0:00:03 > 0:00:05The Home Secretary says more is now known
0:00:05 > 0:00:08about the substance used in the suspected poisoning
0:00:08 > 0:00:15of a Russian spy.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18-- former Russian spy.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Sergei Skripal and his daughter remain critically ill,
0:00:19 > 0:00:20after collapsing in Salisbury.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23as ministers move to reassure local people.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28I want to make sure that this investigation response to evidence,
0:00:28 > 0:00:34not to rumour, but I can reassure the public that all action will be
0:00:34 > 0:00:36taken to keep everybody safe.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38We'll have the latest on the continuing investigation.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Also this lunchtime...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42The President of the EU says a free trade agreement will have to be put
0:00:42 > 0:00:45into place after Brexit - and says the UK's position will have
0:00:45 > 0:00:49"negative economic consequences."
0:00:49 > 0:00:55A pick and mix approach for a nonmember State is out of the
0:00:55 > 0:01:00question. We are not going to sacrifice these principles. It is
0:01:00 > 0:01:02simply not in our interest.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Saudi's Crown Prince arrives in the UK on a three-day visit
0:01:05 > 0:01:08for talks with ministers and lunch with the Queen - but
0:01:08 > 0:01:10protests are expected.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12A clamp-down on the extra fees charged by secondary ticket websites
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- they must now be upfront about the full price
0:01:15 > 0:01:19of all purchases.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And why pine martens could be the key to the recovery
0:01:22 > 0:01:28of the endangered red squirrel population in the UK.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30And coming up in the sport on BBC News...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32It's all to play for in the final one-day international,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35after New Zealand beat England by five wickets to level
0:01:35 > 0:01:41the series in Dunedin.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News At One.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has said more is now known
0:02:03 > 0:02:06about the substance involved in the suspected poisoning
0:02:06 > 0:02:10of a former Russian spy and his daughter.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12The Home Secretary says the police will reveal more
0:02:12 > 0:02:15details later today, and insists the investigation must
0:02:15 > 0:02:18respond to evidence, not rumour.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain critically ill in
0:02:24 > 0:02:26hospital in Salisbury in Wiltshire, after collapsing on Sunday.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31Richard Galpin reports.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34With the former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his
0:02:34 > 0:02:37daughter Yulia still fighting for their lives in hospital,
0:02:37 > 0:02:45counterterrorism police are now running the investigation.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48And they want any witnesses to come forward with information. For
0:02:48 > 0:02:55example, at the restaurant where the Skripals eight not long before they
0:02:55 > 0:03:00collapsed on a bench in the city centre. Today, another sign of how
0:03:00 > 0:03:04seriously this incident is being treated.Good morning. You attending
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Cobra?Senior ministers and intelligence officials holding a
0:03:09 > 0:03:13meeting at the Government's emergency response committee called
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Cobra. And afterwards, the Home Secretary announced they had been
0:03:17 > 0:03:21progress in the investigation into what had made to the Skripals so ill
0:03:21 > 0:03:25last Sunday.We do know more about the substance and the police will be
0:03:25 > 0:03:28making a further substance this afternoon in order to share some of
0:03:28 > 0:03:32that. We must let the police carry on their work. They will share what
0:03:32 > 0:03:36they come this afternoon and I'm sure there will be more updates as
0:03:36 > 0:03:42the investigation continues. Scientists at the Government's
0:03:42 > 0:03:44research laboratories at Porton down near Salisbury have been examining
0:03:44 > 0:03:48samples to try to work out exactly what substance was involved but
0:03:48 > 0:03:54despite suspicions, -- suspicions that Russia might be behind what has
0:03:54 > 0:03:58happened, there are warnings against jumping to conclusions.We need to
0:03:58 > 0:04:02bear in mind that the police need to look at all avenues, it is not just
0:04:02 > 0:04:06a case of deciding that this is a Russian state incident. This could
0:04:06 > 0:04:10be someone else and it is quite possible that someone else has done
0:04:10 > 0:04:14this so it is really important that we keep an open mind as police
0:04:14 > 0:04:18officers.In Moscow there is growing anger at the way the British media
0:04:18 > 0:04:23has been reporting the incident. TRANSLATION:These people have been
0:04:23 > 0:04:28used by the foreign media for an anti-Russian campaign. It is a
0:04:28 > 0:04:31traditional campaign. The tradition is to make things up. We can only
0:04:31 > 0:04:38see it as a provocation.Meanwhile, several key locations in Salisbury
0:04:38 > 0:04:42remain cordoned off by the police. It has now been revealed that an
0:04:42 > 0:04:48ambulance station outside the city has also been sealed off. There are
0:04:48 > 0:04:51reports of a fire engine being used to hose down the ambulance which
0:04:51 > 0:04:57took the Skripals to hospital. Richard Galpin, BBC News.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59In a moment we'll get the latest from our correspondent
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Sarah Rainsford in Moscow, but first let's speak
0:05:01 > 0:05:05to Leila Nathoo in Salisbury.
