0:00:04 > 0:00:07An extraordinary scientist who inspired millions -
0:00:07 > 0:00:10tributes pour in from all over the world for Professor Stephen
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Hawking who has died at the age of 76.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16I'm very proud that I have been able to contribute
0:00:16 > 0:00:21to our understanding of the universe.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Diagnosed with motor neurone disease in his 20s -
0:00:23 > 0:00:27he defied the odds and pushed the boundaries with his theories
0:00:27 > 0:00:31that scientists say unlocked a universe of possibilities.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35He had a real impact on my life and I think it is the passing
0:00:35 > 0:00:36of a great scientist.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37He will be truly sorely missed.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41We'll be looking back at the life of one of the world's most eminent
0:00:41 > 0:00:42and famous scientists.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Also on the programme tonight.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50The Salisbury nerve agent attack - Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats
0:00:50 > 0:00:52and cuts off all high-level contact after Moscow refuses
0:00:52 > 0:00:53to give answers.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57They have treated the use of a military grade nerve agent
0:00:57 > 0:01:01in Europe with sarcasm, contempt and defiance.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06And learning the language - almost 800,000 people live
0:01:06 > 0:01:08here but don't speak English, will the government's
0:01:08 > 0:01:09integration plan work?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News.
0:01:11 > 0:01:18Chelsea face a test of their credentials
0:01:18 > 0:01:19if they are to make it three English
0:01:19 > 0:01:27Champions League quarterfinalists.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45One of the greatest scientists of modern times,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Professor Stephen Hawking, has died at the age of 76.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50He was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease
0:01:50 > 0:01:55when he was 22 and told he had only a few years to live.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01But he defied all expectations and went on to become one
0:02:01 > 0:02:04of the most famous physicists in the world thanks to his studies
0:02:04 > 0:02:05on black holes and relativity.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Nasa said his theories have unlocked a universe of possibilities
0:02:09 > 0:02:12that they and the world are still exploring.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18The tributes that have poured in from far and wide speak volumes
0:02:18 > 0:02:21about his influence and his reach, as well as his ability to bridge
0:02:21 > 0:02:23the gap between academia and popular culture.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24Our science editor David Shukman looks back at his life.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35There is nothing like the Eureka moment of discovering something no
0:02:35 > 0:02:41one knew before.Stephen Hawking had a gift for inspiration, a powerful
0:02:41 > 0:02:46spirit overcoming an ailing body to allow a mind to roam the cosmos.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Earning him a place as the most famous scientist in the world.It
0:02:51 > 0:02:55has been a glorious time to be alive and researching and doing
0:02:55 > 0:03:00theoretical physics.Who else could draw crowds like this? The man who
0:03:00 > 0:03:06gazed at the stars became one himself. His story poignant and
0:03:06 > 0:03:14uplifting, his career involved concept is so
0:03:14 > 0:03:17concept is so alien and complicated for most it was a struggle to keep
0:03:17 > 0:03:19up but he explored the strangest of features of the universe, black
0:03:19 > 0:03:22holes, drawing together the science of the largest things in space with
0:03:22 > 0:03:27the science of the small, part of a quest to come up with a theory for
0:03:27 > 0:03:32the universe.He made these incredibly original insights that
0:03:32 > 0:03:36set up the modern theory of black holes. And made great contributions
0:03:36 > 0:03:45to cosmology, and so he was a huge figure.I was devastated, really
0:03:45 > 0:03:50upset. I met him a couple of times but he had an impact on my life. It
0:03:50 > 0:03:56is the passing of a great scientist who will be truly missed.As a
0:03:56 > 0:04:00student his intelligence stood out that at that moment he was given a
0:04:00 > 0:04:05warning that motor neurone disease would cut his life short.When I was
0:04:05 > 0:04:11diagnosed, I was told it would kill me in two, three years.Somehow he
0:04:11 > 0:04:18kept going. In a high-tech wheelchair and a synthesised voice.
