Record breaking 69th pole position at monza. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The metropolitan police has confirmed its paid compensation to the former chief of the Defence Staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Both men were named by an informant known as nick, whos now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. Angus crawford reports. They were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment but they all proved to be false. During 0peration midland, police raided the homes of the former chief of the Defence Staff lord bramall, ex home secretary leon brittan, and former tory mp harvey proctor. All on the say so of this one man, nick, whose real identity cant be revealed. But a scathing review of the investigation found nicks credibility wasnt properly assessed, search warrants were inaccurate, and the investigation went on too long. Its now been confirmed that lord bramall and lord brittans widow have received compensation from the met. Reports suggest as much as £100,000. The d day veteran, speaking last year, questioned the way detectives handled the inquiry. Ive never complained about being investigated. It was only the heavy handed and the unintelligent way that they went about it. I mean, i think they could have said, well look,. If theyd taken any trouble to put their effort onto questioning the so called victim, i think they would have found that it was very unlikely. Its thought former mp harvey proctor, also cleared of any wrongdoing, has yet to agree a settlement. The true cost of the failed 0peration midland is still being reckoned. Angus crawford, bbc news. Its now believed more than 1a00 people have died, after catastrophic flooding across several south Asian Countries following heavy monsoons. About a1 Million People have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. Millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. Parts of indias financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet several feet of water and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have been killed. 0ur south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, is in bihar. Now this should give you an idea ofjust how vulnerable south asia still is to flooding. We had one hour, one hour of heavy rain, about an hour ago, and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. That is how vulnerable even a city still is to flooding, and let me tell you, this floodwater is absolutely disgusting. The first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in the water. Sorry, sir. Imagine for a moment what it is like, this is a city, imagine for a moment what it is like for a villager in a hut made of mud and straw, that is how tens of millions of people still live in india. For that villager, sitting in a waterlogged field, beside a river. Inevitably rains come, the waters rise up again. This flooding is not isolated to bihar, the state in northern india that i am in at the moment. This flooding stretches across the entire region, so from bangladesh in the east, through north india, where i am now, through nepal, across the whole of the basin underneath the himalayas, to the Financial Capital of india, mumbai, and pakistan, all of it affected by flooding. Ai Million People so far affected, i,a00 killed. This tragedy continues to unfold across south asia. That was justin rowlatt. Ray kancharla is heading the humanitarian response to the floods in india for save the children, he explained some of the measures they have taken. We have actually begun to respond to this flooding. We have started in assa m this flooding. We have started in assam with the child sent response, because we believe that children, women and other vulnerable sections ta ke women and other vulnerable sections take the huge toll and brunt of this, as they watch their houses vanish they are left to sit on the banks and embankments etc. The child Centre Response has some unique spaces where we allow children to feel safe, in assam, bihar and west bengal, and bihar has seen the worst in the last a0 years or more. In terms of their critical needs, security, one water, sanitation and hygiene. Would provide a food baskett, hygiene kit that lasts for about 30 days and child friendly spaces should be kept on for several months so that they have a safe space and can return to school. Because education and protection are a huge casualty when things like this happen, and everyone is baffled by the intensity and extent of this. That was Ray Kancharla of save the children. Nearly 60,000 rohingya the Muslim Minority in myanmar have now fled the country after violence erupted a week ago. The United Nations says scores of people are reported to have died since rohingya militants attacked police positions. Subsequent clashes have sent civilians from all communities fleeing. Sanjoy majumder has been to a refugee camp on the bangladesh myanmar border, from where he sent us this report. Exhausted and traumatised after escaping death. Many of these rohingyas have walked for hours across hills, and wading through paddy fields to avoid border patrols before making it here. These are fresh arrivals, rohingyas who have just arrived after crossing the border, and with every passing hour, there are more and more of them coming. There is absolutely no space left any more, so they are just living on any piece of open ground they can find, and many of them have the most disturbing testimony to share. I meet a man who is nursing a bullet wound in his foot. He tells me that his village, just across the border, was attacked, allegedly by the Myanmar Military and armed mobs. Translation so many people were killed. Theyjust set fire to everything. Ijust ran. They were shooting at us and i got hit. There were people whose throats were slashed with knives. There had been reports of villages being torched and hundreds of rohingyas being killed in Myanmars Rakhine state. The violence kicked off after a rohingya