0:05:05 > 0:05:12Brings us right up to date with this police investigation.We know that
0:05:12 > 0:05:15scientists at the UK's military research facility have been
0:05:15 > 0:05:20analysing that substance that surrogate and Yulia Skripal were
0:05:20 > 0:05:24exposed to and we heard from the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd after she
0:05:24 > 0:05:28chaired that high level emergency committee this morning that now do
0:05:28 > 0:05:33know more about it and we are expecting an update from police
0:05:33 > 0:05:37later this afternoon. We know it is counterterror police who are now
0:05:37 > 0:05:39leading this inquiry. They are appealing for anyone who was in
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Salisbury city centre on Sunday afternoon from 1:30pm, when they
0:05:44 > 0:05:48believe Sergei Skripal and Yulia and the city centre. They are appealing
0:05:48 > 0:05:52for anyone who was around at that time to come forward with any they
0:05:52 > 0:05:57have. In the last 15 minutes there has been a flurry of activity near
0:05:57 > 0:06:02arrest that has been cordoned off, just behind me, and that has now
0:06:02 > 0:06:06been renewed. There is police and ambulances coming to the scene. We
0:06:06 > 0:06:09don't yet know what that means but we are expecting to hear more from
0:06:09 > 0:06:13the police later this afternoon and, as the Home Secretary said, it is
0:06:13 > 0:06:20likely to be a lengthy investigation.Thanks for now. Let's
0:06:20 > 0:06:25get the latest from Moscow. We heard about the anger from Moscow in
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Richard's report did not tell us more about what is being said where
0:06:29 > 0:06:33you are.That is the strongest reaction we have had so far from
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Moscow, coming from the foreign ministry, the spokesperson there,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42who has described the accusations and half accusations coming from the
0:06:42 > 0:06:45UK as utterly groundless. She has taught about baseless accusations
0:06:45 > 0:06:49and says this incident is being exploited as part of what she sees
0:06:49 > 0:06:53as a deliberate campaign to damage relations between the West more
0:06:53 > 0:06:57broadly and Russia are. She was very critical of the Western media,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02saying that this is being whipped up and is an anti-Russian campaign, and
0:07:02 > 0:07:06just speculation, and she was talking about the need for an open
0:07:06 > 0:07:10investigation into what happened and for Russia to be involved with that.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15She said Russia was willing and open to cooperation, in fact very keen to
0:07:15 > 0:07:18co-operate with any inquiry. Another interesting point from here in
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Russia is how the media here has been covering what is going on and
0:07:22 > 0:07:26the extraordinary thing is that there has been almost no mention in
0:07:26 > 0:07:29the very powerful, influential state-run media here. The three key
0:07:29 > 0:07:34TV channels have not mentioned a word and the only discussion in some
0:07:34 > 0:07:38newspapers has been to suggest that this is some kind of anti-Russian
0:07:38 > 0:07:43campaign being conducted in the UK and there is no basis for the
0:07:43 > 0:07:47accusations whatsoever.Sarah, thank you. Sarah Raynsford and Leila
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Nathoo.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54In the past hour, the President of the EU, Donald Tusk, has been
0:07:54 > 0:07:56giving more details about ties with Britain after Brexit.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59He says a free trade arrangement is the only workable option -
0:07:59 > 0:08:02and that there could be an arrangement resembling the one
0:08:02 > 0:08:03that Brussels has with Canada.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Adam Fleming is in Luxembourg.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Tell us more about what Donald Tusk has been outlining.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Well, Donald Tusk is the man who chairs the summits of EU leaders and
0:08:15 > 0:08:18there is going to be one of those in a couple of weeks, where they will
0:08:18 > 0:08:22sign off on their blueprint for the next phase of Brexit talks, which is
0:08:22 > 0:08:26all about negotiating the shape of the future relationship with the UK
0:08:26 > 0:08:30after Brexit and the message from Donald Tusk here today was that with
0:08:30 > 0:08:35the current UK redlines, the best he could offer would be a partnership
0:08:35 > 0:08:39on security, defence, aviation and on trade the best would be a free
0:08:39 > 0:08:42trade agreement. He explained what that meant
0:08:42 > 0:08:44like this.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Our agreement will not make trade between the UK and the EU
