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:00:07. > :00:16.Millions of households face higher energy costs - SSE pushes up its

:00:16. > :00:19.prices by more than 8%. With winter on the way other energy companies

:00:19. > :00:24.are likely to raise their prices leaving some customers struggling.

:00:25. > :00:29.I can't see where this is going to end. It's just going to go up and

:00:29. > :00:35.up, squeezing your weekly budget, your monthly budget.

:00:35. > :00:42.But SSE says green taxes add to their costs - we'll get political

:00:42. > :00:45.reaction. Also tonight: Small investors are favoured in the Royal

:00:45. > :00:49.Mail sell off - but critics say the business is being sold cheap.

:00:49. > :00:56.Thousands join prayers for the Leicester mother and three children

:00:57. > :00:59.who died in a house fire. Britain's final military mission to

:00:59. > :01:05.Afghanistan - the Desert Rats arrive in Helmand.

:01:05. > :01:07.A British breakthrough in the search for a cure to diseases like

:01:07. > :01:43.Alzheimer's. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

:01:43. > :01:45.News at Six. Hard-pressed families face another

:01:45. > :01:48.hike in their bills as the energy company SSE announced a sharp

:01:48. > :01:54.increase in its gas and electricity prices. From mid-November the

:01:54. > :02:00.average price of gas and electricity will rise by 8.2%. The changes will

:02:00. > :02:06.affect 4.4 million electricity customers and 2.9 million gas

:02:06. > :02:12.customers. It means the company's typical dual-fuel energy bill will

:02:12. > :02:17.rise to nearly £1,400 a year. SSE say the Government's green taxes are

:02:17. > :02:25.partly to blame, as our Industry Correspondent John Moylan reports.

:02:25. > :02:32.Like many people, Gary from Somerset is finding it difficult to make ends

:02:32. > :02:37.meet. SSE customer the eight, he faces the prospect of higher energy

:02:37. > :02:43.bills. I cannot see where this is going to end. It is going to go up

:02:43. > :02:49.and up, squeezing your monthly budget. Salaries and wages are not

:02:49. > :02:54.keeping pace with it. It is harder every week and this is not going to

:02:54. > :02:59.help. SSE is the first of the big suppliers to increase prices this

:03:00. > :03:04.year. The rise is 8.2% on average for a typical dual fuel bill paid by

:03:04. > :03:11.direct debit. But there will be regional variations. The lowest is

:03:11. > :03:21.the 7-point rise in the north. And the highest will be in the

:03:21. > :03:24.south-east. It is mostly outside the energy companies control. It is the

:03:24. > :03:28.cost of getting the energy to people 's homes, the cost of buying it on

:03:28. > :03:35.the global market and the government charges. He means renewable energy

:03:35. > :03:40.like wind farms or improving the energy efficiency of our homes. SSE

:03:40. > :03:44.once this funded by direct type site -- taxation. All sides know the cost

:03:44. > :03:48.of living in general and energy -- taxation. All sides know the cost

:03:48. > :03:54.prices are sensitive issues for voters. The government says it is

:03:54. > :03:56.legislating to ensure we are all on the lowest tariff, but Labour has

:03:57. > :04:01.promised to freeze prices and today accused the government of not doing

:04:01. > :04:04.enough. Companies are putting up prices because we have a broken

:04:04. > :04:08.energy market and they are ripping off consumers. This latest example

:04:08. > :04:12.shows why the government needs to act. Companies are blaming everybody

:04:12. > :04:16.else, the government blames everybody else. They are responsible

:04:16. > :04:23.because they are not getting a grip. The government says Labour's

:04:23. > :04:27.price freeze is a con. The Prime Minister insisted the government

:04:27. > :04:32.would do what it could. We need to have a balanced energy policy in

:04:32. > :04:37.this company, nuclear power and renewables. Some of those subsidies

:04:37. > :04:39.are necessary. But as soon as those companies can pay for themselves

:04:39. > :04:44.are necessary. But as soon as those those subsidies could not be

:04:45. > :04:48.therefore one logo than necessary. As stormy weather hit parts of

:04:48. > :04:55.Britain today, X Burns warned other suppliers will raise their prices

:04:55. > :04:57.too. -- experts. It looks like most of us will be paying more for energy

:04:57. > :05:05.this winter. Our Deputy Politcial Editor is in

:05:05. > :05:11.Westminster. I guess some people will say this is the kind of thing

:05:11. > :05:15.Labour has been warning about? Timing is important in politics.

