0:00:06 > 0:00:09The black cab rapist John Worboys appears in court to hear lawyers
0:00:09 > 0:00:17challenge the decision to free him from jail.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23The judge summons Worboys from person to the court and apologises
0:00:23 > 0:00:26to victims who were not expecting to see him there.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29We'll have the latest from the High Court.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33The judge has granted permission for a judicial review of the parole
0:00:33 > 0:00:34board's position.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Also this lunchtime:
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Tesco could face a bill of £4 billion
0:00:38 > 0:00:39after Britain's biggest ever equal pay claim.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42There are such discrepancies that you can't explain them and I think
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Tesco are just one of many companies that really aren't addressing
0:00:47 > 0:00:52the fact that women seem to still be paid less.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54One of the killers of the toddler, James Bulger, admits having
0:00:54 > 0:00:58indecent images of children for a second time.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Jon Venables has been sentenced to just over three years in jail.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Is this the face of the first modern Briton?
0:01:05 > 0:01:11New research shows Cheddar-Man, who lived 10,000 years ago,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15had very dark skin and blue eyes.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16And "crazy things can come true" -
0:01:16 > 0:01:18that's the verdict of American billionaire Elon Musk
0:01:18 > 0:01:22after the successful launch of his rocket Falcon Heavy.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27He says it's a game-changer for space travel.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29And coming up in the sport on BBC News:
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Glenn Maxwell's century takes Australia to victory over
0:01:32 > 0:01:34England in the T20 tri-series match in Hobart.
0:01:34 > 0:01:42The Aussies win by five wickets.
0:01:59 > 0:02:07Good afternoon and welcome to the News at One.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Two of the victims of the black cab rapist, John Worboys,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14have been given the go-ahead for a High Court challenge
0:02:14 > 0:02:16against the decision to release him from prison.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Worboys appeared in person at the hearing,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19at the High Court in London.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Last month, the parole board was criticised when it
0:02:21 > 0:02:24announced he would be freed after less than ten years in prison.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Police believe he may have carried out more than 100 rapes
0:02:26 > 0:02:27and sexual assaults.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Today the judge ordered that he be brought from his cell to the court -
0:02:31 > 0:02:34though his victims were not expecting him to see him there.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sandford,
0:02:35 > 0:02:41is at the high court.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46Yes, in the last ten minutes judges have given permission for a legal
0:02:46 > 0:02:50challenge to release John Worboys after ten years in prison. It was a
0:02:50 > 0:02:56decision by the parole board that was hugely controversial.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Driven into the Royal Courts of Justice in a high security van, the
0:02:59 > 0:03:05black cab rapist John Worboys was left to the cells in handcuffs by
0:03:05 > 0:03:08four prison officers as his victims started their legal battle to
0:03:08 > 0:03:15prevent his release from prison. Worboys was convicted in 2009 of one
0:03:15 > 0:03:19rape, four sexual assaults, one attempted sexual assault, one
0:03:19 > 0:03:24assault by penetration and 12 offences of drugging his victims. A
0:03:24 > 0:03:26London black cab driver, he is suspected of assaulting around 100
0:03:26 > 0:03:34female passengers. In the courtroom, he's at in the dock. The judge
0:03:34 > 0:03:37apologised if any victims present were upset by him being there in
0:03:37 > 0:03:41person. One victim explained this morning that she had never expected
0:03:41 > 0:03:49him to be released.When we were told it was an indefinite sentence,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53it was, well, justice has been served. He is serving a life
0:03:53 > 0:03:57sentence now. That was the way it was put across to us. So we never
0:03:57 > 0:04:02thought for one second that he would be eligible for parole.In court,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Philip Kaufmann, QC for two of his victims, said "It appears something
0:04:06 > 0:04:14has gone very wrong with the parole board's reasoning". And she
0:04:14 > 0:04:19condemned the blanket secrecy as she called it.We can't challenge the
0:04:19 > 0:04:22decision until we know the reasons for it. And we have to make an
0:04:22 > 0:04:26assessment as to whether that reasoning is within the bounds of a
0:04:26 > 0:04:32reasonable parole board or whether it's unreasonable or has failed to
0:04:32 > 0:04:35take into account relevant considerations.John Worboys, who
0:04:35 > 0:04:39devised a kit for drugging and assaulting his victims in his taxi,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42didn't have a lawyer at the start of the hearing, but was able to talk to
0:04:42 > 0:04:48one halfway through. A key decision today was whether or not John
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Worboys would give permission for those challenging the decision to
0:04:52 > 0:04:58free him to see the reasons why the decision had been made to release
0:04:58 > 0:05:02him. John Worboys was asked in person by Sir Brian Leveson whether
0:05:02 > 0:05:06he gets that permission, and John Worboys said yes, he was happy that
