09/03/2016 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten, tributes to Sir George Martin,

one of the music industry's most creative talents and celebrated

The man who signed the Fab Four went on to be known as the "Fifth Beatle"

Sir George, who's died at the age of 90, was praised for transforming

but friends say he'll always be known for his trailblazing work

I think George was incredibly important.

When you're a band and you have beautiful music like The Beatles

had, you need someone to be able to get it out there to the world.

What George did brilliantly was open that door wide.

We'll be looking back at Sir George Martin's remarkable

Following a press report that the Queen wants Britain out

of the EU, Buckingham Palace makes a formal complaint.

Five men, described as 'old-school villains' have been jailed

for carrying out a ?14 million burglary.

Plans to relax the Sunday trading laws in England and Wales have been

A special report from Syria on the millions of children

And the rhino rescue programme in Africa,

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News, Chelsea had it all to do

as they faced Paris St Germain in the second leg of their Champions

Find out if they could overturn a 2-1 deficit.

Sir George Martin, widely acknowledged to be one

of the music industry's most creative talents,

the producer of most of The Beatles' hits,

Sir Paul McCartney called him the Fifth Beatle and said he'd been

Among many worldwide tributes today he was called a 'genius'

who transformed the world of studio recording

and encouraged musicians to take risks, as our arts editor,

Here comes the take. George Martin, in the studio... With The Beatles.

They were a band without a record deal who played like an orchestra

without a conductor. Until she signed them, shaped them and helped

give them a sound. We were a creative team. Always looking for

something slightly out of reach. He stretched them, encouraged them. He

was their producer, arranger, adviser and, to an extent, their

music teacher. George had done no rock 'n' roll when we met him and

we'd never been in a studio, so we did a lot of learning together. He

had a very great musical knowledge and background. Which he brought to

bear. He suggested to Paul McCartney that a string quartet be added to

Yesterday. This is it, and he wrote on it at the top here, by Paul

McCartney, John Lennon, George Martinez inquire, and Mozart. A

reference to the fact that it was a classical piece of music. He also

told John Lennon to up the tempo on Please Please Me. We said about

doubling the speed and would I like the hear it now? I said to him after

the end of the session, you've got your first number one. He was right.

George Martin had helped them change the game. His work combined with The

Beatles and the engineer busted open the recording studio as giving it

the status of a musical instrument in itself. And here they are,

em-Rick and Martin, who worked today on Day In A Life He wanted to go

from this note to that note over 24 bars in your own time, but you don't

listen to the music next to you, or you will get a sense of rhythm. He

said, we can't do that. George explained it again to them. There

was a bit of an atmosphere developing. There's five tracks of

that orchestra. It was the first time George had suggested we linked

up to four-track machines. I think George was incredibly important.

When you're a band and you have beautiful music like The Beatles had

you need someone to be able to get it out there to the world. What

George did brilliantly was open that door wide. George Martin was born in

London. He trained as a classical musician and in the '40s formed a

band with Verdictsor Moore called The Fortune Tellers. The minute you

met him he told us what he wanted to do, and if George said we are going

to do this, you did it. He was a natural leader. Sir Paul McCartney

said today he was like a second father to him. God bless George

Martin, were Ringo's words. George Martin was a gentle, humble,

cultured man who, with a little help from his friends, The Beatles,

became a radical revolutionary. He loved them for giving him the

opportunity, and they loved him. The pioneering music producer,

Sir George Martin, who's died today We've heard words like pioneering

and revolutionary and radical. For me what was truly remarkable about

George Martin is he proved that classical music and pop music don't

exist in different worlds, that if you bring them together something

remarkable can be achieved. It was interesting in that package there to

see Paul McCartney citing Mozart, George Martin and himself. In a way

The Beatles and George Martin were an odd couple. They came from

different worlds. He was an officer in the Royal Navy. He went on to

produce comedy albums with The Goonss. These guys were from the

north, ir reverent, but when you put them together alchemy was created.

Quite a remarkable feat. What he was able to do, introducing them to

music they had never heard before. Paul McCartney didn't read music

then, doesn't read music now. He opened up their world, to give them

a whole new canvas to play with and the result was number one after

number one and a catalogue of music that the world will never forget.

