21/06/2014 BBC Weekend News

It has emerged that the Cardiff man apparently filmed in a jihadist

recruiting video had travelled to Syria with two men who had been

questioned by British police about terrorist offences earlier this

year. It is believed at least 500 British people have gone to fight in

Syria and Iraq. In Iraq itself, heavily armed Shia militias have

held a series of mass rallies in a show of wars against the ISIS led

insurgents for up the largest was in the Sadr City area of Baghdad. From

there, our correspondent Jonathan Beale reports.

Sadr City in Baghdad, a Shia stronghold.

Today the scene for one of the biggest demonstrations

They came from near and far, young and old.

And armed to the teeth, an arsenal on display

And with news of yet more gains by ISIS in the last 24 hours,

there was the key message - that they protect their home

We are here to show people in every country of

This is an army that stretches as far as the eye can see, a show

of force, a display of defiance against the threat posed by ISIS.

And they are not taking their orders from the

Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, but from leading Shia clerics.

They are the Mahdi Army and the answer to Muqtada al-Sadr.

He is the powerful but elusive Shia cleric who made

his name fighting the US led occupation of Iraq a decade ago.

And that anti-American sentiment hasn't gone away,

even if President Obama says he will not be

Originally, our aim was to defend the Shia holy shrines,

But when the Americans hinted that they may return to Iraq,

Muqtada al-Sadr ordered these armed parades to be held.

There are bitter memories from the last time America

intervened, but this march was also another reminder of how difficult

A show of force by Shia militia that highlights

Gerry Conlon, one of the four people wrongly convicted

of the IRA pub bombings in Guildford in 1974, has died at the age of 60.

He spent 15 years behind bars before his conviction was quashed.

The case of "The Guildford Four" led to a government apology.

She tried into freedom after years in jail -- striding to freedom.

Terry Connell was a victim of one of the most serious miscarriages of

justice in British history -- Gerry Conlon. He and three others had been

jailed for life for carrying out the Guildford pub bombings in 1974,

which left five dead and dozens injured. The prisoners became known

as the Guildford four, and always insisted they had been framed. They

were released in 1989. 16 years later, they received a formal

apology from the then Prime Minister, Tony lair. I am very sorry

that they were subject to such an ordeal and such an injustice. In the

1990s, the story was made into an Oscar-nominated film, in the name of

the Father. Mr Conlon used his high profile to campaign on behalf of

other Vic Timms of injustice. A politician and friend paid tribute

to his work. He did not cry about his own situation. You basically set

out to make sure that others didn't suffer the same horrible fate that

he suffered. But his own years in prison wanted Mr Conlon. You don't

come out of this and after that length of time and just blend in

with society. It does take a lot of getting used to. And I have not got

used to it. I still wake up sweating. After his death in Belfast

this morning, Gerry Conlon's relatives issued a statement saying

he brought life, love, intelligence, wit and strength to our family

through its darkest hours. They went on, we recognise that what he

achieved by fighting for justice for us had a far, far greater

importance. It forced the world's closed eyes to be opened to

injustice. Mr Conlon's family said they believed he had changed the

course of history. Gerry Conlon,

who died today at the age of 60. Nine Social Democrat leaders

from across the European Union have agreed to back the former

Prime Minister of Luxembourg as It means the appointment

of Jean-Claude Juncker is looking David Cameron has argued strongly

against the move, saying Mr Juncker Essex police investigating

the murder of a Saudi woman in Colchester say it's possible

that the killer carried out a similar knife attack

in the town three months ago. James Attfield was found dead

in a park in March after being 31-year-old Nahid Almanea was

attacked on a path last Tuesday. Detectives say the murders are being

treated as separate The practice

of using CCTV ?spy cars? to issue parking tickets remotely is to be

banned on most roads in England. Councils,

who've been accused of using CCTV as an unjustifiable cash cow,

will have to ensure parking wardens fix tickets directly to windscreens,

and motorists will no longer be They call them spy cars, used to

enforce parking restrictions. Now the government wants councils to

stop using them and to cut back on fixed cameras as well, unless there

is a strong safety case. We are announcing the outlawing of the use

of mobile cameras for parking enforcement, going round the

streets. In the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, the local

authority stopped using camera cars two and half years ago. So what you

motorists here think of other councils being told they have to

follow suit? It is good news. I hope it does not mean higher council tax.

I don't see any harm in it. If people are parking illegally, they

should be caught for it. There is enough trouble parking without them

having a go at you. The government says it is trying to stop

overzealous enforcement, and argues that that drives shoppers away from

the high street. Although the new rules mean much tighter restrictions

on the use of cameras, they do not amount to a ban. See the TV can

still be used for parking enforcement in bus lanes, red routes

or near schools -- CCTV. But the Local Government Association argues

that cameras are used by a small number of councils for parking

fines, and rejects claims that they are simply there to generate cash.

Every council wants to make it easier for people to park. We don't

want to make it easier for people to park illegally or inconveniently for

other road users. And even without cameras, finds will still be issued

with a ticket on the windscreen. Daniel Boettcher, BBC News.

England's footballers have apologised to supporters

following the team's early exit from the World Cup.

Wayne Rooney thanked the fans for their support and said he was

Today was England's penultimate training session here before they

fly off for that matter against Costa Rica, which frankly matters

little, save for restoring some national pride. Today was the first

chance we got to hear from players after their World Cup demise was

official. As you would expect, emotions were very raw.

The circus is still in town, but England are far from the star of the

show. Gone are the joviality is, the smiles dropped when all hope was

extinguished. The players today issued a plea for fans' forgiveness.

We have dedicated our lives to this tournament. Unfortunately, we have

not succeeded. So we appreciate everything. Hopefully in the near

future, we will give them something to smile about. It was England's

traditional strong suit of defending where the real issues lay. Felt by

striker Luis Suarez, the panic look of anguish was an all too familiar

one as England crashed out before a final game could even be played. Roy

Hodgson now has the dubious honour of having presided over England's

worst World Cup in over 50 years. Yet he retains the full backing of

his FA bosses. Many have lived for some time that England's robins

extend beyond one man. He has a great enthusiasm in the team. A

great set of young players, exciting players. Make no doubt about it, Roy

is the man to take us forward. All the meticulous planning amounted to

nothing, but the show goes on. Qualifying for the 2016 euros begins

in September. Tomorrow, we expect to hear from Steven Gerrard, who will

certainly be asked if this game will be his last as England captain. If

they lose, this will be remembered as England's worst ever World Cup,

and some of those players will fly straight home knowing they will

never get another chance to make amends.

There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.

I'm back with the late news at 10.10.