militant group attacked dozens of police posts in the area last week. Those who can have fled the fighting, building temporary shelters and trying to make a home for themselves. Bangladesh, after initially trying to stop them coming, is now letting them in. So, for now, this represents freedom. But at what cost, and what lies ahead . Sa njoy sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh border. A 35 year old man has been arrested after a crossbow bolt was fired on to the pitch at the 0val Cricket Ground earlier this week. Heres how the incident unfolded on thursday to listeners on bbc radio 5live sports extra. What is that in the field of play . Theyve just pointed at something. Its poking up out of the ground. Some sort of meteor or something. What on earth is that thats just dropped onto the field by the looks of it . They are coming off the field of play. That is quite extraordinary. There is some sort of projectile, it looks like, has dropped into the middle of the field. It was sticking up out of the ground quite clearly about a foot or so, sticking out of the ground, and they immediately pointed to it and now everybody is running off the field. They are legging it off. Ive never seen anything like this before in cricket. A pretty extraordinary day on thursday. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is with me now. Extraordinary events at the oval on thursday. What is the latest in this incident . Alarming. The metropolitan police say a 35 year old man has now been arrested on suspicion of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. He has been released on police bail pending further inquiries. This happened towards the end of the days play on thursday in the match between surrey and middlesex. As we heard, people didnt really know what was going on, the players were suddenly seen running off the pitch and eventually this crossbow bolt, and eventually this crossbow bolt, and narrow, in effect, was found embedded in the pitch around a foot ora embedded in the pitch around a foot or a foot and a half long. Nobody was hurt but the ground had to be evacuated by armed police, the game was abandoned. And obviously it could have been very, very dangerous. Around 1000 or so spectators inside the ground, and police are asking for anyone who might have video footage on their mobile phones to come forward and provide evidence. 0k, john, we will leave it there but thank you very much. Thank you. A grammar school, which forced pupils to leave half way through their course because of their exam results, has reversed its decision. Parents at st 0laves in South East London began legal action, after students who did not get at least a b grade at as level were told they could not continue. The lawyer representing the families says the school has changed its mind. 0ur correspondent Angus Crawford has more. It is almost like a policy of post selection, which on the surface of it, is unlawful. St 0laves is an outstanding school, founded in the 16th century a long history of academic achievement. 16th century, a long history of academic achievement. This year it got 96 of a to b at a level and therein appears to lie the problem in that it was an open secret at the school that if in your first year of a level study you didnt hit b grades in all of your subjects you would be asked to leave. This year it appears it happened to two pupils. Talking about very small numbers then. Very small numbers this year but clearly a policy of some years standing. What happened was the parents of these children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for educations rules are clear you cannot post select at a level. You can only be asked to leave a school for behaviour or other problems. So, in the face of this legal action the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back, and also that policy will be abandoned. That was Angus Crawford. Peter read is a former head teacher, who now offers independent advice on education and schools. He says the scandal represents a nationwide problem. Pressure on schools today is immense to deliver, deliver, deliver. League tables are forcing all sorts of things to go wrong in schools. This isjust one example. But its destroying young peoples careers. Ive just had an e mail, funnily enough, today. This is from last year. Its a parent ive kept in touch with. What happened to our daughter has had a massive impact on her. She is still limping along. To be honest, her confidence was so damaged we dont know if she will ever believe in herself in the same way again. This is traumatic for young people who think they are going along to a level and then thrown out on the scrapheap. Thats former headteacher peter reid. Utility companies could be charged by the hour for digging up busy roads in england. The government believes it might encourage contractors to speed up repairs, and reduce traffic jams. The local Government Association has welcomed the proposals. Simonjones reports. Misery for motorists in leeds today, costing time and money. Now the government is considering making Companies Pay to do work in peak time. I think thats a good idea, and it may cut the roadworks down and stagger them a bit more. Youll often come past and therell be nobody here a lot of the time, and you think, why did you dig it up if you are now working over there, you know, how can you do it . So, yeah, that could make a big, big difference. 2. 