0:00:12 > 0:00:15Theresa May meets senior Cabinet ministers in Downing Street to find
0:00:15 > 0:00:19a way ahead on Brexit talks with the EU.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The key issue - how to solve the dispute over the size
0:00:22 > 0:00:23of the Brexit bill.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25The Prime Minister said her position was clear
0:00:25 > 0:00:28No other EU country need fear that they will have to receive
0:00:28 > 0:00:29less or pay in more.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31We've been very clear that we will honour our commitments.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34But Europe's biggest player, Germany, is in political crisis
0:00:34 > 0:00:36after its leader Angela Merkel fails to secure the coalition
0:00:36 > 0:00:39support she needs.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42We'll be asking what impact the turmoil in Germany might have
0:00:42 > 0:00:43on the Brexit talks.
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Also tonight...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Protests in Zimbabwe, as President Robert Mugabe faces
0:00:52 > 0:00:55impeachment, charged with allowing his wife
0:00:55 > 0:00:58to usurp power.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Could more district nurses caring for people at home help relieve
0:01:01 > 0:01:04the winter strain on the NHS?
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Tributes are paid to Jana Novotna, the tennis player who wore her heart
0:01:08 > 0:01:17on her sleeve, who has died at the age of 49.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And the bells ring out for a platinum wedding anniversary -
0:01:20 > 0:01:30the Queen and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of married life.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Coming up on Sportsday... Another Premier League sacking, this time at
0:01:34 > 0:01:43West Brom, who part company with Tony Pulis.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Good evening.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Theresa May is meeting senior Cabinet ministers in an effort
0:01:58 > 0:02:01to make progress on the stalled Brexit talks.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04They are expected to discuss the so-called divorce bill -
0:02:04 > 0:02:08that's the money the UK needs to pay on leaving the EU -
0:02:08 > 0:02:10with some Conservatives warning the Government not to "play
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Santa Claus" by handing over tens of billions of pounds.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Today, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Brussels was ready to offer the UK the "most ambitious" trade deal,
0:02:19 > 0:02:20but only if its terms were met.
0:02:20 > 0:02:30Here's our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.
0:02:30 > 0:02:39No 10 is always a special place to visit. But today it was the scene of
0:02:39 > 0:02:42vital conversations for the call of the Cabinet. Crucial conversations
0:02:42 > 0:02:46to decide if Theresa May can hold out promise of billions more to
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Brussels. She has already promised nearly 20 billion to clean up our
0:02:50 > 0:02:54accounts as we leave.We have made it very clear that we will honour
0:02:54 > 0:02:58our commitments. But what I want to see is developing that special
0:02:58 > 0:03:02partnership with the European Union for the future, and I want to see us
0:03:02 > 0:03:05moving together. A deal which is good for the UK will be one which is
0:03:05 > 0:03:09good for the rest of the European Union.But what else should we pay
0:03:09 > 0:03:13for? Prime Minister wants to concentrate on how to grow industry.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16There will be cash promises for research and development two days
0:03:16 > 0:03:21before the budget. And yet she can't ignore tension in government over
0:03:21 > 0:03:27the handling of the financial deal with Brussels. Where it is also a
0:03:27 > 0:03:32red-carpet day. And there's no doubt about what the other European
0:03:32 > 0:03:36nations think British ministers must decide. Reporter label do you want
0:03:36 > 0:03:44more money from the UK...? Yes to more cash from the Germans. And the
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Dutch say, get on with it.I think this has been happening for a few
0:03:48 > 0:03:53months now channelled it has to be concrete and on the table.But with
0:03:53 > 0:03:57the Germans without a government and potentially holding new elections,
0:03:57 > 0:04:03there could be plenty of hold-ups on the EU side has hit the chief
0:04:03 > 0:04:06negotiator, Michel Barnier, said the UK can't have the benefits of the
0:04:06 > 0:04:10single market when we leave, but a if we pay up and come up with a deal
0:04:10 > 0:04:15for the Irish border...?If we manage to negotiate an orderly
0:04:15 > 0:04:20withdrawal puzzle there is every reason for our future partnership to
0:04:20 > 0:04:27be ambitious. This is our preferred option.But even hinting at paying
