:00:07. > :00:10.The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela as tributes pour in
:00:11. > :00:14.for a man described as the greatest leader of our time. People gather
:00:15. > :00:16.outside his house in Johannesburg as South Africa gives thanks for the
:00:17. > :00:33.life of the country's first black president. Thank you for the gift of
:00:34. > :00:40.Madiba. Thank you for what he has enabled us to know we can become. In
:00:41. > :00:43.the South African township of Soweto, there is mourning but also a
:00:44. > :00:57.celebration of Nelson Mandela's life. Outside South Africa House in
:00:58. > :01:00.London, people gather to sign a book of condolence, including the prime
:01:01. > :01:02.minister. He lived this extraordinary life, this
:01:03. > :01:08.extraordinary struggle of all those years in prison then the immense
:01:09. > :01:10.triumph against adversity. We'll bring you reaction from around the
:01:11. > :01:13.world and we're live in Johannesburg with the latest from South Africa.
:01:14. > :01:17.Also tonight: Landslides and flooding after the worst tidal surge
:01:18. > :01:20.for 50 years along the east coast of England.
:01:21. > :01:27.The Royal Marine found guilty of killing a Taliban in cold blood is
:01:28. > :01:28.given a life sentence. And England learn who they'll play
:01:29. > :01:38.in next year's World Cup Finals. The capital pays tribute to Nelson
:01:39. > :02:10.Mandela. Good evening and welcome to the BBC
:02:11. > :02:13.News at Six. As South Africa and the world mourns the passing of Nelson
:02:14. > :02:18.Mandela, there has been a rare unanimity among world leaders as
:02:19. > :02:21.they paid tribute to him. David Cameron said the man who had brought
:02:22. > :02:23.democracy to South Africa after 27 years in prison had lived an
:02:24. > :02:25.extraordinary life and inspired people around the world. Mr
:02:26. > :02:28.Mandela's close friend, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said the country's
:02:29. > :02:31.first black president had inspired the South African people to walk the
:02:32. > :02:43.path to forgiveness and reconciliation. Gabriel Gatehouse is
:02:44. > :02:46.Johannesburg. Flags are flying at half-mast across South Africa
:02:47. > :02:50.tonight, as indeed they are in many countries across the world.
:02:51. > :02:56.Condolence books have been opened in South African embassies in tribute,
:02:57. > :03:02.which have been pouring in for the former president Nelson Mandela. His
:03:03. > :03:06.death was anticipated, he was 95, he had been frail for months, receiving
:03:07. > :03:09.intensive medical care, but tonight there is no doubt about it, this is
:03:10. > :03:24.a country in mourning. They come from all walks of life and
:03:25. > :03:29.from all communities. To pay their respects outside the home of Nelson
:03:30. > :03:37.Mandela. The sense of bereavement is palpable. For some, almost private
:03:38. > :03:43.and personal. But this is also a coming together, a nation united in
:03:44. > :03:49.mourning, but also in celebration of the life of the man they call
:03:50. > :03:57.Madiba. People are celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela. I think he
:03:58. > :04:01.would want us to celebrate his life. As South Africa prepares for a state
:04:02. > :04:04.funeral of unprecedented proportions, thoughts turn to what
:04:05. > :04:13.kind of nation was to Mandela leaves behind. We will always love Madiba
:04:14. > :04:20.for teaching us that it is possible to overcome hatred and anger. In
:04:21. > :04:30.order to build a new nation and a new society. For decades, the
:04:31. > :04:36.struggle against apartheid looked like it might be crushed by a brutal
:04:37. > :04:40.regime, a system that applied violence and racist ideology in
:04:41. > :04:45.equal measure to our press South Africa's black majority and keep a
:04:46. > :04:49.white elite in power. But Nelson Mandela 's achievement amounted to
:04:50. > :04:55.more than the victory of the oppressed over the oppressors. I
:04:56. > :05:03.think his greatest legacy to South Africa and to the world is the
:05:04. > :05:10.emphasis which he has always put on the need for reconciliation. Nelson
:05:11. > :05:13.Mandela went to prison and angry young man, a fighter committed to
:05:14. > :05:23.defeating his enemies by violence if necessary. 27 years later, he
:05:24. > :05:32.emerged, preaching reconciliation, but he never gave up the struggle. I
:05:33. > :05:44.have no doubt that each and every one of you who is here can say, with
:05:45. > :05:58.authority, and confidence, that I have travelled this long road to
:05:59. > :06:09.freedom. I trust I did not falter. I made missteps along the way. But I
:06:10. > :06:17.have discovered the sentiment that after crossing a great deal -- great
:06:18. > :06:23.hill, one only finds that there are many more. Cross. His message has
:06:24. > :06:29.been an inspiration to millions, at home, in Africa and beyond. He
:06:30. > :06:35.achieved more than could be expected of any man. Today he has gone home.
