22/08/2017 BBC News at Six

Four Moroccans appear in court in Spain in connection

with the terror attacks that killed 15 people.

They're the only surviving members of a group of 12 -

one tells the judge that they had been planning a much bigger attack.

Reliving the attack in Barcelona - the British tourist who put himself

in danger to try to help a fatally injured child.

I was afraid for the boy at that point.

When I looked at his injuries, they were severe.

I was actually quite emotional at that point because I knew

straight away that this boy had to be seven or eight years old,

Also on the programme tonight: A change of heart

for President Trump as he decides to send more US troops

All my life, I've heard that decisions are much different

when you sit behind a desk in the Oval Office.

After the earthquake - delight as three children are pulled

alive from the wreckage of their home on the Italian

And Ford becomes the latest car maker to launch

an old car scrappage scheme - they say it'll cut air pollution.

the biggest match of the tournament so far

as England's women continue their defence of their title

as they face France in the semifinals

Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at six.

Four Moroccans have appeared in court in Spain.

They're suspected of being part of the Islamist cell which planned

and carried out the attacks in and around Barcelona last week.

15 people were killed and more than 100 injured.

The four men are the only surviving members of a group of 12.

In court, one of them admitted that a bigger attack was being planned.

There are reports tonight that the four have just been charged

From Spain, our correspondent Tom Burridge reports.

One by one, they were led into a high-security prison

They are suspects in a plot, linked to attacks which killed 15

This morning, they were driven in for questioning in a closed

Taken there in his hospital pyjamas, Mohamed Houli Chemlal.

The 22-year-old was badly injured when an alleged bomb factory blew up

Here, police found 120 gas canisters as well as explosives.

Investigators believe the terror cell was planning

Also in court this morning, Mohammed Aalla, said to be the owner

of the Audi A3 used in the attack in the coastal resort of Cambrils.

A speed camera clocked four of the attackers as they drove

to Paris in that very car, the week before the attacks.

And this man's passport was found in the van,

The driver of the van, Younis Abuyaqoob, was shot

dead by police yesterday in countryside outside Barcelona.

This new video shows police raids in Ripoll on the night

The town is where the Imam, Abdelbaki es Satty, is thought

to have driven young men to carry out violent jihad.

One of the suspects apparently admitted to the court

that he and his accomplices were plotting a much bigger attack

than the one here on Las Ramblas and they planned to use bombs.

The buzz of everyday life in Barcelona goes on,

past the mountain of tributes for lives lost, young and old.

Tom Burridge, BBC News, in Barcelona.

Among the terrible stories that emerged after the attacks in Spain,

there have been those of kindness and bravery as well.

British tourist Harry Athwal has been called a hero

after he rushed to help a child on Las Ramblas,

ignoring police who were shouting at him to move to safety.

Adina Campbell has been speaking to him.

Like thousands of other holiday-makers, Harry Athwal didn't

expect to see the horror of last week's terror attack in Barcelona.

But he found himself rushing towards one of the victims.

In the middle of Las Ramblas was the body of a child,

and that automatically drew me to that child.

At that point, I knew what I had to do.

Many of us have seen the picture of you crouching

I was afraid for the boy at that point.

When I looked at his injuries, they were severe.

I was actually quite emotional as well,

because I knew straight away

that this boy had to be seven or eight years old,

And like I said, due to the injuries, I was quite upset.

But the first thing I tried to do was to check his pulse

and because of the nature of the injuries, I didn't want to move him.

His hair was similar to my son's hair.

It was a bit shorter than my son's now, but the hair was the same.

It was brown, beautiful, thick brown hair.

I said a little prayer as well, in Punjabi.

I'm just a common man, same as anybody else.

These situations are recurring more and more often.

Now we have to stand up and be counted.

It's difficult to digest what you've been through.

I look at that picture and it takes me straight back.

Harry Athwal, speaking to our correspondent, Adina Campbell.

President Trump has announced that he's sending more troops

to Afghanistan to fight the resurgent Taliban.

It represents a reversal for the President who,

whilst campaigning, had called for a quick withdrawal

from a conflict which he'd called a "total disaster".

Washington is expected to send an additional 4,000

They'll join around 8,000 who have already been deployed there.

But together, that's still far fewer than in 2011,

when 100,000 US troops were in Afghanistan.

Our North America Editor Jon Sopel reports.

Donald Trump loves being a crowd and throughout the campaign, he gave his

audiences the promise to pull US forces out of Afghanistan force but

a gigantic waste of money and American blood, he said. So this

speech was going to take a bit of navigating, because above the sound

of the band playing Hail to the chief was the screeching noise of a

U-turn. My original instinct was to pull out, and historically, I like

following my instincts. But all my life, I've heard that decisions are

much different when you sit behind the desk in the Oval Office. But

what this flip-flop means in practical terms is hard to assess.

