0:00:03 > 0:00:06Almost 200 military personnel are deployed to Salisbury
0:00:06 > 0:00:09after the nerve-agent attack on a former Russian
0:00:09 > 0:00:12spy and his daughter.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It comes as the Home Secretary visits the city and calls
0:00:15 > 0:00:19the attack "outrageous".
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Our priority is going to be the incident, which is why I'm
0:00:22 > 0:00:24here in Salisbury today, making sure that everybody
0:00:24 > 0:00:26is protected around here, around the incident,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28making sure the emergency services have had the support
0:00:28 > 0:00:31that they need...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33We'll have the very latest from our correspondent in Salisbury.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Also this lunchtime...
0:00:36 > 0:00:38After months of exchanging insults, President Trump and the North Korean
0:00:38 > 0:00:43leader Kim Jong-un agree to meet.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Britain seeks an exemption from America's tough new tariffs
0:00:45 > 0:00:49on imports of steel and aluminium.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53A convoy of desperately needed aid finally crosses into the besieged
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00And the biggest Winter Paralympics ever are under way -
0:01:00 > 0:01:06with a record number of athletes taking part.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08And coming up in the sport on BBC News...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Chris Froome has backed Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford
0:01:10 > 0:01:13after the president of cycling's world governing body called for him
0:01:13 > 0:01:16to consider his position.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News At One.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41180 military personnel are being deployed to Salisbury,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44after the nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy and his
0:01:44 > 0:01:47daughter in the city last Sunday.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50They're from the Royal Marines, the RAF, and some are specialists
0:01:50 > 0:01:51in chemical warfare.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54They'll help remove vehicles and objects from the scene which may
0:01:54 > 0:01:56have been contaminated.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Sergei and Yulia Skripal are still critically ill in hospital,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02while the policeman who tried to help them remains
0:02:02 > 0:02:04in a serious condition.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Richard Galpin has the latest.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Six days after the attack here in Salisbury and now the police and
0:02:12 > 0:02:17forensics experts are to be joined by around 200 soldiers specially
0:02:17 > 0:02:20trained in chemical warfare.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Their job, to help secure key locations,
0:02:22 > 0:02:27recover evidence and remove contaminated vehicles.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Also today the Home Secretary visited the area
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and praised the emergency services for how they responded to such a
0:02:33 > 0:02:37dangerous incident.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40They reacted with the professionalism and
0:02:40 > 0:02:42compassion you would hope our emergency
0:02:42 > 0:02:45services do and I am in
0:02:45 > 0:02:48awe of their sympathetic approach and professionalism.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Meanwhile the double agent Sergei Skripal and
0:02:51 > 0:02:55daughter Yulia, who travelled from Russia to spend time with her
0:02:55 > 0:02:59father, remain in a critical condition in Salisbury hospital.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04But they are said to be stable.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Sergei Skripal's house is another major
0:03:06 > 0:03:08focus of the investigation, with evidence being collected here and
0:03:08 > 0:03:12the building possibly being decontaminated.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15At the research laboratories in Porton Down,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17scientists may have already identified
0:03:17 > 0:03:19the nerve agent used in
0:03:19 > 0:03:22the attack, which almost certainly would have been made in a state-run
0:03:22 > 0:03:23establishment.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26And that could well reveal who targeted Sergei Skripal
0:03:26 > 0:03:28and his daughter.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34But why were they targeted now?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Sergei Skripal is one of a large community of Russians
0:03:36 > 0:03:37living in this country.
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Some of them left Russia in fear of their lives.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Here in Surrey, I have been speaking to one of those exiles, who met
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Sergei Skripal just a couple of months ago.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52He told me that in the chance meeting, Sergei Skripal had
0:03:52 > 0:03:55talked about how he regularly met up with Russian diplomats here and
0:03:55 > 0:04:03about the work he was involved in.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05He said, I'm doing business, a different kind.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08But I closed down my business in Spain.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I am working mainly in cyber security.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Did he say what he was doing in cyber security?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17No, and I was not asking, because a sensitive question.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24But I understand he was working for some Russian
0:04:24 > 0:04:25groups.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28But working with people in the Embassy on this, or something
0:04:28 > 0:04:29separate?
