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The black cab rapist John Worboys

appears in court to hear lawyers

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challenge the decision

to free him from jail.

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The judge summons Worboys from

person to the court and apologises

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to victims who were not expecting to

see him there.

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We'll have the latest

from the High Court.

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The judge has granted permission for

a judicial review of the parole

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board's position.

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Also this lunchtime:

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Tesco could face

a bill of £4 billion

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after Britain's biggest ever

equal pay claim.

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There are such discrepancies that

you can't explain them and I think

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Tesco are just one of many companies

that really aren't addressing

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the fact that women seem

to still be paid less.

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One of the killers of the toddler,

James Bulger, admits having

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indecent images of children

for a second time.

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Jon Venables has been sentenced

to just over three years in jail.

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Is this the face of

the first modern Briton?

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New research shows Cheddar-Man,

who lived 10,000 years ago,

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had very dark skin and blue eyes.

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And "crazy things can come true" -

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that's the verdict of American

billionaire Elon Musk

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after the successful launch

of his rocket Falcon Heavy.

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He says it's a game-changer

for space travel.

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And coming up in the

sport on BBC News:

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Glenn Maxwell's century takes

Australia to victory over

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England in the T20

tri-series match in Hobart.

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The Aussies win by five wickets.

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Good afternoon and welcome

to the News at One.

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Two of the victims of the black cab

rapist, John Worboys,

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have been given the go-ahead

for a High Court challenge

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against the decision

to release him from prison.

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Worboys appeared in

person at the hearing,

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at the High Court in London.

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Last month, the parole board

was criticised when it

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announced he would be freed

after less than ten years in prison.

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Police believe he may have carried

out more than 100 rapes

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and sexual assaults.

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Today the judge ordered that he be

brought from his cell to the court -

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though his victims were not

expecting him to see him there.

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Our Home Affairs Correspondent,

Daniel Sandford,

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is at the high court.

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Yes, in the last ten minutes judges

have given permission for a legal

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challenge to release John Worboys

after ten years in prison. It was a

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decision by the parole board that

was hugely controversial.

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Driven into the Royal Courts of

Justice in a high security van, the

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black cab rapist John Worboys was

left to the cells in handcuffs by

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four prison officers as his victims

started their legal battle to

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prevent his release from prison.

Worboys was convicted in 2009 of one

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rape, four sexual assaults, one

attempted sexual assault, one

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assault by penetration and 12

offences of drugging his victims. A

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London black cab driver, he is

suspected of assaulting around 100

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female passengers. In the courtroom,

he's at in the dock. The judge

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apologised if any victims present

were upset by him being there in

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person. One victim explained this

morning that she had never expected

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him to be released.

When we were

told it was an indefinite sentence,

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it was, well, justice has been

served. He is serving a life

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sentence now. That was the way it

was put across to us. So we never

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thought for one second that he would

be eligible for parole.

In court,

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Philip Kaufmann, QC for two of his

victims, said "It appears something

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has gone very wrong with the parole

board's reasoning". And she

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condemned the blanket secrecy as she

called it.

We can't challenge the

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decision until we know the reasons

for it. And we have to make an

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assessment as to whether that

reasoning is within the bounds of a

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reasonable parole board or whether

it's unreasonable or has failed to

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take into account relevant

considerations.

John Worboys, who

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devised a kit for drugging and

assaulting his victims in his taxi,

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didn't have a lawyer at the start of

the hearing, but was able to talk to

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one halfway through. A key decision

today was whether or not John

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Worboys would give permission for

those challenging the decision to

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free him to see the reasons why the

decision had been made to release

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him. John Worboys was asked in

person by Sir Brian Leveson whether

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he gets that permission, and John

Worboys said yes, he was happy that

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the interested parties could see the

reason given for why he was going to

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be released. So that obstacle has

been dealt with, the obstacle of

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disclosure. The next thing that had

to be dealt with was whether or not

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he remains in prison until this

court further considers the case in

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five weeks' time. It has been agreed

that for now, John Worboys will stay

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in prison.

Daniel, thank you for a much.

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Tesco are facing a possible

bill of up to £4 billion

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after Britain's biggest ever

equal pay claim.

