09/08/2013 BBC News at Ten

Government posters telling illegal immigrants to "go home". The

Advertising Standards Authority says it received dozens of complaints

after these vans were sent in to six London boroughs. I don't think it is

appropriate, I think it is a bit rude and there are other ways to

deal with it. I think it is a fantastic idea, we need to clean up

the mess. We'll be assessing how the latest controversy over the posters

might affect any nationwide expansion of the scheme.

Also tonight: The two British girls attacked with acid in Zanzibar

arrive home - doctors say they are both well. They are being treated in

a burns unit. In Northern Ireland, two police

officers are injured in clashes with loyalist protestors in Belfast this

evening. Fugitive Mafia boss Domenico

Rancadore is remanded in custody after being found living in London

two days ago. And hopes rise at Edinburgh Zoo that

top attraction Tian Tian might be pregnant.

And coming-up in Sportsday at 10:45pm here on BBC News: six

birdies in his second round at the USPGA puts Justin Rose well in

Good evening. A Government pilot scheme to clamp down on illegal

immigration is being investigated by the advertising watchdog, after

posters encouraging people to "go home or face arrest" sparked dozens

of complaints. The Home Office has been accused of using

"irresponsible" and "offensive" language in the adverts - which are

also claimed to have been misleading. Our home affairs

correspondent, June Kelly, reports. Six London boroughs, all

multicultural melting pots with a -- were the testing ground for the

controversial campaign. It was aimed at those in the UK illegally. As

with all advertising campaigns, the slogans were simple. Critics said

they were brutal. The Advertising Standards Authority said they had

received 60 complaints. They came from members of the public, not

pressure groups. Some objected to the words go home, saying it was

reminiscent of slogans used by racist groups to attack immigrants

in the past. Others questioned whether this claim about the numbers

being detained by the authorities was actually misleading. Anyone who

saw one of the vans in this Borough of Brent would have read the message

that 106 people were arrested in your area last week. In fact 106

people had not been arrested in Brent but it related to all six

borrowers involved in the pilot. The whole approach has divided people.

The advertising watchdog said that as well as the complaints, injuring

the day it had been flooded with calls backing the campaign. And in

this community, the reaction has been mixed. I think it is a

fantastic idea, we need to clean up the mess because it is creating a

lot of problems. The people who are legally entitled to work are being

deprived of jobs. It is a massive problem but it is not the way to

deal with it. You would not ask a criminal to go to prison on the side

of a van. Maybe it isn't the way to do it but everyone has to abide by

the law in the UK. In the government drive against illegal immigration,

underground stations have been the focus of stop and search operations,

and this leaflet, currently in circulation, is also part of the

push. A softer tone than the vans, people are invited to return home

with dignity. This message is go home voluntarily, we will help you

come you will not be arrested, there will not be a stain on your

character. If a few families hear that message, it is good for

everyone. Like all party leaders, David Cameron knows that immigration

is a vital issue for voters. He has tried to modernise his party's image

when it comes to race relations but the current tactics are being

questioned, including by one former Conservative aid. This is not the

kind of society that we want, it is not fair and it is borderline

racist. I think that it really goes to the heart of whether or not David

Cameron is genuinely modern, because it seems to me that on the issue of

race and race relations generally, it is quite a good litmus test.

current campaign is not about race and colour, says the government, it

is about people breaking the law. Robin Brant is at the Home Office.

How will this affect any nationwide roll-out of the scheme? There is no

signal at all that the Home Office is about to step back from what has

been a very robust defence of this campaign, these adverts by the

immigration Minister Mark Harper. He has rejected the characterisation of

the language as racist. He says the government is doing its duty by

telling people who are here illegally that they should go home

and can get help to do that. There has been criticism, most notably

from within the coalition. Doctor Vince cable has called the language

stupid. Labour have characterised it as offensive. The Conservatives

believe they have the public on their side and up public has a

tougher stance -- wants a tougher stance. David Cameron pledge to get

net migration down by tens of thousands by the time of the next

election. He wants to do that. The Conservatives know that as all this

is going on, the UK Independence Party are nipping away at their

support in the polls. The two British teenagers attacked

with acid on the east African island of Zanzibar have flown back to the

UK and are being treated at a hospital in London tonight. Doctors

have said Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, who are 18, are both well. On

Zanzibar, where police are still trying to establish a motive, an

eyewitness to the attack has been speaking to the BBC's Alastair

Leithead. Back in Britain, the two young women

who went to Zanzibar to help teach primary school children and who came

back badly burned by acid. They were transferred from the emergency

medical plane into an ambulance, and on to a London hospital, two days

after the vicious attack. Katie Gee, on the left, and Kirstie Trup are

now being treated after the strong acid burn through their clothes.