0:08:47 > 0:08:53frictioness or smoother.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57-- frictionless.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00It will make it more complicated and costly for all of us.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01This is the essence of Brexit.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06A pick and mix approach for a nonmember State is out of the
0:09:06 > 0:09:10question. We are not going to sacrifice these principles. That is
0:09:10 > 0:09:15simply not in our interest.To Brexit watchers, lots of this will
0:09:15 > 0:09:19not come as a surprise because it is the sort of thing the EU has been
0:09:19 > 0:09:22saying for weeks and weeks when they have looked at what the British want
0:09:22 > 0:09:25but I thought it was interesting when I spoke to Donald Tusk at news
0:09:25 > 0:09:29conference, when I asked him, does this come anything close to what the
0:09:29 > 0:09:33prime minister asked for in her mansion house speech on Friday? He
0:09:33 > 0:09:37gave an incredibly long pause, which suggests he knows that it isn't. I
0:09:37 > 0:09:43think what will
0:09:46 > 0:09:48think what will probably be shopping for some people is seeing it written
0:09:48 > 0:09:51down in text form saying, this is what is going to happen, and reading
0:09:51 > 0:09:53the warning circulating in the document by the EU today that this
0:09:53 > 0:09:55will have serious economic consequences for Britain. But if you
0:09:55 > 0:09:58read the small print, there was a section of the document that says
0:09:58 > 0:10:01that other options are on the table if the UK is willing to reconsider
0:10:01 > 0:10:05its redlines. That is the EU saying to the UK, if you are prepared to
0:10:05 > 0:10:07make some big compromises, we are prepared to make some big
0:10:07 > 0:10:13compromises too. Let's get reaction to all of that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Our assistant political editor, Norman Smith, is following
0:10:17 > 0:10:20everything at Westminster. That is fascinating about the redlines.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24It is because while at first glance this looks like a bucket of cold
0:10:24 > 0:10:28water being poured over Mrs May, with the EU rejecting, rebirthing or
0:10:28 > 0:10:32ignoring all the sort of emollient language and compromises offered by
0:10:32 > 0:10:38Mrs May last week suggesting that we could stay in some EU agencies, we
0:10:38 > 0:10:42would be happy to pay and observe EU standards, we would stick by some EU
0:10:42 > 0:10:46rules and there would be no race to the bottom. That has all been
0:10:46 > 0:10:50rejected and at first glance, you say that looks like a blow to the
0:10:50 > 0:10:54solar plexus for Mrs May. Talking to Downing Street folk, they say that
0:10:54 > 0:10:58this is only a draft text, it is early days, we hope the EU will
0:10:58 > 0:11:03respond more imaginatively and creatively, and they're great hope
0:11:03 > 0:11:07is that EU leaders in individual European capitals will be much more
0:11:07 > 0:11:10receptive to the sort of hand of friendship being reached out by Mrs
0:11:10 > 0:11:16May and will be much more willing to do a deal. Why? Self-interest,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19because they do an awful lot of trade with Britain and they do not
0:11:19 > 0:11:24want to lose that. Britain is also a huge contributor in terms of
0:11:24 > 0:11:30European security and, crucially, hard cash. We have offered up to £39
0:11:30 > 0:11:35billion but we are not handing over the money unless we get that deal.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40One other thing that may comfort Number Ten from this response is
0:11:40 > 0:11:44that one consequence of Mrs May's speech was to begin to bind the Tory
0:11:44 > 0:11:48party together. I wonder if this very tough language from the EU will
0:11:48 > 0:11:54further solidify Tory support behind Mrs May, if they think the EU is
0:11:54 > 0:12:00trying to push her around. Norman, thank you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02We'll hear more about what the Government wants
0:12:02 > 0:12:04for the UK financial sector after Brexit when the
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Chancellor gives a speech in London this afternoon.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed is here.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17An important part of the economy, of course.Absolutely, so a big issue
0:12:17 > 0:12:20for us these Brexit negotiations will be financial services. They
0:12:20 > 0:12:25employ over 2 million people across the UK, not just in London, and we
0:12:25 > 0:12:29have a trade surplus with the EU with about £20 billion a year so,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34for us, it is a very important part of the Brexit negotiation. Philip
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Hammond this afternoon is likely to say that any free-trade deal should
0:12:38 > 0:12:43include a good deal on financial services, maintaining access between
0:12:43 > 0:12:48the EU and Britain. So far, the European commission has been pretty