The president wouldn't say how many additional troops he would send, nor

commit to how long they would be there. The mission would be judged

by results, not timelines. He called the policy strategic realism, and it

was summed up thus. We are not nation-building again. We are

killing terrorists. Some of his harshest words were aimed at the

Pakistani government, whom he accused of harbouring terrorists

while taking billions of dollars in US aid. And although Kabul may be a

long way from Charlottesville, recent events in Virginia were

clearly in his mind when he said this. Loyalty to our nation demands

loyalty to one another. Love for America requires love for all of its

people. When we open our hearts to patriotism, there is no room for

prejudice, no place for bigotry and no tolerance for hate. More than

2000 US troops have already lost their lives in Afghanistan, and the

president would have liked nothing more than two announced their

withdrawal. But the strategic importance of not letting

Afghanistan fail as a state again means that Donald Trump have had to

sign his name to a policy that means there is now an open-ended

commitment to the US remaining. Although Donald Trump has tried to

dress this speech up as marking a significant shift in policy, the

most striking thing about it is the sense of continuity with the Obama

White House. And one other thing. Now that this major policy

announcement has come on this is Donald Trump's war in Afghanistan.

Not Barack Obama's, not the generals'. He now has ownership of

something he never wanted to buy. Jon Sopel, BBC News, Washington.

Live now to Secunder Kermani, who's in the Afghan capital,

President Trump says he is sending more troops. What has been the

response? The Afghan president Ashraf Kearney has welcomed the

announcement. He said that it shows that America would stand with

Afghanistan until the end. Security in Afghanistan has been

deteriorating. The government here only controls about 60% of the

country, and there had been fears that if President Trump had ordered

a complete withdrawal of American forces, that would have been in

another boost for the Taliban. Mr Trump's comments on Pakistan and his

tough stance on Pakistan is another thing that has gone down well here.

Afghan security services have long claimed that Pakistan is supporting

the Taliban and have asked for more to be done to crack down on these

so-called safe havens for militants. Those comments by President Trump,

though, have been met with anger in Pakistan, where the authorities have

consistently denied any role in supporting militant groups. The

Taliban, for their part, have issued a statement vowing to continue the

fighting. Secunder Kermani, thank you.

The former boss of the retail chain BHS, Dominic Chappell, is to be

prosecuted by the Pensions Regulator for failing to provide information

BHS went into administration last year, causing 11,000 people

to lose their jobs and leaving a ?571 million

Let's go live now to our business correspondent, Emma Simpson.

It is. This saga is far from over. You join me at what used to be BHS's

flagship store on Oxford Street. You might be able to make out a huge

curtain covering up the refurbishment work inside. But

today, what has been revealed that Dominic Chappell has been summoned

to appear before Brighton Magistrates' Court next month for

failing to provide information and documents without a reasonable

excuse. The pension regulator wants this material because it still

pursuing Mr Chappel over whether he avoided his responsibilities to the

BHF pension scheme. Back in February, Sir Philip Green finally

stumped up 363 million pounds to settle his case with the regulator.

Remember, he sold BHS to Mr Chappell. The enforcement action

against Mr Chappell is still continuing and although he has

previously maintained that this big black hole in the pension scheme

wasn't his fault. So if he is convicted on these specific

technical charges, he will face an unlimited fine. So the tale of BHS

has yet to run its full course. Emma Simpson, thank you.

Rescue workers on the Italian island of Ischia say they've

pulled three children, including a seven-month-old baby,

alive from the rubble of their home after an earthquake

It hit the holiday island off the coast of Naples, killing two

Minutes after the earthquake, dazed survivors escape their ruined homes.

Around them, in a blizzard of dust, buried cars and rubble-strewn

streets, several buildings in Casamicciola collapsed.

Rescuers worked frantically to get to those buried.

Here, the faint sounds of a baby crying and,

after some careful digging, a small miracle.

His brothers, though, were still missing.

The earthquake struck as people were sitting down

The homes of some 2,000 residents were damaged.

TRANSLATION: The house is destroyed, we can't even get in.

Falling masonry remained a threat as the emergency services

Both of little Pascale's brothers were found alive,

Others, though, are counting the cost of a terrifying night.

Four Moroccans appear in court in Spain in connection

with the terror attacks that killed 15 people.

As the new Bake Off prepares for take off on Channel 4,

we look at TV's dramatically changing landscape.

