25/06/2011 BBC Weekend News

A new call to reform the justice system after complaints over the

way Milly Dowler's parents were treated at her killer's trial.

Their cross examination in court prompts concern from the Chief

Constable of Surrey Police. From an expert's perspective this looks

like the rules were applied properly. We cannot have a system

where the rules are like that. Miliband says Labour has to change

if the party to get back into Government. Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge are among thousands in the UK marking the third annual

Armed Forces Day. And at Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal is through to the

Hello. Good evening to you. There is mounting pressure tonight for a

to the legal system so victims and witnesses are treated more

sympatheticly during trials. It follows criticism over the way

Milly Dowler's family were cross- examined. Meanwhile the police

constable of Surrey Police said he was upset and embarrassed by the

way the family were dealt with in court. Our correspondent reports.

Their daughter, her sister, was murdered. When the man who killed

Milly Dowler was put on trial, the family found themselves in the

spotlight. The way my parents were questioned

can only be described as mental torture. It was, they said, a

harrowing and brutal experience. 13-year-old Milly was abducted in

2002. When her killer finally faced justice, Milly's family came under

scrutiny. Personal details were raked over in court and exposed.

Today, the Chief Constable of Surrey Police, which investigated

Milly's death, said the Dowlers' treatment in court is proof the

system needs to change. For me, it went too far. I think all the legal

commentators I have heard talking over the past 24 hours say from an

expert's perspective the rules were applied properly. We cannot have a

system where the rules are like that. Milly's killer, Levi

Bellfield, now now spend the rest of his life in prison. The Dowler

family say too much consideration was given to him in court and too

little to them. Lawyers argue changing the system may not be the

answer. If it's relevant for the jury to listen to issues being put

to a witness, then it's very, very dangerous to say, "Well, you can't

ask those questions, because you may end up with a trial that is not

fair." Milly would have been 23 today. Even though her killer has

finally been convicted, there is mounting concern, embarrassment

from the police, that the family paid too high a price in the form

of justice. Surrey Police has been made to apologise for mistakes in

the investigation. The chief constable said his criticism of the

courts is not an attempt to deflect attention away from here, simply to

show a system that brought the Dowlers to despair is one in need

of reform. The Labour leader has told his

party it must be less in-ward looking if it is to win back power.

In a speech to party activists he defended his plans to scrap

elections to the Shadow Cabinet, arguing that it should be the

leader who decides who's in the front bench team.

Can Ed Miliband make voters more likely to change the Government by

changing the Labour Party? He thinks he can. Old Labour forgot

about the public. New Labour forgot about the party. By the time we

left office, we had lost touch with both. So, he's asking his party to

accept new rules. He wants to scrap elections to the Shadow Cabinet, so

he can appoint his top team. To let community groups and charities

speak at the party's conference and to impose a code of conduct on

councillors and MPs to keep them busy in their communities. One of

the reasons we got things wrong is because our party was not

sufficiently connected to the public. As well as getting the

policies right, we've got to be a party that's much more linked to

ordinary people up and down this country.

Labour is trying to distance itself from parts of the legacy created by

its last two leaders here. At the same time, it is yearning for the

sort of success that Tony Blair had in getting into Number Ten in the

first place. We have important reforms going through to the

benefit system, to banking regulation, to modernise the NHS. I

don't think the public are bothered about how the Shadow Cabinet is

elected. This kind of tinkering does not address the real problem,

which is that the unions choose Ed Miliband as leader over the head of

original Labour Party members and over the heads of Labour MPs.

fact, Ed Miliband is considering watering down unions' voting power

at conferences. His MPs are waiting to see if re-writing the rules

brings him closer to power. A car bomber has targeted a clinic

in Afghanistan, killing at least 35 people. A health official in the

province said 53 people were also injured. Many of the victims were

women and children, waiting for vaccinations and maternity care.

Syrian tanks and troops have been in action again in the north-west

of the country. They have moved into a village near the border with

Turkey and a town near the border with Lebanon. Syrian refugees are

fleeing into Turkey. They have spoken of continuing disturbances

in several areas, as funerals were held for people killed in

demonstrations on Friday. Four members of Libya's national

football team have defected to the rebels in a propaganda blow to

Colonel Gaddafi. They have been joined by 13 other prominent

figures from football. The current and former players travelled to the

rebel-held mountains to the south- Celebrations - Libyan style. The

players and coachs who defected today were instant heroes as they

came off the team tour bus. Everyone wants to meet Juma Gtat,

goalie for the top side, who has also played for the national team.

I've come, he says, to help the revolutionaries in the mountains.

Another key defector is his coach from the club.

Adel Bin Issaist has switched overnight from football at the tigs

to political activist. Like everyone else here he has an

opinion on Colonel Gaddafi. We want this man to go out from Libya.

To let us live. That's what we want from this man.

And to stop killing our people. But the truth is the rebels' moment

of euphoria was a brief respite in what has been a terrifying, violent

time. The gains have been hard-won. The defences they have here are

basic. The Colonel has heavy, long- range artillery, the rebels, mainly

just small arms. In football-mad North Africa, this was the kind of

coup the rebels were praying for. They will need more than a football

public relations exercise to win this war.

A rebel victory is not certain. Today, the people of this region

convinced themselves it is. The Food Standards Agency is

investigating seeds from a British company that have been linked to an

E-coli outbreak in France. Eight people have been taken to hospital.

