because we were really hoping to be
0:10:30 > 0:10:33consulted on its scope and on its methodology. That did not happen and
0:10:33 > 0:10:38it is hard to reach any other conclusion other than the conclusion
0:10:38 > 0:10:42that this report has reached the conclusion the BBC wanted it to
0:10:42 > 0:10:46reach. And also the report doesn't cover
0:10:46 > 0:10:49the BBC's really big earners in entertainment. It is just a survey
0:10:49 > 0:10:53of news and one reason for that is, news isn't as competitive as it used
0:10:53 > 0:10:58to be.Pay rates for the sort of star journalists are way over the
0:10:58 > 0:11:04top in my view in today's market and I think that's clearly being
0:11:04 > 0:11:10addressed. The rest of the situation is much more difficult, it is highly
0:11:10 > 0:11:13subjective who has got the same level of job as somebody else?The
0:11:13 > 0:11:18BBC says it wants to be a leader in equality and to reduce the yawning
0:11:18 > 0:11:23pay divides, but convincing BBC women that it is truly serious about
0:11:23 > 0:11:27pay equality, it's still got work to do.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Our Media Editor Amol Rajan is here.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35The point about the PwC report, given the size of the BBC, it is
0:11:35 > 0:11:39looking at really quite a small number of people within it.It is
0:11:39 > 0:11:42the third report the BBC commissioned on the issue of gender
0:11:42 > 0:11:47pay or equal pay, but this report only looked at 824 presenters,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50correspondents and editors within BBC News. It didn't look at the
0:11:50 > 0:11:53whole of the BBC and one of the issues here is when that list of
0:11:53 > 0:11:56salaries was published last summer, there is a huge number of names that
0:11:56 > 0:11:59weren't on there that earn a lot of money from the BBC because they are
0:11:59 > 0:12:03paid by independent production companies. So we have far from a
0:12:03 > 0:12:10full picture about what top earners at the BBC are getting.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12at the BBC are getting. Tony Hall's five-point plan, it has conveyed the
0:12:12 > 0:12:17impression that he is trying to get a grip on this issue and the BBC's
0:12:17 > 0:12:25women campaigning group says that Tony Hall has good intentions and
0:12:25 > 0:12:29has taken control of this issue. There are a lot of grievances from a
0:12:29 > 0:12:33lot of people who feel that over years they have accumulated a
0:12:33 > 0:12:36disadvantage and so when Carrie Gracie, the former China editor who
0:12:36 > 0:12:42cut her post as China editor and returning back to London quit in
0:12:42 > 0:12:46protest at equal pay, I think this storely will flair up again and I
0:12:46 > 0:12:49suspect far from the report being the end of the story, it is merely
0:12:49 > 0:12:54the end of the beginning. Thank you.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56The Metropolitan Police and the CPS have apologised
0:12:56 > 0:12:59to a man accused of rape, after a review found that mistakes
0:12:59 > 0:13:01were made in the disclosure of evidence which resulted
0:13:01 > 0:13:04in the trial against him collapsing.
0:13:04 > 0:13:0622-year-old Liam Allan had been accused of rape and sexual assault,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09but his trial was halted after police were ordered
0:13:09 > 0:13:10to hand over phone records.
