0:00:07 > 0:00:08An 18-year-old is convicted of attempted murder,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10after the bomb attack on the London Underground
0:00:10 > 0:00:13last September.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Ahmed Hassan admitted building the device at home -
0:00:16 > 0:00:24he planted it on a tube carriage at the height of the rush hour.
0:00:24 > 0:00:2630 people were injured in the explosion at Parsons Green.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30It's emerged Hassan was enrolled on two government
0:00:30 > 0:00:31anti-radicalisation programmes.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Hassan was engaged on the programme, but coming back to his devious
0:00:34 > 0:00:37nature, he kept it very secretive in relation to what he was doing,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40what he was planning, and nobody around him actually knew
0:00:40 > 0:00:41what his plot was.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43The Government says there are lessons to be
0:00:43 > 0:00:44learned from the case.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45We'll have the latest.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Also this lunchtime.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53The Foreign Secretary says Vladimir Putin is almost certainly
0:00:53 > 0:00:56responsible for ordering the use of a nerve agent on a former Russian
0:00:56 > 0:01:00spy on British soil.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Our quarrel is with Putin's Kremlin, and with his decision,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and we think it overwhelmingly likely it was his decision to direct
0:01:05 > 0:01:08the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the UK,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12on the streets of Europe.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15TopMan apologises unreservedly for any offence - after selling a T
0:01:15 > 0:01:22shirt that some believed referred to the Hillsborough disaster.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26And it's Gold Cup day at Cheltenham - can trainer Nicky Henderson win
0:01:26 > 0:01:34a historic treble later today?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And coming up in the sport on BBC News, it's an all
0:01:36 > 0:01:38English Champions League quarterfinal as Liverpool are drawn
0:01:38 > 0:01:46against Premier League rivals Manchester City.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09An 18-year-old man has been found guilty of attempted murder,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11following the bomb attack on the London Underground last
0:02:11 > 0:02:16September, which injured 30 people.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Ahmed Hassan admitted building the device that partially detonated
0:02:18 > 0:02:22at Parsons Green station, during the morning rush hour.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26The court heard it was only luck that the device didn't fully go off,
0:02:26 > 0:02:27and kill many people.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32It's emerged that Hassan was under two deradicalisation programmes,
0:02:32 > 0:02:33"channel" and "prevent".
0:02:33 > 0:02:35The government says there are lessons to be
0:02:35 > 0:02:36learned from the case.
0:02:36 > 0:02:44Our Home Affairs correspondent, June Kelly, is at the Old Bailey.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Well, soon after his arrived in the UK it became clear that Ahmed Hassan
0:02:50 > 0:02:57was at risk of violent extremism. He said he had been kidnapped and
0:02:57 > 0:03:03trained to kill in Iraq he was also seen looking at propaganda on his
0:03:03 > 0:03:08phone. He was put on the Government programme prevent, which is aimed at
0:03:08 > 0:03:12turning people Jay from terrorism, but at the same time, this young man
0:03:12 > 0:03:13was building a bomb.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16was building a bomb.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Ahmed Hassan buying batteries and screwdrivers in Asda.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Everyday items but, for him, part of his bomb-making kit.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23He's asked for ID.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26He may have looked young, but he's been described as mature,
0:03:26 > 0:03:32highly intelligent and calculating.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34CCTV cameras captured his journey as, the following morning,
0:03:34 > 0:03:40he left home with a bomb in his bag and a plan in his head.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43He was on his way to kill and injure people
0:03:43 > 0:03:46on the London Underground system.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51He made for a train and, a few stops down the District Line,
0:03:51 > 0:03:52he got off, leaving his bag containing his bomb
0:03:52 > 0:03:55on a timer behind.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Just after the train pulled into Parsons Green station,
0:04:00 > 0:04:07the bomb detonated, creating a massive fireball which rolled down
0:04:07 > 0:04:09the carriage, leaving passengers burning and screaming in pain.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Hassan had struck shrapnel to the device - including nuts,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16bolts, screws and knives - to cause maximum carnage.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19He'd also used the explosive TATP, known as Mother of Satan.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The bomb had only partially exploded.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25That bag's on fire.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28At Parsons Green, a major emergency operation got under way.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Terrified passengers were taken off the train.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Some were carried out of the station on stretchers.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Meanwhile, the teenage bomber left London and went on the run.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42The year before he'd told a teacher it was his duty to hate Britain
0:04:42 > 0:04:45because his father had been killed by coalition forces.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51And at the time of the attack he was on the Government's
0:04:51 > 0:04:53anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58He was very cunning and devious and, on the face of it, Hassan
0:04:58 > 0:05:01was engaged on the programme, but coming back to his devious
0:05:01 > 0:05:04nature, he kept it very secretive in relation to what he was doing,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06what he was planning and nobody around him actually
0:05:06 > 0:05:09knew what his plot was.