0:04:27 > 0:04:32billions for that could cause trouble at home.The Chancellor of
0:04:32 > 0:04:35the Exchequer has got very limited scope for manoeuvre. He cannot
0:04:35 > 0:04:41afford to play Santa Claus to Mr Tusk and Mr Juncker. He needs to
0:04:41 > 0:04:46make sure that we are only paying exactly for our obligations, for
0:04:46 > 0:04:48what we are absolutely contracted for.Did you talk about money
0:04:48 > 0:04:53today...? But who will be the most persuasive? The Foreign Secretary,
0:04:53 > 0:05:01who promised we would get money back from Brexit? Or his colleagues? This
0:05:01 > 0:05:05is so politically sensitive. Cabinet ministers say they are not even
0:05:05 > 0:05:09talking actual numbers yet. Tonight's decision is whether
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Theresa May is allowed to go to Brussels on Friday with a clear
0:05:13 > 0:05:19signal that the Tanya is willing to pay more. The Tories' top table is
0:05:19 > 0:05:24so divided, the party so fractured on this issue that it is a choice
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Theresa May cannot make on her own new.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31The progress of Brexit talks may also be affected
0:05:31 > 0:05:33by events in Germany, where Angela Merkel is facing
0:05:33 > 0:05:35a deepening political crisis following the collapse of talks
0:05:35 > 0:05:36to form a coalition government.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40The failure of the negotiations since the country went to the polls
0:05:40 > 0:05:42in September may trigger a fresh general election.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48Our Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill reports.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51She promised Germany a government for Christmas.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Instead, Angela Merkel has delivered an unprecedented political crisis.
0:05:53 > 0:06:02Not much to applaud.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04In the early hours of this morning, Mrs Merkel admitted
0:06:04 > 0:06:08she couldn't form a government.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11TRANSLATION: I, as the acting Chancellor, will do everything
0:06:11 > 0:06:14to lead the country through these difficult weeks.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Later, crisis talks with the German president.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22This country may yet have to go back to the ballot box.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24What's uncertain is whether Mrs Merkel's party
0:06:24 > 0:06:31would want her to lead them into a fresh election.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33TRANSLATION: This is the moment for all involved
0:06:33 > 0:06:35to reflect and reconsider.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38All parties elected to parliament are there to serve the common good.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I expect them to be open to discussion,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43to create a government in the very near future.
0:06:43 > 0:06:50But German politics, German voters, have changed.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52The far right now sits in Parliament - a weakened Mrs Merkel
0:06:52 > 0:06:56doesn't have many options.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57TRANSLATION: It's time for a change.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Someone else should be in charge.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01She's out of new ideas.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04TRANSLATION: She's close to the people.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07She tries to represent the interests of different parts of society.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10She doesn't always succeed but she tries.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Political uncertainty, economic disquiet.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Mrs Merkel cancelled a meeting with the Dutch leader today.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Little time for foreign policy now.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Dwindling influence perhaps in the future.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It's rare, unprecedented even, for there to be such
0:07:28 > 0:07:31confusion at the heart of the German government.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35But this is a leadership crisis, too.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39They call it the Merkel Dammerung - the twilight of Merkel.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Her demise is often wrongly predicted.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45This time, though, there is a sense that the lights are starting to go
0:07:45 > 0:07:49out on the Merkel era.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51From a country which stands for stability, a sudden hesitation
0:07:51 > 0:07:53in the heart of Europe.