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Lawyers say women who work

in the company's stores earn less

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than men employed in its

warehouses, even though the work

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is comparable.

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Up to 200,000

women could be entitled

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to back pay if the legal

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challenge is successful.

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The supermarket says

all its staff are paid fairly,

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whatever their gender.

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Our economics editor

Kamal Ahmed reports.

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Tesco has joined a long list

of organisations facing

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controversy over equal pay.

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Among retailers, Asda

and Sainsbury's are facing

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similar legal battles.

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Birmingham City Council has already

agreed to over £1 billion worth

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of payments for women

cleaners and carers.

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And the BBC has been accused of not

paying men and women equally.

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Tesco is one of the country's

largest employers and is now facing

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a series of test cases

which could lead to

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the largest equal pay claim

in employment history.

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Lawyers acting for Tesco supermarket

workers said that female staff

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on hourly rates earn

considerably less than men,

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even though the value

of the work is comparable.

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Kim Ellerman and Pam Jenkins

have worked for Tesco

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for more than 20 years.

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I think that although we think

we have equal rights,

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there are times where there are such

discrepancies that you

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cannot explain them.

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And I think Tesco's are just one

of many companies that really

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are not addressing the fact that

women seem to still be paid less.

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Obviously, the jobs are slightly

different but to put it bluntly,

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they are of equal value.

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You know, we deal with

customers, they don't have

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to deal with customers.

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But, you know, we take the stock

and we load the stock.

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They load it off the lorry

and we load it onto the shelves.

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Tesco said that all their staff

could progress equally

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and were paid fairly

whatever their gender or background.

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In a statement, the supermarket said

"We are unable to comment

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on the claim that we

have not received.

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Tesco has always been a place

for people to get on in their career

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regardless of their gender,

background or education

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and we work hard to make sure

all our colleagues are paid fairly

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and equally for the jobs they do".

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Birmingham City Council has already

been forced by the courts

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to pay cleaners and cooks,

jobs mostly done by women,

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the same rate as bin collectors

and street cleaners.

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the same rate as bin collectors

and street cleaners,

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jobs mostly done by men.

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Businesses know there

could be major costs ahead.

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The law has been there since 1984

that you can compare

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with a different job.

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That's 34 years to get

your house in order.

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So that's 34 years of having

the advantage of paying unequally

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and 34 years of you making pay

decisions and financial

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strategic decisions

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and 34 years where you have

chosen to walk around

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what is hiding in open sight.

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This is the start of

a long legal battle,

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Tesco just the latest business to be

caught up in a fight over equal pay.

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Kamal Ahmed, BBC News.

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One of the killers of the toddler,

James Bulger, has been jailed for 40

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months after pleading guilty

to having indecent images

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of children for a second time.

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Jon Venables, who served eight years

for the murder in 1993,

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was recalled to prison last year

for breaching the terms

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of his licence.

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Our correspondent, Richard Galpin,

is at the Old Bailey.

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Richard.

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Yes, Jon Venables was speaking from

custody to the court via a video

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link. He pleaded guilty to three

counts of having indecent pictures

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of children. More than 1000 pictures

were found. Some of them were

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videos. And they showed children

aged between six and 13, although

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some were younger. Venables also

pleaded guilty to a fourth count of

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possession of a paedophile manual

which was found on his laptop,

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giving advice on abusing children

sexually. The prosecutor described

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this document as disgusting and

sickening. His defence lawyer said

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that Venables accepted that he had

downloaded indecent images for his

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personal use, and he had used the

dark web to get hold of the

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material. Venables accepted the

utter wrongness and abuse involved

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in having these pictures. There was

no evidence that he had had abusive

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contact with children. Venables said

he needs help to understand his

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actions. When he was initially

arrested by the police in November

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last year, he said "It was my own

fault. I have let people down

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again". Sentencing him, the judge

described Venables as manipulative,

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persistent and dishonest.

Richard

Galpin, thank you.

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Theresa May is meeting senior

ministers at Downing Street this

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afternoon to try to agree

the Government's approach

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to the next stage of

the Brexit negotiations.