This picture was released by a family member. It shows the extent

of the injuries caused in this unprovoked and cowardly attack. They

were walking through one of the narrow alleyways in Stone Town when

two men on a mopeds through the acid over them. I noticed two girl

screaming and locals flooding here... This man saw the chaos that

followed. These women stripped of their clothes, the local guys helped

one of the girls to go into the ocean to get the acid. Any idea why

they did it? There have been rumours but there is nothing concrete. If it

is an unprovoked attack on tourists, tourists will be scared of what may

happen. Police have been questioning many people but have made no arrests

as yet and have no prime suspects. This very cruel incident, very

un-cultural, very unhuman. Very uncivilised. For the foreigner to be

attacked like that, it is very... I don't know in fact what the motive

was. Tourists mix well here with locals. The island's economy depends

on them and there is a friendly and open attitude to life. This is the

Christian school where the two young women were working. It is in the

grounds of the Anglican Cathedral and in a majority Muslim country,

they were given very specific advice about dressing conservatively. When

they were attacked, they were dressed appropriately. But there

were complex undercurrents on this overwhelmingly Islamic island.

Rumblings of separatism from Tanzania, and there has been tension

and violence between Muslims and Christians. One Muslim cleric was

attacked with acid, a Christian bishop was killed, but as yet it has

never affected visitors. This afternoon they arrived at Chelsea

and Westminster Hospital in London. There was a statement on their

condition. We are still assessing their injuries. Both girls are well

and their families are with them. Tonight they are being treated but

they are shaken, traumatised and have a long recovery ahead of them.

There have been violent clashes in Belfast tonight after police tried

to clear loyalist protesters from the planned route of a republican

parade. Two officers were injured and have been taken to hospital. The

police have been using water canon to try to control the crowds. From

the scene our Ireland correspondent, Belfast city centre on a Friday

evening. But people are not shopping, they are rioting. In a

summer that has seen disputes about marches and raids raised tension in

Northern Ireland, tonight was another night when anger exploded.

Loyalists attempted to block a road ahead of a republican parade, and

then they turned on the police. Officers were injured in the

violence. And so were members of the public. As ugly divisions in Belfast

once again became exposed. The real difficulty for the police is that

this is right in the heart of the city centre. It is a very busy

junction and they have Loyalists in one side and also at another side.

They are stuck in the middle and they are coming under constant

attack from bricks, bottles, even beer kegs. The republican parade was

stopped streets away. Some Republicans did make their way

towards the trouble. On the streets in Belfast, the two groups briefly

came face to face before the police moved in and separated them. But

officers were stretched, tackling disorder on several fronts.

Loyalists have accused the police of being heavy-handed. Senior officers

say they face crowds intent on creating disorder. Its latest

violence in a summer where violence has dominated. They are talking

about creating a shared future but so far there is little sign of it.

President Obama has said America needs to reassess its relationship

with Russia and has accused President Putin of "backward

thinking". Mr Obama was speaking at the White House this evening, just

days after cancelling a planned summit with Mr Putin in September.

Tension has been growing since Russia decided to grant temporary

asylum to the former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. Live now to