0:04:29 > 0:04:36No, I had a feeling that meeting with friends was one and
0:04:36 > 0:04:38cyber security, his business, was another.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So could that work in cyber security possibly be the motive for
0:04:41 > 0:04:42the attack?
0:04:42 > 0:04:50Richard Galpin, BBC News.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Our home affairs correspondent Leila Nathoo is in Salisbury.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57What's the latest?
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Police here are clearly dealing with a deadly substance, so that is why
0:05:02 > 0:05:05the military are sending reinforcements, 180 military
0:05:05 > 0:05:12personnel coming here to insist the investigation. They are taxed with
0:05:12 > 0:05:15removing evidence, objects and vehicles from the scene in Salisbury
0:05:15 > 0:05:20town centre but it is understood that they could also be involved in
0:05:20 > 0:05:23recovering potentially contaminated ambulances. The police are stressing
0:05:23 > 0:05:28that there is no need for people to be alarmed by the military's coming
0:05:28 > 0:05:32here and there is no wider risk to the public, no increased risk to the
0:05:32 > 0:05:37public. It is just to help with the investigation. This morning the Home
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Secretary, Amber Rudd, visited the scene here, the bench still under
0:05:41 > 0:05:47the police tent behind me. She came and talked to people affected, local
0:05:47 > 0:05:50businesses, first responders and she visited detectives Nick Bailey, the
0:05:50 > 0:05:55police officer in hospital after being exposed to that chemical. The
0:05:55 > 0:06:01police investigation is focused on and above locations in Salisbury
0:06:01 > 0:06:04city centre but there has also been a pick-up in activity at Sergei
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Skripal's home, about ten minutes away from here, yesterday. We think
0:06:09 > 0:06:12the police are in for a lengthy operation there as they tried to
0:06:12 > 0:06:16recover evidence to try to figure out how and when Sergei Skripal and
0:06:16 > 0:06:21his daughter Yulia were exposed to that nerve agent.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Thank you very much, Leila Nathoo.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale is here.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31How unusual is it to see military personnel on the streets of Britain
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and who exactly are they?The fact is most military personnel go
0:06:35 > 0:06:38through some kind of chemical weapons training and where gas masks
0:06:38 > 0:06:42and are aware of the threat. There are specialist out there who would
0:06:42 > 0:06:46not be a normally on the streets and that is why ministers are saying,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50don't be alarmed when you see these people turning up. They have got
0:06:50 > 0:06:55skills that will be vital to helping the police in chemical warfare. They
0:06:55 > 0:06:59have specialist vehicles which can carry out what is called sensitive
0:06:59 > 0:07:02site exploitation. They can trace where the chemicals may have gone,
0:07:02 > 0:07:07sent back samples and analyse them. They have vehicles which are
0:07:07 > 0:07:11essentially mobile laboratories which can carry a decontamination
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and they will also remove some of the vehicles that may have been
0:07:15 > 0:07:18contaminated, like the ambulances that ferried people to hospital.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21People might think this is very worrying. I think the message from
0:07:21 > 0:07:25ministers is that you should be reassured, the people have the
0:07:25 > 0:07:28expertise and skills and the threat hasn't changed. They will be there
0:07:28 > 0:07:32to secure the site is already secured and help police find those
0:07:32 > 0:07:38objects, fibre traces of the chemical, and to make sure this is a
0:07:38 > 0:07:42thorough investigation.Jonathan, thank you. Jonathan Beale there, our
0:07:42 > 0:07:45defence correspondent.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48President Trump says he will meet North Korean leader
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Kim Jong-un for talks by the end of May.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52The North Koreans are reported to be committed to denuclearisation
0:07:52 > 0:07:53and ending missile tests.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55The apparent breakthrough comes after months of growing tension,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58in which the two leaders have traded insults - Kim Jong-un called
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Mr Trump "mentally deranged".
0:07:59 > 0:08:02The American President called him a "maniac" and "little rocket man".