0:04:18 > 0:04:25Communicating first by touch, then by twitching a single muscle in his
0:04:25 > 0:04:31cheek, a daunting burden for anyone. His children saw him as an example.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36People who live in extreme circumstances seem to find something
0:04:36 > 0:04:39inspirational in his example of perseverance and his ability to rise
0:04:39 > 0:04:45above the suffering and still want to communicate at a higher level.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Life was not straightforward, his first marriage ending in divorce, as
0:04:48 > 0:04:55did a second to one of his nurses. Claims that he had been physically
0:04:55 > 0:05:00abused, the case dropped because of lack of evidence. His book sold at
0:05:00 > 0:05:05least 10 million copies and everyone wanted to meet him from the Pope in
0:05:05 > 0:05:10the Vatican, to the Queen. To President Obama, who awarded him a
0:05:10 > 0:05:17medal of honour. His fame reached beyond the world of science.Your
0:05:17 > 0:05:24theory of a doughnut shaped universe is intriguing. Even appearing in The
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Simpsons.I did not say that. In an episode of Star Trek he had the
0:05:29 > 0:05:36chance to tease Isaac Newton.Not the apple story again!Astounding to
0:05:36 > 0:05:44think the Lord created this in seven days.Incorrect.It took 13.8
0:05:44 > 0:05:48million years. More recently he was happy to play along for Comic
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Relief. He saw himself as an ambassador for science and in this
0:05:54 > 0:05:58interview told me of his hopes for the Large Hadron Collider.He had a
0:05:58 > 0:06:06sense of adventure. I am very excited. I have been
0:06:06 > 0:06:12wheelchair-bound almost four decades and the chance to float free in zero
0:06:12 > 0:06:18G will be wonderful.Even braving a zero gravity flight. No surprise his
0:06:18 > 0:06:29death prompted tributes. Tim Berners-Lee two ET...
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Berners-Lee two ET... Nasa said...
0:06:36 > 0:06:43If you reverse time and the universe is getting smaller.Eddie Redmayne
0:06:43 > 0:06:48played him in the film The Theory of Everything and today said, we have
0:06:48 > 0:06:52lost a truly beautiful mind. A scientist who delved into the realm
0:06:52 > 0:06:57of black holes offered an incredibly engaging story that achieved
0:06:57 > 0:07:00something remarkable, it touched a global audience.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Professor Stephen Hawking, who's died at the age of 76.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06David joins me now.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11He was an extraordinary man on so many levels. He had an incredible
0:07:11 > 0:07:17ability to bridge the gap between academia and popular culture.There
0:07:17 > 0:07:20are scientists brilliant at explaining what they do but he took
0:07:20 > 0:07:27it to a superior level. He said about his own famous book that a lot
0:07:27 > 0:07:31of people did not finish it, might not have understood it that might
0:07:31 > 0:07:35have come away with a central point which was the universe is governed
0:07:35 > 0:07:41by rational laws, and that is what mattered to him. On the sidelines
0:07:41 > 0:07:44occasionally there was grumbling from other scientists about the cult
0:07:44 > 0:07:51of celebrity, but because he had it, he acted as a bridge between science
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and the wider world, which meant he could connect with millions, who
0:07:54 > 0:07:58otherwise would not have given a second thought to science and that
0:07:58 > 0:08:00makes him unique.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Britain is expelling 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused
0:08:05 > 0:08:07to explain how a military grade nerve agent was used
0:08:07 > 0:08:09on a former spy in Salisbury.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14It's the biggest such expulsion for more than 30 years.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16The Prime Minister told Parliament that the "undeclared intelligence
0:08:16 > 0:08:18officers" have just one week to leave.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21The UK has also cut off all high-level contacts with Russia
0:08:21 > 0:08:23and announced that government ministers and the Royal family
0:08:23 > 0:08:24will not attend the World Cup.
