0:00:07 > 0:00:10The Prime Minister visits Salisbury, for the first time
0:00:10 > 0:00:14since the poisoning there of a former Russian spy and daughter.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Theresa May thanks the emergency services
0:00:15 > 0:00:19and says there is no doubt who is behind the attack:
0:00:19 > 0:00:26We do hold Russia culpable for this brazen,
0:00:26 > 0:00:29brazen act, and despicable act,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32that's taken place on the streets
0:00:32 > 0:00:33of what is such a remarkable city.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Russia says it will expel British diplomats soon,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37we'll have the latest from Salisbury and Moscow.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Also this lunchtime.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Tests on a door from Grenfell Tower
0:00:40 > 0:00:44show it held back fire for only half as long as it was meant to.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The government says the risk to public safety is low.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Northamptonshire County Council should be abolished,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52a government inspection recommends a complete restructure,
0:00:52 > 0:00:57after the council struggled with a deficit.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03The situation in Syria is described as a colossal human tragedy,
0:01:03 > 0:01:11by the UN Refugee Agency, as the war exceeds seven years.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16In the sport on BBC News.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Ahead of their Europa League tie with AC Milan,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, calls on his players to produce
0:01:20 > 0:01:23the performances that will encourage fans back to the Emirates Stadium.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Hello, good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49The Prime Minister is in Salisbury this afternoon in the wake
0:01:49 > 0:01:52of the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54The Kremlin has said British diplomats will be ordered
0:01:54 > 0:01:55to leave Moscow soon,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57following the expulsion yesterday of 23 Russians from London.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00The Prime Minister took the action after Moscow refused to explain how
0:02:00 > 0:02:03a Russian-made nerve agent was used on Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05France says it agrees that Russia was responsible for the attack
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and last night the US government expressed its full support for
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Britain in relation to the attack.
0:02:10 > 0:02:18Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams reports.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33In the last few minutes, the leaders of France, Germany and the United
0:02:33 > 0:02:38States have joined the UK in issuing a joint statement, condemning the
0:02:38 > 0:02:42use of military grade nerve agent, saying this constitutes the first
0:02:42 > 0:02:46offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams reports.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Theresa May in the quiet English town where events 11
0:02:50 > 0:02:51days ago triggered this growing diplomatic row.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Visiting for the first time the scene of the crime,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57the first use of a military grade nerve agent on British soil.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58The consequences of this shocking act now
0:02:58 > 0:02:59reverberating around the world.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I'm pleased to have been able to come down here to Salisbury,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05to speak to people who responded to this terrible incident
0:03:05 > 0:03:06that took place.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And, as you know, I announced in the House of Commons
0:03:08 > 0:03:11the action we are taking, we do hold Russia culpable for this,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14this brazen, brazen act, and despicable act that has taken
0:03:14 > 0:03:16place on the streets of what is such a remarkable city.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Last night at the United Nations, an emergency session
0:03:18 > 0:03:20of the Security Council, and an emphatic expression
0:03:20 > 0:03:28of support from Donald Trump's representative.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32No two nations enjoy a stronger bond.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Ours is truly a special relationship, when our friends
0:03:34 > 0:03:36in Great Britain face a challenge, the United States will
0:03:36 > 0:03:38always be there for them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Always.