0:08:02 > 0:08:10Laura Bicker has this report from South Korea.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13The missiles and displays of military might from North Korea
0:08:13 > 0:08:15have almost seemed defiant in the face strict sanctions
0:08:15 > 0:08:19and international condemnation.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24But now it seems Kim Jong-un wants to talk.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27He made his new position clear over food with South Korean
0:08:27 > 0:08:30officials in Pyongyang.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32It was the first time ministers from Seoul have
0:08:32 > 0:08:34met the young leader.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37They say he is prepared to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and they've now delivered a message from Kim Jong-un that caught many
0:08:40 > 0:08:42in the White House by surprise.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46He expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump
0:08:46 > 0:08:49as soon as possible.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52The idea of a face-to-face meeting between President Trump
0:08:52 > 0:08:58and Kim Jong-un by May seems remarkable, given the months
0:08:58 > 0:09:00of threats and insults between them.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02They will be met with fire and fury.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09But the tone has changed.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12On Twitter, Donald Trump said that great progress was being made
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but that sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached.
0:09:15 > 0:09:23However, that meeting is being planned.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25The US Secretary of State seemed blindsided.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Just hours before coming he had this to say.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30In terms of the direct talks with the United States
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and US negotiations, we are a long way from negotiation.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39Given the unpredictable nature of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40could this meeting even go ahead?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43There's all kinds of obstacles on the road to the summit
0:09:43 > 0:09:44between now and then.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It may be simply that President Trump changes his mind.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49This wouldn't be the first time, would it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:55It may be the senior officials get to him and say,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57"Mr President, not in May, let's prepare properly."
0:09:57 > 0:10:05You can't just wing it policy on North Korea.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Getting Kim Jong-un to give up his prized nuclear
0:10:11 > 0:10:12weapons is a tough ask.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Analysts in Seoul are cautious and believe this
0:10:14 > 0:10:15is just the starting line.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17The road ahead is very long and complicated,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19very complex and it is not guaranteed that the North
0:10:19 > 0:10:22will ever give up its nuclear weapons easily, if at all.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25The US and South Korea are due to hold joint military exercises
0:10:25 > 0:10:26at the end of this month.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Last September, the US flew bombers over the peninsula
0:10:29 > 0:10:31as a show of strength.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35This usually infuriates North Korea and prompts missile test.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37This time they say they will understand.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39It may be a move away from fire and fury,
0:10:39 > 0:10:44potentially towards friendship.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But that would depend whether the message from Pyongyang
0:10:47 > 0:10:54is one of genuine progress and not propaganda.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Laura Bicker, BBC News, sold.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03In a moment we'll speak to Barbara Plett Usher in Washington
0:11:03 > 0:11:05but first to Laura Bicker in the South Korean capital Seoul.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07So, Laura, this looks like a really significant
0:11:07 > 0:11:13breakthrough - if it happens.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18The president here in South Korea has described it as miraculous. It
0:11:18 > 0:11:22did seem utterly unthinkable just a few months ago but this is something
0:11:22 > 0:11:26that the South Korean government have been working towards, deftly,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30diplomatically trying to work with Kim Jong-un and trying to work with
0:11:30 > 0:11:35the United States. But it is a huge political gamble for both President
0:11:35 > 0:11:42Trump and President Mum. Getting Kim Jong-un to give up his weapons is a
0:11:42 > 0:11:46very difficult thing to do, even if right now he says he is prepared to
0:11:46 > 0:11:52discuss denuclearisation. There has to be a payoff. What does Kim
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Jong-un want in return? So that is the gamble. What will be the carrot
0:11:56 > 0:12:01in return for the stick which has been these international sanctions?
