:00:09. > :00:15.Unemployment falls again, the number of people out of work
:00:15. > :00:18.dropped by another 50,000. The rate has been going down since April
:00:18. > :00:23.with construction in city centres driving job creation. We are
:00:23. > :00:28.increasing the number of employment opportunities, particularly for
:00:28. > :00:33.young apprentices. We will be looking at what job prospects are
:00:33. > :00:38.like a way from the hot spots. Also tonight...
:00:38. > :00:42.The chanting that greeted England's Under 21s in Belgrade last night.
:00:42. > :00:46.Calls for tough action against the Serbian team. Her everybody is
:00:46. > :00:49.appalled by the scenes we saw last night. They are completely
:00:49. > :00:54.unacceptable, they should certainly not have happened at a football
:00:54. > :00:58.match. The government's chief whip still under pressure, worries
:00:58. > :01:03.within his own party and attacks from the opposition.
:01:03. > :01:08.The white stick which police mistook for a samurai sword. We
:01:08. > :01:13.hear from that demand Tasered by Lancashire police.
:01:13. > :01:23.I'll be here with the sport. Keith action under the roof up from
:01:23. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:42.England's delayed World Cup Good evening.
:01:42. > :01:47.There's been another fall in the unemployment total, down by 50,000
:01:47. > :01:51.between June and August. The latest figures show an extra 200,000 jobs
:01:51. > :01:55.being created, although the overall picture remains patchy with
:01:55. > :01:58.Scotland seen the rise in the jobless total. For its government
:01:58. > :02:07.described the latest figures as a landmark known it, but Labour says
:02:07. > :02:10.a growing number of people can only Whether it is on the ground or high
:02:10. > :02:14.above, jobs are being created a. Developments like this are
:02:14. > :02:18.providing firmer foundations for the labour market. It may be in
:02:18. > :02:23.London, but some of the thousands of jobs it is supporting are far
:02:23. > :02:27.from the capital. Those jobs both within London and throughout the UK,
:02:27. > :02:32.certain parts of this building have been prefabricated off-site and are
:02:32. > :02:37.providing jobs in the North of England and Yorkshire and Scotland.
:02:37. > :02:41.From manufacturing to service industries, there are opportunities,
:02:41. > :02:45.as these young recruits at Premier in have discovered. Today they met
:02:45. > :02:49.the employment minister, who hailed news that the total number of
:02:49. > :02:56.people in work had gone up again. Her these are landmark figures.
:02:56. > :03:01.More people in work than ever. 170,000 fewer people on benefits in
:03:01. > :03:05.2010. But there's still a lot to do and whilst youth employment is
:03:05. > :03:09.below a million, we can't become complacent. Her unemployment is
:03:09. > :03:13.still a bit higher than five years ago. At the end of the economic
:03:13. > :03:17.boom it was around 1.6 million, then it shot up during the
:03:17. > :03:21.recession. It carried on rising last year before falling back in
:03:22. > :03:25.recent months to just over 2.5 million. How can the economy be
:03:25. > :03:30.creating jobs when it is apparently in decline? Experts are puzzled
:03:30. > :03:33.about that. Some feel the official output figures are too pessimistic
:03:33. > :03:38.and when they are revised they will show the economy has been broadly
:03:38. > :03:41.flat rather than contracting. More than half the new jobs between June
:03:41. > :03:46.and August were part-time, some might argue the labour market is
:03:46. > :03:49.not as secure as it might be. And you don't have to go far from the
:03:49. > :03:53.City of London to find a lingering problem. The charity lifeline
:03:53. > :04:01.organises training to help the long-term jobless in a programme
:04:01. > :04:04.funded by the government. It is all about your credibility. Penny is
:04:05. > :04:10.one of those out of work. She has been looking for office work for
:04:10. > :04:18.two years, but has so far found nothing. I have probably applied
:04:18. > :04:24.for about 500 jobs. There's probably about 20 or 30 responses,
:04:24. > :04:28.thank you but no thank you. The rest, nothing. That is frustrating.
