The ousted Catalan Leader, Carles Puigdemont, is facing a spanish arrest warrant as eight former colleagues are detained in the wake of the disputed independence referendum. And the most endangered ape in the world, a new species of orang utan, is discovered in indonesia. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the bank of england has announced the first rise in Interest Rates for more than a decade, in order to curb the rate of inflation. Members of the Banks Monetary Policy Committee voted by seven to two to raise the official bank rate, from a quarter to a half of 1 . And there could be more rises to come in the months ahead. The decision will mean higher Monthly Payments for millions of households with variable Rate Mortgages. But the banks governor mark carney said households across the uk are generally well positioned to deal with the rate increase, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. The bank of england may look exactly as it did the last time Interest Rates rose, but the economy doesnt. In the ten years since the peak year of the housing and credit bubble, the amount we produce and earn has barely grown and that means we are more vulnerable to inflation. There it is, 0. 5 . With unemployment at a 42 year low, inflation running above target and growthjust above its new lower speed limit, the time has come to ease our foot a little off the accelerator. Margy and her husband live in streatham in south london. Soon after buying their house, the Interest Rate on the mortgage hit 15 . When rates dropped in the noughties, she took an advantage to repay more than she had to. She is now paying less than 2 and can easily cope with the rate rise. Money has been cheap for a long time and im very aware it could be going up for a long time. In fact, theyve been threatening for a couple of years. Im surprised its taken this long for them to do it. Paying off while it is cheaper means i have less to pay off now. After last hitting a peak before the 2008 crisis, Interest Rates dropped to what was then a record low and stayed there for seven years, only to drop again in the wake of the brexit vote. All theyve done is taken back the quarter point cut they made last august after the brexit referendum when they were worried confidence might falter and spending might go down. So thats all theyve done. Theyve taken their foot off the accelerator in terms of Monetary Policy but not much more than that. That prolonged period of ultralow Interest Rates may have helped keep the economy out of worse trouble but its also have damaging effects, not just on savers. If you keep money ultra cheap, you encourage people to borrow more to buy assets like houses and that has pushed the prices of houses beyond the reach of many young people who would like to be able to afford their own home. While higher Interest Rates should make it more attractive to hold pounds, traders focused on warnings the next rise would not come soon. About half the countrys families now on their own homes and only a minority of them have the mortgage. The bank of england is confident now inflation hit its peak last month and families will be able to cope with higher Interest Rate. Andy verity, bbc news. So, just to underline. While the increase is good news for savers, it means millions of variable Rate Mortgage holders will see their Monthly Payment rise. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett has been looking at the potential impact on homeowners. When Interest Rates rise, millions of homeowners are affected but not everyone will feel the impact straightaway. 46 of people with mortgages are on some form of variable rate. They will bear the brunt of the increase. The 54 on fixed rate deals wont see their costs go up straightaway, but they will do eventually when the fix comes to an end. An increase of a quarter of a percent were about £15 per month to a typical £125,000 variable Rate Mortgage. 0r or £185 0r £185 a year. That might not sound like much, but for some homeowners it can make a huge difference. People like lynn, the owner of this house. She struggled financially since a car accident stopped her from working. Im literally living. I wouldnt say on the breadline but very close and any hike in interest or supermarket bills affects me instantly. But other homeowners can afford to be more pragmatic. I have children and a mortgage already, if they do go up and i would be concerned. At the moment its a case of getting a deposit, and more on your savings will help us out of it. While the rise may be bad news for some homeowners who will pay more on their mortgages, its good news for savers, who stand to get a better return from their investments. According to some analysts, this may be the first of several rate rises. Whether you are a saver or a borrower, i dont think the increase will be that significant now. But the likelihood is we will get a series of increases, maybe two or three over the next two or three years so it will start to have an impact on our everyday lives. After ten years without any Interest Rate rises, todays decision by the bank of england is highly symbolic. But the size and speed of future increases are what will be preoccu pying both borrowers and savers for months to come. Well, our economics editor kamal ahmed has been speaking to the governor of the bank of england , mark carney. He asked him if it really was the right time for an Interest Rate rise. Lets be clear what we announced today. Effectively, what the bank has decided is to take our foot a little off the accelerator. The economy is growing a little faster than its speed limit. That speed limit has come down over the years since the crisis for a variety of reasons. Weve got unemployment at a 42 year low, more people in work than ever before. Were seeing the first signs of wages starting to pick up. But most importantly for those watching, that real income squeeze which has been hitting households over the course of this year, the worst is ending, its starting to turn now. And what we want is for inflation to get back from it high level now, 3 , may be going a little higher, we think, next month, and bring it back to that 2 target, ourjob, because that our contribution to not just making sure we get out of that real income squeeze, but that we stay out of it. Lots of people watching this will be wondering, what is the future path of Interest Rates. Is this the start of regular Interest Rate rises . We have emphasised on that for a number of years that in the event which has happened today that we started to raise Interest Rates, that the path would be very gradual relative to history and to a limited extent, and i can be a little more specific about that, which is the forecast we put out today, which has after all the economy growing at around 1. 