25/07/2016 BBC News at Six

Another attack in south Germany, a suicide bombing outside a music

festival, the third attack in that part of the country in a week.

A failed Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up last night,

The authorities say he supported so-called Islamic State.

We were sitting on the steps when we heard the explosion and we started

running in this direction and then I remembered my little sister was

still in there so I ran back towards the entrance.

Coming after the shootings in Munich and the teenager who attacked

passengers on a train with an axe, why is this happening in Germany?

The end of BHS - MPs brand it and its former boss Philip Green

the "unacceptable face" of capitalism.

Theresa May in Northern Ireland says post Brexit there should be no

return to the borders of the past with Ireland.

Big Sam calls managing England "the greatest

I really regret not ever talking about it for the first 28 years of

And Prince Harry talks about his grief at his mother's

And coming up in the sport on BBC News,

the world champion, Yulia Efimova, is among seven Russian swimmers

banned from the Rio Olympics by the sport's world governing body.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC news at six.

Southern Germany is reeling from its third terror

Last night a failed Syrian asylum seeker blew himself up

outside a music festival in the city of Ansbach.

Police say a video has been found on his phone in which he swears

allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State.

The two other recent attacks, one in Munich and one on a train

appear unrelated but security has been strengthened with increased

police on the streets and at airports.

The atmosphere there must be pretty tense. Yes, it certainly is. There

is also a great deal of shock. Here in Ansbach the tables still lie

scattered from when people fled last night. It was here at this bar where

the explosion happened. People had already watched the shooting take

place on Friday and it had left them fearful. If anything there are more

concerned about this attack because of claims of a link to IS. This

report contains flashing images. This report contains

flashing images. In a courtyard of one of Bavaria's

most picturesque towns is a chalk And the drinks abandoned by people

when he blew himself up. He had been stopped by security

from walking into a music festival. He detonated the bomb,

which was hidden in a rucksack, I went back towards the concert

entrance and saw one older gentleman laying on the floor

with blood on his head. I was able to push past

security, who were trying I said, "My sister is still

in there, I need to go in there." I think I heard there were six

or seven people on the floor The explosion caused panic

in a country already on edge. The last week in Germany has seen

a mass shooting in Munich, a machete attack, and a teenage

asylum seeker injure five people And this bombing, like

the last of those recent to the so-called Islamic

State terror group. TRANSLATION: On the bomber's mobile

phone, there is a video of him issuing an attack threat in Arabic,

for which we have now received According to this, he pledges

in the name of Allah his allegiance to the well-known IS leader,

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and expressly announces an act of revenge

against the Germans. The bomber was a Syrian refugee

with mental health problems. At the temporary accommodation

where he was staying, detectives He had recently been told

he was being deported to Bulgaria, He always said, "No,

I'm not with them. The German Government has made

a point of welcoming In the Conservative and mainly

Christian state of Bavaria, unease is growing with the numbers,

and that is partly I think it is good that Germany does

this, to take these guys in our country and give them a safer

life but, if more things happen like this one here, then,

sorry I am saying this but, In Ansbach, there is sympathy

and help for asylum seekers. Even among those who have fled

countries like Syria, there are He says, in the future

you have to be careful Some are messed up and have

psychological problems. As police search through the debris

of the bombing, detectives will continue to look

for the reason he killed himself And of course it is worth

remembering that there were people injured here, four of them

seriously. Tonight security has been increased across Bavaria, indeed

Assign that they have to protect people.

The "unacceptable face of capitalism", that's the scathing

verdict of a parliamentary report into the collapse of BHS.

Its former billionaire boss Sir Philip Green is accused

of extracting large sums of money from BHS while leaving its pension

That deficit, claims the report, was a major factor in the collapse

of what had once been a high street giant.

Here's our Business Editor Simon Jack.