0:03:39 > 0:03:47And from the White House, confirmation that America agrees
0:03:48 > 0:03:50with Theresa May on who poisoned Sergei and Yulia Skripal,
0:03:50 > 0:03:56the United States shares the assessment that Russia
0:03:56 > 0:03:58is responsible for the reckless nerve agent attack on a British
0:03:58 > 0:04:06citizen and his daughter.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10But are Britain's allies willing to go further and take
0:04:10 > 0:04:11actions of their own?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Theresa May this morning
0:04:13 > 0:04:15and agrees there is no other plausible explanation
0:04:15 > 0:04:18for what happened in Salisbury and he says he will announce his own
0:04:18 > 0:04:19measures in the coming days.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21There is a global disgust at what has happened,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24and that is very important, and we will continue to make
0:04:24 > 0:04:27the case to our friends and allies that, as a committee of nations,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30we need to stand up to Russia.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31But Russia is undaunted.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35The government continuing
0:04:35 > 0:04:43to deny any involvement and now threatening to retaliate.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45TRANSLATION:Due to action, non-friendly actions,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47taken by the British against the Russian Federation,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50we are going to talk about retaliatory measures
0:04:50 > 0:04:53that we will take, we're working on them at the moment
0:04:53 > 0:04:55and we will take them as soon as possible.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58At the British Embassy, diplomats and spies wait
0:04:58 > 0:05:00to hear if they too will be packing their bags;
0:05:00 > 0:05:08it seems, inevitable.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19In a moment we will hear from Richard Galpin in Moscow,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22but first our home affairs correspondent Daniel
0:05:22 > 0:05:27Sandford is in Salisbury
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Very interesting visit, sombre mood, at this stage two are unwell but no
0:05:31 > 0:05:36one has died from the nerve agent attack and the lot of the focus was
0:05:36 > 0:05:40on the businesses here in Salisbury, she started by going into a
0:05:40 > 0:05:44cookshop, then walked past the scene of the bench where the couple were
0:05:44 > 0:05:51found so seriously ill on Sunday, the Skripals, at ago, then talking
0:05:51 > 0:05:55to business owners in the near vicinity of the bench before going
0:05:55 > 0:05:59down to the Mill Pub, the first place that they visited on the
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Sunday, then she went over to the Guildhall, and we think she is
0:06:03 > 0:06:07probably likely to go to the hospital and visit some of the
0:06:07 > 0:06:11patients there in the hospital before heading back to London. In
0:06:11 > 0:06:17terms of police activity, a lot of activity at the place where cars are
0:06:17 > 0:06:25towed away from Salisbury town centre are, that is where Sergei
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Skripal's car was towed and likely to still be there. A lot of work,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33these officers and soldiers wearing gas masks. New location, military
0:06:33 > 0:06:37low loaders turned up to take away another vehicle, in the town of
0:06:37 > 0:06:42older halt, and that is where we believe Detective Sergeant Nick
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Bailey, the police officer who became very ill after being
0:06:45 > 0:06:51contaminated, lives. -- Alderholt. It is likely to be a vehicle related
0:06:51 > 0:06:57to him.Crossing to Moscow, Richard Galpin, where you are, absolute
0:06:57 > 0:07:02denial of any involvement in this? Yes, absolutely, that has been the
0:07:02 > 0:07:05position for several days, looks like we are getting closer to some
0:07:05 > 0:07:12kind of announcement on what Russia will do in retaliation, the Kremlin
0:07:12 > 0:07:16today, not long before they respond, and Vladimir Putin will take the
0:07:16 > 0:07:22final decision on what the measures are and how they will be lamented,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25and the British government will be informed first, as to exactly where
0:07:25 > 0:07:32it will happen, it seems likely that British diplomats will be expelled.
