Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: English [00:00.000 --> 00:04.720] in the breeze. And the breeze gets stronger through Monday night into Tuesday. A significant [00:04.720 --> 00:08.560] strengthening of the wind linked into this deepening area of low pressure. Another stormy [00:08.560 --> 00:12.360] low. We've seen some over the past few weeks. Another one to come through Monday night into [00:12.360 --> 00:16.680] Tuesday. Prompting the Met Office to issue an early warning of strong winds across the [00:16.680 --> 00:21.400] UK. 50 to 70 miles an hour gusts possible quite widely across the country, even more [00:21.400 --> 00:25.400] than that around the coast and the hills. We will see heavy rain as well to begin the [00:25.400 --> 00:30.120] day. Easing to the southeast for the afternoon. Snow then packing into northwest Scotland, [00:30.120 --> 00:33.600] but there will be the risk of some minor flooding from that rain. Temperatures lifting a little [00:33.600 --> 00:38.320] bit. Temperatures will lift further on Wednesday after a chilly start. Dryest, brightest for [00:38.320 --> 00:42.320] longest to the south and the east, but more cloud and rain and hill snow for Scotland [00:42.320 --> 00:46.960] starting to push in from the northwest later. Temperatures around 7 to 10 Celsius. So topsy [00:46.960 --> 00:58.160] turvy week of weather. Your five day forecasts are online and there's more later on the [00:58.160 --> 00:59.160] news channel. [00:59.160 --> 01:23.600] The United Nations World Food Programme say 10 million others in this corner of Africa [01:23.600 --> 01:25.960] are going to need their help in the next few months. [01:25.960 --> 01:30.640] This is the image of London that has flashed around the world. It was a day which changed [01:30.640 --> 01:36.320] America and the world. One fighter told me that Mohammed Gaddafi said to him, what did [01:36.320 --> 01:41.440] I do to you? He said he took the decision for the good of the country. Are we better [01:41.440 --> 01:49.200] off outside the hero? You bet we are. Extraordinary events, unparalleled coverage. In 2012, stay [01:49.200 --> 01:56.200] with BBC News. [01:56.200 --> 02:07.360] It's hungry time, isn't it? Do you first? Hello, how are you? Can you just give me one [02:07.360 --> 02:17.840] minute? Yes, I know. No, we're fine. You're busy. That's why renewing your TV licence [02:17.840 --> 02:21.200] is easy. Visit tvlicensing.co.uk. [03:17.840 --> 03:28.000] The final countdown begins for London 2012, but there's a new warning about betting syndicates. [03:28.000 --> 03:32.960] Celebrations as the Olympic year gets underway, but the government says it's concerned about [03:32.960 --> 03:35.400] those who want to spoil the party. [03:35.400 --> 03:39.220] I'm very worried about it and it's not just me. The President of the International Olympic [03:39.220 --> 03:44.360] Committee thinks that this is the biggest threat facing sport this year. [03:44.360 --> 03:49.040] So tonight, grim tidings. Europe's leaders warn 2012 will be even more difficult than [03:49.040 --> 03:55.760] last year, but insist the Eurozone will emerge from the economic crisis. Plans to make subletting [03:55.760 --> 04:01.440] council houses a criminal offence. Tenants who rent out their homes could face jail. [04:01.440 --> 04:10.600] The Duke of Edinburgh walks to church to join the other royals for a New Year's Day service. [04:10.600 --> 04:29.840] And Sunderland snatch it with a last-dast goal against league leaders Manchester City. [04:29.840 --> 04:34.040] Good evening. Events have taken place today to mark the start of the Olympic year. The [04:34.040 --> 04:39.000] chairman of London 2012, Lord Coe, said the games would show that Britain was open for [04:39.000 --> 04:44.520] business. But the dangers ahead were highlighted by the Olympics minister. He warned that betting [04:44.520 --> 04:49.280] syndicates are aiming to fix the outcome of competitions. Our sports correspondent James [04:49.280 --> 04:54.520] Pearce is in London's Trafalgar Square now. James. [04:54.520 --> 04:59.200] Good evening. This countdown clock seems to hold special significance this evening. 208 [04:59.200 --> 05:04.780] days to go, but one wait is over. Here we are now in 2012. Today there have been special [05:04.780 --> 05:10.600] celebrations in this part of London, Olympic-themed with the Lord Mayor's New Year Parade. I should [05:10.600 --> 05:16.120] warn you that this report contains some flash photography. [05:16.120 --> 05:22.040] The dawn of a new year over London's Olympic stadium. 