0:05:09 > 0:05:1324 hours on from his attack, firearms officers were surrounding
0:05:13 > 0:05:19his house in Sunbury in Surrey.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Inside were his petrified elderly foster parents,
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Penny and Ron Jones.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29This was a couple who had received MBEs from the Queen for fostering
0:05:29 > 0:05:30hundreds of children.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Ahmed Hassan repaid them for giving him a home by secretly
0:05:33 > 0:05:37building a bomb in their kitchen.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And it's also emerged that the teenagers staying
0:05:39 > 0:05:41in their spare bedroom had said to immigration officials
0:05:41 > 0:05:45that in Iraq, he'd been kidnapped and trained to kill
0:05:45 > 0:05:46by the Islamic State group.
0:05:46 > 0:05:53It seems the Joneses were told little about his background.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Someone like Penny Jones is experienced, and she's
0:05:55 > 0:05:57an absolute champion for education, for the children's mental
0:05:57 > 0:05:58health and well-being.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01She would have put in as much as she possibly could in place
0:06:01 > 0:06:02for this young man.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And this would have...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07This would have absolutely destroyed them, in part, because they had...
0:06:07 > 0:06:11I don't think they had any idea.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13After the bombing, Hassan, who had come into the UK two
0:06:13 > 0:06:16years earlier on a lorry, headed for Dover.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19He was arrested as he tried to flee the country
0:06:19 > 0:06:22which had given him refuge, but for which he felt only hatred.
0:06:22 > 0:06:29June Kelly, BBC News.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Clearly Ahmed Hassan had duped officials from the prevent programme
0:06:33 > 0:06:37into believing he was co-operating with them. This morning after the
0:06:37 > 0:06:40verdict we had a statement from Surrey County Council which was
0:06:40 > 0:06:44responsible for his welfare, in this country, they apologised saying our
0:06:44 > 0:06:47work with other aagencies in this case wasn't as good as it should
0:06:47 > 0:06:54have been and we are sorry for that. They also apologised to Hassan's
0:06:54 > 0:06:56foster parentings, they say they were told about his background but
0:06:56 > 0:07:01what we are still trying to get nailed down is what the Jones were
0:07:01 > 0:07:04told. Also this morning we have had a statement from the Security
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Minister, and he said clearly lessons had to be learned from this
0:07:07 > 0:07:11case.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12case.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14The Foreign Secretary has said he believes it's "overwhelmingly
0:07:14 > 0:07:15likely" that President Putin was personally responsible
0:07:15 > 0:07:19for directing the use of a nerve agent on a former spy in Salisbury.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Boris Johnson's comments come as Russia's Foreign Minister,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Sergei Lavrov, confirmed British diplomats will be expelled
0:07:23 > 0:07:26from Moscow, in response to 23 Russians being told to leave Britain
0:07:26 > 0:07:27earlier this week.