0:07:32 > 0:07:39Expelled from Moscow. In the British Embassy. We expect amongst them some
0:07:39 > 0:07:43of them to be British spies. We are still waiting for the full
0:07:43 > 0:07:49announcement, from the government, here. Vladimir Putin is back in
0:07:49 > 0:07:54town, knew was down in Crimea, he is now back, there may be some work
0:07:54 > 0:08:06from Vladimir Putin himself in the coming hours.Thank you very much.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08In the last few minutes, Britain, Germany, France
0:08:08 > 0:08:10and the United States have issued a joint statement about the attack
0:08:10 > 0:08:17Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster
0:08:17 > 0:08:22This will be seen as significant, despite the bulge and other Russian
0:08:22 > 0:08:25diplomats and the other measures announced, it was widely held in
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Westminster that there is a limit to what Britain can do on its own and
0:08:29 > 0:08:33if they want to really punish president Vladimir Putin, they must
0:08:33 > 0:08:38pull together a broad coalition of international countries. That
0:08:38 > 0:08:42appears to be taking shape with this joint statement from Britain, the
0:08:42 > 0:08:46United States, Germany and France, condemning Russia, in very
0:08:46 > 0:08:50forthright terms, let me give you some of the statement: I agree it is
0:08:50 > 0:08:54highly likely that Russia was responsible, we share the UK
0:08:54 > 0:08:57assessment that there is no plausible alternative explanation,
0:08:57 > 0:09:02it goes on to say, we call on Russia to address all questions related to
0:09:02 > 0:09:04the attack in Salisbury, Russia should in particular provide full
0:09:04 > 0:09:09and complete disclosure of the Novichok programme, the nerve agent
0:09:09 > 0:09:14involved, and concerns are heightened against the background of
0:09:14 > 0:09:18a pattern of earlier irresponsible Russian behaviour. Of itself, that
0:09:18 > 0:09:22has not mean that there is a package of sanctions ready to be imposed
0:09:22 > 0:09:28more broadly, by international allies, but it does suggest that
0:09:28 > 0:09:31maybe, the British government is beginning to make some sort of
0:09:31 > 0:09:36headway, and I suspect the hope is that if, as expected, Russia
0:09:36 > 0:09:42retaliates, then Britain will be able to respond, not purely by
0:09:42 > 0:09:46perhaps kicking out more Russian diplomats, but by a much broader
0:09:46 > 0:09:51range of international sanctions involving other countries.Thank
0:09:51 > 0:09:53you.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00The laboratory where scientists helped identify the nerve agent
0:10:00 > 0:10:02used in Salisbury will receive what the government has
0:10:02 > 0:10:05described as a significant increase in funding.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06In his first major speech as Defence Secretary,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Gavin Williamson confirmed plans to create a multi-million pound
0:10:08 > 0:10:10centre to counter the threat of chemical weapons,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12at the Ministry of Defence laboratory Porton Down.
0:10:12 > 0:10:19Naomi Grimley reports.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25It's a sobering thought, most of the UK's chemical warfare capability has
0:10:25 > 0:10:31been tied up over the last few days in the small cathedral city of
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Salisbury, so how well equipped with the UK be, if a country such as
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Russia launched a larger attack than this? Today, the Defence Secretary
0:10:39 > 0:10:42admitted that ministers should have thought more about this kind of
0:10:42 > 0:10:51threat.State -based dangers are increasing, back in 2010, we did not
0:10:51 > 0:10:56believe they posed us a credible threat. With the benefit of
0:10:56 > 0:11:01hindsight, this can at best be described as naive.Russia, he said,
0:11:01 > 0:11:06was ripping up the international rule book.Frankly, Russia should go
0:11:06 > 0:11:10away, it should shut up...Brought forward a planned announcement: we
0:11:10 > 0:11:16are investing £48 million in a new chemical weapons defence centre, to
0:11:16 > 0:11:20maintain our cutting edge in chemical analysis and defence.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25This is the defence science and technology laboratory at Porton
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Down, shown here in a BBC documentary. It may be a world-class
0:11:30 > 0:11:35facility but since 2010, there have been painful cuts to the units which
0:11:35 > 0:11:41specialise in this kind of research. Some experts also point to Syria,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45arguing the West should have been forced -- enforced red lines on
0:11:45 > 0:11:49chemical weapons there, and not allow them to be used with impunity.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53The rules have changed on the use of chemical weapons because we have
0:11:53 > 0:11:59done nothing about it, and it has been very salutary that here in the
0:11:59 > 0:12:02United Kingdom, we have seen a weapon of mass destruction, a
0:12:02 > 0:12:09chemical weapon attack on our soil, the first ever. Now, I think that is
0:12:09 > 0:12:12bringing it home to the government that they must act.It was also
0:12:12 > 0:12:15announced today that thousands of front line troops will be vaccinated
0:12:15 > 0:12:20against anthrax, it may be a precaution but it will start a
0:12:20 > 0:12:23debate, are we properly equipped for all the threats of an unpredictable
0:12:23 > 0:12:24world?