0:05:06 > 0:05:10the interested parties could see the reason given for why he was going to
0:05:10 > 0:05:13be released. So that obstacle has been dealt with, the obstacle of
0:05:13 > 0:05:16disclosure. The next thing that had to be dealt with was whether or not
0:05:16 > 0:05:20he remains in prison until this court further considers the case in
0:05:20 > 0:05:24five weeks' time. It has been agreed that for now, John Worboys will stay
0:05:24 > 0:05:34in prison. Daniel, thank you for a much.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Tesco are facing a possible bill of up to £4 billion
0:05:36 > 0:05:38after Britain's biggest ever equal pay claim.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Lawyers say women who work in the company's stores earn less
0:05:41 > 0:05:43than men employed in its warehouses, even though the work
0:05:43 > 0:05:44is comparable.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Up to 200,000 women could be entitled
0:05:46 > 0:05:48to back pay if the legal
0:05:48 > 0:05:49challenge is successful.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51The supermarket says all its staff are paid fairly,
0:05:51 > 0:05:52whatever their gender.
0:05:52 > 0:06:00Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed reports.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Tesco has joined a long list of organisations facing
0:06:06 > 0:06:07controversy over equal pay.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Among retailers, Asda and Sainsbury's are facing
0:06:09 > 0:06:10similar legal battles.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Birmingham City Council has already agreed to over £1 billion worth
0:06:13 > 0:06:15of payments for women cleaners and carers.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18And the BBC has been accused of not paying men and women equally.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Tesco is one of the country's largest employers and is now facing
0:06:21 > 0:06:23a series of test cases which could lead to
0:06:23 > 0:06:26the largest equal pay claim in employment history.
0:06:26 > 0:06:34Lawyers acting for Tesco supermarket workers said that female staff
0:06:34 > 0:06:37on hourly rates earn considerably less than men,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39even though the value of the work is comparable.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Kim Ellerman and Pam Jenkins have worked for Tesco
0:06:41 > 0:06:43for more than 20 years.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I think that although we think we have equal rights,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47there are times where there are such discrepancies that you
0:06:47 > 0:06:55cannot explain them.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And I think Tesco's are just one of many companies that really
0:06:58 > 0:07:01are not addressing the fact that women seem to still be paid less.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Obviously, the jobs are slightly different but to put it bluntly,
0:07:04 > 0:07:05they are of equal value.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You know, we deal with customers, they don't have
0:07:07 > 0:07:08to deal with customers.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11But, you know, we take the stock and we load the stock.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14They load it off the lorry and we load it onto the shelves.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Tesco said that all their staff could progress equally
0:07:16 > 0:07:24and were paid fairly whatever their gender or background.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29In a statement, the supermarket said "We are unable to comment
0:07:29 > 0:07:31on the claim that we have not received.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Tesco has always been a place for people to get on in their career
0:07:34 > 0:07:36regardless of their gender, background or education
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and we work hard to make sure all our colleagues are paid fairly
0:07:39 > 0:07:41and equally for the jobs they do".
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Birmingham City Council has already been forced by the courts
0:07:43 > 0:07:46to pay cleaners and cooks, jobs mostly done by women,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48the same rate as bin collectors and street cleaners.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50the same rate as bin collectors and street cleaners,
0:07:50 > 0:07:51jobs mostly done by men.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Businesses know there could be major costs ahead.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The law has been there since 1984 that you can compare
0:07:56 > 0:07:58with a different job.
0:07:58 > 0:08:06That's 34 years to get your house in order.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09So that's 34 years of having the advantage of paying unequally
0:08:09 > 0:08:12and 34 years of you making pay decisions and financial
0:08:12 > 0:08:15strategic decisions
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and 34 years where you have chosen to walk around
0:08:18 > 0:08:18what is hiding in open sight.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21This is the start of a long legal battle,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Tesco just the latest business to be caught up in a fight over equal pay.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Kamal Ahmed, BBC News.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30One of the killers of the toddler, James Bulger, has been jailed for 40
0:08:30 > 0:08:32months after pleading guilty to having indecent images
0:08:32 > 0:08:34of children for a second time.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Jon Venables, who served eight years for the murder in 1993,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39was recalled to prison last year for breaching the terms
0:08:39 > 0:08:41of his licence.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Our correspondent, Richard Galpin, is at the Old Bailey.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Richard.