0:07:27 > 0:07:35Naomi Grimley reports.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47It is 12 days since Sergei Skripal and his daughter were attacked with
0:07:47 > 0:07:53nerve agents? Salisbury. The resulting diplomatic spat with
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Russia has escalated rapidly, even racing the prospect of a return to
0:07:55 > 0:08:03the Cold War. British diplomats in Moscow are
0:08:03 > 0:08:07braced for tit-for-tat reprisals after Britain announced the
0:08:07 > 0:08:11expulsion of 23 Russian official, there is no word yet on that but
0:08:11 > 0:08:18Russia says it has stopped listening to the allegations from the west.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20TRANSLATION:There is investigations, hearings, when not a
0:08:20 > 0:08:25single piece of evidence has been presented to the public. The lact of
0:08:25 > 0:08:30facts is being compensated for by more ways of sanctions.Boris
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Johnson was standing shoulder to shoulder with his polish
0:08:34 > 0:08:38counterpart, making it clear President Putin is the man he wants
0:08:38 > 0:08:43to see punished, not Russians in general.Our quarrel is with Putin's
0:08:43 > 0:08:49Kremlin. And with his decision, and we think it likely that it was his
0:08:49 > 0:08:54decision. To direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the
0:08:54 > 0:08:57UK, on the streets of Europe, for the first time since the Second
0:08:57 > 0:09:01World War.The Russians are gave and immediate responsibilities to that
0:09:01 > 0:09:05remark, saying it was shocking and unforgivable. Meanwhile at
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Westminster, this episode has started to reveal some of the
0:09:08 > 0:09:13existing cracks in the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn has once again
0:09:13 > 0:09:19suggested that Britain can't be sure the Russian state is responsible. In
0:09:19 > 0:09:26a guardian article he
0:09:30 > 0:09:36But that has drawn an angry response from some Labour backbenchers.What
0:09:36 > 0:09:40we need is a very clear line from our leadership, stating very clearly
0:09:40 > 0:09:44that we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies and with the
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Government, in the action it has taken.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51In Salisbury last night specialist police teams were still at the grave
0:09:51 > 0:09:57side of Sergei Skripal's wife and son.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01131 people in this English city are believed to have had possible
0:10:01 > 0:10:06contact with the deadly nerve agent. They may not be in hospital, but the
0:10:06 > 0:10:10anxiety caused to them is trouble enough.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12to them is trouble enough.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Our correspondent Richard Galpin is in Moscow.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20It #150e78 there was a pretty swift reaction to what Boris Johnson --
0:10:20 > 0:10:26Boris Johnson had to say?Totally, it has been very quick, and absolute
0:10:26 > 0:10:33fury. It has come from best cover, the Kremlin spokesperson, the
0:10:33 > 0:10:38official spokesperson, he Oussama Assaidi what Mr Johnson has done is
0:10:38 > 0:10:43very shocking, is unforgivable and a breach of diplomatic rules on what
0:10:43 > 0:10:48is normal, decent behaviour, so I think the Kremlin will see this as
0:10:48 > 0:10:54being really provocative, upping the ante at what is a very febrile time
0:10:54 > 0:10:57in terms of the relationship between Moscow and London. Then of course we
0:10:57 > 0:11:04are waiting for that decision on the retaliatory measures from Moscow.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Still, no definite timing on that. Officials have been saying it will
0:11:08 > 0:11:12be soon, one person saying it could be any minute now, but I think we
0:11:12 > 0:11:15have to factor in the Presidential election taking place on Sunday,
0:11:15 > 0:11:21that might affect it. However, given what Mr Johnson has said today,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25which is really going to be seen as provocative, maybe they will decide
0:11:25 > 0:11:31to move more quickly on those measures.
0:11:31 > 0:11:31(
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0:11:32 > 0:11:35At least six people are now known to have died when a newly-built
0:11:35 > 0:11:37bridge collapsed onto a busy road in Florida.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Eight cars were crushed, 10 people were taken to hospital,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42and the emergency services have been working at the scene
0:11:42 > 0:11:43throughout the night.