After countless hours of evidence and thousands of documents gone

through, the report into the collapse of VHS pulls no punches. It

reveals the unacceptable face of capitalism, a company run as a

personal piggy bank and the down by one owner, before collapsing under

the shambolic ownership of another. Sir Philip Green comes in for a

savage criticism for extracting hundreds of millions of pounds to

find a lavish lifestyle and restraint by any independent

oversight. The Napoleon of this directed all the operations and it

was Philip Green and although he pointed the finger is that everybody

else, all the fingers point to him. PHS was sold for ?1 last year and

the details were settled on this hand written note, a deal that

helped seal the fate of up to 10,000 workers. Staff in South Shields are

putting a brave face on their last day. I feel I have been a loyal

employee for 11 years and he and the company when I was taken on and I

have given the best to DHS and he does not care about anyone. He sits

with a smug look on his face. He has made me very angry. Emotions are

very high at the moment. We are hoping he gets his comeuppance and

he will get what is coming to him. Stores begin closing down across the

UK, Sir Philip Green is in the Mediterranean. When I asked him if

he was coming back he joked, hopefully never. But he knows he has

got unfinished business with the pensions regulator. How he chooses

to deal with that may tell us a bit about how much he likes being called

Sir Philip Green. Do you mind not looking at me like that? The

government has confirmed his knighthood is under review and the

decision may be influenced by whether he comes good on this

promise. It is resolvable and we will sort it and we will find a

solution and I am going to give an assurance to 20,000 pensioners that

I am there to sort this. Others were also condemned. Dominic Chappel who

bought the company was described as manifestly unsuitable and out of his

debt, while some of the biggest names in financial services were

also criticised for their role. But it is Sir Philip Green who is the

unwilling star of this show and it remains bound to him as to how much

he wants to pay to rescue his reputation and his knighthood.

The MPs have been excoriating in their criticism of the way BHS

was mishandled and Sir Philip Green in particular.

But could this be prevented from happening again?

The answer is probably no. There are wider questions for the financial

establishment. There were a blue-chip names all over this, PwC,

Goldman Sachs, and there are no laws which have been broken. So, yes, it

could happen again. Theresa May has gone on record saying that this is

why capitalism needs to be reformed. But if she wants to get serious

about that, it is a very big job indeed.

An alleged serial killer accused of drugging and murdering four men

he met on online has been charged with attacking eight others.

Stephen Port, from east London, pleaded not guilty to all

the charges which allegedly took place between 2011 and 2015.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is at

the Old Bailey, these new charges have only just come to light.

That is right. Stephen Porte was arrested in October last year and

charged them with the murders of four young men whose bodies were all

found in Barking in east London between August 2014 and September

2000 and 15. But today after reporting restrictions were lifted,

we can report that he has been charged with 17 further offences

against eight men who are still alive. That is seven rapes, four

sexual assault and six offences of administering a substance intended

to stupefy or overpower. Today he was asked to plead to 29 offences in

all and he appeared by video link from Belmarsh prison where he is

being held and pleaded not guilty to all 29 offences. This case will now

go for trial, a trial that will last about ten weeks and will start here

at the Old Bailey in early October. Two people have been arrested

in connection with a fatal shooting at a party in a village

in Surrey overnight. A 34-year-old man was killed

and a second person, a woman, was shot in the leg

at the event in Headley. The weapon used, believed to be

a hand-gun, hasn't been found. Neighbours described hundreds

of people gathering for the party which went on into the early

hours of this morning. The new England football manager

Sam Allardyce has described the job as the "greatest challenge"

of his career. Speaking for the first time

since being appointed, he said he wanted to create

a feel-good factor in his squad but wouldn't be drawn

on whether Wayne Rooney You've not seen this one before,

have you? Eh? Sadly for England fans,

what they have seen before is plenty of managers

come and go in recent years - the latest to try his hand,

Sam Allardyce, and confident he can succeed where

so many others have failed. To sit here, obviously,

is a huge thrill for me. I think that...

