:00:00. > :00:11.The Energy Regulator asks the Big Six energy firms why they
:00:12. > :00:14.haven't dropped their prices, after wholesale prices fall by nearly 40%.
:00:15. > :00:20.Ofgem calls on the companies to tell customers
:00:21. > :00:24.What they need to do is explain to customers, why haven't we seen
:00:25. > :00:32.retail prices fall. on the companies to tell customers
:00:33. > :00:36.We'll be looking at how the energy companies will respond and whether
:00:37. > :00:38.our bills will get any lower. Also tonight:
:00:39. > :00:41.The Prime Minister backs actively promoting British values in schools,
:00:42. > :00:43.as the BBC hears fresh concerns about another school.
:00:44. > :00:46.this time in Bradford. One in three adults are on the verge
:00:47. > :00:50.of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
:00:51. > :00:54.And, with just two days to go, is Brazil finally ready
:00:55. > :00:58.for the World Cup? On BBC London.
:00:59. > :01:01.City Hall approves the purchase of three water cannon
:01:02. > :01:03.for the Metropolitan Police. An investigation's launched
:01:04. > :01:21.after thieves target ticket machines with angle grinders and pick axes.
:01:22. > :01:25.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:26. > :01:29.The Energy Regulator has written to the Big Six electricity
:01:30. > :01:31.and gas suppliers asking why they haven't reduced their prices.
:01:32. > :01:35.Ofgem says they risk "undermining public confidence" if
:01:36. > :01:40.they fail to explain how the current drop in wholesale costs
:01:41. > :01:43.will affect what customers pay. According to one measure,
:01:44. > :01:46.wholesale gas prices are 38% lower than they were this time last year.
:01:47. > :01:49.That's the lowest level for four years.
:01:50. > :01:52.In a clear signal to the energy companies, Ofgem reminds
:01:53. > :01:55.them that customers can vote with their feet if they don't get
:01:56. > :01:57.an explanation of how that drop will affect their household bills.
:01:58. > :02:00.Our industry correspondent, John Moylan, has more.
:02:01. > :02:07.The cost of energy is a big part of our household bills. Now there is
:02:08. > :02:11.concerns that the Big Six suppliering have been making a
:02:12. > :02:16.windfall gain by not passing on falling gas and electricity prices
:02:17. > :02:20.to their customers. In a competitive market, that shouldn't happen. The
:02:21. > :02:24.Energy Regulator has now written to the Big Six demanding answers. What
:02:25. > :02:29.we have been seeing over the last six months is a sustained fall in
:02:30. > :02:34.energy prices, for both gas and electricity. What we haven't seen,
:02:35. > :02:37.what is of concern to me, is that correspondenting fall in retail
:02:38. > :02:42.prices to end consumers. The Ofgem say that is despite short-term
:02:43. > :02:45.spikes in recent years, day ahead wholesale gas prices have been
:02:46. > :02:49.stabled and have been falling since the end of yas year. Look what
:02:50. > :02:56.happened to our gas bills, they have continued to rise. Energy was top of
:02:57. > :03:00.the agenda at this conference in London today. Having cut green
:03:01. > :03:03.levies last year and reduced bills, the Energy Secretary today indicated
:03:04. > :03:08.that it was now time for the companies to act. The Big Six have
:03:09. > :03:13.announced that price freezes. I'm pleased about that. They may have to
:03:14. > :03:18.look again because otherwise they will lose consumers. Their customers
:03:19. > :03:22.will move if they don't review their pricing strategies over the next few
:03:23. > :03:26.months. Britain has a liberalised energy market, it is down to the
:03:27. > :03:30.firms to decide what they charge. The companies insist that other
:03:31. > :03:36.factors have been keeping prices high. Some fear they have been
:03:37. > :03:40.making bumper gains. With a it necessary to increase prices just
:03:41. > :03:44.before Christmas? I call on the industry to do something about
:03:45. > :03:47.reducing prices and reflect their wholesale fall. Some of the costs
:03:48. > :03:51.associated with energy do come from other things. Some of those other
:03:52. > :03:55.things and policy costs, for example, did go up. That was one of
:03:56. > :03:59.the reasons why there were changes to the bill not so very long ago. At
:04:00. > :04:03.the same time, the companies have all committed to taking money off
:04:04. > :04:07.the bill and that's been coming through over this year as well.