2012, the year for which all of this [05:22.040 --> 05:29.700] has been built. In the centre of the city, the annual New Year's Parade with an Olympic [05:29.700 --> 05:36.440] theme as the build-up to the Games intensifies. Economically, the coming months carry uncertainty, [05:36.440 --> 05:42.960] but the message from London 2012 is that the party spirit mustn't be dampened. [05:42.960 --> 05:48.400] This is a country that is open for business and we need to use every opportunity we can [05:48.400 --> 05:56.200] off the back of the Games to showcase the fantastic creativity, our fantastic businesses, [05:56.200 --> 06:03.560] our artistic endeavour, our sporting endeavour and, most crucially, what we are as a nation. [06:03.560 --> 06:08.720] But many challenges still remain. In November, three Pakistani cricketers were jailed for [06:08.720 --> 06:13.880] their involvement in a betting plot. Today, the Sports Minister warned about the risk [06:13.880 --> 06:18.680] of a similar scandal at the Olympics. It absolutely is a possibility and the real [06:18.680 --> 06:23.800] danger lies in spot-fixing. Just consider how easy it is to bet on something like the [06:23.800 --> 06:29.000] first short corner in a hockey game. Any team sport, you can bet on an individual action [06:29.000 --> 06:33.000] or occurrence. So you look at the number of team sports that there are in the Olympics [06:33.000 --> 06:38.120] and the threat, the real threat, becomes very obvious. [06:38.120 --> 06:43.080] This being London, one of the other great unpredictables is the weather. Those taking [06:43.080 --> 06:50.000] part in today's parade got soaked. Not that that deterred one Olympic champion who's hoping [06:50.000 --> 06:55.160] that by August he'll have another medal to hold alongside his gold from Beijing. [06:55.160 --> 06:59.680] I think what's most exciting about 2012 is not the fact that we can necessarily go and [06:59.680 --> 07:04.700] win gold medals but the amount of enthusiasm that the country has for the Olympics. We've [07:04.700 --> 07:09.120] been competing for this Olympics for years but it's really exciting to see the country [07:09.120 --> 07:13.880] sort of almost wake up and have that moment of revelation, the fact that 2012 is the Olympic [07:13.880 --> 07:17.480] year and we as a country are going to celebrate it and come away with some fantastic gold [07:17.480 --> 07:19.000] medals to boot. [07:19.000 --> 07:28.560] The venues are almost ready. The year is here. The London Olympics suddenly feel very close. [07:28.560 --> 07:32.480] The organisers will hope that when that countdown clock gets to zero the weather is going to [07:32.480 --> 07:37.360] be very different than it has been today. We've had torrential rain throughout the afternoon [07:37.360 --> 07:41.040] but the organisers have done a good job so far getting us to where we are at the start [07:41.040 --> 07:45.360] of 2012 with all those venues pretty much ready for action but as the sports minister [07:45.360 --> 07:50.120] has highlighted there are still some very big issues to be faced before the Games can [07:50.120 --> 07:51.120] begin. [07:51.120 --> 07:54.120] James, thank you very much. [07:54.120 --> 07:58.820] Eurozone leaders have given a gloomy assessment of the year ahead, exactly ten years after [07:58.820 --> 08:04.560] euro coins and banknotes first went into circulation. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned [08:04.560 --> 08:09.320] that the worst economic crisis since the Second World War would continue to hurt households [08:09.320 --> 08:14.660] in 2012 while Angela Merkel said that for millions of Germans this year would be more [08:14.660 --> 08:16.040] difficult than last. [08:16.040 --> 08:18.880] Stephen Evans reports from Berlin. [08:18.880 --> 08:25.720] Nobody's crying for 2011, the year of riots in Greece as belts got tighter and tighter [08:25.720 --> 08:31.640] and friends fell out as euro tensions got tougher and tougher and leaders got shunted [08:31.640 --> 08:37.700] out as voters got less and less patient. [08:37.700 --> 08:46.160] So welcome 2012 with fireworks over the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the annual message to her [08:46.160 --> 08:55.440] people from Chancellor