0:00:03 > 0:00:07Tonight at Six - Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe,
0:00:07 > 0:00:13is under house arrest after the military intervenes.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Armoured personnel carriers on the streets of the capital -
0:00:16 > 0:00:21the generals claim it's not a coup - but a clean-up in the ruling party.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military
0:00:24 > 0:00:30takeover of government.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33From liberation hero to despot - is this the end of the road
0:00:33 > 0:00:37for the world's oldest leader?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39British citizens in the country have been told to stay indoors.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Also tonight.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Scotland will become the first country in the world
0:00:45 > 0:00:47to have a national minimum price for alcohol after a
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Supreme Court ruling.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52The husband of Nazanin Zaghhari-Ratcliffe -
0:00:52 > 0:00:59the British citizen jailed in Iran - meets Boris Johnson.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05As the Christmas demand for puppies approaches,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08animal welfare officers raid what's thought to be one of Scotland's
0:01:08 > 0:01:09biggest illegal puppy farm.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11What's wrong with a little treat from granny and grandad?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14New research shows they mean well, but could be harming
0:01:14 > 0:01:15the kids' health.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News, as UK Anti-Doping
0:01:19 > 0:01:22closes its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing
0:01:22 > 0:01:24in British cycling, Bradley Wiggins admits his life was made
0:01:24 > 0:01:30a living hell.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Robert Mugabe, the man who has ruled Zimbabwe
0:01:52 > 0:01:56since its independence in 1980, is under house arrest tonight.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It follows an intervention by the country's army.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01There are military vehicles on the streets of the capital
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and the state broadcaster has been taken over.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07The army says this is not a coup but an attempt to deal
0:02:07 > 0:02:08with what were described as criminals around
0:02:08 > 0:02:09the ageing president.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12That's widely seen as a reference to Mr Mugabe's much younger
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and controversial wife.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She's made no secret of wanting to take power.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Here's our Zimbabwe correspndent, Shingai Nyoka.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25This is what Zimbabweans woke up to this morning,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29tanks on the streets of their capital city.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Something that has never happened in nearly 40 years of independence.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So, what's changed?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40The answer came early this morning with a statement from the military
0:02:40 > 0:02:42on state TV saying that the Mugabe family were safe and that
0:02:42 > 0:02:49this was not a coup.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51What the Zimbabwe defence forces is doing is to pacify
0:02:51 > 0:02:52a degenerating political, social and economic
0:02:52 > 0:02:56situation in our country.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02Which, if not addressed, may result in violent conflict.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08Overnight, President Mugabe, the world's oldest leader,
0:03:08 > 0:03:13lost control of the country he has led for 37 years.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16The generals say he remains president but clearly he is no
0:03:16 > 0:03:17longer calling the shots.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20The presence of the military is being felt here on the streets
0:03:20 > 0:03:23of Harare and some parts of the city are in lockdown.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27This is as close as we can get to some of the military tanks that
0:03:27 > 0:03:30have stationed themselves at strategic positions.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34One, as you can see, blocking access to the President's
0:03:34 > 0:03:37office and another has blocked access to Parliament.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39The president still has his supporters, especially in rural