0:11:43 > 0:11:51CBS news correspondent Manuel Bohorquez is at the scene.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58Bring us up-to-date with what the authorities are saying and doing.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04Well, Jane, at this point they do not expect to find any more
0:12:04 > 0:12:09survivors behind us, where that bridge collapsed. They said this has
0:12:09 > 0:12:12turned from a Search and Rescue mission to a recovery effort, and a
0:12:12 > 0:12:19very delicate one at that. You might be able to tell behind me it's a
0:12:19 > 0:12:21precarious situation for rescue workers and investigators back
0:12:21 > 0:12:25there, there is part of the bridge that the teating on one of the
0:12:25 > 0:12:28support columns and as they try to clear some of the rubble it can
0:12:28 > 0:12:33still be dangerous for them. The yerls indication of what may have
0:12:33 > 0:12:39been happening on the bridge, #k5i78 in the form of a tweet from US
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Senator Marco Rubio who said he learned that workers may have been
0:12:43 > 0:12:47tightening some of the cables when it collapsed. We know that a stress
0:12:47 > 0:12:51test was also happening at that time, this is a bridge that was
0:12:51 > 0:12:55installed just days ago, had not been opened to foot traffic just yet
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but clearly there was traffic going underneath it while the tests were
0:12:58 > 0:13:03happening. Thank you very much.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Thank you very much.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The clothing chain TopMan has apologised unreservedly for any
0:13:06 > 0:13:09offence that was caused by a T-shirt it's been selling, after criticism
0:13:09 > 0:13:11that it could be seen to refer to the Hillsborough disaster.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15The red top, with a large 96 on the back, is being seen by some
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Liverpool fans as a reference to the club's kit and the number
0:13:18 > 0:13:20of people who died in the 1989 disaster.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23TopMan says the design was inspired by a Bob Marley song, but is has now
0:13:23 > 0:13:24been withdrawn from sale.
0:13:24 > 0:13:32Sarah Corker reports.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41This is the £20 T-shirt that Liverpool fans have deck cried as
0:13:41 > 0:13:46sick. On the back the words what goes round comes back round, and
0:13:46 > 0:13:50written o the sleeve is the word Karma. It was spotted online on
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Thursday, and on Merseyside there has been a big backlash, the 96, the
0:13:55 > 0:13:59colour red and the rose are seen by some here as references to the
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Hillsborough disaster, when 96 people died.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Campaigners want to know how this happenedWho made this decision do
0:14:07 > 0:14:13this shirt? Who made this decision surely to goodness they must have
0:14:13 > 0:14:17known, something about Hillsborough, and if they don't, I urge them to
0:14:17 > 0:14:21look up on Hillsborough, because I think they will learn, they have to
0:14:21 > 0:14:28learn a lot about it. And of course I can understand the fans, the
0:14:28 > 0:14:33families, being upset about this. And some took to Twitter to vent
0:14:33 > 0:14:39their anger, absolute disgrace, it is surely unintentional one person
0:14:39 > 0:14:43rote wrote, how no-one flagged how offensive it would be is beyond me.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Another wrote it is a Bob Marley song, the lyrics are from the song,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Karma is the brand. They could have thought of the other connotations
0:14:51 > 0:14:55perhaps but probably the designers don't follow football. Others
0:14:55 > 0:15:00described it as an unfortunate coincidence and a genuine mistakes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06TopMan acted swiftly. Removing the shirt this morning.I have
0:15:06 > 0:15:09constituents who have post-traumatic stress disorder from that terrible
0:15:09 > 0:15:13event, it is just, it is really unfortunate that top man have done
0:15:13 > 0:15:24this, I am glad they have taken it off sale. IsA company spokesperson
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Questions are being asked of the design team how this Hillsborough
0:15:37 > 0:15:40connection was not spotted sooner.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Our top story this lunchtime...
0:15:43 > 0:15:45An 18-year-old is convicted of attempted murder,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49after the bomb attack on the London Underground
0:15:49 > 0:15:51last September.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Coming up, the Six Nations climax.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Ireland look to secure the Grand Slam against
0:15:57 > 0:16:02an under-pressure England side.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Coming up in sport, no medals for Great Britain on day seven
0:16:05 > 0:16:07of the Winter Paralympics as the snowboarders
0:16:07 > 0:16:10all once again miss out on the podium in PyeongChang.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16GB have two days left to meet their medal target.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24The elephant population is continuing to dwindle
0:16:24 > 0:16:26across Africa, as thousands are killed every year
0:16:26 > 0:16:28for their tusks.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Campaigners say a ban on the trade in ivory would be one step
0:16:31 > 0:16:33towards making it an unacceptable ornament - and help
0:16:33 > 0:16:36save the elephants.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38The leaders of Botswana, Uganda and Gabon are calling
0:16:38 > 0:16:43on the UK and the European Union to outlaw the sale of antique ivory.