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It comes amid tensions

between Downing Street and some

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Conservative MPs over Britain's

future relationship with the EU.

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And there's pressure

on the Prime Minister too

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from business leaders.

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The British Chambers of Commerce

are demanding more clarity

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about the Government's Brexit plans.

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Alex Forsyth reports.

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The Prime Minister is fast

approaching crunch time. Her

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government must decide what Brexit

will really mean. It's not just

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brussels, but MPs and businesses too

who want to know in which direction

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the country is heading.

Small

businesses and large firms need

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greater clarity from the government

about how it's going to approach the

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upcoming negotiations. Businesses

are trying to plan. They are

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thinking about investment and they

are having a hard time drawing

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conclusions from the current

picture.

Questions to the Prime

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Minister.

She says a transition

period will give businesses

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certainty. Beyond that, the

government wants frictionless trade,

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all subject of course to

negotiations.

We will be robust in

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our arguments, as I have said from

the beginning. We will hear noises

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off and all sorts of things being

said about positions that are being

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taken.

What matters is the position

we take in the negotiations as we

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negotiate the best deal. But

ministers meeting here today and

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tomorrow are under pressure to flesh

out what exactly they want. Not easy

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to agree for a party that is

divided.

I wished Downing Street

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spokesmen would shut up sometimes.

They put out completely meaningless

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statements. Apparently, it's going

to be frictionless and we are happy

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to have a customs arrangement. Yet

we are not going in a customs union

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and we are not going in the single

market. That is completely

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contradictory.

I am sure people will

always be disappointed whatever deal

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is struck, because there are

differences. But if we end free

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movement and we have our own laws in

our own country, if we succeed in

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that, the differences don't really

matter.

With such different views on

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how close the UK should remain to

the EU, Theresa May is unlikely to

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please everybody. Perhaps the best

she can hope for is a compromise

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which keeps most of her party

onside. So for now, the debate rages

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and the demand for detail grows. And

that's before formal trade talks

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with Brussels even start. Alex

Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.

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Meanwhile, it emerged that the UK is

planning a schmuck the EU is

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planning a mechanism of sanctions.

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Well, as we've been

hearing, it's emerged

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that the European Union is planning

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a mechanism of sanctions to punish

the UK for any breaches

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of the post-Brexit transition.

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Let's talk to our correspondent,

Adam Fleming, in Strasbourg.

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Yes, this appears in this document

which was published today by the

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European Commission, which is a

first draft of some possible legal

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text about the transition period

that could end up in the withdrawal

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agreement, the final Brexit treaty.

One of the footnotes says yes, we

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need to consider this mechanism

whereby if the UK is judged to have

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broken the rules by the EU during

the transition period, the EU could

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shut off access to elements of the

single market as a result. One of

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Michel Barnier's advisers has been

tweeting, say this is the sort of

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close the EU puts in any trade

agreement. It is perfectly normal.

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It is important to be clear what

this document is. It's a first draft

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from the European Commission. It has

not been signed off yet by the other

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27 member states of the EU, the

states that are staying in. And

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there are some intriguing

differences. One diplomat said this

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is what you need when there is not

most trust between the two sides.

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Another diplomat said the European

Commission has gone too far and been

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too undiplomatic in this case. So it

will be interesting to see if this

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document changes at all on Friday,

when the member states meet to

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discuss it. The Brits say it doesn't

include anything that they are

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negotiating about the transition

period, and those negotiations

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started in Brussels this week. So it

could change because of that. In the

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meantime here at the European

Parliament in Strasbourg, they are

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grappling with the

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practical realities of Brexit. They

have just voted on what to do with

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the 73 UK MEPs' seats after Brexit.

27 of them will be given to other

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countries, the rest saved for the

future.

Adam, many thanks.

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The chief constable

of Police Scotland has resigned.

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Phil Gormley had been on special

leave since October amid a series

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of investigations into claims

of gross misconduct.

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He denies any wrongdoing.

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Let's speak to our Scotland Editor,

Sarah Smith, in Glasgow.

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Why has he done now?

Well, he says

it's impossible for him to resume

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his duties in any meaningful way.