0:08:24 > 0:08:32Here's our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37It was right to offer Russia the opportunity to provide an
0:08:37 > 0:08:40explanation but their response demonstrated complete disdain for
0:08:40 > 0:08:46the gravity of these events.The midnight deadline came and went
0:08:46 > 0:08:52leaving a morning with no new answers. Theresa May went prepared
0:08:52 > 0:08:55to Prime Minister's Questions, ready to announce the biggest diplomatic
0:08:55 > 0:09:00action against Russia since the Cold War.They have treated the use of a
0:09:00 > 0:09:08military grade nerve agent in Europe with sarcasm, contempt and defiance.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12There is no alternative conclusion other than the Russia State was
0:09:12 > 0:09:18culpable for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter and
0:09:18 > 0:09:21this represents an unlawful use of force by the Russian state against
0:09:21 > 0:09:29the UK.The UK will retaliate. United Kingdom will expel 23 Russian
0:09:29 > 0:09:33diplomats, who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39They have one week to leave. This was not just an act of attempted
0:09:39 > 0:09:44murder, nor just an act against the UK, it is an affront to the
0:09:44 > 0:09:48prohibition on the use of chemical weapons and an affront to the
0:09:48 > 0:09:54rules-based system on which we and our international partners depend.
0:09:54 > 0:09:5923 diplomats suspected of being spies have seven days to leave, all
0:09:59 > 0:10:02high-level contact between the UK and Russia is suspended and no
0:10:02 > 0:10:07minister or member of the Royal family will go to the World Cup.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13Some Russian state assets could be frozen, with possible laws to crack
0:10:13 > 0:10:18down on hostile states. In a tense Commons, Jeremy Corbyn was not quite
0:10:18 > 0:10:26ready to accept the culpability of the Russian state.Our response must
0:10:26 > 0:10:30be decisive and proportionate and based on clear evidence.But listen
0:10:30 > 0:10:33to rising anger as Jeremy Corbyn turned some of his fire on the
0:10:33 > 0:10:42Tories.It is as we have expressed before a matter of huge regret our
0:10:42 > 0:10:46country's diplomatic capacity has been stripped back with cuts of 25%
0:10:46 > 0:10:55in the past five years.It is tradition for the two main parties
0:10:55 > 0:11:02to stick together on foreign policy. Not these two. This is not a
0:11:02 > 0:11:06question of our diplomacy, of what diplomatic support we have around
0:11:06 > 0:11:13the world, this is a question of the culpability of the Russian state.
0:11:13 > 0:11:21Fever rose.There is continued disregard for the rule of law and
0:11:21 > 0:11:28human rights must be met with condemnation.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33condemnation.Look, Tories cheering Labour backbenchers. Jeremy Corbyn's
0:11:33 > 0:11:39team, arms folded.The Russian government has behaved with
0:11:39 > 0:11:46arrogance, within humanity and with contempt.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52contempt.But does this bother the Russian strongman? Vladimir Putin
0:11:52 > 0:11:57approaching a election, campaigning in Crimea, unapologetic. A
0:11:57 > 0:12:02spokeswoman claiming on TV... Britain does not understand
0:12:02 > 0:12:09diplomacy or the law and is full of liars, fully fledged liars.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13This is not just a straightforward foreign policy clash but a fight
0:12:13 > 0:12:18with a country that ignores the norm. Number 10 knows this may only
0:12:18 > 0:12:24be the start. There are no easy options for the government, nothing
0:12:24 > 0:12:29politically tempting to do next. There was rank are on display in the
0:12:29 > 0:12:35Commons, anger and concern. The government has taken what they
0:12:35 > 0:12:38believe his decisive action into events that happened a few days ago,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42but they are aware they could be retaliation from the Russian side
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and know only too well to take bigger action, while Britain would
0:12:47 > 0:12:50need the support and backing of other international friends around
0:12:50 > 0:12:55the world to do so. A meeting is scheduled at the UN tonight that
0:12:55 > 0:13:00might give a first taste of whether or not there could be support for
0:13:00 > 0:13:04more significant action for Britain and partners around the world to
0:13:04 > 0:13:10take against Russia, but this is a real moment of decision for Theresa
0:13:10 > 0:13:18May, her first significant foreign policy test as Prime Minister.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The Prime Minister has announced a series of sanctions against Russia
0:13:21 > 0:13:22and Russian state assets.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, has been assessing
0:13:24 > 0:13:26the scale of today's announcement.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Here at the Russian Embassy in London, to get an idea of the scale
0:13:31 > 0:13:36of the expulsion you have to crunch numbers. 23 diplomats are being
0:13:36 > 0:13:42kicked out, which might not see many but there are only 58 accredited
0:13:42 > 0:13:48diplomats from Russia in the UK, so that is 40% sent home. Compared with
