:00:00. > :00:08.Four decades after bombs ripped apart two pubs in Birmingham,
:00:09. > :00:11.a coroner re-opens the inquests into the deaths.
:00:12. > :00:13.The double bombing caused devastation
:00:14. > :00:19.Families of the victims were today overcome by the news.
:00:20. > :00:28.Today is... the most seismic day for all of us.
:00:29. > :00:40.The coroner today spoke of new evidence
:00:41. > :00:42.of advance notice of the bombs being given to police.
:00:43. > :00:45.West Midlands Police in 2016 has nothing to hide.
:00:46. > :00:47.The failings in 1975 of the botched investigation are the biggest
:00:48. > :00:50.failing in the force's history, and we don't stand aside from that.
:00:51. > :00:52.We'll be looking at the fresh evidence
:00:53. > :00:57.Also tonight, Leave campaigners want EU migrant workers
:00:58. > :01:03.The Remain camp say their plans would wreck the economy.
:01:04. > :01:05.One of the country's most prolific paedophiles,
:01:06. > :01:11.admits 71 charges of child sexual abuse in court.
:01:12. > :01:15.The EgyptAir plane which crashed last month -
:01:16. > :01:18.investigators detect signals from a black box in the Mediterranean.
:01:19. > :01:20.And the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain
:01:21. > :01:27.is among hundreds of Roman artefacts discovered in London.
:01:28. > :01:29.And coming out in Sportsday on BBC News,
:01:30. > :01:31.Andy Murray reaches the semifinals of the French Open
:01:32. > :01:57.to beat home favourite Richard Gasquet at Roland Garros.
:01:58. > :02:04.In 1974, bombs in two Birmingham pubs left 21 people dead
:02:05. > :02:06.and more than 200 injured, one of the worst terror attacks
:02:07. > :02:13.a coroner has ruled that inquests into the deaths are to be re-opened.
:02:14. > :02:17.The inquests were suspended when six men were jailed for the attacks.
:02:18. > :02:22.Their convictions were later quashed.
:02:23. > :02:25.The coroner, Louise Hunt, said there was now new evidence
:02:26. > :02:28.that the police may have missed advance warnings of the bombings.
:02:29. > :02:30.West Midlands Police had opposed the re-opening of the inquests,
:02:31. > :02:32.but the force's Chief Constable today welcomed
:02:33. > :02:40.Our correspondent Sian Lloyd sent this report.
:02:41. > :02:47.Today is... the most seismic day for all of us.
:02:48. > :02:51.Julie Hambleton has campaigned for almost 42 years
:02:52. > :02:59.The 18-year-old was among the 21 who died in the explosions.
:03:00. > :03:06.I hope that our fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers
:03:07. > :03:13.are looking down and they are proud.
:03:14. > :03:18.On the 21st of November 1974, two bombs exploded at the Mulberry Bush
:03:19. > :03:23.and Tavern in the Town pubs in Birmingham city centre.
:03:24. > :03:25.A year later, six men were convicted.
:03:26. > :03:28.The Birmingham Six, as they became known,
:03:29. > :03:35.their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.
:03:36. > :03:37.Paddy Hill was one of those men who were wrongly jailed.
:03:38. > :03:42.It's the first step that's ever been taken
:03:43. > :03:46.to finding out the real truth behind the Birmingham pub bombings.
:03:47. > :03:49.West Midlands Police said the coroner did not have the...
:03:50. > :03:52.There's too many skeletons in the cupboard.
:03:53. > :03:57.They knew, they had advance warning, before the bombs went off.
:03:58. > :04:00.Just what West Midlands Police knew in advance of the bombings
:04:01. > :04:07.The coroner said she'd already identified two occasions
:04:08. > :04:10.where chances to prevent the bombings may have been missed.
:04:11. > :04:15.Louise Hunt said, "I have serious concerns that advance notice
:04:16. > :04:18.of the bombs may have been available to the police and that they failed
:04:19. > :04:24.to take the necessary steps to protect life."
:04:25. > :04:27."There is a wealth of evidence still available which has not
:04:28. > :04:29.in the main been seen by the families or the public
:04:30. > :04:33."It is still possible for an inquest to ascertain how these 21
:04:34. > :04:40.pending the criminal trial and later police investigations.
:04:41. > :04:43.The West Midlands force had argued
:04:44. > :04:46.that the power to re-open them had been lost.
:04:47. > :04:51.West Midlands Police in 2016 has nothing to hide.
:04:52. > :04:55.The failings in 1975 of the botched investigation are the biggest
:04:56. > :05:00.failing in the force's history, we don't stand aside from that.
