10/09/2012 BBC News at Six

After a summer of success, hundreds of thousands gather to cheer the

Crowds line the route of the parade to celebrate the performance of

Team GB. Olympians and Paralympians take centre stage outside

Buckingham Palace and reflect on what's been achieved. It has been

an incredible year. To end on this huge hike in London, with an

amazing team, with this crowd, it is incredible. And the crowds pay

tribute to the athletes and a Games which exceeded expectations.

think it is inspirational. During a recession, we need the feel-good

factor and we have met. Also on tonight's programme: The murder of

17-year-old Jay Whiston at a party advertised on Facebook. His mother

talks of her anguish. This is just unbearable, unbelievable. And, most

of all, destructive - so destructive. Police in France

reveal one gun was used to murder the British family in France,

suggesting a single killer was responsible. Fans watch Andy Murray

prepare for tonight's US Grand Slam final. After his Olympic success,

is this his moment? Later, we will have the sport on the BBC News

channel with all the latest reports, results and interviews from the BBC

Good evening. Welcome to the BBC News at Six. Hundreds of thousands

of people have lined the streets of London to celebrate the success of

Britain's athletes at the Olympics and Paralympics. Cheering crowds

waved to 800 athletes on over 20 floats, as they inched their way

from St Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace. Britain's most

successful ever Olympian, cyclist Chris Hoy, echoed the words of many

of his fellow athletes when he paid tribute to everyone who'd been

involved in the Games. David Bond was watching the parade. Setting

off on one last lap of honour. Over the last six weeks, the country has

been captivated by a summer of spellbinding sport. Today,

thousands and thousands of people lined the streets of London to pay

a final enthusiastic tribute to the British athletes who made it all so

special. Look at this! The British people are so supportive. They are

fantastic. No one expected the British public to embrace the

Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games like they have. I tried so

hard not to be distracted, remain focused and concentrate on my

training. That is what I did. I knew if I did that I would be in

the best position possible. It is the most amazing feeling. I did it.

I am enjoying every minute. athletes stepped up. Everything

stepped up a level. For the Paralympians to have this immense

crowd and amazing venues and incredible volunteers, backed up by

our amazing team, we could not have asked for more. With the

Paralympics finishing last night, we were all supposed to get back to

normal. As the parade wound its way from the City to Trafalgar Square,

it was clear the British public did not want any of this to come to an

end. Four years ago, I thought we saw the greatest ever welcome for

an Olympic team and a Paralympic team but this tops it by a long

shot. People are hanging out of windows and climbing lamp-posts. It

is incredible. It is our chance to thank the public. There has not

sunk in yet. I need to go back home and spend some time with my family.

I just watch my races back and look back over what I have done and what

I have achieved. This has been a sporting summer like no other,

thanks mainly to the huge success of first Briton's Paralympians and

then the country's Paralympians. The challenge is to use all this

was something far more lasting. Today was all about celebrating the

great British gold rush and saying thank you. The Mall reserve for the

volunteers, police and armed forces, who ensured the Games went so

smoothly. This summer has created so many heroes come up or those

some stand out more than others. As the 700 strong team reached

Buckingham Palace, there was one final fly-past to honour their

achievements. To our athletes. And I do mean all the athletes,

everybody. Not just those who have won medals - all of them. You are

now all Olympians and Paralympians. You set the tone for the future.

Thank you. Many of these remarkable athletes will go on and win more

medals for Great Britain in Rio in 2016. Whatever they do next, they

were never forget what has happened here in 2012. -- they will never

forget. The sense of excitement was palpable as huge crowds, numbering

hundreds of thousands, lined the streets of London to cheer on their

sporting heroes, including 9,000 Gamesmakers, given pride of place

along the Mall. Robert Hall spent the day meeting just a few of them.

Dan left his job on a golf course to become a games maker. Today, he,

and the friends he made, joined the river of humanity flooding into

central London. No longer on duty and able to reflect on their

experiences. It is fantastic. It is sad to be at the end of the journey.

Great memories. Everyone can get together, whoever they are. It was

really good. It has been fabulous been here every day be so many

people having the time of their lives. Along the parade route,

early arrivals had staked their positions. Some had a short bus

ride, others along rail journey. All drawn together by a compulsion

to celebrate sporting achievement. It is the greatest thing that has

ever happened in Great Britain for May. It has been good for the

children. She is already saying, when I went and got Murdoch. It has

lifted everyone's spirits, hasn't it? -- when I win a gold medal.