our correspondent, David Willis, in Washington. Pretty undiplomatic

language from President Obama. and I think President Obama is

clearly frustrated, not least with the way the relationship has changed

since Vladimir Putin reissued the presidency in Russia just over a

year ago. In doing so, he has adopted a much more and rotation

will approach to the United States. It was Russia's decision to grant

asylum to the American whistle-blower Edward Snowden that

infuriated America and ultimately led to President Obama deciding not

to attend that summit with President Putin in Moscow next month. There

are a host of other differences between the two nations. As to

President Putin and the the conversations go, President Obama

said they were candid and blunt but the fact the Russian president

tended to slouch, as he put it, like a bored kid at the back of the

class, often sent the wrong message. That said, there was clearly an

ability on the part of the Russians to revert to what he called old Cold

for Democratic change has lodged a legal challenge against the results

of last week's presidential election, won overwhelmingly by

Robert Mugabe. The MDC claims that officials were bribed and hundreds

of thousands of people were turned away from polling stations. Election

officials have acknowledged that there were irregularities but say

that they weren't serious enough to affect the result. A Sicilian Mafia

boss who was found living in London has been denied bail while the

Italian authorities attempt to extradite him. Domenico Rancadore,

who is 64, was arrested at a house in Uxbridge on Wednesday, after

living under a false name for 20 years. Italian police say he was

involved in extortion, racketeering and drug trafficking. In court and

facing extradition, convicted Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore. Tanned and

casually dressed, he has eBay do justice for years and been living

quietly in this house in suburban West London, under the name Mark

Skinner. Neighbours say he was a quiet man, but security conscious.

He would say hello, he seemed very friendly. Thinking about him now, of

course, when he moved in he did build up the conifers and put the

big gate at the front. But we always thought he was Spanish. But as

normal life ended abruptly when police arrived here on Wednesday.

Domenico Rancadore, a former teacher, was reputedly known as the

professor. He is accused of being the head of the Cosa Nostra in

Trabia, on the island of Sicily. He was cleared of Mafia allegations at

the end of a three-year trial in 1993, after which he came to the UK.

But he was convicted in his absence of Mafia involvement at a second

trial in 1999. And in January last year, a European arrest was issued.

During his time insisted the # Sicily, he would have been involved

in vote rigging, extortion, racketeering, there are also charges

that he was involved in drugs track # trafficking and money-laundering.

In court today he was described as one of the heads of the Cosa

Nostra, a powerful Mafia organisation in Sicily, accused of

spreading terror and systematically murdering opponents. The initial

European arrest warrant contained defects, so today a fresh one was

put to Rancadore, who was rearrested in the cells here. With his wife and

daughter watching anxiously from the back of the court, Rancadore refused

to consent to being extradited, and so now, in November, there will be a

full extradition hearing. Rancadore had wanted to leave court with his

wife and daughter. But the judge said his client had a heart

condition and would submit to a strict curfew and couldn't fully as

he had no travel documents. But bail was refused and the Italian

authorities are now a step closer to bring in one of their most wanted to

justice. Moscow was about to hit the international spotlight for the

World Athletics Championships, but already there is controversy both on

and off the track. The run-up to the event has been overshadowed by a

series doping scandals, and there have been protests over anti-gay

laws passed by the Russian parliament, including calls for

Russia to be stripped of next year's Winter Olympics. There is a

depressingly familiar feeling hanging over these World

Championships. Instead of hosting a celebration of athletics, all the

talk here in Moscow is of drugs and cheating. The Russians are ready

but, with dozens of their own athletes serving bands, some are

asking if these championships should even be here. Those in charge say

Russia shouldn't be singled out. problem is not only in Russia, it is

a problem in different countries, the States, Turkey. But you clearly

have a very big problem. Of course, we go to the country, we chose

Moscow, Russia. We see it is now ready for great, successful

championships. These steps will be a positive change. It has been called

track and field's biggest doping crisis for more than a decade.

Russia currently have 44 athletes banned for doping offences. In the

last few weeks, 40 Turkish athletes have been served with bands in a

pre-Championships crackdown. And a number of leading sprinters

including America's Tyson Gay and Jamaica's Asafa Powell have also

tested positive. It's pretty bad, isn't it? Yes, because this really

makes us disappointed. But also, as I said before, look at it this way.

Before we didn't catch them. It means for me, it is clearly a system

that is much better. With. With these championships and the football

World Cup, Russia is using sport to project a more open image of itself

to the rest of the world. But some say that sport is turning a blind

eye to concerns that go far beyond doping. Sochi is the latest focal

point for Russia's increasingly frosty relationship with the West.