0:12:01 > 0:12:06The other thing here is cautious optimism. That is the phrase that
0:12:06 > 0:12:10many are using. They're optimistic in South Korea because this is a
0:12:10 > 0:12:15real opportunity, for the first time. They are now even mentioning
0:12:15 > 0:12:20in whispers something that they have been trying to get for at least
0:12:20 > 0:12:25seven decades, and that is the possibility of a peace treaty.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Laura, thank you very much indeed, and to Barbara Platt Chanel. What is
0:12:29 > 0:12:36going on in the White House, after such a hard line on North Korea from
0:12:36 > 0:12:42Donald Trump, why has he agreed to meet Kim Jong-un?Seems like a big
0:12:42 > 0:12:46difference but remember that he has actually swung pretty wildly between
0:12:46 > 0:12:49threatening and insulting Kim Jong-un and then musing about the
0:12:49 > 0:12:54possibility of sitting down with him. As a candidate he said, "Maybe
0:12:54 > 0:12:59I will meet Kim Jong-un and sit down and have a hamburger with him." So
0:12:59 > 0:13:02that is his style, to move from one end of the other and see where it
0:13:02 > 0:13:05lands. I think it would be quite appealing for him to be the first
0:13:05 > 0:13:09sitting president to meet the North Korean leader and I think you'll
0:13:09 > 0:13:14make the most of it. But he has said sanctions will remain regardless,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18whether there are talks, and the policy is to isolate North Korea
0:13:18 > 0:13:22politically and diplomatically while presenting a clear military option.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27There has been a clear emphasis between the White House on the state
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Department on that. The White House has been much more willing to
0:13:29 > 0:13:34consider a military option, whereas the State Department has said, we
0:13:34 > 0:13:38need to at least get in the State room. Secretaries Tillerson said we
0:13:38 > 0:13:41should at least have talks about talks so doesn't seem the underlying
0:13:41 > 0:13:45policy has changed but what has changed is Kim Jong-un has said he
0:13:45 > 0:13:49is willing. About giving up his nuclear weapons, a big surprise
0:13:49 > 0:13:52especially because he's so invested in it. There is scepticism about it
0:13:52 > 0:13:58here but it seems they are willing to take the opportunity.Barbara
0:13:58 > 0:14:01thank you, and thanks to Laura Bicker in Seoul.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The Government says it will seek a British exemption from new tariffs
0:14:04 > 0:14:06on steel and aluminium exports to the United States.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09President Trump says the tariffs are to defend America from what he's
0:14:09 > 0:14:10called "an assault on our country".
0:14:10 > 0:14:12But employers and unions in the UK steel industry
0:14:12 > 0:14:14say the measures could have "devastating" consequences.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Here's our business reporter Rob Young.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20The UK has managed to forge a global
0:14:20 > 0:14:24reputation for making high-quality steel products.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29A company in Sheffield makes parts of submarines for the American Navy.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32But the industry is worried President Trump's steel import tax
0:14:32 > 0:14:34will hit producers here hard.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40What we will now see is UK companies really suffering
0:14:40 > 0:14:43from President Trump's slapping in effect a 25% tax
0:14:43 > 0:14:46on all their exports from the UK to the US.
0:14:46 > 0:14:54And that will hit us hard.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Each year, the UK sells £360 million worth of steel
0:14:59 > 0:15:00to the United States.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01That's 7% of all the steel Britain exports.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's bought by America's defence, aerospace and energy industries.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07President Trump's plan to impose a 25% import tax on steel will make
0:15:07 > 0:15:15the tissue products more expensive and less competitive in America.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22-- British products.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25We import a lot of speciality steels and Europe, and recount in continued
0:15:25 > 0:15:27to import that speciality steel from Europe because it's not
0:15:27 > 0:15:28available in the US.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31So for that steel we purchase from Europe, it's going
0:15:31 > 0:15:32to cost us 25% more.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34These new tariffs have led to political sparks flying
0:15:34 > 0:15:39in the US and globally.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Britain disagrees with the tariffs.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43The European Union and others are warning they will retaliate.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45President Trump has said he will be flexible towards America's real
0:15:45 > 0:15:47friends, the British Government intends to put view
0:15:47 > 0:15:48across next week.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We'll be looking to see how we can maximise the UK's case for exemption
0:15:51 > 0:15:54under these particular circumstances, but we will want over
0:15:54 > 0:15:57the next few days to look at them in great detail.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01There a wider fear that steel bound for America will now find its way