0:12:48 > 0:12:54negative on this idea. Michel Barnier, the chief Brexit negotiator
0:12:54 > 0:12:56for the commission, has said there has never been a free-trade deal
0:12:56 > 0:12:59including financial services done by the EU with a third country, which
0:12:59 > 0:13:04is what we will be. Butternut Donald Tusk press conference we have just
0:13:04 > 0:13:08seen that Norman was talking about, he did say that a free-trade deal
0:13:08 > 0:13:15would look at all areas, including services. So there could be a slight
0:13:15 > 0:13:20opening for a negotiation. This is a negotiation. Philip Hammond will set
0:13:20 > 0:13:25out one stall, close alignment, the European Union are going to say that
0:13:25 > 0:13:28that will be really difficult. Somewhere in the middle, I am sure,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32there will be a way of organising it so that the deal me, yes, be more
0:13:32 > 0:13:35difficult in terms of the relationship between the EU and
0:13:35 > 0:13:41Britain, but it won't be a complete brick wall between the two sites.,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Ahmed, thank you very much.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50is having lunch with the Queen at the start of a three-day visit
0:13:50 > 0:13:52to the UK, during which he's also scheduled to have dinner
0:13:52 > 0:13:55with the Prince of Wales, and talks with the Prime Minister
0:13:55 > 0:13:56about trade and security.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58But campaigners are planning protests - highlighting
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Saudi Arabia's human rights record, and its role in the war in Yemen.
0:14:01 > 0:14:09Here's our security correspondent Frank Gardner.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Touching down in Britain last night, Saudi TV showed Brown crisper
0:14:13 > 0:14:20hammered Bilson man being greeted by Boris Johnson and others. -- Crown
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A lavish public relations campaign has
0:14:24 > 0:14:30alerted Londoners to his visit. But so too has this, anti-war protesters
0:14:30 > 0:14:35say the Prince has blood on his hands for Saudi led air strikes in
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Yemen. They want the Government to stop defence sales to Saudi Arabia.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Defence and security contracts dominate trade with the UK. They are
0:14:44 > 0:14:49worth billions of pounds and employ thousands of Britons but in
0:14:49 > 0:14:52neighbouring Yemen, Saudi led air strikes on who the rebels have been
0:14:52 > 0:14:56blamed for mounting civilian casualties, which prompted a
0:14:56 > 0:15:00question in Parliament this morning over whether with a poor human
0:15:00 > 0:15:07rights record, Saudi Arabia is a suitable ally.As she makes her arms
0:15:07 > 0:15:11sales pitch, will see also call the Crown prince to stop the shocking
0:15:11 > 0:15:16abuse of human rights in Saudi Arabia?The link that we have with
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Saudi Arabia is historic, it is an important want it I will be raising
0:15:20 > 0:15:25concerns about human rights with the Crown prince when I meet him.Back
0:15:25 > 0:15:29home, the Crown Prince is rapidly modernising his country. He has
0:15:29 > 0:15:33lifted the ban on women driving from June. Cinemas public entertainment
0:15:33 > 0:15:38are being reintroduced and a new mega city built. He is also aiming
0:15:38 > 0:15:42to diversify the economy away from oil, which means attracting British
0:15:42 > 0:15:46investment. And with Brexit looming, the Government here is looking to
0:15:46 > 0:15:52boost its with it biggest trading partner. The Crown Prince is no
0:15:52 > 0:15:54democratic top slot at 200 prominent Saudis in this hotel last year,
0:15:54 > 0:15:59accusing them of corruption. His critics say beheadings have
0:15:59 > 0:16:04increased since he rose to power and his ethics are worrying some foreign
0:16:04 > 0:16:08investors. The Crown Prince is a man in a hurry, as he sits down for
0:16:08 > 0:16:13lunch with the Queen today, and his message is that a new modern Saudi
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Arabia is open for business. But this relationship will always be a
0:16:16 > 0:16:21controversial one. Frank Gardner, BBC News.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins
0:16:22 > 0:16:26is at Buckingham Palace.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32And the Crown Prince is now bear. He is, he's having lunch now with the
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Queen and it is a mark of the seriousness which the government
0:16:35 > 0:16:38applies to this visit and this relationship that he is having lunch
0:16:38 > 0:16:44with the Queen and dinner later on with the heiress to the throne,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Prince Charles and Prince William put up an indication of the fact
0:16:47 > 0:16:52that this is everything short of a state visit. The Tories may have
0:16:52 > 0:16:56been cleared this is a controversial visit, strongly opposed to many. She