:05:15. > :05:20.Labour have a timely response. Maybe time and energy company raises its

:05:21. > :05:23.prices, Labour will repeat its promise to freeze those prices. It

:05:23. > :05:30.puts the government in a tricky position. The government says, what

:05:30. > :05:33.matters most is the economy. That is a general response to a specific

:05:33. > :05:38.issue. They then move on to say we don't think the policy of freezing

:05:38. > :05:43.prices will work, it is a con. But that is not an alternative holiday.

:05:43. > :05:49.Ministers note they need to come up with their own policy to reduce this

:05:49. > :05:52.energy crisis. All eyes in Whitehall are on those costs placed on energy

:05:52. > :05:59.bills through subsidies through renewable energy. The focus at the

:05:59. > :06:03.moment is on eco-, the energy company obligation which forces

:06:03. > :06:08.energy companies to increase insulation. That will take time and

:06:08. > :06:10.the Lib Dems are reluctant. In the meantime, Labour will make their

:06:10. > :06:13.case and the government will keep taking the flak.

:06:13. > :06:23.And there's more on the cost of energy and what you can do reduce

:06:23. > :06:31.bills on the BBC News website. The Government has release detailed

:06:31. > :06:34.of its Royal Mail share offer. Small investors have been favoured -

:06:34. > :06:37.everyone who applied for shares up to £10,000 will get the minimum

:06:37. > :06:40.amount - £750 worth. But those who applied for more than £10,000 will

:06:40. > :06:41.end up empty-handed. Amid huge public demand, critics say the

:06:41. > :06:43.end up empty-handed. Amid huge Government's offer was far too

:06:43. > :06:49.cheap. Our Personal Finance Correspondent, Simon Gompertz

:06:49. > :06:54.reports. The sale has turned into a

:06:54. > :06:58.stampede, around £30 billion from investors were chasing pillar

:06:58. > :07:03.boxes, bands and the rest of the neighbour, said the government is

:07:03. > :07:09.rationing the shares. The price is at the top of the range at 300 and

:07:09. > :07:14.30p. Everyone who applied will get £750 worth, the minimum you could go

:07:14. > :07:18.for. But not those who asked for more than £10,000 worth. They

:07:18. > :07:25.received nothing. We are not interested in quick killings, that

:07:25. > :07:29.is not what it is about. The idea is creating a stable, long-term

:07:29. > :07:34.investment base so this company can move forward and invest and draw on

:07:34. > :07:38.private capital and provide the universal service obligation to the

:07:38. > :07:43.public. This man is one of 690,000 small investors who are getting

:07:43. > :07:50.shares. He is pleased he is getting £750 worth out of the £2000 he

:07:50. > :07:55.applied for. A lot of people who applied the £10,000 of shares, might

:07:56. > :08:04.be more experienced and wealthier. But people like me, we can

:08:04. > :08:09.advantage. There has not been such a scramble for privatisation shares

:08:09. > :08:14.since the BT sell off or the British Gas sale soon after. Addictions are,

:08:14. > :08:19.at the Royal Mail price will jump. Should it have been set higher? The

:08:19. > :08:23.rush for the shares and the possibility the price might shoot up

:08:23. > :08:28.has raised the question as to whether Royal Mail is being sold off

:08:28. > :08:36.to cheap and whether the taxpayer is being short-changed. Yet another

:08:36. > :08:38.well-respected analyst in the city has said they think Royal Mail has

:08:38. > :08:40.well-respected analyst in the city been undervalued right up to 80%.