0:08:50 > 0:08:57Yes, Jon Venables was speaking from custody to the court via a video
0:08:57 > 0:09:02link. He pleaded guilty to three counts of having indecent pictures
0:09:02 > 0:09:07of children. More than 1000 pictures were found. Some of them were
0:09:07 > 0:09:12videos. And they showed children aged between six and 13, although
0:09:12 > 0:09:19some were younger. Venables also pleaded guilty to a fourth count of
0:09:19 > 0:09:22possession of a paedophile manual which was found on his laptop,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26giving advice on abusing children sexually. The prosecutor described
0:09:26 > 0:09:33this document as disgusting and sickening. His defence lawyer said
0:09:33 > 0:09:38that Venables accepted that he had downloaded indecent images for his
0:09:38 > 0:09:42personal use, and he had used the dark web to get hold of the
0:09:42 > 0:09:47material. Venables accepted the utter wrongness and abuse involved
0:09:47 > 0:09:51in having these pictures. There was no evidence that he had had abusive
0:09:51 > 0:09:55contact with children. Venables said he needs help to understand his
0:09:55 > 0:10:01actions. When he was initially arrested by the police in November
0:10:01 > 0:10:05last year, he said "It was my own fault. I have let people down
0:10:05 > 0:10:10again". Sentencing him, the judge described Venables as manipulative,
0:10:10 > 0:10:16persistent and dishonest.Richard Galpin, thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Theresa May is meeting senior ministers at Downing Street this
0:10:20 > 0:10:23afternoon to try to agree the Government's approach
0:10:23 > 0:10:27to the next stage of the Brexit negotiations.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29It comes amid tensions between Downing Street and some
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Conservative MPs over Britain's future relationship with the EU.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And there's pressure on the Prime Minister too
0:10:34 > 0:10:36from business leaders.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39The British Chambers of Commerce are demanding more clarity
0:10:39 > 0:10:40about the Government's Brexit plans.
0:10:40 > 0:10:48Alex Forsyth reports.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51The Prime Minister is fast approaching crunch time. Her
0:10:51 > 0:10:57government must decide what Brexit will really mean. It's not just
0:10:57 > 0:11:00brussels, but MPs and businesses too who want to know in which direction
0:11:00 > 0:11:06the country is heading.Small businesses and large firms need
0:11:06 > 0:11:11greater clarity from the government about how it's going to approach the
0:11:11 > 0:11:14upcoming negotiations. Businesses are trying to plan. They are
0:11:14 > 0:11:18thinking about investment and they are having a hard time drawing
0:11:18 > 0:11:20conclusions from the current picture.Questions to the Prime
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Minister.She says a transition period will give businesses
0:11:24 > 0:11:28certainty. Beyond that, the government wants frictionless trade,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32all subject of course to negotiations.We will be robust in
0:11:32 > 0:11:36our arguments, as I have said from the beginning. We will hear noises
0:11:36 > 0:11:44off and all sorts of things being said about positions that are being
0:11:44 > 0:11:47taken.What matters is the position we take in the negotiations as we
0:11:47 > 0:11:48negotiate the best deal. But ministers meeting here today and
0:11:48 > 0:11:52tomorrow are under pressure to flesh out what exactly they want. Not easy
0:11:52 > 0:11:57to agree for a party that is divided.I wished Downing Street
0:11:57 > 0:12:01spokesmen would shut up sometimes. They put out completely meaningless
0:12:01 > 0:12:04statements. Apparently, it's going to be frictionless and we are happy
0:12:04 > 0:12:09to have a customs arrangement. Yet we are not going in a customs union
0:12:09 > 0:12:13and we are not going in the single market. That is completely
0:12:13 > 0:12:17contradictory.I am sure people will always be disappointed whatever deal
0:12:17 > 0:12:21is struck, because there are differences. But if we end free
0:12:21 > 0:12:25movement and we have our own laws in our own country, if we succeed in
0:12:25 > 0:12:28that, the differences don't really matter.With such different views on
0:12:28 > 0:12:33how close the UK should remain to the EU, Theresa May is unlikely to
0:12:33 > 0:12:36please everybody. Perhaps the best she can hope for is a compromise
0:12:36 > 0:12:41which keeps most of her party onside. So for now, the debate rages
0:12:41 > 0:12:47and the demand for detail grows. And that's before formal trade talks
0:12:47 > 0:12:54with Brussels even start. Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01Meanwhile, it emerged that the UK is planning a schmuck the EU is
0:13:01 > 0:13:03planning a mechanism of sanctions.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Well, as we've been hearing, it's emerged
0:13:05 > 0:13:06that the European Union is planning