0:03:39 > 0:03:49areas but here in Harare, it's a different story.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54TRANSLATION:We're going to have a good life now,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56we're looking forward to Christmas because of what's happened.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59We want to thank those who organised this and we want them to remain
0:03:59 > 0:04:02until our problems are resolved.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04TRANSLATION:I want to thank the general
0:04:04 > 0:04:05for removing this tyrant.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08He was ruling the country as if it belonged to his family.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Much will depend on how Zimbabwe's neighbours react,
0:04:10 > 0:04:15TRANSLATION:I want to thank the general
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Much will depend on how Zimbabwe's neighbours react,
0:04:17 > 0:04:18especially South Africa.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Its president Jacob Zuma spoke to Mr Mugabe earlier and he will now
0:04:21 > 0:04:23send South Africa's defence Minister to Zimbabwe to assess
0:04:23 > 0:04:25the situation first-hand.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31I am hoping that the defence force will not move and do more damage,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34that they will be able to respect the constitution of Zimbabwe
0:04:34 > 0:04:37as well as the people of Zimbabwe.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40But in the end, this was all about a power struggle
0:04:40 > 0:04:42within Zimbabwe's ruling party.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Last week, this man on the left, Emmerson Mnangagwa,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47was sacked as vice president.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Like Mugabe he was a veteran of the country's struggle
0:04:51 > 0:05:01for independence but in recent years he's found himself up against this
0:05:04 > 0:05:06up against this woman, Grace Mugabe, Robert Mugabe's young,
0:05:06 > 0:05:07ambitious and some would say
0:05:07 > 0:05:10ruthless wife, a one-time typist and now one of the most powerful
0:05:10 > 0:05:13political figures in the country.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15She had wanted to take over as vice president.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16A divisive figure.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Listen to the reception.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21BOOING.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22These were boos, not cheers.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I don't care.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And tonight, a warning from the British Foreign Office
0:05:27 > 0:05:28to British nationals in the city.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Stay at home, stay in your hotel room, wait until things
0:05:31 > 0:05:34settle down a bit.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Zimbabweans now wonder what lies ahead.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Change is clearly afoot but whether it's what Zimbabweans
0:05:39 > 0:05:46have been yearning for is far from clear.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Robert Mugabe is the last in a generation of African
0:05:49 > 0:05:51politicians who fought for freedom from the old colonial powers -
0:05:51 > 0:05:52in this case, Britain.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56That role assures him a place in the country's history.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59But the one-time liberation hero will also be remembered for taking
0:05:59 > 0:06:01a country that was once the bread-basket of the region
0:06:01 > 0:06:05and turning it into a place where millions live in poverty
0:06:05 > 0:06:07and millions more have sought refuge abroad.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Here's our Africa Editor Fergal Keane.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Robert Mugabe is a leader who has outlived his Epoque, from an icon of
0:06:18 > 0:06:22the struggle against racist rule, to a symbol of excess and repression,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26he has fallen hard and inflicted untold damage on his country in the
0:06:26 > 0:06:32process.There was a deceptive calm in the capital of Rudiger on the day
0:06:32 > 0:06:37of the declaration of Independence. -- road easier.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Robert Mugabe went to jail for ten years and later fled to join his
0:06:45 > 0:06:47gorillas in the bush.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54A revolutionary war led to thousands of casualties but when apartheid