Merkel. She did not promise a happy new year. [08:55.440 --> 09:00.400] Europe is growing together in the crisis. The path to overcoming this remains long and [09:00.400 --> 09:05.440] won't be free from setbacks. But at the end of it, Europe will emerge stronger from the [09:05.440 --> 09:11.320] crisis than it went into it. [09:11.320 --> 09:17.880] And in Paris, the fireworks were subdued but a new year's glow shone over the Eiffel Tower, [09:17.880 --> 09:25.600] a glow in the gloom of the message from the president. [09:25.600 --> 09:30.000] We have to be courageous and we have to be lucid. What's happening in the world announces [09:30.000 --> 09:36.360] that 2012 will be a year full of risks but also full of possibilities, full of hope if [09:36.360 --> 09:42.080] we know how to face the challenges, full of dangers if we stand still. [09:42.080 --> 09:48.160] There is a new year ritual in Germany. Everybody watches a remake of an old British comedy [09:48.160 --> 09:53.880] about a Duchess and her butler. This year there was a twist, a spoof with Chancellor [09:53.880 --> 10:05.280] Merkel and President Sarkozy. [10:05.280 --> 10:10.640] In real life, they are now linked together to save the Euro. They meet again in a few [10:10.640 --> 10:17.460] days' time to try to agree on greater integration of Eurozone policies. [10:17.460 --> 10:22.360] Even here in Germany, Europe's strongest economy, the forecasts are for growth not [10:22.360 --> 10:28.860] much more than zero. Throughout the rest of Europe, it may well be recession. 2012 does [10:28.860 --> 10:33.320] not promise to be better than 2011. [10:33.320 --> 10:39.360] Germans take to the icy water in another new year ritual. Their government is not promising [10:39.360 --> 10:47.320] any warm-up of the economy, quite the contrary. And that's bad news for every economy in Europe. [10:47.320 --> 10:54.240] Stephen Evans, BBC News, Berlin. A soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan [10:54.240 --> 10:59.160] was named today as Private John King from 1st Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment. Private [10:59.160 --> 11:04.340] King, who was 19 and from Darlington, was killed in a blast in the Naeysaraj district [11:04.340 --> 11:08.680] of Helmand Province on Friday. [11:08.680 --> 11:12.800] Council tenants who sublet their homes for money will face prosecution and could be jailed [11:12.800 --> 11:17.180] under new government plans for England and Wales. Higher earners may also be forced to [11:17.180 --> 11:22.960] pay the market rate for living in their council property in proposals outlined today. [11:22.960 --> 11:26.960] Political correspondent Vicky Young reports. [11:26.960 --> 11:31.400] They're pocketing money at the taxpayers' expense. That's what ministers think of council [11:31.400 --> 11:38.440] tenants who sublet their property. Around 160,000 tenants move out and take up to £1,000 [11:38.440 --> 11:44.240] a week in rent from someone else. The government says it's a form of fraud to profit from accommodation [11:44.240 --> 11:50.800] that's no longer needed. And they're promising to change the law to make it a criminal offence. [11:50.800 --> 11:56.320] It's not fair. It's not right. Hard-working taxpayers pay billions of pounds to build [11:56.320 --> 11:59.640] social housing. It should go to the people who really need it, not people who are committing [11:59.640 --> 12:01.760] that kind of fraud and abuse. [12:01.760 --> 12:06.440] Many local authorities already tell their tenants not to sublet. But often the worst [12:06.440 --> 12:11.800] penalty they face is losing the property. In future, they could go to jail. [12:11.800 --> 12:16.120] Around eight million people in England and Wales live in a home owned either by the council [12:16.120 --> 12:21.440] or a housing association. But there's a lengthy waiting list too, with almost two million [12:21.440 --> 12:27.140] families hoping to be housed. Ministers believe that making subletting illegal is one way [12:27.140 --> 12:31.880] to try and provide council homes for those who really need them. [12:31.880 --> 12:37.560] The government is also considering allowing councils to raise rents for high-earning tenants. [12:37.560 --> 12:43.360] Those with an income over £100,000 may have to pay more, although only 6,000 people are [12:43.360 --> 12:49.400] likely to be affected. But Labour say these measures won't do anything to