19/05/2016 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten, an Egyptian passenger plane disappears

A terrorist attack has not been ruled out.

The Airbus A320 was on its way from Paris to Cairo with 66 people

on board when it vanished in the early hours of this morning.

There's a major sea and air search under way, with conflicting reports

of wreckage being found, as Egyptian officials

consider the likelihood of terrorist involvement.

The possibility of having a different action,

or having a terror attack, is higher than the possibility

There was one British man on the plane -

a 40-year-old geologist from West Wales.

We'll have the latest from Cairo and from Paris on the state

The state of Britain's prisons - we'll be inside Wandsworth

jail, talking to inmates about life inside.

A warning that superbugs could kill more people than cancer,

unless urgent steps are taken to cut the use of antibiotics.

And Muirfield, one of Scotland's most prestigious golf clubs,

is widely criticised for maintaining its ban

-- it will not be allowed to host the Open.

It's not right to host the world's biggest golf tournament in a place

that doesn't allow women to be members.

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales

pull England back into contention on the opening day of the first Test

The EgyptAir plane that disappeared over the Mediterranean in the early

hours of this morning is more likely to have been brought

down by a terrorist act than by a technical fault.

That's the view of officials in Cairo, where the plane

was heading with 66 people on board on its journey from Paris.

The Airbus A320 is said to have made several sharp turns before vanishing

Most of the passengers were French and Egyptian.

Our correspondent Quentin Somerville sent this from Cairo.

This morning in Paris, even through their tears,

there was still hope that their loved ones could be found

alive despite the plane having vanished overnight.

But now, EgyptAir says the wreckage of its flight MS804

And the passengers on board, mostly French and Egyptians,

were killed, the plane's debris crashing into the sea.

Richard Osman from Wales was one of them.

A 40-year-old geologist, he'd worked in Egypt for years.

He was the father of a two-year-old and a newborn child.

Here, radar tracks the aircraft, its red tail speeding

across the Mediterranean, and suddenly disappears.

Was this a terror attack, or mechanical failure?

France's president said nothing could be ruled out.

TRANSLATION: We also have the duty to know everything about the causes

No hypothesis should be ruled out or preferred.

In Cairo, relatives gathered at the airport.

Families have been arriving here all morning, desperate to find

out any information they can on what happened to flight MS804.

The flight was just 20 minutes from landing

here at Cairo International Airport, when according to the authorities,

it simply vanished without any warning, without any distress call.

By the afternoon, an international sea and air search was under way.

And Egypt says it may go on for weeks.

At Cairo airport, EgyptAir confirmed the plane's loss and this man

He said, I hope they find him so that we can pray over him.

The authorities here have been struggling to explain how yet

another plane from Egypt has been lost.

Minister, if I could just ask you, do you have any security concerns

about anyone on the plane, whether they were passengers,

whether they were crewmembers, whether they were

Nothing has been reported about that.

We haven't got any security concerns about a specific person,

but don't forget the investigation is still going on and I'm pretty

sure there is a profiling process for people on board.

Here in Egypt officials think it's more likely this was a terror

For the families, it was a day when hope was overwhelmed by grief.

As well as gathering more information about those on board,

investigators will also be looking at the history of the A320 plane

as they try to establish what caused it to crash.

Our transport correspondent Richard Westcott considers

As more victims' families head for Cairo, the question remains, was

this an accident or something more sinister? So what do we actually

know so far? The aircraft was an Airbus A320 and if you've ever

flown, the chances are you've flown on one of these. It's one of the

most common planes on earth and it does have an excellent safety

record. And this is footage of the actual aircraft that disappeared. It

was filmed last year. This aircraft was delivered to EgyptAir in

November 2000 and three. We also know the captain and the co-pilot

were relatively well experienced. So let's have a look at what the radar

tells us about the flight itself. Having taken off from Paris in the

late evening, everything was normal for more than three hours. Greek

controllers say the pilot is in good spirits when they speak to him. Half

an hour after that, repeated radio calls go unanswered. Controllers

raise the alarm, but the plane has simply dropped off the radar.