Phil Gormley has not been at work

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since he was put on special leave

six months ago over allegations of

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bullying. During that time, further

complaints have been made against

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him, seven in all. Although I

understand now that he has resigned,

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those investigations will be closed.

He was cleared to return to work in

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November, but then that decision was

reversed when the Justice Secretary

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got involved, because he was worried

that inadequate safeguards have been

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put in place to protect the serving

police officers who had made these

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complaints against the Chief

Constable. In a statement today, Mr

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Gormley referred to that decision

when he said "Events since November

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have led me to the conclusion that

it is impossible for me to resume my

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duties in any meaningful way".

Police Scotland is the

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second-largest force in the UK the

Metropolitan Police, and it has had

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a troubled history. The last Chief

Constable left early after a number

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of controversies about policing

methods. The Assistant Chief

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Constable is currently suspended and

another investigation is going on

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into his behaviour. So this is a

force that certainly has some

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turmoil in its leadership.

Sarah,

thank you.

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Our top story this lunchtime.

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The serial sex attacker,

John Worboys, appears

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at the High Court in London,

where lawyers for his

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victims are challenging

plans to release him.

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And still to come.

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Is this the last straw for Scotland?

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A scheme by school children to get

rid of plastic drinking straws.

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Coming up in sport.

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Newport are hoping to reach

new pastures at Wembley tonight.

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The League Two side have never

beaten Spurs before,

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and face them again in their FA Cup

fourth round replay.

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Scientists say they now know

what the first modern Briton looked

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like 10,000 years ago -

and it's something of a surprise.

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They believe that so-called

Cheddar Man - who lived

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in south west England -

had skin that was dark

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to black, and blue eyes.

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Researchers have used groundbreaking

DNA analysis to examine his skeleton

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which was discovered

in Somerset in 1903.

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Jon Kay reports.

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He lay here undisturbed

for 10,000 years.

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In the caves beneath Cheddar Gorge,

a replica of Cheddar Man.

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But now 21st-century science means

we can put flesh on these bones.

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One, two, three.

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At the Natural History Museum

Cheddar Man finally revealed.

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By extracting DNA from his bones

and scanning his skull,

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experts believe they have

recreated his face in

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unprecedented detail.

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And he looks very different

from what they expected.

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The hair, the eyes, the face,

that combination of blue eyes

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and dark skin, really very striking.

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Something we would not

have imagined.

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And to also get from the DNA

details of his biology.

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The fact that he

could not digest milk.

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That is something that came really

with the advent of farming.

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And 10,000 years ago people

in Britain didn't have that.

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Look how he has changed.

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This is what scientists used

to think he looked like.

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A reconstruction from 20 years

ago when DNA analysis

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was nowhere near as developed.

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Cheddar Man and I share

a common female relative.

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This is modern-day Cheddar Man.

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Adrian Targett lives in the same

village and shares DNA

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with the skeleton found

in the gorge.

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So, time to meet his ancestor.

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Do you want to see your great great,

great, great, great, great,

0:18:490:18:52

great, great grandfather?

0:18:520:18:53

OK, here he comes.

0:18:530:18:54

And...

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Oh, my!

0:18:570:18:59

What do you think?

0:18:590:19:00

It is remarkable, isn't it?

0:19:000:19:02

I think there is probably

some resemblance.

0:19:020:19:07

But yes, I think there

are certainly other members

0:19:070:19:12

in my family who he bears

a resemblance to, yes.

0:19:120:19:14

Some of my cousins.

0:19:140:19:15

You can see that?

0:19:150:19:16

Yes.

0:19:160:19:17

I think my eyes are blue.

0:19:170:19:19

Let's have a look.

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They are blue!

0:19:210:19:22

They are blue.

0:19:220:19:24

His hair is not quite

as grey as mine is.

0:19:240:19:28

Or my beard!

0:19:280:19:33

So 10,000 years after he died,

100 years after he was found,

0:19:330:19:38

finally a face to fit the name

of Adrian's ancestor.

0:19:380:19:42

Jon Kay, BBC News,

Cheddar in Somerset.

