30/05/2014 BBC News at Ten

The number of migrants reaching Europe illegally rises dramatically.

More than 40,000 have made the journey so far this year,

The authorities struggle to cope with the numbers who try to cross

They need even more body bags for the numbers they are retrieving from

the Mediterranean Sea. We have a special report

following one group trying to make the dangerous journey

from Libya to Europe. The new head of NHS England

calls for more elderly people to Protests in India after two teenage

girls from a remote village were A thumbs up from the thousands

at the funeral of the teenager And Daniel Sturridge sets England

on the way to victory against Peru. In Sportsday,

Arsene Wenger pledges his future to Arsenal with a three-year deal and

says he's targeting more success. There's been a big rise in number

of migrants reaching Europe illegally, many taking treacherous

sea routes from North Africa, risking their lives in makeshift

boats in the hope of a better life. In the first four months

of this year more than 40,000 people The total so far is more than

the equivalent period in 2011, which was the highest year

in a decade, when 140,000 people Our correspondent Quentin

Sommerville followed one group being smuggled out of Libya and sent this

report from the city of Misrata. In an isolated Libyan jail,

a doorway opens into gloom Nearly 400 men, illegal immigrants

from across Africa and beyond. There is barely room to sit,

never mind sleep. Did you pay men, smugglers to

try to get you to Europe? We paid more than $1600

from Khartoum to Libya. On the floor,

we found a man with bullet wounds. This is the moment when some

of those in the jail were captured. They had been heading to Italy

but their engine cut out They have been drifting

for two days. It was pure luck that the

Coast Guard found them. Colonel Reda Essa commanded

the rescue. He says this is Europe's problem,

as much as Libya's. TRANSLATION: We applied to

the EU to buy boats and helicopters for search and rescue operations

but we have not received anything. I think the EU countries,

especially Italy, are not serious On the open sea, it is

the people smugglers, not the Coast Libya's problem is that it has only

eight of these boats to patrol 1200 miles of coastline, not nearly

enough, according to the Navy. They say they need more night-vision

goggles, and even more body bags for the number of dead migrants they

are retrieving from the waters We are taken inside Misrata's

morgue. It is so full of the bodies

of migrants, he tells me, Once,

there were only three each year. The men crossing

into Libya know that they are not welcome, but the promise of jobs

and money in Europe, they say, is Here, on our last day in Misrata,

a truck is found with Inside, barely able to breathe,

24 men. One carries a single possession,

a Bible. These men have risked

everything to get this far. Without action, Libya warns,

more and more will follow. Quentin Sommerville, BBC News,

Misrata, Libya. Our world affairs correspondent

Paul Adams is here. We saw people coming from Libya

but what are the other routes that The route you heard Quentin talking

about there is what the European Border Agency calls

the Central Mediterranean Route, much the largest,

according to the latest figures. But if you include the other routes

into Europe, and this map shows a couple - the Western Mediterranean

Route, which brings migrants from west Africa into Spain, and the

Eastern Route, which comes in from the Middle East and Asia - then we

estimate that the total figure As for who they are,

I was with migrants in Calais this week and it was obvious that they

come from far and wide. Lots of refugees from Syria,

of course. But also migrants from West Africa,

from all across the sub-Saharan countries and on into the Horn

of Africa, particularly Eritrea. Lots, too, from Iran,

Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of course, the main migration routes

bring them into some of the most economically stretched EU

members - Spain, Italy and Greece. Some stay, others

drawn by the promise of better job But as anyone who has been to Calais

will tell you, that's another really a shift in policy, saying smaller

NHS a shift in policy, saying smaller

community hospitals should play an Simon Stevens said the NHS

"mass centralisation" of services, and that too many patients are being

robbed of "dignity and compassion" Good afternoon. All dressed and

ready to go home from hospital. At 85, John Young is a regular patient,

with his different health problems. He has tried going further afield

but prefers his small, local hospital. It is easy to get to and

his family can visit. The NHS should concentrate more on local hospitals

his family can visit. The NHS should than on the vast places. I

his family can visit. The NHS should have to have big hospitals for

specialist treatment, but if you go to the local one and they decide you

have to have specialist treatment... Because you don't

always need it. And now the new boss of the NHS in England says he

agrees. He wants to see The doctors here know they will need

to work more closely with their patients' GPs. The vast majority of

patients, particularly elderly patients, will have their needs best

met in a local hospital, such as ours, or in an even more community

setting. In recent years, the story of local hospitals has been one of

decline, of services being stripped out or downgraded. Now the NHS is

sending a message from the very top that they do have a valuable role in

the future. Downgrading Accident Emergency or maternity units is

highly politically sensitive. Emergency or maternity units is

reality is that some changes will still go ahead, and

hospitals will still face a challenging future. For each service

they lose, they will have to create others, to avoid going bust. These

hospitals will have to look hard at where they get their money from, and

the income they receive for treating particularly older patients will

certainly have to increase to make them financially viable. Time the

John Young to leave the hospital ward. I will be home soon. It won't

be long. His local hospital is thriving, but others face financial

problems. Today, they have been told better care for older patients is

their future. There have been protests in India

after two girls aged 14 and 15 were found hanged from a tree

after they had been gang raped. It took place in a remote village

in the north of the country. The girls' families have told

the BBC the police ridiculed their pleas for help,

as they were from a lower caste. A conservative estimate suggests

a woman or girl is raped every 22 minutes on average across India,

despite reform of the country's Divya Arya's report from the scene

contains some disturbing images. A village recovering from a horrific

crime, rallying around the family of the two girls who were gang raped

and then hanged from a tree. The family is still living in fear. One

of the fathers says that the police did not want to help.