0:06:54 > 0:07:03South Africa withdrew support from the regime in Rhodesia, things
0:07:03 > 0:07:07changed.Whether they accept it or not is immaterial to us, really.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13They have to accept it.Under the stewardship of the old British
0:07:13 > 0:07:18colonial power, there were elections which Robert Mugabe won, promising
0:07:18 > 0:07:26for goodness and tolerance.And bear true allegiance to Zimbabwe.But in
0:07:26 > 0:07:29power, a ruthless nature swiftly asserted itself.My government will
0:07:29 > 0:07:37never rest until those within the party who are responsible for
0:07:37 > 0:07:47organising this are crushed and crushed fully.In one 4p used the
0:07:47 > 0:07:53army to crush supporters of a rival army. -- in one province. It was a
0:07:53 > 0:07:55pitiless massacre as I discovered when I went to investigate the
0:07:55 > 0:08:03atrocities. This is a country in a state of fear. Everywhere you go
0:08:03 > 0:08:05there are militia and police roadblocks and of course spies you
0:08:05 > 0:08:11can't see. The West stayed silent then believing that Robert Mugabe
0:08:11 > 0:08:15was good for stability and had kept his promise to allow white farmers
0:08:15 > 0:08:21to keep their lands and lifestyle. But as opposition to his rule grew
0:08:21 > 0:08:27amid economic downturn he turned on the white farmers, harnessing anger
0:08:27 > 0:08:30over long festering grievances among the landless poor and veterans of
0:08:30 > 0:08:39the war. His political opponents were terrorised too. None of this
0:08:39 > 0:08:44troubled the army or the man tipped to succeed Mugabe, Emmerson
0:08:44 > 0:08:53Mnangagwa, another veteran of the liberation war. But forced him and
0:08:53 > 0:08:59his military allies interaction was the inexorable rise of Grace Mugabe.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Her ostentatious bending shocked even some of the corrupt elite
0:09:01 > 0:09:06around the president. But her political plotting finally forced
0:09:06 > 0:09:10the old revolutionaries of the army and the ruling party into action.It
0:09:10 > 0:09:20is massive change in the sense that the head of Zanu-PF since the mid-19
0:09:20 > 0:09:2570s is literally out of power.There is among an older generation of
0:09:25 > 0:09:33Africans some residual affection for a man seen as a symbol but his old
0:09:33 > 0:09:38allies are gone and many in the country will be happy to see the end
0:09:38 > 0:09:39of the age of Mugabe.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Joining me is Shingai Nyoka.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49I wonder what the reaction from other African countries is?The
0:09:49 > 0:09:55African union issued a very strong criticism against the events of the
0:09:55 > 0:10:02last 24 hours. The chairperson who happens to be the president of
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Guinea, criticised the soldiers and said that what they have done is
0:10:05 > 0:10:10tantamount to a coup. He says they are trying to take power by force
0:10:10 > 0:10:17and that they should stop. But his criticism ended there, the African
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Union has offered its support to Zimbabwe to resolve the impasse.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Regional bodies have also criticised the move but there has been very
0:10:27 > 0:10:31little action in terms of condemning outright what has happened over the
0:10:31 > 0:10:34last 24-hour is.Thank you for joining us.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Scotland is set to become the first country in the world to set
0:10:39 > 0:10:41a national minimum price for alcohol, that's
0:10:41 > 0:10:42after the Supreme Court
0:10:42 > 0:10:45rejected a legal challenge from the Scotch Whisky Association.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Health campaigners say the ruling is a massive victory that will help
0:10:48 > 0:10:50reduce the harm caused by drink.
0:10:50 > 0:10:57Our Health Editor Hugh Pym is in Glasgow.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01It is a UK wide problem, public health officials have said for some
0:11:01 > 0:11:06time that they want targeted measures aimed at high strength
0:11:06 > 0:11:10alcohol, drinks sold primarily through off-licences and retail
0:11:10 > 0:11:13outlets, because of the misery caused them a life lost and
0:11:13 > 0:11:19challenges for the NHS. With this new minimum unit price for alcohol
0:11:19 > 0:11:23of 50p and after a lengthy legal battle, Scotland will believe in the
0:11:23 > 0:11:26way.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30In Scotland with 22 people dying each week from alcohol problems,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33minimum pricing has been on the agenda for over five years but only
0:11:33 > 0:11:39today have the government been able to plan to limit it. Although it
0:11:39 > 0:11:44won't be popular with everybody. It's not going to stop anybody