0:13:06 > 0:13:09a mechanism of sanctions to punish the UK for any breaches
0:13:09 > 0:13:10of the post-Brexit transition.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Let's talk to our correspondent, Adam Fleming, in Strasbourg.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Yes, this appears in this document which was published today by the
0:13:15 > 0:13:18European Commission, which is a first draft of some possible legal
0:13:18 > 0:13:21text about the transition period that could end up in the withdrawal
0:13:21 > 0:13:26agreement, the final Brexit treaty. One of the footnotes says yes, we
0:13:26 > 0:13:29need to consider this mechanism whereby if the UK is judged to have
0:13:29 > 0:13:33broken the rules by the EU during the transition period, the EU could
0:13:33 > 0:13:41shut off access to elements of the single market as a result. One of
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Michel Barnier's advisers has been tweeting, say this is the sort of
0:13:44 > 0:13:48close the EU puts in any trade agreement. It is perfectly normal.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52It is important to be clear what this document is. It's a first draft
0:13:52 > 0:13:56from the European Commission. It has not been signed off yet by the other
0:13:56 > 0:14:0127 member states of the EU, the states that are staying in. And
0:14:01 > 0:14:05there are some intriguing differences. One diplomat said this
0:14:05 > 0:14:08is what you need when there is not most trust between the two sides.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Another diplomat said the European Commission has gone too far and been
0:14:11 > 0:14:15too undiplomatic in this case. So it will be interesting to see if this
0:14:15 > 0:14:19document changes at all on Friday, when the member states meet to
0:14:19 > 0:14:23discuss it. The Brits say it doesn't include anything that they are
0:14:23 > 0:14:26negotiating about the transition period, and those negotiations
0:14:26 > 0:14:30started in Brussels this week. So it could change because of that. In the
0:14:30 > 0:14:34meantime here at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, they are
0:14:34 > 0:14:39grappling with the
0:14:49 > 0:14:52practical realities of Brexit. They have just voted on what to do with
0:14:52 > 0:14:55the 73 UK MEPs' seats after Brexit. 27 of them will be given to other
0:14:55 > 0:14:56countries, the rest saved for the future.Adam, many thanks.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58The chief constable of Police Scotland has resigned.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Phil Gormley had been on special leave since October amid a series
0:15:01 > 0:15:03of investigations into claims of gross misconduct.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04He denies any wrongdoing.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Let's speak to our Scotland Editor, Sarah Smith, in Glasgow.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Why has he done now?Well, he says it's impossible for him to resume
0:15:10 > 0:15:15his duties in any meaningful way. Phil Gormley has not been at work
0:15:15 > 0:15:19since he was put on special leave six months ago over allegations of
0:15:19 > 0:15:23bullying. During that time, further complaints have been made against
0:15:23 > 0:15:27him, seven in all. Although I understand now that he has resigned,
0:15:27 > 0:15:32those investigations will be closed. He was cleared to return to work in
0:15:32 > 0:15:35November, but then that decision was reversed when the Justice Secretary
0:15:35 > 0:15:39got involved, because he was worried that inadequate safeguards have been
0:15:39 > 0:15:42put in place to protect the serving police officers who had made these
0:15:42 > 0:15:46complaints against the Chief Constable. In a statement today, Mr
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Gormley referred to that decision when he said "Events since November
0:15:50 > 0:15:54have led me to the conclusion that it is impossible for me to resume my
0:15:54 > 0:15:57duties in any meaningful way". Police Scotland is the
0:15:57 > 0:16:02second-largest force in the UK the Metropolitan Police, and it has had
0:16:02 > 0:16:07a troubled history. The last Chief Constable left early after a number
0:16:07 > 0:16:09of controversies about policing methods. The Assistant Chief
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Constable is currently suspended and another investigation is going on
0:16:13 > 0:16:16into his behaviour. So this is a force that certainly has some
0:16:16 > 0:16:21turmoil in its leadership.Sarah, thank you.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Our top story this lunchtime.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25The serial sex attacker, John Worboys, appears
0:16:25 > 0:16:27at the High Court in London, where lawyers for his
0:16:27 > 0:16:31victims are challenging plans to release him.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32And still to come.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Is this the last straw for Scotland?