0:13:48 > 0:13:52what would seem a bigger expulsion at the height of the Cold War and
0:13:52 > 0:13:58you can see proportionally this one is bigger. In 1971, around 100
0:13:58 > 0:14:08diplomats were kicked out, a huge number, but compared
0:14:08 > 0:14:10number, but compared to the 550 Soviet diplomats in London it was
0:14:10 > 0:14:12small in proportion to today's action. Interesting that Theresa May
0:14:12 > 0:14:19made clear in her view the 23 being sent home all of them spies. In the
0:14:19 > 0:14:24City of London it is harder to see the impact of Theresa May's
0:14:24 > 0:14:28announcements. The Prime Minister announced a freeze on Russian state
0:14:28 > 0:14:36assets where it is believed they threaten British life or property.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38The anti-corruption organisation transparency international estimates
0:14:38 > 0:14:43a fifth of all properties bought in Britain with criminal money are
0:14:43 > 0:14:48owned by Russians, so expect to see more use of existing legal measures
0:14:48 > 0:14:53to bring back down. It really is the expulsions on an unprecedented scale
0:14:53 > 0:14:58from the Russian Embassy that is the big story today. The Prime Minister
0:14:58 > 0:15:03was clear, saying, we will degrade Russian intelligence capability in
0:15:03 > 0:15:10the UK for years to come. Whatever the effect of today's action, the
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Prime Minister was bowled in claims and said if the Russians seek to
0:15:14 > 0:15:17rebuild their intelligence capability, we will prevent them
0:15:17 > 0:15:21from doing so.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Britons travelling to Russia are being warned that they could
0:15:24 > 0:15:26now face 'anti British sentiment or harassment'.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29The Foreign Office says Britons should remain vigilant and avoid
0:15:29 > 0:15:31commenting publicly on political developments.
0:15:31 > 0:15:38Our Moscow correspondent, Steve Rosenberg, joins us now.
0:15:38 > 0:15:45What has been the reaction to this in Russia?Anger and Moscow has been
0:15:45 > 0:15:49dismissive of what Theresa May said in the House of Commons. I have just
0:15:49 > 0:15:52come from an interview with the official spokesperson of the Russian
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Foreign Ministry and she told me this about Theresa May: she said it
0:15:56 > 0:16:01was a political show, bad theatre, nonsense, she said it was a shocking
0:16:01 > 0:16:05piece of international provocation, and of Theresa May, the spokesperson
0:16:05 > 0:16:09of the foreign Ministry said that the British Prime Minister was
0:16:09 > 0:16:12destroying international law. She even went as far as to say this was
0:16:12 > 0:16:19the end of Theresa May's career, because she was involved in a dirty
0:16:19 > 0:16:21story. Moscow will definitely respond shortly, she said, probably
0:16:21 > 0:16:26not today. And as you mentioned, the Foreign Office has updated its
0:16:26 > 0:16:31travel advice, its advice to people travelling to Russia, saying that
0:16:31 > 0:16:35because of heightened political tensions people should be very
0:16:35 > 0:16:37careful and be aware of the possibility of anti-British
0:16:37 > 0:16:41sentiment and harassment. Steve Rosenberg in Moscow, thank
0:16:41 > 0:16:46you. The time is just after 6:15pm.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Our top story this evening.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Tributes pour in from all over the world for Professor Stephen
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Hawking, who has died at the age of 76.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Scientists say his theories will inspire countless generations to
0:16:59 > 0:17:00come.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Stephen Hawking was really unique in the sense that he wanted to do
0:17:03 > 0:17:05things differently and he wanted to contribute things in a different
0:17:05 > 0:17:07sense and I was really inspired by that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:15We've been talking to some of the young people
0:17:15 > 0:17:18at the science fair in Birmingham about the great man
0:17:18 > 0:17:19and his influence.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Altior underlines his billing as the best horse in National Hunt
0:17:25 > 0:17:27racing with a commanding Champion Chase win but there
0:17:27 > 0:17:33was a potentially serious injury for jockey Ruby Walsh.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Almost 800,000 people who live here in the UK
0:17:36 > 0:17:38speak little or no English.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Now the government is planning to spend £50 million
0:17:41 > 0:17:47to try to change that and to encourage social integration.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Five councils in England have been selected for special help -
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Bradford, Blackburn, Peterborough, Walsall
0:17:51 > 0:17:53and Waltham Forest in London.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Judith Mortiz sent this report from Bradford.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56What about this one?