:08:40. > :08:46.This is looking like a botched privatisation. But the sorting and

:08:46. > :08:50.delivery of this sale has been in months in the planning, so city

:08:50. > :08:55.experts say it is not surprising if the prize is out of date. They will

:08:55. > :09:00.not get it absolutely right, things could happen overnight which could

:09:00. > :09:03.ring it back to this sort of price. The test will be over the next few

:09:03. > :09:09.months to see where the share price is then and we will have a good idea

:09:09. > :09:13.of what Royal Mail is worth. Where the prize goes depends on what

:09:13. > :09:16.staff, who have £2000 of free shares each and what investors do with

:09:16. > :09:22.their allocation when trading starts in the morning. Do they take a quick

:09:22. > :09:25.profit or hold on for the long term? Scientists have, for the first time,

:09:25. > :09:29.shown that it is possible to stop brain cells dying as a result of

:09:29. > :09:31.degenerative disease. The study in mice could have implications for

:09:31. > :09:34.patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease but scientists

:09:34. > :09:39.stress that it could be many years before it could lead to potential

:09:39. > :09:48.treatments. Here's our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh.

:09:48. > :09:51.This laboratory mouse has a brain disease which is gradually

:09:51. > :09:57.destroying its coordination. See how it struggles to right itself. Now

:09:57. > :10:01.contrast it with another mouse which has been given a compound which is

:10:01. > :10:06.protecting it rained tissue and stopping neurons from dying. This

:10:06. > :10:10.medical research Council study in Leicester is being seen as

:10:10. > :10:15.potentially highly significant by those investigating human brain

:10:15. > :10:20.diseases. Our ageing population means neurodegenerative diseases are

:10:20. > :10:26.affecting more people. Around half a million have Alzheimer's. Then there

:10:26. > :10:29.is Parkinson 's and the devastating condition, Huntington's. Scientists

:10:29. > :10:35.believe they could be a common mechanism, mainly the build-up of

:10:35. > :10:39.abnormal proteins in the brain. It triggers a natural defence response

:10:39. > :10:41.which shuts down protein production, but it leads to cells dying. The

:10:41. > :10:48.mice were given a compound which but it leads to cells dying. The

:10:48. > :10:54.reactivated protein production. This gives scientists a new target for

:10:54. > :10:59.tackling brain disease. But the human brain is far more complex than

:10:59. > :11:02.that of a mouse. It is simply too early to say whether this one study

:11:02. > :11:08.will ever lead to new drug treatments. We must be cautious.

:11:08. > :11:13.This is early-stage research and we need to do a whole lot more research

:11:13. > :11:17.to understand what this means. But to turn it into a potential new

:11:17. > :11:21.drug, testing clinical trials to see if it is safe for people with the

:11:21. > :11:29.condition. Although he can still play the piano, 84-year-old Dominic

:11:29. > :11:32.can no longer care for himself. Alzheimer's is robbing him of his

:11:32. > :11:38.ability to think and act independently. We are all living

:11:38. > :11:41.longer. More people will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's or other

:11:41. > :11:46.forms of dementia. If there is something that can help, that can

:11:46. > :11:54.stop the brain dying, it would be amazing. Yes. Any practical benefits

:11:54. > :12:00.are probably a decade or more away. Only then will we know if this

:12:00. > :12:08.research marks a turning point in the fight against brain disease.

:12:09. > :12:11.Employers, landlords and high street banks could take part in checks for

:12:11. > :12:14.illegal immigrants under proposals in the new Immigration Bill.

:12:14. > :12:17.Temporary migrants such as overseas students would have to pay a fee for

:12:17. > :12:21.NHS treatment. Critics say the bill will penalise those who have a

:12:21. > :12:29.genuine right to live in the UK. Our Home Editor Mark Easton reports.

:12:29. > :12:33.There is the public disquiet that illegal immigrants and foreign

:12:33. > :12:38.criminals are abusing British public services and making a mockery of the

:12:38. > :12:41.courts. For the government, there are strong political and electoral

:12:41. > :12:46.reasons for taking a tough line on immigration. This bill makes it

:12:46. > :12:49.harder for people who are here illegally to carry on living in the

:12:49. > :12:54.UK. Access to the things people have and use on a day-to-day basis like

:12:54. > :13:01.driving licences and bank account will become harder. One proposal is

:13:01. > :13:06.landlords should check the immigration status of prospective

:13:06. > :13:12.tenants. The idea is to make Britain a more hostile place for illegal

:13:12. > :13:17.immigrants. But some fear the proposal will see a return to the

:13:17. > :13:21.discrimination experienced by ethnic minorities trying to get houses in

:13:21. > :13:27.the 50s and 60s. Meli landlords oppose the plan saying it won't

:13:27. > :13:31.work. How often will we have to check the documentation of tenants?