0:13:10 > 0:13:18Danny Shaw is at Scotland Yard in Central London.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Explain more then what has finally happened with the police and the
0:13:23 > 0:13:27CPS, Danny.Well, Liam Allan was arrested on suspicion of rape in
0:13:27 > 0:13:32January 2016 and his alleged victim's mobile phone was seized by
0:13:32 > 0:13:37police. It contained 57,000 lines of data. The officer in charge of the
0:13:37 > 0:13:40investigation searched through the data, looking for relevant material,
0:13:40 > 0:13:45but could find none. It was later found that he hadn't conducted the
0:13:45 > 0:13:49search properly. He hadn't recorded how he'd conducted the search and it
0:13:49 > 0:13:53wasn't until December last year, that's almost two years, under which
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Liam Allan had been under investigation, that relevant,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02important material was found amongst those messages that undermined the
0:14:02 > 0:14:06prosecution's case and led to the charges against Mr Allan being
0:14:06 > 0:14:12dropped. We've had an apology for Liam Allan from the Metropolitan
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Police and the Crown Prosecution Service. Here is commander Richard
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Smith.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21We accept, the Met, accepts and the CPS accepts that we failed
0:14:21 > 0:14:24to identify this error early enough and we really should have
0:14:24 > 0:14:26done and that's why I've apologised to Mr Allan.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29That's why we've initiated a review of the other cases we have that have
0:14:29 > 0:14:31got past charge and are running towards trial to ensure
0:14:31 > 0:14:34that there are no other errors within those that
0:14:34 > 0:14:41should be addressed.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46That review is looking at 600 cases in London. They've already
0:14:46 > 0:14:52identified 500. So, and they found some cases which are giving
0:14:52 > 0:14:57prosecutors cause for concern. As for the detective in the Liam Allan
0:14:57 > 0:15:00case, he hasn't been disciplined because Scotland Yard says there was
0:15:00 > 0:15:05no evidence of misconduct on his party, but he has voluntarily agreed
0:15:05 > 0:15:10to move to other duties, he won't be investigating sexual assault cases.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Danny Shaw, thank you.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Police believe a series of violent burglaries over the last three years
0:15:18 > 0:15:21have been carried out by a man with an Armed Forces background.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Detectives say one man is suspected of carrying
0:15:22 > 0:15:24out raids in Berkshire, Kent, Sussex and Surrey,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27in which valuables worth a million pounds in total have been stolen.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Police say the raids have all had military style planning.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Frankie McCamley reports.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Caught on CCTV, the burglar police believe to have military training
0:15:36 > 0:15:38or involved in law enforcement.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Detectives say in each of the seven raids, he has shown signs
0:15:41 > 0:15:43of specialist knowledge and skills, staking out his targets for weeks,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45studying their movements and where they keep their valuables,
0:15:45 > 0:15:53before he makes his vicious move.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57He hit me three times on my face.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59It was very very painful, and I couldn't believe
0:15:59 > 0:16:06the blows kept coming.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09And so I took him to the jewellery, I gave him the jewellery.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11It was very frightening, but he actually said to me,
0:16:11 > 0:16:12"Get on the floor."
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I actually thought he was going to rape me.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18I was very very frightened.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20The intruder has stolen jewellery, valuables and heirlooms worth
0:16:20 > 0:16:28in total more than £1 million.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37We believe this person is not an amateur burglar.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39We think that this is somebody who has specialist skills.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41He uses firearms and cable ties to do this.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And he has an immense amount of planning and prepping before
0:16:44 > 0:16:45he goes and commits these offences.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Despite the Ministry of Defence saying it's working with the police
0:16:48 > 0:16:53on the investigation, it has asked for more evidence,
0:16:53 > 0:17:01stating:
0:17:10 > 0:17:13There are trade crafts that we generally will only see
0:17:13 > 0:17:20by individuals that have specialist or former military experience,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23which include identifying patterns of life of the owners of these
