:00:08. > :00:12.Banned for eight years - the two most powerful figures
:00:13. > :00:15.For Fifa president Sepp Blatter, it's a dramatic fall from grace,
:00:16. > :00:19.Suspended eight years, but I will fight.
:00:20. > :00:28.I will fight for me and I will fight for Fifa.
:00:29. > :00:30.Michel Platini - a Fifa vice president -
:00:31. > :00:35.Also tonight: Murdered in a vigilante attack -
:00:36. > :00:37.a police officer is convicted of misconduct after failing
:00:38. > :00:43.to take his calls for help seriously.
:00:44. > :00:45.Further evidence of deaths in the NHS that weren't
:00:46. > :00:50.investigated, as more families come forward to call for action.
:00:51. > :00:50.A sharp rise in the number of children being educated at home -
:00:51. > :00:53.we look at why more are being kept out of the classroom.
:00:54. > :00:56.And we hear from the eight-year-old with cerebral palsy who completed
:00:57. > :00:58.a triathlon and then stole the show at the BBC's
:00:59. > :01:07.The controversial ?800 million power line running
:01:08. > :01:08.down the spine of Scotland comes on stream.
:01:09. > :01:14.And the call for fixed-odds betting machines like these to be
:01:15. > :01:39.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:40. > :01:39.The two most powerful men in world football have been banned from any
:01:40. > :01:41.involvement in the game for eight years.
:01:42. > :01:55.The Fifa President, Sepp Blatter, and a Fifa vice president
:01:56. > :01:58.were both found guilty of ethics code breaches surrounding
:01:59. > :02:02.Both men continue to deny wrongdoing and say they'll appeal.
:02:03. > :02:04.From Zurich our sports editor Dan Roan sent this report,
:02:05. > :02:11.The game was up, his downfall complete.
:02:12. > :02:12.Just minutes after being kicked out of football in disgrace,
:02:13. > :02:14.a visibly aged and dishevelled Sepp Blatter arrived at Fifa's
:02:15. > :02:25.Wearing a plaster on his face following a minor operation,
:02:26. > :02:28.recent events appear to have caught up with the former president,
:02:29. > :02:40.but anyone hoping for some contrition should have known better.
:02:41. > :02:43.I am sorry that I am still somewhere a punching ball,
:02:44. > :02:48.but I'm sorry that I am as president of Fifa this punching ball,
:02:49. > :02:57.I'm sorry, but I'm also sorry about me, how I'm treated
:02:58. > :03:03.He vowed to appeal and said he is prepared to take his case
:03:04. > :03:05.to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
:03:06. > :03:13.Suspended eight years, but I will fight.
:03:14. > :03:20.I will fight for me and I will fight for Fifa.
:03:21. > :03:23.Also banned today was Michel Platini, the man who'd been
:03:24. > :03:32.In September Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation over
:03:33. > :03:37.an alleged disloyal payment of ?1.3 million between the two men in 2011.
:03:38. > :03:41.Platini said it was for work he had performed as an adviser to Fifa nine
:03:42. > :03:44.years earlier, but with no written contract the two most powerful men
:03:45. > :03:46.in football were suspended and today Fifa banished them both
:03:47. > :03:59.I am a man of principles and these principles are,
:04:00. > :04:02.and still go on, that never take money have not earned.
:04:03. > :04:08.But now they are telling me that I tried - I tried -
:04:09. > :04:19.to buy, through Michel Platini, votes for the 2011 elections. No.