:04:08. > :04:11.Tonight, the biggest supplier, British Gas, said that as it buys
:04:12. > :04:16.its gas in advance it can't immediately respond when prices
:04:17. > :04:21.fall. It insists it's not increasing profits due to lower wholesale
:04:22. > :04:24.prices. The energy suppliers are already facing the prospect of a
:04:25. > :04:29.major competition investigation. That is likely to be confirmed in
:04:30. > :04:32.the coming weeks. This is a big intervention by the Energy
:04:33. > :04:33.Regulator. It will pile more pressure on the Big Six firms to
:04:34. > :04:42.act. Fiona. Thanks, John. John Moylan, has more.
:04:43. > :04:44.David Cameron has backed proposals to actively promote British values
:04:45. > :04:47.in England's schools, saying he believes they will get
:04:48. > :04:48."overwhelming" public support after Ofsted found yesterday that some
:04:49. > :04:53.schools in Birmingham had been influenced by
:04:54. > :04:54.hardline Islamic views, four of them face losing their national funding.
:04:55. > :04:59.From Birmingham, Alex Forsyth reports.
:05:00. > :05:05.While pupils in Birmingham focus on their summer exams, there is much
:05:06. > :05:10.focus on their schools. Five have now in special measures, after
:05:11. > :05:19.Ofsted some governors were trying to impose their ethos a narrow faith
:05:20. > :05:23.based ideology. One parent at this school told us his son raised
:05:24. > :05:26.concerns two years ago. He said, we have been segregated, told to sit at
:05:27. > :05:30.the front at the class. Girls are told to sit at the back of the
:05:31. > :05:34.class. Boys were told not to play with girls. That shouldn't happen.
:05:35. > :05:37.The school say it is doesn't separate boys and girls. Another
:05:38. > :05:42.parent said there is segregation, although it is something he
:05:43. > :05:47.supports. The schools really good. They keep the girls away from the
:05:48. > :05:53.boys, which is natural in our faith. And, is nothing wrong with that. As
:05:54. > :05:57.a result of Ofsted's concern over such practices, the academy trusts
:05:58. > :06:02.that run four schools could have their funding withdrawn. It means
:06:03. > :06:06.the schools face being taken over. The its further uncertainty for
:06:07. > :06:10.parents and pupils. In response to the concerns raised here in
:06:11. > :06:14.Birmingham, the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, said all schools must
:06:15. > :06:20.promote "British values" some see that as a criticism of schools which
:06:21. > :06:23.reflect the values of this, predominantly Muslim community. The
:06:24. > :06:28.Prime Minister, who is in Sweden with other EU leaders, says he
:06:29. > :06:32.thinks Mr Gove is right. I would say freedom, tolerance, respect for the
:06:33. > :06:35.rule of law, belief in personal and social responsibility and respect
:06:36. > :06:41.for British institutions. Those are the sorts of things I would hope
:06:42. > :06:47.would be inculcated into the Curran in any school in Britain. A member
:06:48. > :06:53.of the Parents Association at this school in special measures said it
:06:54. > :06:59.has these values. The acting Head prints out what his own assembly
:07:00. > :07:02.says in the Friday newsletter. And it's all about citizenship. About
:07:03. > :07:08.having good manners. Telling the truth, not tells lies. About being
:07:09. > :07:12.good British citizens. While there is anger from those who feel their
:07:13. > :07:15.schools have been unfairly targeted the condemnation of what happened
:07:16. > :07:19.here has prompted changes in inspection and governance for all
:07:20. > :07:24.schools. The impact will be felt much further than just within this
:07:25. > :07:28.city. Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Birmingham.
:07:29. > :07:30.Alex Forsyth reports. Beyond Birmingham,
:07:31. > :07:32.the BBC has uncovered fresh evidence of a possible Islamic agenda
:07:33. > :07:34.in a school in Bradford. Concerns were raised about,
:07:35. > :07:37.amongst other things, segregating girls and boys
:07:38. > :07:40.on school trips and at after school clubs at Carlton Bolling College.
:07:41. > :07:45.Our UK affairs correspondent, Jeremy Cooke, investigates.