tackle a far [12:49.400 --> 12:51.000] deeper problem. [12:51.000 --> 12:56.540] The reality is the housing crisis is only going to be solved by building new affordable [12:56.540 --> 13:01.240] houses and Grant Shapps, as housing minister, should stop re-announcing things that aren't [13:01.240 --> 13:05.980] going to make an immediate big difference and get on with building new houses. [13:05.980 --> 13:10.240] The government will consult on its proposals soon, but the housing charity Shelter has [13:10.240 --> 13:15.480] called for bigger and bolder solutions, not more tweaks to social housing policy. [13:15.480 --> 13:18.200] Vicky Young, BBC News. [13:18.200 --> 13:22.760] The Archbishop of Canterbury has said in his New Year message that society is letting down [13:22.760 --> 13:28.520] young people. Dr Rowan Williams says the suspicion and negativity shown towards young people [13:28.520 --> 13:34.280] is driving them into unhappiness and anxiety. He said last August's riots in England were [13:34.280 --> 13:38.640] part of a much bigger and more serious problem. [13:38.640 --> 13:43.440] Iran has test-fired a new medium-range missile during naval exercises close to the Strait [13:43.440 --> 13:48.200] of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest shipping routes for transporting oil. The announcement [13:48.200 --> 13:53.320] of the test firing was followed shortly afterwards by Tehran saying it has successfully tested [13:53.320 --> 13:59.080] a nuclear fuel rod made from uranium enriched from within Iran for the first time. [13:59.080 --> 14:02.840] Nick Childs reports. [14:02.840 --> 14:07.880] Iran's naval forces show off their firepower, manoeuvres at sea that look like a riposte [14:07.880 --> 14:12.920] to Western diplomatic manoeuvres to tighten sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear [14:12.920 --> 14:15.840] ambitions. [14:15.840 --> 14:20.720] This naval commander says Iran is able to defend all its coastline and hit any target [14:20.720 --> 14:23.280] at any time it chooses. [14:23.280 --> 14:27.520] In the midst of 10 days of exercises, it warned last week that it would shut the Strait of [14:27.520 --> 14:32.680] Hormuz if its own oil exports were squeezed. It may have backed off those comments later, [14:32.680 --> 14:36.920] but it's all a reminder of the fears for the oil market, fragile Western economies and [14:36.920 --> 14:39.240] stability in the Gulf. [14:39.240 --> 14:43.540] Iran straddles the narrow Strait of Hormuz, the mouth of the Gulf. The waterway's strategic [14:43.540 --> 14:48.660] significance stems from the fact that it carries more than a third of all oil shipped by sea. [14:48.660 --> 14:53.640] That's one reason the US Navy has the headquarters for its fifth fleet in the Gulf in Bahrain. [14:53.640 --> 14:57.080] Britain stations a small force of naval mine hunters there too. [14:57.080 --> 15:02.560] The decision to test a missile is simply to engage in some sort of brinksmanship to show [15:02.560 --> 15:07.320] that in the event of any attack they would have retaliatory capabilities, but it's also [15:07.320 --> 15:12.040] a gesture, a way of upping the pressure to make audiences in the West feel they should [15:12.040 --> 15:15.360] stay back. [15:15.360 --> 15:19.660] Iranian television also today proclaimed a new milestone in its nuclear developments, [15:19.660 --> 15:24.400] the production of its first fuel rod with domestically produced uranium. The images [15:24.400 --> 15:28.920] were meant to reinforce its position that its nuclear plans are purely peaceful. It's [15:28.920 --> 15:34.640] also hinted it might be ready to resume negotiations on its nuclear program. But President Obama [15:34.640 --> 15:40.120] has just signed a bill that could tighten US sanctions on Iran, even as the West ponders [15:40.120 --> 15:43.200] this mixture of new messages from Tehran. [15:43.200 --> 15:45.760] Nick Childs, BBC News. [15:45.760 --> 15:49.000] The Duke of Edinburgh has joined the rest of the royal family for the New Year's Day [15:49.000 --> 15:53.240] service at Sandringham. Prince Philip was greeted by hundreds of well-wishers as he [15:53.240 --> 15:57.640] walked to church just a few days after he was released from hospital following surgery [15:57.640 --> 15:59.440] for a blocked artery. [15:59.440 --> 16:02.140] Mark Worthington reports. [16:02.140 --> 16:06.260] After more than a week's rest, the Duke