0:07:53 > 0:08:03Jenny Hill, BBC News, Berlin.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Our Europe editor, Katya Adler, is in Berlin for us. What does a
0:08:09 > 0:08:14weakened Angela Merkel mean for Europe and for Brexit?First of all,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18don't give up on Angela Merkel yet. She is weakened, but if you look at
0:08:18 > 0:08:21her personal popularity ratings, they remain something that other
0:08:21 > 0:08:26European leaders would dream of. But yes, Germany is the most powerful
0:08:26 > 0:08:31country economically and politically in the EU. So, what happens here has
0:08:31 > 0:08:35a knock-on effect elsewhere, too. The EU has been quite bullish of
0:08:35 > 0:08:41late, with ambitious plans to reform the eurozone, reform asylum policy,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44have closer defence co-operation, but Germany was in the driving seat
0:08:44 > 0:08:48for all of that. Angela Merkel is now distracted internally, which
0:08:48 > 0:08:54will stall those plans. And what about Brexit? One source close to
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Angela Merkel tonight insisted that none of this will affect Brexit at
0:08:57 > 0:09:01all. And if you look at Angela Merkel trying to form a coalition in
0:09:01 > 0:09:05the last few weeks, Germany has remained quite vocal voice in the
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Brexit talks. However, the UK Government is calling for
0:09:09 > 0:09:12imaginative thinking when it comes to a final Brexit we'll, and that
0:09:12 > 0:09:17takes political will and power. And if you look at the EU, there is
0:09:17 > 0:09:21no-one single voice louder than that of Germany.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25In Zimbabwe, the ruling party is to start the process of removing
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Robert Mugabe from office, charging him with letting his wife
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Grace "usurp constitutional power".
0:09:29 > 0:09:31It comes after the 93-year-old president refused to step down
0:09:31 > 0:09:33after mass protests calling for him to leave.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Our Africa correspondent Fergal Keane has been
0:09:35 > 0:09:44following the day's events.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50At party headquarters, the shreds of better days. Piece by piece, Robert
0:09:50 > 0:09:56Mugabe is going. His MPs gathered to begin legal process of impeachment,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58removing him from office by Parliamentary vote, and telling as
0:09:58 > 0:10:03it could happen in days.We expect the motion to be moved tomorrow, a
0:10:03 > 0:10:07committee to be set up tomorrow, and hopefully by Wednesday we expect
0:10:07 > 0:10:15that we should be able to vote in Parliament.In the audience a First
0:10:15 > 0:10:21Lady in waiting the wife of the man whom the party wants as president.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26With your husband become president? I have not committed on that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Everybody is waiting to see him?I am also waiting to see him!Thank
0:10:30 > 0:10:37you very much. You can hear the emotions are building here, and this
0:10:37 > 0:10:40is a Parliamentary party set on getting rid of Robert Mugabe. They
0:10:40 > 0:10:45share that ambition with the people of Zimbabwe and with the military.
0:10:45 > 0:10:54Listen, when the people have spoken, that is it.The country is still
0:10:54 > 0:10:59absorbing last night's extraordinary presidential speech, with it's
0:10:59 > 0:11:08soothing musical introduction and absence of any talk of resignation.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12He appeared detached from reality, talking about presiding over a party
0:11:12 > 0:11:19congress. Partly this is to do with a changed Africa. The old days of
0:11:19 > 0:11:25shooting leaders are gone. This human rights lawyer was once
0:11:25 > 0:11:31persecuted by Robert Mugabe and imprisoned. She says those opposed
0:11:31 > 0:11:36to him wants to be seen to be acting within the law.It has always been,
0:11:36 > 0:11:43you make the law, you justify it on the basis that this is the law. And
0:11:43 > 0:11:48this is in line with the Zimbabwean way of doing things. If it
0:11:48 > 0:11:52respectability by making it law. Impeachment is not just about
0:11:52 > 0:11:55removing Robert Mugabe quickly. It's about the quest for legitimacy of
0:11:55 > 0:12:00those who will pull this country next. Fergal Keane, BBC News,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Harare.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06The owner of British Gas, Centrica, has announced that it will scrap
0:12:06 > 0:12:11standard gas and electricity tariffs for new customers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14British Gas claims the series of measures, to be introduced
0:12:14 > 0:12:16by April, will be much more effective than the Government's
0:12:16 > 0:12:17proposed cap on energy bills.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20British Airways is introducing a boarding policy that means those
0:12:20 > 0:12:22buying the cheapest seats will be seated last.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24From 12th December, passengers will be assigned a number
0:12:24 > 0:12:26on their boarding passes, depending on how much
0:12:26 > 0:12:27they've paid to travel.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31BA said the move will bring it into line with other carriers.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34An investigation into spending by Vote Leave during the EU
0:12:34 > 0:12:35referendum campaign has been re-opened by the
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Electoral Commission.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39The organisation denies attempting to get round spending limits.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40The Electoral Commission originally accepted this -
0:12:40 > 0:12:43but now says it has new information.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The world of tennis has been paying tribute to one of the sports most
0:12:59 > 0:13:01popular personalities - Jana Novotna, the former
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Wimbledon singles champion, who's died of cancer
0:13:03 > 0:13:04at the age of 49.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The All-England Club described the Czech player as "a true champion
0:13:06 > 0:13:08in all senses of the word".