Will, thank you. Buckingham Palace has made a formal

complaint against The Sun newspaper, which printed a story claiming

the Queen supported Britain leaving In a rare move, the Palace said it

had registered a complaint with the Independent Press

Standards Organisation. The report claimed that the Queen

had expressed strong Eurosceptic views five years ago to Nick Clegg

when he was Deputy Prime Minister. Our royal correspondent,

Nick Witchell, reports. She's visited most, though not

all, of the countries She knows the human

cost of Europe's wars. This was a visit to Belsen

in Germany last June. During that visit, she spoke

at a state banquet in Berlin This is this morning's Sun headline

- Queen backs Brexit. The Sun's story claims that,

five years ago, the Queen let rip at Nick Clegg, then

Deputy Prime Minister, during a lunch at Windsor Castle,

and told him in the presence of several other ministers

that she believed the EU was heading Today, Mr Clegg said he had no

recollection of such a conversation. I think it's appalling

that the people who want to pull the United Kingdom, to drag

the United Kingdom out of the European Union are now

trying to drag the Queen As for the story in The Sun,

it's nonsense, it's not true, The court circular records

that in April 2011, there was a Privy Council meeting

at Windsor Castle attended by Mr Also there was the then

Education Secretary Michael Gove. Tonight Mr Gove was asked

about the Sun's story. REPORTER: Was it you who

leaked the information? From Buckingham Palace today,

first statement stressing the Queen's political neutrality,

then confirmation that it was making a formal complaint about The Sun's

story to the Independent Press In response, the Sun said,

"The Sun stands by its story, which was based on two

impeccable sources." Well, as ever, we can't be precisely

sure but, whatever her thought is, they may well include

an element of exasperation. And that's because no-one knows

better than the Queen does that one of the principal duties of a

constitutional monarch is to steer clear of politics. But we should

remember she does ask questions. She makes observations, sometimes quite

pointed ones to her Ministers. But when it comes to opinions on major

issues, she has, I think, remained pretty punctiliously neutral now for

64 years. Officials insist that when it comes to taking sides, there is

no question of her doing that in anyway over the EU referendum. Nick,

thank you. Five of the men who raided a vault

in London's Hatton Garden at Easter last year have

been jailed for a total The gang stole ?14

million worth of gold, jewellery and cash,

most of which has yet A judge at Woolwich Crown Court

described them as 'old-school villains' as our home

affairs correspondent, The reinforced wall,

more than a meter thick, that the Hatton Garden gang bored

through with a diamond-tipped drill. They then ripped open

73 safe deposit boxes, stuffing the diamonds,

cash and gold bullion into wheelie bins, making off with

?14 million worth. Today, the Hatton Garden gang

learnt their punishments, though 77-year-old Brian Reader

was too unwell to be sentenced yet. so was Kenny Collins,

and the fourth ringleader, But Bill Lincoln, who helped store

the loot, got seven. Hugh Doyle, the plumber who helped

move the stolen property, There may be people out there that

feel a little bit of sympathy in relation to those that

were sentenced today. However, these were all career,

callous criminals who had no thought in relation to the property

that they actually stole Though the plumber who walked

free on a suspended I feel sorry for the victims,

you know, for what's happened because people's lives have

been devastated here. The police have recovered

?4 million worth of loot, some buried in a graveyard,

but ?10 million is missing, along with the mysterious Basil,

who took part in the heist, The burglars didn't help

detectives with that, or anything else,

in their police interviews. Were you the person that

could deactivate the lift shafts? The gang, here being secretly filmed

in a pub, had an average age of 63, so why were they still

committing crime? When you're a career criminal,

you know, that's your thing. No matter how old you get and how

much money you've got, you still get a, sort of,

a yearning to be on the front-line The judge gave the Hatton Garden

gang the longest sentences he could, given that this was a burglary

and not an armed robbery and given that the main ringleaders pleaded

guilty, but things could get even worse for the ageing criminals

at a hearing next year when they'll be told to give the money back

or face even more time behind bars. Daniel Sandford, BBC

News, Hatton Garden. Health Service leaders say a third

strike by junior doctors is taking its toll

on the NHS in England. The 48-hour walkout began at 8

o'clock this morning. More than 5,000 operations

have been cancelled, although emergency

care is not affected. The doctors' union, the BMA,

says it's been driven to the action by the imposition of

an unfair contract. The government called

the action irresponsible. The Government has been

forced to abandon plans to relax the Sunday trading laws

in England and Wales. It follows this evening's vote

in the House of Commons, when a group of Conservative rebels

sided with opposition parties, including the SNP,

to defeat the plans. Ministers had wanted to give

councils the power to allow large shops to open longer

than the current six-hour limit, as our political correspondent

Vicki Young reports. For 20 years there's been

a compromise on the high streets of England and Wales,

businesses can trade, customers can shop, but shorter

hours means Sunday is different But the Government wanted councils