TRANSLATION: It made a 90 degrees turn to the left and a 360 degrees

turn to the right, descending from 30,000 -- 37,000 to 15,000 feet,

then the picture was lost. This is why terrorism can't be ruled out. A

Russian airliner full of tourists was brought down over Egypt last

year. It's widely believed a group linked to the so-called Islamic

smuggled bomb on board. The EgyptAir plane took off from the biggest

airport in Paris. One expert says speculation of an attack could

ripple through the whole of Europe. The fact it's been able to go

through Charles de Gaulle Airport, which is a major security airport in

the middle of Europe, that will be a worry to all of Europe because if it

can happen in Charles de Gaulle, can it be repeated somewhere else? This

is the room at Cranfield University, where air accident investigators

from all over the world have trained to do their job. Specialists here

say finding the wreckage should throw up some answers. If there's

been an explosion on the aircraft then there will be lots of tell-tale

signs that the investigators would look for, and that might range from

pathology, so in terms of the damage that may have been done to the human

occupants, through to damage to the actual structure of the aeroplane.

So it's an anxious wait for the families and for all flyers, like

these people off to Cairo today. Richard Westcott, BBC News.

In a moment we'll speak to our Paris correspondent Lucy Williamson

at Charles de Gaulle Airport, but first let's talk

We saw his report earlier. Early stages I know but already some

conflicting reports, not least about wreckage being found? That's right,

this is a very comic aid to matter and any confusion adds to the

suffering of the families of the passengers on the plane -- this is a

very complicated matter. There was a life jacket spotted in the waters of

the Mediterranean, but it may have come from a boat transporting

migrants. What we do know is the Egyptians believe the plane is lost

and Egypt's president has said efforts have to be intensified in

the search for the wreckage, so the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force have

joined French, Egyptian and Greek vessels looking for that wreckage.

We also know that this is going to be a long search. The Egyptians

saying it might not be weeks, it might not be months, it might be

longer before we know what happened to this plane. Let's go to Paris and

talk to Lucy. What kind of questions are being asked their about the kind

of security concerns that we have talked about in France over the last

year? Tonight, an investigation has already begun into possible security

breaches here at Charles de Gaulle Airport, and among those expected to

be questioned are all the ground staff who might have had access to

the plane. Bearing in mind of course, the plane had already

travelled through Eritrea and Tunisia on its way to Paris last

night. It's not the first time that stuff here at the airport have been

the subject of a security review after the Paris attacks last year,

dozens of staff had their access passes revoked amid fears of Islamic

radicalisation. And with security so high at the moment in transport hubs

like this one in France, any suggestion that a security lapse

here might have contributed to this crash will be very hard indeed for

France to swallow. Lucy, thanks, Lucy Williamson in Paris and Quentin

Somerville, our correspondent in Cairo.

This week we've been reporting on the problems of the prison system

in England and Wales, with drug abuse, violence,

corruption and overcrowding all combining to threaten the safety

There's a significant impact too on mental health,

with rates of suicide and self-harm rising

Our correspondent Ed Thomas, cameraman Tony Dolce,

and producer Noel Titheridge, have spent a week inside

Wandsworth Prison in south London - one of the biggest in Europe -

and this is the second of their exclusive reports.

There are some distressing images coming up.

Life inside Wandsworth. Who cares for the men behind these doors? You

see a lack of staff, a lack of staff. It needs to change. We are

human beings as well. The self harm and prisoners in crisis. You need

help. Yes, help. And the calls for change. The system doesn't work,

nothing works as it should work. For seven days the BBC was given rare

access inside Wandsworth, to reveal the reality of life in an

overcrowded, understaffed jail. This wing, an inmate has been in a fight.

He's in distress and has smashed up his cell. This is my art work.