:04:28. > :04:31.Labour claims that despite sessions like these, the government isn't
:04:31. > :04:36.getting to grips with long-term unemployment. An incredible third
:04:36. > :04:39.of people out of work have now been out of work for over a year. These
:04:39. > :04:42.were the people the government said they would help with their work
:04:42. > :04:47.programme. Today's figures are fresh evidence that that programme
:04:47. > :04:53.is failing. It is a mixed picture around the UK for up while Welsh
:04:53. > :04:59.unemployment was down, it was up in Scotland and Northern Ireland. We
:04:59. > :05:03.can speak to Nick Robinson now. The government has called this a
:05:03. > :05:06.landmark moment, is this what they have been waiting for? There is no
:05:06. > :05:12.doubt that these are figures which produced a real chip inside Downing
:05:12. > :05:15.Street when they were learned about 24 hours ago. But ministers will be
:05:15. > :05:20.desperate not to say these are green shoots of recovery, that
:05:20. > :05:23.phrase that did such damage to a Tory chancellor in the 1990s. They
:05:23. > :05:27.are inside government piecing together bits of information and
:05:27. > :05:32.they are struck by a fact told them by fire Custer's -- forecasters
:05:32. > :05:35.that if we had known how badly the economy would do, how slowly it
:05:35. > :05:41.would grow two years ago, many forecasters would estimate
:05:41. > :05:45.unemployment at about 1.5 million higher than it has turned out. None
:05:45. > :05:48.of this he does away with the fact that the economy is not growing,
:05:49. > :05:53.borrowing and therefore is going up, the Chancellor in a few weeks' time
:05:53. > :05:56.will have to stand up in the House of Commons to give what is called
:05:56. > :06:00.his Autumn Statement and admit that the economy is off the course he
:06:00. > :06:04.set for it, he may not need either of the important roles he set for
:06:05. > :06:07.getting the deficit under control and borrowing is going up. But
:06:07. > :06:13.unemployment is putting a small smile on the face of ministers.
:06:13. > :06:23.Thank you. You can see how the unemployment
:06:23. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:31.Downing Street says the prime minister was appalled by the abuse
:06:31. > :06:34.directed at England Under 21 players in Serbia last night. Danny
:06:34. > :06:38.Rose, who is black, has called for Serbia to be banned from
:06:38. > :06:46.international football. For Serbian Football Association has denied
:06:46. > :06:50.there was any racism during the game. This report contains abusive
:06:50. > :06:55.chanting from the start. Substitutes getting involved as
:06:55. > :06:59.well. They were the scenes that shamed football. Players and
:06:59. > :07:03.coaches from England's on foot -- under 21s got under physical and
:07:03. > :07:06.verbal attack after their match against Serbia last night. Violence
:07:06. > :07:12.on the pitch and racist abuse from the stands.
:07:12. > :07:15.ABUSIVE CHANTING FROM CROWD. With this gesture, Danny Rose made
:07:15. > :07:21.it clear exactly what kind of abuse he felt he had been subjected to
:07:21. > :07:31.from the home fans drew up the game. But today the Serbian FA was
:07:31. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:40.A visibly upset Danny Rose had angrily kicked the ball into the
:07:40. > :07:43.crowd following England's victory and was then sent off. The FA have
:07:43. > :07:47.backed the Sunderland defender, insisting he and other black team-
:07:47. > :07:51.mates had been provoked by racial abuse and the player's father has
:07:51. > :07:55.now condemned what his son was put through. It is quite clear that
:07:55. > :08:01.they are making monkey chants, and whether towards Danny Brough or not,
:08:01. > :08:05.they're rather black players. Danny has been singled out because of the
:08:05. > :08:09.red card, but of a black players and they will have been racially
:08:09. > :08:14.abused as well. Serbian fans were found guilty of racially abusing
:08:14. > :08:18.another black England player five years ago. The country's FA were
:08:18. > :08:22.fined just �16,000 and now the government wants football
:08:22. > :08:26.authorities to get firm. I think everybody is appalled by the scenes
:08:26. > :08:30.we saw last night, by any standards they are completely unacceptable,
:08:30. > :08:34.they should certainly not have happened at a football match and we
:08:34. > :08:39.now want UEFA to take the toughest possible measures against those who
:08:39. > :08:43.are found guilty. St George's Park, the brand-new training base for
:08:43. > :08:47.England's Under 21s, symbolises a positive new era, but today the FA
:08:47. > :08:51.found itself lodging a formal complaint with UEFA for what it
:08:51. > :08:54.described as the disgraceful events in Serbia and once again the
:08:55. > :08:59.governing body has to contend with a raised related controversy. John
:08:59. > :09:02.Terry must decide by tomorrow night whether to appeal his four Matt
:09:02. > :09:06.Banahan after the former England captain was found guilty of
:09:06. > :09:12.racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. We are definitely vulnerable to
:09:12. > :09:16.cries of hypocrisy. My opinion is immaterial. Who you play for is
:09:16. > :09:20.immaterial, who the play is immaterial, what country they are
:09:20. > :09:24.from. English football has undoubtedly come a long way since
:09:24. > :09:30.the days when racist abuse was a feature of terraces up and down the
:09:30. > :09:33.country. It appears others are yet to it -- yet to start that journey.