0:16:01 > 0:16:02into other countries.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05A flood of steel could push global prices down.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08That's potentially good for consumers but a double
0:16:08 > 0:16:10whammy for the industry.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Many of the same countries who are in the top ten of US
0:16:14 > 0:16:18exporters are the same who go to Europe, for example Brazil
0:16:18 > 0:16:21and Turkey are both large exporters to the US,
0:16:21 > 0:16:26they will turn their boat around and head straight for the EU.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Trade deflection could have much, much larger effect
0:16:28 > 0:16:31on the industries in the actual loss of exports themselves.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34President Trump's intention is to protect America's steel
0:16:34 > 0:16:37industry but there is a very real fear he will end up hitting
0:16:37 > 0:16:42steelmakers elsewhere.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48A long-awaited humanitarian aid convoy has crossed
0:16:48 > 0:16:54into the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta in Syria
0:16:54 > 0:16:55where an estimated 400,000 civilians are trapped
0:16:55 > 0:16:58by the fighting.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01But the UN is warning that it may have to pull
0:17:01 > 0:17:02back because of renewed violence.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Martin Patience is following developments from Beirut
0:17:04 > 0:17:08in neighbouring Lebanon.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14What is the latest you are hearing on the progress of the convoy?This
0:17:14 > 0:17:19is the third time the international community has tried to get
0:17:19 > 0:17:24humanitarian assistance to the people of Eastern Ghouta and nine
0:17:24 > 0:17:29out of the 13 trucks we here have been unloaded but it is not clear
0:17:29 > 0:17:35whether the four remaining trucks, food supplies from them will be
0:17:35 > 0:17:39off-loaded and the reason is continued shelling in the area. It
0:17:39 > 0:17:43is worth pointing out it was humanitarian assistance that should
0:17:43 > 0:17:47have been delivered on Monday and the reason it was not delivered then
0:17:47 > 0:17:54was because of shelling. Yesterday the convoy was cancelled because of
0:17:54 > 0:17:59security concerns. It underscores how difficult it is for the
0:17:59 > 0:18:03international community to get assistance to the people of Eastern
0:18:03 > 0:18:10Ghouta. 400,000 people estimated to live there and if they manage to
0:18:10 > 0:18:15deliver the aid, international organisations say it is not enough.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Whilst the international community is focusing on getting aid to
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian government backs by its Russian ally
0:18:22 > 0:18:28appeared determined to take the last major rebel stronghold close to the
0:18:28 > 0:18:32capital. The latest figures, more than 900 civilians have been killed
0:18:32 > 0:18:36in fighting since this major government offensive began.Martin,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38thank you.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Our top story this lunchtime...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Almost 200 military personnel are deployed to Salisbury -
0:18:44 > 0:18:46after the nerve agent attack on a former Russian
0:18:46 > 0:18:50spy and his daughter.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And still to come...
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Rethinking Stonehenge - historians say the neolithic
0:18:54 > 0:19:02structure may have been built as part of a community celebration.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Coming up in the sport, a little bit rusty but no problems for Serena
0:19:08 > 0:19:13Williams she wins on the WTA tour for the first time in over a year
0:19:13 > 0:19:20and six months after giving birth to her first child.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26The arduous task of building Stonehenge may have been part
0:19:26 > 0:19:28of a ceremonial celebration - according to historians
0:19:28 > 0:19:29studying the ancient site.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32The stone circle in Wiltshire was built over 4,000 years ago
0:19:32 > 0:19:37using stones from South Wales - a fact that has long baffled
0:19:37 > 0:19:42experts, but English Heritage now says selecting, moving and setting
0:19:42 > 0:19:45up the the stones on Salisbury Plain may have been a way
0:19:45 > 0:19:47of bringing people from all over the country together.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Duncan Kennedy is at Stonehenge.
0:19:51 > 0:20:00Duncan. You might think that after 4500
0:20:00 > 0:20:04years we would know everything about this monument but that is not the
0:20:04 > 0:20:07case, particularly with regard to the building of it and today's
0:20:07 > 0:20:13report says it may have been the construction of the monument, it
0:20:13 > 0:20:17could have been more important than the end result. Today dozens of
0:20:17 > 0:20:20volunteers turned up to help prove the point.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23One, two, three, pull.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Heaving for history.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Volunteers at Stonehenge today trying to repeat
0:20:30 > 0:20:37what Neolithic people did around four and a half thousand years ago.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Do you currently feel like Neolithic woman doing this?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40That is an interesting concept, yes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Yes, I do.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50The aim of the experiment was to see how this ancient monument was built.