:06:36. > :06:39.We have lost one of the most influential, courageous and
:06:40. > :06:48.profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on
:06:49. > :06:53.this earth. It would be a hard heart that wasn't moved by this
:06:54. > :06:58.spectacle, these flowers, these candles, and these messages, many of
:06:59. > :07:02.them written by children born in a post-apartheid South Africa.
:07:03. > :07:07.Messages that all more or less boiled down to one thing stop
:07:08. > :07:16.Madiba, thank you for freeing our country. In death as in life, Nelson
:07:17. > :07:27.Mandela 's read unique ability to bring people together and lift their
:07:28. > :07:31.spirits remains undimmed. In Britain, tribute came from across
:07:32. > :07:35.the political spectrum. The Prime Minister was the first to sign a
:07:36. > :07:38.book of condolence for Mr Mandela in South Africa House in London. He
:07:39. > :07:44.praised his generosity, humour and sense of forgiveness. Our Political
:07:45. > :07:47.Editor Nick Robinson examines the impact Nelson Mandela made on
:07:48. > :07:52.British politics during the apartheid years, and since. In death
:07:53. > :07:57.as in life, he is a towering figure who looks out alongside parliament.
:07:58. > :08:04.To millions he is more father figure than politician. A man with the
:08:05. > :08:06.power to move as well as inspire. This morning the prime minister
:08:07. > :08:14.signed the official book of condolence, ending with the biblical
:08:15. > :08:18.quote, listed are the peacemakers. The abiding memory I have is his
:08:19. > :08:25.complete forgiveness, his total lack of malice towards those who have
:08:26. > :08:29.done this to him. The Labour leader praised Mandela and those in Britain
:08:30. > :08:33.who have fought apartheid. I remember all the people who were
:08:34. > :08:41.part of his movement. He once said that was the second headquarters of
:08:42. > :08:45.the ANC in X oil. Today people of all parties and of non-United,
:08:46. > :08:50.praising Nelson Mandela. During his long struggle against apartheid,
:08:51. > :08:55.that wasn't always the case. There were divisions here just as there
:08:56. > :09:00.were in South Africa. In the 1970s, rugby and cricket teams who agreed
:09:01. > :09:04.to play South African touring sides were targeted. There were demands
:09:05. > :09:07.that British governments and companies stopped investing in the
:09:08. > :09:14.apartheid regime to stop a leading campaigner went on to be Britain's
:09:15. > :09:18.minister for Africa. Many countries in the West, including Britain and
:09:19. > :09:22.the US, almost saw Nelson Mandela and the ANC as agents of communism.
:09:23. > :09:27.Palpable nonsense but that was the way it was seen. Nelson Mandela had
:09:28. > :09:31.been in prison for 20 years when Margaret Thatcher chose not to
:09:32. > :09:37.boycott South Africa but welcome their prime minister to Chequers.
:09:38. > :09:41.You don't want to always have the stick to South Africa, she is fed up
:09:42. > :09:45.of that. When she does things we want her to do, we have got to
:09:46. > :09:50.encourage her. She was accused of giving respectability to a murderous
:09:51. > :09:55.regime. Her allies insist she was acting to prevent more bloodshed.