:09:34. > :09:38.The Government's Chief Whip is under continuing pressure tonight
:09:38. > :09:42.over an incident where he allegedly swore at Downing Street police last
:09:42. > :09:46.month. In heated exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions today, Ed
:09:46. > :09:53.Miliband renewed his call for Andrew Mitchell to be sacked saying
:09:53. > :09:56.he was now toast. An almighty row between the Cabinet
:09:56. > :10:01.minister and the police was always going to make the headlines, but
:10:01. > :10:04.this just won't blow over. It is four weeks since police reported
:10:04. > :10:08.that Andrew Mitchell swore at them and call them bled after they
:10:08. > :10:12.refused to let in cycle through the Downing Street gates. Today Mr
:10:12. > :10:16.Mitchell was hanging on, but the incident left his boss under attack
:10:16. > :10:21.and on the back foot in the Commons. What the Chief Whip did and said
:10:21. > :10:25.was wrong and that is why it is important that he apologised and
:10:25. > :10:29.apologised properly. That apology has been accepted by the officer
:10:29. > :10:32.concerned, it has been accepted by the head of the Met Police got off
:10:32. > :10:36.Mr Mitchell looked uncomfortable as Ed Miliband said it showed the
:10:36. > :10:39.Tories were out of touch. He seized on reports that the Chief Whip had
:10:39. > :10:43.headed straight off to a private members' club after his
:10:43. > :10:47.confrontation with police. If the yob in a city centre on a Saturday
:10:47. > :10:51.night accused the police officer, ranting and raving, the chances are
:10:52. > :10:55.they would be arrested and placed in the back of a police van. While
:10:55. > :10:59.it is a night in the cell for the yachts, it is a night at the
:10:59. > :11:03.Carlton Club for the Chief Whip. Isn't that the clearest case there
:11:03. > :11:06.could be a total double standards? He doesn't want to talk about how
:11:06. > :11:11.we build on our record in employment because he's got no
:11:11. > :11:13.plans. He doesn't want to talk about how we reform welfare,
:11:13. > :11:18.because he's supposed to welfare caps. He wants to discuss these
:11:18. > :11:22.issues because he's got nothing serious to say about the country.
:11:22. > :11:27.They say typewriters class war and they go around calling people
:11:27. > :11:30.plebs! -- they say that I practise class war. It is good to see the
:11:31. > :11:36.Cabinet supporting him in public, but what are they saying in
:11:36. > :11:40.private? He is under no wind, his position is untenable, he is toast.
:11:40. > :11:43.When Andrew Mitchell had his run-in with the police at Downing Street,
:11:43. > :11:48.David Cameron decided not to sack him, but that has left him with a
:11:48. > :11:52.big problem. His chief whip, in charge of party discipline, is seen
:11:52. > :11:56.as damaged goods by many Conservative MPs. Tory MPs have
:11:56. > :12:01.gathered in the Commons tonight and discussed Andrew Mitchell's future.
:12:01. > :12:05.Is it time for Andrew Mitchell to go? David Cameron saying nothing,
:12:05. > :12:09.but privately many of his MPs believe the damage to the party
:12:09. > :12:13.will only stop if Mr Mitchell resigns.