0:16:35 > 0:16:41A scheme by school children to get rid of plastic drinking straws.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Coming up in sport.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Newport are hoping to reach new pastures at Wembley tonight.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50The League Two side have never beaten Spurs before,
0:16:50 > 0:16:58and face them again in their FA Cup fourth round replay.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Scientists say they now know what the first modern Briton looked
0:17:04 > 0:17:08like 10,000 years ago - and it's something of a surprise.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They believe that so-called Cheddar Man - who lived
0:17:11 > 0:17:13in south west England - had skin that was dark
0:17:13 > 0:17:15to black, and blue eyes.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Researchers have used groundbreaking DNA analysis to examine his skeleton
0:17:18 > 0:17:20which was discovered in Somerset in 1903.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26Jon Kay reports.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30He lay here undisturbed for 10,000 years.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35In the caves beneath Cheddar Gorge, a replica of Cheddar Man.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40But now 21st-century science means we can put flesh on these bones.
0:17:40 > 0:17:47One, two, three.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49At the Natural History Museum Cheddar Man finally revealed.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52By extracting DNA from his bones and scanning his skull,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54experts believe they have recreated his face in
0:17:54 > 0:17:57unprecedented detail.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01And he looks very different from what they expected.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The hair, the eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and dark skin, really very striking.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Something we would not have imagined.
0:18:09 > 0:18:17And to also get from the DNA details of his biology.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21The fact that he could not digest milk.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23That is something that came really with the advent of farming.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And 10,000 years ago people in Britain didn't have that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Look how he has changed.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29This is what scientists used to think he looked like.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32A reconstruction from 20 years ago when DNA analysis
0:18:32 > 0:18:36was nowhere near as developed.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Cheddar Man and I share a common female relative.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42This is modern-day Cheddar Man.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Adrian Targett lives in the same village and shares DNA
0:18:44 > 0:18:46with the skeleton found in the gorge.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49So, time to meet his ancestor.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Do you want to see your great great, great, great, great, great,
0:18:52 > 0:18:53great, great grandfather?
0:18:53 > 0:18:54OK, here he comes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57And...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Oh, my!
0:18:59 > 0:19:00What do you think?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It is remarkable, isn't it?
0:19:02 > 0:19:07I think there is probably some resemblance.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12But yes, I think there are certainly other members
0:19:12 > 0:19:14in my family who he bears a resemblance to, yes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Some of my cousins.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16You can see that?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Yes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I think my eyes are blue.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Let's have a look.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22They are blue!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24They are blue.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28His hair is not quite as grey as mine is.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Or my beard!
0:19:33 > 0:19:38So 10,000 years after he died, 100 years after he was found,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42finally a face to fit the name of Adrian's ancestor.
0:19:42 > 0:19:49Jon Kay, BBC News, Cheddar in Somerset.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has managed to agree a deal to form
0:19:52 > 0:19:54a new coalition government, breaking months of
0:19:54 > 0:19:55political deadlock.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Our Berlin correspondent Damien McGuinness joins me now.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04So Damien, is there a deal and what are the implications
0:20:04 > 0:20:08for the rest of Europe?