:07:46. > :07:52.They are the children of multi-cultural Britain. Muslim
:07:53. > :07:56.pupils attending state schools which are obliged to have no specific
:07:57. > :08:00.religious character. After yesterday's report into schools in
:08:01. > :08:05.Birmingham, there is concern here over a possible Islamic agenda in
:08:06. > :08:11.the Bradford education system. There is a co-ordinated attempt by a small
:08:12. > :08:17.group of unrepresentative people whose views are not shared by most
:08:18. > :08:24.of the Muslim parents I talk to, to gain greater control of two
:08:25. > :08:32.governing bodies in Bradford and to advance their agenda. Carlton
:08:33. > :08:35.Bolling College is a school with an overwhelmingly Muslim intake. The
:08:36. > :08:39.BBC has seen the minutes of governor's meets which raise the
:08:40. > :08:44.question - is there an attempt to bring Islam into these classrooms?
:08:45. > :08:48.It was argued that a broad religious agenda met the spiritual needs of
:08:49. > :08:52.students may not be met. There were plans to segregate boys from girls
:08:53. > :08:58.in sex education classes after school sessions and on trips. Staff
:08:59. > :09:02.were encouraged to visit Park View School in Birmingham which was at
:09:03. > :09:06.the centre of the Trojan Horse investigation. Perhaps the key issue
:09:07. > :09:09.in Bradford is the extent to which governors can effectively take over
:09:10. > :09:13.schools. Take control from senior teaching staff in order to promote
:09:14. > :09:21.their own agenda, whatever that may be. The chair of the governors at
:09:22. > :09:25.Carlton Bolling College is Faisal Khan, an independent Bradford
:09:26. > :09:32.councillor formally of the Respect party. He insists his sole purpose
:09:33. > :09:38.is to improve academic standards. Laisterdyke School, in Bradford,
:09:39. > :09:45.Faisal Khan was a governor here it too. An Ofsted report criticised the
:09:46. > :09:49.governing body which was sacked en masse by the councillor. Governors
:09:50. > :09:54.were said to have become too involved in operational matters.
:09:55. > :09:57.Faisal Khan insists the governors were acting in the best interests of
:09:58. > :10:04.the schools and rejects claims of a Muslim takeover. Is there an Islamic
:10:05. > :10:11.agenda here? Definitely not. We have a school with 95% children, we make
:10:12. > :10:17.their needs, Halal food, prayer within school. Wearing the hijab?
:10:18. > :10:21.Covering your hair. We don't children, irrespective of their
:10:22. > :10:29.background, to compromise on their faith. If you had 10 non-Muslim kits
:10:30. > :10:34.kids in your school what is your thoughts? You meet their needs as
:10:35. > :10:40.well. They say they are ready to act quickly in cases where that
:10:41. > :10:45.relationship is cause for concern. Jeremy Cooke, BBC News, Bradford.
:10:46. > :10:48.Jeremy Cooke, investigates. 150,000 people are believed to have
:10:49. > :10:50.fled Iraq's second largest city Mosul after militants linked to
:10:51. > :10:52.Al-Qaeda seized control of government buildings.
:10:53. > :10:55.The army and the police are reported to have abandoned their posts.
:10:56. > :10:57.It follows days of fighting there and attacks on other towns.
:10:58. > :11:00.The Prime Minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, has asked parliament to declare
:11:01. > :11:06.a state of emergency. Paul Wood reports.
:11:07. > :11:13.After four days of this, the jihadis are now effectively in control of
:11:14. > :11:18.Iraq's second city, with two million people. ISIL fighters seized the
:11:19. > :11:25.government headquarters and the airport. They emptied the jails.
:11:26. > :11:29.1,000 prisoners escaped from one, it's said. The governor broadcast an
:11:30. > :11:34.appeal for the men of Mosul to resist the militants, then he fled.
:11:35. > :11:39.Police and soldiers abondon their posts too. Many refugees followed
:11:40. > :11:44.them. TRANSLATION: The army dissolved.
:11:45. > :11:51.They were terrified. They fled, so we left too.
:11:52. > :11:57.TRANSLATION: The commanders were the first to flee, leaving the soldiers
:11:58. > :12:01.alone. The commanders are to blame. TRANSLATION: All the people have
:12:02. > :12:05.fled. They have left their homes and many people are lying dead, on the
:12:06. > :12:14.streets. Will Iraq accept this? TRANSLATION: Iraq will not accept
:12:15. > :12:20.it. Nouri Al-Maliki asked parliament to declare a state of emergency "any
:12:21. > :12:24.citizen who volunteers to fight the militants will get weapons" he
:12:25. > :12:32.promises. Plumes of smoke hang over the city from abandoned and looted
:12:33. > :12:36.police stations. The Islamic state, I I will have fresh weapons, even if
:12:37. > :12:43.they lose Mosul now. If they do manage to remain here, it will be
:12:44. > :12:47.another step towards their goal of an Islamic (inaudible) straddling
:12:48. > :12:56.territory in both Iraq and Syria. Paul Wood, BBC News Beirut.