0:13:08 > 0:13:15David Ornstein has been looking back at her life.
0:13:15 > 0:13:231993, and on the verge of winning Wimbledon, Jana Novotna crumbled on
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Centre Court. She lost the final but won the hearts of the British
0:13:27 > 0:13:34public. And in the Duchess of Kent, she found a shoulder to cry on.She
0:13:34 > 0:13:42just told me, Jana, you will do it. I believe one day you will do its. I
0:13:42 > 0:13:45just became very emotional and it was very nice, I appreciate very
0:13:45 > 0:13:52much what she has done.And her perseverance finally paid off the
0:13:52 > 0:14:01following year. A popular victory and uphiller champion.She was such
0:14:01 > 0:14:05a warm person, always very, very friendly off the first person to
0:14:05 > 0:14:10come up and smile and give you a couple of kisses, and really, really
0:14:10 > 0:14:17loved by everyone.Despite her many achievements, Novotna will always be
0:14:17 > 0:14:19remembered for Wimbledon, the tears, the triumph and eventually, the
0:14:19 > 0:14:24smile. COMMENTATOR: That smile will remain
0:14:24 > 0:14:28on her face for the rest of the afternoon.
0:14:28 > 0:14:40Jana Novotna who has died at the age of 49.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Our top story this evening:
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Theresa May meets senior Cabinet ministers in Downing Street
0:14:43 > 0:14:45to discuss the size of the Brexit bill.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46And still to come...
0:14:46 > 0:14:56What happened to Britain's productivity, and can it be boosted?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Every year the NHS is put under mounting strain
0:15:12 > 0:15:14during the winter months.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Health experts say it needs four billion pounds more next
0:15:17 > 0:15:19year to stop patient care from deteriorating.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25Ministers say it needs different ways of working.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27One possible solution is treating people at home.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Back in 2010, the number of district nurses
0:15:29 > 0:15:35providing crucial home care was 7,000, in England.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37There are now just over 4,000 community nurses
0:15:37 > 0:15:39delivering home care helping people stay out of hospital.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes spent two days
0:15:41 > 0:15:45with a team in Leeds.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54As a health professional, you know what you are signing up to, you know
0:15:54 > 0:15:59you will be working around the clock.This is highly skilled,
0:15:59 > 0:16:04demanding work.They are lucky get you to make a decision and it can be
0:16:04 > 0:16:10quite difficult.In a service under pressure.We do constantly struggle
0:16:10 > 0:16:16with the supply of staff to do the job that we need to be done.
0:16:16 > 0:16:24District nurses form the backbone of health care in our communities.I
0:16:24 > 0:16:30think the antibiotics have done the trick so I'm really pleased.A
0:16:30 > 0:16:33stroke, throat cancer, diabetes and liver problems have loved Maurice
0:16:33 > 0:16:40dependent on the support of his wife and community matrons. In many ways,
0:16:40 > 0:16:46he's a typical patient.Is this where you are getting the pain?