of Edinburgh's New Year message was that he's [16:06.260 --> 16:12.600] now firmly back on his feet. Striding as usual at the head of the royal party, he made the [16:12.600 --> 16:19.800] short walk to the morning Sandringham church service to the sound of spontaneous applause. [16:19.800 --> 16:24.700] The hundreds of well-wishers who lined the route far more than normal, and all visibly [16:24.700 --> 16:30.000] pleased that just a few days after leaving Papworth Hospital, Prince Philip appeared [16:30.000 --> 16:31.760] to be in good health. [16:31.760 --> 16:35.800] As he came up, people were clapping and genuinely pleased and were all excited saying, he's [16:35.800 --> 16:38.600] here, he's here. So, yeah, I think everyone was really pleased to see him. [16:38.600 --> 16:43.680] I'd like to think I looked as good when I'm 91. But, yeah, he looked good, yeah. [16:43.680 --> 16:47.640] A very well-looking Prince Philip, yes. He looked really well and it was nice to see [16:47.640 --> 16:50.660] him out walking. [16:50.660 --> 16:55.760] After the service, the Duke of Edinburgh emerged from the church to be greeted once more by [16:55.760 --> 17:05.320] applause. It was a show of support he clearly appreciated. [17:05.320 --> 17:10.320] The Queen may have made the journey to and from church by car, but by arriving and leaving [17:10.320 --> 17:15.360] under his own steam, Prince Philip was sending a clear message that his Christmas health [17:15.360 --> 17:19.040] scare is behind him. [17:19.040 --> 17:25.400] And the whole royal family can now look ahead to the Queen's diamond jubilee year. [17:25.400 --> 17:28.920] Mark Worthington, BBC News, Sandringham. [17:28.920 --> 17:33.320] On to football. Manchester City still lead the Premier League, but only on goal difference [17:33.320 --> 17:39.080] after suffering a shock defeat against Sunderland. Joe Wilson, watch the action. [17:39.080 --> 17:44.440] For Man City, 2012 promises the Premier League title. It's simple enough to say. [17:44.440 --> 17:49.040] Manchester United's defeat to Blackburn was a reminder of the dangers that lurked throughout [17:49.040 --> 17:50.040] the league. [17:50.040 --> 17:53.800] And here, rejuvenated Sunderland should have opened the scoring after two minutes. [17:53.800 --> 17:56.760] Nicholas Bentner, the squanderer. [17:56.760 --> 17:59.480] City rested their star forwards, well, some of them. [17:59.480 --> 18:05.360] There was still Edin Dzeko, thwarted by Sunderland's keeper, the masked Mignolet, with recently [18:05.360 --> 18:08.320] fractured nose and eye socket. [18:08.320 --> 18:13.240] Stale mate Mancini added sparkle from the substitutes, Aguero and Silva both on. [18:13.240 --> 18:18.360] No change. City dominated possession, but time and time again Sunderland kept them out [18:18.360 --> 18:21.960] with organisation, bravery and a bit of good luck. [18:21.960 --> 18:27.240] A goalless draw seemed well earned until the third minute of injury time, and a young South [18:27.240 --> 18:30.720] Korean called Ji Dong-won. [18:30.720 --> 18:36.480] Possibly offside, no-one cared in Sunderland. Teams managed by Martin O'Neill never give [18:36.480 --> 18:39.440] up, as Man City have just discovered. [18:39.440 --> 18:42.320] Joe Wilson, BBC News. [18:42.320 --> 18:47.840] Everton climbed into the top half of the Premier League table after a 1-0 win at West Brom. [18:47.840 --> 18:52.520] With just three minutes of the game left to substitute Victor Ancheby, playing his first [18:52.520 --> 18:57.560] game since August because of injury, pounced on some poor defensive work to score from [18:57.560 --> 19:00.120] close range. [19:00.120 --> 19:05.680] In rugby's Aviva Premiership, struggling Bath beat London Irish by 33 points to three. [19:05.680 --> 19:10.200] The pick of the tries for the home side came in the 58th minute when they ran the ball [19:10.200 --> 19:15.800] from inside their own 22. With the South Africa scrum half Michael Klaasens, we finished off [19:15.800 --> 19:21.400] the move by going over in the corner. [19:21.400 --> 19:25.000] As we've heard today marks the start of a big year for Britain, and it began with a [19:25.000 --> 19:30.760] spectacular fireworks display in London, the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games. The [19:30.760 --> 19:36.520] display featured 12,000 fireworks, producing some 50,000 projectiles, and lasted nearly [19:36.520 --> 