to be allowed to lift those restrictions so shopping centres

could compete with online retailers. It's frustrating sometimes the shops

can't open early enough and you have to go to a shop, wait for 30 minutes

before you're allowed to pay for. I work on Sundays and I find that

finishing work at 6.00pm gives me that extra time in the evening

to kind of have dinner In Parliament, many Conservative MPs

said a more liberal approach In life we all have

to find our own balance. If you've got to work,

you've got to work. We are all capable of deciding

whether we work or shop on a Sunday. Others sided with Labour

and the SNP, telling the Minister that people would feel under

pressure to work longer hours. Frankly, even God took

a rest on the seventh day. Just sit down and rest this

case and withdraw this. In Scotland, extended opening hours

are already in force, but the SNP in Westminster refused

to support similar measures for England and Wales,

saying they wanted higher Sunday pay A last-ditch at a compromise

fell on deaf ears. After that embarrassing

defeat, ministers tried We wanted to make a case,

make it very clear, this is a huge economic growth opportunity,

thousands of jobs and, actually, that flexibility

for consumers and residents on a Sunday, to have the same rights

as they do in Scotland. We have to be very clear about this,

the SNP votes stopped Ministers are directing their anger

at the SNP, accusing them of hypocrisy and of denying English

and Welsh MPs the changes they want. But the real problem

was that the Government couldn't persuade enough Conservatives

to back the move. The owner of this chain of toy

shops, which doesn't open at all on a Sunday, says it's

all a matter of priorities. Is there going to be more money

available if we hope shops Is there going to be more money

available if we open shops But the point is, I think we need

to put some family values Tonight, ministers confirmed they'd

shelved plans to extend The government of Macedonia has said

it will no longer let any migrants and refugees through

its border with Greece. In effect, blocking the main route

that many take to reach northern Over the past 24 hours,

several countries have toughenrd their restrictions,

including Slovenia, Hungary has said that it will boost

police and troop numbers 14,000 people are now

stranded in Idomeni, on Greece's border with Macedonia,

from where our correspondent, We walked the last mile today with

hundreds of migrants to towards. The border is sealed. I'm very tired. My

daughter is sick. She's sick. Why is she sick? She has a chest infection

and she's been coughing. There's no desire to stay in any official

channels in Athens if there's even the slimmest chance this route will

re-open. But it doesn't and the camp is wretch ed. 14,000 people sinking

in mud and despair. Across train lines. This is the

in mud and despair. Across train This is the next 50 waiting to go

across. The Macedonia gate is just 10 feet through that door, so close,

and yet so far. For three days these people have been sleeping like this.

They are from Syria, he is 17, travelling with his mother and a

sick father. If it doesn't open, how long can you sit-in conditions like

this? I don't know. I don't long can you sit-in conditions like

what we're going to have to do. The migrants appeal through the gates

what we're going to have to do. The the mass zonian guards. They told us

- no-one will cross. Nothing. No-one is going across today? Any time

soon? You don't know. There's is going across today? Any time

route round these fences. They stretch for miles. Today, there were

protests, tempers are rising on all sides. But there are no easy answers

here. This is one camp among many and behind these people are

thousands more. Christian Fraser, BBC News, Idomeni.

It's five years since the start of uprisings in Syria

The crackdown that followed led to a conflict that's claimed

the lives of a quarter of a million people and left more than half

Many of those affected have been children.

It's thought that 7.5 million need humanitarian aid.

And 2.8 million children who should be in school

We've been able to speak to three children in Amman,

in Damascus and in Ketermaya, who've fled the conflict.

Our correspondent, Caroline Hawley, starts in Amman

Mustafa's in a hurry to get to class.

At this make-shift nursery, all the children have lost

Mustafa lost both in the barrel bomb that injured him so badly,

His remarkable recovery, to the boy he is now,

to his doctors and to other patients.

He needs a hip replacement and his left side is partially

paralysed because of a piece of shrapnel lodged in his brain.

But the boy, who wants to become a doctor, is determined to keep up.

Mustafa let me help him build a house.

When it fell down, he told me it had exploded.

But he began building again, this time something even bigger.

His grandmother says sometimes he cries for them,

but at other times he brings tissues to wipe her tears

and he tells her off for crying, saying that they're in heaven.

Ishra escaped from what sounds like hell in the eastern city

It's been under siege by IS fighters for over a year.

Home now is a room in a disused football stadium.

Ishra is given food aid and she hopes that next year she'll

They're being called a lost generation.

Like so many other Syrian children, Rua has missed a lot of schooling.

She and her family fled Syria after a chemical attack

on their neighbourhood in Damascus in 2013.

Her parents had only a nappy, soaked with vinegar,

Now, in Lebanon, she's learning to read and write and when she grows

When she closes her eyes and thinks of Syria,

After school, Rua comes back to the camp where she now lives.