0:16:43 > 0:16:50From Botswana, Alistair Leithead reports.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Botswana is the last sanctuary for Africa's elephants.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Half of the animals left on the continent live
0:16:56 > 0:16:58here and on its borders.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01But conservationists say the continuing trade in tusks,
0:17:01 > 0:17:06be it legal or illegal, to feed the market for ivory
0:17:06 > 0:17:11in China means the elephants are still seriously endangered.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Thousands of elephants are still being killed
0:17:13 > 0:17:15for their ivory across Africa every year, leaving orphans,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18like these guys.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Although the scale of poaching is down from what it was a few years
0:17:21 > 0:17:25ago, more elephants are being killed every year than are being born.
0:17:25 > 0:17:33It is still a big crisis for Africa's elephants.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37This is one way to address it - cracking down hard
0:17:37 > 0:17:40on the poachers and traffickers.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43A demonstration at the Giants Club Summit shows how lessons learned
0:17:43 > 0:17:45in counterterrorism are now being used for anti-poaching.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Making sure animals are worth more alive is important,
0:17:48 > 0:17:53but many here think ending trade is key.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57This ivory ornament was bought at auction in the UK as an antique,
0:17:57 > 0:17:58and therefore legal to sell.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01But radiocarbon dating proved it was from an elephant
0:18:01 > 0:18:04killed 13 years ago.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06If the experts can't tell, then how on earth
0:18:06 > 0:18:08are the public supposed to know?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11And I think the default setting when you have that level
0:18:11 > 0:18:15of uncertainty simply has to be, "We can't afford to sell ivory."
0:18:15 > 0:18:19That is why a global petition is pushing for an EU and UK ban
0:18:19 > 0:18:21of antique ivory sales, now signed by three
0:18:21 > 0:18:24African presidents.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Well, I think the way we are moving now, when you look at the other
0:18:28 > 0:18:30countries coming on board, for example, like China.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I think they are setting a wonderful example for others to follow,
0:18:33 > 0:18:39whether it is the UK, the European Union or anyone else.
0:18:39 > 0:18:45Banning the vehicle ivory trade won't stop the illegal killing
0:18:45 > 0:18:48and filling of elephants, but it is another step
0:18:48 > 0:18:54towards making ivory a less acceptable ornament.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56-- the illegal killing and orphaning of elephants.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59The Egyptian government has called on the British authorities to bring
0:18:59 > 0:19:02to justice the people who attacked an Egyptian student in Nottingham.
0:19:02 > 0:19:0418-year-old Mariam Moustafa died on Wednesday, nearly a month
0:19:04 > 0:19:06after she was assaulted in the city centre.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09The attack has caused widespread anger in Egypt.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12From Nottingham, Sima Kotecha reports.
0:19:12 > 0:19:1718-year-old Mariam Moustafa, an engineering student in Nottingham.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Her family are from Egypt and came here for a better life.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25In February, as the teenager was making her way to see her mother
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and sister, she was attacked.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32She caught a bus on the street to try and get away from the girls.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33However, they followed her.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Police say she was punched several times.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42She died on Wednesday.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46This footage on social media shows what happened on the bus.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47You move out my way!
0:19:47 > 0:19:53You move out my way!
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Yesterday police said there was no information at this stage to suggest
0:19:55 > 0:19:57it was a hate crime, but that they were
0:19:57 > 0:20:00keeping an open mind.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02She was in a coma for three weeks after the attack.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06The family gave us these pictures.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Her younger sister told the BBC it felt as if half
0:20:09 > 0:20:12of her was now missing.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Mariam was always looking out...
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Looking forward for being an engineering.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19She was a hard worker, she always put all her effort in,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23to be in engineering.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26For me, I still can't believe she's gone.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I still feel like she's around me.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30I feel like she's going to come knocking on the door,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32saying, "Malla, come here."
0:20:32 > 0:20:40But that's not happening.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42The Egyptian government has called on the UK authorities
0:20:42 > 0:20:49to bring those who did this to her to just as quickly.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50-- to justice quickly.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of assault but has been
0:20:53 > 0:20:54released on conditional bail.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56A postmortem examination is taking place today.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Sima Kotecha, BBC News, Nottingham.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The number of secondary schools running at a loss has nearly trebled
0:21:05 > 0:21:08in England in four years, according to The Education
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Policy Institute.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13The think tank analysed the budgets of council-supported primary
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and secondary schools in the last financial year, and more
0:21:16 > 0:21:20than a quarter of the secondary schools were in the red.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The Government disputes the figures and says it's putting an extra
0:21:23 > 0:21:25£1.3 billion into schools.