19:37.920] quarter of an hour. [19:37.920 --> 19:44.160] Louisa Baldini takes another look. [19:44.160 --> 19:49.600] Big Ben chimed in the New Year in London, leading a magnificent fireworks display for [19:49.600 --> 19:57.920] which thousands have gathered along the banks of the Thames. [19:57.920 --> 20:02.880] The fireworks at Edinburgh Castle saw the longest ever midnight display put on for the [20:02.880 --> 20:08.600] Hogmanay celebrations. [20:08.600 --> 20:13.520] Across the pond in New York, Lady Gaga was at the centre of proceedings in Times Square [20:13.520 --> 20:22.240] with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [20:22.240 --> 20:28.320] The celebration in Moscow was more muted, but Red Square lit up by fireworks was a breathtaking [20:28.320 --> 20:34.160] spectacle as ever. It was cold there, but in Brazil it was wet, though the heavy rains [20:34.160 --> 20:43.760] didn't put off two million people from seeing in the New Year on Copacabana Beach in Rio. [20:43.760 --> 20:48.680] Back in London it was wet too, but that didn't dampen the celebrations which were welcoming [20:48.680 --> 20:53.640] in not just another New Year, but the Olympic year with a bang. [20:53.640 --> 20:58.720] Louisa Baldini, BBC News. [20:58.720 --> 21:03.440] Happy New Year to you. I'll be back with more from the newsroom at ten past ten. Now on BBC [21:03.440 --> 21:07.320] One, it's time to join our news teams where you are. [21:07.320 --> 21:17.640] Hello, good evening. You're watching BBC News with me, Anita McVey, and let's get a little [21:17.640 --> 21:24.480] more now on the Olympic Games. We're just 208 days away now from the opening ceremony [21:24.480 --> 21:28.360] and our sports news correspondent James Pearce has been in Trafalgar Square where the New [21:28.360 --> 21:32.440] Year's Day Parade has been taking place with an Olympic theme. [21:32.440 --> 21:38.680] Behind me you can see the countdown clock, just 208 days to go. Here in Trafalgar Square [21:38.680 --> 21:43.280] in 2005, many people gathered to watch the announcement that London was going to be the [21:43.280 --> 21:48.160] host city for those 2012 Games. It seemed so far away at the time, but here it is, and [21:48.160 --> 21:51.720] I'm delighted to say alongside us we have an Olympic gold medalist, hopefully a two-times [21:51.720 --> 21:55.440] gold medalist by the end of this year, and his fiancee Fliss. Zach Purchas, thank you [21:55.440 --> 21:58.920] very much for joining us. I'm going to say if medals were awarded today, you should get [21:58.920 --> 22:03.200] one. You've come all the way from Oxfordshire just for this, but here's a medal that really [22:03.200 --> 22:09.240] matters, your Beijing medal. Try and put into words what it feels like as a British athlete [22:09.240 --> 22:13.120] to wake up and look at the calendar and see that it really is 2012. [22:13.120 --> 22:16.960] Well, you know what? It didn't really hit me until we saw the fireworks going off last [22:16.960 --> 22:20.680] night. We sat home, watched the TV, and we saw those fireworks going off in the eye and [22:20.680 --> 22:25.200] the Olympic theme to them, and you just realise that there's only, as you said, 208 days to [22:25.200 --> 22:27.840] go and time to really get cracking with some training. [22:27.840 --> 22:30.600] Does it actually feel different this morning being in Olympic gear? [22:30.600 --> 22:34.760] I really hope it's not raining like this in August, I'll tell you that. No, it feels really [22:34.760 --> 22:35.760] special. [22:35.760 --> 22:36.760] You're used to water being in a rowing boat anyway. [22:36.760 --> 22:41.440] Yeah, yeah, we're used to water, but hopefully it won't be coming down from the sky. [22:41.440 --> 22:46.840] What do you now have to do? Obviously, the days get closer and closer. Is it just a matter [22:46.840 --> 22:50.280] of training and training, or is there a lot of mental work to be done? What's the secret [22:50.280 --> 22:52.160] to the success now? [22:52.160 --> 22:57.640] The secret for us is going to be real consistency. We know we can be good. We've won the last [22:57.640 --> 23:01.600] world championships and the one before that, and for us it's about putting in the right [23:01.600 --> 23:05.600] work at the right time and making sure whatever we do is really effective and it's not going [23:05.600 --> 23:07.720] to go too much the wrong way. [23:07.720 --> 