:04:20. > :04:27.Blatter has ridden out countless controversies but in May Fifa was
:04:28. > :04:31.plunged into crisis. A host of senior Fifa officials were arrested
:04:32. > :04:35.after decades of systematic alleged corruption. Despite that he was
:04:36. > :04:39.re-elected for a fifth term but under pressure announced he would
:04:40. > :04:48.step down next year. European football chief Platini seemed set to
:04:49. > :04:51.take advantage but now about -- both are gone. The game hasn't been
:04:52. > :04:53.affected by that because it's too powerful to be affected by certain
:04:54. > :04:59.individuals, but what has been affected is the fact that people are
:05:00. > :05:02.talking about the corruption and about the football and about the
:05:03. > :05:09.game in the same sentence. The sport is now desperate to move on, with a
:05:10. > :05:12.replacement for Blatter set to be elected in February but he remains
:05:13. > :05:16.as defiant as ever. I am still the president, even suspended I am the
:05:17. > :05:22.president. The president must be relieved of his duties, otherwise
:05:23. > :05:26.you cannot elect another president. I'm not ashamed. I regret but I am
:05:27. > :05:32.not ashamed. I am ashamed if you go in depth what has been presented and
:05:33. > :05:37.how this has been done. It would appear football has not seen the end
:05:38. > :05:41.of Blatter yet. I will be back. And that is the problem for the sport,
:05:42. > :05:53.he may have been shown the door but his reign will continue to cast a
:05:54. > :05:54.shadow. Our correspondent is outside Fifa headquarters. What now for
:05:55. > :05:59.Fifa? There is no doubt Sepp Blatter had come to define the culture of
:06:00. > :06:04.corruption that had taken grip here at Fifa over recent years. He has
:06:05. > :06:08.presided over so many controversies and scandals it has become almost
:06:09. > :06:12.impossible to imagine the governing body without him. Many in football
:06:13. > :06:17.will be relieved tonight to finally see the back of him, they will see
:06:18. > :06:23.it as an opportunity for the game to move on. Fifa planned new elections
:06:24. > :06:28.in February, the new leader will drive down the road behind me and
:06:29. > :06:33.tried to restore trust. There's new measures, new reforms planned to be
:06:34. > :06:36.implemented. The problem is those criminal investigations both in the
:06:37. > :06:41.States and in Switzerland will continue. With lawyers effectively
:06:42. > :06:48.in charge of the day-to-day running of Fifa, many believe that with so
:06:49. > :06:50.many former leaders now banned or indicted, the time has come for this
:06:51. > :06:54.organisation to be wound down for the Swiss government to take it into
:06:55. > :07:03.receivership, and a new body to replace it. Sepp Blatter may be
:07:04. > :07:05.gone, but the crisis in football certainly isn't. Thank you.
:07:06. > :07:08.A police officer and a community support officer have been convicted
:07:09. > :07:14.of misconduct after a disabled man was murdered by his neighbour
:07:15. > :07:14.in what was described as a vigilante attack.
:07:15. > :07:14.44-year-old Bijan Ebrahimi was murdered in Bristol two years
:07:15. > :07:16.ago, amid false claims he was a paedophile.
:07:17. > :07:19.He'd repeatedly called police for help but was seen as a nuisance.
:07:20. > :07:36.Disabled, depressed and vulnerable. The court heard that Bijan Ebrahimi
:07:37. > :07:40.was failed by police. In the summer of 2013, a neighbour, Lee James,
:07:41. > :07:47.entered his home and wrongly accused him of being a paedophile. Bijan
:07:48. > :07:54.Ebrahimi filmed his threats and dialled 999, officers attended the
:07:55. > :07:59.scene. Over the next couple of days he repeatedly dialled 101, saying he
:08:00. > :08:05.was scared at asking for his local beat manager, PC Kevin Duffy, to
:08:06. > :08:08.visit. This was his reaction. I have no intention of taking any calls
:08:09. > :08:25.from Bijan Ebrahimi. Today, a jury found PC Duffy guilty
:08:26. > :08:31.of misconduct in a public office. He will be sentenced in the New Year.