0:11:44 > 0:11:51buying it.It is probably quite a good thing. We get a lot of people
0:11:51 > 0:11:55addicted to alcohol and things like that.The changes will mean that the
0:11:55 > 0:11:58prices of some of the cheapest alcohol in Scotland will increase
0:11:58 > 0:12:04sharply. This four pack of beer costs £1 but it is set to rise to at
0:12:04 > 0:12:09least £4. This bottle of wine is £2 80 but in future it will be at least
0:12:09 > 0:12:154.69 and this 11th hour bottle of vodka will be at least £14.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Ministers celebrated saying it was a step forwards in tackling the
0:12:19 > 0:12:24country's unhealthy relationship with drink.The policy by its ferry
0:12:24 > 0:12:27nature is controversial because again this is an example of
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Scotland's leading the world. It will continue to have its critics
0:12:31 > 0:12:35but it's the kind of bold and necessary policy that we need to
0:12:35 > 0:12:40tackle the public health challenges. The ruling followed attempts by the
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Scotch Whisky Association to block minimum pricing calling it a
0:12:43 > 0:12:49restriction on trade. They now say they accept the ruling. The Scottish
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Government's pioneering move and its impact on consumers here will be
0:12:53 > 0:12:57closely watched around the UK. The Welsh government says it wants to go
0:12:57 > 0:13:00ahead with a similar policy and there is sympathy for the idea in
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Northern Ireland. A plan for minimum pricing in England under the last
0:13:04 > 0:13:10government was later dropped. Joanne wants to sea change in England. Her
0:13:10 > 0:13:14daughter Megan was just 16 when she died after drinking strong cider at
0:13:14 > 0:13:21a party. It had cost just 16p a unit.It's so cheap. Its pocket
0:13:21 > 0:13:28money prices. And the minimum unit pricing that is coming to Scotland,
0:13:28 > 0:13:33I'm ecstatic about it, it's fantastic news and hopefully it will
0:13:33 > 0:13:36roll out now across the rest of the country because that's what needs to
0:13:36 > 0:13:41happen.For retailers and manufacturers they will have to be a
0:13:41 > 0:13:45rethink of how they market alcoholic drinks in Scotland. What remains to
0:13:45 > 0:13:51be seen is the impact on drinkers and alcohol-related health problems.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55The latest official figures confirm what many of
0:13:55 > 0:13:58you may be experiencing - when you take account of inflation,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00average weekly earnings have fallen compared to a year ago.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The latest numbers from the Office for National Statistics give
0:14:03 > 0:14:06the most up to date picture of how the British economy is doing.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed is with me.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13An awful lot of stats, what are the most important ones?
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Well, to kick off with, let's go to the income issue. As you pointed
0:14:18 > 0:14:24out, wages are pretty stagnant, wage growth is 2.2%, as we discussed
0:14:24 > 0:14:27yesterday and inflation is 3%, so the living squeeze is happening but
0:14:27 > 0:14:31elsewhere there was better news. The employment market is still strong,
0:14:31 > 0:14:36people are in employment. Unemployment is at levels not seen
0:14:36 > 0:14:41since 1975. Better figures on productivity, the ability of the
0:14:41 > 0:14:48economy to produce wealth. That's up for the first time this year, by
0:14:48 > 0:14:520.9%. For the first six months of the year, productivity fell,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56showering the economy was struggling. A health warning, these
0:14:56 > 0:14:59figures are very volatile. We've had a good three months but they can go
0:14:59 > 0:15:04up and down. And then on the issue of retail sales which we are going
0:15:04 > 0:15:09to see tomorrow, we'll have to see whether consumers are remaining
0:15:09 > 0:15:14confident and whether the sense of economic positive message coming
0:15:14 > 0:15:18from these figures is still the case tomorrow because of course that will
0:15:18 > 0:15:22be the underpinning for Philip Hammond's budget which is coming up
0:15:22 > 0:15:25next week.Thank you for joining us.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has held his first
0:15:27 > 0:15:29meeting with the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32the British citizen jailed in Iran.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Mr Johnson pledged to leave no stone unturned in trying to free her.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Mr Ratcliffe described the meeting as "positive and constructive".