She says she doesn't like all the mud here and it's hard

She's only been gone a few hours, but when your country's been at war

for as long as you've been alive, seeing your family safe and sound

isn't something you take for granted.

A few of Syria's young children sharing their experiences with my

colleague, Caroline Hawley. Donald Trump has strengthened his

position in the race for the Republican presidential

nomination, winning support in three more states, including Michigan,

where Bernie Sanders enjoyed a surprise victory in

the Democratic race. Our North America correspondent,

Nick Bryant, reports from Detroit. Donald Trump doesn't even bother

holding victory rallies any more, opting instead for

presidential-style news conferences, where he brings a few friends

and almost as many flags. Well, thank you very much everyone,

this was an amazing evening and I don't think I've ever

had so many horrible, horrible things said

about me in one week. His victories last night

were especially important Can conservatives

trust Donald Trump? A barrage of attack ads

from Stop Trump Republicans, casting him as a con

man and vulgarian - If he gets the nomination,

they're going to sue his (BLEEP). But in this break all the rules

election, he reckons the onslaught People are sick and tired

of being politically correct and I actually think

that ad is good for me. More Republicans are voting

against the billionaire than for him, but no rival appears

strong enough right now As for the Democrats,

Hillary Clinton celebrated a thumping victory in Mississippi,

which helped win her the most But her left-wing rival,

Bernie Sanders, inflicted a shock defeat in Michigan, supposedly

a Clinton stronghold. Make America great again -

the derelict factories of Detroit serve almost as echo chambers

for Trump's favourite slogan A billionaire and a democratic

socialist, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders could

hardly be more different. But, in many ways, they are flip

sides of the same coin. Products of anti-establishment rage,

of economic frustration and a rejection

of politics as usual. All across America the road

to the White House is The primary here in Michigan

highlighted once again Hillary Clinton's ongoing problem in

attracting white working-class support and the support of young

voters. It means her battle with Bernie Sanders will go on much

longer than she would have wanted. It highlighted Donald Trump's

resilience. Many Republicans hoped he would be brought back

down-to-earth last night. But now he's only a few victories away from

being unstoppable. Nick, many thanks for the update. Nick Bryant there

for us in Detroit. The number of African rhinos

being killed by poachers has increased for the sixth

year in a row, according At least 1,300 rhinos were killed

across Africa in 2015. It's the highest level

since the current surge Since then, nearly 6,000 African

rhinos have been killed as a result The current rhino population

on the continent is now estimated Our science editor,

David Shukman, has this report. A desperate attempt

to save rhinos from poachers. The start of an extraordinary

mission in South Africa to move The scale of the slaughter

is so alarming that anything is better, even this,

than leaving the animals at risk. There's been a worrying rise

in the numbers killed The rhino's horns can be

worth more than gold. A massive push to boost patrols,

to track down the poachers, a bit of a difference in some areas,

but the danger is constant. We have to think where would we be

if it hadn't been for the huge We would be I think a lot worse off

than we currently are. But there's still a huge amount

to do and massive threats. In some countries the

situation is catastrophic. In Namibia, where we filmed

this rhino last autumn, the killings have quadrupled

in the past two years. At the moment, more rhinos are being

born than are being killed, but the fear is that a tipping point

is fast approaching. These rhinos are safe,

at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo but protection is

becoming essential. At the current rate of losses,

the worse case scenario within about a decade rhinos

will only be living in some The blunt truth is that the price

of rhino horn is so high, that even the best efforts

at conservation are simply no match One radical idea is to cut off

the horns before the poachers get there and to flood the market,

but that could fuel demand. Another plan is to transport

the animals between different countries to improve

their chances of breeding A third option is to fit monitoring

devices to the rhinos to track where they are, but the poachers

are often one step ahead. So they understand

the intelligence concept. So we're really dealing with a very

more sophisticated criminal element There are several different species

of rhino, this one is a northern There are just three

of her kind left. For some, extinction

is a matter of time, by Paris St Germain,

losing 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. So went the pre-match hype from PSG,

who brought the best player in the world with them,

if you're Zlatan Ibrahimovic. That's him on the wing,

crossing the ball for 3-1 down on aggregate,

Chelsea needed something rapidly, time for Costa to change

his identity, mask off, perhaps the defence

didn't recognise him. But Costa only lasted an hour,

you can protect a broken nose, PSG's star striker was still

on the pitch, about to arrive cross from Angel di

Maria - Ibrahimovic. by the Parisians, who are funded

by Qatari millions. That's a European

exit, football style. Newsnight is coming up

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