:12:13. > :12:16.The government has confirmed that it wants to bring in legislation to
:12:16. > :12:19.force energy companies to give consumers the lowest tariff
:12:20. > :12:25.available. Full details are expected to be unveiled in the
:12:26. > :12:31.Energy Bill over the next few weeks. Do we know what exactly we think
:12:31. > :12:34.the government is about to propose? No. In April, the government said
:12:34. > :12:38.that firms would have to let customers know what was the best
:12:38. > :12:41.deal for them. Today the Prime Minister seemed to go further,
:12:41. > :12:46.saying the government would legislate so that energy companies
:12:46. > :12:51.have to give the lowest tariff to customers. We are seeking
:12:51. > :12:55.clarification on there. What you suddenly be placed on a different
:12:55. > :12:59.tariff? Number Ten seemed to back up that idea, it suggested it was
:12:59. > :13:04.examining options, including forcing firms to place customers on
:13:04. > :13:07.the cheapest tariff. If this was to happen, it would be a major change.
:13:07. > :13:13.The companies did not know anything about this. I spoke to several
:13:13. > :13:16.today. There was surprise in some areas of government, too. The
:13:16. > :13:20.Department for energy is saying this is about putting a greater
:13:20. > :13:24.obligation on firms to ensure customers are on the best tariff.
:13:24. > :13:28.They say are working through auctions, developing proposals. At
:13:28. > :13:33.best there is confusion tonight. It is a work-in-progress. It doesn't
:13:33. > :13:37.feel like a fully formed area of policy just yet.
:13:37. > :13:42.Lancashire police have apologised for using a Taser on a blind man.
:13:42. > :13:47.Face say he was mistaken for a man reportedly carrying a samurai sword.
:13:47. > :13:57.Police have confirmed that Colin Farmer, 61, was carrying a white
:13:57. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:01.Colin Farmer is registered blind after having two strikes. With
:14:01. > :14:04.minimal vision, he uses a white stick to feel his way around. Last
:14:04. > :14:09.Friday he was making his way along this road when he said he's
:14:09. > :14:14.suddenly became aware of a commotion. This CCTV footage shows
:14:14. > :14:17.what happens next. Mr Farmer was behind the line of cars. The
:14:17. > :14:21.flashing light is a Taser gun which was fired by a police officer who
:14:21. > :14:30.was targeting the pensioner. Mr Farmer says he had no idea what was
:14:30. > :14:37.going on. For I dropped to the floor with my cane. I was shouting
:14:37. > :14:41.all the time, I'm blind, I'm blind. There was no warning by the police.
:14:41. > :14:47.They didn't show themselves. I thought they were thugs about a mug
:14:47. > :14:51.me. Mr Farmer was handcuffed. This photograph shows his wrists were
:14:51. > :14:55.bruised. The police later said they had mistaken his white stick for a
:14:55. > :15:00.weapon. They thought it was a samurai sword of the sort seen here
:15:00. > :15:04.been used by martial artists under controlled conditions. I said why
:15:04. > :15:11.has this happened? They said because there's been a report of a
:15:11. > :15:15.man with a samurai sword in Chorley. We sent for a specialist team.
:15:15. > :15:21.the bat on the ground. There are strict rules which govern the rules
:15:21. > :15:25.of Tasers. Clear warnings must be given and the person targeted must
:15:25. > :15:29.understand what is about to happen. Mr Farmer says he did not.
:15:29. > :15:32.Lancashire police say no action has been taken against the officer who
:15:32. > :15:36.Tasered Mr Farmer because they are at the early stages of an
:15:36. > :15:40.investigation, but they say they know they put a pensioner through a
:15:40. > :15:46.traumatic experience and they are extremely sorry. They've referred
:15:46. > :15:50.the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Colin
:15:50. > :15:53.Farmer says that when the Taser hit him he thought he was going to die.
:15:53. > :16:03.He says he is so angry about what has happened, he intends to take
:16:03. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:15.his own legal action. Subtitles for Kevin Hutchinson-Foster was charged
:16:15. > :16:22.with passing the gun to Mark Duggan just he was shot dead by police
:16:22. > :16:26.marksmen in August last year. Well, let's talk to our correspondent
:16:26. > :16:29.Matt Prodger who joins us from snairs brook Crown Court. After
:16:29. > :16:34.weeks the jury has failed to reach a verdict. What'll happen now?
:16:34. > :16:36.George, the whole significance of this trial lay not in the simple
:16:36. > :16:40.charge at the heart of it, that of one man being accused of supplying
:16:40. > :16:45.another with a gun, but what it told us about the police shooting
:16:45. > :16:49.of Mark Duggan last year, an event that has been shrouded in mystery.