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and the government take the view they think it is vital that the UK
0:17:00 > 0:17:03maintains its long-standing lectureship with Saudi Arabia in
0:17:03 > 0:17:08spite of all the criticism. So for instance we can expect the Crown
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Prince to receive a detailed briefing on security from senior
0:17:12 > 0:17:17officials on the National Security Council, but the UK said Saudi
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Arabia through its security cooperation with UK helps to keep us
0:17:20 > 0:17:26safe. I think we can expect some new trade deals unveiled by the Crown
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Prince is in London. The UK says it wants to broaden trade but would
0:17:29 > 0:17:36like to see diversification away from the huge emphasis on arms sales
0:17:36 > 0:17:38which is so controversial. So I think you may see deals perhaps
0:17:38 > 0:17:42selling some educational and health care services to Saudi Arabia,
0:17:42 > 0:17:48perhaps a private school opening shortly in the kingdom. But it
0:17:48 > 0:17:50remains a difficult and controversial path that the
0:17:50 > 0:17:52government is steering.Thank you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Our top story this lunchtime.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58The Home Secretary says more is now known about the substance
0:17:58 > 0:18:01used in the suspected poisoning of a Russian spy and his
0:18:01 > 0:18:05daughter, in Salisbury.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Coming up.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08How a police officer seriously injured
0:18:08 > 0:18:10in the Westminster Bridge attack will finally be heading home -
0:18:10 > 0:18:15thanks to an army of volunteers.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Coming up in sport.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19We build up to a huge Champions League night
0:18:19 > 0:18:21at Wembley for Tottenham, with last year's finalists Juventus
0:18:21 > 0:18:29standing in their way of a place in the quarter finals.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37A teenager has gone on trial accused of planting a bomb
0:18:37 > 0:18:41on a London underground train last September.
0:18:41 > 0:18:4330 people were hurt in the incident during rush hour
0:18:43 > 0:18:46at Parsons Green station.
0:18:46 > 0:18:4918-year-old Ahmed Hassan, from Sunbury in Surrey,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52denies attempted murder and causing an explosion likely
0:18:52 > 0:18:54to endanger life.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Our Home Affairs Correspondent June Kelly is following
0:18:55 > 0:19:03the trial at the Old Bailey.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I'm sure people not just in London but around the country will remember
0:19:08 > 0:19:12a major security alert on the cheap in London last September. Today the
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Old Bailey was told a tragedy was only averted because the device
0:19:16 > 0:19:20involved failed to fully go off.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23An autumn morning in the rush-hour and there an emergency
0:19:23 > 0:19:29on an underground train in west London.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Today the Old Bailey heard how last September an improvised explosive
0:19:32 > 0:19:33device partially detonated on a District line train.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37It had just pulled into Parsons Green station.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41This partial explosion created a large fireball in the carriage.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45There were around 93 passengers in the carriage, the court was told,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50some were caught by the flames and sustained significant burns.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Today the teenager on trial for the attack was brought to court
0:19:54 > 0:19:57to face charges of attempted murder and causing an explosion
0:19:57 > 0:20:02likely to endanger life.
0:20:02 > 0:20:0418-year-old Ahmed Hassan, an asylum seeker from Iraq,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06is pleading not guilty.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10At the time of his arrest he had been living with foster parents.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Opening the case, the prosecutor Alison Morgan
0:20:13 > 0:20:16said of the passengers, many ran in fear and panic.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18They were fortunate.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Had the device fully detonated it is inevitable that serious injury
0:20:22 > 0:20:26and significant damage would have been caused within the carriage.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Those in close proximity to the device may well have been killed.