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Our Special Correspondent Lucy Manning reports.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46He has waited 19 months.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Richard Ratcliffe finally on his way to meet the Foreign Secretary,
0:15:49 > 0:15:55with his wife still in prison in Iran.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual citizen, was accused
0:15:57 > 0:15:59of trying to overthrow the Iranian regime.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Today her husband said the meeting was positive
0:16:02 > 0:16:04but there were reservations about giving his wife diplomatic
0:16:04 > 0:16:08protection and he's still waiting to hear if he can travel to Iran
0:16:08 > 0:16:11with the Foreign Secretary.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13He said listen, I'm open to the idea, you know,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I would love you to come.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17But I need to check both with the Foreign Office officials
0:16:17 > 0:16:20whether they think it is a good idea and also with Iran.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23How closer do you think you are now to your wife
0:16:23 > 0:16:24coming home for Christmas?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Well the Foreign Secretary did not make any promises.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28He promised to do his best.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31And you know, I could not ask for more than that.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35In terms of how close do I feel, it feels like with all the attention
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and concern, that can only be a good thing.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But the Foreign Office has always been reserved that more attention
0:16:41 > 0:16:42makes it more complicated.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Mr Johnson upset the family two weeks ago, appeared
0:16:44 > 0:16:46to contradict her claim that she was just
0:16:46 > 0:16:48in Iran on holiday.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49He spoke ahead of the meeting.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54People here in the Foreign Office and across government has been
0:16:54 > 0:16:57working very hard over the last 19 months to secure the release
0:16:57 > 0:16:59of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and indeed to solve some other very
0:16:59 > 0:17:05difficult consular cases in Iran.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08And we are going to continue to do that.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14And we will leave absolutely no stone unturned.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17If you ask me if Nazanin is still cross with him,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19yes she is still cross with him.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21If you ask me if I am cross, I'm not cross.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I'm focused on just bringing her home.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And to bring home his three-year-old daughter Gabriella
0:17:25 > 0:17:28who is also still in Iran.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Mr Ratcliffe now has the publicity and the political profile,
0:17:32 > 0:17:40but will it help to ensure the release of his wife?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42The kind of concessions that the Iranians want
0:17:42 > 0:17:45of the British Government cannot be done publicly.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48It is much better to try and do these things behind the scenes,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51just as the kind of concessions that they have to give goes
0:17:51 > 0:17:54through a similar sort of stages.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56But with reports the charity worker's health is deteriorating,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00her husband hopes there can be a diplomatic solution.
0:18:00 > 0:18:07Lucy Manning, BBC News.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Our top story this evening.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12The army in Zimbabwe seizes control of the country -
0:18:12 > 0:18:20with President Robert Mugabe thought to be under house arrest.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Still to come, the uncertainties over four Sir Bradley Wiggins. The
0:18:25 > 0:18:29anti-doping agency give its verdict.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33He's a wanted man, Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill
0:18:33 > 0:18:34is officially approached by the Scottish FA.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40But is a move to Sunderland on the cards?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Nearly 90 dogs and puppies have been seized during a raid at what animal
0:18:51 > 0:18:53welfare officers believe to be Scotland's largest puppy farm.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56They dogs were taken from a farm in the north-east of Scotland
0:18:56 > 0:18:59by officers from the Scottish SPCA, who suspected they were
0:18:59 > 0:19:01being bred illegally.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03It comes at a time when, with Christmas looming,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06demand for puppies is high.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09The RSPCA thinks as many as 1.9 million puppies are sold
0:19:09 > 0:19:15in the UK each year.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Many of those sales will be legal, but some charities believe that
0:19:18 > 0:19:20almost 90% of the puppies on the market are bred
0:19:20 > 0:19:23by unlicensed breeders.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Lorna Gordon reports.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Early morning, rural Aberdeenshire.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31And animal welfare officers, some who operate undercover
0:19:31 > 0:19:36so we can't show their identity, and the police, are raiding a farm
0:19:36 > 0:19:38where it is believed puppies are being bred
0:19:38 > 0:19:43on an industrial scale.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46In a series of ramshackle buildings, dozens of dogs are found.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Different ages, different breeds.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Ventilation is poor so in terms of spread of disease, you know,
0:19:52 > 0:19:56that is going to have a real impact.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59These dogs are clearly not pets.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04They are rearing pup after pup where it is all about maximum profit.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06And really the welfare of the pups and the dogs
0:20:06 > 0:20:12is clearly ignored here.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The first thing that strikes you in this space