:08:32. > :08:37.Police community support officer Andrew Passmore was also found
:08:38. > :08:41.guilty of misconduct. The jury was told he had made false claims to an
:08:42. > :08:48.investigation about patrolling the area where Bijan Ebrahimi lived. The
:08:49. > :08:52.court heard that the 44-year-old, who was born in Iran, would often
:08:53. > :08:57.call police and the prosecution claimed he was seen as a pest and a
:08:58. > :09:04.nuisance. After the altercation with Lee James, it was name himself --
:09:05. > :09:10.Bijan Ebrahimi himself who was arrested. PC Harris admitted her
:09:11. > :09:16.behaviour had been unprofessional but today's DC Harris was found not
:09:17. > :09:22.guilty of misconduct. Her colleague, PC winter was also cleared by the
:09:23. > :09:26.jury. Bijan Ebrahimi's sisters say the evidence they have seen and
:09:27. > :09:30.heard during the five-week trial has been heartbreaking. They basically
:09:31. > :09:39.didn't take any notice of him, they dismissed him and let him down and
:09:40. > :09:45.we are so angry and upset. It is unimaginably painful to hear and see
:09:46. > :09:50.how the police officers dealt with him in the days he really needed
:09:51. > :09:54.them. They ignored his cries for help. It is two and a half years
:09:55. > :09:59.since Bijan Ebrahimi was kicked to death by a neighbour and his body
:10:00. > :10:07.set on fire. Next year there will be more questions about the way police
:10:08. > :10:08.handled his case. We understand that at least 18
:10:09. > :10:13.police officers and other staff face internal disciplinary hearings in
:10:14. > :10:18.the New Year. Bijan Ebrahimi's family said tonight they understand
:10:19. > :10:22.some of those will involve investigating allegations of racism.
:10:23. > :10:31.Avon and Somerset police say they cannot comment on that, they have
:10:32. > :10:34.got to go through the full legal process, in the meantime PC Duffy
:10:35. > :10:39.and PC Passmore will be in the dock at the Crown Court in the New Year
:10:40. > :10:40.to be sentenced. Thank you.
:10:41. > :10:40.More evidence is emerging of failures to investigate
:10:41. > :10:43.Last week the government ordered a review of how investigations
:10:44. > :10:45.are handled after sharp criticism of one of the biggest mental health
:10:46. > :10:49.Now, more families are coming forward to voice their concern.
:10:50. > :11:00.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Michael Buchanan reports.
:11:01. > :11:10.It was beautiful, amazing, compassionate... Thomas was a son
:11:11. > :11:13.and brother who happen to have Down's syndrome and autism. He loved
:11:14. > :11:16.his music, his tomato ketchup, sausage and chips. He just wanted
:11:17. > :11:21.the simple things in life, he wanted his family and he wanted to be
:11:22. > :11:28.happy. As Thomas aged however, he was taken into care, where one carer
:11:29. > :11:31.physically abused him and his parents raised many other complaints
:11:32. > :11:35.about his treatment. In February he contracted pneumonia and died aged
:11:36. > :11:42.20, no investigation has taken place into his death. It just feels like
:11:43. > :11:47.Thomas was ignored and dismissed, especially in the last four years of
:11:48. > :11:52.his life. They carried on doing that, even though it was blatantly
:11:53. > :11:56.obvious the care he received was not good enough. For them not to
:11:57. > :12:00.investigate is unbelievable. The family have been told there is no
:12:01. > :12:04.medical evidence to suggest Thomas died of anything other than natural
:12:05. > :12:09.causes, and therefore there won't be an investigation into his death, but
:12:10. > :12:16.they are not alone it seems in trying to get the NHS to take their
:12:17. > :12:18.concerns seriously. Figures from two thirds of mental health trusts
:12:19. > :12:22.suggest that of the nearly 1500 deaths of learning disability in
:12:23. > :12:26.patients over the last four years, just over 200 up being investigated.