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Otherwise he would be constantly in and out of hospital.No matter what
0:16:51 > 0:16:56time of day, you can ring them any time. The district nurses, their
0:16:56 > 0:17:02carers, I wouldn't be able to keep him at home without them.In the
0:17:02 > 0:17:08hospital it is your environment. In someone's homes, the tables are
0:17:08 > 0:17:12reversed, you are guest in their home and this sense of being alone.
0:17:12 > 0:17:19It is just you and the patient or their family.There was a ten year
0:17:19 > 0:17:22difference in life expectancy between some of the deprived areas
0:17:22 > 0:17:26of Leeds and the wealthier parts of the city and that presents a
0:17:26 > 0:17:31challenge to the community nursing teams who are seeing patients with a
0:17:31 > 0:17:34myriad of complicated health problems but the real issue is there
0:17:34 > 0:17:39is simply not enough qualified nurses who are willing or able to do
0:17:39 > 0:17:44this difficult job. Back at base the team are trying to manage a growing
0:17:44 > 0:17:52number of cases, it's not easy.We just have pressured day in, day out
0:17:52 > 0:18:00to do it. If services like mine are not there 24/7, our hospitals are
0:18:00 > 0:18:04completely full.Staff nurse Lisa is on another call-out, this time to
0:18:04 > 0:18:14check up on Colin who has problems with his legs.Not getting sort
0:18:14 > 0:18:18anywhere?Keeping patients like Colin at home rather than in
0:18:18 > 0:18:23hospital is central to plans for the future of the NHS in England.Would
0:18:23 > 0:18:28you be able to get the prescription sent to the chemist and delivered to
0:18:28 > 0:18:32his own address?This is work often unseen, requiring dedication and
0:18:32 > 0:18:43compassion but it is vital if the NHS is to continue as we know it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:50The family of 19 year old Gaia Pope, whose body was found at the weekend,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52have questioned why police officers took 11 days to locate her.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55The teenager's body was found on land south of Swanage in Dorset.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Gaia suffered from severe epilepsy and her disappearance sparked a huge
0:18:58 > 0:19:00campaign from family and friends to find her.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Duncan Kennedy reports.
0:19:02 > 0:19:10At the place Gaia was found, the police were today continuing their
0:19:10 > 0:19:15investigations. It seems no one else was involved in her disappearance.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Gaia had been missing for 11 days, her body was found on Saturday
0:19:20 > 0:19:25leaving her family devastated. Today her father Richard read this note
0:19:25 > 0:19:32written by Gaia's mother, Natasha. The lights will radiate for all
0:19:32 > 0:19:38eternity. Meet me at the gate, my darling. So here we are longing for
0:19:38 > 0:19:44you for the rest of our lives, together forever united as one. Your
0:19:44 > 0:19:53mum, always.Gaia's cousin said there were questions over why it
0:19:53 > 0:19:58took 11 days to find her.This is not something that should have
0:19:58 > 0:20:04happened and it shouldn't have taken 11 days to find her so close and we
0:20:04 > 0:20:10need to know why.Hundreds of local people helped look for Gaia. Three
0:20:10 > 0:20:16people were arrested and released. Today police said the three would
0:20:16 > 0:20:21face no further action but the father of one of those arrested said
0:20:21 > 0:20:26the police went too far.They did take it seriously. What did they do,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31they decided my family were involved in it, when all they have tried to
0:20:31 > 0:20:37do is show kindness.Dorset Police said today there are inquiries may
0:20:37 > 0:20:42have caused distress to some individuals but that it had an
0:20:42 > 0:20:46obligation to explore every possible line of inquiry. Gaia's family say
0:20:46 > 0:20:57they want to be left to grieve in private.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59A brief look at some of the day's other other news stories...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01A taxi driver caught on CCTV buying petrol,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04which he later used when killing his two children by smothering them
0:21:04 > 0:21:06with a fuel-soaked rag, has been been jailed
0:21:06 > 0:21:07for life at Birmingham Crown Court.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Endris Mohammed was convicted last week of the murders
0:21:10 > 0:21:12of Saros, aged eight, and his six-year-old sister Leanor.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Mohammed was badly burned as he set fire to the family home
0:21:15 > 0:21:18in an attempt to kill his wife while she slept.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Kezia Dugdale was not given permission to join the cast of
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, according to the new leader
0:21:24 > 0:21:26of the Scottish Labour Party.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Ms Dugdale apparently sought authorisation from party chiefs
0:21:27 > 0:21:30to appear on the reality TV show but it was not granted.