0:20:15 > 0:20:17is the overpowering smell, there are a lot of dogs
0:20:17 > 0:20:23here in what is a very small area.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26There is muck on the walls, some of them have dirty water
0:20:26 > 0:20:32and some of them have no water at all.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Each of these puppies could sell for hundreds of pounds.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Nearly 90 dogs were discovered here, around half could be sold on.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42The potential profits huge.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45A man who arrived at the farm during the raid said
0:20:45 > 0:20:47there was nothing wrong with the dogs.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I don't care.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51They cannot lift things, if they are not ill,
0:20:51 > 0:20:52they can't lift them.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56And they are lifting dogs for no reason whatsoever.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58She is in poor conditions for trying to rear these puppies.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And she's going to need help...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03All the animals are examined by a vet, looking for signs
0:21:03 > 0:21:08of ill health and evidence of poor treatment.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10One concern, dogs bred in such conditions could carry illnesses
0:21:10 > 0:21:18that could kill them or cost thousands of pounds to treat.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21If we could educate the public that any suspicions, you walk away,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24and I understand why that is difficult when you have seen
0:21:24 > 0:21:28a nice pup, but if nobody bought these puppies that would be it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31There would be no puppy farming as of tomorrow.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34But this is a lucrative industry.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Animal welfare charities believe puppy farming is worth upwards
0:21:36 > 0:21:40of £100 million a year.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44And it is thought organised crime is involved.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46All the dogs and puppies here were seized, taken
0:21:46 > 0:21:48away, and cared for.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51They will eventually be found new homes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Lorna Gordon, BBC News, Aberdeenshire.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58The interim leader of the Scottish Labour Party,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Alex Rowley, has been suspended as a member of the Scottish
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Labour Parliamentary group following allegations
0:22:02 > 0:22:05about his past conduct.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Mr Rowley, here in the middle, referred himself to the party's
0:22:08 > 0:22:11investigations unit following newspaper allegations
0:22:11 > 0:22:14that he sent abusive text messages to an ex-girlfriend.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19He denies all the allegations.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22A hairdresser has been found guilty of deliberately trying to infect ten
0:22:22 > 0:22:26men with HIV after meeting them on the dating app Grindr.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Daryll Rowe was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of five counts
0:22:29 > 0:22:31of grievous bodily harm with intent, and five counts of
0:22:31 > 0:22:37attempting to do so.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The cyclist, Sir Bradley Wiggins, has complained of being subjected
0:22:40 > 0:22:43to a "living hell" after UK Anti-Doping said it would not bring
0:22:43 > 0:22:46charges against him.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It follows an investigation into the contents of a package
0:22:49 > 0:22:51delivered to the record breaking cyclist in 2011.
0:22:51 > 0:23:01Our sports editor Dan Roan is at the Manchester Velodrome.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07If he cleared?It's not quite as simple as that. None of Wiggins,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11British cycling or Team Sky have been charged and it will come as a
0:23:11 > 0:23:17relief to all that this long investigation which has caused a
0:23:17 > 0:23:21shadow is finally over. Today it crucially also falls short of a full
0:23:21 > 0:23:27exoneration. The agency have made clear they couldn't find the
0:23:27 > 0:23:32evidence to back up the explanation that the mystery bag contained a
0:23:32 > 0:23:36decongestant and not, as was alleged, a story to. Ukad were
0:23:36 > 0:23:42critical and said they had serious concerns over the lack of a paper
0:23:42 > 0:23:47trail. The close relationship between British Cycling and Team
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Sky, both of whom share headquarters here at the national velodrome
0:23:51 > 0:23:55behind me. Sir Bradley Wiggins says he has been subject to a living
0:23:55 > 0:24:00hell, a malicious witchhunt. He's angry with Ukad for not giving
0:24:00 > 0:24:04unqualified declaration of his innocence. Others in the sport will
0:24:04 > 0:24:09feel deeply uneasy about the ambiguous nature of the results. The
0:24:09 > 0:24:12lack of power of Ukad. With information being passed to the
0:24:12 > 0:24:17General medical Council it may be this saga isn't quite over.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23The actor Keith Barron has died after a short illness aged 83.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Are you nervous?I'm a gambler what makes you think I'm nervous?You're
0:24:28 > 0:24:32smoking the filter!
0:24:32 > 0:24:36He was best known for his role in the ITV sitcom Duty Free.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38He also appeared in Coronation Street, Z Cars and Doctor Who.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41His agent said he'd enjoyed a "long and varied career".
0:24:41 > 0:24:44From baby-sitting in the evening to looking after the kids
0:24:44 > 0:24:46when you're at work grandparents are playing an ever greater
0:24:46 > 0:24:47role in family life.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50And the children love it - there are all those treats
0:24:50 > 0:24:51from granny and granddad.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52But that's where the problem starts.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Researchers at the University of Glasgow claim over-indulgent
0:24:54 > 0:24:55grandparents could be harming children's health.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Here's Jon Kay.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59It is feeding time at the zoo...