0:17:56 > 0:18:03What sound does that give?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Oh.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10One sound at a time these women are learning English.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Whilst their children are at school they're
0:18:12 > 0:18:14studying too, wanting to improve their language
0:18:14 > 0:18:15for lots of reasons.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It would be easier for me and my husband to establish our own
0:18:18 > 0:18:19business.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20I've got four children.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Need to help the children.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23You want to help your children?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Yeah.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25To do homework.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26To do their homework.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I'm really clever and I'm good at my work and I can do anything.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31I'm creative.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34But I can't be my 100% if I don't have my skill of English.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Empowering marginalised women and boosting language skills are amongst
0:18:36 > 0:18:39new government plans to tackle segregation.
0:18:39 > 0:18:47Bradford is one of five areas which have been selected.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52We've got florists, we've got artists, we've got tailors, we've
0:18:52 > 0:18:55got women with a plethora of experiences that they come with but
0:18:55 > 0:18:58unfortunately they can't engage in the local society because of the
0:18:58 > 0:18:59lack of the language.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Now, if the language is there, just open one
0:19:01 > 0:19:02barrier, we'll open a whole field
0:19:02 > 0:19:04full of opportunities for these women.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Bradford was at its lowest ebb in 2001 when race riots erupted
0:19:07 > 0:19:11and segregated communities were shown to be leading parallel lives.
0:19:11 > 0:19:1917 years on, tackling segregation here is still a work in progress.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23But what Bradford has achieved has now earned
0:19:23 > 0:19:23it extra funding and a
0:19:23 > 0:19:25chance to show other areas how to improve.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Two years ago, a report warned that segregation and social
0:19:28 > 0:19:30exclusion were at worrying levels in Britain.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Its author has long been calling on the government to take action.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Some of these communities that we're worried about,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38these very isolated communities, have abject
0:19:38 > 0:19:41poverty and that will take money.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I'm not sure that 50 million over two years will be enough.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49The government says its plans are designed to get more people to mix
0:19:49 > 0:19:50together, live together and play together.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56Judith Moritz, BBC News, Bradford.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Toys R Us is closing all 100 of its UK stores
0:19:59 > 0:20:01in the next six weeks - after administrators
0:20:01 > 0:20:02failed to find a buyer.