:09:56. > :10:04.What we did was to ensure that apartheid ended peacefully. That was
:10:05. > :10:08.what happened. Some people may say that was despite our policy. I like
:10:09. > :10:15.to think it was because of our policy. Some will never forgive Mrs
:10:16. > :10:18.Thatcher to calling Mandela's ANC terrorists and for opposing
:10:19. > :10:25.sanctions. Others point to letters that show that in private, she did
:10:26. > :10:30.urge the government to release him. After his release, Nelson Mandela
:10:31. > :10:33.was a regular visitor to London. At the unveiling of the statue, he
:10:34. > :10:45.recalled what he and an ally had said 45 years ago. We hope that one
:10:46. > :10:54.day a statue of a black person would be erected here. Freedom fighter,
:10:55. > :10:59.political prisoner, global statesman. Perhaps Mandela's
:11:00. > :11:13.greatest achievement was to bring together those who once disagreed
:11:14. > :11:16.violently. With me is our Johannesburg Correspondent Nomsa
:11:17. > :11:18.Maseko. Nelson Mandela is an irreplaceable figure, in the world
:11:19. > :11:21.but particularly for South Africans, what are your thoughts on
:11:22. > :11:25.South Africa now after Mandela? I think it's starting to sink in that
:11:26. > :11:28.the pulse of the rainbow nation has topped beating. He took his last
:11:29. > :11:34.long walk to freedom yesterday when it was announced that he has died.
:11:35. > :11:37.People have said it is time to emulate him, make sure that his
:11:38. > :11:44.dream of a rainbow nation, united South Africa, in which the equality
:11:45. > :11:46.gaps can be closed, is fulfilled. Having said that, there are
:11:47. > :11:57.anxieties about what the future holds, because there are still some
:11:58. > :12:00.racial tensions in South Africa. As we have been seeing, the
:12:01. > :12:06.anti-apartheid movement in Britain increased the pressure to release
:12:07. > :12:12.Nelson Mandela. We have been looking at his relationship with written and
:12:13. > :12:18.the legacy he leaves behind. -- with Britain. Primary schoolchildren in
:12:19. > :12:23.London, taking a moment in assembly to reflect on a man they appear to
:12:24. > :12:30.know quite a lot about. Thank you Lord Jesus for the life of Nelson
:12:31. > :12:35.Mandela. Aged ten and eight, these children have been told about Nelson
:12:36. > :12:40.Mandela by their head teacher. He is like a great hero, no 1's going to
:12:41. > :12:47.forget him, he is going to go on for generations. I think he is a real
:12:48. > :12:51.inspiration and a true hero. I think everybody will be remembering him
:12:52. > :12:59.today throughout the whole world. And I think they will in hundreds of
:13:00. > :13:06.years to come. That's how great he really was. And perhaps nowhere more
:13:07. > :13:10.keenly remembered that here in the UK. His affection and affinity for
:13:11. > :13:14.those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle was clearly
:13:15. > :13:18.signalled by his frequent visits. And it was here in Brixton, home to
:13:19. > :13:23.one of the largest black communities that he received a rapturous
:13:24. > :13:28.reception, for a man whose life had been transformed by the struggle, he
:13:29. > :13:32.in turn transformed the lives of those he encountered. He changed my
:13:33. > :13:37.life can be brought Brixton together, united us. He was a symbol
:13:38. > :13:43.of peace and we have never had that kind of experience before. For
:13:44. > :13:46.decades now, his presence has become embedded in British society,
:13:47. > :13:53.statues, street names and scholarships. This man is a
:13:54. > :13:56.recipient of the Mandela scholarship. He remembers the
:13:57. > :14:02.speeches the newly released Nelson Mandela made. Iran's with my friends
:14:03. > :14:08.to be in the stadium where he was giving an address. -- I ran with my
:14:09. > :14:21.friends. Those are the memories that never paid. -- never fade. The
:14:22. > :14:23.cultural connections run deep. This song is thought to have contributed
:14:24. > :14:33.to the pressure to have him released from prison. A campaign like that is
:14:34. > :14:37.like a clock, the smallest corgis as eager as the biggest. That is the
:14:38. > :14:44.most important thing, help take things can grow from little things.