Inside we find Nathan. There's a very large gun there, can you see

that? He has self harmed and says his mental health is getting worse.

I've got personality disorder and also I'm signed off from the doctor

for severe anxiety, and I only just received my medication yesterday.

Are you asking for help from people? Yes, I am asking for help but the

service seems to be so slow. Nathan isn't alone. So many here are in

crisis. On our final day in Wandsworth, this man came to see us.

Every inch of his body is covered in cuts. Desperate, he speaks very

little English. Are you getting mental health help? Yes, yes, this

is crazy, no sleeping. Sleeping, I can't. Can't, can't. And what about

the illegal immigrants, -- immigrant, who has sown his lips in

protest at being held in a jail? The amount of self harm and

self-inflicted deaths is on the increase. For prison officers like

Steve Johnson the demand never stops. What's the pressure like? If

you can't look after vulnerable people in a safe environment, people

will get hurt, people will die. Do you think lives could be saved if

there were more members of staff? Definitely, definitely. There are

demands all over Wandsworth. Nearly half the inmates are foreign and

many can't speak English. Are you from Romania? Romania? Romania. Like

Nikolai and this man, they say they've served their time, but are

waiting to be deported. Three weeks ago I had my punishment, I can go

home. Do you want to go back to Romania? Yes, I want to go back,

human rights are human rights. No TV. But not everyone wants to go

home. This is this man's cell. Unhappy with his room, but proud of

his crimes. Why Bobby what are you in for? Pickpocketing. How much were

you stealing? 2000-3000 a day. 2000 or ?3000 a day? I'm proud of it. I

will do it again. Here in the UK? I might try and come to the UK again.

To pickpocket? Here, you make a lot of money. Astonishing stories but

the governor wanted to show life in the prison like this, officers

wearing helmets to deliver a sandwich. It's important for anybody

that doesn't really understand prisons to understand the pressure

we are under and what reform can do for us. Is that why you have let the

cameras in, to the office? Absolutely because the public need

to understand what prisons are like today and what reform will bring.

The ambition to fix our prisons, to end the waste of lives lost behind

bars. Ed Thomas, BBC News, Wandsworth.

You have had exceptional access to this prison over the last week and

you've highlighted some really serious problems which lots of

people have been shocked by. Is there any one factor that you would

highlight now, which you think is causing more problems than others?

You speak to the prison officers you saw there and the inmates and there

is one thing they say again and again and again. It is the staff

numbers. The officers will tell you it is a

struggle to lock prisoners up, to take them out for exercise, and that

is before you begin to educate them or take them to workshops. The

challenge facing governors all over England and Wales now is reform.

