04/01/2016 BBC News at Six

The latest IS video - security officers try to identify

The man in the video says Britain will be invaded -

the Prime Minister dismisses it as propaganda.

This is an organisation that is losing territory,

it's losing ground, I think increasingly

And this shows again what an appalling organisation we're

Tonight we hear from the sister of one British suspect.

The town split in two by the floods - it could be a year before

Dozens of flood warnings for Scotland - forecasters say

Junior doctors in England are set to go on strike next week

after talks with the government break down.

And what's in a name - why calling this ancient Welsh farm

Happy Donkey Hill has left some campaigners angry.

People try and clean-up and count the cost of the damage

And a castle in Aberdeenshire is left on the brink of collapse

David Cameron has dismissed a video featuring a suspected British

Intelligence officials are trying to identify the masked man

in the footage, issued by the so-called Islamic State group

A child speaking English is also seen in the video,

before five captives - thought to be Syrian -

Tonight we hear from the sister of one British suspect.

Our security correnspondent Gordon Corera reports.

Bit latest propaganda video from the group calling itself the Islamic

State. A masked killer taunting Britain and addressing the Prime

Minister, all in a British accent. How strange that a leader of a small

island threatens us with a handful of planes. The Prime Minister gave

his response. It is desperate stuff from an organisation that really

does do the most utterly despicable and ghastly acts and people can see

that again today. This organisation is losing territory and ground. This

film in some ways is not unusual. Part of the stream of propaganda

directed at different countries. The videos are often brutal and

sometimes feature children. A child as young as five who might be

British is in the latest video. IS has lost some ground recently. For

instance here in Ramadi. Experts are not sure this video is really a sign

they are in retreat. Islamic State is here as part of the landscape and

will be around for a number of years. The idea of the group is

desperate and is putting out videos is misreading the situation. At MI5

headquarters analysts will have spent the last 24 hours poring over

every detail of the video, comparing it to details they have all file

about known jihadists, to confirm the killers identity. Hundreds of

Britons are in Syria but speculation focused on this man today, who fled

Britain on police bail in 2014. Tonight a former associate told the

BBC they had no doubt the voice was his. His sister told the BBC she at

first thought it was him, but is now less sure. I was in a state of

shock. I believe the audio to resemble from what I remember the

voice of my brother. I think having viewed the short video in detail I

was not entirely convinced. Which put me at ease. Whoever hears, the

man seems to try to emulate Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed Jihadi John and

killed in November. Mohammed Emwazi was tracked down in Sangin with the

help of informers and it is IS's fear of them at the heart of this

video, as five men alleged to be spies are showing killed. Another

sign of brutality in life under IS. How far are they from confirming the

identity of this man? There has been speculation of the identity of the

killer and also the child in the video at people who claim to know

them have said they think it is a certain person. In both cases based

on either the way the child looks all the voice of the man, but that

has not been confirmed. Security services have done voiceprint

analysis to look at the voice and match it up with voices they have

from previous videos and files. It is not the sort of thing that

happens quickly to get confirmation. Less than 24 hours since the video

came out. If you look at Jihadi John, it took months before there

was confirmation of his identity as Mohammed Emwazi. I do not think the

security services will want to go public unless they have Toumi

confirmation, because this is a live investigation into the individual,

and they do not want to have a running public commentary about it.

As flood victims in the north of England continue to count

the cost of the severe weather over Christmas,

residents in one north Yorkshire town are complaining not enough

is being done to repair a crucial bridge.

The bridge at Tadcaster collapsed last week -

the government described its restoration as a 'national

Currently - with the bridge gone - if you want to travel from the West

of the town to the East there is a ten mile journey

which goes via the A64 and takes around 25 minutes.

Danny Savage joins us now from Tadcaster.