0:20:31 > 0:20:39The jury heard that Ahmed Hassan had left the device in a bucket.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46It was said to be loaded with shrapnel to cause
0:20:46 > 0:20:51maximum harm and carnage.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52And he had used the explosive DHCP.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54The device was fitted with a timer.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Ahmed Hassan had got off the train one station before.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01He was arrested 24 hours later.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Well Ahmed Hassan was actually arrested in Dover. The jury have
0:21:04 > 0:21:09been shown the effect of the fireball in the carriage as part of
0:21:09 > 0:21:11the prosecution case.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12President Trump's top economic advisor,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Gary Cohn, has resigned - in the latest high profile departure
0:21:15 > 0:21:17from the White House team.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Mr Cohn - a Democrat - was a key architect
0:21:22 > 0:21:24of the Administration's huge package of tax cuts.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The former Wall St Banker is rumoured to have been unhappy
0:21:27 > 0:21:30that Mr Trump could trigger a trade war by imposing tariffs on steel
0:21:30 > 0:21:31and aluminium imports.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33It's the latest in a series of high-profile departures
0:21:33 > 0:21:39from President Trump's team.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42The country's four main secondary ticketing agencies have
0:21:42 > 0:21:44been banned from using some price strategies which the Advertising
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Standards Authority says are misleading.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52It means StubHub, Get Me In, Viagogo and Seatwave must be clear
0:21:52 > 0:21:55from the outset about the total price of any ticket they sell -
0:21:55 > 0:21:58or face prosecution.
0:21:58 > 0:22:06Nina Warhurst reports.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11The Rolling Stones are coming to town and I'm keen to be there.
0:22:11 > 0:22:18The secondary ticketing site Viagogo is reselling a ticket for £141.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20But when I go to pay, this happens.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22SHE GASPS.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25£47 VAT and booking fee.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27So a ticket that we thought was costing us £141
0:22:27 > 0:22:32is now almost 200 quid.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36These nasty surprises are common.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Claire used Viagogo to buy four Ed Sheerin tickets.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43She thought it was costing less than £300, but that was for one
0:22:43 > 0:22:47ticket and after fees were added, more than £1400 left her account.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I rang my daughter crying and I said, you know,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52and thought I had done something...
0:22:52 > 0:22:56I think the awful feeling is that I felt I'd done something wrong.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Then I realised I hadn't, actually, that this whole
0:22:58 > 0:23:02practice was very deceptive.
0:23:02 > 0:23:09We contacted Viagogo for a response but didn't get a reply.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12And today new guidelines come into play which could see
0:23:12 > 0:23:14secondary sellers prosecuted if they mislead consumers.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17We are saying that they've got to be much more clear and upfront
0:23:17 > 0:23:20about the prices that we are paying when we buy tickets
0:23:20 > 0:23:21through their sites.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24And in a nutshell we are saying the price that we see when we first
0:23:24 > 0:23:27input how many tickets we want should be the price
0:23:27 > 0:23:30that we pay at the end.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33But some artists say that still leaves space for expensive
0:23:33 > 0:23:35exploitation of fans.
0:23:35 > 0:23:43So what would they like to see?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47If you can't make a show, you can sell it through the secondary
0:23:47 > 0:23:49site for the same price and you get your money back
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and then someone can buy it for face value plus whatever
0:23:52 > 0:23:53the administration was.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56So if they can actually still see their favourite artist
0:23:56 > 0:23:57without sacrificing a family holiday, for example.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00If you've already forked out fees to see Mick and the gang,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04you can appeal them and next time they are on tour, the ticket price
0:24:04 > 0:24:05you see should be what you get.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11Nina Warhurst, BBC News.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Nearly a year ago, the life of police constable
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Kris Aves changed forever, when he was injured in the terrorist
0:24:16 > 0:24:18attack on Westminster bridge.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20He was left paralysed and no longer able to live
0:24:20 > 0:24:26at home with his family.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29But a call for help from the DIY SOS team was met with the biggest
0:24:29 > 0:24:32response for volunteers in the show's history.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Daniela Relph has the story.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Thursday, the 23rd of March.