0:20:02 > 0:20:063000 jobs will be lost as a result.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12Some 25 stores have either already closed in recent days or are due
0:20:12 > 0:20:13to be closed tomorrow.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Students walked out of classrooms across the United States this
0:20:18 > 0:20:20afternoon to remember the victims of the Florida school shooting
0:20:20 > 0:20:23and to demand tighter gun safety laws.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Pupils left their classes for 17 minutes - one minute for each
0:20:25 > 0:20:28person who was killed at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas
0:20:28 > 0:20:32High School in Parkland exactly a month ago.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36West Mercia Police say they're currently dealing with 46 young
0:20:36 > 0:20:38people in Telford in Shropshire who are victims of child
0:20:38 > 0:20:43sexual exploitation, or are at risk of being abused.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48It comes after an investigation by the Sunday Mirror suggested that
0:20:48 > 0:20:50up to 1000 girls could have been sexually assaulted in the town
0:20:50 > 0:20:52over the last 40 years.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Sima Kotecha reports.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Night-time in Telford.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Recent reports say up to 1000 girls could have been sexually
0:20:59 > 0:21:03abused in the town over the last four decades.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05The police here say at the moment they're dealing
0:21:05 > 0:21:08with less than 50 cases.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12We know that we currently are working jointly with the local
0:21:12 > 0:21:17authority with 46 young people between the age of 13 and 19.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And they are people we have identified as being at risk,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22not necessarily being offended against, but we're working
0:21:22 > 0:21:25with them to prevent them from becoming victims.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29In 2013 seven men including these two brothers, Adil and Mubarak Ali,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32were jailed after police launched an investigation into child
0:21:32 > 0:21:34prostitution in the town.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Some believe white, vulnerable girls are still being targeted
0:21:37 > 0:21:41by mainly Asian gangs.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43However this local social worker, who doesn't want to be identified,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46says not every victim is the same.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50We have females, we have males that we support.
0:21:50 > 0:21:57We have young people from all different backgrounds.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02It is not around targeting just young girls through working-class.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Politicians across the region are calling for an independent inquiry.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Police here say they welcome any scrutiny into what
0:22:07 > 0:22:10they're doing and why.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11However, there are some deep concerns that
0:22:11 > 0:22:14they're not doing enough.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18I think we've all been shocked by the horrific case that
0:22:18 > 0:22:21we have seen in Telford...
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Today, the Prime Minister said the most vulnerable
0:22:24 > 0:22:27in Telford have been preyed on by ruthless criminals.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31The authorities here don't deny there's a problem with child
0:22:31 > 0:22:32sexual exploitation.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39They say it's happening all over the country.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41However, the scale of the problem is what is being contested.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Seema Kotecha, BBC News, Telford.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47The comedian Jim Bowen - best know as the presenter
0:22:47 > 0:22:49of the darts-based game show Bullseye - has died
0:22:49 > 0:22:56at the age of 80.
0:22:56 > 0:23:06One. Can't do it. I'm sorry, boys. Look at what you could have won.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Jim Bowen was inspired to try stand-up comedy
0:23:07 > 0:23:09after seeing Ken Dodd perform.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Bullseye ran for 14 years on ITV until 1995.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes
0:23:17 > 0:23:18the universe exist.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Be curious."
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Those were the words of Professor Stephen Hawking - who died today.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27It was advice that he gave to his three children.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Our correspondent Jon Kay has been to the science fair in Birmingham
0:23:30 > 0:23:32today to talk to school children about Professor Hawking
0:23:32 > 0:23:33and his influence.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Stephen Hawking would have loved this.
0:23:35 > 0:23:4120,000 young British scientists experimenting together.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Do it again!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Do it again!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48He told young people to be curious and
0:23:48 > 0:23:54today, as they studied trajectories and force, many were thinking
0:23:54 > 0:23:56of their scientific superhero.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58How would you describe him?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Genius, pioneer, brilliant, inspirational,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03motivationally engaging, phenomenal.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06I read A Brief History Of Time.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08I thought it was very interesting.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Did you read all of it?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I did actually read all of it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16And it got me into black holes and I went on to a series of
0:24:16 > 0:24:19lectures about them so, yeah, it fuelled a lot for me.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21On display at the Big Bang Fair, inventions from
0:24:21 > 0:24:23the scientists of tomorrow.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25These A level physicists from North Wales
0:24:25 > 0:24:28regard Professor Hawking as a modern-day genius.