At this time on a weekday evening the bridge over the river in

Tadcaster would normally be busy with traffic and pedestrians, but

instead it is deserted, destroyed by the floods. When the government said

it was a national priority to fix it, people rightly or wrongly

thought it would be a quick fix. As we found out today, that is not the

case. When this bridge collapsed just

after Christmas no one was hurt, but nearly everybody

in Tadcaster was It is not just the effects

of flooding being dealt with, families and friends

have been separated. It definitely needs

something across the river. Me and my sister and her husband had

a conversation over the river We were shouting at each other over

the river because that was one Last week the government

made this pledge. One thing I am here to say

in Tadcaster is the fact it is a national priority

to get the bridge How much of your trade

came across the bridge? 50% of trade on one

side, 50% on the other. There is growing frustration

about the commitment. A few days ago a government

minister said the bridge Myself, basically, to get working

on it as quickly as possible. One option dismissed today

as impractical is for the Army to build a bridge like

it did in Workington Tadcaster may well get a foot

bridge, but the timetable is vague. It may be 50 metres

across the river in Tadcaster from one side to the other,

but if you wanted to get from a house on that side

to the only doctors in town on this side, it is at least

a ten-mile drive. Even that surgery is

a mess after the floods. But a bridge is what

they really want. It is not like a big

city where there is another bridge further along,

like in London, a few hundred yards there is another bridge,

it is not like that. This afternoon the

doctor set up surgery in a room in a chemist

on the other side of town. There is a shuttle bus service

for the 20-mile round trip. Whatever happens, it looks

like the solution is in weeks rather Meanwhile heavy rain and strong

winds are continuing to batter parts Our Scotland Correspondent Lorna

Gordon is in Aberdeenshire. I can see how wet it is. Our people

prepared for this? This has been a prolonged period of heavy rain, but

it has not been as bad as last week. Taken together, it has been a

miserable few days in Scotland and particularly in the north-east. One

sign of the damage caused, you need look no further than the Castle

behind me, standing a few feet from the River Dee, after a huge piece of

river bank by the Castle fell into the water. The owners have had to

leave the castle, which is surrounded by Balmoral and the Baron

is said to be too distressed to speak. There has been localised

flooding in Angus and Aberdeenshire and some homes have been flooded and

a care home had to be evacuated. Downstream from the River Dee, a

caravan park has been widely destroyed because of flooding. The

flood defences in places like Ballater after widespread flooding

last week seem largely to have held this time. That is little comfort to

people whose homes were destroyed last week. It will be many months

probably before they are allowed to return home.

The first full day of share trading around the globe in 2016 has seen

significant falls in markets prompted by losses in China.

The market in Shangai was suspended today after share prices fell

London and Frankfurt also tumbled, and the New York stock exchange

And new figures show shoppers increased their borrowing

by the largest amount in nearly 8 years as the Christmas

In November, credit obtained through overdrafts, personal loans

and credit cards rose by ?1.5 billion to ?180 billion -

that's according to the Bank of England.

It's the biggest increase since February 2008.

Thousands of junior doctors across England are set to go

on strike after talks broke down with the Government over

The British Medical Association said its members would provide

emergency care only from 8am next Tuesday -

with more strikes scheduled in the coming weeks.

Let's go live to our health editor Hugh Pym outside the headquarters

Can this strike be averted? I think it is still possible. It is possible

talks will get going again, even with the BMA calling these three

strikes for junior doctors in England, the first next Tuesday,

affecting nonemergency care, something similar later in January

and one early in fabric, affecting all forms of care including

emergencies, which has not happened in the history of the NHS. The

Health Secretary in the last 15 minutes said while he is

disappointed to hear this, he has said he wants the conciliation

service to get involved to try to carry on the process. ACAS were

involved in late November trying to get both sides around the table,

which was successful. The BMA said it is not against further talks, but

the fact they have called these strikes shows they feel there is

distance between them and the employers which is ratcheted up the

saga. A number of Arab nations have joined

the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia in taking diplomatic

action against Iran, following a row between the two

countries over the execution on Saturday of a

prominent Shia critic. The death of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

prompted an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and

similar protests by Shia communities elsewhere

in the Middle East. Here's our Chief International

Correspondent Lyse Doucet. In Tehran today, more angry protests

over the execution of a leading Shia cleric. His image now rises from the

growing crowd is taking to the streets across the region in Shia

communities. He was known for his fiery speeches in defence of

minority Shia writes. He was executed on Saturday for sedition

and violence. A verdict the Saudi Justice Ministry defended in a rare

interview. He speaks with simultaneous translation.

TRANSLATION: As a spokesman I am not concerned with the other voices as a

judicial power, or judicial branch, we execute, we apply Sharia law

according to fax we see in front of us. But the voices grow louder. In

Iraq, the follow-up was violent. Two Sunni mosques were attacked and one

person killed in retaliation. Saudi Arabia has ordered all Iranian had a

match to leave. Even Sudan in North Africa cut ties. The roots of the

divide go back centuries to a seventh century battle about who

should lead to the Muslim community after the death of the Prophet

Muhammad. It split the faith into two branches, Sunni and Shia

Islamist. And then the issue became intensely political with a run's

1979 Islamic revolution. Iran's pledge to export its revolution

threatened neighbours. With last year's historic deal to dismantle

its nuclear programme, Iran was slowly returning to the diplomatic

fold. They had just been persuaded by the

Americans that they should both be at the table to resolve the Syria

crisis and now the possibility of resolving the crisis is reduced.