When the moment arrived, at the Olympic roar echoed from Mansion

House to Buckingham Palace. I think it is inspirational. During a

recession, we need the feel-good factor and we have got it. So many

people come at so many individual memories. -- so many people, so

many individual memories. The final act was played out at the Olympic

Stadium last night. No one here wanted to miss the curtain call.

is just amazing. I am a social worker for children with

disabilities. It is Sir and spying for them for the future. I am

staggered, cry my eyes have. As an autumnal breeze whipped across

Trafalgar Square, the party was over. Even under grey skies, the

Olympic spirit lingers and lives have been changed. The Prime

Minister, David Cameron, joins us from the QE2 Centre. It has been a

summer of sporting success, hasn't it? Thoughts are turning to

building on that. What are you doing to ensure more children are

getting involved in sport? One of the most important things is to

take the spirit of this Games and take that into every school, every

sports club across the country. I have been in a speech to our

brilliant Olympians and Paralympians and asked them to help

me to do that. They can change people's lives along with all the

things that the Government can do in terms of spending money and

making sure there is proper sport in schools, which we will. It has

been an enormously positive shop window for Britain to present

ourselves to the world and make the best of everything we have got.

head of the British Olympic Association has called for a step

change in government policy, for Morse funding for sports in schools

and facilities for local sports clubs. -- more funding. We are

spending �1 billion over the next period on use sport. If money and

targets were enough to deliver what we want, we would have done it by

now. A changing culture is needed. One of the inspiring things is

people can see success comes from hard work and team work, picking

yourself up, having another go if it does not work out. We need that

competitive spirit in our schools. People talk about legacy. I also

talk about momentum. We should use momentum from the Olympic Games and

the Paralympic Games to build the momentum. More sport in schools, a

more positive attitude to disability, more investment in our

economy. A great message to the world about how great this country

is. A key message was inspired a generation. If we were to ask you

have the next election, are more children involved in sport now than

when we won the 2012 it, would you say, yes? We must not do that by

saying, let's set the target and not care what the activity is. We

need to see more children involved in competitive sport. I want sports

clubs linking up with the schools. That will help them to deliver more

sport. I had two children at the state school in London. They want

to take part in more competitive sport. What I want for my children,

I want for every child in this country. It is about facilities,

yes. It is about money, yes. It is about the curriculum. It also needs

a culture where the clubs want to get involved and teachers say they

want to do more. Where parents get involved. That will be the key to

transforming experience for our young people and children in

Britain. And, later, we'll hear from gold medal long jump winner

Greg Rutherford on what the Games meant for him. Today's other news

now and a fourth teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder

after the death of a 17-year-old A- level student at a house party,

which had been advertised on Facebook. Three people were

arrested yesterday and are being questioned by police. Jay Whiston,

an A-level student from Essex, was stabbed on Saturday night, during a

gathering of more than 100 teenagers. It is thought some

people may have turned up uninvited. Jeremy Cooke is in Colchester now.

Jay Whiston, 17 years old, but bright, popular, A level student,

with ambitions to become a lawyer. Stabbed to death at the Saturday

night party. It happened at this unremarkable family home, in a

normal, suburban neighbourhood. 64 miles away it is a crime scene, a

focus of a murder investigation. There were frantic efforts to save

him as his teenage friends looked on. His injuries put him beyond

help. It was supposed to have been a fun night. Party details were

posted on Facebook. Today, social media sides have taken on a wholly

different tone, remembering a young man, whose life was cut short. One

theory was that he died trying to protect his friends. He was

protective of everybody. He protected us, his nans, his grandad.