TRANSLATION: When I went to the police, they first asked me what

cast I belonged to. Then they asked me why we had come to them. You

people create trouble for yourselves and do not let us sleep. I fell on

his feet and pleaded for help. The girls, like most people in the

region, have to use the fields as an outside toilet, which is why they

were outside, alone. They never came back. They were found the next day.

It was a heart wrenching scene, their bodies hanging from this mango

tree. One police man has now been arrested for conspiring with the

suspects, and one more has been sacked.

TRANSLATION: Whatever happened, it was very wrong. It is a very serious

issue. We will take the strictest action against the culprits. Many

are not convinced with what the police have done until now. Students

took to the streets in protest. Despite stricter anti-rape laws,

incidence of rape have doubled in the past two years. And with such

brutal cases being reported, many believe that the laws need better

enforcement. The bodies of the two young women have been brought down

from this tree, but the brutal violence that unfolded here has

again brought the issue of violent crimes against women in India under

the spotlight. The villagers here hope that the global media attention

will help them in their fight for justice.

Google has set up a service which allows people living in Europe

to ask for online links relating to their personal life to be removed

The European Court of Justice ruled earlier this month

that links to outdated or irrelevant data should be erased on request.

Google has said it will comply with the decision but warned

There's further pressure on the Liberal Democrat leader

Nick Clegg to re-admit Lord Rennard to the party, following

his apology to four women who accused him of sexual harassment.

Lord Steel, a former Lib Dem leader says the

In the apology by Lord Rennard, the party's former chief executive, he

accepts he may have inadvertently encroached on the women's personal

space and expresses regret for any harm or embarrassment.

Since the Arab uprising three years ago, protests by Saudi Arabia's

minority Shia Muslim population have gone largely unreported.

Shia make up less than 15% of the population and claim they

suffer sectarian discrimination from the kingdom's Sunni rulers.

They mainly live in the eastern province of the country.

Saudi Arabia is notoriously restrictive and journalists are

rarely given permission to film in the region but the BBC's Safa Al

Ahmad entered the country undercover and sent this report.

The coastal region of Qatif, home to one

of the world's largest oilfields. This is what the authorities don't

want the outside world to see. Protests.

This footage which can't be verified shows

an uprising which began in 2011. Shia protesters demanded

the release of nine men, held for years without trial.

Since then, demonstrations have grown more violent, hundreds have

been injured and jailed, and 20 men have been killed.

Even though I'm Saudi, it's still difficult to move

around with a camera. I have travelled in under the radar

and can be arrested at any time. Last year,

I met two activists who are known and wanted by the government.

One of their homes had been raided by security forces.

The other's home had also been raided.

His disabled sister was in the house at the time.

His mother is still in shock. The Saudi government maintains

the protesters use weapons against the security forces.

We have obtained footage which shows activists using Molotov cocktails.

In February of this year, two policemen were killed

by activists in a shootout. The government now

considers them terrorists. For more than a year,

the BBC has been requesting a response from the government

but they have yet to answer. Earlier this year,

I went to Awamiya cemetery where there is a special plaque for

the men killed during the uprising. It is also

the final resting place for one man, shot dead by security forces.

Both sides are now entrenched. And you can see

the full television documentary, Saudi's Secret Uprising,

on Our World tomorrow and Sunday on the BBC News Channel at

9:30pm. More than 10,000 well wishers have

paid their respects at a vigil at Lichfield Cathedral to

the teenager, Stephen Sutton, who died of cancer earlier this month.

Over ?4 million has now been raised for his campaign for the

Teenage Cancer Trust. This morning,

thousands of supporters also flooded social media sites with messages

celebrating his life. The teenager was buried at a private

family funeral this afternoon. From Lichfield,

Robert Hall sent this report. Against a sullen sky, the colour

of spring and of sunshine. The colour

which has come to represent the life and spirit of one young man.

Beneath the towers of Lichfield's ancient cathedral, patient feet

shuffled slowly forward. Hands clutched posies

and photographs. Faces turned towards

the gloom beyond the great West door and the white coffin within

the circle of golden flowers. He is kind of like Staffordshire's

ray of sunshine. It is amazing.

He has changed so many people's lives.

His life, when he realised he had an illness, he did not care about

himself, he cared about others. I think that's probably

the most important thing we can think of right now.

I work with a lot of patients that are dealing with cancer every day.

It is nice to pass on his story to them as well to help

them get through it. At 11 am, the pilgrims held

a mirror to Stephen's courage, optimism and generosity.

Around the world, a thunderclap response, thumbs held high.