:12:57. > :12:59.Paul Wood reports. The Government has admitted that
:13:00. > :13:01.Royal pardons were secretly given to paramilitaries in return
:13:02. > :13:04.for information in Northern Ireland as far back as the 1980's.
:13:05. > :13:07.But in an interview - to be broadcast on tonight's File
:13:08. > :13:10.on 4 on Radio 4 - the current Northern Ireland Secretary says
:13:11. > :13:12.details of who received them should not be published because it could
:13:13. > :13:13.put them in danger. Our Ireland correspondent,
:13:14. > :13:16.Chris Buckler, has the details. In cemeteries across Northern
:13:17. > :13:21.Ireland, there are headstones that remember the murdered. Loved ones,
:13:22. > :13:25.killed in acts of terrorism. Killings in many case that is have
:13:26. > :13:30.never led to convictions. Lexie Cummings was shot dead by the IRA as
:13:31. > :13:35.he left work. There was a lot of evidence... However, his family
:13:36. > :13:39.learnt, during a review of the case, that the main suspect had been given
:13:40. > :13:44.a so-called "on-the-run letter" a document that assured him he was no
:13:45. > :13:52.longer wanted by police in the UK. It's so wrong. It beggars belief. I
:13:53. > :13:56.can't understand why a government would do this to people. To the
:13:57. > :14:00.innocent victims. The on-the-run scheme was made public when a letter
:14:01. > :14:04.sent in error stopped John Downey from being prosecuted in connection
:14:05. > :14:10.with the murders of four soldiers. He was the main suspect in the Hyde
:14:11. > :14:14.Park bombing, although he always denied involvement in the notorious
:14:15. > :14:16.attack. The letters are the focus of a judge-led inquiry and this, an
:14:17. > :14:20.investigation by the House of Commons committee into the scheme.
:14:21. > :14:26.It was taking evidence at Stormont today. To deal with some OTR cases
:14:27. > :14:31.the Government used Royal perking are tifs of mercies, they are more
:14:32. > :14:35.commonly referred to as Royal pardons. The record for pardons
:14:36. > :14:38.granted in Northern Ireland during the decade leading up to the Good
:14:39. > :14:43.Friday agreement are missing. The Government has admitted that Royal
:14:44. > :14:47.pardons were used in some terrorism-related cases as par far
:14:48. > :14:55.back as the 1980s. There were some, yes. People will be shocked at that,
:14:56. > :15:01.aren't they? Well, as I say, it was used in a very... In relation, for
:15:02. > :15:05.example, to cases were people might be released early on compassionate
:15:06. > :15:10.grounds. Perhaps if they had terminal illnesses. It was also used
:15:11. > :15:13.in some instances, I understand, in exchange for information provided to
:15:14. > :15:18.assist the authorities in prosecuting other people. Again, to
:15:19. > :15:24.shortened sentences. Sombre Reeved and injured during years of violence
:15:25. > :15:27.want the names of those pardoned to be made public. The Government
:15:28. > :15:30.argues that could put people in danger in a place where the past
:15:31. > :15:42.still causes hurt. You can hear more on that story
:15:43. > :15:45.on File on 4 tonight at 8.00pm on BBC Radio 4.
:15:46. > :15:47.Our top story this evening. The Energy Regulator, Ofgem,
:15:48. > :15:50.asks the Big Six energy firms why they haven't dropped their prices.
:15:51. > :15:52.Still to come, how new fines could mean you would pay ?10,000
:15:53. > :16:02.for speeding on the motorway. Later on BBC London, calls for
:16:03. > :16:05.Londoners to be consulted more fully on the capital's new skyscrapers.
:16:06. > :16:08.More than 200 are in the pipeline. And a game of two halves.
:16:09. > :16:17.We meet the brewer who was there in '66 and has been cultivating
:16:18. > :16:22.the yeast ever since. More than a third of adults
:16:23. > :16:24.in England are on the verge of developing type 2 diabetes,
:16:25. > :16:27.raising concerns about an unsustainable burden on the
:16:28. > :16:29.NHS, according to research published in the British Medical Journal.