He was fair. He loved fairness. He was a genuinely - according to his

friends - he was a funny guy but he was grumpy. He was 17. You know

what they are like. At his college, there is also grief. Some of his

friends were with him on Saturday night. The entire student body is

in shock. The sort of student you would want in your school. The sort

of young man who would not have invited, or looked for, this sort

of thing to happen. He was a good friend to his friends. He was witty,

he was funny. That makes it all the more shocking. And so today, a

steady stream of those wanting, needing to pay their respects, and

the family in agony. This is just unbearable, unbelievable, and most

of all, destructive - so destructive. Police investigations

are continuing with detectives stressing that every one of the

young people who attended the party is the key witness. All of them are

being urged to come forward. A man has been charged with the

manslaughter of a two-year-old boy who died in an explosion at a house

in Oldham in June. Andrew Partington is also charged with

causing criminal damage of more than �1 million. Teachers said they

would take a alternated industrial action from the end of this month

in schools in England and Wales. The TUC voted to support an action

Is Briton facing an upsurge in protests and strikes? Teachers will

launch action next week. Next month, the TUC is planning a huge

demonstration. Today in Brighton, union leaders lined up to say this

was only the start. The way to really shocked the government is to

follow up the demonstration on October 20th as quickly as we can

with mass, co-ordinated strike action across the public and

private sector to show them that we are serious. Unions say millions of

workers are facing a pay freeze and falling living standards. In his

last speech to Congress as general secretary, Brendan Barber warned of

the economy would suffer years of stagnation because of the

government's policies. It is time for change. The government's

strategy is failing Britain. The economy is on its knees. Services

are being devastated. So, a standing ovation for Brendan Barber,

recognition that over the past decade, he has managed to hold this

movement together, while being the moderate face of trade unionism.

And this will be the new face at the top. In the new year, Frances

O'Grady will become the first woman to become the TUC's general

secretary in its history. The 52- year-old single mum has been a

courier trade unionist. She is regarded as an affectionate -- an

effective negotiator or. What will she bring to the job? I think I

understand what it is to be a working mother in this country and

the support you need and I will be standing up for working families to

get a fair deal. But one of her first jobs could be to help co-

ordinate strikes. Today, the government condemned the threat of

more industrial action. Is a very irresponsible call by some of the

unions and I believe the majority of union members, dedicated public

servants will reject it. But the momentum for action is building.

May believe it is not a question of if, but when.

Our top story tonight: Hundreds of thousands have lined the streets to

cheer the athletes of London 2012. Coming up: We will be following one

of Britain's gold medallists as he made that journey through the

crowds. Later in business on the News

Channel, Sir Richard Branson tells MPs they should be a total overhaul

of the rules surrounding rail franchises. While JJB Sports cannot

find a buyer even though Britain has gone sports-mad.

Police in France have revealed that a single semi-automatic weapon was

used to kill the British family shot dead in the Alps last week,

suggesting a single gunman was responsible for their murders.

Earlier today, army bomb disposal experts searched the family's home

in Surrey but no dangerous material was found. Saad al-Hili, his wife

Iqbal and her mother were murdered in Annecy.

For a third day, searches have continued at the house. An

investigation in Surrey but still led by French authorities. This

morning, a brief but dramatic turn of events. We need you to move

further up the road. The media were ushered back as a police cordoned

was widened to a radius of 100 metres around the house. And then

the arrival of a bomb disposal team from the Royal Logistics Corps as

residents looked on. They parked outside my house when they first

arrived and I thought, what does that say? Bomb-disposal. Surrey

Police said the team had been brought in because of concerns

about items found when the search was extended from the main house to

outbuildings in the garden. As a precaution, a small number of

people inside the cordon, including a builder working on the

neighbouring property, it was asked to leave. The police knocked on the

door and said we have got to evacuate. But the search turned up

items which the police describe as non-hazardous. The cordon was

removed and residents were allowed back. There is no indication about

whether the investigation he is helping to move the inquiry on or

whether it is yielding new lines of inquiry but Surrey Police say the

work here is expected to continue. For in France, the French

prosecutor has confirmed that a single weapon was used to kill Saad

al-Hili, his wife, Iqbal, her mother and a French cyclist. Police

are waiting to speak to Zainab al- Hilli who has been brought out of a

medically induced coma. There has been more police activity at the

family home today and a large tent has been put up in the garden.

Police say it is to protect evidence which has been gathered

from the outbuildings. The Welsh government has called for

this year's GCSE English language papers to be regraded. It follows a

row about students being awarded lower grade than expected when

results were published in August. The decision in Wales differs to

that of England where ministers have refused to intervene.

Andy Murray will attempt to win his first Grand Slam title this evening

when he takes on defending champion Novak Djokovic in the US Open.

After his recent triumph at the Olympics, many hope tonight will be

Andy Murray's night. Four times before, he has been this

close. Four times he has been left distraught. Grand Slam finals have

brought only heartache to Andy Murray. So near, yet so far. But

here in New York, the Murray Band Wagon has gathered pace. He already

has a fan club but can the eternal contender finally become the

champion? I know will be difficult match. Regardless of whether I play

well or not, I have had a really good summer, the best of my career

for sure and I hope I can play well in the final.