:12:27. > :12:34.Data from a smaller sample indicates that of the 276 deaths classed as
:12:35. > :12:38.expected, just 100 were investigated. In something happens
:12:39. > :12:43.in one part of the NHS, it may be equally applicable to another part,
:12:44. > :12:48.so something in the south-west may be equally applicable in Cumbria. If
:12:49. > :12:53.there is no systematic collection of that information, there's no way
:12:54. > :12:56.other health care providers can learn and improve. NHS England say
:12:57. > :13:00.they have commissioned a study looking at all deaths of people with
:13:01. > :13:05.learning disabilities. For families who have already lost loved ones,
:13:06. > :13:13.the fear is what others may be going through. What happened to Thomas was
:13:14. > :13:18.horrendous. What could be happening to vulnerable people out there who
:13:19. > :13:19.don't have that family fighting for them, it doesn't bear thinking
:13:20. > :13:26.about. The killing of minorities
:13:27. > :13:27.by so-called Islamic State should be recognised as genocide,
:13:28. > :13:27.that's according to more than 60 politicians who've written
:13:28. > :13:33.to the Prime Minister. They're urging David Cameron
:13:34. > :13:36.to use his influence to reach Here's our religious affairs
:13:37. > :13:46.correspondent Caroline Wyatt. August 2014 and a biblical exodus
:13:47. > :13:55.began. Iraq's religious minorities tried to escape the onslaught by
:13:56. > :14:01.Islamic State fighters. The Yazidis were forced to convert to Islam. The
:14:02. > :14:05.Christians had already been driven out of their ancient homeland. Today
:14:06. > :14:10.a group of peers and MPs wrote to David Cameron, among them the former
:14:11. > :14:15.head of MI5, Lord Evans, asking him to put pressure on the UN to
:14:16. > :14:19.describe as genocide what's happening to religious minorities
:14:20. > :14:24.there. I feel strongly about this because what's been happening in
:14:25. > :14:30.Iraq and Syria is in my view genocide. Islamic State or Daesh has
:14:31. > :14:39.been persecuting the Christian minority as well as the Yazidis
:14:40. > :14:43.through sexual enslavement and demolition of religious buildings
:14:44. > :14:48.and the desecration of cemeteries. This is continuing on a systematic
:14:49. > :14:52.and deliberate basis. The UK Government has a policy of not
:14:53. > :14:57.determining genocide, preferring to leave that up to international
:14:58. > :15:02.bodies. But those who want the term to be used to say it is vital to
:15:03. > :15:05.send a strong message to the Islamic State group that ultimately it will
:15:06. > :15:12.have to face justice for the atrocities it has carried out. That
:15:13. > :15:15.is something that this man and his family desperately want as they
:15:16. > :15:23.prepare for Christmas as refugees in Jordan. They are Iraqi Christians
:15:24. > :15:25.driven out of their home by Islamic State fighters. They want not just
:15:26. > :15:30.to return home but to know that one day those who killed, maimed and
:15:31. > :15:36.tortured so many will face justice and the charge of trying to
:15:37. > :15:44.exterminate Christians, Yazidis and others from Iraq and Syria.
:15:45. > :15:47.Our top story this evening: Sepp Blatter has been banned from all
:15:48. > :15:54.football related activity for eight years.
:15:55. > :15:57.Still to come, I will be reporting from Carlisle, where Prince Charles
:15:58. > :16:05.has visited today to see the damage caused by the flooding for himself.
:16:06. > :16:08.On reporting Scotland, 5 million people ride on Edinburgh's trams in
:16:09. > :16:14.one year, more than expected but not yet enough to make a profit. Andy
:16:15. > :16:16.Murray becomes the first Scot to win the BBC's sports personality award
:16:17. > :16:22.twice. With Christmas fast approaching most
:16:23. > :16:25.children have broken up from school and are looking forward
:16:26. > :16:28.to their winter break. But the latest figures suggest
:16:29. > :16:30.an increasing number of children in the UK aren't actually
:16:31. > :16:32.going to school - instead In the last six years
:16:33. > :16:40.the numbers have risen by 65% - according to almost
:16:41. > :16:41.200 local authorities. There's no legal obligation
:16:42. > :16:44.to send your children to school, although parents have to provide
:16:45. > :16:48.a "suitable education" at home. Our Education Editor Branwen
:16:49. > :16:50.Jeffreys has been talking Christie Lowe's ambition is to be