:16:30. > :16:32.The number of adults in England with what's termed
:16:33. > :16:36."pre-diabetes" has risen rapidly by almost 24% between 2003 and 2011.
:16:37. > :16:40.It's estimated the NHS spends 10% of its budget already
:16:41. > :16:46.on treating diabetes and diabetes complications such as heart disease,
:16:47. > :16:47.stroke, amputation and blindness. Our health correspondent
:16:48. > :16:58.Dominic Hughes reports. Many of the people at this gym have
:16:59. > :17:02.been referred here by their GP because of health problems,
:17:03. > :17:06.including some who are prediabetic and at risk of developing type 2
:17:07. > :17:10.diabetes, which is linked to being overweight. Regular exercise and a
:17:11. > :17:13.good diet can help. These gym users are feeling the benefits. You feel
:17:14. > :17:16.fitter and you can, are feeling the benefits. You feel
:17:17. > :17:25.fitter like, get up easier. It is hard. Just having to go on a diet
:17:26. > :17:29.and do this. It is beneficial psyche doing it. Type 2 diabetes develops
:17:30. > :17:32.when the body fails to produce enough insulin and Dick increases
:17:33. > :17:41.the risk of heart attack or stroke, amputation, kidney and nerve damage.
:17:42. > :17:45.-- and it increases. This lady was prediabetic so she made some
:17:46. > :17:50.changes. I had to generally be more healthy. I had seen diabetes in my
:17:51. > :17:54.family with my brother, my father, and I really did not want that in my
:17:55. > :17:59.life, so I wanted to stop that happening. This matters because
:18:00. > :18:03.nearly 3 million people in the UK have already been diagnosed with
:18:04. > :18:07.type 2 diabetes, which can have a serious impact on your health. Of
:18:08. > :18:11.those who are prediabetic, as many as one in ten may go on to develop
:18:12. > :18:18.the condition. Yet researchers say 80% of all those cases of type 2
:18:19. > :18:21.diabetes are entirely avoidable. And the charity diabetes UK says those
:18:22. > :18:28.at risk can do something about it, as long as they know. Lose a bit of
:18:29. > :18:32.weight, eat a healthy diet, take more activity. They can then back
:18:33. > :18:37.themselves of the risk but they need to know they are at risk at first so
:18:38. > :18:42.they need a risk assessment from their GP. Exercise and diet - the
:18:43. > :18:47.prescription is simple. Putting it into practice is something else and
:18:48. > :18:50.today's study makes clear the huge costs associated with treating type
:18:51. > :18:53.2 diabetes for the NHS means there may be little choice.
:18:54. > :18:55.Dominic Hughes reports. The UK's largest supermarket is
:18:56. > :18:58.about to launch its first current account in
:18:59. > :19:00.a bid to challenge the big banks. Until now, Tesco has provided
:19:01. > :19:03.savings accounts only. Around three quarters of current
:19:04. > :19:05.accounts in the UK are with the so-called "big four" banks.
:19:06. > :19:10.Here's our business editor, Kamal Ahmed.
:19:11. > :19:17.In banking, the olden days were not necessarily the golden days. I was
:19:18. > :19:22.only too pleased to go over and arrange for him to open his first
:19:23. > :19:27.account... Today, Tesco attempted to break up the domination of
:19:28. > :19:31.Britain's traditional banks when it announced its first current account.
:19:32. > :19:35.Traditionally offered to its 16 million Clubcard members, it could
:19:36. > :19:41.make an impact on the big six in the UK. The bank's executive said it was
:19:42. > :19:46.time to shake things up. Customers tell us they are very fed up with
:19:47. > :19:52.the smoke and mirrors and the need to pay attention to small print.
:19:53. > :19:56.Tesco will charge ?5 a month for the account unless holders deposit at
:19:57. > :20:02.least ?750 a month. That has brought criticism, as those on low incomes
:20:03. > :20:07.could be excluded. The state pension is ?113 a week, yet you need ?750 a
:20:08. > :20:11.month to open an account, so I can not understand why Tesco is seeking
:20:12. > :20:16.to exclude a significant number of older customers. Tesco says other
:20:17. > :20:18.types of account may follow. Consumer groups welcomed the frank
:20:19. > :20:26.that the bank had been clear on fees. -- the fact. Tesco bank wants
:20:27. > :20:30.to take the fight to the traditional lenders, like Lloyds, RBS and
:20:31. > :20:34.Barclays. They control the vast majority of banking in the UK, a
:20:35. > :20:38.situation the government by grocers is not healthy. Advocates of change
:20:39. > :20:46.they will challenge for banks means better competition and better deals
:20:47. > :20:55.for consumers. -- the Government says is not healthy.