Almost job done for Celtic in their quest to reach the group

stage of the Champions League, as they look to knock out

Ford has become the latest car company to launch a scrappage

They say the move will help cut air pollution.

Customers with cars made before 2010 will be offered ?2,000

Unlike schemes by BMW and Mercedes, Ford will accept petrol

But with the scheme only running until December,

some are questioning whether it's also about boosting sales.

Our transport correspondent, Richard Westcott, reports.

Well, one way is to smash up millions of older, dirtier cars.

Ford's become the latest and biggest firm to offer a scrappage scheme,

offering ?2,000 to crush an old vehicle, if you buy a new one.

Some people will look at this cynically and say,

well, sales are down, you're only offering

this for four months, it's only ?2,000 scrappage scheme,

this is about selling more cars, isn't it?

Well, it really is anything but a cynical marketing ploy

because I could spend my money on much more efficient

Annabel's 11-year-old car would qualify for the scheme and,

like many others, she wants to upgrade to something

I feel guilty every time I drive, really, knowing that, you know,

It would have to be something like ?10,000 to make me really go

for it and it would have to be for an electric or a hybrid car.

Ford sells more cars than any other company in Britain.

The Fiesta is the most popular model, so that's why it's

significant that they have now come up with a scrappage scheme,

but it's only going to last four months initially.

The company's talking about perhaps a few thousand dirty cars

being scrapped and taken off the roads.

There are 19 million in total, so can it really make a difference?

Critics say scrappage schemes aren't targeted enough

on the most polluted areas, but sensing a bargain, showroom

My daughter is thinking about changing her car

and currently her car's not going to be worth the value that

I think it's a good contribution to getting

I think some people may think it's not enough,

After months of speculation about a possible Government

scrappage scheme, it's now the car makers who are taking

the initiative, but not yet on a scale to dent

The US Navy says divers searching for ten American sailors, missing

since their warship collided with a merchant tanker

near Singapore, have found human remains.

They were discovered in sealed compartments

of the USS John S McCain, which was nearing port yesterday

The impact tore a hole in its side and flooded an area

More than 70,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Government

to spend more on transport outside of London and the South

It emerged earlier this year that more than half of England's annual

?32 billion transport budget is spent in the capital.

The former Chancellor, George Osborne, says a northern

powerhouse rail network connecting Liverpool to Hull

Our north of England correspondent, Fiona Trott, reports.

Leeds is the UK's largest legal and financial centre outside London.

But could it be better connected to boost northern businesses?

This online gambling company is one of Leeds' biggest employers.

50% of the people we spoke to said the commute was just too difficult,

even 40 or 50 miles away, so improving transport

links, particularly rail, would really help our business.

Today the former Chancellor says a high-speed link between Liverpool

Well, if the Government is serious about building

a northern powerhouse, it needs to commit to high-speed

links between the northern cities, so we bring those cities together

and then the whole of the north will be stronger than

The Government has recognised the problem.

It launched the Northern Powerhouse Project just three years ago

and is determined to improve transport across the north,

actually so we can see our economy grow as that northern powerhouse,

This is what the Government is planning already.

HS2 would connect London with Birmingham and then Crewe

An HS3 project would improve journey times across the Pennines,

from Liverpool to Leeds and then possibly onto Hull.

It could cut the 40-mile journey from 48 minutes to 26 minutes

and the 90-minute journey between Liverpool and Leeds

George Osborne believes the northern economy will be transformed

by investing ?7 billion in the rail infrastructure, but what do

If you've got a good train service, with the potential of getting work

elsewhere, but it's still in good travelling time, I think it's

I'm not sure the powerhouse is a concept I really believe in,

in terms of it, but I think individually the cities in the north

No good arguing about it and carrying on, get it done, I say.

People here want all politicians to look beyond London.

That's why any campaign for future investment in rail or road can't

come soon enough for towns and cities across the north.

There's a big night ahead for the England women's rugby team.

The defending champions take on France in Belfast in

the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup.

If they win, they face New Zealand or the United States on Saturday.

Our sports correspondent, Katherine Downes.

You might be able to hear the shouts and cheers and see the flags flying.

The first semi-final of the evening is well into the second-half. The

USA taking on the might of the four-time world champions, New

Zealand. It has been a good game. A tight game. It's going the way you

would expect. New Zealand leading that one 23-12 at the moment and on

course for the final. Who will meet them there? On paper it should be

England. They are the defending world champions. They are the Six

Nations Grand Slam winners and three easy wins so far in this tournament.