There is certainly a fresh confidence and toughness about Andy

Murray, buoyed by a Wimbledon final and of course, that Olympic gold

medal. Fans hear from both sides of the Atlantic are backing him.

fitter than ever, he is looking mentally stronger than ever. No VAT

has been playing really well but my heart is going to go out for the

Queen this year and I hope he can take it back home -- Novak Djokovic

has been playing well. If here they have an honours board listing all

the champions including the last time a British man won a Grand Slam

singles title, Fred Perry way back in 1936 so can Andy Murray and the

years of waiting? He will have to do it the hard way against the

defending champion Novak Djokovic but even he agrees that Andy Murray

has never looked better. He is one of the most complete players in the

world right now. In the last couple of years he was at the top of the

men's game. This is his 5th Grand Slam final. We all know he is

definitely a competitor to win a grand-slam title. Whisper it then,

but this might be Andy Murray's best chance yet of that elusive

grand-slam. As they prepare here for a Night to Remember, Murray

will be hoping it is finally his term to celebrate.

Back to our main story today and the London 2012 parade. Many of

Britain's medallists have spoken about the role of the crowd in

helping them achieve their success and how today was their chance to

say thank you. Our correspondent James Pearce has joined one of the

medalists, long jumper goal -- Greg Rutherford today.

Preparing his GB Kit one more time and one special possession, Greg

Rutherford was ready to leave for the parade. It will be great to see

everybody back together and I cannot wait to see how many people

get on to the streets. A long jump competition which has changed Greg

Rutherford's life, the first Briton to win the event at the Olympics

since 1964. On arrival at the start of the parade, it was slow progress.

Everybody wanted an autograph. But The crowds continued to grow as the

parade began, Rutherford's eyes were beginning to moisten. It is

just every emotion. You are happy, getting a bit tearful, everything

is flooding back again. It is like at the Olympic Park when the crowd

goes mad when they know you have won and you know you have won. That

is what makes it special for me. These amazing crowds. It is quite

tear-jerking, it is fantastic. It is so, so nice. Greg Rutherford

went into London 2012 not quite knowing what to expect. The line

between success and failure can be so small but here is the proof that

all of the years of training have worked well and everything has come

Many of those lining the route belong to the generation which

these games were designed to inspire. I guess the challenge now

is to keep this. How do we bottle this and keep the momentum going?

think a lot of it comes down to us athletes. We have to get involved

and encourage the children and be good role models. All those

watching the parade now have a new generation of sporting heroes, of

role models. Greg Rutherford is one of them. He and so many of his

team-mates I genuinely excited about the responsibility that that

brings. Along with Greg Rutherford, the

Prime Minister talked to us earlier about the legacy of British sport

post London 2012. Our sports editor David Bond is outside Buckingham

Palace where the parade ended. What is your assessment about where

sport goes from here? In terms of elite sport, it is looking pretty

good. David Cameron came out and said a shortfall in funding in the

run-up to the Rio Games in 2016 would be plugged. But I think there

are serious concerns about sports participation at the grassroots

level and I think there are serious concerns about what's happening in

schools. It is interesting listening to your interview with

David Cameron, talking about needing to change the culture and

build on the Olympic spirit but he did not spell out how he and the

coalition government would achieve that. Critics say the cut which the

coalition made to sports -- school sports in 2010 has already had a

seriously negative impact. I think looking at London 2012, at the

incredible summer of sport we have had, it has exceeded all

expectations and presented a bigger legacy opportunity than many people

might have expected. I think for many people the fear is that that

opportunity could be missed. Next take a look at the weather now

Cloudy skies, not as hot as the weekend. If we take a look at the

satellite picture from today, there were one or two breaks in the

south-east. Further north the cloud was much thicker and here we had

some rain. The rain has moved its way south-eastwards. Some rain

through the night tonight, some showers following on behind that.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, temperatures in single figures. For

tomorrow, it is fresher for all of us. Weather Wise there is a mixture

of sunshine and showers. First thing in the morning there will be

showers in the Midlands and North of England. There may be some hail

and thunder mixed in. Brighter skies in the south-west corner. A

scattering of showers elsewhere. In the afternoon we will see most of

the cloud and showers to the north and west. Dryer down towards

Edinburgh, the borders and Lothian. Bright spells and a scattering of

showers for Northern Ireland. By the afternoon, the showers well

scattered to the north and east of England and Wales. Further south

and west, a better chance of seeing some dry, bright weather with some

sunshine for Devon and Cornwall to finish off the day. The crowd

returns through the day on Wednesday. A breezy day on Tuesday.

Temperatures in London 18 degrees. Some patchy, light rain and a

scattering of showers. The wind will strengthen on Thursday,