:20:56. > :21:04.Compare all of this to the new challenger, Metro bank. It has a
:21:05. > :21:08.tiny share. Competition is notoriously weak, still dominated by
:21:09. > :21:11.a handful of players. This is a serious challenge from Tesco but it
:21:12. > :21:15.is not the earthquake in retail banking customers desperately need.
:21:16. > :21:19.Tesco believes the more people who bank with it, the more people will
:21:20. > :21:23.shop with it. With struggling retail sales, it is hoping the new current
:21:24. > :21:26.account will provide the list the retailer so urgently needs. -- the
:21:27. > :21:30.lift. Maximum fines imposed
:21:31. > :21:33.by magistrates in England and Wales could rise dramatically in an effort
:21:34. > :21:35.to crack down on offenders. Under new proposals,
:21:36. > :21:39.the highest penalty, for offences including speeding on a motorway,
:21:40. > :21:41.would go from ?2,500 to ?10,000. And there'd be no limit on fines
:21:42. > :21:46.for drink-driving, as Judith Moritz reports.
:21:47. > :21:52.With you caught speeding, acting drunk and disorderly or fail to pay
:21:53. > :21:56.your licence, you may have to appear before magistrates. -- whether you
:21:57. > :22:01.are caught. They have the power to impose fines for everything and now
:22:02. > :22:04.those penalties are set to increase. At the moment, if you are convicted
:22:05. > :22:10.of speeding on a motorway, you can be fined up to ?2500. But under the
:22:11. > :22:14.changes, if you are found guilty of the same offence, you could find
:22:15. > :22:21.yourself having to pay four times as much. The new fines are split into
:22:22. > :22:26.levels. Minor offences like causing criminal damage whilst drunk could
:22:27. > :22:31.attract a fine of up to ?800. Up to ?2000 could be the fined for driving
:22:32. > :22:35.a motorcycle without a helmet. Irregular school attendance could
:22:36. > :22:39.cost parents up to ?4000. And speeding on a motorway may result in
:22:40. > :22:43.a fine of up to ?10,000. And for the first time, and limited fines may
:22:44. > :22:48.also be imposed. At Manchester Magistrates Court today, the plan of
:22:49. > :22:55.changes has met with a mixed response. How much have you been
:22:56. > :23:01.fined? Just over a grand. It was driving offences. So if that fine
:23:02. > :23:05.was to increase by, potentially, up to four times as much, what would
:23:06. > :23:10.you make of that? Erm... Not good, obviously, but it would be my own
:23:11. > :23:17.fault for doing what I did to get the finding the first place. I have
:23:18. > :23:21.just been fined ?745 for not providing information. If that was
:23:22. > :23:27.to go up even further in future, what would you think? Diabolical.
:23:28. > :23:31.The magistrates has said not everybody would automatically pay
:23:32. > :23:35.the higher fines because they are means tested. It is ridiculous
:23:36. > :23:39.trying to find somebody ?5,000 when they are on benefits. You won't get
:23:40. > :23:44.it and they won't be able to pay and actually what is happening is you
:23:45. > :23:46.are setting them up to fail. The changes are still going through
:23:47. > :23:49.Parliament so it is not yet known when they will be introduced.
:23:50. > :23:52.as Judith Moritz reports. European football leaders have told
:23:53. > :23:55.the FIFA President Sepp Blatter he should step down next year.
:23:56. > :23:58.At a meeting with UEFA delegates, Mr Blatter was told that
:23:59. > :24:04.the public link FIFA with corruption and bribery.
:24:05. > :24:15.Our correspondent is in Rio. This follows allegations around 2022?
:24:16. > :24:21.Guess. FIFA Congress begins to night and there was a meeting between them
:24:22. > :24:26.and UEFA. -- yes. Separatist Rhine to stand for a fifth term in office.
:24:27. > :24:34.We had today the meeting today was very feisty. -- set latter is
:24:35. > :24:39.intending to stand. The reputation with the public was said to be so
:24:40. > :24:44.low it could only improve if he left. He was addressed directly
:24:45. > :24:53.saying he damaged the image of football. They said their only
:24:54. > :24:57.option was not to back him for that fifth term in office. Thank you.