:16:51. > :17:02.a professional photographer. A talent her parents encouraged
:17:03. > :17:02.when she was home educated. Christie struggled at school
:17:03. > :17:04.and studied at home So my mum has been able
:17:05. > :17:13.to cater my learning around Because every child learns
:17:14. > :17:16.in different ways. So she has been able to suit that
:17:17. > :17:19.to my learning style. And yeah, allow me to pursue
:17:20. > :17:22.the things I'm really Christie's experience seems to be
:17:23. > :17:26.shared by a growing number Councils are recording more
:17:27. > :17:32.children as home educated. Among the reasons given,
:17:33. > :17:34.difficulties with schooling, not getting a place,
:17:35. > :17:39.bullying, or special needs. Not enough to make most people step
:17:40. > :17:43.out of the school system. Christie's parents were able
:17:44. > :17:50.to afford for her mum to be at home. A small number of state schools work
:17:51. > :17:55.with home-educated children. Jay spends some of his week
:17:56. > :17:59.in lessons at school and some days studying at home with
:18:00. > :18:01.his big sister, Maya. For them this flexi schooling
:18:02. > :18:05.is all just learning. We particularly like
:18:06. > :18:09.doing arty things. Filming the school puppet show,
:18:10. > :18:33.working with home educating families has given this small
:18:34. > :18:33.Norfolk school a new Unlike many rural schools,
:18:34. > :18:41.they are oversubscribed. Good at problem solving,
:18:42. > :18:49.excellent at communication. Having broader experiences then may
:18:50. > :18:52.be the norm in a small area Learning at home can be
:18:53. > :19:06.much less structured, which allows children
:19:07. > :19:07.to follow their own interests. And in turn, that can make them very
:19:08. > :19:09.independent learners. Maya and Jay's parent hope that
:19:10. > :19:15.will stand them in good stead. Things like a job
:19:16. > :19:17.for life has changed. People might have more
:19:18. > :19:24.than one career that they do I think the need to be
:19:25. > :19:25.flexible is really important Educating children at home
:19:26. > :19:30.clearly works for some, but the vast majority still prefer
:19:31. > :19:41.to leave education to school. BBC Sport has pulled out
:19:42. > :19:45.of its contract to show Formula 1 racing - three years
:19:46. > :19:51.early - to save money. The corporation said its financial
:19:52. > :19:55.position meant some tough Our media correspondent
:19:56. > :20:06.David Sillito is here. Is this a taste of things to come?
:20:07. > :20:15.In a word, yes. It is not entirely unexpected. A few weeks ago the BBC
:20:16. > :20:19.announced ?35 million has been cut from the sport budget. Six Nations
:20:20. > :20:24.is now being shared. For viewers it remains free to air on Channel 4,
:20:25. > :20:28.there won't be any adverts so not much of a change but a real sign of
:20:29. > :20:32.how difficult it will be for the BBC in the years to come. Sports rights
:20:33. > :20:39.continue to get more and more expensive. This is part of ?150
:20:40. > :20:42.million worth of cuts for the BBC. More have got to be made in the
:20:43. > :20:49.months to come. Thank you. Our correspondent Danny Savage
:20:50. > :20:52.is in Carlisle now. Two weeks after thousands of homes
:20:53. > :20:55.were flooded by Storm Desmond, Prince Charles has travelled
:20:56. > :21:18.to Cumbria to see how communities In tears Prince Charles came to see
:21:19. > :21:23.a lot of this. Saw thousands of homes with belongings outside. He
:21:24. > :21:30.went out of his way to talk to the ordinary people of Cumbria about
:21:31. > :21:40.their experiences. A lot has changed. Roads are now used white
:21:41. > :21:46.cars instead of boats. Now that the water has gone it is time to assess
:21:47. > :21:49.the damage. People normally make their home is perfect for a royal
:21:50. > :21:52.visit but that is impossible. Prince Charles spoke to people going
:21:53. > :21:59.through the most miserable of times and they appreciated it. To
:22:00. > :22:03.physically take the time to come up here is pretty amazing. Next door,
:22:04. > :22:10.he stopped to speak to one man and his dog. He did not go in but we
:22:11. > :22:12.did. This is typical of so many homes in Cumbria. It looks like a
:22:13. > :22:19.house on the outside but not on the inside. I really do believe the
:22:20. > :22:26.flood defences need to be looked at. In the short-term, how do you feel?