23:11.160] Let's talk more in a moment, but let's introduce Fliss as well. You're getting married, and [23:11.160 --> 23:12.160] August is here? [23:12.160 --> 23:16.000] That's right, two weeks after the Olympics finish, which is great planning. [23:16.000 --> 23:19.160] What's it like being engaged to someone who's focused probably isn't on the wedding right [23:19.160 --> 23:20.160] now? [23:20.160 --> 23:21.160] Well... [23:21.160 --> 23:22.160] Maybe it is, but maybe it shouldn't be. [23:22.160 --> 23:24.520] I'll let him off, I'll let him off, I think. No, he's got a lot of work to do and I'm happy [23:24.520 --> 23:28.000] to be doing most of the planning whilst he's away and on training camps, it's fine by me. [23:28.000 --> 23:30.920] Do you find yourself a bit of a sporting widow at the moment? [23:30.920 --> 23:35.000] Yeah, I think as that goes away in another four days' time on a three-week training camp, [23:35.000 --> 23:39.440] that'll be hard as always. But you sort of get used to it. We've kind of got used to [23:39.440 --> 23:45.000] it by now, haven't we? And it's been six years of the same routine now, so yeah, I'm really [23:45.000 --> 23:46.000] excited. [23:46.000 --> 23:49.440] The key question for you, Zach, is are you going to do it? You've done it once with your [23:49.440 --> 23:53.840] partner Mark Hunter. Confident you can do it again this year? [23:53.840 --> 23:57.760] I think with the form we've shown over the last few years, then if things go right, then [23:57.760 --> 24:01.600] there shouldn't be any reason why the opportunity doesn't present itself in a good way. Obviously, [24:01.600 --> 24:05.440] there's a lot of stuff to do between now and then. Injury and illness permitting, we should [24:05.440 --> 24:06.440] come out on top. [24:06.440 --> 24:09.760] And rowing really perhaps should be the strongest sport for teams you've been? [24:09.760 --> 24:14.240] We have a fantastic tradition in the sport. Throughout the years, we are the only sport [24:14.240 --> 24:17.960] that's come out with a gold medal at every single Olympics for the last few times, so [24:17.960 --> 24:21.600] it's really exciting to be part of that. And that history really spurs us on. We can be [24:21.600 --> 24:25.200] sitting there on the start line knowing that we are part of not only a very successful [24:25.200 --> 24:30.280] team within Team GB, but a very successful rowing team as part of that, and it's really [24:30.280 --> 24:31.280] inspiring to be part of that team. [24:31.280 --> 24:34.200] Well, don't spend too much time looking at the clock behind you, because I tell you what, [24:34.200 --> 24:37.160] it's going down all the time. It's getting close, but thanks so much for joining us. [24:37.160 --> 24:41.720] You've done a much better job than me of keeping your hair dry as well. So from one Olympic [24:41.720 --> 24:44.360] gold medalist, back to you in the studio. [24:44.360 --> 24:48.020] James Pearce there in a very wet Trafalgar Square. Let's check out the rest of the weather [24:48.020 --> 24:49.680] forecast now. That's with Matt Taylor. [24:49.680 --> 24:54.120] Hello there. Persistent rain we've seen across the eastern areas this afternoon will clear [24:54.120 --> 24:59.120] through and as it goes, we introduce much colder air across the whole of the UK. Now [24:59.120 --> 25:03.760] that colder air comes with it, some showers, that colder air chasing away the persistent [25:03.760 --> 25:07.760] rain we've seen in the east quite quickly. But eastern areas do become dry and clear [25:07.760 --> 25:11.440] for a time, but it's in the west, the showers will continue and for northwest England, Northern [25:11.440 --> 25:16.120] Ireland and Scotland, they'll become increasingly wintry. For all temperatures, very close to [25:16.120 --> 25:20.400] freezing, much colder than recent nights, frost and where the ground is damp, a risk [25:20.400 --> 25:24.540] of ice. That is more of a significant risk for northwest England, Scotland and Northern [25:24.540 --> 25:27.960] Ireland where there'll be wintry showers throughout the day tomorrow. Northwest England, Northern [25:27.960 --> 25:32.440] Ireland rain and sleet, Scotland sleet and snow, even to lower levels. Mainly rain across [25:32.440 --> 25:36.060] southern counties of England during the morning, but they will gradually clear through I think [25:36.060 --> 25:37.400] for the most part. [25:37.400 --> 