0:12:35 > 0:12:37The Anglo-Dutch consumer group, Unilever, has chosen Rotterdam
0:12:37 > 0:12:38for its headquarters, rather than London.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42The company, which makes dozens of household brands,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44including Dove soap and Marmite, currently has head
0:12:44 > 0:12:45offices in both cities.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Our business correspondent Theo Leggett reports.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Unilever may not be a household name but its products can be found in
0:12:50 > 0:12:53almost every British household, including Marmite, Pot Noodles and
0:12:53 > 0:12:58PG tips.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02PG tips. Unilever is a British business but it is also Dutch, it is
0:13:02 > 0:13:05to companies, one based in the building behind me, and the other in
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Rotterdam and now it has decided that is too unwieldy, so it will
0:13:09 > 0:13:14become one company based in the Netherlands. Unilever has 169,000
0:13:14 > 0:13:21employees worldwide, more than 7000 based in the UK. That is not
0:13:21 > 0:13:25expected to change.Instead of having two legal structures we will
0:13:25 > 0:13:32simply have one, in the Netherlands, and that will allow us to run our
0:13:32 > 0:13:37business a little bit faster and more efficiently.The government has
0:13:37 > 0:13:41played down the decision and said it is not connected in Brexit.It is
0:13:41 > 0:13:45only the corporate headquarters that is moving, a relatively small number
0:13:45 > 0:13:50of jobs, it will not impact on the net of tax that Unilever pays in the
0:13:50 > 0:13:54UK, and most importantly, the two fastest growing divisions within
0:13:54 > 0:14:00Unilever household products, and personal care products will be
0:14:00 > 0:14:03concentrated in the UK.Analysts agree that business considerations
0:14:03 > 0:14:07will have influenced the company more than Britain leaving the EU.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It's very easy to view everything at the moment through the prism of
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Brexit but there's a lot of other factors in play with Unilever, not
0:14:14 > 0:14:17least the fact that the heritage lies both in the UK and the
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Netherlands.It had to choose one of the two. Politically, Unilever's
0:14:22 > 0:14:25decision comes at an awkward time for a government which is trying to
0:14:25 > 0:14:30prove that written will be open for business outside the the EU.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Police say tests carried out on a door from a flat
0:14:33 > 0:14:36in Grenfell Tower showed the door held back fire for only half as long
0:14:36 > 0:14:37as it was designed to.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40The Housing Secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons that the Government
0:14:40 > 0:14:41has ordered further tests
0:14:41 > 0:14:43but stressed there was no evidence it's a systemic issue,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and the risk to public safety is low.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Seventy one people died and dozens were injured in the fire
0:14:48 > 0:14:49in London last June.
0:14:49 > 0:14:57Lucinda Adam reports.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Witnesses to the Grenfell Tower fire and the emergency services were
0:15:03 > 0:15:07shocked by how quickly the fire spread around the tower block, now,
0:15:07 > 0:15:11expert test on a glazed front door taken from an undamaged flat have
0:15:11 > 0:15:15found it held a fire for just 15 minutes, not the 30 minutes it had
0:15:15 > 0:15:20been designed for.It is very important for survivors of Grenfell
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Tower and bereaved families to feel that we can honour the memories of
0:15:23 > 0:15:30those who have died, one way we can bring justice is to make sure that
0:15:30 > 0:15:32regulations and progressive policies ensure that people feel safe in
0:15:32 > 0:15:37their homes once again, that means tightening regulations, that means
0:15:37 > 0:15:40honouring what happened at Grenfell, by ensuring that people all around
0:15:40 > 0:15:45the United Kingdom feel safe in their homes, but that also includes
0:15:45 > 0:15:49people in social housing.Nine months on, the Metropolitan Police
0:15:49 > 0:15:52continued frenzied investigations at the scene, other expert test is
0:15:52 > 0:15:56being done off-site. So far, the cladding and insulation on the
0:15:56 > 0:16:00outside of the building has failed tests by the government. Once again,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04the failure of the door to resist fire has raised questions about
0:16:04 > 0:16:09whether people living in public housing are safe.Deeply concerned,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13but not surprised: we have long through campaigns talked about the
0:16:13 > 0:16:18fact that there has been a legacy of neglect. It is vital, when we
0:16:18 > 0:16:21specified fire doors, it is my will that we know what the product are,
0:16:21 > 0:16:26and that information is validated by third parties.Today, the housing
0:16:26 > 0:16:30secretary told the Commons there was no evidence fire doors were a
0:16:30 > 0:16:34systematic issue, but ordered further investigation.The expert
0:16:34 > 0:16:37panel has advised the risk to the public safety remains low. There is