:22:27. > :22:36.Shocking. I'm a positive type of person, so I can see the future, my
:22:37. > :22:42.wife is not so positive and she is upset. His neighbours also met the
:22:43. > :22:47.Prince today in another home stripped for repairs. We told him
:22:48. > :22:50.you still need to rip your floorboards out and knock the
:22:51. > :22:57.plaster off and thought the heating out. They will be taking away
:22:58. > :23:04.belongings from long time yet. Insurers estimate the cost of the
:23:05. > :23:06.storm will be over ?500 million. That is a lot more than previous
:23:07. > :23:13.floods because it was more widespread, reflected in the final
:23:14. > :23:18.visit of the day to Appleby. Yet another Cumbrian town where people
:23:19. > :23:19.will be doing well to have their homes back to normal by next
:23:20. > :23:21.Christmas. There was chaos and huge
:23:22. > :23:24.embarrassment at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas last night
:23:25. > :23:57.when the wrong woman Miss Colombia did not get to enjoy
:23:58. > :24:05.her moment. I have to apologise. The first runner-up is Colombia. Even
:24:06. > :24:15.Miss Philippines could not understand what was going on. I have
:24:16. > :24:21.one? It is my mistake. Please don't hold it against the ladies. We feel
:24:22. > :24:25.so bad. The ultimate indignity, having your crown removed in front
:24:26. > :24:27.of millions of people as the rightful winner finally becomes Miss
:24:28. > :24:38.universe. For most children, completing a
:24:39. > :24:42.triathlon at the age of eight is an impressive achievement but for this
:24:43. > :24:47.child come he suffers cerebral palsy and his determination was recognised
:24:48. > :24:48.when he won not just an award but a standing ovation at the BBC sports
:24:49. > :25:00.personality of the year. On a night of stars, one personality
:25:01. > :25:15.really stood out. Eight-year-old triathlete Ilie Matthews. -- Bailey
:25:16. > :25:19.Matthews. He has cerebral palsy and he can stumble and fall
:25:20. > :25:24.occasionally. But he did let that stop him. He was given an award to
:25:25. > :25:31.recognise outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. What a
:25:32. > :25:47.reception! When the people from sports
:25:48. > :26:03.personality rang me to let me know that he had won... I did not tell
:26:04. > :26:10.you, did I? You did not tell me! He has had more hits on the Internet
:26:11. > :26:19.than any David Beckham... In the whole entire world. It is those
:26:20. > :26:27.images online of him competing in sports that are inspiring others.
:26:28. > :26:32.Bailey is fearless. A lady from New Zealand googled me and rang me from
:26:33. > :26:39.work to say thank you. She had just found out her boy had cerebral
:26:40. > :26:51.palsy. Even Tyson Fury will not defeat him. For others he has one
:26:52. > :26:53.simple message. What an amazing little boy. Let's have a look at the
:26:54. > :27:01.weather. For a change there is a little boy. Let's have a look at the
:27:02. > :27:06.of a saying in the air, fresher, not for long because the temperatures
:27:07. > :27:10.will be rising. We have yet more wind and rain on the way. This is
:27:11. > :27:15.the band of rain that brought the bad weather today. We had rain, now
:27:16. > :27:26.we've got this slot of clearer skies. The cloud is increasing in
:27:27. > :27:32.the south-west. This starry sky, we can wave goodbye to it. Here comes
:27:33. > :27:39.the rain and lots of mild weather. This is tomorrow morning, 14 degrees
:27:40. > :27:44.at 5am. There will be gale force wind around the coasts. Tomorrow
:27:45. > :27:52.will be changeable. Take a brolly because there will be some wet
:27:53. > :27:58.weather at some point. The rainfall can be happy for some time. The
:27:59. > :28:06.areas that sustained that rainfall could be seeing local flooding. Stay
:28:07. > :28:10.tuned to your local radio if you are worried about that. Wednesday will
:28:11. > :28:13.be a window of opportunity. You can go out and do some of that Christmas
:28:14. > :28:30.shopping. Wednesday night into Thursday, this low pressure will
:28:31. > :28:31.only just missed us. Not anticipating a name for this storm.
:28:32. > :28:31.You can see just how mild this weather is. You don't need to be a
:28:32. > :28:37.meteorologist to figure out that with temperatures of around 12
:28:38. > :28:43.degrees it is certainly not going to be snowing. The main story this
:28:44. > :28:50.evening, Sepp Blatter has been