0:17:23 > 0:17:25properties, looking at the arcs of the cameras and their locations,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27to even the methods of entry.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29The suspect has targeted affluent homes in Berkshire, Kent,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Surrey and Sussex over a period of three years.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Police say the burglar must now be caught to prevent further harm
0:17:34 > 0:17:35coming to anybody else.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Frankie McCamley, BBC News.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42A man accused of murdering one woman and attempting
0:17:42 > 0:17:44to murder another had, years earlier, offered an undercover
0:17:44 > 0:17:47police officer the chance to drug and rape one of his alleged victims,
0:17:47 > 0:17:55according to evidence heard in court this morning.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Mujahid Arshid denies killing Celine Dookhran and trying
0:17:59 > 0:18:01to kill another woman, who can't be named
0:18:01 > 0:18:02for legal reasons.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Jon Donnison is at the Old Bailey.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12A deeply distressing case, Jon. Can you explain what was heard in court?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Today the prosecution wrapped up their case against Mr Arshid, which
0:18:16 > 0:18:21came in what they call bad character evidence. As you said, this is an
0:18:21 > 0:18:26allegation that in 2013 Mr Arshid was caught up in a police paedophile
0:18:26 > 0:18:30staying with an undercover officer posing as a paedophile on a website
0:18:30 > 0:18:35which the police say is used for people with a sexual interest in
0:18:35 > 0:18:40young people. And allegation is that Mr Arshid offered to provide a
0:18:40 > 0:18:47teenage girl to this undercover officer so she could be drugged and
0:18:47 > 0:18:54raped. He also then sent photos to this undercover officer of the woman
0:18:54 > 0:19:02who now alleges that she was raped and was attempted to be murdered by
0:19:02 > 0:19:08Mr Arshid. I should say Mr Arshid denies all the charges. He said
0:19:08 > 0:19:13someone had managed to access and hack into the root in his home to
0:19:13 > 0:19:19carry out this chat with the undercover officer -- hack into the
0:19:19 > 0:19:23router. The prosecution service in 2013 decided there wasn't enough
0:19:23 > 0:19:27evidence to bring charges. We did actually get onto the defence case
0:19:27 > 0:19:31today. Mr Arshid appeared in court and he said the principal witness
0:19:31 > 0:19:34against him was a compulsive liar and manipulator. The trial
0:19:34 > 0:19:46continues.Jon Donnison, thank you. It is 90 minutes past one.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47-- It is 19 minutes past one.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Our top story this lunchtime:
0:19:51 > 0:19:54The consequences of leaving the EU could leave Britain in a
0:19:54 > 0:19:59considerably
0:20:02 > 0:20:03considerably worse state, according to a leaked Government report.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06The impact of Britain leaving the EU could see the country
0:20:06 > 0:20:08substantially worse off, according to a leaked
0:20:08 > 0:20:09government report.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10And coming up:
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0:20:12 > 0:20:15crowds pay tribute at the funeral of the England and West Bromwich
0:20:15 > 0:20:21striker Cyrille Regis.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Creative arts subjects are being cut back in many
0:20:23 > 0:20:25secondary schools in England, according to research
0:20:25 > 0:20:28carried out by the BBC.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Nine out of ten of schools which responded to a survey said
0:20:30 > 0:20:33they had reduced classes, staff or facilities in at least
0:20:33 > 0:20:34one of the subjects.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37The findings, from more than 1200 schools, suggest music,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39art and drama, and design and technology are
0:20:39 > 0:20:46all being squeezed.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The increased emphasis on core academic subjects and funding
0:20:51 > 0:20:56pressures were the most common reasons given, as Jo Black reports.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58The creative arts - they have been part of the weekly
0:20:58 > 0:21:05timetable for decades, but for how much longer?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08In the last three years, Head Teacher Jez Bennett
0:21:08 > 0:21:10from Northamptonshire has had to cut arts lessons, resources, and staff,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12and is teaching some of the classes himself.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I have had to make some decisions about whether I can afford
0:21:15 > 0:21:16to run certain classes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23And I know that there are schools that have cut
0:21:23 > 0:21:24GSCEs in art, music, drama, and photography.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I just want to have, like, the chance to express myself.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29If I came to a school with no art curriculum,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I couldn't see myself enjoying it as much.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Jobs these day smostly all rely on your core skills
0:21:34 > 0:21:35like maths, English, science, and that is
0:21:35 > 0:21:36a lot of pressure.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39The BBC approached every state school in England asking
0:21:39 > 0:21:40about their arts provision.