:13:31. > :13:36.Every six months? What do we do if the immigration status of the tenant

:13:36. > :13:41.changes? Who do we go to? Another public concern is foreigners are

:13:41. > :13:46.abusing the health service. The government wants migrants coming to

:13:46. > :13:50.Britain for more than six months to contribute £200 towards possible NHS

:13:50. > :13:55.care. Some worry this extra charge will put off valuable overseas

:13:55. > :14:00.students, or foreign workers who already make a contribution through

:14:00. > :14:02.the taxes they pay. Making it easier to deport foreign criminals by

:14:02. > :14:05.the taxes they pay. Making it easier hearing legal appeals after they

:14:05. > :14:10.have left the country is an idea that almost certainly be the subject

:14:10. > :14:12.of a legal challenge. But the government is determined to

:14:12. > :14:16.streamline procedures. The government will improve rules with

:14:16. > :14:22.the changes they are talking about. But they will need to improve the

:14:22. > :14:27.Borders agency and improve how the authorities manage these cases as

:14:27. > :14:30.well. This is the latest in a series of immigration initiatives, design

:14:31. > :14:35.to demonstrate the government is responding to concerns. But there is

:14:35. > :14:41.a balance to be struck. Measures to catch illegal immigrants and foreign

:14:41. > :14:46.health tourists could mean more bureaucracy for British citizens.

:14:46. > :14:51.Targeting illegal people could mean banks demanding to verify a status

:14:51. > :14:55.before opening an account. Driving licences not being issued until

:14:55. > :14:58.checks have been made. Being asked to prove our right to be here may

:14:58. > :15:03.become an everyday experience for all of us. The Northern Ireland

:15:04. > :15:07.Secretary, Theresa Villiers, has described the murders of two men in

:15:07. > :15:10.Londonderry and Belfast in 24 hours as "abhorrent and brutal crimes." A

:15:11. > :15:13.man was shot dead at a flat in Derry city centre this morning. In a

:15:13. > :15:17.separate incident, the body of another man, who had also been shot,

:15:17. > :15:18.was found yesterday in a lake in Belfast.

:15:18. > :15:22.Thousands of people have attended prayers in Leicester for a mother

:15:22. > :15:25.and her three children who died in a house fire last month. Seven people

:15:25. > :15:28.have been arrested and a further suspect is being questioned over

:15:28. > :15:36.what police believe was an arson attack. Sian Lloyd sent this report.

:15:36. > :15:44.They came in their thousands. They came to pray and to remember four

:15:44. > :15:52.lives lost. Shenila Taufiq, a wife and mother. Her daughter,

:15:52. > :15:57.19-year-old Zainab, and her sons, Bilal and Jamal, 17 and 15. They

:15:57. > :16:01.died in the early hours of September the 13th in a fire at their family

:16:01. > :16:07.home which police say was started deliberately. Husband and father, Dr

:16:07. > :16:11.Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, was working in Dublin when the tragedy

:16:11. > :16:16.happened. I am not angry, my heart is broken.

:16:16. > :16:21.I cried today. I carried the coffin of my family.

:16:21. > :16:24.Over the past four weeks, he has been supported by the local

:16:24. > :16:29.community. Today is a very sad day because they

:16:29. > :16:31.are saying goodbye. Everybody at the mosque is

:16:31. > :16:34.supportive. Everybody at the mosque is

:16:34. > :16:41.He is taking his family back to Dublin to be laid to rest.

:16:41. > :16:44.Our top story this evening. Higher fuel costs for millions, as energy

:16:44. > :16:49.firm SSE put prices up by an average of 8%.

:16:50. > :16:58.And still to come: Players under pressure, as England face a crucial

:16:58. > :17:05.World Cup qualifier. In sport, the slide continues for

:17:05. > :17:08.the former world number one as Roger Fedor is knocked out of the Shanghai

:17:08. > :17:18.Masters in the third round -- Roger Federer.