0:20:08 > 0:20:15It is a lot of spending in the deal because when tax in cakes are at a
0:20:15 > 0:20:19record high in Germany, both sides of this deal are able to promise
0:20:19 > 0:20:24giveaways. So spending on infrastructure, roads and schools,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27which many economists have been calling on Germany to do for a long
0:20:27 > 0:20:33time. So that is seen as good news in Germany as it could provide an
0:20:33 > 0:20:36further boost to the economy. But also good news for the rest of the
0:20:36 > 0:20:40EU because the finance ministry in particular is in control now if the
0:20:40 > 0:20:45deal goes ahead as planned, of the centre-left Social Democrats who are
0:20:45 > 0:20:48in favour of more support for struggling eurozone economies. They
0:20:48 > 0:20:54want to help the French president Emanuel Macron in pushing forward
0:20:54 > 0:20:58his ambitious ideas for European reform. So all this means that this
0:20:58 > 0:21:05government now could be a very welcome one for Paris. But this is
0:21:05 > 0:21:09all allowing for the fact and only if the Social Democrats manage to
0:21:09 > 0:21:15persuade their party members to back the deal. Because of the next few
0:21:15 > 0:21:18weeks 450,000 members will have to vote on this and if they vote yes we
0:21:18 > 0:21:22have a government by Easter but if they don't know it could be back to
0:21:22 > 0:21:29the drawing board with first elections and then no government.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Millions of workers on short-term contracts are to get new rights
0:21:32 > 0:21:34including the enforcement of holiday and sick pay.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Ministers say there'll be higher fines for firms that breach
0:21:36 > 0:21:38contracts or mistreat staff who are part of the
0:21:38 > 0:21:40so-called "gig" economy.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43The move is part of the Government's response to a review of modern
0:21:43 > 0:21:44working practices - unions say the measures
0:21:44 > 0:21:45don't go far enough.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Nina Warhurst reports.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Times have changed.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Tom has around 30 full-time employees like Paddy.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00He gets sick and holiday pay.
0:22:00 > 0:22:07And around 20 workers like Tom, he is self-employed
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and has to save for rainy days and holidays himself.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Following today's announcement, the boss will have to be crystal
0:22:12 > 0:22:15clear with all of his staff on where they stand.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17We are moving towards a situation where it is made clear
0:22:17 > 0:22:20to employees what their rights are and what their entitlements are.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I think that is something that can only be good for both employee
0:22:23 > 0:22:24and for the business.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28There are up to 5 million people working on a job by job basis rather
0:22:28 > 0:22:29than as fully employed.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And the government has promised to crack down
0:22:31 > 0:22:32on employers who bend the rules.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35If they fail to pay sickness and holiday pay, then
0:22:35 > 0:22:37the government will act.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41So it is not left to the little guy to have to fight for himself
0:22:41 > 0:22:43or herself against a large corporation that might be playing
0:22:43 > 0:22:48fast and loose with their rights.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54The government will be hoping that today's measures will make life
0:22:54 > 0:22:57clearer and fairer for all workers.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00But some critics argue that there is still too much power
0:23:00 > 0:23:02in the hands of those who hold the purse strings.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And that the most vulnerable workers are still being left wide
0:23:05 > 0:23:06open to exploitation.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10They had an opportunity to make a bold step to really give
0:23:10 > 0:23:10protection to those precarious workers especially
0:23:10 > 0:23:11in the gig economy.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And they haven't done anything to that extent at all.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16They have papered over the cracks.
0:23:16 > 0:23:24It is unlikely that those on shift today will even notice the changes.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28But the government says there may be more on the way.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Which respect the value of flexible working,
0:23:30 > 0:23:31as long as employers respect their staff.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Nina Warhurst, BBC News, Manchester.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36The American billionaire who sent his own rocket
0:23:36 > 0:23:38into space yesterday carrying his sports car
0:23:38 > 0:23:40has told journalists the project was proof that "crazy
0:23:40 > 0:23:44things come true".
0:23:44 > 0:23:49The launch of what Elon Musk calls the Falcon Heavy in Florida
0:23:49 > 0:23:53is said to represent a breakthrough for the private space industry
0:23:53 > 0:23:56and its designers hope it may one day lead to interplanetary travel.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Crowds gathered at Cape Canaveral as the rocket blasted into Earth's
0:23:59 > 0:24:02orbit, and its two side boosters landed back on Earth in unison -
0:24:02 > 0:24:05both standing upright.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Our Science Correspondent, Victoria Gill, was watching.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Five, four, three, two, one!
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Counting down to space travel history.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19The world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines
0:24:19 > 0:24:26and lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre at 8:45pm UK time.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Less than ten minutes later, in a carefully choreographed aerial
0:24:30 > 0:24:34dance, its three boosters returned to Earth.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Two landed simultaneously back at Cape Canaveral.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41But video feed from the third core booster cut out and it has
0:24:41 > 0:24:43since emerged that it missed its target drone ship and
0:24:43 > 0:24:46plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49But every other aspect of this launch was a textbook success.