0:21:30 > 0:21:38She's expected to join the ITV programme later this week.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40The government today outlined plans to spend £4 billion
0:21:40 > 0:21:42on research and development and regional growth strategies
0:21:42 > 0:21:45to boost economic growth.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47It includes £1.7 billion to provide better transport
0:21:47 > 0:21:51links between cities.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53The government hopes this will improve Britian's weak
0:21:53 > 0:21:55economic productivity - that's the amount workers
0:21:55 > 0:21:58generate per hour.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00It's seen as one the key challenges for the Chancellor ahead
0:22:00 > 0:22:02of Wednesday's Budget, as our business editor
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Simon Jack explains.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17The first industrial revolution saw the amount businesses could produce
0:22:17 > 0:22:23rocket, using machines that did the work of thousands. It was a leap in
0:22:23 > 0:22:27productivity that in recent years has slowed to a crawl under that
0:22:27 > 0:22:31matters. If you can increase productivity, you can pay workers
0:22:31 > 0:22:35more, and crucially they pay more tax. Otherwise none of those good
0:22:35 > 0:22:39things happen which is why the biggest challenge for the chance of
0:22:39 > 0:22:43this week is to persuade businesses to invest in the machines and skills
0:22:43 > 0:22:48of the future. In order to improve it, the Government outlined plans
0:22:48 > 0:22:58today to
0:23:01 > 0:23:03spend research and development with a further £1.7 billion to improve
0:23:03 > 0:23:05links between cities hoping improved connectivity will drive greater
0:23:05 > 0:23:07productivity. A new revolution is at hand, being driven by technology
0:23:07 > 0:23:09companies like Google who today opened a digital garage in
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Manchester, a drop-in centre for those looking for digital skills.
0:23:13 > 0:23:21When you look at economy is relative to those who are not, there is a
0:23:21 > 0:23:25substantial untucked opportunity to go online. The majority of
0:23:25 > 0:23:30advertising is not online and yet the reach you can have online is
0:23:30 > 0:23:35quite profound.Retraining workers cost government money, money they
0:23:35 > 0:23:40get from tax, tax that Google has been accused of legitimately
0:23:40 > 0:23:43avoiding.The Government make the rules and we apply those rules and
0:23:43 > 0:23:50that's what we are doing. We are very much of the view that being
0:23:50 > 0:23:53responsible citizens within every jurisdiction is the way we conduct
0:23:53 > 0:24:02ourselves.Not only is the UK less productive than Germany, France and
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Italy, the north of England is less productive than the south, a gap
0:24:06 > 0:24:11that needs closing according to the mayor of Manchester.I think the
0:24:11 > 0:24:15single biggest thing holding the north of England back and giving us
0:24:15 > 0:24:19productivity challenge is our transport infrastructure or the poor
0:24:19 > 0:24:25quality of it because we haven't had the investment over decades in road
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and rail and consequently we see more and more congestion, people
0:24:29 > 0:24:40arriving late for work. This is a real problem.These investments in
0:24:40 > 0:24:42new technology are welcome but won't spare the Chancellor the
0:24:42 > 0:24:44productivity downgrade on Wednesday that will tighten the squeeze on the
0:24:44 > 0:24:45public finances even further.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are marking 70
0:24:48 > 0:24:50years of marriage today.