That is bad enough but if this escalates, and there is some kind of

war directly between Iran and Saudi Arabia, currently it is a proxy war,

then we have to worry hugely. Iran and Saudi Arabia are on opposing

sides in the region's most destructive wars in Syria and Yemen.

Last year ended with cautious hope in negotiation. This year has begun

with growing fear that the entire region is being dragged into an even

greater crisis. Our top story this evening. David

Cameron dismisses the latest video from so-called Islamic State as

desperate stuff as security officers try to identify the suspected

British jihadist that appears in it. And still to come, they would have

thought this youngster would be cricket's man of the moment? And

coming up on Reporting Scotland, 18 months after being diagnosed with

motor neuron disease, Gordon Aikman is fighting for better patient care.

And Gary Anderson is once again crowned World Champion.

David Cameron says his government is "pulling out all the stops"

by giving smaller developers the chance to buy publicly-owned

The Government has a commitment to build a million

In the last financial year, just under 125,000 homes were completed.

Now David Cameron says he's trying something new.-

13,000 homes to be built on publicly owned land. Labour says the

initiative is a drop in the ocean. The prime minister is directly

commissioning and building thousands of homes for sale, part of a

conservative vision to renew Britain has a home owning democracy. I want

us to build a million homes by 2020 and that means more affordable homes

to buy, more starter homes, more homes for people to get on the

housing ladder with. Today, we are making big announcements. But how

big is today's direct state house building announcement? 20,000 more

new houses started every month. In post-war Britain, the government

itself funded and built huge numbers of council homes, peaking in the mid

60s and 100,000 houses a year. But today's announcement is not a direct

state building. The government is not expected to pay for or building

new houses. Instead public land will be sold to private construction

firms for them to build and sell houses for private buyers for

profit. What is new is that on five publicly owned sites, including this

large development in London, land will be divided into small plots

with planning permission already agreed. The hope is that smaller

construction companies will be encouraged to build homes that

larger house builders have so far proved reluctant to take on. I have

seen no evidence that these large public sector sites cannot be

delivered by the big names. I am not sure that this is going to produce

any more houses than the government were already intent on producing.

40% of the government commission homes must be affordable, but David

King, who campaigns for affordable housing, says that under the

official definition, that simply means they must be sold at up to 80%

of market prices, and around the West London site, the average home

sells for just under ?1 million. House prices have been increasing

astronomically over the last few years so affordable here means

something that it would take 50 years for somebody to pay off as a

mortgage, or to take a big risk in getting a deposit together. Downing

Street says that the announcement is the first wave of direct

commissioning, a sign of government rolling its sleeves up and getting

homes built. It is also a sign of ministerial frustration that the

market will not deliver the homes that Britain needs.

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is understood to be holding talks

with shadow cabinet members as part of a reshuffle.

It's thought a new line-up could be announced tomorrow -

Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is in Westminster.

There has been plenty of comment about a possible reshuffle. What is

going on in? Silence from Jeremy Corbyn's team tonight, they have

been holed up in Westminster all day even though most MPs are yet to

return. Reshuffles are always messy and certainly a risky thing to do.

But after some public disagreements with some of his top team, most

notably over the idea of air strikes in Syria, Jeremy Corbyn's team

decided it was time for some new and different faces around the Shadow

Cabinet table, most likely to be either moving out or moving into a

different job, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Hilary Benn, and

passionately supported bombing Syria, in complete opposition to

Jeremy Corbyn's on position. As I understand it, the men are meeting

right now, and it is unclear which way this is actually going to go.

There are always risks in moves like this. Moving in moderate like Hilary

Benn might provoke others to follow him out of the door. One Shadow

Cabinet minister told me it could trigger a domino effect and another

senior Labour figure suggested there would have to be a climb-down or

else there would be catastrophe. It is unclear what the final line-up

will look like but one thing is clear, Jeremy Corbyn's big idea,

what he described as a new kind of politics, where it was OK and

sustainable for people to disagree in public, that idea has been tested

and maybe he has found it is not realistic. As the political year

begins, that new kind of politics is already feeling old.