I think I fit the chair. I think I've got the

experience to pass on, and not only challenge the England

team, but challenge myself. And I think I'm tough enough

to take it. Allardyce made his name

turning round the fortunes of Bolton Wanderers,

getting the best out of players and narrowly missing out

on the England job in 2006. He then managed Newcastle,

Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland - but having never won anything,

can he do so now with England? Will it require some

adjustment on your part? When it comes to winning no trophies

or winning no cups, well, unfortunately, me as an English

manager never really got the chance to go right to the very top

of the Premier League. You look at what I've achieved

over the years, like I said, you save a club,

you've not been relegated - they're big achievements,

they're difficult to do. Sam Allardyce finally has the job

that he's always coveted. But his task now

is to revive England and to confound those who say

that this is sport's impossible job. Having been knocked out of the Euros

by minnows Iceland, breathing new life

into England won't be easy, but one of those responsible

for choosing Allardyce is convinced that Big Sam

is the right man. Sam's track record at all

the clubs he's been at, I think it's difficult to argue

that he hasn't made each one of those teams better,

so we're very confident he'll come and do the same

for England seniors. Allardyce refused to say

whether Wayne Rooney would continue as his country's

captain, that's for the future, but with less than six weeks until

an opening World Cup qualifier, into a team the nation can be

proud of begins here and now. This is the good part

of the job, you know! Security has been stepped up

in Germany after a suicide bombing at a music festival last night -

it's thought to have been linked to so-called Islamic State.

And still to come: Britain's fastest female sprinter ever on her hopes

for the Rio Olympics. England are close to victory

over Pakistan in the Second Test at Old Trafford,

we'll have the latest for you. not talking about the death

of his mother until three years ago. Princess Diana died in a car crash

when he was just 12. He made the comments

as he hosted an event for the mental-health charity

Heads Together, which also involved

several sports stars. Here's our royal correspondent

Peter Hunt. On display at this Royal barbecue,

questionable cooking skills and high-profile guests

who triumphed on the sports field and who are happy to talk about

their personal vulnerabilities. For former England captain Rio

Ferdinand, after his wife's death, one of his challenges

is helping his children grow up without their mother,

as Harry has done. but I really regret not ever

talking about it, you know. For the first 28 years of my life,

I never talked about it. who he once said had more

guts than anybody else, died when the Prince

was 12 years old. Everyone can suffer from mental

health, you know, whether you're a member of the Royal Family,

whether you're a soldier, a sports star, team sport, individual sport,

whether you are a white-van driver, whether you are a mother,

father, a child. It doesn't really matter,

everyone can suffer. is the former European

sprint champion Iwan Thomas, who experienced depression

when injury ended his career. I felt, mentally, I was weak,

because I'd gone from someone who was mentally tough,

mentally very strong, physically strong, to someone

who felt vulnerable and weak, and you're not weak,

you're just going through a time in your life where,

if you talk to someone, hopefully it'll help

you through the other side. Kelly Holmes is another sports star

now happy to talk about her past - a past that has included Olympic

gold, depression and self harming. It's you that loses

and you that wins, and that is the same

in everyday life. And for me, I believe

I've really helped myself Coming together, communicating,

helping each other are the aims of Harry, William and Kate's

campaign, Heads Together, which also wants to end the stigma

surrounding mental health. Two people have been killed and more

than a dozen wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Florida. Three

people have been arrested after the incident in Fort Myers. Local people

say the venue had been hosting a party for teenagers.

Theresa May has been in Belfast today discussing

how the border with Ireland, which is in the European Union,

will be affected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

At the moment, people can move unrestricted across the border.

After meeting the First and Deputy First Ministers,

Mrs May said it was important to find a practical solution

to the barriers and checkpoints of the past.

Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.