0:24:49 > 0:24:55Despite Elon Musk's own serious misgivings.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I had this image of just a giant explosion on the pad with, you know,
0:24:58 > 0:25:04a wheel bouncing down the road!
0:25:04 > 0:25:08And a Tesla logo landing somewhere with a thud!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Fortunately, that is not what happened.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15With its power and reusability, the Falcon Heavy could be
0:25:15 > 0:25:18a candidate for NASA to send heavier and more capable robots to explore
0:25:18 > 0:25:20the surface of Mars.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But ever the showman of commercial space travel,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Elon Musk used it to let loose his own Tesla
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Roadster into space.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Complete with a mannequin in the driving seat and David Bowie
0:25:30 > 0:25:34on a loop on the radio.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Mr Musk says his car could be on this journey around the sun
0:25:37 > 0:25:40for hundreds of millions of years.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Victoria Gill, BBC News.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46A group of children in Glasgow are waging war on plastic -
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and in particular, straws.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51They've already convinced Scotland's biggest council
0:25:51 > 0:25:54to ditch single-use straws, and people in the village
0:25:54 > 0:25:57of Ullapool have also agreed to abandon them.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Now the children are taking their campaign further afield.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon joined them
0:26:01 > 0:26:06on the Isle of Arran.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10They call themselves the Ocean Defenders.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Passionate about nature and conservation and on a mission
0:26:12 > 0:26:16to end the use of plastic straws.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Now they're heading across the water to Arran
0:26:19 > 0:26:22in a bid to spread the word.
0:26:22 > 0:26:29I care about it because there's animals out there in danger
0:26:29 > 0:26:31because they're eating plastic.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34It's our future and we need to make sure that it's not
0:26:34 > 0:26:36all gone when we grow up.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40The straw campaign works from both ends...
0:26:40 > 0:26:48The youthful campaigners from Sunnyside Primary think the key
0:26:53 > 0:26:55to their war against plastic straws is getting other
0:26:55 > 0:26:57children, including those on Arran, involved too.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00I hadn't really thought about it but now the presentation has told me
0:27:00 > 0:27:01a lot more about it.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02And it's very different now.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I think the most surprising and interesting thing is how much
0:27:05 > 0:27:06this does affect the environment.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09You wouldn't expect that from wee tiny plastic straws.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11There is always litter on the beaches.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Plastic litter in particular.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17They work hard on Arran to keep their waters and beaches clean.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20These blue things are in fact cotton bud sticks.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24But plastic waste, once it enters the sea, can travel far.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Injuring and killing marine life in the process.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So even here you find...?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Even here we find plastic, despite all the cleaning that goes on.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36You clean, a storm comes in and there will be
0:27:36 > 0:27:37more plastic washed up.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39How do you feel about that?
0:27:39 > 0:27:40I really dislike it!
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Everyone can do something to try and help the marine environment.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48And issues of plastics.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50School by school, and business by business, the children's
0:27:50 > 0:27:56message is being heard.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59We're trying to make people stop expecting a straw in their drink...
0:27:59 > 0:28:01These primary school pupils, with their passion to reduce
0:28:01 > 0:28:06plastic waste, have had much success already.
0:28:06 > 0:28:14The kids were fantastic, they are so knowledgeable
0:28:14 > 0:28:16confident and passionate in the way they speak.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Did you find the arguments persuasive?