7, 1. 75 for the next few years, more or less, so good, not the historic rate, but good. Consistent with our mandate and consistent with supporting the economy, that requires about two more Interest Rate increases over the next three years. So its something, but its certainly nothing compared to historic rate cycles. I am duty bound to say, though, of course, we will do whats necessary in order to meet the remit as the situation changes. And the one thing we know is that in some way, the situation will change. That was mark carney, the governor of the bank of england. Professor David Blanchflower was a member of the bank of englands Monetary Policy committee between 2006 and 2009 , and is now professor of economics at dartmouth college. He joins me on webcam from florida. Your Immediate Response to this strategy today . Big mistake. The markets didnt buy it, the pound had arisen on expectations of this rate rise coming. As soon as they saw the evidence and listen to what mark carney said, the pound plunged back to where it was before they made this announcement. This is what i call guessonomics, there is nothing in the data to suggest it. He said that wage goes is picking up, and that wage goes is picking up, and thatis that wage goes is picking up, and that is completely not true. Retail sales are falling. The uk is the slowest growing economy in europe. So basically what this will do for people who are struggling, it will actually raise the cost of doing business, if you like. And it doesnt just hurt business, if you like. And it doesntjust hurt homeowners. It raises the cost of borrowing to firms, and it lowers dividends. So i have every expectation this will be like the last rate rise done in 2007 which i voted against which pushed the uk into recession. My suspicion is that this will be reversed. It is a major mistake. Despite what mark carney said, there is nothing in the data to sustain this, and it looks to bea data to sustain this, and it looks to be a huge mistake. All of it really centring around the inflation figures, and the bank explaining that it does have certain statutory duties in that area, of course it does. So do you think that that is something they should just cast aside . I dont mean that at all. The argument the mpc has to do is look at what inflationary is going to be in the future, and basically what they showed and the data show is this sharp increase in inflation that weve seen was driven by a once off cropping the exchange rate, so their forecast is inflation is just going to drop away, so raising rates is just not necessary, because inflation is going to go back to target on its own. And if you look at the rest of the world, inflation is well below target, so the argument that you need to do this to solve inflation is untrue. Remember in 2008 we had the same argument, inflation was 5 , and that was an argument why we shouldnt deal with the fact that uk had gone into recession. So inflation is an issue, but essentially this shock that we haveis but essentially this shock that we have is about to disappear. But why would the bank take a measure which according to your analysis is going to lead to exacerbating the problems that are already there . Well, i think its probably absolute incompetence. We saw that in 2007. We have seen it in the European Central bank a couple of times in 2011. We see it at the swedish central bank. The argument here is literally, there is no data to support this. So this is just sort of made up as you go along. Carney made a statement sometime ago to say that he thought it was appropriate to raise rates, so he kind of boxed itself into a corner, and ever body expected him do it, and theyve done it, but it looks to huge error. So you would have to ask them, but the reality is that you have to look at what the Market Reaction is, and you normally expect, raise rates, see the pound rise. What you have seen in the last two hours, the pound has plummeted, consistent with what i say, the markets dont buy it, and i think what youre going to see is the next move is not what carney said he would do, he is going to have to reverse this, lower Interest Rates because this is a major error. How soon, do you think, if you are right about this, these effects will start to be evident . Six months or so, 6 9 months we will start to see the impact, maybe sooner, but i would suspect we would see a rate cut sometime in the winter or spring of next year. The question is, what is going to happen wage growth . Carney says that wages are growing. If you go to the 0ns and look at all the data, wage growth is slowing, evenin the data, wage growth is slowing, even in the report, the Inflation Report they produce today, the banks agents show wage growth is slowing. The 0ns shows that it is slowing. The 0ns shows that it is slowing. So we will be looking at the data, but the government of the central bank cant go insane wages are rising when wages are actually falling. The credibility of the central bank is clearly in question when it makes stuff up. Professor David Blanchflower, good of you to join us, thank you very much. Former member of the bank of englands Monetary Policy there, speaking as an webcam from florida. You are watching bbc news. These other headlines the bank of england raises Interest Rates , for the first time in a decade. Its part of the banks fight against inflation , and there could be more to come. At westminster, the new defence secretary is Gavin Williamson , who used to be the conservative chief whip , some of his colleagues are not happy with the appointment. The ousted Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont is facing a spanish arrest warrant as eight former colleagues are detained , in the wake of the disputed independence referendum. In sport, england manager Gareth Southgate includes three uncapped players in his squad for the upcoming friendlies with germany and brazil. Swansea striker Tammy Abraham is in, as is ruben loftus cheek of Crystal Palace. Liverpools joe gomez loftus cheek of Crystal Palace. Liverpoolsjoe gomez is the third. England have been handed a favourable draw in the opening matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, they open against tonga and the united states. Ajones says they will have no excuses if theyd win. And england batsmen Mark Stoneman says he hopes ben stokes borstal feature in the forthcoming series. The influential all rounder has not been selected after his arrest back in september. I will be back with more on all those stories that have passed. At westminster, Gavin Williamson is the new defence secretary. Sir Michael Fallon stood down last night, saying his conduct had fallen short of the required standards , after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Sir michael is the first politician to resign following recent claims of Sexual Harassment at westminster. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson reports. The man on the right is usually responsible for defending theresa may, especially from critics on her own side. Now Gavin Williamsons job is to defend the nation. Until this morning he was the chief whip, his task to keep tory mps in line and keep the Prime Minister in office. The Prime Ministers chief whip was swiftly replaced by this man, his deputyjulian smith. Theresa may wanted to avoid a wide ranging reshuffle but the question now is whether the rapid departure of the previous occupant of the ministry of defence might in turn lead to further resignations. Ive spoken to people today at westminster who are convinced other stories of sir Michael Fallons asked if you could emerge and it was his inability to guarantee there would be no further revelations that seems to have ended his career, but are there other ministers who may have done something in the past that will be judged unacceptable today . And would that put them in the firing line . People need to recognise there is now a very strong set of rules about this kind of behaviour, that we shouldnt pass it by and say that is a one off. That has changed. I dont think necessarily you will see lots of ministers resign. The vast majority of people in parliament do not get up to this stuff. But the leader of the scottish conservatives appear to favour cleaning out the stables. We have seen bullying allegations between members of staff, allegations of sexual impropriety between elected members and others, and this is all about power. It is about people who are higherup about power. It is about people who are higher up the tree is that in power on people who are lower down the tree, junior members of staff, activists, volunteers. That is not acceptable. This is not about clearing out stables. I regret Michael Fallons decision. We need to create an environment where everybody is treated with respect, women are treated with respect, women are treated with respect, that is the right and proper thing. Treated with respect, that is the right and properthing. But treated with respect, that is the right and proper thing. But the government has a big task ahead with brexit and that has to be our priority. Business as usual is the image the Prime Minister wanted to portray when she met her israeli counterpart at lunchtime. The problems may be leicester matic crnic those of the middle east, but removing at moving ministers has made herjob at number ten macro any easier. Ian watson, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young is in westminster. How has this been received . How has this been received7m how has this been received . It was ha rd to how has this been received . It was hard to find anybody who thought it was a good decision, a lot of people said they were speechless, that it was a big surprise, and others were off camera much ruder. They feel the Gavin Williamson is the chief whip, it is normally a role where you are involved in the appointment of people, and some have said he has just appointed himself, and it shows theresa may is weak and she roared those who are close to her, that he has no experience in the defence realm, and actually hasnt any experience as a minister either. But having said that, others say he is clearly a talented guy, the next generation, and those are the people to bring this next generation forward. But even limited reshuffle is like this quite often cause trouble, because if you look at today, three people are happy because they have been promoted, but dozens because they have been promoted, but d oze ns have because they have been promoted, but dozens have been overlooked and are not happy about that. Lets talk about the other changes and the new chief whip as well. How would you describe the kind of atmosphere there now within the conservative party . | there now within the conservative party . I think people are fearful about what is going to happen next, because they look at what has happened to sir Michael Fallon. As we heard from chris grayling, he clearly thinks that some of this is a distraction. There are not many people over there who think that sir michael went just because people over there who think that sir michael wentjust because 15 people over there who think that sir michael went just because 15 years ago he put his hand on the knee of a journalist who didnt take any offence by it. They fear that they might bea offence by it. They fear that they might be a witchhunt against some people, so all of that is going on, and if you look at the whips office, it is an incredibly importantjob, this is a minority government, brexit legislation has run into trouble, there is potentially a sex scandal breaking. It is a crucial role. And to move the chief person from that at this time, some are questioning all of that. But as with so questioning all of that. But as with so many things in politics at the moment, nobody really knows where this is going to end up. Vicky young, thank you very much. Joining us now is the labour peer and former defence minister admiral lord west, who is also the former head of the royal navy. Your thoughts on this appointment to defence secretary . Hes going to have a very difficult job on his hands, because defence is in crisis, and within a matter of days, he is going to have to be fighting for more money for defence with the cabinet and the treasury, and normally i would be very worried about someone who had been appointed who has never been a minister before, but of course gavin has been the chief whip, he knows all the dark arts, he has probably got things on people as well, and i think he might be able to fight the battle very ha rd think he might be able to fight the battle very hard indeed, which is what is going to be very important for defence. If one was a cynic, i would be surprised that someone who recommends that a senior minister goes and then recommend that he takes his place is extraordinary, but i am not a cynic, im sure it was very straightforward. As you know, those kind of sentiments have been reflected in other quarters today. Given his absence of any clear links with the ministry as well, do you think that the disadvantage . I think quite often minister is going to appointments where they know nothing about the department therein, and they are briefed up to speed by very competent civil servants, and in the ministry of defence case, by the military from all three services. He will need to be briefed up very quickly, because as i say, defences in