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Lunchtime with Nanna.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03And after a healthy sandwich, a chocolate bar for Max.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Karen says she never used to give her own kids so many treats.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11But when you're a granny, it's different.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I don't think it really hurts now and again.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It is not all the time.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18I do like to make him happy.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Karen says she makes sure he is healthy, too.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But according to today's research, many youngsters all over the world
0:25:23 > 0:25:25are being overindulged by grandparents who give them too
0:25:25 > 0:25:30much sugary and fatty food.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33And because mums and dads often rely on grandparents for childcare,
0:25:33 > 0:25:38they can feel unable to speak out.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41In the park, Oliver and his son, Elijah.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Oliver says that grandparents in their family are great
0:25:43 > 0:25:50but sometimes maybe a little bit too kind.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I don't like to spoil him too much because I don't want him to think
0:25:54 > 0:25:55everything is given to him.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I feel like these days kids just think everything
0:25:57 > 0:25:58should be handed to them.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00But obviously when he's with his grandparents,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03it is a bit more like, oh, just give him that,
0:26:03 > 0:26:04just give him that.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06What sort of stuff, what does he get?
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Sweets, chocolate.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08A lollipop.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Lollipops?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Bananas, fruits...
0:26:11 > 0:26:13But most of the grannies and grandads we met today
0:26:13 > 0:26:15insisted they always try to keep things healthy.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I had a hot chocolate and you had just cold milk.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Oh, so you're getting the sweet treat and he is not?
0:26:22 > 0:26:23I didn't have any sugar in mine!
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26And I didn't have the marshmallows, either.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Mummy and daddy go...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31At the soft play, Patricia told me she now has the time and the money
0:26:31 > 0:26:35to treat her grandkids and she is not going to stop.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38He's my whole world, and his brother.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39The sun, the moon and stars.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41He can have whatever he likes.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Anything?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45No, not anything, but within reason.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48The study says grandparents have a key role to play
0:26:48 > 0:26:50in encouraging a healthy lifestyle and must give children
0:26:50 > 0:26:53clear messages.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Jon Kay, BBC News, Poole.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Time for a look at the weather.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Time for a look at the weather.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Good evening. Some fairly grey skies this morning and a few patches of
0:27:09 > 0:27:13fog as well. As we move through the next few days more brightness but
0:27:13 > 0:27:16cooler temperatures to come. Through the evening and overnight will see
0:27:16 > 0:27:20outbreaks of rain pushing into Scotland, Northern Ireland and later
0:27:20 > 0:27:24into northern England. They could be quite heavy in Scotland, strong
0:27:24 > 0:27:27winds as well. Elsewhere fairly cloudy with outbreaks of light rain
0:27:27 > 0:27:32and drizzle and a few patches of mist and fog across central England
0:27:32 > 0:27:36and Wales. Temperatures overnight in the double figures in the south. A
0:27:36 > 0:27:40bit cooler in the north particularly as the front clears through. This
0:27:40 > 0:27:43weather front is dominating our weather as we move through tonight
0:27:43 > 0:27:47and tomorrow bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain for a time. It's
0:27:47 > 0:27:51also the boundary with some colder air. Tomorrow some colder air moving
0:27:51 > 0:27:57Southeast and that will continue to spread as we move into Friday.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Turning cooler as we move through the next few days. Tomorrow that
0:28:01 > 0:28:05weather front making its way south east. Brightening up for a time
0:28:05 > 0:28:10across central and southern England and Wales. Behind it brighter skies
0:28:10 > 0:28:14and one or two showers in the north. They could fall as snow over the
0:28:14 > 0:28:18hills in Scotland and stronger winds as well. Contrasts in the
0:28:18 > 0:28:22temperatures once the front has cleared through. A bit milder where
0:28:22 > 0:28:27we've got more cloud. That front clears towards the south-east.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31High-pressure moving in overnight. Still fairly windy in the north. It
0:28:31 > 0:28:32means we're