0:24:50 > 0:24:57The bells of Westminster - where Elizabeth married
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Prince Philip - rang to celebrate their platinum
0:24:59 > 0:25:00wedding anniversary.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03It's been a low-key affair, with the Royals making private plans
0:25:03 > 0:25:04to mark the occasion.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10Our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Ringing out from Westminster Abbey, of bells to mark 70th wedding
0:25:14 > 0:25:24anniversary. It was to the Abbey on this day in 1947 that the then
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Princess Elizabeth came for her wedding to Lieutenant Colonel
0:25:26 > 0:25:40Mountbatten.Now the solemn service begins.
0:25:41 > 0:25:51Take thee Philip to be my wedded husband...It was the start of a
0:25:51 > 0:25:54marriage which has enjoyed for 70 years and which from the moment
0:25:54 > 0:26:00Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952 has underpinned the success and
0:26:00 > 0:26:05stability of her reign as Queen. Those who know them have no doubt
0:26:05 > 0:26:09the bride and groom who signed the marriage register that day at the
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Abbey were deeply committed to each other.Obviously they were very much
0:26:13 > 0:26:18in love, it is early love as far as I can understand it so it is a love
0:26:18 > 0:26:23match essentially, it is a great love story.A deeply loyal sense of
0:26:23 > 0:26:29duty, which is bolstered in courage and uplifted by their faith.The
0:26:29 > 0:26:35early years of her reign were difficult for the Duke who felt he
0:26:35 > 0:26:39had no clear purpose but he adapted to the role of consort and for
0:26:39 > 0:26:43decade after decade they toured the world and fulfilled official duties
0:26:43 > 0:26:48together. A couple so much of whose lives have been public, sustained by
0:26:48 > 0:26:53the private bond between them which remains strong and deep, as the
0:26:53 > 0:27:01latest photographs make clear. There are 70 years together will be
0:27:01 > 0:27:04celebrated with a private party at Windsor Castle.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Time for a look at the weather.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Here's Ben Rich.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Most will have noticed a change in the feel of the weather today, it
0:27:13 > 0:27:18has been a very mild day, even where it was cloudy, and where the cloud
0:27:18 > 0:27:23broke we got up to 17 degrees, not bad at all for this point in
0:27:23 > 0:27:27November. You can see from the satellite picture it has been
0:27:27 > 0:27:30largely cloudy affair but this is sunshine through Wales and the
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Midlands is where we have had some of the brightest weather today.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Tonight it will be all about the cloud, Misty and murky conditions,
0:27:39 > 0:27:43patchy rain, then through the second half of the night through northern
0:27:43 > 0:27:51England and Scotland we will see heavy bursts of rain developing. For
0:27:51 > 0:27:55many, colder across the Northern Isles. Generally across Scotland it
0:27:55 > 0:28:00is a wet start to tomorrow morning, heavy bursts of rain which will move
0:28:00 > 0:28:05slowly northwards through the day. This next belt of rain moving across
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Northern Ireland into western areas through the day and it will turn
0:28:08 > 0:28:14increasingly windy as well. Some glimmers of brightness perhaps, but
0:28:14 > 0:28:20it will be generally quite cloudy, 14 degrees if you keep the cloud.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24That first area of low pressure tries to clear away during Tuesday
0:28:24 > 0:28:27night, but here comes another one for Wednesday and a weather front
0:28:27 > 0:28:31which will bring quite a lot of rain across parts of Wales and north-west
0:28:31 > 0:28:40England. Further south and east, windy, we get some brightness, still
0:28:40 > 0:28:43holding on to something called a further north. Towards the end of
0:28:43 > 0:28:49the week the cold air will try to dive southwards again. Quite an
0:28:49 > 0:28:52erratic process, some doubt about how far south it will get, but in
0:28:52 > 0:28:53the north it will