The Prime Minister in Northern Ireland, where most people voted to

stay in the EU. Theresa May promised to lead as they would be involved in

Brexit talks, but despite the smiles, the issues are complex. They

must work out how people and goods will cross what will be the only

land border between the UK and the rest of the EU. Theresa May said

before the referendum that there would have to be some sort of

controls, but today she offered reassurance. Nobody wants to return

to the borders of the past. What we do want to do is find a way through

this that is going to work, deliver a practical solution for everybody,

as part of the work we're doing to ensure we make a success of the

United Kingdom leaving the European Union, and that we come out of this

with a deal that is in the best interests of the whole of the United

Kingdom. Sinn Fein has already warned Brexit could be a reason for

Northern Ireland to leaving the UK and uniting with the Republic of

Ireland. The Deputy First Minister said today he spoke for all those

who wanted to remain in the EU. I Kameni get it to the British Prime

Minister that the democratically expressed wishes of the people of

the North who see their future in Europe should remain in Europe, that

should be respected. -- ie communicated. But the First

Minister, who wanted the UK to leave, said it would work without

device of border controls. What we want to see its free movement of

people in terms of the Common travel area, but in terms of immigration in

a different way. This is why it matters, the memory of security at

the borders during the Troubles. But in the past there were customs

checks too, and Brexit could mean tariffs and trade or restrictions on

migration. Politically, there is a stated desire to keep movement

across the border easy and free, but practically there could be

challenges in Mallon -- managing the movement of goods and people when

this becomes a border between the UK and the rest of the EU. It is

something that people in areas like Newry are already considering. I

think people are concerned, because you just don't know what is going to

happen, really. For travel, we had such freedom before, I would hate to

think that would end. The impact here, like elsewhere, depends on the

kind of deal the UK strikes on immigration and the single market.

The consequences could be profound. Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Northern

Ireland. Scotland's First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon says independence may be the best way for

Scotland to protect its interests when the UK leaves

the European Union. She criticised

the British Government for failing to prepare

for a vote in favour of Brexit, describing it as

"one of the most shameful abdications of responsibility

in modern political history". is uncertainty, upheaval

and unpredictability. In these circumstances,

it may well be that the option that offers us

the greatest certainty, stability and the maximum control over our

own destiny is that of independence. Live now to our Scotland

correspondent Lorna Gordon, Nicola Sturgeon making

the case again for another referendum on independence,

how likely is it? Well, Nicola Sturgeon says her

government here in Edinburgh is doing all it can, exploring all

options, to protect Scotland's relationship with the EU, and today

she said the Westminster government should be doing all it can to

protect that relationship as well. And she warned that if Scottish

interests could not be protected from within the United Kingdom, then

the country had the right to hold another independence referendum.

Again, how likely is that? Well, I think there is a sense in Scotland

that it is more likely than it was before the Brexit vote, certainly

some commentators who campaigned strongly in favour of the Union in

2014 now seem to be softening their position and saying if they had to

choose between the two unions, they would choose the European Union, not

the United Kingdom. But I don't think Nicola Sturgeon will hold any

referendum unless she is certain she can win, and she will also want to

be seen to be pursuing and exhausting all options when it comes

to Scotland's relationship with the EU. The Prime Minister, Theresa May,

has said a second independence referendum is not on the table.

When, though, might it happen if the circumstances arrive in Nicola

Sturgeon's favour? Not any time soon, not this month, not this year,

but there are some suggestions it could be as early as 2017. Lorna

Gordon at Holyrood, thank you. England's cricketers have won

the Second Test against Pakistan Bowler Chris Woakes took the final

Pakistan wicket late this afternoon to give England a comfortable

victory by 330 runs. It levels the sides at 1-1

in the four-match series. There's just 11 days to go before

the Olympics begin in Rio and Team GB start chasing a target

of at least 48 medals. One of those British medal hopefuls

is Dina Asher-Smith. She was a volunteer

at the last Olympics in London but is now the fastest

British female sprinter ever. In the first of our series looking

at the British ones to watch, our sports correspondent Natalie

Pirks has been to meet her. Dina Asher-Smith

didn't get the memo. it's a new British record

for Dina Asher-Smith! She is very, very happy,

and so she should be. Not content with becoming

the fastest British woman in history, she's just been crowned

European champion and earlier this month

won the national championships to cement her place in Team GB

for her first Olympics, the 20-year-old's trademark beaming

smile giving way to cheer relief. you tweeted,

"I'm going to be an Olympian." Has that sunk in yet?