In France they face their toughest test yet. France have won two of the

last four Six Nations title and they know the English game better than

anybody else. The English coach has named his strongest line-up yet as

England go for back-to-back World Cup finals and defend their world

title. It would be the fitting finale to this World Cup to see the

two best teams in the world, England and New Zealand, going head-to-head

inned a showdown final at the end of this World Cup and at the end of

what's already been a standout summer for women's sport. Katherine,

thank you. It was a BBC hit for years, but next

week the Great British Bake Off will appear for the first time

on Channel 4. There was uproar last year

when the broadcaster poached the show in a multi-million pound

three year deal. But as our media editor Amol Rajan

reports, the television landscape is changing dramatically

and the Bake Off brouhaha may well Nobody wants to be

the first person to leave. Great British Bake Off,

poached from the BBC The winner of the 2015

Great British Bake Off is... This is what they

want to recreate... ..watched by 13 million

people on BBC One. Channel 4 paid a reported

?75 million for three years. According to the man who ran both

Channel 4 and the BBC, Bake Off Personally, I think Channel 4

were out of their minds. Buying a show like that,

using a cheque book to buy a ready-made BBC show,

the most popular show on British television,

it's not what Channel 4 It's there to be a nursery

for talent and ideas. The Islamic State is the state

of the Muslims and we are responsible for making

it grow, flourish. Though a public broadcaster,

Channel 4 is commercially funded and believes only big audiences can

generate the revenues necessary It's not going to jump,

they can't jump. The competition for eyeballs

has become ferocious. Four of the five biggest

companies in the world - Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -

are moving dramatically Meanwhile, streaming services,

like Netflix and Disney, are investing billions in original

programming to broadcast directly to hundreds

of millions of customers. Technological innovation

is changing both the supply On the supply side, the choice

for audiences is greater than ever. In terms of demand, many young

viewers increasingly consume TV across multiple devices,

ignore TV schedules and, in some cases, don't

own a television at all. ARCHIVE: Finally, we

called at the Clarke's Time was when families

across the country would come together to watch a limited

range of channels. That still happens,

but on fewer occasions. The Buttlergo family in Kent

illustrate the changing way parents So Adjay, is this a normal

family scene for how As soon as I come home,

it's the news that everybody watches and they join in,

you know, and then after that they So Drew, Tara, do you guys watch

TV with your parents I live away from home most

of the time, so my access to the TV is very different,

it's through my laptop I'm usually spending my time

on Nickelodeon or even watching Food Network,

Good Food. To quote the late Sir Bruce Forsyth,

television is today While broadcasters from the BBC

to Channel 4 compete ever harder for the flagship shows that can

bring a nation together, technology is pulling

audiences and families Time for a look at the weather,

here's Darren Bett. Hello, Sophie. It was baking in

Wales today with - sorry - we just had the warmest day of the month. It

was helped by the sunshine. It was helped by warm and humid air. For

many parts of the UK it was a pretty cloudy and grey start to the day.

The cloud has been breaking up across parts of England and Wales

and southern Scotland, too. There has been showers around the main

focus of the rain is in Northern Ireland. County Fermanagh this was

the scene a moment ago, pouring down with rain. Tyrone had a few inches

of rain in a few hours. The rain is moving into Belfast for the rugby

this evening. Thundery rain into western Scotland tonight. Rain for

northern England and one or two spots for Wales. The south-east will

have showers moving moving away. Temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. A

weather front on the scene, warm and humid air. Behind it something

fresher. A band of cloud in the south and further north a band of

rain. The rain will take a while to clear away to the east. We will see

sunshine coming into western Scotland. Eastern Scotland hanging

on to rain until late on in the afternoon. It will clear away for

north-east England. Fresh air into Northern Ireland and sunshine. One

or two showers to west Wales and the far south-west. For the most part

dry. Temperatures 1-20. The muggy air today will be across East Anglia

and the south-east of England. Fresher air for Thursday and Friday.

The northern half of the UK, it will be wetter for Northern Ireland.

Showers for Scotland, not too many for northern parts of England.

Further south across England and Wales, Thursday and Friday should be

generally dry and bright with some sunshine. Sophie. Lovely, Darren,

thank you. Four Moroccans appear in court

in Spain in connection with the terror attacks that

killed fifteen people. Sgle are the only surviving members

of a group of 12 men. One said in court they had been planning a much

bigger attack. Coming up tonight on

the BBC News at Ten: As the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

worsens, we have a special report If something is not done soon,

literally hundreds of thousands of children will die inlet next four or

five months. Rave All these people have spent all the money they have

to get this far. So all the machines are off. All the incubators are off.

All the oxygen has stopped. This happens all the time. That's a

special report coming up at 10.00pm tonight.