0:21:40 > 0:21:4340% - that's more than 1200 schools - responded.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47A third said they'd cut the number of lessons in at least one arts
0:21:47 > 0:21:48subject in the last few years.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54A quarter said they now employ fewer specialist teachers.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And a third are considering dropping at least one arts subject at GSCE.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00So why is this happening?
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Schools say the key reason is the Government's focus on core
0:22:05 > 0:22:10academic subjects such as English, maths, the sciences, language,
0:22:10 > 0:22:11history, and geography.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Ministers want to schools to ensure more pupils sit
0:22:13 > 0:22:15these subjects at GCSE.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18School leaders say pressure on funding is also a major factor.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Then you will bring the chain foto her yourself?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22No, bear it with you, less I come not in time.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25This Shakespeare festival gives pupils all over the country
0:22:25 > 0:22:26the chance to perform on a professional stage.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30But increasingly schools have been dropping out because they can't
0:22:30 > 0:22:37afford it or they don't have enough staff to take part.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Being a creative member of society means that you are more confident
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and communicate better and you work better with people of very different
0:22:50 > 0:22:54backgrounds to yourself.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Those are things that are absolutely crucial structures
0:22:56 > 0:22:58in a society facing the kind of difficulties and problems
0:22:58 > 0:22:59that we face.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01The Government says schools are required to provide a broad
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and balanced curriculum which Ofsted consider in their inspections.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06It also says it is investing £400 million in music and arts
0:23:06 > 0:23:10education programmes.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13But for most schools in our survey, cuts to the arts are not over
0:23:13 > 0:23:15yet, with more expected in the coming years.
0:23:15 > 0:23:23Jo Black, BBC News.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26On the eve of annual State of the Union address,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30the man who briefs President Trump on security - the head of the CIA -
0:23:30 > 0:23:32has warned that China presents as large a security threat
0:23:32 > 0:23:34to the United States as Russia.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36In an exclusive interview with our security correspondent
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Gordon Corera, Mike Pompeo also said that Iran should stop interfering
0:23:38 > 0:23:42in regional conflicts.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44At CIA headquarters Director Mike Pompeo has a long list
0:23:44 > 0:23:52of intelligence targets.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06We can watch very focused efforts to steal American information,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08to infiltrate the United States with spies, with people
0:24:08 > 0:24:11who are going to work on behalf of the Chinese
0:24:11 > 0:24:12government against America.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14We see it in our schools, we see it in our hospitals
0:24:14 > 0:24:16and medical systems, we see it throughout
0:24:16 > 0:24:17corporate America.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's also true in other parts of the world.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Including Europe and the UK?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Including Europe and the UK, of course.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Another priority, says the CIA director, is confronting Iran
0:24:24 > 0:24:26in the Middle East and beyond.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Are you worried about the level of Iranian influence
0:24:28 > 0:24:29in Syria and the region?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Yes.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33And are there ways in which you feel you can counter that?
0:24:33 > 0:24:41Yes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44You're not worried that particularly the tension between Iran
0:24:44 > 0:24:46and Saudi Arabia could lead to some kind of conflict?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47I'm very worried about it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49We need to make sure that that doesn't happen,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53and the way to do that is to ensure that the Iranian people understand
0:24:53 > 0:24:55that this can't be good for them.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56We saw the protests these past weeks.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58The Iranian people understand that these adventures,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01which cost the Iranian people tens of millions of dollars and present
0:25:01 > 0:25:03risk to their lives, to fight in Yemen, make no sense.
0:25:03 > 0:25:11That the history of Iran is deep.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22The Persian people have a deep understanding of how to be
0:25:22 > 0:25:24successful in the world.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I hope that they will rise up and understand that it's not
0:25:26 > 0:25:28in the best interests of their country to send forces
0:25:28 > 0:25:31to places like Europe as proxies to try and conduct malign activity
0:25:31 > 0:25:34in Europe, when there is so much that can be done to make
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Iran a better place.
0:25:35 > 0:25:42We're confident that the Iranian people understand that.