:14:45. > :14:48.From an anthem for a generation to the legacy of future generations,
:14:49. > :14:51.there is a profoundly between ordinary people in this country and
:14:52. > :15:01.an extraordinary man and his struggle in South Africa. Our main
:15:02. > :15:06.headline... South African moorlands and celebrates the life of Nelson
:15:07. > :15:18.Mandela, who died last night. -- South Africa mourns and celebrates.
:15:19. > :15:27.Coming up in Sportsday, England's women footballers have a new coach,
:15:28. > :15:38.Mark Sampson. He joins from Bristol Academy.
:15:39. > :15:42.Hundreds of properties remain flooded across the east coast of
:15:43. > :15:46.England after a powerful storm triggered the worst tidal surge for
:15:47. > :15:53.60 years. At its height, water levels reached 19m, that is almost
:15:54. > :16:02.six metres. The Environment Agency says flood defences protected
:16:03. > :16:05.hundreds of houses. -- 19ft. Jeremy Cooke has been in Boston, in
:16:06. > :16:11.Lincolnshire, one of the most severely affected areas.
:16:12. > :16:19.With the rising waters, rising drama. A stranded van, a
:16:20. > :16:25.life-threatening situation, as the waves around Scarborough closing.
:16:26. > :16:30.The driver is out, just in time, and manages to clamber to safety. Within
:16:31. > :16:43.seconds, his van is lost to the waves. In north Wales, Rhyl was
:16:44. > :16:48.inundated. Yes, that is the lifeboat crew in a residential road, picking
:16:49. > :16:52.up anyone who needs help. The battering meant hundreds of people
:16:53. > :16:57.were rescued, more than 10,000 evacuated to safe shelters. At the
:16:58. > :17:04.end of this streak in Hemsby, Norfolk, well, there is no street.
:17:05. > :17:08.Three clifftop homes have been swept away by the biggest tidal surge for
:17:09. > :17:13.at least 60 years. Buildings which have stood for decades, one in
:17:14. > :17:23.minutes. We stood by the patio doors, and we could actually see the
:17:24. > :17:28.kitchen fold, the kitchen and bathroom went down first. In
:17:29. > :17:34.Boston, Lincolnshire, water cascaded into the city. Many flood defences
:17:35. > :17:39.held, but some failed in the face of sea levels which were in place is
:17:40. > :17:45.almost a metre higher than any ever recorded. Last night's tidal surge
:17:46. > :17:49.brought water pouring down this road and into people's houses. The damage
:17:50. > :17:55.was done in just a few hours. The clean-up will take much longer.
:17:56. > :18:02.First, the water has to be pumped out, and then there is the mess.
:18:03. > :18:08.Sonia has friends to help, but it is hard to take. I have spent all year
:18:09. > :18:13.saving up to replace my furniture in my lounge, and it is all ruined.
:18:14. > :18:29.Heartbreaking. Yes. All of this will go down as the
:18:30. > :18:33.great storm of 2013. At this lifeboat station and beyond, it will
:18:34. > :18:39.be remembered for the ferocity and the speed of the rising water.
:18:40. > :18:46.The Royal Marines filmed executing an injured Taliban insurgent has
:18:47. > :18:51.been given a life sentence, with a recommendation that he serves a
:18:52. > :18:56.minimum of ten years in prison. Sergeant Alexander Blackman was
:18:57. > :19:02.convinced it convicted last month. Jonathan Beale reports. Sergeant
:19:03. > :19:05.Alexander Blackman, a Marine with a proud career and a promising future,
:19:06. > :19:10.at least until what has been called a moment of madness. For the first
:19:11. > :19:17.time, we can show the face of the man, until recently only known as
:19:18. > :19:21.Marine A. These pictures are taken from the video which led to his
:19:22. > :19:24.conviction for murder. Out of view is the wounded Afghan fighter, a
:19:25. > :19:36.prisoner of war who he is about to shoot.
