28/08/2016 BBC Weekend News

After nearly 90 years on the high street, the last BHS stores

It came after efforts to find a buyer failed -

Not seeing your family everyday is like a grieving

As the BHS brand disappears the row over its pension fund goes on.

A rare report from north eastern Nigeria

where thousands displaced by the fight against Boko Haram

The family of the late Lord Janner say they'll

use their inheritance to try and clear his name -

And why a naval fleet founded a century ago went on to be

The last BHS stores have closed for the final time today -

bringing to an end nearly 90 years of trading by the retailer

The previous owners, Dominic Chappell and Sir Philip

Green, have been criticised by MPs for mismanaging the chain

and failing to protect its pension scheme.

Our Business Correspondent Joe Lynam reports.

It's closing time for the last time at the store in St Albans.

British Home Stores has been on the UK high

Earlier bargain hunters piled in as the doors were

Some local shoppers had a very strong

I've come especially this morning, I don't know why, just to say how

Sorry, BHS, I'm really sorry that you are going

and lots of other people in this town are sorry to.

and lots of other people in this town are sorry too.

It is a sad day to see an established firm like BHS

Does it matter that the store is closing down?

It really does, it is part of the fabric of the high Street.

This is what the last few hours of a

The shelves are being packed up, everything has been marked down to

next to nothing, some things are completely gone.

If you look over there, you will see empty shelves and

there you will see boxes of old DVDs for ?1.

BHS enjoyed years of underinvestment even before Sir

Philip Green bought the chain in 2000.

He is one of Britain's most famous, flamboyant and

He paid himself well, but failed to turn

around BHS before selling it on for a pound to the twice bankrupt

Dominic Chappell, a man without any experience in retail.

Two select committees of MPs wanted to know why

BHS had collapsed and what had happened to the pension fund.

They didn't make all the big decisions.

This terrible pension deficit stole up on

During cross-examination, Sir Philip appeared at times tetchy.

Sir, do you mind not looking at me like

The vast majority of BHS stores were shut down weeks ago.

Some will have new owners on busy high

This afternoon, staff at 22 BHS stores up and down the country,

including this one in Glasgow, bid goodbye to their jobs for good.

She was here when this building opened.

Now thousands head of two an uncertain

That is the end of the BHS brand, what happens in a row over the

pension fund? Sir Philip Green is in charge of the pensions regulator,

you'll want to find out how much money is needed so all BHS

pensioners, future pensioners, will get exactly what they are entitled

to. I understand that is making good progress but it's a matter of months

rather than weeks before it is decided. The figure of 600 million

which is often bandied around, that is a notional figure, the figure it

would cost a new insurance company if they came in and took over all my

abilities. The real figure for a renegotiation of the current pension

scheme would be much smaller than that. Whatever figure Sir Philip

actually pays, I suspect it won't please quite a few members of staff

or MPs at the end of the day. Joe Lynam, thank you.

At least 35 civilians are reported to have been killed and 50 injured

in the latest Turkish air strikes in northern Syria.

They are the first significant civilian casualties since Turkish

tanks and troops began their offensive into Syria last week.

The aim was to drive so-called Islamic State out of a town

close to the border - but as Yogita Limaye reports,

Turkey also wants to stop the Kurds extending territory they control.

In the hills of northern Syria, there is a new battle raging.

And it's not part of the country's civil

This is video from the Kurdish news agency.

Until now, these Kurdish YPG fighters were launching

attacks against so-called Islamic State.

But now their mortars are aimed at Turkish forces.

Just two weeks ago, these Syrian Kurdish

forces backed by the US drove IS out of Manbij.

It's a city to the west of

Now Turkey wants them to withdraw to the east of the

But Kurdish fighters say they want to move further west

In footage given to the BBC near Manbij, this is why P

In footage given to the BBC near Manbij, this YPG

fighter insists they will where they are because it will help them

Turkish forces have been trying to push them

In the fighting, there are allegations that civilians have

On Saturday a Turkish soldier was killed.

It's been five days since Turkey began launching attacks

This began last week as an offensive against

But once IS was driven out of the Syrian border

town of Jarablus, Turkey's attention seems to have shifted completely to

The government here wants to ensure a Kurdish

corridor is not formed along the border with Syria.

At a major rally in the southern city of Gaziantep,

president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will fight Kurdish

groups in Syria with the same might that it combats IS.

TRANSLATION: We will continue until we get rid of

this militant group, he told the crowd that had gathered.