0:25:42 > 0:25:50We are hopeful there leaders will accept their proposition as well.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53As he enters his second year as CIA Director Mike Pompeo knows
0:25:53 > 0:25:55that the challenges, including in Washington itself,
0:25:55 > 0:25:56are unlikely to diminish.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01Gordon Corera, BBC News, Langley.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Well, as the Prime Minister flies to China, a major Chinese employer
0:26:04 > 0:26:07in the UK has warned Theresa May that she needs to give a "definite
0:26:07 > 0:26:15signal" about the kind of Brexit deal she wants.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42The billionaire department store owner Yuan Yafei,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45who controls the House of Fraser chain, said the UK government needs
0:26:45 > 0:26:47to provide reassurance about its departure from the EU.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50He's been speaking to our China Correspondent Robin Brant.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52British things with an unmistakeable British feel, on sale
0:26:52 > 0:26:53in a distinctly British place.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56But this House of Fraser is in China, in the home city
0:26:56 > 0:26:58of the billionaire who now controls the British retail chain.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Why did you want to buy British?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Yuan Yafei has 17,000 staff on his books in the UK,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and a major interest in Britain's feature - including
0:27:06 > 0:27:08of course, Brexit.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Is your business in the UK going to be better outside
0:27:10 > 0:27:11of the European Union?
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Worse?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14What do you think?
0:27:14 > 0:27:22TRANSLATION:
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Being bought by a Chinese company is a sure-fire
0:27:29 > 0:27:31way to get access to this country.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Many other British firms, it can be a very challenging experience.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35One way in, though, is this.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37This Thomas Cook China ad is touting tailor-made trips.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Some send wealthy football fans to Premier League games,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42but the firm has been forced into a joint venture,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47one of the foreigner complaints about market access in China.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49They are opening up in some ways, though -
0:27:49 > 0:27:57the UK has a new deal to send more pigs' trotters here.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Step-by-step the Government's aiming for incremental trade deals
0:28:02 > 0:28:03with China in the post Brexit world.
0:28:03 > 0:28:11Robin Brant, BBC News, Nanjing.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18The funeral has taken place of the former England
0:28:18 > 0:28:19and West Bromwich footballer Cyrille Regis.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22The striker, who died earlier this month at the age of 59,
0:28:22 > 0:28:24was widely credited with inspiring a generation of black
0:28:24 > 0:28:27players into the game.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Nearly 2000 people attended an event at The Hawthorns stadium
0:28:29 > 0:28:31to celebrate his life, as our sports correspondent
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Andy Swiss reports.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37It was the fondest of farewells, add the ground Cyrille Regis graced as a
0:28:37 > 0:28:41player they gathered in emotional tribute. A private family funeral to
0:28:41 > 0:28:45be followed by a public celebration of his life, a chance to say goodbye
0:28:45 > 0:28:52to a footballing hero.He saw no difference in anybody and all he
0:28:52 > 0:28:58wanted to do was play football and as a young black man he led the way.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01He was a remarkable footballer and a man and I love them, I just love
0:29:01 > 0:29:07them.View footballers have inspired such words...