0:21:25 > 0:21:33Helena Lee reports.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40This is the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in north London, a
0:21:40 > 0:21:46comprehensive secondary for around 900 girls. And one facing funding
0:21:46 > 0:21:50issues. They already feeling the impact here. The school says costs
0:21:50 > 0:21:55are gobbling up for them, meaning they are having to dip into
0:21:55 > 0:21:59reserves. Jo is the head teacher, she says it is the disadvantaged
0:21:59 > 0:22:08children at her school most affected.It as local authorities
0:22:08 > 0:22:13are not able to provide the same services they use too. Schools have
0:22:13 > 0:22:18to pick that up. If we don't do that, it is the most disadvantaged,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22the most challenged, most vulnerable young people who will suffer. So all
0:22:22 > 0:22:26the support around mental health and other challenges has been withdrawn
0:22:26 > 0:22:32and we have to fun but ourselves. This school is not alone,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36researchers at the Education Policy Institute looked at finances of
0:22:36 > 0:22:39local authority secondaries in England over the last seven years.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45They found the number of secondary schools in deficit almost trebled in
0:22:45 > 0:22:51the last four years. In 2013/2014, almost 8% were in the
0:22:51 > 0:22:59red. That rose to just over 26% in 2016/ 17. Those in the south-west
0:22:59 > 0:23:04are most likely to be in deficit. Parents will naturally be concerned
0:23:04 > 0:23:08about some of the pressures on school budgets, because what it may
0:23:08 > 0:23:13mean for them is cuts to teachers, cuts to teaching assistants, which
0:23:13 > 0:23:16can potentially mean increased class sizes and a reduction of subjects on
0:23:16 > 0:23:20offer in secondary schools. The local Government Association
0:23:20 > 0:23:24says this report shows the Government needs to provide extra
0:23:24 > 0:23:27funding but the Government says it does not recognise the findings of
0:23:27 > 0:23:32the report and is investing £1.3 billion into schools.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34It's Gold Cup day at the Cheltenham Festival,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36with trainer Nicky Henderson going for an historic treble
0:23:36 > 0:23:40when he sends out Might Bite later this afternoon.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Victory would make Henderson the first trainer to win
0:23:42 > 0:23:45the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and Gold Cup at one
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Cheltenham Festival.
0:23:49 > 0:23:5170,000 people are expected to be there to watch.
0:23:51 > 0:23:58Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss reports.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Sunny skies and even brighter hopes as the fans flocked for a snapshot
0:24:09 > 0:24:18of racing history, the big question is who's here will it be? 12 months
0:24:18 > 0:24:24ago it was Sizing Johns, but he has been ruled out by injury, leaving
0:24:24 > 0:24:30the field open. Native River is one of the favourites and the jockey has
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Gold Cup glory in his sights.Any trainer, owner or jockey, just to
0:24:35 > 0:24:40have a runner in the races is amazing. Four win eight, to me, it
0:24:40 > 0:24:45is the best race you can win. Others are already chasing history.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Trainer Nicky Henderson has already won the two biggest races at the
0:24:49 > 0:24:53festival so far and now his horse Might Bite could make it an
0:24:53 > 0:24:57president at hat-trick. But he fears the soggy conditions might think his
0:24:57 > 0:25:03hopes. -- could make it an unprecedented hat-trick.He is a
0:25:03 > 0:25:07very classy horse and it rubs the class out of them a little bit. And
0:25:07 > 0:25:15the real old sluggers in the Gold Cup can make it into a bit of a war
0:25:15 > 0:25:20of attrition, that is probably not Might Bite's scene.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25One man guaranteed a special day is 109-year-old Ralph, Britain's third
0:25:25 > 0:25:29oldest man will be a guest here and half a century after his last
0:25:29 > 0:25:35Cheltenham visit, he hopes to choose a winner.I like to have an
0:25:35 > 0:25:40occasional flutter on racing. I don't spend a lot, just two
0:25:40 > 0:25:45shillings. A shilling or two is what so many
0:25:45 > 0:25:50here hoped for. Today is one of racing's biggest gambles, as well as
0:25:50 > 0:25:57one of its biggest celebrations. The fans will hope for plenty to cheer.