0:24:28 > 0:24:36He's the intellectual follower of Einstein and Newton.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38These amazing, amazing figures that we read about in
0:24:38 > 0:24:40physics books, he was getting to that level.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41He was incredible.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43His legacy will live on.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Forever.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Inside an inflatable black hole, teenagers
0:24:50 > 0:24:55studied Hawking's space and time theories while taking selfies.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57It's a lot in one lifetime for anyone.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I think he's encouraged science as a field as well.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01I think more people are more invested in
0:25:01 > 0:25:08science nowadays because of him.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It would navigate you to the nearest exit.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14At 15 he has invented an app which could help people
0:25:14 > 0:25:15escape a tower block fire using virtual reality.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18He admires Hawking's personal courage.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21He was only one man who did such great things and I was really
0:25:21 > 0:25:24inspired by that, because usually you see people follow the same paths
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and try and do the same things.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29But Stephen Hawking was really unique in
0:25:29 > 0:25:32the sense that he wanted to do things differently and he wanted to
0:25:32 > 0:25:33contribute things in a different sense.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I was really inspired by that.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Perhaps the next Stephen Hawking was in this room today.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Jon Kay, BBC News, Birmingham.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Time for a look at the weather.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Of course, the weather is all physics, just to remind you, we have
0:25:50 > 0:25:54one type of dynamic engine, the one pumping in from the Atlantic, so it
0:25:54 > 0:25:59has been mild since the weekend in the UK, but we are going to see the
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Danan exchange into the weekend with the easterly wind returning, do you
0:26:03 > 0:26:05remember that one? Bitterly cold weather and the prospect of some
0:26:05 > 0:26:10snow. But right now the influence is coming in off the Atlantic, this
0:26:10 > 0:26:14huge area of low pressure dominating much of Western Europe, bringing in
0:26:14 > 0:26:18rain with it, strong winds, gales blowing in the western extremities
0:26:18 > 0:26:21at the moment continuing to pick up further east. The good news is about
0:26:21 > 0:26:24strong winds overnight is temperatures should remain above
0:26:24 > 0:26:28freezing and arrest the following temperature along with the cloud and
0:26:28 > 0:26:33rain creeping eastwards. It tends to pivot and stick around over Northern
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Ireland, so here is the main concern for some flooding. A different
0:26:35 > 0:26:39complexion for the weather tomorrow with the weather system across many
0:26:39 > 0:26:46areas, three or four hours for most of us as it moves northwards, the
0:26:46 > 0:26:48strong winds easing in the south-west, as the sun returns some
0:26:48 > 0:26:51sharp showers in the afternoon and by that stage the rain will clear
0:26:51 > 0:26:53from Northern Ireland and it is still relatively mild, only single
0:26:53 > 0:26:58figure temperatures in Scotland. Roll the clock forward 24 hours and
0:26:58 > 0:27:03into tomorrow evening and overnight we started pick up more snow in the
0:27:03 > 0:27:06showers as we establish more of a south-easterly wind as opposed to
0:27:06 > 0:27:09the southerly right now, so the increasing risk we will see some
0:27:09 > 0:27:12snow over the hills of Scotland during Friday initially but possibly
0:27:12 > 0:27:16at lower levels late in the day, the start of the blast from the east.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Again, further south there will be showers but we are still relatively
0:27:20 > 0:27:27mild. Through Friday night and into Saturday
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Saturday we will to see the weather front sinking southwards again,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32bringing a risk of some snow into the eastern side of the country. And
0:27:32 > 0:27:35then, perhaps, later in the weekend a significant risk of snow in the
0:27:35 > 0:27:38south with this blast from the east again it is open to question. We
0:27:38 > 0:27:44will keep you
0:27:44 > 0:27:46That's it from us.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49In a moment the news where you are, but first we'll leave
0:27:49 > 0:27:52you with the words and images of Professor Stephen Hawking -
0:27:52 > 0:27:55one of the greatest scientists of modern times.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled
0:27:59 > 0:28:12is no handicap. It's all in your mind.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23I hope my example will give encouragement and hope to others in
0:28:23 > 0:28:32similar situations.
0:28:37 > 0:28:44I hope my example will show disability can be no barrier. One
0:28:44 > 0:28:50can achieve anything if one is determined enough.
0:28:56 > 0:29:14Never give up.