0:20:50 > 0:20:57Historians now say it was the construction process itself
0:20:58 > 0:21:00as much as the end result that mattered.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05We know it was a prehistoric temple aligned
0:21:05 > 0:21:08with the movements of the sun.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09It was used as such.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10The building process and alterations, changes
0:21:10 > 0:21:16coming together as a community might have been more important factor.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18English Heritage say the photos of people in Indonesia,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20taken 100 years ago, helped to prove their
0:21:20 > 0:21:21point.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23The images show how moving great rocks has long been
0:21:23 > 0:21:25accompanied by dancing and dressing up in costumes.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28They say it was probably the same spirit that helped
0:21:28 > 0:21:30to build Stonehenge, with people drawn from across Britain to come
0:21:30 > 0:21:37and feast and make building a festival.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43We need to come back literally four inches.In old money! In other
0:21:43 > 0:21:48words, a celebration of construction. Recreated today.It is
0:21:48 > 0:21:57actually OK, not too bad.How about you?It is fine.Not too bad. Shall
0:21:57 > 0:22:04be tried again? Brings the ropes closer together.The stone is so
0:22:04 > 0:22:11heavy, we have asked for more volunteers. It weighs four tonnes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:19This is hard work. This is the first time an official rock pull like this
0:22:19 > 0:22:24has taken place at Stonehenge.It is partial success, not exactly
0:22:24 > 0:22:33vertical, but it has been raised. It shows the effort required just for a
0:22:33 > 0:22:41four tonne stone.It does not always go to plan.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46go to plan. Yet even with the odds tumble the experiment shows what can
0:22:46 > 0:22:50be achieved when strangers come together for a common good. And in
0:22:50 > 0:22:58doing so, helping to form our preconceptions of prehistory. If you
0:22:58 > 0:23:03are looking to take part yourself, you are welcome to come along this
0:23:03 > 0:23:08weekend because Stonehenge is organising two days of experiments
0:23:08 > 0:23:14to show people they can join in what the people of the Neolithic era did
0:23:14 > 0:23:174500 years ago. Duncan, thank you. Have a rest!
0:23:17 > 0:23:19How do we rid our oceans of plastic?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It's a problem that's had a huge amount of
0:23:21 > 0:23:23attention in recent months.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Now scientists are asking members of the public to help with efforts
0:23:26 > 0:23:28to clean up Britain's coastline with the help of new technology -
0:23:28 > 0:23:30but from the comfort of their own homes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36Dan Johnson has been to the south coast to find out more.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Our beaches are the front line in the war against plastic.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44New technology is being used to get a better idea
0:23:44 > 0:23:48of the scale of the problem.
0:23:48 > 0:23:56An eye in the sky capturing the waste on our shores.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58We use a drone to survey very quickly and efficiently
0:23:58 > 0:24:01lots of inaccessible beaches, as well as public beaches, and we
0:24:01 > 0:24:02take thousands of photographs.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04We upload those photographs onto an online platform and then
0:24:04 > 0:24:08anybody in the country, whether they are scientists,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11not scientists, children, adults, can log in and tag where they see
0:24:11 > 0:24:14plastics in the photographs.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19That means the clean-up teams can focus efforts
0:24:19 > 0:24:20on the worst-hit places.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23But picking up the plastic still needs people power.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25We need to get involved for two reasons.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30One is about awareness, awareness of the problem plastics
0:24:30 > 0:24:34are causing on our planet, particularly on our beaches
0:24:34 > 0:24:36and seas, so that when we make choices, buying coffee,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39or are in the supermarket, we can make better and more
0:24:39 > 0:24:40informed decisions.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42But also, actually making us all realise that science
0:24:42 > 0:24:46is something we can all be part of.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It is not just for people who are in labs or went to university.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52We can all be involved in helping scientists understand our world
0:24:52 > 0:24:53and making it better.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56This was collected in just a couple of hours this morning and gives
0:24:56 > 0:24:59an idea of the sort of stuff that is around on our beaches.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01The visual evidence of this problem.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But, actually, the majority of the plastic that is a real
0:25:04 > 0:25:05issue is right out there.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08More than 8 million tonnes of plastic goes
0:25:08 > 0:25:10into the ocean every year.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Much of it so small it is barely visible.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17It is estimated less than 1% is collected.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20What we see on the beaches is just a fraction unfortunately
0:25:20 > 0:25:24of what is in the oceans.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27The beach is a really good place to clean up and to really
0:25:27 > 0:25:31try to address that but ultimately we need to stop the plastic going
0:25:31 > 0:25:33into the oceans in the first place.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35The sands may be shifting, but we have still barely started
0:25:35 > 0:25:38getting to grips with the true nature of the plastic problem.