0:16:37 > 0:16:44no change to fire safety advice that the public should follow. I
0:16:44 > 0:16:49nevertheless fully appreciate that this news will be troubling for many
0:16:49 > 0:16:53people, not least those affected by the Grenfell tragedy, and that is
0:16:53 > 0:16:57why based on expert advice, we have begun the process of conducting
0:16:57 > 0:17:01further tests.The Metropolitan Police say it is too early to say
0:17:01 > 0:17:06what these tests and others may impact upon the criminal
0:17:06 > 0:17:08investigation into what happened here, which will determine whether
0:17:08 > 0:17:11corporate manslaughter charges can be brought, but these latest results
0:17:11 > 0:17:16will only fuel the community's demand for answers about why the
0:17:16 > 0:17:18fire was so devastating and why so many died.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27The time is 1:17pm.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Our top story this lunchtime:
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The Prime Minister visits Salisbury, for the first time since
0:17:30 > 0:17:33the poisoning there of a former Russian spy and daughter.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Theresa May thanks the emergency services and says there is no doubt
0:17:35 > 0:17:37who is behind the attack.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38And coming up...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Pupils taking part in the BBC's School Report are learning how
0:17:41 > 0:17:45to separate real news from fake news.
0:17:45 > 0:17:52Keep on asking because at some point you may get to the dark secrets.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Coming up in sport, Great Britain can now not win a medal
0:17:55 > 0:17:57in the wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Defeat to South Korea in their penultimate round-robin match.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01And Norway's victory over Slovakia means Britain failed
0:18:01 > 0:18:09to make the medal play-off.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15The United Nations Refugee Agency has described the civil war in Syria
0:18:15 > 0:18:17as a colossal human tragedy, as it passes its
0:18:17 > 0:18:23seventh anniversary.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Half a million Syrians have been killed and 13 million are in need
0:18:26 > 0:18:28of humanitarian assistance because of the fighting.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Here, Cabinet ministers have branded as utterly abhorrent the Syrian
0:18:30 > 0:18:33regime's use of food and medical supplies as weapons of war.
0:18:33 > 0:18:41Martin Patience sent this report from Beirut.
0:18:45 > 0:18:53This is a war with no end in sight. The rescuer calls to a young boy
0:18:53 > 0:18:59buried in the rubble, where are you? His home was hit by an air strike,
0:18:59 > 0:19:08but the boy survived. Where is my mother, he cries.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16mother, he cries. Eastern Ghouta is the latest front line of Syria's war
0:19:16 > 0:19:21and nowhere is safe. Hospitals in the rebels's stronghold are
0:19:21 > 0:19:28overwhelmed by the injured.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32overwhelmed by the injured. Some of the most vulnerable have been
0:19:32 > 0:19:37allowed to leave eastern Ghouta for medical treatment. Among them, this
0:19:37 > 0:19:46farmer. But he's lost in his own country.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50TRANSLATION:I don't know anything about my family until now. I haven't
0:19:50 > 0:19:55heard from them in ten days. I hope I can return to my family and see my
0:19:55 > 0:20:03children again.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10The war began when Syrian stuck to the streets demanding the fall of
0:20:10 > 0:20:18President Bashar al-Assad. They didn't know it then, but it was the
0:20:18 > 0:20:27start of a failed revolution. The Syrian regime launched a brutal
0:20:27 > 0:20:35crackdown. In 2013, it carried out a chemical attack in eastern Ghouta,
0:20:35 > 0:20:40killing hundreds. America said it crossed the red line and was poised
0:20:40 > 0:20:46to attack. But at the last minute, Washington pulled out. That was a
0:20:46 > 0:20:53major turning point in the war. Two years later, Russia entered the
0:20:53 > 0:21:01conflict but on the side of the Syrian government. Moscow's support
0:21:01 > 0:21:07of President Bashar al-Assad has now tilted the war in his favour. Amid
0:21:07 > 0:21:11the chaos, the Islamic State group seized control of large parts of the
0:21:11 > 0:21:20country but it has now been largely defeated. Today the Syrian army
0:21:20 > 0:21:31appears closer to re-taking eastern Ghouta. An extraordinary exodus of
0:21:31 > 0:21:39thousands of civilians is under way. For years, these people have
0:21:39 > 0:21:43survived a siege and bombardment. They have now left behind their
0:21:43 > 0:21:51homes and have no idea what lies ahead.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55A 44 year old man has been jailed for at least 30 years,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57after admitting stabbing to death a woman while she was at work
0:21:57 > 0:22:01in an Aldi supermarket in Skipton just before Christmas.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Neville Hord pleaded guilty to murdering
0:22:02 > 0:22:0430-year-old Jodie Willsher,
0:22:04 > 0:22:10who was the daughter of his former partner.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11The mother-of-one died at the scene.
