11/03/2016 BBC News at Ten

Hold your nerve and vote for freedom - Boris Johnson's call to take

In his first major speech since backing the Leave campaign,

he says the EU is past its sell by date.

The thing is 50 years old, it's going in the wrong direction.

It's time for change, it's time for real reform.

The only way to get that is to vote Leave.

But David Cameron warns jobs and investment in agriculture

and elsewhere could be lost if Britain were to head

Also on tonight's programme: A leading doctor is found guilty

of misleading the courts, in cases of so-called

After Russia's triumph in London 2012 - thanks in part to doping -

it's told it still hasn't done enough to be allowed

Five years on from the tsunami in Japan, a new wall built

to prevent such devastation happening again.

And can Wales dash England's hopes again, this time in the Six Nations?

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: It's all new at Newcastle -

Steve McClaren is sacked and former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager

Rafa Benitez is brought in to replace him.

The Mayor of London ,Boris Johnson, has set out what he believes the UK

He suggested the UK could strike a free trade deal

with the European Union similar to Canada's.

In his first speech since announcing he was backing the Out campaign,

he insisted there would be "no downsides", rather

But David Cameron said those who want an EU exit are promoting

Here's our chief political correspondent, John Pienaar.

Keen to get started and looking on the bright side.

The man behind the wheel's Boris Johnson, but you knew that.

This was his first big campaign trip since joining the fight to take

As always, there was plenty of celebrity appeal,

but also, finally, at least a taste of substance.

He offered a vision of Britain's place in the world, a reason

to leave the EU, not just a reason to be scared.

I think it's time to ignore the pessimists and the merchants

of gloom, and to do a new deal that would be good for Britain and good

Britain could trade freely with Europe without opening

its doors to every European looking for work.

What I think we should do is strike a new free trade deal on the lines

They've taken out the vast majority of the tariffs.

They have virtually unencumbered trade now.

We want a relationship based on trade and cooperation.

Not the one about his dream of becoming Prime Minister, though.

The polls suggest that you are the man, after David Cameron,

most likely to swing votes in this referendum.

As well as being the man most likely to take over from David Cameron.

So is it so unjust for some of your colleagues to say that

you're in this for Britain, but also for Boris?

How deeply disappointing it is that all you can ask about is this narrow

People genuinely want to discuss the issue.

And we did get an answer or two today, even if he is richer

I'm still undecided and if I vote to leave it won't be

David Cameron in Wales today wasn't impressed, though.

Let's note for a moment that seven years on from the start of talks

on a Canadian free-trade deal, that deal is still not in place.

Recognisable from any angle he may be, but more facts needed.

Boris Johnson's good at this kind of stuff,

Ask who you like about this referendum and people want facts,

hard information, not just slogans and spin and stunts.

This is getting serious for Boris Johnson and for the country,

Our business editor Simon Jack is here.

Let's talk about this comparison with Canada. How credible is it?

It's credible, because it exists. This deal is out there, it has been

negotiated, it hasn't been signed yet. It answers the criticism

levelled at the Out campaign that nobody knows what being outside the

EU looks like. Boris Johnson says there are lots of versions and the

one he likes the look of his Canada, and it looks and smells very much

like free trade. 98% of all tariffs would be removed from goods. But, as

David Cameron pointed out, it took a long time to negotiate. There is

every reason to think it would be quicker between the UK and the EU

because we know each other better and trade more with each other. But

crucially it doesn't include financial services. Whether we like

it or not that's a massive part of our economy. That would be one

objection to it. There might be some agricultural quota limits on it.

