25/01/2016 BBC News at Six

Princes William and Harry lead tributes to the British explorer

who's died on the brink of making history.

Henry Worsley was just 30 miles from finishing the first solo

crossing of the Antarctic when he left this message.

I've run out of time, physical endurance and the simple

sheer inability to slide one ski front of the other.

He didn't reach the finish line but raised more

The Hillsborough inquests - the judge says the unlawful killing

of 96 fans is one option to consider.

The mosquito borne virus linked to brain damage in babies -

it's spreading across North and South America.

A fifth sperm whale is washed up on the east coast of England -

part of a group stranded over the weekend.

Johanna Konta becomes the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam

And on Reporting Scotland at 6.30pm...

A high-speed train was allowed to cross this viaduct,

And as the Scottish Parliament prepares to take on new powers

to set taxes, the Conservatives call for a new middle income tax band.

Hello and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

Henry Worsley was just days away from achieving his dream -

completing a crossing of the Antarctic entirely

On Friday he recorded a last message, saying he was too

The former army officer was flown to hospital in Chile,

Princes William and Harry have led the tributes,

praising his courage and determination.

This report from our Science Editor, David Shukman.

Nowhere on earth is more hostile to human life. The icy, fast, dangerous

continent of Antarctica and crossing it alone was always going to be a

huge challenge. So, Henry Worsley was trying something no one managed

before. Even this veteran of the SAS and polar exploration became ill and

exhausted and near his destination he had to give up. This was his

final message. My journey is at an end. I have run out of time,

physical insurance and the simple sheer inability to slide one ski in

front of the other. To cover the distance required to reach my goal.

After a trek of 900 miles and was just 30 left, he called for a

pick-up and was flown to hospital in Chile, where doctors find an

abdominal infection and after complete organ failure he died.

Henry Worsley was someone he knew the dangers of the polar world,

before a previous expedition he trained in Greenland and seems to

remain calm, whatever happened. Henry? Yes! How are you? I'm all

right. And last, he told us what buried him worst. The biggest threat

will be from the weather and possibly crevasse is on the final

Shackleton Glazier. His hope was to follow in the footsteps of Ernest

Shackleton, who tried and failed to cross Antarctica 100 years ago. He

was designated to be captain of the ship, injuries. Going along was the

ultimate test. There is a reason why these things have not been done

before. They are extremely difficult. And going solo, with no

resupply and begin unassisted in all shapes and forms, is the purest form

and the hardest form of travel. Quite possibly on the surface of

this earth. Only one week ago, he believed he was still on course. I

am jolly hungry and tired. And I have my deadline to beat for a

pick-up on the 24th. He never made it. But as friends, Prince William

and Harry, said he was an inspiration and he will be

remembered for coming so close to making Antarctic history.

The explorer Henry Worsley, who has died, aged 55.

The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 football fans

in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 has been asked to consider

The question is one of a series they will have to answer.

Today, the coroner began to sum up more than 260 days of evidence.