0:22:11 > 0:22:19Prosecutors described Hord's motive for the killing as 'revenge'.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24The Crown Prosecution Service has ruled out a further review
0:22:24 > 0:22:26by prosecutors into the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington in
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Barrow-in-Furness in December 2012.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30A coroner concluded in January that Poppi had been sexually
0:22:30 > 0:22:31assaulted by her father, Paul Worthington, before
0:22:31 > 0:22:32she died of asphyxia.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34He denies any wrongdoing.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36The CPS said no new evidence had emerged that could change
0:22:36 > 0:22:38its decision not to prosecute.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Today Poppi's mother said she was "extremely
0:22:39 > 0:22:44disappointed" by the decision.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Government inspectors have recommended abolishing
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Northamptonshire County Council, and replacing it with two
0:22:47 > 0:22:55new unitary authorities.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The council has been facing serious financial problems.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Our correspondent Jo Black is at the council's headquarters.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10Explain what has happened here and what it means.This council here in
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Northampton has been dubbed the worst run authority in the country
0:23:13 > 0:23:19by one of the local MPs and it's facing severe financial pressures,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24and has been doing for quite a while now. I can confirm that in the last
0:23:24 > 0:23:28few minutes it's been announced the leader here, councillor Heather
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Smith, has quit as leader so that is coming through in the last few
0:23:32 > 0:23:36minutes. There's a press conference going on across the road is reacting
0:23:36 > 0:23:42to this report, which has been published today by an independent
0:23:42 > 0:23:44inspector. Like I say, they have been facing financial woes here for
0:23:44 > 0:23:49some time and this report won't make many people very happy. Let me give
0:23:49 > 0:23:53you a run-through of what's been going on, earlier this year they
0:23:53 > 0:23:56imposed emergency spending controls because they thought they would run
0:23:56 > 0:24:02out of cash. They put the budget together for year and there's £40
0:24:02 > 0:24:07million worth of cuts so things like bus subsidies will go, libraries
0:24:07 > 0:24:11will close, trading standards will have their budgets cut. This
0:24:11 > 0:24:16brand-new building which is worth around £50 million, the council only
0:24:16 > 0:24:20moved into its six months ago and is now thinking of selling it to raise
0:24:20 > 0:24:25cash. If you look at this report, the inspector says the council could
0:24:25 > 0:24:31be abolished and replaced by two unitary authorities, that's one
0:24:31 > 0:24:35recommendation, and it also says it is up to the Secretary of State
0:24:35 > 0:24:42Savage of it to consider whether to sending government Commissioner to
0:24:42 > 0:24:45run the services here. There is a press conference going on and we
0:24:45 > 0:24:56will get more efficient -- official lines, but there has been alarmed --
0:24:56 > 0:25:03and ongoing demand for extra services.