Well, there's no doubt who cricket's man of the moment is.

Yesterday's record-breaking innings of 258 by Ben Stokes

in the second test against South Africa

is being hailed as one of the finest performances of any English batsman.

The eyes of the cricketing world on one man. Ben Stokes, back in action

this morning, hoping to do with the ball what he did so unforgettably

with the bat. Down the wicket he comes. Has he got enough? Yes, he

does. Rarely has sport scene and more destructive display. Records

smashed out of sight. The second fastest test doubles century ever.

And why? Simply to keep his cool. I was concentrating on hitting more

boundaries than running twos. As I say, I cannot describe or put into

words what I have done. This journey to stardom has been an eventful one.

He lived in New Zealand until he was 12, where his cricket playing mother

nurtured his talent, even before he was born. She was still playing

cricket, right up until a couple of months before he was born. Yes, I

think she should take the credit for that one! England's previous fastest

double hundred had belonged to this man. Straight into the confectionery

stall and out again. Ian Botham's heroics captured a generation, and

some believe that all action all-rounder now has a worthy

successor. There will be a lot of bars emptying as soon as people here

that he has arrived at the wicket. He is exactly what the team needs

and exactly what English cricket needs. We have found a few heroes in

the England team but I think we have found a superstar in Ben Stokes.

Today, it was back down-to-earth. No wickets for Ben Stokes as South

Africa dominated but still plenty to smile about. The feel-good factor

from one of cricket's most remarkable innings.

Campaigners in Wales are calling for a new law to protect historic

place names after dozens of houses, farms and local landmarks were given

and an island now known as Sausage Island.

Giving guests a taste of rural life, all creatures great and small. Kate

believes that the name she has given her farm fits perfectly. That is

Vera the donkey. She is very happy. Happy down the Hill is on a West

Wales farmstead which dates back to the 13 hundredths. For centuries, it

had a different name, which is still written at the entrance, but that is

not the name Kate uses for the business. People can spell it, they

cannot say it properly and they definitely cannot remember it. In

the world of internet marketing, you need something that people are going

to remember. People have heard of Coca-Cola or Jesus, but it does not

mean they have to like them. They all know who it is. What name you

give the place has always been a political decision. We have found

plenty of landmarks where the name seems to be changing. For example,

on Anglesey, if I can find it, there is a beach that has become better

known as Cable Bay, because that is where the Telegraph cable connects

with Ireland. Also in Snowdonia, one of the highest mountain valleys has

been called nameless Cwm by some because they cannot pronounce the

name. In the Brecon Beacons, this hill has become known as the

sleeping giant to some people, much to the consternation of campaigners.

This island, Ynya Las, has been recorded very early on. It would be

a green Island? Yes, yes. Local campaigners want a new law to stop

changes. They are concerned that new names border on the ridiculous.

There is a group of people who have come in, who collects Sausage

Island. I am almost reluctant to use the word because these names can

stick very easily. -- who call it. Kate is adamant that she has done

nothing wrong. The Welsh government says it will consider legal

protection for place names but it could be hard to enforce and so for

now, she and her donkeys remain happy on this Hill. Time for a look

at the weather. Hugh is John Hammond. What we desperately need is

a settled spell. Crisp, dry weather. This is the sort we are seeing. This

picture, taken from the South of Scotland. Conditions are even worse.

There are is some serious flooding likely to occur across parts of

eastern Scotland with particular concern across the river they and in

Perth. Water levels continuing to rise. The next 24 hours will see

further persistent rain. With time, north-eastern parts of England could

see persistent rain, too. Keeping a close eye on this part of the world.

Heavy torrential downpour as elsewhere. -- downpours. In between,

some places becoming dry. As the windfalls liked, we could see

patches of fog developing and local temperatures as low as three

degrees. Tomorrow sees more rain across eastern Scotland and more

mountain snow. North-east England, turning wet. Elsewhere, once the fog

has lifted, some sunshine. The negative is that there will be

further heavy downpours across parts of Wales and south-west England.

Some downpours across the heart of Wales. Temperatures knocking on

double figures elsewhere. Further north, the wind is stronger and the

temperatures are lower. There will be more rain, especially across

parts of eastern Scotland. Just a heads up, on Wednesday morning, we

could well have a problem with fog across parts of south-east England.

Back to you, George. And that