0:19:420:19:49

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel

has managed to agree a deal to form

0:19:490:19:52

a new coalition government,

breaking months of

0:19:520:19:54

political deadlock.

0:19:540:19:55

Our Berlin correspondent

Damien McGuinness joins me now.

0:19:550:20:01

So Damien, is there a deal

and what are the implications

0:20:010:20:04

for the rest of Europe?

0:20:040:20:08

It is a lot of spending in the deal

because when tax in cakes are at a

0:20:080:20:15

record high in Germany, both sides

of this deal are able to promise

0:20:150:20:19

giveaways. So spending on

infrastructure, roads and schools,

0:20:190:20:24

which many economists have been

calling on Germany to do for a long

0:20:240:20:27

time. So that is seen as good news

in Germany as it could provide an

0:20:270:20:33

further boost to the economy. But

also good news for the rest of the

0:20:330:20:36

EU because the finance ministry in

particular is in control now if the

0:20:360:20:40

deal goes ahead as planned, of the

centre-left Social Democrats who are

0:20:400:20:45

in favour of more support for

struggling eurozone economies. They

0:20:450:20:48

want to help the French president

Emanuel Macron in pushing forward

0:20:480:20:54

his ambitious ideas for European

reform. So all this means that this

0:20:540:20:58

government now could be a very

welcome one for Paris. But this is

0:20:580:21:05

all allowing for the fact and only

if the Social Democrats manage to

0:21:050:21:09

persuade their party members to back

the deal. Because of the next few

0:21:090:21:15

weeks 450,000 members will have to

vote on this and if they vote yes we

0:21:150:21:18

have a government by Easter but if

they don't know it could be back to

0:21:180:21:22

the drawing board with first

elections and then no government.

0:21:220:21:29

Millions of workers on short-term

contracts are to get new rights

0:21:290:21:32

including the enforcement of holiday

and sick pay.

0:21:320:21:34

Ministers say there'll be higher

fines for firms that breach

0:21:340:21:36

contracts or mistreat staff

who are part of the

0:21:360:21:38

so-called "gig" economy.

0:21:380:21:40

The move is part of the Government's

response to a review of modern

0:21:400:21:43

working practices -

unions say the measures

0:21:430:21:44

don't go far enough.

0:21:440:21:45

Nina Warhurst reports.

0:21:450:21:48

Times have changed.

0:21:480:21:51

Tom has around 30 full-time

employees like Paddy.

0:21:510:21:54

He gets sick and holiday pay.

0:21:540:22:00

And around 20 workers like Tom,

he is self-employed

0:22:000:22:07

and has to save for rainy days

and holidays himself.

0:22:070:22:10

Following today's announcement,

the boss will have to be crystal

0:22:100:22:12

clear with all of his staff

on where they stand.

0:22:120:22:15

We are moving towards a situation

where it is made clear

0:22:150:22:17

to employees what their rights

are and what their entitlements are.

0:22:170:22:20

I think that is something that can

only be good for both employee

0:22:200:22:23

and for the business.

0:22:230:22:24

There are up to 5 million people

working on a job by job basis rather

0:22:240:22:28

than as fully employed.

0:22:280:22:29

And the government has

promised to crack down

0:22:290:22:31

on employers who bend the rules.

0:22:310:22:32

If they fail to pay sickness

and holiday pay, then

0:22:320:22:35

the government will act.

0:22:350:22:37

So it is not left to the little guy

to have to fight for himself

0:22:370:22:41

or herself against a large

corporation that might be playing

0:22:410:22:43

fast and loose with their rights.

0:22:430:22:48

The government will be hoping that

today's measures will make life

0:22:480:22:54

clearer and fairer for all workers.

0:22:540:22:57

But some critics argue

that there is still too much power

0:22:570:23:00

in the hands of those who hold

the purse strings.

0:23:000:23:02

And that the most vulnerable workers

are still being left wide

0:23:020:23:05

open to exploitation.

0:23:050:23:06

They had an opportunity to make

a bold step to really give

0:23:060:23:10

protection to those precarious

workers especially

0:23:100:23:10

in the gig economy.

0:23:100:23:11

And they haven't done anything

to that extent at all.