0:25:38 > 0:25:46Dan Johnson, BBC News, near Brighton.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Last week's cold weather and heavy snow across the country caused huge
0:25:49 > 0:25:54disruption to the health service, with many operations cancelled.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57But Lindsay Chisholm - a surgeon at a Paisley hospital -
0:25:57 > 0:26:00was so determined not to let down her patients, she walked eight
0:26:00 > 0:26:02miles through heavy snow and blizzard conditions
0:26:02 > 0:26:04so she could to perform a crucial operation.
0:26:04 > 0:26:12Lorna Gordon has the story.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17The top story, Scotland continues to battle the Beast from the East.They
0:26:17 > 0:26:22were conditions more akin to mountains on city streets. The
0:26:22 > 0:26:26blizzards, sub zero temperatures and snow that kept falling meant no
0:26:26 > 0:26:32buses, trains and few people venturing out. It was not enough to
0:26:32 > 0:26:37put off one very determined surgeon. I got up early on Thursday and saw
0:26:37 > 0:26:41there was a lot of snow but it did not look impossible and I thought I
0:26:41 > 0:26:47would head into work. When I arrived, two colleagues would the
0:26:47 > 0:26:51first eyesore. Took one look, started laughing, and they said how
0:26:51 > 0:26:58did you get here?I said I work. Lindsey was well prepared. She had
0:26:58 > 0:27:02winter clothing, snow shoes and walking poles to help through the
0:27:02 > 0:27:07deepest drifts. Completing the eight mile trek to the hospital in just
0:27:07 > 0:27:12under three hours. Her patient feared his surgery for cancer would
0:27:12 > 0:27:25be postponed.It felt like Christmas Day. She told me she walked in from
0:27:25 > 0:27:30home. I could not believe she had walked almost eight miles to do
0:27:30 > 0:27:36surgery on me. If there is a real-life superwoman, she is it, for
0:27:36 > 0:27:41me anyway.The surgeon insists she was just doing her job.I did not
0:27:41 > 0:27:46think it was a big deal, I put my winter kit on and walked to work. It
0:27:46 > 0:27:51is as if the world has gone mad! Lindsey has been left bemused by the
0:27:51 > 0:27:56attention, insisting many others went the extra mile to keep the NHS
0:27:56 > 0:28:01going through the storm.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05The Winter Paralympics are officially under way
0:28:05 > 0:28:08after an opening ceremony in the Korean resort of Pyeongchang.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Paralympics GB are sending their biggest team since 2006
0:28:10 > 0:28:12and hoping to win up to a dozen medals.
0:28:12 > 0:28:19Kate Grey is in Pyeongchang.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24It was just under two weeks ago the Olympics drew to a close in
0:28:24 > 0:28:29Pyeongchang and now it is the turn of the Paralympics. The crowd were
0:28:29 > 0:28:34treated to a spectacular opening ceremony and despite weather issues
0:28:34 > 0:28:42and problems with rehearsals, it went off without a hitch. The
0:28:42 > 0:28:47biggest Winter Paralympics to date. Drummers and dancers, the
0:28:47 > 0:28:54traditional charms of Korea opening the show. Nothing could be done
0:28:54 > 0:29:00about the fog covered fireworks. Heavy snow prevented a full
0:29:00 > 0:29:07rehearsal so a slight fly kick up could be forgiven.Onto the parade.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13Here they come, Great Britain. Owen Pick leading the way. A great honour
0:29:13 > 0:29:19for the soldier turned snowboarder. The British team enjoying the party
0:29:19 > 0:29:22atmosphere. The International Paralympic Committee wanted north
0:29:22 > 0:29:30and South Korea to march under a unified flag. The team preferring to
0:29:30 > 0:29:35walk out separately. The host nation completing the procession. The cold
0:29:35 > 0:29:40meant no hanging around with teams sneaking in and out of the stadium.