0:25:03 > 0:25:10services.Thank you, apologies with the problems with Jo's microphone
0:25:10 > 0:25:12there.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14The World Health Organisation is to carry out a review
0:25:14 > 0:25:16of the potential impact of plastic on human health.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19The move follows the release of a new study that found tiny
0:25:19 > 0:25:21particles of plastic in major brands of drinking water.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24The motor industry should finance a clean air fund,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and new laws should be passed to clean up the poisonous
0:25:26 > 0:25:28air in parts of the UK.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31These are among the conclusions reached by MPs who sit on four
0:25:31 > 0:25:32parliamentary committees, and who've joined forces to call
0:25:32 > 0:25:34for a new Clean Air Act.
0:25:34 > 0:25:42Here's our Environment Analyst, Roger Harrabin.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48The air in many of Britain's cities is officially unfit to breathe. MPs
0:25:48 > 0:25:51are angry that despite a series of court defeats the Government still
0:25:51 > 0:25:57hasn't cleaned it up. The young and old are particularly at risk and the
0:25:57 > 0:26:01UN children's organisation Unicef is demanding Britain's children get
0:26:01 > 0:26:07clean air.The evidence shows the impact is extremely severe, we are
0:26:07 > 0:26:10seeing children's lungs are not developing as they should, we are
0:26:10 > 0:26:16seeing a risk to children's immune system and even the deterioration of
0:26:16 > 0:26:18children's brain development and these impacts children throughout
0:26:18 > 0:26:22their lives.Vehicles produce 80% of nitrogen -based pollution. The
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Government aims to end sales of new conventional diesel and petrol
0:26:26 > 0:26:32vehicles by 2040 but India will do it ten years earlier.Over
0:26:32 > 0:26:36successive years over many governments, this issue has not been
0:26:36 > 0:26:39given the priority it deserves and everybody has a right to breathe
0:26:39 > 0:26:46clean air so we want to see the Government put health at the heart
0:26:46 > 0:26:52of this issue.Many want to see a clean air fund. In a statement, the
0:26:52 > 0:27:02industry said:
0:27:06 > 0:27:11But car engines are not the only source of vehicle emissions. Tyres
0:27:11 > 0:27:17creating friction on the road make dust pollution too, so do breaks.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22The Government says air pollution is getting better, which it is. It is
0:27:22 > 0:27:26promising a new air strategy later in the year but it may be aiming at
0:27:26 > 0:27:32a moving target because the latest science suggests, no proof yet, but
0:27:32 > 0:27:35suggests air pollution at very low levels could be linked with
0:27:35 > 0:27:43Alzheimer's and attention deficit in children. This is no easy problem.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Across the BBC, today is the day when thousands of pupils around
0:27:46 > 0:27:48the country find stories in their local area,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50and produce news bulletins for their own School Report.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54The focus of this year's project is helping young people
0:27:54 > 0:27:58identify real news and filter out so-called fake news.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00And a game has been launched that challenges young people
0:28:00 > 0:28:01to spot false stories.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Our correspondent John Maguire has been meeting some of the students
0:28:04 > 0:28:10involved in its development.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Sometimes it's difficult to tell what is real and what is not.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Fake news is a major issue in this internet age,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18especially for children.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20These students at Whitley Academy in Coventry have been helping
0:28:20 > 0:28:23to create an online game to teach youngsters how to detect
0:28:23 > 0:28:29when news is made up.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Like I said, what I can say, it's too early to say.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36But that doesn't mean we don't know, it's just that we don't know yet.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41The scenario involves a major problem with a social media company.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I'm dealing with a major incident here!
0:28:44 > 0:28:47The students act as journalists, trying to find out what is happening
0:28:47 > 0:28:52and deciding how and when to publish their story.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Always keep on asking, because at one point,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57you might get to the bottom of it, the dark secrets that the CEO wants
0:28:57 > 0:29:04to keep from their users.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I think it teaches you how to make the right decisions
0:29:07 > 0:29:09about what is happening.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11And I think that really helps, because now in social media
0:29:11 > 0:29:16and stuff, they give out a lot of fake news on the Internet,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19and some people believe a lot of it, and that can get them
0:29:19 > 0:29:21into a lot of trouble.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24The game is being released online by the BBC on School Report day.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It is created in partnership with the animators and
0:29:26 > 0:29:28film-makers Aardman.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Here at their headquarters, media students from the City
0:29:30 > 0:29:34of Bristol College have also been involved in the process.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36So, what do you think of the characters that
0:29:36 > 0:29:37were put in there?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Yeah, I really like them.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Personally, my favourite is Sly Fox.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Before this, I didn't know about fake news at all,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46so this has brought it to my attention.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48It might encourage younger kids, if they hear anything
0:29:48 > 0:29:53on the news to research it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56And see if it is true or false.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Part of this game is about trying to find the sources,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02finding out if it is real and if it is safe to share it,
0:30:02 > 0:30:07if other people are open to finding out about it as well.