One more growing conflict in a region that's already seen years of

war. Yuki telling my BBC Istanbul. In Libya, 28 government fighters

have been killed and 180 wounded as the battle against IS for control

of Sirte continues. Forces loyal to the UN-backed

unity government have been moving in to the last

districts of Sirte controlled by IS, in the latest stage

of an offensive that began in May. Pope Francis has said he wants

to visit the Italian villages devastated by Wednesday's earthquake

as soon as possible, He led prayers in Rome for residents

of the area, where almost Public museums across Italy

are to donate today's takings Germany's Vice Chancellor,

Sigmar Gabriel, has warned that the future

of the European Union could be in doubt if Britain's exit is badly

handled and other member states Here, the Cabinet will meet

on Wednesday to discuss Brexit We'll hear from our political

correspondent, Chris Mason at Westminster in a moment but first

to Jenny Hill in Berlin. Jenny - how much does this reveal

about the German In some respects there were no

surprises here, the big fear for the German government is Brexit will

precipitate the disintegration of Europe. That's why we heard sick,

Gabriel saying today if negotiations are handled badly then other member

states might start to leave, too, and the EU will go down the drain.

Mr Gabriel isn't going to be the last German politician you'll hear

saying Britain cannot cherry pick. Tonight he has said Britain can't

expect to take away the nice things without taking responsibility, too.

Gabriel is known to be outspoken but he represents the views of many

German politicians here. Angela Merkel tends to be rather more

conciliatory, she's given an interview to German media tonight in

which she is said that the Brexit decision has been difficult, and

that other EU member states must rush to decisions when it comes to

working out how to deal with it. Nevertheless, despite the softer

tone from Mrs Merkel you can expect two things. First of all, she's not

going to give ground on the issue of freedom of movement, that is an

absolute abiding principle for Mrs Merkel and the German government.

Secondly, they're in mind Mrs Merkel has been doing the rounds this week,

she's visited something like 15 different European leaders this week

trying to broker a deal for the future of Europe. She is really

starting to plan, making a very good show of starting to plan, for a

Europe without Britain in it. That is the view from Berlin. Let's turn

to Chris Mason in Westminster. What do we know about how our government

is going to approach Brexit? It'll be a big moment on Wednesday when

Theresa May covers her cabinet for the first time since the summer

break at Chequers, her country retreat in Buckinghamshire. She's

asked them to come along with ideas on how best to deliver Brexit, the

big question the big government faces. There will be differing

views. Some want to emphasise a desire that will ensure access to

the single market remains. That could pose problems in terms of

dealing with immigration. There will be different views here as well,

when MPs come back to Parliament a week tomorrow. Today we've seen a

new group emerged cold", it emerged from the ashes of a failed Remain

campaign, one of its founding members, Anna Soubry, a Conservative

MP, has said tonight it is absolutely critical for UK maintains

access to that single market. And yet as we were hearing from Jenny,

there will be voices in Europe that they that can't happen if freedom of

movement is going to be shifted as a policy idea as well. A huge amount

for the new government to wrestle with. Downing Street said today that

Theresa May returns to work after her summer break with Brexit top of

her in a tray. It will remain top of her in tray for years to come. Chris

Mason at Westminster, Jenny Hill in Berlin, thank you both.

Aid agencies are warning of a growing humanitarian crisis

in north-eastern Nigeria, where more than two million

people have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.

The United Nations says 50,000 children could die from malnutrition

unless they receive immediate assistance.

Our correspondent, Martin Patience, has gained rare access to the town

of Bama, one of the worst affected by the violence.

This was a town once controlled by Boko Haram,

but it is only now that the scale of the suffering is being revealed.

Three-year-old Mohammed is close to death.

He is just one out of the quarter of a million children suffering

Doctors are struggling to save his life.

We all need grain to eat, Mohammed's mother tells me.

Life in the village was the survival of the fittest.

Rescued by the army, relief is now at hand.

But beyond the walls of this camp, street after street of devastation.

When Boko Haram came into town, life stopped here.

These people were filling up their cars at the local petrol

station, but most of them never got away.

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, died in the violence.

And while there are pockets of reconstruction in Bama,

there is still a huge amount of work to be done.

Towns and villages across this region lie devastated.

And it is the youngest that are suffering the most.

She has only known a world of hunger.

Her mother couldn't afford food, but finally she is getting help.

You've got over 9 million people who desperately

4.5 million people who we have categorised as severely food

insecure, that means they are really on the edge of life and death.

And we've got 2.5 million people now who have been forced

They may now be safe from the fighting, but their future

Martin Patience, BBC News, Bama, Nigeria.