Activists want a boycott of the games, in response to a new law they

say is an attack on gay rights. Today the IOC said it was seeking

further assurances from Russia. think we need to use the momentum

that we can come to countries like this, hopefully put on excellent

championships. It can be a catalyst to change, by the athletes asking

for change and the wider public asking for change, too. Nearly

everywhere you go here you are reminded of how much Russia has

already changed. Many are hoping that sport's global power can help

this country go even further. The website linked to the suicide of

14-year-old Hannah Smith says it is reviewing its policies and is

committed to a safe environment for all users. Ask.fm, which is based in

Latvia, allows anonymous posts and was used by cyber bullies blamed for

Hannah's death a week ago. The founders of the website said they

are prepared to reveal the names of the bullies to the police. The story

of Hannah Smith is beginning to make ripples in Latvia. As more people

here learn of the tragic circumstances of the teenager's

death. Today, staff at ask.fm, the networking site on which she was

bullied, were working normally. But once again there was no sign of the

brothers who founded it. However, they did issue a statement. They

announced they could use technology to reveal the people who taunted

Hannah online, and ensure this information is accessible to the

appropriate legal authorities. The death of Hannah Smith in

Leicestershire on Friday isn't the first time the ask.fm site has been

associated with a teenager taking their own life. A journalist who

interviewed the owners on the previous occasions said she was

surprised at their reaction. To be honest, at first I was a bit

shocked. How they can say anything like this because there are all

those tragedies and they are so cold. 30 million questions and

answers are posted on ask.fm every day, from 50 million users

worldwide. But it is still only the 79th most popular social network on

the web. For many people here, they believe ask.fm has been criticised

unfairly. They say that it is only those who posted the abusive

messages about Hannah who are to blame for her death. However, this

case has raised the whole issue of how much responsibility these

companies have for the welfare of their users. At Latvia's Centre for

internet safety, they believe ask.fm could certainly have done more.

can work with the owner of the site with all the reporting issues, to

make them more visible on the site, to make users more aware of what the

safety features are on the site. Because they are doing it now, but

maybe they should have done it proactively a couple of months ago.

Social networking sites are now a way of life for teenagers the world

over. The debate over how tightly those sites should be controlled as

a long way to run. And England's batting collapse has helped put

Australia in a strong position at the end of the first day of the

fourth Ashes test. Despite being two up in the series and having already

retained the Ashes, England were made to look ordinary in the face of

Australia's bowling. Read the body language, study the faces, a lot can

go wrong in a few hours of test cricket. This was a one-sided day by

the River Wear, as Durham, a new venue, took on the Ashes story. For

once we had technology without controversy. Joe Root given not out.

Australia thought he'd hit the ball and here was the Hot Spot camera. It

was enough to overrule. Hard work for all England's batsmen, but

Jonathan Trott glimpsed a return to form with 49. Alastair Cook made it

to 50, slowly. And England were happy at 149 42. The Pieterson's

attempt to dominate ended with this. Pieterson just walked.

Alastair Cook miscalculated and Jackson Bird celebrated his first

Ashes wicket. Lions spin bowling may appear harmless, that is half the

danger. Bell came to grief trying to get on top. Their stroke was the

fourth wicket, as England struggled to survive the day. They were 238,

49 at the close. They basically blundered. We are disappointed that

we got ourselves into a position and as a group, we are pretty

disappointed we ended the day behind. It's dangerous to make an

assumption about any test match after just one day, but here is how

the situation seems. If England's Ashes are retained, Australia are

looking like the better team. She has been described as moody and

difficult, but the behaviour of a top attraction at Edinburgh zoo

could actually be a cause for celebration. Her keepers believe

that the giant panda, Tian Tian, who is on loan from China, may be

pregnant. Is this panda pregnant? Tian Tian is not giving much away

but the signs are very promising. For a start, she's become moody, not

so keen on her daily trip to be weighed. She's also offer food, and

that's not all. She is becoming more restless as well, a little bit less

tolerant of noise. Tian Tian is our cooperative panda, but she is very

particular and can be quite difficult. We haven't been able to

do any kind of observations on her. Instead, this lab in Germany is

doing the testing. They are analysing her samples here. With the

huge rise in hormones and a promising mix of proteins. If Tian

Tian does give birth, any cup would be tiny. 150 grams or one 700th of

the mothers wait. It will be born between the 24th of August and the

10th of September. But keeping pandas is an expensive business, and

not just because of the bamboo bill. Edinburgh zoo was renting the Bears

for around �600,000 a year, and panda cubs sell tickets. There will

be a very big buzz with the stuff that working and the visitors come.

Yang Guang may be the father, but he will have no role at all Tian Tian