This new dawn social reform that is being offered to these prisons, this

idea to give governors the power to control their budget, to say where

the money should be spent, and it is important for two things, first of

all, rehabilitation to get these people fit and proper to rejoin

society, and of course to reduce reoffending. Thank you, Ed Thomas,

our correspondent. A brief look at some

of the day's other news stories. The shadow Europe minister,

the Labour MP Pat Glass has apologised - after she was heard

calling a voter a "horrible racist". The MP was in Sawley in Derbyshire

as part of the Remain campaign, She said her remarks had

been "inappropriate". A man who scaled a perimeter wall at

Buckingham Palace has been arrested. He was in the grounds for seven

minutes, Both the Queen and the Duke

of Edinburgh The UK Supreme Court has ruled

that the identity of a celebrity - accused of having an extra-marital

affair - should not be published The Sun on Sunday newspaper tried

to have the injunction lifted, as the celebrity has already

been identified online The First Minister of Scotland

is one of many who've expressed their outrage

at a decision by Muirfield Golf Club to maintain its ban

on female members. Nicola Sturgeon said

it was "simply indefensible". Most of the club's members voted

in favour of admitting women - but the proposal narrowly failed to

get the two-thirds majority needed. Muirfield has now been

told it will not stage Muirfield - prestigious

and steeped in tradition. The vote to reject women members

means the club can not stage the open. The club is ruling itself out

of the open because of anachronistic decision to treat women as

second-class citizens. Those are your words, not mine. Do you

disagree? I disagree with your wording because I do respect the

right of the club to make its own decisions. The East Lothian course

has hosted the open on 16 occasions. Through the years, some of the most

famous names in golf have competed here and won. There am any in the

club to change its rules. -- there are many urging the club to change

its rules. It does not allow women to be members so hopefully Muirfield

can see some sense. The vote to deny women membership was close, but from

the world of golf to the world of politics, the decision has been

roundly condemned. It is indefensible. Muirfield is a private

club in charge of its own rules and regulations, I accept that, but this

is 2016. Scotland has women leaders in every walk of life and business

leaders. I think this decision is wrong. What about women on other

courses? I am wondering if there is any logical reason. I am quite

surprised it can happen in Europe these days. I think it is absolutely

terrible in 2016. Women can play golf at Muirfield as invited

visitors, but while some are disappointed at today's vote, others

are comfortable that it will continue with its male only

membership. Women can they as visitors or guests but cannot be

members. But does not seem very fair. Life is not fair in many ways.