Our correspondent, Judith Moritz, is at the Coroner's Court in

Yes, these are inquests, they are not a trial, the jurors have been

told they cannot find anybody guilty of a criminal offence. But they have

also been told that if they agree that all of the 96 people who died

in the Hillsborough Disaster were unlawfully killed, it will be

because they are sure the police officer who was in charge was

responsible. Hillsborough took away

the lives of 96 men, They were mothers and fathers,

brothers and sisters, The youngest was just ten,

the oldest a pensioner of nearly 70. Their families have spent more

than a quarter of a century For the last two years they have sat

through hours of harrowing The coroner's speech today marks

the beginning of the end. I don't know what I am glad

to do when this is over, I really, truly don't know

what I am going to do. Hillsborough is all

I have ever known. The inquests have examined every

aspect of what happened at Britain's worst stadium disaster,

when the fans were crushed Now the jurors have been given

a questionnaire based Amongst the 14 questions they'll

have to answer is whether the 96 people who died were

unlawfully killed. They will also be asked

whether the police and ambulance services made any errors

which contributed to And they will consider topics

including the design of the stadium Former Chief Superintendent David

Dukinfield was in charge More than 25 years later,

he came to the new inquests Was he responsible for manslaughter

by gross negligence? The jury have to be sure of that

if accepting the fans It is nearly two years since

the jurors came to Hillsborough. They saw for themselves

where the crowd built up here outside the ground

and they went through the tunnel, under the Sheffield Wednesday

sign, towards the pitch. Since then, they have sat

through many months of often very harrowing evidence and their task

will be to find answers She is pleased the jury

is being asked for more than just What the narrative does is give

the opportunity to expand on what is ultimately

going on to the public so it isn't just a finding and a one line

statement that the people can The coroner is expected to take

three weeks to sum up the evidence. The jury will be sent

out next month. The World Health Organisation

say the Zika virus - suspected of causing brain damage

to thousands of babies in Brazil - is likely to spread across most

of South, Central and North America. Women are being warned

to seek medical advice Wyre Davies sent this report

from Rio de Janiero. Cared for and loved as much as any

other child, but an increasing number of babies in Brazil are being

born with the condition that will affect them for the rest of their

lives. Microcephaly is driving fear into the hearts of thousands of

Brazilian families and in many cases, mothers may not be aware of

it until the baby is born. Gentle physiotherapy helps stimulate

developmental problems associated with microcephaly and while some

physical effects like smaller than average head sizes I'd be obvious,

specialists say this is just the tip of the iceberg. TRANSLATION:

Microcephaly and the abnormalities are just one extreme but when the

virus infects pregnancies in the seventh and eighth months, there can

be other consequences such as visual impairment or even cognitive

challenges which will only become clear later on but I repeat,

Microsoft and the is just one extreme. There will be a range of

other impacts, the scale of this is huge. The chief suspect is the Zika

virus, transmitted by the IEDs mosquito. In some parts of the

country the army has been brought in to check loans and water supplies

amid fears that Zika may already be out of control. With the health

system already under strain, Brazil has the added pressure of preparing

for big set piece global events, like this year's Olympic Games. But

some countries have issued strict travel advice, the real question is

whether Brazil itself can cope with the scale of the Zika outbreak. This

is the edge of the Olympic Park, open sewers and lots of stagnant

water. Perfect mosquito breeding ground. What all the authorities

have so far said they might do is fumigate these areas in the run-up

to the Olympic Games. This house was demolished and now I am stuck with

this standing pool of water, risking Zika and dengue fever, says this

woman, who has lived here for 20 years. They have not given any

information about how to prevent Zika except to put on insect

repellent. Result may not be at fault for the arrival of Zika nor

the spread throughout the continent. But with appalling levels of public

sanitation and a critical year ahead, this is developing into a

major public health crisis. Wyre Davies, BBC news, real.

The Zika virus is carried by mosquitoes and there's currently

So what causes the devastating Zika virus, who's most at risk

Here's our Medical Correspondent, Fergus Walsh.

When infected with the Zika virus, it can pass it to humans

It is the same mosquito which also spreads dengue fever.

The Zika virus was identified way back in 1947 in Uganda.

But until a few months ago, the Zika virus was not thought to be

80% of those infected have no symptoms.

In the rest, it can cause a mild fever and headaches.

As is conjunctivitis, red, sore eyes.

In less than one year it has spread from Mexico,

the Caribbean, to South America, 21 countries in all.

There, doctors believe it represents a major health threat to women

infected in the early stages of pregnancy.

They think Zika may cause a normally rare condition in infants born

with unusually small heads and damaged brains.

The only serious risk to public health is for pregnant women

and pregnant women, if they get infected,

then they could have babies with microcephaly.

So, pregnant women should consider very seriously whether to travel

to places where there is Zika infection coming on.

Zika is quite unlike the deadly Ebola virus which has killed more

Ebola is highly contagious, whereas Zika does not pass

This is not Ebola, this is a disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes

and so it will only be a problem in areas where there is the same

mosquito that transmits dengue fever.

But like Ebola, it is an emerging and infectious disease

It is too cold in the UK for the mosquito that carries

the Zika virus so it is not a public health threat here.

But global health officials believe that in time,

it will spread to many more countries, including parts

Cecil Parkinson, who has died at the age of 84,

seemed destined for the top of British politics.

He was even talked of as a successor to his mentor, Margaret Thatcher.

But his career was effectively ended when it was revealed he'd fathered

Our Deputy Political Editor, James Landale, looks

Cecil Parkinson was a charming face of Margaret Thatcher's government, a

friend as much as an ally who flattered, believed in her and above

all, helped to elections. What we do now is going to shape the future for

our children. He was cut from the same cloth as Mrs Thatcher, a

self-made businessmen of humble origins in the early 1980s she gave

him a seat in the Cabinet as party chairman and 1983 he delivered the

majority she needed to push through reforms. But within months of those

scenes of trial at the headquarters, Cecil Parkinson snatched defeat from

the jaws of victory. He was out of office and in disgrace. It emerged

he was having a long affair with the secretary, Sara Keays, who was not

pregnant. I will make no further comment. At the Tory conference in

1983 he fought to stay in government but after Sara Keays claimed he had

broken a promise to marry her... The right honourable Cecil Parkinson has

tendered his resignation as Secretary of State. Welcome back!