Not at all! Not at all, I mean it's been such

a lifelong dream, and something that I've wanted for so long,

I don't think it's going to sink in till probably

I come home from Rio, I remember watching the 2004

Olympics, I remember watching Kelly Holmes going and doing

what we thought was impossible, and then to see the relay boys

win Olympic gold, as a sprinter as well, that was

just absolutely amazing to watch. So I've always, from that moment,

decided I wanted to be an Olympian. And you drew a picture

for your mum, didn't you? In primary school, we had to draw

what we wanted to be, and I remember this was just

after the Athens Olympics, so there was lots of

Olympian pictures, but it was just like,

"I want to be an Olympian," it was me on the podium,

with that little headdress. 12 years later, she's studying

history at university, but she's not exactly

living a normal student life. Most of the sacrifice

has come around my social life. My goals and aims, they're not

really helped by going out, partying, staying out really,

really late, eating bad food. That is just not how I'm going

to get to where I want to be. Most people at university your age

would not be as focused as you are. I mean, some people are lucky enough

when things drop into their lap, "You can't take the chance

and see if that is you, you might as well work hard

and then make sure that it is." As a kit carrier at London 2012,

Dina had front-row seats for Jessica Ennis-Hill's

heptathlon gold. It helped fuel the fire

of her Olympic ambition. Just watching from the alcove

just outside lane eight, it was so close,

and we were just so happy, and being inside the stadium

when everybody is that happy and that proud of an individual

athlete was absolutely incredible. What's your realistic expectation

For me, focusing on running as fast as I can

in the moment that counts is definitely what I'm going for.

I don't now how far that's going to get me.

That might be, I don't know, it might be a final place,

But as long as I've gone out there

and genuinely done the best I can, my fingers crossed, touch wood,

run faster than I've ever run before, it would be good, yeah.

Dina Asher-Smith on her hopes for the Rio Olympics.

this one you're about to see is something of a monster.

The huge Cornish Man Mining Engine was unveiled today in Tavistock.

It's the UK's largest ever mechanical puppet

and has begun a 130-mile journey across the entire length

of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.

Let's see if the weather is going to be good for the puppet!

We could do with one of those giants in the weather centre, for peering

over hills. Member this? It is much cooler now, courtesy of westerly

winds, and this is fairly typical summer weather, it has to be said,

some rain, some shine, a lot of dry weather overnight. Some showers

pecking away at western parts of England and Wales through the night,

and the North of Scotland seeing some sharp showers, but elsewhere

quite quiet, nondescriptive. Down to single figures in rural areas, low

to mid teens in larger towns and cities. A brighter start, most

likely across central and eastern areas, central Scotland not doing

too bad, showers out west. Reasonable start for Northern

Ireland, although that might change later in the day. For central and

eastern parts of England, broken cloud, some sunshine, a fresh feel,

sunshine makes all the difference. Claudio Pizarro West, already a few

showers knocking about, and they will become more widespread through

the morning. One or two showers may get all the way across East Anglia

and the south-east, more prolonged rain of further west. The best of

the sunshine in the north-east of England and the south-east Scotland,

rain not far away from Northern Ireland by the end of the day. We

are going to see a spell of wet weather pushing across much of

Northern Ireland and the southern two thirds of the country through

tomorrow night, good news for gardeners. And most of it will fall

overnight, a damp start to the day across southern and eastern areas,

but that rain will clear away, the best sunshine in the far north. I

teens or low 20s are typical, the unsettled theme continues through to

the end of the week. -- high teens. Security has been stepped up in

Germany after a suicide bombing at a music festival last night, thought

to be linked to so-called Islamic State. That is all from BBC News, on

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