5 million roadworks are carried out each year. It is estimated to cost the economy £a billion, as people are late for work or deliveries dont arrive on time. Companies could be charged up to £2500 per site, to work on roads during the day. The government says trials have already seen severe congestion fall by a half. Weve been trialling it in london and kent and its proved extremely successful, and we estimate that theres been about 600 less incursions into the highway surface than would have happened otherwise. Motoring groups want some reassurances. Its absolutely right that roadworks should be more efficient and they should be done in as short time as possible. One thing that we would not like to see compromised, though, is quality. So its important that whilst we improve the efficiency of roadworks quality is not compromised, because the last thing that motorists would want to see is a stretch of road being rushed and botched. The group that represents Utility Companies points out that they are carrying out big Infrastructure Projects designed to boost the economy, and if they have to pay to close roads, it offers less value for money for their customers. They also say that around half of all roadworks arent carried out by Utility Companies, but by highways authorities, designed to improve the layout and surface of the roads. Firms are being told they could avoid the charges by carrying out work at night, or coordinating plans with other companies. The scheme could be introduced in 2019. Simon jones, bbc news. The time is 5 15pm, time for the headlines on bbc news. The metropolitan police pays compensation to retired field marshal lord bramall and the family of the late lord brittan over false child abuse accusations. More than 1a00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south Asian Countries. Police arrest a man after a crossbow bolt was fired into the oval Cricket Ground during a match on thursday. Three more Us Diplomatic staff in cuba have reported health problems, following what american officials suspect was a covert sonic attack. 19 people have now reported symptoms, including damaged hearing. The us believes a sonic device was placed in or near diplomats homes. Some of the victims suffered mild brain injuries and permanent hearing loss, according to the Union RepresentingUs Diplomatic staff. Cuba has denied any involvement. William marquez, a reporter with bbc mundo, has the background to the story. This started really late last year when some diplomatic us personnel, and at least one canadian, started saying that they had some sort of symptoms. Then it all came out in may when the us threw out two cuban diplomats in washington in retaliation for what they said cuba failing to protect their personnel in havana. And then in august we knew that there were 16 people who had been affected with some hearing loss, some mild brain injury, headaches, loss of balance. And now yesterday the state department came saying it was 19 and that the latest attack had occurred as recently as this august. But they dont rule out more attacks, is what they said. That was William Marquez of bbc mundo. The first of more than 50,000 people have completed their walk across the new queensferry crossing. The new road bridge over the forth is closed to give members of the public a chance to walk across the bridge. Catriona renton is there. Well, you join me here on the new queensferry crossing, this is quite an experience. 50,000 people over today and tomorrow are walking across it. This is something that they will never get the chance to do ever again, because once this road is fully open to traffic and pedestrians are not going to be allowed on it. The people picked in this ballot really do have an opportunity to do something that they are going to be able to tell their families about for the rest of their lives, because this bridge is expected to still be operational in well over 100 years time. Im joined by a whole pile of people over here who have walked across the bridge today. Caroline, what has it been like . Spectacular, absolutely spectacular. Thanks so much for the opportunity. It was breathtaking. It was worth every blister on my feet laughter it is1. 7 miles. Has anyone found that a struggle to walk over it . Or has it been quite enjoyable . Enjoyable really. Enjoyable. I think itsjust more the experience, getting you along the bridge. What is your name and where you have you come from . Elizabeth from glasgow. You are from glasgow. The majority of people that put in for this ballot were from scotland and lots of the people picked our people that live in postcodes roundabout, but im interested to find out why you put in for the ballot . What does it mean to you to do this . It is a onceinalifetime experience and something we can look back on and say we walked that bridge. Has it been fun . Has anyone found it exhausting . No. Met anyone interesting on the way across . Wynette nicola sturgeon. We all got selfies with nicola. We hijacked her. Is anyone good on heights . I am not good on heights. This bridge is 50 metres higher than the old forth road bridge. What do you think being this high up . Surprised we made it over and that we were not crawling. The same driving across the bridge, you whizz across. What has it meant to you to not be whizzing across but to you to not be whizzing across but to get to actually touch it and feel it to see what its like . It has been absolutely amazing to go over, so been absolutely amazing to go over, so cool because we will never get to do it again. What is your name . My name is emma. You are from all over. Its been an amazing day and an incredible experience for us to be pa rt incredible experience for us to be part of this today as well. This is something that we cant stress enough is not going to be open for people to walk across the bridge again, its going to be a 70 mph motorway, so this is something these people will be able to talk about for generations. Catriona renton there. The investigation into the chemical cloud which affected parts of east sussex last sunday is looking into the possibility that it may have been caused by emissions from known shipwrecks in the channel. The beach at birling gap, near eastbourne, was closed until the haze disappeared. The maritime and Coastguard Agency is now investigating, as Adina Campbell reports. A mysterious mist which engulfed holidaymakers in east sussex. It led to birling gap beach, near beachy head, being evacuated, after people reported having irritated