0:25:57 > 0:26:05This promises to be one of the most open Gold cups we have seen. Might
0:26:05 > 0:26:11Bite, Our Duke and Native River are currently leading the betting. The
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Gold cup gets under way at 3:30pm. Thank you very much, Andy Swiss at
0:26:16 > 0:26:22Cheltenham. It is a busy time in the sporting world.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's the climax of the Six Nations this weekend, with Ireland aiming
0:26:25 > 0:26:27to win the Grand Slam against England at Twickenham.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Confidence is low in Eddie Jones' side, and after a two-match losing
0:26:30 > 0:26:32run, the England coach has made a number of changes
0:26:32 > 0:26:33for tomorrow's game.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Elsewhere, Italy play Scotland, and Wales host France in Cardiff.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Joe Wilson reports.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Twickenham on Friday reveals the seats.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41They are always green, not just for St Patrick's Day.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44But here Ireland seek Six Nations perfection.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47First they beat France...
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Last gasp in Paris.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Second wind was against Italy.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Next, Wales were beaten in Dublin.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Four more tries beat Scotland.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Which just leaves England.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Five wins means the Grand Slam.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Much at stake.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Here's a fantastic opportunity to just achieve a Grand Slam
0:27:04 > 0:27:10but to go a year unbeaten.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13-- to not just achieve the Grand Slam.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Yes, Ireland did the Grand Slam nine years ago, but the only other time
0:27:17 > 0:27:18they've achieved the feat was 1948.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19There was no commentary.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Ireland in grey.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Well, if Ireland are here to try and make history,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27England are certainly trying to find a future.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Coach Eddie Jones spent the week apologising about leadership speech
0:27:30 > 0:27:35filmed last year when he bantered about Ireland being, quote, scummy.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38He's made radical changes to his team to play Ireland,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41often selections speak louder than words.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Any team that wins 11 games in a row, they're worthy
0:27:43 > 0:27:45champions of the Six Nations.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48We're very respectful of them but, like any team, they team,
0:27:48 > 0:27:49they have a weakness.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51England's weaknesses have been starkly exposed in two
0:27:51 > 0:27:53consecutive defeats.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Eddie Jones has never lost with England at Twickenham,
0:27:56 > 0:27:57and that's part of the fascination tomorrow.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Tickets offered online for crazy sums.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Grand Slam seats - a grand each.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Joe Wilson, BBC News, Twickenham.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Footage has been released of a polar bear cub born
0:28:11 > 0:28:13in the Scottish Highlands, just before Christmas.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Staff at the wildlife park where the youngster was born,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20are yet to find out whether the bear is a boy or a girl -
0:28:20 > 0:28:23but the youngster is proving to be a confident and curious little
0:28:23 > 0:28:25character, as our Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon
0:28:25 > 0:28:33has been finding out.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38The first tentative steps outside for Britain's polar Bear cub in 25
0:28:38 > 0:28:46years. Emerging from its den in the Highlands, its mum close by.This is
0:28:46 > 0:28:53how I knew we had a polar bear cub, you can hear the sound.Keeper Vicky
0:28:53 > 0:28:58Larkin was the first to find out that a cub had arrived.I am super
0:28:58 > 0:29:04excited. It is probably the most exciting thing to happen in my whole
0:29:04 > 0:29:10superior. I am really excited seeing how the cub grows, getting to know
0:29:10 > 0:29:14its little character and also just eventually sharing it with the
0:29:14 > 0:29:19public as well. It is just such an amazing thing to happen.The two
0:29:19 > 0:29:23male polar bears at the park are kept in a separate enclosure, well