It's not the single market, the free trade agreement and single market

are two is different things. It's close, but is it close enough to

reassure those who worry about losing the access we currently have

to the single market? Immigration is another area that's

likely to be a key issue for voters The Archbishop of Canterbury has

said it's "outrageous" to suggest people who have concerns

about immigration are racist. Justin Welby said he believes

there is genuine fear about the impact on housing,

jobs and the NHS. Our special correspondent

Lucy Manning has been to Southampton, where at least

34,000 migrants have arrived For hundreds of years, immigrants

have arrived in Southampton. Now they come from eastern Europe

by more modern routes. But the flow of people into this

city now means nearly a fifth of these who live here

weren't born in the UK. In Shirley, where many have settled,

there is a sense of the fear I'm just trying to get a basuc job,

any old job will do, And you think it's because of people

coming from abroad? So are you fearful about levels

of immigration in this country? I think eventually it will be more

people from other countries than us. And it was a similar

story at other tables. Because they just take them

on because they know that they will do the job

for cheap labour. The Archbishop of Canterbury said

today that people who have concerns No, I'm not racist but it makes

you that way. The Dzidkowski family came

from Poland two years ago and accept new arrivals can

affect local schools. Do you think it puts

pressure on the schools? It depends how the children

are behaving, the children What do you say to British

people who are fearful? It's nothing to worry,

we are living here, we are taking a job what a lot of English

people don't want to take, because it's hard, because it's

Sunday or something like that. They work hard, they pay

their taxes, they integrate, but on the other hand I can

understand English people who think too many immigrants,

it means they will come, they will take their jobs,

they will put pressure on the housing, pressure

on the NHS, etc. Last year, 4500 people came

from the European Union to work in Southampton and while there

are certainly businesses here who believe they couldn't do

without them, there are parts of the city who now feel

it is just too much. But Britain is still open

to the EU and its workers. A leading doctor who has questioned

the evidence for so-called shaken baby syndrome has been found to have

misled the courts with irresponsible Dr Waney Squier has acted

as an expert witness in the trials of dozens of parents accused

of harming or killing The Crown Prosecution Service says

it will now consider the impact Here's our health correspondent,

Dominic Hughes. "Irresponsible", "deliberately

misleading" and "dishonest". That's how a disciplinary panel

described the actions of Dr Waney Squier -

an expert witness who has appeared in court on the side of parents

accused of killing their children, but now faces being

struck off as a doctor. A paediatric neuropathologist,

Dr Squier gave evidence in cases relating to shaken baby

syndrome, also known Today, she was found to have gone

beyond her area of expertise I have done my best to give

an opinion based on my experience, based on the best evidence I can

find to support my view. I'm backed by many, many people

who are cleverer than I am, So why does this hearing, that took

place in Manchester today, matter? Well, it relates to an ongoing row

within the scientific community about the symptoms that would be

displayed by a baby that has been To confirm a case of shaken baby

syndrome, the majority scientific view is that a combination of three

brain injuries must be present - swelling of the brain,

bleeding between the skull and the brain, and

bleeding in the retina. We are now more confident that that

so-called triad of symptoms or signs - the bleeding behind the eyes,

the bleeding of the head and the sudden collapse -

we are more confident about that as being caused

by an abusive injury. Dr Squier holds a minority view

that these injuries can occur But while the science might be

disputed, some with direct experience have no doubt

babies can be harmed, even killed, through

violent shaking. I have seen first hand

what happens with child shaking. People need to know what happens

when you shake a child. We need awareness, we need people

to know what to do to prevent We need people who have shaken

babies to step forward, This enquiry focused on six

child protection cases The Crown Prosecution Service

is considering the panel's decision. Meanwhile Dr Squier has been found

to have dramatically breached the limits of her expertise

while giving evidence. This case may well make other expert

witnesses more cautious about what they're

willing to say in court. Dominic Hughes, BBC

News, Manchester. And you can see more

on this story on Panorama - A man has been charged

with attempted murder after a bombing which injured

a prison officer in Belfast Separately, police in

Northern Ireland say they've foiled several murder plots by dissident

Republicans in the past week. One of Northern Ireland's most

senior police officers today warned It's emerged tonight the head

of the French energy giant EDF has told staff that the company will not

go ahead with its plans to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point

in Somerset unless it gets more But EDF has told the BBC tonight

that it remains confident With just months to go

until the Rio Olympics, the governing body of world

athletics says Russia has still not done enough to stop

doping to have the ban In response, the Russian sports

minister has told the BBC he didn't know what else Russia could do,

and sarcastically offered to get on the table and dance

or sing a song instead. The IAAF were meeting

in Monte Carlo, from where They are one of the superpowers of

track and field. But Russia was last year banned from international

competition after evidence of widespread doping was uncovered will

stop now, with under five months until the start of the Rio Olympic

Games, the man at the top of the sport is giving no guarantees their

athletes will be able to compete in Brazil. We unanimously agreed with

the recommendation from the task force that they be given more time.