The fact of the matter is that women are more than welcome, I can bring

my young lady here to play two or three times a week. Play the course

here, yes, not joined the Honourable Company of Edinburgh golfers. While

Muirfield is not breaking any laws, the decision to exclude women

members may prove costly to the reputation of this world renowned

club. Superbugs - which are drug resistant

- could kill more people than cancer by the middle of this century,

unless action is taken now - The economist who led the work,

Jim O'Neill, has criticised drug companies for not doing enough

to develop a new generation of antibiotics, and he called

for a reduction in the use of antibiotics in agriculture,

as our medical correspondent In the pre-antibiotic era,

patients like 12-year-old Lily She spent two weeks critically ill

in Birmingham Children's Hospital with a drug-resistant bacterial

infection, but is now on the mend. They weren't quite sure

which infections she had. It's amazing how these antibiotics

have cured our daughter. This is what other

sick kids experience. It really makes you feel grateful

for what you have. The economist who led the review

into superbugs says they could kill more people than cancer by 2050,

unless antibiotics are safeguarded. What we really need is efforts

to reduce demand and stop An awareness campaign,

state-of-the-art diagnostics. Dramatic reduction of

the misuse in agriculture. These things can permanently

solve the problem. The review says rapid diagnostic

tests should be developed so patients get antibiotics only

if their infection is bacterial. There should be major

restrictions on the use There would be a levy on drug

companies to pay for research, Amoxicillin, gentamicin, kefloxin,

the chances are at some point your life will depend

on an antibiotic. But their golden age is over,

there hasn't been a completely new class of these drugs in decades,

and unless the world takes action, then in a few years you could come

to hospital with a simple infection and the doctors and nurses will not

be able to treat it. Doctors are already seeing worrying

signs that the superbugs During the course of my career,

I've noticed already quite a sharp increase in the number of resistant

bacteria that we have to treat. We have had to change

the antibiotics If we run out, then I don't

know what we'll do. And we all need educating about how

to prevent the spread of germs and infections,

if antibiotics are to continue Nearly a quarter of a million

Vauxhall Zafiras are being recalled for a second time because of a

problem The cars were first recalled in 2015

but now Vauxhall says it wants to make more changes to sort out

the vehicles' heating system, as our business correspondent

Emma Simpson reports. This Zafira had been

recalled and repaired. But just weeks later,

it went up in flames, with a young family inide,

who had a lucky escape. And the same thing happened

to Brian Adams in Sussex. He filmed what was left

of his Zafira after it We feel that owning

a Vauxhall Zafira is like playing Russian roulette -

you don't know whether the car You don't know whether the work that

has been done on them is adequate. Last year Vauxhall said

the problem was in the heating and ventilation system,

caused by improper repairs Most of the recall work has been

done, but they are now recalling Vauxhall said in a statement

that the first recall had achieved its objective of returning

vehicles to their original condition, but after extensive

investigations, it said it needed to go further to improve the overall

robustness of the system. Well, it's when you have a recall

that has to be recalled yet again. Very worrying for people

who are putting their kids OK, Vauxhall have the best

of intentions, but maybe they went a bit early first time and should

have got it right. With pictures like these,

Vauxhall says it is determined to finally put things right

and will be contacting In Austria this evening,

thousands of people have been protesting on the streets of Vienna

against the rise of the far-right, The party's candidate -

Norbert Hofer - won more than a third of the vote

in the first round of presidential elections last month and goes

into this weekend's second round Our Europe editor Katya

Adler has more details. Keep Nazis out of the presidential

palace, reads this placard. Austria's populist Freedom Party,

once relegated to the far right fringes could be about to furnish

the country's next president, thanks to a political makeover aimed

at mainstream voters. The crowd here is calling on fellow

Austrians to wake up. They say the Freedom Party

is as sinister as ever. This is the Freedom Party's

presidential hopeful, the friendly face of the far right,

whose smooth talks Austria first is

Norbert Hofer's motto. His underlying message

is anti-migrant. Austria is struggling to integrate

the tens of thousands of asylum High Austrian unemployment has

heightened simmering resentments. This is about a lot more

than a country with a, let's face it right-wing reputation,

poised to elect an arguably The Freedom Party's success

story is more complex The favourite to win

as an antiestablishment candidate who says he really listens

to voters and campaigns. who says he really listens

to voters and campaigns Well, it is across Europe,

in Germany, Italy, France, the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands,

right-wing parties are gaining So what is it like when these

groups get to govern? This Austrian town is known for drug

crime and migrant population. Police say the Freedom Party mayor

did well to equip them with CCTV TRANSLATION: People feel vulnerable,

rapes are increasing, Austrian prisons are filled

with non-Austrians. People want solutions,

not politicians held back by taboos. TRANSLATION: My party

is not right or left, Here, we prioritise benefits

for people who live here a long On market day, the perceived threat

from migrants was a recurring theme. TRANSLATION: Austria is a small

country, enough migrants and asylum We heard about many things

in Austria that happened where refugees were involved and nowadays,

I have a little baby at home, and to be honest, I'm very

careful when I go outside. The Freedom Party first joined

an Austrian government Fellow EU countries

even imposed sanctions. The populist right here

is far from isolated. It is clearly a European

problem more so than Neither of Austria's

presidential candidates, tonight locked in a TV dual, come

from traditional ruling parties. Voters are searching

for new answers in uncertain times. Across Europe, other governments

watch closely and fearfully. The referendum on Britain's future

in the EU takes place five weeks today on June 23rd,

and during the campaign we're hearing from a range of voters

about the factors that are likely Tonight it's the turn

of Jessica Jeans - My name is Jessica Jeans,

I'm a beef farmer from Cornwall. We keep a herd of beef cows and also

manage our farm and our orchards. I'm firmly in favour

of leaving the European Union. I don't feel that it's accountable

to the voting public. And it certainly feels like a lot

of decisions are made between bureaucrats and European

politicians who are very far removed from the people

that they are supposed We spend a lot of our time dealing

with legislation that actually we feel does not directly benefit

British agriculture The debate has been quite polarised,

certainly within our own family. My husband has been slow to come

round to my way of thinking. I'm a little worried

about limiting our market. We are not just going to float away

into the middle of the Atlantic! Maybe in 20 years' time we might

think it was a brilliant move, I really hope that the British

public decide to vote out of Europe and that our government do a really

good job of negotiating open trade deals that gives us access

to markets across the world. I think British farming

is incredibly resilient farmers are going to be strong

enough to continue. Jessica Jeans, a farmer in Cornwall,

with her perspective ahead Here on BBC One it's time

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