:16:49. > :16:53.For the first time we heard from the policeman who shot him. He said
:16:53. > :16:57.he shot him because Mark Duggan was holding a gun and pointing it at
:16:57. > :17:00.police but we also heard when Mark Duggan fell to the ground no gun
:17:00. > :17:05.was found on him and when one was found it didn't bear his
:17:05. > :17:08.fingerprints. We heard from an eyewitness who said a gun had been
:17:08. > :17:11.found in a mini-cab. The whole question of whether or not Mark
:17:11. > :17:14.Duggan was carrying a gun when he was shot dead by police is at the
:17:14. > :17:19.heart of the controversy. This trial hasn't answered that question,
:17:19. > :17:24.but it's told us a whole lot more than we knew, so now what happens
:17:24. > :17:32.is that there will probably be a retrial of Kevin Hutchinson-Foster
:17:32. > :17:42.before a full inquest can be held into Mark Duggan's death.
:17:42. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:53.Matt, thank you very much. The time is 6.17pm. Our top story:
:17:53. > :18:03.The unemployment rate falls again. The number of people out of work
:18:03. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:17.President Barack Obama came out fighting for the second of the US
:18:17. > :18:20.Presidential campaign debates last night. It followed a poor showing
:18:20. > :18:22.in the first debate in which most commentators thought his challenger,
:18:22. > :18:25.Mitt Romney, took the honours. Recent polls have shown the
:18:25. > :18:30.President losing ground among voters in the key swing states. Our
:18:30. > :18:35.Washington correspondent Steve Kingstone reports.
:18:35. > :18:39.A spring in the step today of the man many observers felt won a
:18:39. > :18:44.debate that was brutal and bad- tempered. You'll get your chance in
:18:44. > :18:52.a moment. I am still speaking. At times it got borderline physical as
:18:52. > :19:02.they encroached on each other's personal space. How much did you
:19:02. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:07.cut licences... Governor, here's what we did. The day after the
:19:08. > :19:12.attack, governor, I stood in the rose garden, and I told the
:19:12. > :19:17.American people and the world that this was an act of terror. You said
:19:17. > :19:21.in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror.
:19:21. > :19:26.I want to make sure we get that for the record because it took the
:19:26. > :19:31.president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of
:19:31. > :19:37.terror. Get the transcript. He did in fact, sir. Let me... Can you say
:19:37. > :19:42.that a little louder. It was a misstep. The transcript showed the
:19:42. > :19:48.president had used the phrase acts of terror. This was man transformed
:19:48. > :19:53.from the passive figure of the first debate. The president
:19:53. > :19:57.portrayed his point as extreme. President, have you looked at your
:19:57. > :20:03.pension? I haven't looked at my pension. It's not as big as yours,
:20:03. > :20:06.doesn't take that lock, But Mitt Romney stood his ground. Median
:20:06. > :20:09.income is down. 23 million Americans are out of work. That's
:20:09. > :20:13.what this election is about. It's about who can get the middle class
:20:13. > :20:18.in this country a bright, prosperous future. Looking on was
:20:18. > :20:22.an audience of undecided voters who posed some of the questions. What
:20:22. > :20:28.did they make of the clash? It was great. It was lively. That's what
:20:28. > :20:31.you want. You want to hear a lot of numbers and principles. A little
:20:31. > :20:34.bit of bickering. I felt there was a little bit of bickering and a lot
:20:34. > :20:39.of campaigning. I felt a lot of questions weren't answered directly.
:20:39. > :20:43.So two debates down, one to go and 20 days until America decides. In
:20:43. > :20:46.the final stretch, they'll talk about the deficit. They'll talk
:20:46. > :20:51.about foreign policy, but in the end, the name on the door here
:20:51. > :20:58.comes down to one simple question: who does a weary America trust more
:20:59. > :21:01.The sportswear firm Nike has cancelled its contract with the
:21:01. > :21:05.cyclist Lance Armstrong over what it calls the "insurmountable
:21:05. > :21:08.evidence" that he participated in doping. Armstrong has also
:21:08. > :21:14.announced he's stepping down as the chairman of his Livestrong cancer
:21:15. > :21:22.charity to spare the foundation any negative effects. Our sports editor
:21:22. > :21:25.David Bond is here with me now. After what we heard from the Anti-
:21:25. > :21:31.of Doping Agency last twhee, decision I suppose was inevitable?