0:28:18 > 0:28:19I mean, you've got the plastic straws.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Absolutely.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25The children's hope now, that Arran will become Scotland's
0:28:25 > 0:28:27first island to ditch plastic straws for good.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Lorna Gourdon, BBC News, on the Isle of Arran.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33The Winter Olympics open this Friday - and one of Team GB's hottest medal
0:28:33 > 0:28:37hopes is triple world champion speed skater Elise Christie.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Let's get all the latest team news from Pyeongchang and our
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50Welcome to Pyeongchang where'd this time on Friday the Winter Olympics
0:28:50 > 0:28:55will be officially underway. So far we have had blue skies and freezing
0:28:55 > 0:29:00temperatures. Even the athletes have been taken aback by just how cold it
0:29:00 > 0:29:03is. But preparations are very nearly complete.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Ready for liftoff.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Britain's snowboarders springing to action this morning.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09The temperature a bracing -15.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15But Pyeongchang is offering the warmest of welcomes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17This is the Winter Olympics, of course.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And it is living up to its billing.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23We don't normally have to wear so many layers.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26So especially in the morning we are really stiff riding.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28But it has warmed up a little bit and luckily the sun
0:29:28 > 0:29:30is out for some of us now.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Yeah, you just deal with it, you know.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36We are snowboarders so we just have to get on with it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38The British team are hoping the games here in Pyeongchang
0:29:38 > 0:29:40could propel them to new heights.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43But while the focus here might be on the athletes,
0:29:43 > 0:29:48the Olympic movement itself is also under scrutiny.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51The reason, Russia.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54The country is banned from these games because of doping and yet more
0:29:54 > 0:29:58than 160 of their athletes have been allowed to compete under
0:29:58 > 0:30:04a neutral flag as OARs - Olympic Athletes from Russia.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06And more could still be admitted, leaving rivals including
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Britain frustrated.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12The uncertainty can be quite challenging, quite tricky.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14And I think both the IOC and obviously the Court
0:30:14 > 0:30:17of Arbitration for Sport is involved now as well.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19And those decisions will be happening we think right up
0:30:19 > 0:30:21until possibly the starting point of the games.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It is a bit of a mess, isn't it?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It is certainly a confusing situation and one I do not think
0:30:26 > 0:30:27anybody in sport would want.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31And this is no time for distractions.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33After their success in Sochi, led by Lizzie Yarnold's gold,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Team GB's target here is up to ten medals.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38So will it be a winter wonderland?
0:30:38 > 0:30:46They will be hoping the celebrations are only just beginning.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53The opening ceremony takes place here on Friday and amongst those
0:30:53 > 0:30:58attending is the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong. The good
0:30:58 > 0:31:02news for everyone attending on Friday is that temperatures are
0:31:02 > 0:31:07forecast to rise over the next 48 hours. Thanks, Andy.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Time for a look at the weather.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19Well last night we got down to -10 degrees in parts of eastern Scotland
0:31:19 > 0:31:23and it is another chilly day out there but a lot of sunshine on offer
0:31:23 > 0:31:31across many parts of the country. In fact we had some beautiful images
0:31:31 > 0:31:37coming in from our Weather Watchers. This in North Wales where we had a
0:31:37 > 0:31:42lot of snowfall yesterday. But through the afternoon it will cold
0:31:42 > 0:31:49but there would be quite a bit of sunshine around. Higher pressure is
0:31:49 > 0:31:55in charge before the next front comes in from the north-west. So the
0:31:55 > 0:32:01cloud has been pushing in across Scotland and Northern Ireland in
0:32:01 > 0:32:06particular. Clearer skies more sunshine across England. And here we
0:32:06 > 0:32:09keep the bright skies through the afternoon. Further north west you
0:32:09 > 0:32:13can see that cloud working in and the breeze picking up for Scotland
0:32:13 > 0:32:23and Northern Ireland with a bit of rain and hill snow around as well.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28Taking a look in more detail at the weather this afternoon across
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Scotland and Northern Ireland, some snow falling over the hill. At low
0:32:32 > 0:32:36levels mostly rain, some sleet. Some sunshine for much of northern
0:32:36 > 0:32:40England and down across the Midlands introduced in Wales and the
0:32:40 > 0:32:45south-west of England. Just the chance of some wintry varies across
0:32:45 > 0:32:49parts of Kent, Norfolk. But these fade away so we keep the clear skies
0:32:49 > 0:32:55towards the south and east. But this evening and tonight cloud in the
0:32:55 > 0:32:58North West pushes slowly further south bringing some outbreaks of
0:32:58 > 0:33:01rain across parts of northern England in particular. In the
0:33:01 > 0:33:08south-east we will see the coldest conditions. Thursday, the weather
0:33:08 > 0:33:12dominated by this front which will sit across Central parts of the
0:33:12 > 0:33:17country bringing some cloud and freezing vision. And also some rain.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22So some rain to come for parts of northern England and Wales. And
0:33:22 > 0:33:26later in the day it could become quite heavy for a time. I decided
0:33:26 > 0:33:30that some drier weather but till some blustery showers in the North
0:33:30 > 0:33:35West of Scotland. But things remaining unsettled and particularly
0:33:35 > 0:33:40windy as we look towards the end of the week.
0:33:40 > 0:33:59That's all from the BBC News at One - so it's goodbye from me -