:19:37. > :19:43.The judge said those words were chilling. The court also heard he
:19:44. > :19:47.had been fighting in a part of Helmand which has been described as
:19:48. > :19:52.hell on earth. These images were taken by another group of marines
:19:53. > :19:55.nearby. Sergeant Blackman's defence said his unit was involved in a
:19:56. > :20:01.relentless fight with a ruthless enemy. He stood as the same military
:20:02. > :20:06.panel which convicted him of murder approved a life sentence with a
:20:07. > :20:10.minimum 10-year is in jail. The judge told Sergeant Blackman that he
:20:11. > :20:13.had betrayed his uniform and tarnished the British monetary's
:20:14. > :20:18.reputation. He was then marched out of court for the last time after
:20:19. > :20:23.being informed that he was being dismissed with disgrace from Her
:20:24. > :20:30.Majesty's service. It was left to his lawyer to express his remorse.
:20:31. > :20:33.He is very sorry for any damage which has been caused to the Royal
:20:34. > :20:36.Marines. Finally, Sergeant Blackman would like to thank the public for
:20:37. > :20:43.the support which has been shown to him and his wife. This case has
:20:44. > :20:47.proved highly controversial. Alexander Blackman were described by
:20:48. > :20:56.his commanding officer is not a bad man, but a normal citizen, tainted
:20:57. > :20:59.only by the impact of war. Police in Northern Ireland are treating an
:21:00. > :21:04.incident last night in which shots were fired at police vehicles as
:21:05. > :21:07.attempted murder. Officers say they believe military grade weapons were
:21:08. > :21:12.used in the attack in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. No one was injured.
:21:13. > :21:14.There is a warning that the Chancellor's plans to reduce the
:21:15. > :21:19.deficit could mean further cuts to public services, according to the
:21:20. > :21:23.Institute for Fiscal Studies. It warns that borrowing remains high,
:21:24. > :21:28.and that policies like free school meals are not funded after 2015. But
:21:29. > :21:34.the Chancellor has defended his Autumn Statement, saying things are
:21:35. > :21:38.improving. The energy company E.ON says it will
:21:39. > :21:43.increase prices by 3.7% in January. It is the last of the big six to
:21:44. > :21:46.announce price rises, and it blames the increase on the costs of
:21:47. > :21:52.delivering energy and buying gas and electricity. In the last hour,
:21:53. > :21:56.England's footballers discovered who they will be playing in the opening
:21:57. > :22:04.group stages of the World Cup in Brazil. Our sports editor, David
:22:05. > :22:08.Bond, was watching the draw in the resort of Costa do Sauipe. What can
:22:09. > :22:12.you tell us? There has been lots of talk about Brazil's ability to stage
:22:13. > :22:15.an event of this magnitude. You only have to look at the draw to realise
:22:16. > :22:19.that this is on another level altogether. Today at least gave
:22:20. > :22:26.Brazil a chance to focus on the football. Welcome to the World Cup
:22:27. > :22:30.Brazilian style. Organisers have spent millions of pounds converting
:22:31. > :22:36.this tropical beach resort into the venue for today's final draw. Much
:22:37. > :22:39.of the talk in recent days has been of security, and construction
:22:40. > :22:43.delays. But as the great and good of the game arrived here today, there
:22:44. > :22:47.was at last a sense of excited anticipation. With the world
:22:48. > :22:52.watching, this was Brazil's chance to give a taster of what they hope
:22:53. > :22:58.will be a footballing carnival. As ever, no draw is complete without a
:22:59. > :23:02.touch of the absurd. The dancing over, it was time to get down to the
:23:03. > :23:07.real business. England manager Roy Hodgson not only wanted to avoid the
:23:08. > :23:12.big guns, he was also worried about travelling huge distances across
:23:13. > :23:17.this vast country. So, when 1966 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst
:23:18. > :23:23.pick England, it was inevitable that both would materialise. Not only
:23:24. > :23:31.Italy in the same group, but also Uruguay. As well as that, and
:23:32. > :23:40.opening game to be played in searing heat. You do not win football games
:23:41. > :23:43.on paper. You do not look at games and think, this one we will win,
:23:44. > :23:48.this one we will draw, this one we will lose. The damage and of the
:23:49. > :23:52.field are the same, and if you are well prepared, you have got a chance