25:41.320] Eastern air is generally drier and brighter than the west where the showers will continue [25:41.320 --> 25:46.240] through the day, but for all, it will be a much colder day, particularly the breeze, [25:46.240 --> 25:50.480] 4 to 7 Celsius at best. TurnStory on Tuesday, more details on that online, and then half [25:50.480 --> 25:52.880] an hour. [25:52.880 --> 25:58.640] Great things happen when people come together. So in the run up to London 2012, world class [25:58.640 --> 26:04.240] are inviting schools across the world to partner up. Inspired by the Olympic spirit, pupils [26:04.240 --> 26:09.480] can reach out to each other across the globe to learn about life in another country, share [26:09.480 --> 26:15.720] ideas and join in the excitement counting down to the games. So twin your school for [26:15.720 --> 26:26.800] 2012. Go to bbc.co.uk world class to find out how. [26:26.800 --> 26:30.400] Hello and a very good evening to you. This is BBC News with me, Anita McVey. A summary [26:30.400 --> 26:35.320] of our main stories now at almost half past five. Events have taken place across London [26:35.320 --> 26:41.160] today to mark the start of the Olympic year. The chairman of London 2012, Lord Coe, said [26:41.160 --> 26:45.280] the games would show that Britain was open for business. However, there was a warning [26:45.280 --> 26:50.640] from Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson, who's described event fixing by betting syndicates [26:50.640 --> 26:55.920] as the biggest threat to the 2012 games. [26:55.920 --> 27:00.880] European leaders have given a somber assessment of the financial prospects for the year ahead. [27:00.880 --> 27:06.160] Zarkozy said the Eurozone debt crisis was not yet finished, while the German Chancellor [27:06.160 --> 27:13.200] Angela Merkel said Europe was experiencing its most severe test in decades. Here, council [27:13.200 --> 27:17.760] tenants who sublet their homes could face prosecution under proposals to be set up by [27:17.760 --> 27:22.480] the government. Tenants on high wages may also have to pay market rates for their homes [27:22.480 --> 27:27.960] or face eviction. It's estimated that up to 6,000 people living in social housing have [27:27.960 --> 27:32.200] incomes of more than £100,000. [27:32.200 --> 27:37.200] A British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday has been named by the [27:37.200 --> 27:42.860] Ministry of Defence as 19-year-old Private John King. The serviceman from First Battalion [27:42.860 --> 27:50.600] the Yorkshire Regiment was killed in an explosion in the Naray Siraj district of Helmand Province. [27:50.600 --> 27:55.400] Hundreds of well-wishers gathered at Sandringham earlier to see Prince Philip make his first [27:55.400 --> 28:00.040] public appearance since having surgery on a blocked artery just before Christmas. The [28:00.040 --> 28:07.480] Duke of Edinburgh joined the rest of the royal family for a New Year's Day church service. [28:07.480 --> 28:12.180] More from me at 6 o'clock, but right now it's World Olympic Dreams. Matthew Pinsent meets [28:12.180 --> 28:26.320] young athletes from around the world aiming to make it to London 2012. [28:42.180 --> 28:53.080] Welcome to World Olympic Dreams, the series that follows 26 athletes from all across the [28:53.080 --> 28:59.640] globe in their preparations for the London Olympics. This is Lords and the Long Room, [28:59.640 --> 29:07.440] the home of cricket, and it's through these doors that players walk on their way to bat. [29:07.440 --> 29:12.960] Cricket has been played here since 1814, but this week Old Father Time is looking down [29:12.960 --> 29:21.020] on the world's best archers as they compete in a London archery classic. It's an official [29:21.020 --> 29:26.640] test event for London 2012, giving around 100 of the world's top archers the perfect [29:26.640 --> 29:31.920] chance to acclimatise to conditions here in central London, and hopefully I'll be able [29:31.920 --> 29:42.280] to have a go myself. Also coming up in this edition of World Olympic Dreams, Mylinda Kalmendi, [29:42.280 --> 29:47.320] a judo fighter whose Olympic aspirations are threatened by political wranglings in the [29:47.320 --> 29:55.320] former Yugoslavia. From the war ravaged banks of Baghdad's River Tigris to the idyllic calm [29:55.320 --> 30:03.920] of Lake Bled in Slovenia, Iraqi rower Haider Rashid tells me about...