A British man has died while attempting to swim

the English Channel. Nick Thomas, from Ellesmere

in Shropshire, got into difficulties last night less than a mile from

He'd been swimming for 16 hours and was pulled

Two United Airlines pilots are in custody after being arrested

at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being under the

They were detained after they arrived at the airport

The family of the late Labour peer Lord Janner are demanding

that the child abuse inquiry postpones plans to investigate him

They say they should have the chance to cross-examine his accusers

in court first and plan to use their inheritance

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Tom Symonds' report contains

Lord Janner was hauled to court last year to face multiple criminal

charges of child abuse, but he died within months.

That left unresolved allegations dating back to his life

as a Labour MP in Leicester, regularly visiting children's

More than 30 men and women now say he abused them.

Some are planning to sue for compensation from the money

His son, a criminal barrister, is determined to fight the claims.

Our family has decided this is what we want to use such

inheritance as there is to clear his name.

But first, the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse

It wants to know whether the earliest allegations

were covered up, resulting in a failure to prosecute.

He has never been convicted of any offence and is entirely innocent.

He was not prosecuted because the allegations were fabricated.

They were investigated by the police, properly,

and dismissed as the rubbish that they were.

What this enquiry is doing is working on an assumption of guilt.

The family have been told they will not be able to fully cross

examine Lord Janner's accusers at the enquiry,

which is why they want to bring the case here to the civil courts.

But those who represent alleged victims are worried the courts may

decide that too much time has passed for there to be a ruling

There have been many serious allegations made against

He was somebody of huge importance in the political world,

a member of Parliament, sat in the House of Lords,

and the crimes are alleged to have taken place within an institution,

so they do fit neatly into the remit of the national inquiry.

Lord Janner's family are fighting back against dozens of accusers

making allegations spanning decades.

Neither side is prepared to back down.

With all the sport here's Katherine Downes at the BBC Sport Centre.

Lewis Hamilton fought his way from the back row of the grid

to finish third in a chaotic Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.

Nico Rosberg, who started on pole, won the race, putting him

within 9 points of Hamilton in the drivers' championship.

After the summer break, this was the weekend spa and retreat, but here

there was to be no relaxation. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton

excelled to the back row of the grid, punishment for a series of

engine power and these cash penalties. At the front was Nico

Rosberg. In between there were other battles. That early drama saw Lewis

Hamilton up to 11 before a moment that would make all come to a stop

and catch their breath. Kevin Magnuson perhaps lucky to escape.

The race halted, time to reassess. Once back, Hamilton surged forward

again, doing what he does best, incredibly now up to third. Ahead of

him Daniel Ricciardo and eventual winner Nico Rosberg. To catch them

would prove too much. For Hamilton from the back row to the podium, a

There were two fixtures in the Premier League today,

so it's time to leave the room if you don't want to know

the results as Match of the Day 2 follows soon on BBC1.

Manchester City are top of the Premier League.

They maintained their 100% record under new manager Pep Guardiola

as they beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad.

And two of the goalscorers were tonight named in Sam Allardyce's

first England squad - Raheem Sterling and West

In the day's other game, West Brom and

Surrey have ended Yorkshire's hopes of a domestic double

by winning their One-Day Cup semi-final by 19 runs at Headingley

The home side are aiming for their third straight

County Championship title but fell just short of Surrey's 255-7,

despite a brave effort from Tim Bresnan.

Chris Froome has slipped to fourth in the Vuelta a Espana

Spain's David de la Cruz took the leader's red jersey.

Froome is aiming to become the first man in 38 years to win

the Vuelta and the Tour de France in the same season.

This week, one of Britain's deadliest, but least-well known

naval forces celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The Coastal Marine Force was founded during the First World War

as a fleet of high-speed torpedo-boats to attack the Germans.

In the Second World War their crew earned more gallantry medals

The small, fast coastal boats that helped change the tactics

And now a century after their creation, the final few left have

come together in Portsmouth for an anniversary sail-past,

watched by veterans like Robin Coventry.

He was a junior officer assigned to this nimble

We were just going out to make trouble and that,

often enough, we did, not only for ourselves,

but for the Germans as well, which was lucky.

And they must have been fairly fed up with us, too.

They first fired up in 1916, and were the idea of

They were just 50-feet long and carried one or two torpedoes,

enough to hit large enemy ships and then escape at high speed.

In fact, they were sometimes called the Spitfire of the sea,

because they were so fast, capable of 30 or 40 knots.

Her enemies had never seen anything like them.

By the end of the Second World War, there were 2,000 of them and they

They sank over 500 enemy vessels and were awarded

3,000 gallantry medals, more than any other branch

In war, these vessels fired more torpedoes than Britain's submarines.

100 years of lethal sea power and a miniature navy that did not

Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, in Portsmouth.

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