crisis. There is a hollowing out of defence, very short of money, he has got to do this battle, and next week he is meeting general matches. He has to be up to speed that. Im sure he can do it if hes bright, but when the fight comes from annie, the dark arts are quite useful. That fight, and the budget coming very soon, that is very much happening. But within a very difficult fiscal context, so how much room really does he have to try to reverse if thatis does he have to try to reverse if that is the case some of the decisions already made . that is the case some of the decisions already made . I think it is going to be extremely difficult, and that is why all of us in the military are watching him very closely. His predecessor, sir Michael Fallon, had accepted at long la st Michael Fallon, had accepted at long last that defence didnt have enough money, and im sure he will very quickly realise that is the case. At the end of the day, i know from having been in government, governments can afford what they wa nt governments can afford what they want to afford, but it does mean tough choices because you have to squeeze elsewhere. I think the military willjudge how squeeze elsewhere. I think the military will judge how well squeeze elsewhere. I think the military willjudge how well he has moved in and how quickly if he actually achieves something in that way. Lord west, do you mind hanging on for a second, because i would like to have your reaction to this. We have just heard from the new defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, who was just leaving the ministry of defence and short while ago, and this is what he had to say. It is an immense privilege to have been appointed secretary of state for defence, and what we need to be doing is continuing to focus on countering daesh, and it is a privilege to be able to work with them. You havent been a minister before, havent been at the dispatch box, it is quite a gig to land as your first minister. I have been chief whip, but it is a little quieter. Not so much publicity, but it isa quieter. Not so much publicity, but it is a privilege to be able to step into this role, and what is so amazing is to have so many first rate world renowned people to be working with, and the Armed Services are the greatest pride of oui services are the greatest pride of our nation, and we have the privilege of going out there, working with them, something that i feel so honoured to be able to do. Thank you. That was the scene just outside the ministry of defence short while ago, the new defence secretary speaking for the first timejust the new defence secretary speaking for the first time just leaving the office today, Gavin Williamson, former chief whip. Admiral lord west is kindly still with us. He said the right things about the quality of the armed forces, but again prompting the question, what is he able to do about it in this climate that we are in. Absolutely, he is saying the right things, and of course every Prime Minister and every minister always says that the most important duty of any government is the security and safety of our nation and people around the world, but im afraid re ce ntly around the world, but im afraid recently the money has not been there to support it. Governments can afford what they feel they need to afford. Part of the issue is the public willing to vote for money for defence, and i think thats a difficult one at the moment, because until things go wrong, then they really do vote for it in millions, because they are so worried about it, it is quite hard to make them realise that, and i think the job of the new secretary of state for defence is to take defence out of crisis. 0ur military has been reduced by a third since 2010, and i dont think the British Public understand that. Bits of it are not capable of doing what our nation expects, and the new secretary of state is has got to grips this. If he does he will get a great big tick as being a good secretary of state. Admiral lord west, once again, thank you so much forjoining us. The former labour defence minister there, formerfirst the former labour defence minister there, former first sea the former labour defence minister there, formerfirst sea lord lord west. The time is 26 minutes past five. Two soldiers have been charged with negligence following the death of three servicemen during an sas Training Course in the brecon beacons. Craig roberts, edward maher and james dunsby were taking part in a 16 mile recruitment exercise on the hottest day of 2013. An inquest found that neglect contributed to the deaths. The case will be heard in a military court, where the maximum sentence is two years in prison. A man has pleaded guilty to fraud at Southwark Crown court after posing as a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire injune. Anh nhu nguyen, pictured here meeting Prince Charles at a grenfell relief centre, pretended his family had died in the disaster in order to get £12,500 from a fund set up to help victims. He was also given a hotel room, clothing, food and electrical items. The chief executive of tesco, dave lewis, has been giving evidence at the trial of three former executives at the supermarket. Theyre on trial on fraud charges in connection with an alleged multi Million Pound accounting scandal. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson is following the case at Southwark Crown court. Tell us more about what was heard there. Its been unusualto tell us more about what was heard there. Its been unusual to say the least. To see the boss of britains biggest retailer takes the stand in a high profile criminal trial. He was a witness today giving evidence for the prosecution, coming face to face with three of his former Senior Executives in this continuing trial where theyve been accused of fraud and false accounting. Dave lewis was parachuted into his new role as ceo less tha n parachuted into his new role as ceo less than three weeks before the scandal erupted. He said he was shocked and surprised when he read the document known as the legacy report compiled by an alleged whistle blower which revealed £2116 million of income which hadnt been recorded properly. It was something he had never experienced before. He said you didnt need to be a lawyer 01 said you didnt need to be a lawyer oran said you didnt need to be a lawyer or an accountant to know that not recording income in the right period was a significant problem. That document led to that shock announcements to the Stock Exchange to stir a few days later at tesco had misstated its profits forecast. It had already been clear to mr lewis that tesco is facing significant challenges, and the meetings that hed had were concerning. The prosecution asked him, until you saw that legacy paper, was there any hint being given to you by mr bush, and he is one of the defendants, the former uk md, of these matters that later came to light . No, he replied, he spent practically the whole day giving evidence today. He was cross examined this afternoon. And we heard some of the internal tensions under the previous ceo, philip clarke, despite mounting pressures he believed that a £2. 