0:23:110:23:14

They have papered over the cracks.

0:23:140:23:16

It is unlikely that those on shift

today will even notice the changes.

0:23:160:23:24

But the government says

there may be more on the way.

0:23:250:23:28

Which respect the value

of flexible working,

0:23:280:23:30

as long as employers

respect their staff.

0:23:300:23:31

Nina Warhurst, BBC News, Manchester.

0:23:310:23:35

The American billionaire

who sent his own rocket

0:23:350:23:36

into space yesterday

carrying his sports car

0:23:360:23:38

has told journalists the project

was proof that "crazy

0:23:380:23:40

things come true".

0:23:400:23:44

The launch of what Elon Musk calls

the Falcon Heavy in Florida

0:23:440:23:49

is said to represent a breakthrough

for the private space industry

0:23:490:23:53

and its designers hope it may one

day lead to interplanetary travel.

0:23:530:23:56

Crowds gathered at Cape Canaveral

as the rocket blasted into Earth's

0:23:560:23:59

orbit, and its two side boosters

landed back on Earth in unison -

0:23:590:24:02

both standing upright.

0:24:020:24:05

Our Science Correspondent,

Victoria Gill, was watching.

0:24:050:24:08

Five, four, three, two, one!

0:24:080:24:12

Counting down to space

travel history.

0:24:120:24:16

The world's most powerful rocket

ignited all 27 of its engines

0:24:160:24:19

and lifted off from Kennedy Space

Centre at 8:45pm UK time.

0:24:190:24:26

Less than ten minutes later,

in a carefully choreographed aerial

0:24:260:24:30

dance, its three boosters

returned to Earth.

0:24:300:24:34

Two landed simultaneously

back at Cape Canaveral.

0:24:340:24:38

But video feed from the third core

booster cut out and it has

0:24:380:24:41

since emerged that it

missed its target drone ship and

0:24:410:24:43

plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean.

0:24:430:24:46

But every other aspect of this

launch was a textbook success.

0:24:460:24:49

Despite Elon Musk's

own serious misgivings.

0:24:490:24:55

I had this image of just a giant

explosion on the pad with, you know,

0:24:550:24:58

a wheel bouncing down the road!

0:24:580:25:04

And a Tesla logo landing

somewhere with a thud!

0:25:040:25:08

Fortunately, that is

not what happened.

0:25:080:25:10

With its power and reusability,

the Falcon Heavy could be

0:25:100:25:15

a candidate for NASA to send heavier

and more capable robots to explore

0:25:150:25:18

the surface of Mars.

0:25:180:25:20

But ever the showman

of commercial space travel,

0:25:200:25:23

Elon Musk used it to let

loose his own Tesla

0:25:230:25:26

Roadster into space.

0:25:260:25:27

Complete with a mannequin

in the driving seat and David Bowie

0:25:270:25:30

on a loop on the radio.

0:25:300:25:34

Mr Musk says his car could be

on this journey around the sun

0:25:340:25:37

for hundreds of millions of years.

0:25:370:25:40

Victoria Gill, BBC News.

0:25:400:25:43

A group of children in Glasgow

are waging war on plastic -

0:25:430:25:46

and in particular, straws.

0:25:460:25:49

They've already convinced

Scotland's biggest council

0:25:490:25:51

to ditch single-use straws,

and people in the village

0:25:510:25:54

of Ullapool have also

agreed to abandon them.

0:25:540:25:57

Now the children are taking

their campaign further afield.

0:25:570:25:59

Our Scotland correspondent

Lorna Gordon joined them

0:25:590:26:01

on the Isle of Arran.

0:26:010:26:06

They call themselves

the Ocean Defenders.

0:26:060:26:10

Passionate about nature

and conservation and on a mission

0:26:100:26:12

to end the use of plastic straws.

0:26:120:26:16

Now they're heading

across the water to Arran

0:26:160:26:19

in a bid to spread the word.

0:26:190:26:22

I care about it because there's

animals out there in danger

0:26:220:26:29

because they're eating plastic.

0:26:290:26:31

It's our future and we need

to make sure that it's not

0:26:310:26:34

all gone when we grow up.