0:24:36 > 0:24:43The morning after the Westminster Bridge attack.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Five people died and 40 people were injured,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47some of them suffering what has been described as catastrophic
0:24:47 > 0:24:48injuries...
0:24:48 > 0:24:50One of those with catastrophic injuries was Metropolitan Police
0:24:50 > 0:24:53constable Kris Aves.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Critically injured as he walked across the bridge.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59For much of the past year he's been in Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02He dislocated his vertebrae, damaged his spinal cord
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and is now in a wheelchair.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08But what he wanted more than anything was to get home to his
0:25:08 > 0:25:11partner and two young children.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17It makes me sad when I think forward.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20To go swimming, I don't know how I'm going to be in a pool having
0:25:20 > 0:25:21a fun session with them.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I won't be able to stand up and kick a football with them.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26And I kind of just feel...
0:25:26 > 0:25:30You know, it's just been taken away from me.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35And it's not fair.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The kids just ask a lot of questions about stuff and about why did daddy
0:25:40 > 0:25:43get hit, was he not looking when he crossed the road?
0:25:43 > 0:25:44And things like that.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46And it's quite hard to answer them.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49At the end of last year the DIY SOS team stepped in.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53This is DIY SOS!
0:25:53 > 0:25:57They took the family's north London home and transformed it.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00They asked for volunteers to help.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04The programme had never had such an enormous response.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Sometimes we look at the police and the people who go out,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09emergency services, and do what they do for us.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12But we forget, behind every person there is a family.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14They are not just uniforms, there are people in uniforms
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and their families are affected too.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19And obviously what happened to Kris had a massive effect on the family.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We had exclusive access to the build and the team's work.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28Doorways were widened allowing access for Kris's wheelchair.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33In the kitchen surfaces were lowered and space made to cook.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35A lift was built.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38The first of its kind in a family home, so Kris can
0:26:38 > 0:26:40move between floors.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42In the garden, a complete redesign.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47All to ensure there is space to play with his son and daughter.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50This entire project has been about creating a family home.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51A place where everyone could be involved.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54And live properly, together again.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57The whole build took nine days to complete.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00And depended totally on the generosity of others.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Every day there was just ten, 20 people.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04Do you want a hand?
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Do you need a tiler?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Do you need a decorator?
0:27:08 > 0:27:09And not just builders.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10Cake.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11We get lots of cake delivered.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Crucial!
0:27:13 > 0:27:14Cake is crucial!
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Yeah, that's how the site works.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Cake and tea.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22Tonight the programme will reveal what Kris Aves made of his new home.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24And the impact on one family whose life was so changed
0:27:26 > 0:27:27by events of almost a year ago.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Daniella Relph, BBC News, north London.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35And you can see the full programme tonight -
0:27:35 > 0:27:37that's DIY SOS, on BBC One at 8pm, and available shortly
0:27:37 > 0:27:45afterwards on the iPlayer.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48For decades red squirrels have been in decline across the UK,
0:27:48 > 0:27:53as the non-native grey species has spread.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Now it appears the pine marten may be key to the recovery
0:27:56 > 0:27:58of the red population.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have carried
0:28:02 > 0:28:04out an in-depth study of the relationship
0:28:04 > 0:28:05between the three species.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Our Science Correspondent Victoria Gill explains.