:21:31. > :21:34.Yes when you look at the level of detail in that United States Anti--
:21:34. > :21:38.doping Agency report, you would think it was absolutely inevitable,
:21:38. > :21:41.but it's still a big moment. It's still significant. Nike only last
:21:41. > :21:47.week came out and said they'd stand by their man. Today they were
:21:47. > :21:51.forced into an embarrassing U-turn releasing another statement cieght
:21:51. > :21:56.what they described as "insurmountable evidence that Lance
:21:56. > :22:01.Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike -" note the use of
:22:01. > :22:04.that word - "for more than a decade, and it's with great sadness we have
:22:04. > :22:08.terminated our contract with him. This is about business. Lap Lance
:22:08. > :22:15.Armstrong has made a lot of money for Nike down the year, but it's
:22:15. > :22:19.also personal. They were extremely close. They stood by him when he
:22:19. > :22:24.contracted testicular cancer. They helped him establish the Livestrong
:22:24. > :22:28.Foundation. Remember, Nike is company that's tended to stand by
:22:29. > :22:31.their high-profile athletes during controversy. It's the first
:22:31. > :22:34.admission inside Camp Armstrong that there is something to these
:22:34. > :22:36.allegations. David, thank you very Football now, and after yesterday's
:22:37. > :22:39.washout in Warsaw, today came the rain-free rematch. Much. Thank you.
:22:39. > :22:42.England finally took on Poland this afternoon in their World Cup
:22:42. > :22:45.qualifier - cheered on by travelling fans who'd managed to
:22:45. > :22:51.postpone their journeys home. With one eye on the forecast, our sports
:22:51. > :22:55.correspondent James Pearce watched the action.
:22:55. > :23:00.This is not a sight you'll often see at a football match - suitcases
:23:00. > :23:06.being taken into the ground. But then there is nothing normal about
:23:06. > :23:12.the situation the fans of Poland have found themselves. Travel plans
:23:12. > :23:16.have been put into disarray flight is at 8.00pm. I could make a mad
:23:16. > :23:20.dash. I have a 5.00pm liet, when they kickoff I'll be taking off.
:23:20. > :23:24.am going to nip in, watch as much as I can, then back to the train
:23:24. > :23:29.and to the airport, so it's possible. Last night's scenes were
:23:29. > :23:36.farcical, a pitch more suited to a post-match bath than a World Cup
:23:36. > :23:42.qualifier. Today there had been progress. The roof was finally in
:23:42. > :23:46.place. Here, despite the groundsman's work, the playing
:23:46. > :23:49.surface was potentially slippery. No wonder the players looked a
:23:49. > :23:52.little nervous. It was clear from the start that the ball wasn't
:23:52. > :23:59.moving well along the ground, and England found themselves bogged
:23:59. > :24:05.down in their own half as the Poles adaptd better to the soggy
:24:05. > :24:11.conditions -- adapted better to the soggy condition, then after half an
:24:11. > :24:15.hour up popped Wayne Rooney, giving the away team a goal they barely
:24:15. > :24:21.deserved. That was as good as it got for England. Their fans left at
:24:21. > :24:25.halftime. Joe Hart kept the lead intat, then looked on as their
:24:26. > :24:30.team-mates missed the chance to seal or steal a victory. Rooney
:24:30. > :24:35.missed firing on this occasion. 20 minutes from the end Poland got
:24:35. > :24:40.their just reward. This goal sparked off the celebrations.
:24:40. > :24:43.England could have no complaints. It was a TV triumph. Last night
:24:43. > :24:47.millions of viewers tuned in to see who would be crowned the winner of
:24:47. > :24:49.The Great British Bake Off. At one stage the programme drew a peak
:24:49. > :24:59.audience of more than seven million. Our entertainment correspondent
:24:59. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:04.Lizo Mzimba asks a simple question - just what is it about baking? For
:25:04. > :25:09.weeks we have watched them conjure up sweets and savourys. I think
:25:09. > :25:14.it's a magnificent construction. Puddings and pastries. Well done.
:25:14. > :25:18.Mat aim of finding out who would win a show that after only three
:25:18. > :25:24.series has become essential viewing for so many. The winner is...