:17:18. > :17:22.It is the last major British military mission to Afghanistan. The

:17:22. > :17:31.Seventh Armoured Brigade, the famous Desert Rats, begin a nine-month

:17:31. > :17:35.deployment today. Since 2001, 444 British personnel have been killed

:17:35. > :17:38.in Afghanistan. Of those, all but five of the 439 have died in the

:17:38. > :17:43.country's Helmand Province. The UK is due to pull its combat troops out

:17:43. > :17:46.of by the end of next year, so the Desert Rats' main task is to wind

:17:46. > :17:56.down the British presence. David Loyn reports from Helmand's Camp

:17:56. > :17:59.Bastion. A lone piper in the Afghan desert

:17:59. > :18:04.has alts -- heralds the arrival of the Desert Rats. If -80 years after

:18:04. > :18:10.they won their main in North Africa. This is a very different brigade,

:18:10. > :18:14.packing up to finish the mission on timetable next year. Almost all

:18:14. > :18:22.British bases have been handed over to Afghan control. President cars I

:18:22. > :18:24.'s comments this week, that NATO troops have wrought only suffering

:18:24. > :18:28.'s comments this week, that NATO to Afghanistan, have not been

:18:28. > :18:35.repeated to British soldiers -- have brought only. The country is not

:18:35. > :18:37.recognisable and what the outcome do -- Afghan people do is up to them.

:18:37. > :18:43.Can the British Army and proud of -- Afghan people do is up to them.

:18:43. > :18:48.their legacy? Very definitely. The British public are proud of the

:18:48. > :18:51.courage and sacrifice of the Armed Forces and they should also be proud

:18:51. > :18:56.of their achievements. I was on the streets eight years ago

:18:57. > :19:04.on the January morning British soldiers first set foot in Helmand.

:19:04. > :19:09.What do you think of the atmosphere? Everybody has been really friendly,

:19:09. > :19:13.they are happy to see the British. How different now when we travel in

:19:13. > :19:18.a heavily armoured vehicle. On our way to see a court, better justice

:19:18. > :19:21.is something Britain has promoted but it feels remote from the people

:19:21. > :19:27.outside. We watched the case of somebody

:19:27. > :19:32.convicted in what looked like proper justice not available under the

:19:32. > :19:38.Taliban for biting a man 's ear in a fight so he needed six stitches.

:19:38. > :19:44.The chief justice said security does not now depend on British troops.

:19:44. > :19:51.But outside his court, security felt more in the balance.

:19:51. > :19:56.This man said Afghan police were not good enough to keep order when the

:19:56. > :20:01.British leave. Helmand certainly feels different now to when British

:20:01. > :20:03.troops arrived. Girls schools closed under the Taliban are now so forward

:20:03. > :20:09.troops arrived. Girls schools closed they cannot keep up with demand,

:20:09. > :20:15.many classes are held in tents. -- on now so full up. But as the long

:20:15. > :20:16.war enters its final phase, searching questions are being asked

:20:16. > :20:21.about whether it has been worth the searching questions are being asked

:20:21. > :20:25.huge cost and lost of -- and loss of lives since British troops first

:20:25. > :20:28.walked out of here believing they were welcome.

:20:28. > :20:32.Plans by the Scottish government to create a North Sea oil fund if the

:20:32. > :20:35.country became independent have been cast into doubt by its own advisers.

:20:35. > :20:37.An internal report, released under Freedom of Information rules, said

:20:37. > :20:40.that an independent Scotland would be in a challenging financial

:20:40. > :20:44.position and excess money would be needed to support public services

:20:44. > :20:52.and pay off debt. James Cook is at Holyrood.

:20:52. > :20:57.What is the reaction to this? Basically, there has been a row. The

:20:57. > :21:01.oil industry pays millions in tax but what do you do with that money?

:21:02. > :21:06.There are roughly things, you can spend it on public services,

:21:06. > :21:11.invested in an oil fund or use it to pay down the national debt. Last

:21:11. > :21:14.week, the Scottish government suggested it might be possible to

:21:14. > :21:18.invest it in the oil fund while still paying down the national debt.