0:30:07 > 0:30:0930,000 students take part in School Report each year,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12helping them to understand what is going on in the world.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14And this game is designed to inform and protect them
0:30:14 > 0:30:20from malicious fake news.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Teaching them to question, to ask what, how, and crucially, why.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27You made it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:35Welcome to the social media team.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43The weather forecast is all true, I'm sure, even if we sometimes don't
0:30:43 > 0:30:44like it, Helen.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I'm sure, even if we sometimes don't like it, Helen.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51That is the point, many people will be asking why is winter returning
0:30:51 > 0:30:56this weekend! Rain under the weather front but it is now clearing
0:30:56 > 0:31:00northwards. It is raining we are concerned about at the moment, we've
0:31:00 > 0:31:05had almost two inches in Northern Ireland but it is clearing away. As
0:31:05 > 0:31:10the evening and night wears on it will turn progressively to snow.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14More rain falling behind so with the cloud again it will be particularly
0:31:14 > 0:31:19cold, perhaps a little more chilly than last night and missed and cloud
0:31:19 > 0:31:23to greet us as well as rain tomorrow morning. Friday looks like it will
0:31:23 > 0:31:26start on a grey note with snow falling over the hills to start with
0:31:26 > 0:31:33but initially, sorry through the day it will fall at lower levels as
0:31:33 > 0:31:38well. Temperatures around 7 degrees in Scotland, the west holding onto
0:31:38 > 0:31:45brightness. There are issues with flooding because it has been raining
0:31:45 > 0:31:50today, will be tonight and tomorrow. Further south still relatively mild
0:31:50 > 0:31:55with sharp showers to contend with tomorrow. Then tomorrow night look
0:31:55 > 0:32:00at this, as that easterly wind takes effect the rain showers will turn to
0:32:00 > 0:32:04snow and it will be much colder tomorrow night, quite widespread
0:32:04 > 0:32:10frost, especially in the east, accentuated by the wind. Let's talk
0:32:10 > 0:32:14of the wind, the reason for the change. This Scandinavia high
0:32:14 > 0:32:19pressure allows the wind to blast once again across our shores so any
0:32:19 > 0:32:22of the showers falling through Saturday will fall as snow except
0:32:22 > 0:32:26the far south and west. They will continue to fester central and
0:32:26 > 0:32:32eastern areas, temperatures will be 8-10d lower than today and tomorrow
0:32:32 > 0:32:36a real shock to the system when you add on the effect of the wind.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41Winter is definitely returning. Obviously we need to give you more
0:32:41 > 0:32:46details with regard to time of the snow but there's an added
0:32:46 > 0:32:52complication across the southern half of the UK on Sunday with
0:32:52 > 0:32:59several centimetres of snow falling. Snow and ice, hazards to be
0:32:59 > 0:33:04concerned about, and bitterly cold. So please do keep your eyes on the
0:33:04 > 0:33:09forecast, don't make this on the list you see if you do have plans,
0:33:09 > 0:33:13but it looks like a nasty wintry weather to
0:33:13 > 0:33:14but it looks like a nasty wintry weather to -- returning to our
0:33:14 > 0:33:20shores. Thank you, Helen. A reminder of our
0:33:20 > 0:33:27main story - the primers to visit Salisbury
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Salisbury -- the Prime Minister visit Salisbury for the first time
0:33:29 > 0:33:32since the poisoning of a Russian spy.
0:33:32 > 0:33:43That's all from the BBC News at One so it's goodbye from me -