8 billion profit target could be met in 2014. Others took a different view. All three defendants here denied the charges, and the case continues. Amma, thank you very much for the latest on that case. It is 5 30pm. The publisher of the collins dictionary has announced its term of the year. Its one thats become a catchphrase for president trump. Fake news, fake news, you are fake news. Collins says the use of the term fake news has risen by 365 since last year. Collins defines it as false, often sensational stories spread under the guise of news reporting. 0ther phrases which have made the list include gender fluid and fidget spinner, a popular childrens toy. Time to catch up time to catch up with time to catch up with the time to catch up with the weather time to catch up with the weather with stav. Thank you. Well turn cold this weekend but rather cloudy day before that tomorrow. Quite a fine day across the north of the uk, lots of sunshine around. Likely to see some chilly spots as well across eastern scotland. Rather cloudy, and i think we will hold onto the clothes throughout the day. Watch out for that cloud across the south and met Office Warnings are in force for that. It should tend to lifting the low cloud, a few glimmers of brightness here and there, and across the north west of there, and across the north west of the country signs of a change. Stronger winds. Temperatures into double figures for most, and mild across the south. Bonfire night weekend of course, and we have a few showers potentially on saturday night, sunday night, that one looking like the better and the dry one, but wrap up. It is 5 32pm. This is bbc news the headlines the bank of england raises Interest Rates, for the first time in a decade. Its part of the banks fight against inflation, and there could be more to come. Consistent with our mandate and consistent with supporting the economy, that requires about two more Interest Rate raises in the next two years. At westminster the new defence secretary is Gavin Williamson, who used to be the conservative chief whip some of his colleagues are not happy with the appointment. The ousted Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont is facing a spanish arrest warrant, as eight former colleagues are detained in the wake of the disputed independence referendum. And the most endangered ape in the world, a new species of orangutan, is discovered in indonesia. Time to catch up with the sport, withjohn watson, at 5. 33. Good afternoon. Many thanks indeed. With the recent success of englands youth team it is no surprise that Gareth Southgate has opted for use in his recent squad. Opted for youth. England have called up three uncapped players for the friendlies against germany and brazil later this month. Swansea striker tammy abra ham is included, despite only 10 top flight appearances hes currently on loan from chelsea, as is ruben loftus cheek, the midfielder who is currently with Crystal Palace hes also included, and theres a new face in defence with the inclusion of liverpools joe gomez. I spoke after the last games about how we needed to qualify. We kept the squad together to do that, then one of the keys was, ok, how do we evolve the team and improve our performance is between now the summer . And we want a bit of experimentation within that. These are two s brilliant games to have a look at people, because if they can go in and perform at this level we will know a lot more about them. Busy night of Champions League action last night. Arsenal and everton are both in action in the Europa League this evening. Everton kick off in under half an hour against lyon. Caretaker manager David Unsworth is still looking for his first win in charge. We will pick a team to try to win a game of football and, you know, i know our players will give everything for our fans coming over, so every game where i stand there as everton manager, every game where the lads put on the shirts to represent our great club, it is vitally important we try to win that game, so be it any competition, league, cup, anything, it is vitally important, and we do that for our fans. The groups for the 2019 Rugby World Cup have been announced. Wales will start against georgia while scotland kick off against ireland. England open against tonga. Head coach eddiejones says his side have the perfect draw and will have no excuses if they dont mount a meaningful challenge. i think its a great start for us. You have to win the four games anyway, but to play tonga and the usa at the start then france and argentina at the end, it is great for us. Playing some great cities, a real variety in them, so that will be stimulating for the players and great for the fans. That was eddie jones speaking in portugal on the Training Camp ahead of the autumn international. England batsman Mark Stoneman hopes ben stokes can still play a part in the ashes series in australia. The all rounder wasnt selected after his arrest following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. Englands opening tour match is against a Western Australia 11 on saturday in perth, with the first test on 23rd november. It was very unfortunate, what has occurred, and i feel for it was very unfortunate, what has occurred, and ifeel for him. I hope there is a way back. 0bviously once things get settled over there, it would be great if he could have some pa rt would be great if he could have some part on this tour, but all in all, most importantly, that he is well and comfortable with himself. English golfers florentina parker and georgia hall are in contention at the abu dhabi 0pen. Theyre eight under par, four shots behind south africas lee anne pace. Halls impressive round of 67 included six birdies and only one dropped shot. And just months after Hurricane Harvey devastated houston, the city has reason to celebrate after the astros won baseballs world series for the first time, beating the la dodgers in the deciding game. Afterwards, the Team Dedicated the win to those affected by the recent disaster. The people in houston have gone through a tough time and we are just so happy for the people of the city. We have never won, 66 years and our first championship, so we just are happy for hosting. Cant wait to get back, a great feeling. That is why we we re back, a great feeling. That is why we were the patch on ourjerseys, a great city and wed love to support them like they support us. We cant wait to bring this championship back to them. A great feeling for or involved for all involved. That is all the sports stories for now. Plenty of Elliott Moore on the website and i will be back with more in sports day at 6 30pm there is plenty more sport on the website and i will be back in sportsday at 6 30pm. Thanks, john. Theresa may willjoin the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tonight, to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, when britain said it supported a National Home for thejewish people, in what was then palestine. The state of israel and jewish communities around the world view the pledge as a momentous one, but palestinians regard it as a great injustice. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. This Museum Exhibit in bethlehem shows the signing of a controversial letter which helped transform the middle east. Its British Foreign secretary arthur balfour, 100 years ago. And this is actually the same declaration over here where it says that the government views with favour the establishment in palestine of a National Home for thejewish people, but at the same time, nothing shall be done which prejudices the rights of existing non jewish communities. Newsreel a guardian of law and order. During the first world war, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and britain took control of palestine. It had a large arab majority but the Jewish Population was growing. When lord balfour visited in 1925, jewish residents welcomed him warmly. The Balfour Declaration is now seen as a major step in creating the modern state of israel in 1948. Balfours text was deliberately ambiguous. But palestinians were taught it sowed the seeds of their long standing conflict with israel. The current lord balfour takes a special interest in the middle east and the centenary. I think we should commemorate it rather than celebrate it. I dont think we can celebrate while we have this friction. Now the israeli Prime Minister is in london for the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. But palestinians are angry. They feel the uk owes them an apology for what they see as an historical injustice. The uk has rejected the call, saying it will mark the occasion with pride. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. With me is our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams. Is with me in the studio. Perhaps a little more to say about the kind of Historical Context around this declaration . Yes, this was very much a product of britains place in the world at the time. The middle of the war, the hate of empire, at a time when britain felt it could hold the future and determine the future for all sorts of people around the world the first match of empire. There was a the first match of empire. There wasafair the first match of empire. There was a fair bit of discussion in the cabinet about what to do about the jewish question, as it was called, theissue jewish question, as it was called, the issue in europe, and the feeling perhaps that there were advantages to be gained with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The result was that very ambiguously worded letter, what to do National Home mean exactly . What were those civil and religious rights of the non Jewish Population . But i think it was clear from the start that at as balfour was concerned, he regarded the zionist and jewish case is a much greater one than the palestinian cause. He wrote at the time, zionism, be it right or wrong, good or bad, is rooted in age old traditions, in future hopes of far more profound importance than the desires or prejudices of the 7000 arabs who inhabit the land. I think that tells you a lot. Certainly. A century later what is the view on each side of this decoration . Needless to say, could not be more divided. I think it is fair to say that the israelis revere it. The man who wrote it is everywhere in modern israel. The name israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lives on balfour street. When it achieved a degree of international recognition, when the zionists realised they could really do this, you know, but for the palestinians it really is the original sin, as thejewish writer wrote, the moment when one nation solemnly promised a second nation, the country of a third. As far as they were concerned that was a foreign power determining the future of their own country, and allowing, as they saw it, the arrival of large numbers of foreigners, so as far as they are concerned, this was really the moment at which their future came unstuck. I think it is fair to say that palestinian nationalism grew in response to jewish that palestinian nationalism grew in response tojewish nationalism, but i think really thes is seen as a calamitous moment for the palestinians. Today, to remind viewers, we have the Prime Minister s meeting Benjamin Netanyahu. What kind of encounter will that be and how important is it . Yes, an awkward one. Because balfour is this double edged phenomenon, and i think you can see that on display when theresa may and Benjamin Netanyahu sat down earlier. I think the israelis wanted a much bigger celebration, talk at one point of a member of the royal family going out to celebrate this moment in israel, but the British Government is not using the word celebration. It talks about the word commemoration, and energy mac said she is proud of the role britain played in the formation of the state of israel, but earlier this week borisjohnson spoke about Unfinished Business and theresa may earlier said she is proud. I think that is something that needs to be addressed, but how it should be addressed, who knows . Theresa may spoke again about legal settlements today in the occupied territories, but Unfinished Business is very much the British Government message. Paul, thank you for that, with the Historical Context and indeed the modern ramifications of the Balfour Declaration. It is 540 ppm. 543 pm. Eight sacked catalan ministers have been remanded in custody by a spanish high courtjudge over the regions push for independence. Prosecutors in spain have also have asked for european arrest warrants, for the ousted Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his former cabinet who travelled with him to belgium. They failed to appear at a madrid Court Hearing earlier, and mr puigdemont has been pictured in brussels today. Mr puigdemonts lawyer in belgium said he would co operate with the court. But he added that the climate in spain was not good. 0ur correspondent James Reynolds is in barcelona for us. James comey how would you sum up the situation this evening . Medved