0:26:340:26:36

The straw campaign

works from both ends...

0:26:360:26:40

The youthful campaigners

from Sunnyside Primary think the key

0:26:400:26:48

to their war against plastic

straws is getting other

0:26:530:26:55

children, including those

on Arran, involved too.

0:26:550:26:57

I hadn't really thought about it

but now the presentation has told me

0:26:570:27:00

a lot more about it.

0:27:000:27:01

And it's very different now.

0:27:010:27:02

I think the most surprising

and interesting thing is how much

0:27:020:27:05

this does affect the environment.

0:27:050:27:06

You wouldn't expect that from wee

tiny plastic straws.

0:27:060:27:09

There is always litter

on the beaches.

0:27:090:27:11

Plastic litter in particular.

0:27:110:27:14

They work hard on Arran to keep

their waters and beaches clean.

0:27:140:27:17

These blue things are in

fact cotton bud sticks.

0:27:170:27:20

But plastic waste, once it enters

the sea, can travel far.

0:27:200:27:24

Injuring and killing marine

life in the process.

0:27:240:27:28

So even here you find...?

0:27:280:27:31

Even here we find plastic, despite

all the cleaning that goes on.

0:27:310:27:34

You clean, a storm comes

in and there will be

0:27:340:27:36

more plastic washed up.

0:27:360:27:37

How do you feel about that?

0:27:370:27:39

I really dislike it!

0:27:390:27:40

Everyone can do something to try

and help the marine environment.

0:27:400:27:45

And issues of plastics.

0:27:450:27:48

School by school, and business

by business, the children's

0:27:480:27:50

message is being heard.

0:27:500:27:56

We're trying to make people stop

expecting a straw in their drink...

0:27:560:27:59

These primary school pupils,

with their passion to reduce

0:27:590:28:01

plastic waste, have had

much success already.

0:28:010:28:06

The kids were fantastic,

they are so knowledgeable

0:28:060:28:14

confident and passionate

in the way they speak.

0:28:140:28:16

Did you find the

arguments persuasive?

0:28:160:28:18

I mean, you've got

the plastic straws.

0:28:180:28:19

Absolutely.

0:28:190:28:21

The children's hope now,

that Arran will become Scotland's

0:28:210:28:25

first island to ditch

plastic straws for good.

0:28:250:28:27

Lorna Gourdon, BBC News,

on the Isle of Arran.

0:28:270:28:30

The Winter Olympics open this Friday

- and one of Team GB's hottest medal

0:28:300:28:33

hopes is triple world champion speed

skater Elise Christie.

0:28:330:28:37

Let's get all the latest team news

from Pyeongchang and our

0:28:370:28:39

Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss.

0:28:390:28:45

Welcome to Pyeongchang where'd this

time on Friday the Winter Olympics

0:28:450:28:50

will be officially underway. So far

we have had blue skies and freezing

0:28:500:28:55

temperatures. Even the athletes have

been taken aback by just how cold it

0:28:550:29:00

is. But preparations are very nearly

complete.

0:29:000:29:03

Ready for liftoff.

0:29:030:29:05

Britain's snowboarders springing

to action this morning.

0:29:050:29:07

The temperature a bracing -15.

0:29:070:29:09

But Pyeongchang is offering

the warmest of welcomes.

0:29:090:29:15

This is the Winter

Olympics, of course.

0:29:150:29:17

And it is living up to its billing.

0:29:170:29:20

We don't normally have

to wear so many layers.

0:29:200:29:23

So especially in the morning

we are really stiff riding.

0:29:230:29:26

But it has warmed up a little

bit and luckily the sun

0:29:260:29:28

is out for some of us now.

0:29:280:29:30

Yeah, you just deal

with it, you know.

0:29:300:29:33

We are snowboarders so we just

have to get on with it.

0:29:330:29:36

The British team are hoping

the games here in Pyeongchang

0:29:360:29:38

could propel them to new heights.

0:29:380:29:40

But while the focus here

might be on the athletes,

0:29:400:29:43

the Olympic movement itself

is also under scrutiny.

0:29:430:29:48

The reason, Russia.