0:29:07 > 0:29:15COMMENTATOR:What a great shot!His dignity, determination and dazzling
0:29:15 > 0:29:19goalgoals, he blazed a trail for professional black footballers. For
0:29:19 > 0:29:27the thousands of friends and family gathering here, this is a chance to
0:29:27 > 0:29:30celebrate a remarkable life, player but also a pioneer, a man who helped
0:29:30 > 0:29:37to change football. Among the music and tributes, one of
0:29:37 > 0:29:40his former team-mates spoke of his strength and spirit.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45We played at a time when black players had to endure much vile
0:29:45 > 0:29:50racist abuse, yet Cyrille never lost his cool, nor was he ever
0:29:50 > 0:29:56intimidated. He always said it motivated him to play even better.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59He left us with great memories, and for that we are blessed to have
0:29:59 > 0:30:11known him. Nice one,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14known him. Nice one, Cyrille, nice one, son.His daughter then paid her
0:30:14 > 0:30:23own special tribute.A legend, a gentleman, the Three Degrees, Big C,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27the many different names you had, but I couldn't be more proud to just
0:30:27 > 0:30:32call you my dad. One day it, too, will leave this place and returning
0:30:32 > 0:30:37to my father's open arms, and forever remain in his loving
0:30:37 > 0:30:44embrace.A day event to remember a man who touched so many lives. A
0:30:44 > 0:30:51fitting tribute to a footballing giants. Andy Swiss, BBC News, the
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Hawthorns. STUDIO: Remembering the remarkable
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Cyrille Regis. Let's turn our attentions to the day's weather
0:30:59 > 0:31:04prospects with Ben. Thank you, Jane. A chilly
0:31:04 > 0:31:06start for many of us. Some in
0:31:06 > 0:31:13the South started 15 degrees lower than yesterday morning. As so often
0:31:13 > 0:31:14with our weather, it is all
0:31:14 > 0:31:14than yesterday morning. As so often with our weather, it is all
0:31:14 > 0:31:18relative. I think we would call the era across the British Isles at the
0:31:18 > 0:31:23moment cool rather than anything properly cold. The properly cold air
0:31:23 > 0:31:27is on its way behind this front moving southwards and eastward
0:31:27 > 0:31:31tonight and tomorrow, then we get into a much colder feel with some
0:31:31 > 0:31:34strong winds as well. The first sign of the change already beginning out
0:31:34 > 0:31:38west. Thickening cloud for our Weather Watcher in County
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Londonderry. That is ahead of two weather systems, one bringing patchy
0:31:42 > 0:31:46rain and a more significant one bringing heavy rain already across
0:31:46 > 0:31:50the West of Scotland. Strong winds and gales are likely here.
0:31:50 > 0:31:56Elsewhere, not a bad end to the afternoon, temperatures about 5-9d.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02Then this weather system
0:32:07 > 0:32:09will scrape along southern parts of England and South Wales with clouds
0:32:09 > 0:32:12and patchy rain, but our cold front coming south will be more
0:32:12 > 0:32:14significant. Some heavy bursts of rain, strong and gusty winds, then
0:32:14 > 0:32:16behind it we get into the cold air. Aberdeen is just 1 degrees, while
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Plymouth is eight, and as you can see Pearson wintry showers starting
0:32:19 > 0:32:27to push on. Quite a few across Scotland, -- some wintry showers
0:32:27 > 0:32:31starting to push in. A very similar story for Northern Ireland and the
0:32:31 > 0:32:34far north of England but notice the further south we come across Finland
0:32:34 > 0:32:40and Wales, the higher the temperature is to start the day.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Another mild morning -- across England and Wales. Patchy rain and
0:32:43 > 0:32:49fairly gusty winds as well. The rain in the South is what is left of our
0:32:49 > 0:32:52cold front, clearing away to the south during tomorrow morning.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Behind it the skies will brighten and there will be plenty of sunshine
0:32:55 > 0:32:59but we are into that cold here, particularly with the strength of
0:32:59 > 0:33:03the wind, gales and places. Still some one tree showers to come across
0:33:03 > 0:33:09the North and afternoon temperatures of just 3-7 degrees. Thursday should
0:33:09 > 0:33:13have fewer showers, some of the north-east and perhaps one or two
0:33:13 > 0:33:16out West, but a lot of dry weather with some sunshine, still quite
0:33:16 > 0:33:20windy particularly close to the east coast, could be some big waves
0:33:20 > 0:33:24crashing onto the shore line with the gales. Friday, lighter winds so
0:33:24 > 0:33:28perhaps a less chilly fuel and into the weekend it looks like we will
0:33:28 > 0:33:35bring in cloud and rain from the West. Back to