:23:53. > :23:59.to win all three games, so I am not disappointed. On reflection, despite
:24:00. > :24:02.the lower expectations around the England team these days, there would
:24:03. > :24:08.be disappointment if they failed to qualify. Roy Hodgson's it fear
:24:09. > :24:13.coming into this draw was not necessarily who England might play,
:24:14. > :24:16.but where they might big fear. There will be a lot of focus on that
:24:17. > :24:22.opening game against Italy, up in the very hot temperatures of the
:24:23. > :24:26.Amazon. That game will be played at 9pm local time, two o'clock in the
:24:27. > :24:31.morning in Britain. After that, they will come further south, to colder
:24:32. > :24:38.climes, to play Uruguay in Sao Paulo, and then Costa Rica. It is
:24:39. > :24:45.not an easy draw, but I think Roy Hodgson might be quietly hopeful
:24:46. > :24:49.tonight. More now on our top story, and as South Africa and the world
:24:50. > :24:53.mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, we can now speak to our
:24:54. > :24:56.correspondent in Soweto, the township where Mr Mandela used to
:24:57. > :25:00.live, and which was at the heart of the struggle against apartheid. Give
:25:01. > :25:08.us a sense of the atmosphere there, and what it was like for you growing
:25:09. > :25:11.up there. Yes, indeed. This is a township in Soweto, literally just
:25:12. > :25:17.across the road from Mr Mandela's old home. The crowds have gathered
:25:18. > :25:24.here all day. They have come from all sides of Soweto, and they have
:25:25. > :25:29.been singing old liberation songs, a bit like a bit of nostalgia, because
:25:30. > :25:32.they have been singing songs about, please release Mandela, you know,
:25:33. > :25:37.when they were talking to the apartheid regime. There is another
:25:38. > :25:43.one which they sang so many times, Mandela, there is no one like you.
:25:44. > :25:45.So, South Africans tonight, here on the second night after the
:25:46. > :25:48.announcement of the death of Mr Mandela, are still celebrating the
:25:49. > :25:53.life of their liberator. Let's take a look at the weather
:25:54. > :26:04.now. Good evening. It has been a quieter
:26:05. > :26:16.day today, but it is bitterly cold in Scotland. We finally got rid of
:26:17. > :26:19.those wins into the near continent, and this is allowing this frontal
:26:20. > :26:28.system to move to the north-west. It will enhance that cloud. That is
:26:29. > :26:32.going to be responsible for bringing this light, patchy rain through the
:26:33. > :26:38.night. A cold nights to come in Scotland. But then we will have a
:26:39. > :26:50.bit more clout, and maybe some freezing rain for a time before the
:26:51. > :26:53.milder air comes in. -- cloud. That south-westerly wind will eventually
:26:54. > :26:56.drag the milder air further north, perhaps with the exception of the
:26:57. > :27:00.Northern Isles, but it looks as though we will keep quite a lot of
:27:01. > :27:05.cloud and some showers along that coast. By the middle of the
:27:06. > :27:08.afternoon, for Scotland, have some snow still across the Northern
:27:09. > :27:20.Ireland 's . but look at the difference in temperatures. --
:27:21. > :27:28.across the Northern Ireland 's. -- Northern Isles.
:27:29. > :27:33.That area of high pressure continues to build and dominate as we move
:27:34. > :27:40.through the weekend, allowing these weather fronts to skirt and across
:27:41. > :27:46.the top. But look at the difference again in the temperatures, the
:27:47. > :27:51.milder air is set to continue into next week. So, for the weekend, it
:27:52. > :27:55.looks like we can take a deep breath and relax.
:27:56. > :28:01.That is it from us. There is a special programme on the life of
:28:02. > :28:03.Nelson Mandela at nine o'clock on BBC this evening. We leave you for
:28:04. > :28:19.now with the man and his words. There is no easy road to freedom.
:28:20. > :28:24.None of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act
:28:25. > :28:33.together as a united people. Let there be justice for all. Let there
:28:34. > :28:46.be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water for all. For the body,
:28:47. > :28:56.the mind and the soul to be freed to fulfil themselves. Never, never, and
:28:57. > :29:08.never again, shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience
:29:09. > :29:10.the oppression of one by another. The sun shall never set on so
:29:11. > :29:11.glorious a human