For years he was mocked in public. And nest in Downing Street. In 1987

Mrs Thatcher gave them a second political life as Energy Secretary,

to privatise more nationalised industries just as, years earlier,

he had liberalised the city of London. He was part of a great

political generation that did extraordinary things for our

country. Cecil Parkinson was one of the few ministers who stayed loyal

to Mrs Thatcher in the end and when she resigned in 1990, he also went.

For a peerage and a more private life. After the Tories defeat in 19

97, he returned as party chairman unifies a young William Hague but

not for long. Cecil Parkinson was once talked of as Mrs Thatcher's

successor. Instead, he was the courtier who stood by her to the

last. Cecil Parkinson, who has

died at the age of 84. The British explorer

Henry Worsley has died on the verge of realising his dream

to cross the Antarctic. And still to come -

Dylan Hartley, the bad boy of English rugby, is

the new England captain. And coming up on Reporting

Scotland at 6.30... Extra cash to help fix

the road at the Rest But locals want

a permanent solution. And Andy Murray overcomes problems

off the court to get through to the last eight

at the Australian Open. Last week we reported

on a public inquiry which found that Russian President Vladimir

Putin was probably linked to the assassination of a former

Russian spy in London. Now, a BBC investigation has been

looking at Mr Putin's private finances and heard from those

who say they have inside knowledge The US Treasury told Panorama

that it considers Mr Richard Bilton has

this exclusive report. Vladimir Putin's secrets can be

found beyond Russia's borders. In Estonia is a man who fled Russia

after falling out with Kremlin He says he helped Putin

collect money from Russia's They thought it was for

the nation's health care. So, were these oligarchs

effectively just TRANSLATION: I think this

is exactly what they thought. Sergei Kolesnikov says some

of the cash was diverted and ended This is a recording of Kolesnikov

talking to a Kremlin insider. They are discussing $440 million

of investment belonging to Putin. They refer to him using

a nickname, Mikhail Ivanovic. Then, there is Britain's most famous

Russian, Chelsea owner He allegedly gave Putin

a $35 million yacht, This man told us he helped

manage the yacht. Dmitry Skarga says it was

transferred to an offshore company, but the real owner

was President Putin. This yacht was maintained and paid

for running costs from state Because it belongs personally

to Putin, not to the state. We asked Mr Abramovich

about the yacht, but his lawyers dismissed names

about him as speculation The US Treasury has gone

public with its view - He supposedly draws a state salary

of something like $110,000 a year. That is not an accurate statement

of the man's wealth. And he has long-time training

and practices in terms of how President Putin denies

all the allegations of corruption. His spokesman said the issues

we had raised were pure But one of the world's most powerful

men, already linked to murder, is accused of corruption

on an extraordinary scale. You can see the full investigation

on tonight's Panorama, The captain of the English rugby

team is one of the most prestigious And now, just months

after their disastrous World Cup But having been banned for a range

of offences, including biting, eye gouging, punching and swearing

at a referee, his appointment is not without controversy,

as our sports editor It is an appointment

which is sure to raise eyebrows. Few rugby players have been

banned as often as Dylan But despite his well-documented

discipline report But despite his well-documented

disciplinary problems, the new England captain told me

he has what it takes Yet it has gone wrong in the past,

but it is the past and it I am just looking

forward to these next Hartley's on-field misdemeanours

make for grim reading, with six suspensions

totalling 54 weeks for various offences ranging from eye

gouging, biting and abusing Will it happen again?

No. But they will have

heard that before, and it has happened again -

have you learned your lessons from the past?

Yes, I would say I have. All I can do is try and lead

by example, getting the team, All I can do is try and lead

by example, get in the team, play well and try and

answer those critics. With 66 caps, New Zealand

born Hartley brings experience and tenacity head

of the Six Nations Championship, But moments of madness

like this mean the hooker could be the most

controversial captaincy choice that The worry I suppose for fans

and the pundits and retired players like me is that, will Dylan be able

to control his temperament? No doubt he is a passionate man

who loves playing the game of rugby. It is whether he can control that

emotion in the heat of battle. The last thing you want

is for your captain not to be Hartley replaces Chris

Robshaw, who has paid the price after leading England

to their worst ever Rugby World Cup. The new coach believes the team

needs a harder edge. It has been well-documented

where English rugby It has also been well-documented

where we want to take it. Hartley has already missed two

World Cups and a Lions He says it is an honour

to be England captain. His record shows

it is also a gamble. Tests are being carried out on three

dead sperm whales after they washed up on a beach at Skegness

in Lincolnshire at the weekend. They are thought to belong

to the same pod as a whale found at Hunstanton in Norfolk on Friday,

when a rescue attempt failed. This afternoon, a fifth whale

was found dead near Skegness. Our correspondent Ed

Thomas is there tonight. Five lost whales found stranded

in just over 48 hours. At more than 40ft along,

these deep-sea animals From Friday night to

this morning, lifeless sperm whales have been washing

up on the east coast. We discovered that this

whale had been washed In Skegness, Andy Holmes was one

of the first to discover this sperm whale early-onset and a morning.