0:28:10 > 0:28:17It is an idyllic woodland site but a glimpse of ecological warfare. Red
0:28:17 > 0:28:20squirrels have been losing a battle with the larger invasive grey
0:28:20 > 0:28:29squirrels for a century but a new character has joined in the fray.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35Scientists from the University of Aberdeen used feeding boxes to
0:28:35 > 0:28:37gather forensic evidence of how the three species coexist in Scottish
0:28:37 > 0:28:42forest.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46forest. Feeding boxes like this are ideal for gathering evidence about
0:28:46 > 0:28:49how the three species are interacting. The red squirrels are
0:28:49 > 0:28:54using them and the grey squirrels and also the pine martens. Leading
0:28:54 > 0:29:00evidence behind for scientists to gather. Every time an animal visits
0:29:00 > 0:29:04the feeding box it leaves behind a hair sample. This evidence along
0:29:04 > 0:29:07with images from remote cameras has revealed that pine martens are
0:29:07 > 0:29:12giving the red squirrels and unexpected boost.Where activities
0:29:12 > 0:29:17high amongst pine martens you have a lot of red squirrels coming back
0:29:17 > 0:29:21into areas where they had not been in some time. So the higher the
0:29:21 > 0:29:24activity of pine martens the more likely you are to see red squirrels
0:29:24 > 0:29:29and the less likely to see grey squirrels. So they are retracting
0:29:29 > 0:29:34from areas that they had been in previously as the pine martens moved
0:29:34 > 0:29:39in.These nocturnal tree climbing predators are gradually returning to
0:29:39 > 0:29:44Scottish bars after being hunted as pets and for their fur almost to
0:29:44 > 0:29:46extinction. Scientists think that pine martens are able to catch and
0:29:46 > 0:29:50eat the grey squirrel is more easily than the red squirrels. Grey
0:29:50 > 0:29:54squirrels spend more time on the ground and in North America where
0:29:54 > 0:29:59they evolved they did not encounter a hunter quite so adept at climbing
0:29:59 > 0:30:02trees. This newly discovered relationship between native species
0:30:02 > 0:30:07scientists say will be crucial to the woodland recovery of the red
0:30:07 > 0:30:17squirrels. Now just an update on the main story.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18The suspected poisoning
0:30:18 > 0:30:20of the former Russian spy - and his daughter.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25Leila Nathoo has the latest.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Well you can see behind me the Italian restaurant that has been
0:30:29 > 0:30:35sealed off since Monday. Within the last 30 minutes we had a major
0:30:35 > 0:30:39emergency service presence here. You can see police and ambulances are
0:30:39 > 0:30:45now here and we had fire engines and more ambulances that came to the
0:30:45 > 0:30:48building next to the Italian restaurant. There was a big
0:30:48 > 0:30:51presence, an instant response unit and one woman was accompanied into
0:30:51 > 0:30:56an ambulance from that doping. We do not know as yet whether this is
0:30:56 > 0:30:59connect to what happened but the building the emergency services went
0:30:59 > 0:31:03into was next to the Italian restaurant that has been a place of
0:31:03 > 0:31:08interest certainly for the investigation so far. Thank you.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Time for a look at the weather.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Here's Stav Danaos.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20Good afternoon. Still quite a wintry theme across the northern half of
0:31:20 > 0:31:27the UK today. And you can see further snowfall around in races.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33But further south any showers are rain and in the sunshine it will
0:31:33 > 0:31:38feel almost springlike. So for the rest of the afternoon a mixture of
0:31:38 > 0:31:43sunny spells and showers. Many places staying dry altogether. The
0:31:43 > 0:31:47showers Kent to fizzle out into this evening. A couple of wintry showers
0:31:47 > 0:31:54continuing towards Scotland put up and cold with some ice to watch out
0:31:54 > 0:31:58for. Across the South and West we have this feature, mainly rain but
0:31:58 > 0:32:04also some cold air and that could give rise to some snowfall even down
0:32:04 > 0:32:11to lower levels for a time. So there could be a bit of disruption from
0:32:11 > 0:32:19this feature, nothing compared to what we had last week. But those
0:32:19 > 0:32:24white areas indicating the snow. It could give rise to a couple of
0:32:24 > 0:32:28centimetres of snow, enough to cause a bit of disruption through the
0:32:28 > 0:32:34morning rush. It should clear away later in the morning and in fact
0:32:34 > 0:32:39things brightening up quite nicely for most. Some showers across the
0:32:39 > 0:32:43North and West and again wintry over the higher ground in Scotland.
0:32:43 > 0:32:50Further south up to 10 degrees.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56Further south up to 10 degrees. Into Friday, and I'm - again a decent day
0:32:56 > 0:33:00with a lot of sunshine around. More showers across Scotland wintry over
0:33:00 > 0:33:04the higher ground bust up and into the far south of the country we have
0:33:04 > 0:33:07an area of rain pushing into the Southern counties in towards the
0:33:07 > 0:33:13south-west. That will arrive with some milder air. That will spread
0:33:13 > 0:33:19its way slowly north as we had into the weekend. The blue colour holding
0:33:19 > 0:33:24on across the northern half of the country so as the rain across the
0:33:24 > 0:33:30South moves north, likely to have some snow on its leading edge. But
0:33:30 > 0:33:36further south noticeably milder with some sunny spells. Back to you.
0:33:36 > 0:33:43further south noticeably milder with some sunny spells. Back to you.