0:29:40 > 0:29:46The crowd were treated to an eclectic mix. A snowboarding bare.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Weird and wonderful contraptions on wheels. And the flaw putting on a
0:29:51 > 0:29:56dazzling show with the help of performers. Formalities were also
0:29:56 > 0:30:02there. The flame brought into the stadium in the united hands of North
0:30:02 > 0:30:05and South Korean athlete before lighting the cauldron in spectacular
0:30:05 > 0:30:14style. The fog clearing for the traditional fireworks finale. The
0:30:14 > 0:30:21action begins tomorrow with plenty of British interests. If the weather
0:30:21 > 0:30:24behaves, Alpine skiing begins with the downhill and there will be medal
0:30:24 > 0:30:30hopes resting on the
0:30:30 > 0:30:34hopes resting on the shoulders of athletes. They will be hoping to get
0:30:34 > 0:30:39back on the podium. Elsewhere, Scott Mina will represent Great Britain
0:30:39 > 0:30:43for the first time in Nordic skiing for the first time in 20 years.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49Competing in six out of the eight days. Finally the curling team will
0:30:49 > 0:30:53hope to begin their campaign with a win. A busy day to start here.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59Thank you. And now the weather.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03win. A busy day to start here. Thank you. And now the weather.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Weather-wise we have a mixture of conditions. Turning cloudy across
0:31:07 > 0:31:13England and Wales but further north in Cumbria also cloud, contrast and
0:31:13 > 0:31:17good sunshine in parts of Scotland. The weather is changing because
0:31:17 > 0:31:24further south we have low pressure and a weather front. This cloud, not
0:31:24 > 0:31:30a straight weather front, and one that will bring pulses of rain. The
0:31:30 > 0:31:35rain is beginning to arrive across parts of south west England now. We
0:31:35 > 0:31:40have showers moving across Scotland, as well. The showers continue for
0:31:40 > 0:31:46the rest of the day. Further south cloud will thicken up with outbreaks
0:31:46 > 0:31:51of rain arriving and that will turn heavier in a rush hour across
0:31:51 > 0:31:56central, southern England and south-east England. Up to 12
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Celsius, not bad for the time of year. Overnight rain working
0:32:01 > 0:32:06northwards. Getting into Northern Ireland by the end of the night. We
0:32:06 > 0:32:11will see a contrast in temperatures. South-westerly winds blowing in
0:32:11 > 0:32:16milder air and by the end of the night, ten, 11 degrees in Cardiff
0:32:16 > 0:32:22and London but cold in Scotland and cold enough for pockets of frost. As
0:32:22 > 0:32:29far as the weekend goes, you will see spells of rain, turning milder
0:32:29 > 0:32:34as the weekend goes on. Brisk winds, particularly on Saturday and often a
0:32:34 > 0:32:41lot of cloud in the sky. Saturday looks like this. Rain pushing across
0:32:41 > 0:32:45northern England and into Northern Ireland and Scotland. There could be
0:32:45 > 0:32:50snow across higher parts of Scotland but as the milder air works in, snow
0:32:50 > 0:32:56will turn back to rain. Rain across Wales in south-west England, perhaps
0:32:56 > 0:33:02lingering into the first part of the afternoon. It will be cloudy, but on
0:33:02 > 0:33:06the mild side, particularly eastern England where it could reach 15
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Celsius. Another band of rain moving get across southern counties of
0:33:10 > 0:33:16England could be heavy, with under mixed in perhaps. And rain not far
0:33:16 > 0:33:21from the East coast. Further north west, lighter winds, more sunshine.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23That is the latest weather.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25west, lighter winds, more sunshine. That is the latest weather. That is
0:33:25 > 0:33:26all.
0:33:26 > 0:33:45So it's goodbye from me - and on BBC One we now join the BBC's