:25:24. > :25:28.John. APPLAUSE
:25:28. > :25:34.The climax fitting perfectly with the show's relaxed style - no X
:25:34. > :25:38.Factor fireworks or Strictly-style spectacle needed here. Winning the
:25:38. > :25:41.bakoff was the best thing that's ever happened know, and I wanted to
:25:41. > :25:44.win. I didn't think I would, but to win was just incredible. In the
:25:44. > :25:49.future at the minute, I don't know exactly what's going to happen, but
:25:50. > :25:53.as long as baking is involved in that, I'm happy. The world of
:25:53. > :25:57.professional baking has traditionally been dominated by men,
:25:57. > :26:01.so has the success of the show, with last night's first ever all-
:26:01. > :26:08.male final, contributed to making baking a more acceptable pursuit
:26:08. > :26:12.for some? Men are no longer embarrassed about baking. In fact,
:26:13. > :26:16.I think it's quite a - an opportunity. It gives them the edge
:26:17. > :26:23.that somebody who can - if you want to impress a woman, bake her a cake,
:26:23. > :26:30.yeah? So with the question, of course, everybody's asking is, why
:26:30. > :26:35.is it we have become so fascinated with this world of backbones and
:26:35. > :26:40.beggals, meringues and muffins? Food writer Rose Prince runs her
:26:40. > :26:42.own small bakery. She thinks viewers like the Bake Off's more
:26:42. > :26:46.gentle take on reality TV. obvious thing people love about
:26:46. > :26:51.this is seeing people do things in the way they might do them, not
:26:51. > :26:54.getting it quite right, but then the quite gentle criticism of the
:26:54. > :26:58.presenters, rather than being trashed by Simon Cowell, they're
:26:58. > :27:03.actually getting a bit of gentle, helpful criticism. It's nice.
:27:03. > :27:07.show has certainly come up with a winning recipe for cooking up big
:27:07. > :27:13.audiences, and it hasn't stopped here. The Bake Off formula is now
:27:13. > :27:20.being repeated in half a dozen countries around the world.
:27:20. > :27:25.Yum yum. Let's take a look at the With Susan.
:27:25. > :27:28.Strong winds and some very heavy rain today. This is Whitehaven this
:27:28. > :27:32.afternoon under water thanks to some heavy rain that ran through
:27:32. > :27:35.earlier in the day. You can pick that up on the radar behind me.
:27:35. > :27:38.Notice the band heading towards Southern Scotland. It will affect
:27:38. > :27:42.the east of Northern Ireland overnight. We may see localised
:27:42. > :27:46.flooding here. Notice also on the radar picture what is waiting to
:27:46. > :27:51.come surging up into Eastern England, another area of heavy rain,
:27:51. > :27:54.all wrapped around a deep area of low pressure. That's driving winds.
:27:55. > :28:00.For the south-east of England and Wales, the best of the winds to
:28:00. > :28:03.come this evening. Accompanied by unseasonably high tide, we may see
:28:03. > :28:07.coastal flooding. A lot of lively weather to come overnight. At least
:28:07. > :28:12.the temperatures are not a headache tonight. It's a mild night,
:28:12. > :28:16.certainly milder for the northern half of the UK than today. Scotland
:28:16. > :28:20.despite keeping quite a bit of cloud should be considerably drier
:28:20. > :28:23.and the wind lighter. Some sharp showers are possible for Northern
:28:23. > :28:26.Ireland. Northern England not faring too badly I think come the
:28:26. > :28:29.afternoon. We should see some sunshine here, and after some early
:28:29. > :28:34.showers, perhaps some of the best of the sunshine going to Wales and
:28:34. > :28:38.the south-west of it's a bit more mixed across the Midlands, some
:28:38. > :28:42.sunny intil, you could pick up the odd thunderstorm as well. The risk
:28:42. > :28:47.of some in the south-east. This weather front to the east of the UK
:28:47. > :28:50.is the real headache for the next few days. It won't clear, so we
:28:50. > :28:54.could be stuck with stubborn cloud in East Anglia and the south-east,
:28:54. > :28:57.even for Friday. Showers for Scotland as well. Our picture
:28:57. > :29:01.becoming dryer and brighter, particularly for the start of the