0:29:480:29:51

The country is banned from these

games because of doping and yet more

0:29:510:29:54

than 160 of their athletes have been

allowed to compete under

0:29:540:29:58

a neutral flag as OARs -

Olympic Athletes from Russia.

0:29:580:30:04

And more could still be admitted,

leaving rivals including

0:30:040:30:06

Britain frustrated.

0:30:060:30:08

The uncertainty can be quite

challenging, quite tricky.

0:30:080:30:12

And I think both the IOC

and obviously the Court

0:30:120:30:14

of Arbitration for Sport is involved

now as well.

0:30:140:30:17

And those decisions will be

happening we think right up

0:30:170:30:19

until possibly the starting point

of the games.

0:30:190:30:21

It is a bit of a mess, isn't it?

0:30:210:30:23

It is certainly a confusing

situation and one I do not think

0:30:230:30:26

anybody in sport would want.

0:30:260:30:27

And this is no time

for distractions.

0:30:270:30:31

After their success in Sochi,

led by Lizzie Yarnold's gold,

0:30:310:30:33

Team GB's target here is up

to ten medals.

0:30:330:30:36

So will it be a winter wonderland?

0:30:360:30:38

They will be hoping the celebrations

are only just beginning.

0:30:380:30:46

The opening ceremony takes place

here on Friday and amongst those

0:30:480:30:53

attending is the sister of North

Korean leader Kim Jong. The good

0:30:530:30:58

news for everyone attending on

Friday is that temperatures are

0:30:580:31:02

forecast to rise over the next 48

hours. Thanks, Andy.

0:31:020:31:07

Time for a look at the weather.

0:31:070:31:09

Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.

0:31:090:31:10

Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.

0:31:100:31:14

Well last night we got down to -10

degrees in parts of eastern Scotland

0:31:140:31:19

and it is another chilly day out

there but a lot of sunshine on offer

0:31:190:31:23

across many parts of the country. In

fact we had some beautiful images

0:31:230:31:31

coming in from our Weather Watchers.

This in North Wales where we had a

0:31:310:31:37

lot of snowfall yesterday. But

through the afternoon it will cold

0:31:370:31:42

but there would be quite a bit of

sunshine around. Higher pressure is

0:31:420:31:49

in charge before the next front

comes in from the north-west. So the

0:31:490:31:55

cloud has been pushing in across

Scotland and Northern Ireland in

0:31:550:32:01

particular. Clearer skies more

sunshine across England. And here we

0:32:010:32:06

keep the bright skies through the

afternoon. Further north west you

0:32:060:32:09

can see that cloud working in and

the breeze picking up for Scotland

0:32:090:32:13

and Northern Ireland with a bit of

rain and hill snow around as well.

0:32:130:32:23

Taking a look in more detail at the

weather this afternoon across

0:32:230:32:28

Scotland and Northern Ireland, some

snow falling over the hill. At low

0:32:280:32:32

levels mostly rain, some sleet. Some

sunshine for much of northern

0:32:320:32:36

England and down across the Midlands

introduced in Wales and the

0:32:360:32:40

south-west of England. Just the

chance of some wintry varies across

0:32:400:32:45

parts of Kent, Norfolk. But these

fade away so we keep the clear skies

0:32:450:32:49

towards the south and east. But this

evening and tonight cloud in the

0:32:490:32:55

North West pushes slowly further

south bringing some outbreaks of

0:32:550:32:58

rain across parts of northern

England in particular. In the

0:32:580:33:01

south-east we will see the coldest

conditions. Thursday, the weather

0:33:010:33:08

dominated by this front which will

sit across Central parts of the

0:33:080:33:12

country bringing some cloud and

freezing vision. And also some rain.

0:33:120:33:17

So some rain to come for parts of

northern England and Wales. And

0:33:170:33:22

later in the day it could become

quite heavy for a time. I decided

0:33:220:33:26

that some drier weather but till

some blustery showers in the North

0:33:260:33:30

West of Scotland. But things

remaining unsettled and particularly

0:33:300:33:35

windy as we look towards the end of

the week.

0:33:350:33:40

That's all from the BBC News at One

- so it's goodbye from me -

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