0:29:23 > 0:29:30away from the female and its new offspring.The one you can just see
0:29:30 > 0:29:35at the back will never meet his club. This replicates what would
0:29:35 > 0:29:45happen in the wild. -- will never meet his cub.The cub copies
0:29:45 > 0:29:51everything its mum does. Inquisitive and, for the most part, fearless.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56Some conservationists question whether these animals should ever be
0:29:56 > 0:30:00bred in captivity, but keep is hearsay diminishing sea ice
0:30:00 > 0:30:06threatens the polar bear population in the wild. -- but keepers hearsay.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11We try to give them the best quality-of-life we can, we have some
0:30:11 > 0:30:14of the biggest enclosures in captivity. The wild population is in
0:30:14 > 0:30:19trouble. Whilst we may not be able to do right now, it may be necessary
0:30:19 > 0:30:24to to augment the wild population from a captive population in future.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29The area the cub is exploring is growing fast. It is still being
0:30:29 > 0:30:32shielded from view but it is likely to be a big draw, and people could
0:30:32 > 0:30:41still get to see it in the open within the next few weeks.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I am afraid, for some others, it is
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I am afraid, for some others, it is time the weather.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52If you have enjoyed that springlike feel to the weather, for some of us
0:30:52 > 0:30:57tomorrow will be quite a shock. Things are turning much more wintry.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02We have some sunshine out, this is the scene in London at the moment. A
0:31:02 > 0:31:06blue sky and some shower clouds. But over the next few days we will see
0:31:06 > 0:31:10snow and ice becoming more widespread across the country and we
0:31:10 > 0:31:13are likely to see some disruption. The Met Office have issued Amber
0:31:13 > 0:31:17warnings across parts of eastern England, especially through the last
0:31:17 > 0:31:22part of Saturday and into Sunday. Some rain showers of cross party of
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Northern Ireland in northern England this afternoon. Some pretty heavy
0:31:24 > 0:31:30snowfall in the East of Scotland, we could see another 20 centimetres
0:31:30 > 0:31:34over the Cairngorms. Temperatures around four in Aberdeen, but around
0:31:34 > 0:31:3914 in the sunshine in London. A few showers across England and Wales
0:31:39 > 0:31:42into this evening. That is when we really start to draw
0:31:42 > 0:31:47in this cold, easterly wind. For northern England into the Midlands,
0:31:47 > 0:31:51some showers increasingly falling snow, even to lower levels. Many
0:31:51 > 0:31:55others getting close to or below freezing a very different feel to
0:31:55 > 0:31:59the weather this time tomorrow. The cold weather down to the fact we
0:31:59 > 0:32:03have high pressure across Scandinavia, we are drawing in these
0:32:03 > 0:32:06really chilly easterly winds, very similar to what we had a couple of
0:32:06 > 0:32:09weeks ago. The cold weather will not be as long-lived and the snow will
0:32:09 > 0:32:14not be as happy. Snow showers to in from the easterly wind. For eastern
0:32:14 > 0:32:19England in particular there will be snow showers from the word go,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22drifting westwards through the day. Temperatures will struggle to get
0:32:22 > 0:32:27much above freezing for many of us. Adding on the wind chill and the
0:32:27 > 0:32:33bitter, easterly wind, feeling as low as -7 or eight. Very different
0:32:33 > 0:32:37than it feels out there today. The Met Office has issued amber
0:32:37 > 0:32:43warnings, be prepared the disruptive weather. Snow and ice across the
0:32:43 > 0:32:45East Midlands and London and the south-east of England. We expect
0:32:45 > 0:32:51several centimetres of snow by Sunday morning. More snowfall during
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Sunday pushes across parts of south-west England, Wales and
0:32:54 > 0:32:58towards Northern Ireland. We still have that cold easterly wind drawing
0:32:58 > 0:33:02in more snow showers from the North Sea, particularly across England and
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Wales. Fewer snow showers in Scotland during the day on Sunday
0:33:06 > 0:33:11but another really cold day. Temperatures only run two or three
0:33:11 > 0:33:15above freezing foremost, feeling colder with the wind-chill.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It will turn milder into next week but be prepared for this weekend, it
0:33:18 > 0:33:22looks pretty with further snow.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24but be prepared for this weekend, it looks pretty with further snow. We
0:33:24 > 0:33:25have been warned!
0:33:25 > 0:33:29A reminder of our main story this lunchtime...
0:33:29 > 0:33:33And 18-year-old has been convicted of attempted murder after the bomb
0:33:33 > 0:33:34attack on the London Underground last September.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me -
0:33:37 > 0:33:41and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.