:21:18. > :21:22.It has emerged last year, their own economic -- economic adviser said

:21:22. > :21:26.It has emerged last year, their own that might not be viable and there

:21:26. > :21:30.has been a big row this afternoon. The Labour leader accused Alex

:21:30. > :21:33.Salmond of dishonesty and she was forced to withdraw that remark in

:21:33. > :21:38.Parliament, but the row continues and is likely to go on because

:21:38. > :21:44.nobody knows whether or when Scotland would be able to set up an

:21:44. > :21:45.oil fund because you cannot predict future interest rates. But the row

:21:45. > :21:50.oil fund because you cannot predict is likely to continue.

:21:50. > :21:54.It is a case that has put the spotlight on Northern Ireland's

:21:54. > :21:58.abortion laws. Officials have been asked to look into the case of a

:21:58. > :22:00.pregnant woman who had to travel to England to terminate a pregnancy,

:22:00. > :22:03.even though doctors had said the baby had no chance of survival.

:22:03. > :22:06.Sarah Ewart's unborn child had a rare foetal abnormality, but

:22:06. > :22:12.guidelines in Northern Ireland do not allow abortions on those

:22:12. > :22:16.grounds. Chris Buckler reports. Sarah travelled to London from her

:22:16. > :22:20.home in Northern Ireland not for a weekend break but to have an

:22:20. > :22:23.abortion. The baby she is carrying has serious foetal abnormality is

:22:23. > :22:27.and she has been told it will die before, it on or shortly after

:22:27. > :22:31.birth. In Northern Ireland, she is not allowed to terminate the

:22:31. > :22:36.pregnancy but in other parts of the UK, she is.

:22:36. > :22:42.It is not something I would ever have dreamt of.

:22:42. > :22:43.She is allowing her journey to be filmed because she believes it is

:22:43. > :22:47.wrong she has had to leave the filmed because she believes it is

:22:47. > :22:50.support of her doctors and family to have the abortion.

:22:51. > :22:57.The baby I am carrying has no life. There is no rain, there is no

:22:57. > :23:00.school. -- brain. What makes you an individual is not there. I would

:23:00. > :23:03.school. -- brain. What makes you an rather have the memory of seeing it

:23:03. > :23:11.move on-screen and having a heartbeat and to see the end.

:23:11. > :23:16.The subject of abortion is extremely a motive across Ireland. There are

:23:16. > :23:21.regular pro-life protests outside family planning clinics and private

:23:21. > :23:25.clinics that offer advice. But the law is very strict, it says it is

:23:25. > :23:30.unlawful to perform a termination unless it is necessary to preserve

:23:30. > :23:38.the life of the pregnant woman, or if there is a risk of a real and

:23:38. > :23:40.serious adverse affect. The law surrounding abortion in Northern

:23:40. > :23:46.Ireland has been debated many times as Parliament Buildings in Stormont.

:23:46. > :23:50.But it is a practical reality of that guidance and legislation on

:23:50. > :23:54.families that has brought this issue into focus.

:23:54. > :24:01.I am opposed to abortion on demand but we cannot ignore the voices that

:24:01. > :24:05.are speaking. In respect of the pain and the trauma and the anxiety

:24:05. > :24:09.somebody goes through who is carrying a baby they know cannot

:24:10. > :24:14.live outside of the womb. But unless there is a change in law,

:24:14. > :24:17.those women will say -- will face the same difficult journey to

:24:17. > :24:20.England. The Indian cricket legend Sachin

:24:20. > :24:24.Tendulkar is to retire from the game after playing his 200th Test next

:24:24. > :24:28.month. Tendulkar, who is 40, made his debut for India when he was just

:24:28. > :24:32.16. He holds the record for the highest number of runs in both Tests

:24:32. > :24:34.and One Day Internationals. He is the only batsman in cricket history

:24:34. > :24:41.to reach 100 international centuries.

:24:41. > :24:43.England play Montenegro tomorrow, a crucial match in which they could

:24:44. > :24:48.take a huge step towards qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil next

:24:48. > :24:51.year. But new research by the BBC suggests the pool of players on

:24:51. > :24:53.which England managers can pick a successful team has got smaller and

:24:53. > :24:57.smaller, with the influx of foreign successful team has got smaller and

:24:57. > :25:00.players into the Premier League. Our chief sports correspondent, Dan

:25:00. > :25:09.Roan, has been looking at the figures.

:25:09. > :25:11.England are approaching the endgame, five days to shape their destiny.