has certainly taken the offensive. There are nine something. Remember last friday, when you saw those pro catalan and independence politicians declaring independence . Six days later the people who used to run this building, the people who declared independence, they are now either all in exile, on bail or imprisoned. It is a stunningly quick turnaround. Does that mean this drive for independence has simply evaporated, or not, james . No, it doesnt. It may be that the eight former politicians who are now remanded in custody, together with two campaigners, become icons to the Pro Independence camp. In a few minutes time you will see people behind me here and more will come to demonstrate, and we have seen not recently of several big demonstrations in cold of these politicians and activists release. Thenin politicians and activists release. Then in december there will be local elections here, chance for the Pro Independence camp to try to rally round, get votes and get a new majority and the new parliament, so it is not over. James reynolds in barcelona, many thanks for the update. It is 5 45pm. An Army Sergeant on trial for attempting to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachute told police he didnt do it. In interviews he gave to detectives, Emile Cilliers said he loved his wife victoria and didnt try to kill her. Mrs cilliers suffered multiple injuries when her parachute failed to open during a jump in wiltshire in april 2015. Duncan kennedy sent this from Winchester Crown court. Todays evidence came in the form of questions put to Emile Cilliers after his release and those transcripts were read in court. Twice, detectives asked Emile Cilliers in those interviews whether he had attempted to kill his wife. Twice he said no, he hadnt. He also said that he loved his wife victoria. Victoria cilliers made her parachutejump victoria. Victoria cilliers made her parachute jump over the netheravon airfield in wiltshire in april 2015, but both remain and reserve chutes failed to open, and she fell 4000 feet into a ploughed field and suffered multiple injuries. It is the prosecution case in this trial that Emile Cilliers deliberately tampered with her parachutes in order to kill her so he could make an Insurance Claim and also set up a new life with his mistress. In court today as part of these transcripts that were read out, Emile Cilliers also spoke about an alleged gas incident at their home the week before the parachute incident. The prosecution allege he can put tampered with the gas fixture at their home in a second attempt to kill his wife. In the transcript he agrees with the police that blood spots on the gas pipe belonged to him, but he says he was trying to fix the gas leak, not to try to kill his wife victoria. Emile cilliers denies two codes of attempted murder and thejury denies two codes of attempted murder and the jury were told today the prosecution case would come to an end tomorrow. That was Duncan Kennedy for us at the court. Theres been a sharp decline in the number of nurses from European Union countries wanting to work in the uk. The nursing and Midwifery Council says there was a drop of nearly 90 says there was a drop of nearly 90 in new registrations for eu nurses, compared to the same period the year before. The department of health says an increase in training places will compensate for the fall. 0ur Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has the details. Around one in every 20 nurses and midwives working in the uk was trained in the eu. Many are from spain, portugal, poland and romania. But according to new figures, the numbers are declining. The nurses and midwives regulator, the nmc, says in the year to september 2016, more than 10,000 joined the uk register. But this year that fell dramatically, to around 1000. And the number of eu nurses already working here who decided to give up their uk registration rose by 67 . Its a worrying trend, and for those who are responsible for thinking about what we need in the future, so the nurses and midwives we need in the future to care for us, theyll obviously look at this and think what can we do to reverse that trend. In the aftermath of the referendum a campaign was launched to support eu staff in the nhs, but todays figures suggest thats not been enough reassurance and many eu nurses are no longer keen to work in the uk. Theres a shortage of nurses across the world. Theyve got a choice and with that level of uncertainty what were seeing is that our nurses are beginning to leave us to work elsewhere and thats really difficult for us here, i think. Those who represent nhs hospital trusts and others say nurse recruiters have been concerned about the situation for some time. The vast majority of hospitals are telling us they are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit from overseas. The numbers will come as a concern, but unfortunately not a surprise to them. Many of them are still going out to europe and the rest of the world to recruit nurses and doctors from overseas, but its becoming increasingly challenging at the moment. Nurse leaders have described the sudden lack of interest from eu nurses in working for the nhs as alarming. Its estimated the nhs is already 40,000 nurses short, but the government has said its ensuring the nhs has the staff it needs through a 25 increase in nurse training places. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. This is the tapanuli orangutan a new species of great ape that has been discovered in the dense forests of indonesia. There are only around 800 left which makes them the most endangered great ape in the world. They were identified by a team of International Scientists including researchers from liverpool as our science reporter victoria gill reports. 0h, oh, im oh, im told just know we dont have the victoria item on the great apes but we will bring that to you when we have it. This weekend, millions of people will be celebrating bonfire night, some in organised public events, others in more informal gatherings. The vast majority enjoy a safe environment, but every year a relatively small number do suffer burns. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire has been to meet one family in north devon, and there some distressing images in the report. What are you doing. Fireworks bonfire night 2016 and like countless other children, 4 year old maisie was watching the fireworks in her garden. But then, something went terribly wrong. The fifth one just shot straight across the field. It got stuck in maisies scarf before it exploded and set the scarf on fire. I was trying to pull it out, and when i was pulling it out it exploded and burn went on my hand. Yeah, you burnt your hand, didnt you . Maisie suffered severe burns and was taken from her nearest hospital to a specialist unit in bristol where she had several operations including skin grafts from her leg. She had five operations in the first week. Her mum shows me a video made by a relative that has been viewed online by a third of a million people. Over the past four years, there has been a 53 increase in firework injuries treated in hospitals in england. The number has risen from 120 in 2013 to 184 last year. Of those, children injured has gone from 28 to 82. Its a tiny fraction of those who enjoy bonfire night every year but stephanie says even one child burnt is one child to many. I have been a Police Officer for nine years and i have had three children. Ive seen most things. Not a lot fazes me but seeing your child in that much pain, it was absolutely horrific. A parliamentary debate in the summer discussed banning the sale of fireworks, to restricting them to organised displays. Safety and Animal Welfare issues were raised. But there are legal restrictions on public sales and the threat of prison if fireworks are abused. Balanced with a huge amount of their safe use, the government decided against a ban. The british fireworks industry says it is a responsible and heavily regulated one, with 16 new pieces of legislation since 2004. Maisie will require more treatment as she grows. But this year her family are planning to attend a public display if she is happy to do so. But for all of them, fireworks will never be the same again. If people are determined to do them at home then let the kids watch from inside. Put a pane of glass between them and the explosives in the garden. What happened to maisie last year was a horrific accident that could happen to any child in any garden this year. It is not worth the risk. John maguire, bbc news, north devon. Lets top once again about the tapanuli orangutans, lets top once again about the ta panuli orangutans, the lets top once again about the tapanuli orangutans, the new species of ape discovered in the dense forest of indonesia. Victoria gill reports. The remote mountain forests of sumatra or home to some of our closest ape relatives, and a small population here, first discovered just 20 years ago, has been hiding a scientific secret. This is the tapanuli orangutan, a species new to science. Until now it was thought that there were just two distinct species of orangutan, sumatran and bornean, like this big male here. This new study shows that there are actually three. A tiny population has been hidden away and isolated by hundreds of thousands of years of evolution. Early dna analysis suggested these animals were peculiar compared to the other sumatran apes, the scientists embarked on a detailed study examining what they ate, and their calls. Years of painstaking genetic comparisons enabled scientists to reconstruct the animals evolutionary history. The final piece of the puzzle, though, was tiny but consistent differences between the sumatran and this, the tapanuli between the sumatran and this, the ta panuli skull. Between the sumatran and this, the tapanuli skull. There are only seven, including ourselves, those great ape species, so adding one to that list is spectacular. This species will go straight onto the critically endangered list, logging, mining and plans for a hydroelectric dam already pose a threat to its habitat. The hope is that adding this ape to the biology textbooks will help to ensure its survival. The time is 5 55pm. I will be back at ten oclock with all the latest news for you, but first lets get the latest on the weather with stav. Thanks. Not as much sunshine as we saw today. 0vernight it looks like the fog will return the southern and south eastern parts and it could be quite dense, are you will were warning from met office. Single figures in the south, high single figures, but chilly across parts of central and eastern scotland. Tomorrow is a cloudy picture for most, and could be a little rain around, particularly in the north west corner of the country because of this weather front moving in. This will be the most substantial rain and elsewhere there will just beat split sunspots. Winds will just beat split sunspots. Winds will be light as well so another ben raine day i think with cloud around. A few glimpses of brightness across england and wales appearing and perhaps in eastern scotland. This is where we are seeing the rain pushing in the north west and into northern ireland. A foggy start and that fog should list potentially with potentially into low cloud. 0r grey day than today but temperatures not too bad for early november, 12 14 celsius. There could be brightness and the midlands and temperatures into double figures, ten, 12, 13 degrees. The rain will be gathering across the north and west, becoming heavier, and the wind is picking up as well. This is really the sign of things changing as we head into the weekend. A tangle of weather fronts moving up from the south west to bring a spell of pretty wet weather through the first half of saturday. As that rain moves through, not as the blue colours, the cold air, pushing down from the north west, eventually reaching the whole country by saturday night. Saturday is self looks pretty wet for england and wales, heavy bursts of rain. Saturday itself. Then we will see brightness pushing into many Western Areas, so mixture of blustery showers, some wintry in the high ground of scotland, and sunny spells. Calder across the north and still double figures across the south but sunday looks to be a dryer is there for most but fairly breezy. Sunny and cold, temperatures 8 10, perhaps to live and at best in the south. For bonfire weekend, people going out both saturday and sunday of course, it looks cold for both night and certainly will have to wrap up. A few showers in Western Areas on saturday night and sunday looks like being dryer. Goodbye for now. The bank of england raises Interest Rates for the first time in more than a decade, as it tries to curb inflation. Its risen from 0. 25 to 0. 5 the governor, mark carney, says low unemployment and higher inflation justify the rise. The time has come to ease our foot a bit off the accelerator. The increase will hit millions of homeowners, but its good news for savers. Ooh, im rubbing my hands together. Definitely. Im hoping it will go up a bit more as well. Well be looking at what it all means, and asking if another Interest Rate rise is imminent. Gavin williamson is named as the new defence secretary, after sir Michael Fallon resigned amid claims of Sexual Harassment at westminster. The taxi driver charged with the new york truck attack we speak to the british tourist who spent an hour
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