Some progress has been made, but they want to see significant

progress. I think we all recognise that this has been a problem for

many, many years. And not just uniquely Russian. And that change is

a long-term process, but the verification that we have asked for,

the criteria that we've asked for, and the verification of that change,

is very clear, and that is what we will be looking for when the task

force returns to our council to report, in May. With the threat of

exclusion from the Rio game is now a seemingly realistic proposition, the

Russian government has tonight reacted forcefully. Believing there

would be serious ramifications of -- if its athletes aren't allowed to

compete. TRANSLATION: Howwood world athletics

benefit from that? You'll all be pleased if Russian athletics ceased

to exist and it would cease to exist, you have to understand.

Monaco was well-known for its megayacht, sunshine and casinos, and

there are those who feel the IAAF will be taking a huge gamble if it

eventually readmit Russia in time for the Rio Olympics, a gamble that

is with the sport Pars integrity and reputation. A number of leading

voices within the sport now believe Russia -- Russians found guilty of

doping or their athletic Federation should repay prize money as a

precondition for their country's return. We're not talking about all

the prize money ever won, we are talking about the ones that have

been caught and that theoretically cannot come back from the ban until

they've repaid the money. Five other countries are on the watch list, but

with officials warning the Russian culture of doping may take years to

change, a decision about its immediate Olympic future is only the

beginning for a sporting transition. It's exactly five years

since the devastating tsunami that destroyed huge areas of Japan,

killing thousands of people. Ceremonies have been held

across the country to commemorate Many areas that were flattened

are still being rebuilt, including the eastern coastal

town of Rikuzentakata. Rupert, it must have been a very

solemn day there. A very solemn day, very difficult for people here

because so many lost family members and friends. It was the biggest

disaster to strike Japan since the Second World War. It was really

three disasters. It started with a massive earthquake which triggered

the massive tsunami waves, which in turn triggered the meltdown at the

Fukushima Reactor. But Sayaka, Takuma and their mum

are looking for the spot When the sirens sounded that day,

their father rushed to help evacuate TRANSLATION: I lost my

father in the tsunami. I think it is our duty as survivors

to tell the world how dear life is. But 17-year-old Takuma

is clearly finding it hard, even with classmates

who have also lost parents. TRANSLATION: If we talk about it,

I feel down, so I avoid I sometimes want to know

what my friends went through, When the tsunami waves swept

in here, nearly 2,000 people were killed in this one small town -

that is nearly 10% Any government's first duty

is to protect its people, so it is perhaps not surprising

that this has been the response. Massive new walls like this

will stretch for 250 miles The whole landscape is being

re-engineered to make it safe But, after five years,

Yu Miura is still waiting for a new plot of land

with growing frustration. "I sometimes think we would be much

better off of we had left after the tsunami and started

a new life somewhere "We have waited so long

to rebuild our lives". In what was once their front garden,

Sayaka and Takuma have found They decide to dig it up

to plant at their new house. It is a small sign of new life

amid so much devastation. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes,

BBC News, in Rikuzentakata, The Labour Shadow Chancellor,

John McDonnell, has said his party has a "trust deficit"

on the economy, and faces a "generational battle"

to regain public confidence. He's announced new rules

for a future Labour government, pledging to balance the books

on day-to-day spending, and to borrow only for investment

in infrastructure projects. Autumn last year, the arrival

of a new team at the top of Labour, Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow

Chancellor John McDonnell, men who said they were

going to remake politics. Well, there is an iron

law in politics. If you are not trusted

on the economy, you are not trusted. Today, Mr McDonnell offered

a solution to that trust problem, an economic policy overseen

by the government watchdog, the OBR. The new fiscal rule says first

of all we will balance current expenditure, day-to-day spending,

over a five-year period. Secondly, we will invest,

we will borrow of course, but we will invest in the long-term

for the basic infrastructure projects we need to

grow our economy. What date will you bring day-to-day

spending into balance? That will be determined

by the advice from the OBR on how our deficit reduction

programme is doing. Labour does not want a repeat

of this moment. Do you accept that when Labour

was last in power, it overspent? No, I don't, and I know you may not

agree with that. Many people saw it as a turning

point in the election campaign. You must admit, with the public

you do have a trust That is why I have said

in my speech, this is Labour's He spoke about cleaning up

the mess in banking, and on the publicly owned

Royal Bank of Scotland, gave a tantalising hint

about what he would do if the Tories If there is an element of RBS that

remains, we want to build an investment bank, a state

investment bank, which will then help us find the money

for the infrastructure projects. If RBS is still there,

it may be a vehicle. In his interview with me in central

London, John McDonnell has certainly made a passionate

plea to the public. "Trust me, trust Labour

on the economy". I've been told internal Labour

polling shows just how low that John McDonnell knows this

is going to be a difficult Labour has a massive

mountain to climb in terms Only around one in five,

20% of people, think they have the best economic

policies, which is about half the level you get for

the Conservative Party. Labour has given itself

economic wriggle room, but with this new fiscal rule,

Mr McDonnell believes he can reassure the public that Labour can

be trusted with the public's money. Was enough done to prevent Libya

becoming a failed state Today America has been making

further efforts to smooth Anglo-US relations after President Obama

criticised Britain and France for allowing Libya to become,

what he called a "mess" Quentin Sommerville has this

assessment of whether Libya's current civil war

could have been avoided, In Benghazi, it's almost

as if the war never stopped. Libyan army soldiers take cover

as an unseen IS sharpshooter This is the city where Libya's

revolution began five years ago. Today, it's the so-called

Islamic State that's the enemy. The fall of Muammar Gaddafi

left Libyans with hope. For decades, he held

Libya in his grip. When he fell, there was hope that

something better could be achieved, Friends in Britain and in France

will stand with you. Two rival governments

and countless militia. Chaos, not democracy,

filled the gap left by Gaddafi. For a year it went well,

with the Libyans able to set up a democratically elected parliament

to start a constitution-drafting process and a national

dialogue process. The EU set up a border monitoring

mission to strengthen control The British Government

and others set up specific But we were taking our tone

from the Libyans, who didn't want They wanted to be masters

in their own house. The arrival of Islamic State has

added a new dimension It was in Gaddafi's hometown

of Sirte that IS took hold. Here, we watched as the militants

mortared fighters from Misrata, soon driving them out and expanding

their control, running rampant. Libya's chaos could

not be contained. In Tunisia, it was IS attackers,

trained in Libya, who killed. For Britain and the West,

Libya mattered again. This is the aftermath of an American

air strike on an IS training camp Special forces from America,

France and Britain are There will be more to come,

says the top US general in Africa. We continue to develop our

situational understanding. The international community

and the Libyans all have to... I am not asking about

the international community, I am asking about the United States

of America. Yes, as part of that

international we have to do With more violence there

will be more instability. Remember, Europe's refugee crisis

began in part on Libya's shores. The dead lay unburied

on its beaches. And it's in Libya's ruined cities

that IS may find a bolthole, if its war in Syria and Iraq

continues to falter. The UN is trying to bring

Libya's factions together If unified, more outside help

will be forthcoming. Libya is a country Britain

and the West simply can't forget. The keyboard player

with the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer,

Keith Emerson, has died Known for his flamboyant

and theatrical playing style he helped pioneer the use

of synthesizers in rock music, as ELP had a string of acclaimed

albums in the 1970s. Football, and Newcastle United

have a new manager, after Steve McClaren

was sacked earlier today, They've appointed Rafa Benitez,

who's also managed Liverpool He's taken over with

a three-year deal, with Newcastle just one place

from the bottom of the table. Rugby, and it's a crunch

weekend in the Six Nations, with table-topping England playing

second placed Wales at Twickenham. The last time the two sides met,

Wales effectively knocked England Ireland and Scotland are also

in action this weekend, It's when the rivalry is fierce

that the wounds of defeat can England's last-minute loss to Wales

in the autumn blew their World Cup hopes apart and led to them being

dumped out of their own tournament One kick from Dan Biggar

was all that separated Today, Wales returned

to Twickenham for training, arguably a stronger team

now than in September. A team is probably at their most

dangerous when they've gone through a low, such as they did

at the World Cup. There will be a fierce

backlash on Saturday, Tomorrow's game will have a huge say

in who wins the Six Most recently, Wales have delivered

when the pressure has been on. But England are resurgent

under their new coach Eddie Jones, and now comes the biggest test

of their progress so far. Their weapon of choice this

tournament has been Billy Vunipola, England's explosive wrecking ball,

and a player who will be He has helped Jones' side find

a more aggressive streak to the game and move

on from past disappointments. Revenge doesn't win

you games of rugby. We train differently,

behave differently, And the game on Saturday

is an opportunity for us to play A result for England,

followed by a win for Scotland against France on Sunday,

would see England crowned champions This team has yet to

pass a big examination. Now is the time to do it

if the Eddie Jones bandwagon That's all from us. Now it's time

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