:24:58. > :25:01.and bribery. With just two days to go before
:25:02. > :25:03.the opening match of the World Cup in Brazil, workers are frantically
:25:04. > :25:05.trying to complete preparations. There've been question marks over
:25:06. > :25:07.whether all the stadiums will be ready, whether
:25:08. > :25:10.the transport system will cope and whether Brazilians are in the
:25:11. > :25:11.mood to embrace the competition. From Rio,
:25:12. > :25:17.Wyre Davies has sent this report. It has taken some time but the green
:25:18. > :25:20.and gold is out... And there are smiles on faces, as Brazilians start
:25:21. > :25:31.to show some pride in their World Cup. My Brazil is strong. It is
:25:32. > :25:37.ours, they say. Sneaking a peek at some Sao Paulo's new stadium. This
:25:38. > :25:42.was one of six stadiums to be delivered late. Construction work
:25:43. > :25:50.and safety testing on temporary stands all happening in the last few
:25:51. > :25:56.days. Safety concerns and overspends litter arguments between Brazil and
:25:57. > :26:07.FIFA in the venue for England's first match. We are not responsible
:26:08. > :26:10.for the country but we are responsible for the financial
:26:11. > :26:14.support we bring to a country and then I can be clear there is no
:26:15. > :26:17.corruption. But hundreds of thousands of Brazilians are
:26:18. > :26:22.indignant at the billions being spent on the World Cup. On the
:26:23. > :26:25.streets protesting for the last year, they say they will disrupt the
:26:26. > :26:30.toilet -- the tournament itself, despite the government threat to use
:26:31. > :26:39.force. There are struggles in the World Cup, before the World Cup and
:26:40. > :26:44.after the World Cup. The World Cup in Brazil is for FIFA, not Brazil.
:26:45. > :26:48.This has been a really bad year and a half or Brazil. Not the kind of
:26:49. > :26:51.images they want the world to see. Even now here in Rio, they are still
:26:52. > :26:55.building critical structures for fans. Will they be ready for the
:26:56. > :27:02.World Cup? Probably yes, but only just, and a lot is being left to
:27:03. > :27:05.chance. Fans from England and across the globe are descending on Rio.
:27:06. > :27:11.They know what this country can deliver. Partying and beaches aside,
:27:12. > :27:13.this is a huge challenge for Brazil, however, and the world be will be
:27:14. > :27:18.watching. Wyre Davies has sent this report.
:27:19. > :27:24.Time for a look at the weather. Here's Nick Miller.
:27:25. > :27:29.For those suffering downpours today, drier days to come but still some
:27:30. > :27:32.thunderstorms this evening moving across northern England with some in
:27:33. > :27:36.northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north coast of Devon and
:27:37. > :27:39.Somerset. Showers will continue to the northern west of the UK and well
:27:40. > :27:44.into the night, but the heaviest ones will ease. Gorgeous weather
:27:45. > :27:51.over southern England and eastern England. Most will start dry
:27:52. > :27:59.tomorrow and stay that way through the day. Deeper into the day, hardly
:28:00. > :28:02.any showers, just a few dotted around the northern part and nowhere
:28:03. > :28:05.near as heavy as they have been. You will be unlucky if you catch one
:28:06. > :28:10.because they are far fewer than they have been. For much of England and
:28:11. > :28:13.Wales, staying dry. If you start with some sunshine, expectant crowd
:28:14. > :28:21.to build but still sunny spells. If you stop with cloud that will break.
:28:22. > :28:25.-- expect some cloud. Some places hitting 23 or 24. For the
:28:26. > :28:30.pre-Wimbledon tennis tournaments, in good shape. Not just tomorrow but
:28:31. > :28:34.for the rest of the week. On Thursday, England and Wales will see
:28:35. > :28:37.the best of the sunshine. A bit more cloud around for Scotland and
:28:38. > :28:41.Northern Ireland but western Scotland seeing some rain at times.
:28:42. > :28:46.In the sunshine in south-east England, temperatures heading up a
:28:47. > :28:54.bit more into the mid-20s, and by Friday, one still. At this stage,
:28:55. > :28:55.the cloud and a few showers affecting Scotland on Friday. --
:28:56. > :28:57.warmer still.