It is sad. It is a majestic animal

and here it lies for everybody It is a sad situation,

but nature, some would say. This video was filmed

off the Norfolk coast, just before the whales

became stranded. All five are thought to belong

to the same bachelor pod These two were found

on Saturday evening, and because of the way

they are positioned, scientists believe that they were

both alive when they got The important thing now is to find

out why they came here and how If you look at the topography

of the coast here, Rob is now leading

the investigation to find They have very specialised

feeding mechanisms. They dive down to thousands

of metres off the continental shelf edge, into the pitch black,

holding their breath Once they are in the shallow

North Sea, it is a completely Their normal feeding mechanisms

would not work and would probably lead to a stranding

as has happened here. That is just one theory -

that these whales were starved But investigators say it could be

several weeks before we know the full facts

of what brought these giants Tonight, the tide is in, so this is

as close as we can get to this stranded whale here in Skegness.

This is just one of the five whales. But we can show you these daytime

pictures, video which was taken earlier this afternoon of the fifth

whale which was found just a few miles away from here. Postmortem

examinations have been carried out on all five of them, and experts say

they do not believe right now that any more sperm whales will be washed

up on the east coast. So, as soon as these tests have been completed, the

council will move in and start the delicate operation of losing these

astonishing creatures off the beach. Hopefully by then, we will have some

answers about what happened here. Tennis, and Johanna Konta has become

the first British woman since 1984 to reach the quarterfinal

of a Grand Slam. She fought back to win in three sets

at the Australian Open in Melbourne. And with Andy Murray also winning,

it means Britain has a man and woman in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam

for the first time in 39 years. Here's our sports

correspondent Katie Gornall. What a result!

What a match! A place in the quarterfinals,

and her best ever performance at a major

tournament, for a player who was ranked 150ft

in the world just over a year ago, it has

been a lot to take in. I am just incredibly happy

still to be here in the tournament. The fact that it is the quarterfinal

of the Australian Open is pretty Johanna Konta was carrying the hopes

of British women's tennis At first there were nerves

as she handed the opening set to her Russian opponent,

Ekaterina Makarova, However, Konta's surge

through the rankings has coincided And then, after three hours and four

minutes of attrition, For Australian tennis,

Konta was the one that Born in Sydney to Hungarian

parents, she moved to Eastbourne at the age of 14

and became a British Her win brings to an

end a 32-year wait. The last British woman to reach

a Grand Slam quarterfinal was Jo Durie back in 1984 -

who beat a 15-year-old Steffi Graf in the

fourth round at Wimbledon. That was seven years

before Konta was born. It is great for the game,

great for British tennis, great for the girls game in Britain

because we now have somebody in the back end of slams,

and that gets them talking Konta will now meet Chinese

qualifier Zhang Shuai for a place So far she has gone under

the radar in Melbourne. But now the world is

waking up to the name Time for a look at the weather,

with Jon Hammond. I am going to disappoint a few kids

amongst us because this blizzard is not heading in our direction. The

storm has got to track across about 3000 miles of Atlantic Ocean, and

the Atlantic is relatively warm, so the system is warming up as I speak.

But it will bring a lot of rain, which is of some concern. And strong

winds as well. A relatively quiet start to the night in fact. The wet

and windy weather will arrive across Scotland and Northern Ireland later

on in the night. A thoroughly filthy start to the day here. Let's close

in on these north-western areas. We could see gusts of up to 70mph,

particularly around some Irish sea coasts. And there could be two

inches or more of rain in certain areas. Dry and bright start further

south. It takes all day for that range to arrive across these most

south-eastern areas. Meanwhile, it brightens up again across Scotland

and Northern Ireland. Cold start to the day. Temperatures slow to rise.

Fast forward to Wednesday morning and this ia a fly in the ointment.

There could be some snow on the northern fringe of this front. We

will keep an eye on Wednesday. Eventually it turns drier and

brighter, but colder, with the showers turning wintry across the

north and west. Over the next few days we will have fluctuating mild

and wet, and some lower temperatures with the brighter conditions, before

eventually, the wet weather returns again. So, a lot going on. That is

all from us. Now for the news where you are.