Individuals, workplaces and communities, sharing the moment.

Stephen had used social media to tell his story.

Most of those paying tribute had never met him.

They had simply been drawn here by the power of his message.

This afternoon, two days of vigil drew to a close, Stephen's family

sharing these final minutes with the visitors who had reached out.

He has had to refit, catalysing effect.

He has brought all sorts of people together to network.

And further his ambitions to live, not as a victim,

but as a free young person, and to inspire this legacy of generosity.

Based on one more step along the world as they recalled the images

which showed a teenager 's determination to reach his goal

against the odds. This has been a day of celebration because Stephen

Sutton will live on through the inspiration he gave to others and

threw the money he raised, more than ?4 million of it, to help fight the

disease which cut short his life. Police in Newcastle are carrying out

one of the UK's largest ever investigations into the sexual abuse

of girls and vulnerable women. Operation Sanctuary has already led

to 91 arrests over the last five months,

so far 14 men have been charged. And some 80 possible victims have

so far been identified. Jeremy Cooke has spent the day

with the only charity in the area working with young people at risk.

None of the young people in his report are linked to

the ongoing investigation. The night-time landscape

of 21st century Britain. If you're young,

vulnerable and maybe alone, this could be dangerous ground.

In the Newcastle area, this could be dangerous ground.

a series of complaints, police launched Operation Sanctuary.

Since January, there have been dozens of arrests.

Those working to help children face a huge challenge.

There are adults in the city who will try to lure

vulnerable young people to addresses in the city where really horrible

things will take place. Young people will often be plied

with alcohol or drugs and then exploited and abused

by those adults. Often those most

at risk are runaways, away from home and in danger.

Girls like Amanda. My mam didn't want me.

I kind of started drinking at 11 years old and I was getting

into all sorts of drugs. You need somebody close

to you to talk to. Er...

If they're not there to talk to, you do end up doing stupid things

and seeking love from other places. Did you think at

the time that it was love? Yeah, at the time I did.

We get a rare glimpse of young people who've come through a process

which builds trust and confidence. The risks of going missing

and getting sexually exploited. As former runaways, they know all

about the dangers out there and the value of this - group support - and

volunteering to help others at risk. If it can be a hostile environment,

the streets and estates are where we find practical help.

The first task is to locate those most at risk.

So I guess you must knock on a lot of doors, right?

Yeah, we do. We do a lot of return interviews for

young people that have gone missing. We're with Danielle, out

door-knocking to make first contact with runaways who've returned home.

It can be a critical moment. If they can be reached, they may

be saved from sexual abuse. It is all confidential stuff

and this is as far as we're going. But it's also crucial to understand

where young people have been, what they've been doing

and who they've been with. We have a significant population

of children who are in care. We've got levels

of childhood poverty, we've got mixed demographics,

we've got a night-time economy and we've got the city centre.

And I would say if you've got those ingredients, there is

a real chance that you are going to get pockets of sexual exploitation.

It's a real worry. Clearly, then,

the challenges remain huge. Nobody here is saying that this is

about a single organised gang preying on children

and vulnerable women, but rather pockets of abuse across the region.

The ongoing police operation has led to 91 arrests - and counting.

An inquiry has found that police stop and search rates in Scotland

are three times higher than in London.

The Scottish Police Authority also found that those most likely to be

stopped were aged between 15 and 19. 16% of the searches involved

children aged between 8 and 12. Police Scotland said that it would

draw up new guidelines and monitor its practices.

Football,... And England's preparations

for the World Cup got off to a good start this evening with a

comfortable 3-0 victory over Peru. It was the first of three friendly

games in preparation for next month's finals in Brazil.

Our sports correspondent, Natalie Pirks,

watched the action at Wembley. The golden generation did not quite

pan out for England four years ago. This time around when Hodgson has

turned to you. Tonight 's match against Baru was designed to give a

flavour of what South American flair bike looks like but also give fans

an insight into what the team in the World Cup might be. There was plenty

to ponder, not least at the back. This nasty deflection may set the

game alight. South Americans are known for their passion and

performance. Daniel Sturridge soon showed some exquisite the act tricks

of his own. -- theatrics. His fourth goal for England. Joe Hart had to be

smart again, his defenders not quite as sharp. At the other end a

different story. as sharp. At the other end a

pounced on the keeper 's fumble. The scoreline was perhaps a little

flattering but the smile from Nemanja showed victory was all that

mattered. Wembley will now be turned into a boxing ring for tomorrow

night. It was more of a lacklustre sparring session than a thunderous

duel. Some of the biggest cheers were for paper aeroplanes. Roy

Hodgson said, we had to be patient but we were dominant. He was

delighted a sell-out crowd wished them on their way. It would give

England a boost before the World Cup, that is for sure. He tried out

a new formation. Youngsters got onto the pitch. The bane of every England

manager 's life, so far so good, no one has got injured. They go to

Miami on Sunday with two more friendlies. He can tinker with

formations and partnerships. They leave home not only victorious but,

with these bands, little wiser as to who will start against Italy in two

weeks time. watched the action at Wembley.

That's all from us.