As a result, the sale of several times of -- types of seeds from

Thompson & Morgan have been halted. The company says any link between

its seeds and the outbreak in France is unsubstantiated. Our

correspondent reports. The leisure centre in the centre of bored dough,

linked to another outbreak of E- coli. Seven of those who took ill

had attended a charity event here two weeks ago, at which they were

served a cold lunch. TRANSLATION: We identified common

food item was the sprouts, which were germinated at the centre, and

in particular soups, including gazpacho. There were other items

which were sprinkled with the infamous sprouts. The garnish was

rocket and mustard sprouts, grown from seedlings by the children. The

Government is investigating whether it is the seeds, supplied by

Thompson & Morgan in Ipswich and bought at a local garden centre.

The link is not definitively established. Fenugreek, mustard and

rocket are being withdrawn from French shelves as a precaution.

sell literally hundreds of thousands of packets of these seeds

throughout France, Europe and the UK every year. For such a small

number of people to have been affected, it does suggest that the

problem is perhaps in the local area. The Food Standards Agency

said tonight there had been no reported cases in the UK so far. It

has revised its guidance for sprouted seeds. Reminding people to

cook them thoroughly before they eat them. Five of the patients

admitted to hospital are now suffering kidney problems. Two are

infected with the virry lent strain which killed people in Germany. At

the moment, there is no evidence of a direct link. Here in Paris, the

health ministry have set up a crisis centre and are encouraging

people to report early any concerns. The investigation is critical. This

deadly organism could still be in the food chain, viable and not yet

contained. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have

presented medals to British troops who have recently returned from

Afghanistan. It was part of celebrations marking the third

annual Armed Forces Day. Elsewhere, in Edinburgh, this year's host city,

2,500 veterans and cadets marched down the Royal Mile. With full pomp

and ceremony on parade down the Royal Mile. The regiments draw the

crowds today, despite the overcast skies. The Red Arrows left their

mark. Watching on the ground, the solemn David Cameron, the Prime

Minister now in charge of two wars, in Afghanistan and Libya.

He expressed his frustration earlier this week with senior

officers speaking out. Today the Chief of the Defence Staff played

down any talk of tension. At the level which we are working there is

no tension. I actually thoroughly enjoy the constructive debate we

have. At the end of the day, I have made my point. Others make their

point. We do whatever we have been asked to do. Doing their duty this

morning in Windsor, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented

medals to soldiers, some of whom took part in the Royal Wedding

celebrations. Among those receiving their medals was Lance Corporal

Scott Yarrington. He lost both of his legs.

The defence cuts will leave the UK with smaller armed forces in the

future. The show of public support won thanks from the families of

those serving on the frontline. means so much to see everyone

showing their support and appreciation for the job they do.

There is a huge sense of public support for the men and women who

serve in the UK's Armed Forces, even if that does not carry over

the wars they are sent to fight in. Now, here with the tennis and the

rest of the sport, Amanda. The top three seeds have joined Andy Murray

in the last 16 of the men's draw. Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and

Novak Djokovic lived up to their billing on day six. It was an

unseeded teenager from Australia who stole the headlines, knocking

out Robin Soderling. From the All England Club, Tim Franks reports.

It was the day the sun shown over Wimbledon. Just so. It has been the

day this teenager sprang the biggest shock of the tournament so

far. That is one of the most

impressive.... Bernard Tomic, the 18-year-old Australian qualifier

quashed Robin Soderling. Robin Soderling had been unwell. He met

an opponent who was unplayable. He's got it! Tomic won in straight

sets. Top seed Rafael Nadal's third-round

game was delayed by yesterday's game. The first two sets went to a

tie-break. The third marked a full dissinistergation from Muller.

It wasn't quite so easy for second seed Novak Djokovic, on losing the

second set to Marcos Baghdatis, Novak Djokovic also lost his rag.

He unwrapped a new racket and managed to win the match. The

women's defending champion, Serena Williams was facing Maria Kirilenko,

who may have hoped to profit from William's long injury layoff.

Williams is looking and sounding more fearsome.

-3, 6-2 and into round four. She will be joined by Caroline

Wozniacki. It was routine for the world number one against Jarmila

Gajdosova. Wozniacki's hope is that this time, for the first time

she'll be able to make it all the way to a Grand Slam final win.

Wimbledon's first week is drawing to a close. The pieces are settling

into place. Britain's number one, Andy Murray has conceded he needs

to improrve on his stuttering start. The performances from the other top

seeds show that to be true. On to cricket, and Stuart Broad's

first game as England Twenty20 captain was not a happy one. In a

one-off match, his side fell to a nine-wicket defeat at the hands of

Sri Lanka. Like policemen, England captains

seem to be getting younger all the time. If Stuart Broad wanted a few

extra wrinkles this would have helped. It was all going so well.

Kevin Pietersen swatted a breezy 41, much to the Teletubbies' delight.

With Eoin Morgan in bruising mood, England seemed to be heading for a

hefty total. Then off came the wheels. A blend of chaotic running

and questionable batting left Sri Lanka chasing 137. England did have

some early success. Should be out! A wicket for Jade Dernbach.

Otherwise it was one-way traffic, as Sri Lanka coasted towards their

target. Oh, the joys of international captaincy. The

tourists were almost teasing them by the end, winning with three

overs to spare. A thrashing in that format. For the new skipper, the

firiest of battisms. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel

continues his Formula One charge. The world champion will start on

pole position for tomorrow's European Grand Prix ahead of Mark

Webber in second. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will start from third.

Jenson Button, who won the last race in Canada, starting from sixth.