:25:11. > :25:15.The choice is simple, march towards five days to shape their destiny.

:25:15. > :25:22.Brazil or turn around and walk away from the greatest tournament of

:25:22. > :25:28.their lives. Just fear play a role on missing out of something like a

:25:28. > :25:32.Brazil World Cup? I do not think so. We have never discussed not

:25:32. > :25:36.qualifying. Within the camp, we are convinced we are a good team and

:25:36. > :25:43.good enough to qualify and with two home games, we are convinced we will

:25:43. > :25:48.do the job. So words like fear or anxiety or concern have not really

:25:48. > :25:55.crossed our minds. This is what is at stake, a World

:25:55. > :25:59.Cup in Brazil. England lead back-up but must beat Montenegro or Poland

:25:59. > :26:04.to be certain of qualification. As usual, England are under huge

:26:04. > :26:05.pressure to deliver they go into these matches knowing the

:26:05. > :26:13.opportunities for home-grown players to break into the top teams limited

:26:13. > :26:17.like never before. -- Limited. A study shows English football --

:26:17. > :26:22.English but always account for less than a third of those who laid in

:26:22. > :26:26.the Premier League less than six seasons ago. Top-flight action from

:26:26. > :26:28.footballers outside the UK has climbed to 60% although there are

:26:28. > :26:36.footballers outside the UK has opportunities at a lower level, .

:26:36. > :26:42.--. FHM and Greg Dyke says quotas will be considered and the England

:26:42. > :26:46.captain today agreed. We have to give a time, it will not

:26:46. > :26:49.happen overnight. I read something about he is trying to half the

:26:49. > :26:52.number of foreigners are allowed in the country and that is a good

:26:52. > :26:58.start. A task force has been set up to and

:26:58. > :27:03.almost half a century of World Cup hurt and one of those tasked with

:27:03. > :27:07.this says there is no easy fix. The number-1 criteria is for kids to

:27:07. > :27:12.master the four all first, that has to be the number one. -- has to

:27:12. > :27:15.master the game. It has not been for 30 years.

:27:15. > :27:21.Roy Hodgson could reach the World Cup and keep his job, but the future

:27:21. > :27:22.for England managers looks set to become even harder.

:27:22. > :27:33.Time for a look at the weather. It seems we are ending the week in

:27:33. > :27:38.early winter and we started in early summer. The cold air has been

:27:38. > :27:43.building to the North and towards Greenland, the blue has been getting

:27:43. > :27:51.colder, with -12 degrees typical here. In the last 24 hours, that

:27:51. > :27:56.cold air has decided to flood South. We are not going to get to -12, but

:27:56. > :28:01.a shock to the system over the last 24 hours is the blue has flooded

:28:01. > :28:08.down across the UK. Not helped by the strength of the wind and that

:28:08. > :28:11.cold winter continue -- wind will continue. The strongest wind is

:28:11. > :28:19.across eastern parts of England, owing a gale, up to 60 mph. --

:28:19. > :28:23.blowing. Heavy showers and some will work inland. With clearer skies and

:28:23. > :28:27.lighter winds across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, we

:28:28. > :28:34.will see the lowest temperatures and possibly frost. A cold beer and

:28:34. > :28:39.night nationwide. Tomorrow, the sunshine to the West. -- it will be

:28:39. > :28:42.night nationwide. Tomorrow, the a cold night nationwide. Persistent

:28:42. > :28:46.rain setting in across the South East of England later in the

:28:46. > :28:49.afternoon. The best of the weather towards the North and West. Western

:28:49. > :28:53.Scotland and Northern Ireland to doing well, it will not be warm but

:28:54. > :28:58.brightness makes a difference. Western fringes of England and Wales

:28:58. > :29:03.will see fine weather, quite breezy, but the Clodius and windiest weather

:29:03. > :29:07.will be further East across England and Wales. Showers around and more

:29:07. > :29:12.persistent rain was set in, wet and still very windy. A gale blowing

:29:12. > :29:19.through the Straits of Dover. Wet weather spurting -- spreading in

:29:19. > :29:25.across Saturday, the best weather again across the North and West.

:29:25. > :29:25.That is all, it is goodbye from me and we