:05:01. > :05:01.The pub bombings were widely acknowledged
:05:02. > :05:06.The names of a number of suspects linked to the attacks
:05:07. > :05:09.were known in Republican circles and by some journalists.
:05:10. > :05:12.This former senior member of the organisation believes
:05:13. > :05:16.the men responsible are unlikely to face trial.
:05:17. > :05:19.The only way there could be convictions would be if the men
:05:20. > :05:22.walked into police stations in the UK and confessed
:05:23. > :05:24.to their parts in the bombing, and that ain't going to happen.
:05:25. > :05:26.You could hear the ambulances coming,
:05:27. > :05:31.Maureen Mitchell survived the attack.
:05:32. > :05:36.Aged 21, she was so badly injured she was given the last rites.
:05:37. > :05:39.You sort of put it all behind you, and then something else
:05:40. > :05:42.will come up, like all this that is happening now.
:05:43. > :05:47.because that would be an end to it then.
:05:48. > :05:49.It's been a long journey for the families
:05:50. > :06:00.They hope they'll now get some of their questions answered.
:06:01. > :06:06.I here sat Birmingham Central police station, where tonight they are
:06:07. > :06:10.considering the coroner's decision. They say they do support it.
:06:11. > :06:13.Evidence about how West Midlands Police responded and what they knew
:06:14. > :06:18.in advance played an important part in this decision. For the families
:06:19. > :06:23.certainly, it is a huge step forward, but the coroner has sounded
:06:24. > :06:27.a note of caution, that the inquests may not resolve all the matters as
:06:28. > :06:31.far as they are concerned. Now, details of how and when the inquest
:06:32. > :06:35.will be held are expected later. We should know more over the coming
:06:36. > :06:38.months. Sian, thank you, Sian Lloyd there.
:06:39. > :06:40.The UK could have a fairer, more humane immigration system
:06:41. > :06:43.that would work better for the economy if it left the EU.
:06:44. > :06:45.That's the latest claim from the Leave campaigners.
:06:46. > :06:47.They want to end the automatic right
:06:48. > :06:49.for EU citizens to live and work here
:06:50. > :06:51.and to accept only those of value to the economy.
:06:52. > :06:54.But those campaigning to remain in the EU said such a system
:06:55. > :06:56.would wreck the economy and could drive up immigration.
:06:57. > :06:57.Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg,
:06:58. > :07:04.I should warn you, it contains flashing images.
:07:05. > :07:08.Their biggest names, their biggest promise so far.
:07:09. > :07:12.Is it not time we took back control of our immigration policy?
:07:13. > :07:15.Being in the EU means people from 27 other countries can come here
:07:16. > :07:23.but they want exit and an end to all that.
:07:24. > :07:25.You're stitching things up, are you? Yes.
:07:26. > :07:28.We've come to talk about another big stitch-up.
:07:29. > :07:31.Along with the gags, outers are offering a points system
:07:32. > :07:34.where all immigrants would be judged on what they can offer,
:07:35. > :07:38.What we're saying is, have a system whereby
:07:39. > :07:40.the UK Government has to take responsibility
:07:41. > :07:45.But can you guarantee that immigration would actually
:07:46. > :07:51.I think that is very, very likely, but that's up to the Government,
:07:52. > :07:57.what the needs of UK business and industry were.
:07:58. > :08:00.Those who are the brightest and the best, with the right
:08:01. > :08:03.skills for our economy, would be welcome here,
:08:04. > :08:06.and actually this would be a fairer system.
:08:07. > :08:08.What your rivals say is, if we give up EU people
:08:09. > :08:12.that would have a huge effect on the economy.
:08:13. > :08:16.They say it would wreck the economy. I think that's obvious nonsense.
:08:17. > :08:18.Look like they're starting to enjoy this campaign?
:08:19. > :08:23.They're sure their promise of more controls on immigration is one
:08:24. > :08:27.But maybe this referendum will come down to a choice -
:08:28. > :08:30.a trade-off between tighter rules on immigration
:08:31. > :08:33.and what their opponents claim would be serious damage
:08:34. > :08:38.to the economy that every worker would feel.
:08:39. > :08:42.In a typically low-key intervention in this noisy argument,
:08:43. > :08:44.the Home Secretary said the plan just wouldn't work.
:08:45. > :08:46.Well, they're calling for a points-based system,
:08:47. > :08:49.like the Australians have, but if you look at the figures,
:08:50. > :08:52.Australia has nearly double the level of immigration per head
:08:53. > :08:58.Now, the current level of immigration is too high,
:08:59. > :09:05.but there is no silver bullet - controlling immigration is hard.
:09:06. > :09:09.The OECD - respected number crunchers -
:09:10. > :09:12.cautioned if we leave the table, economic shockwaves might be
:09:13. > :09:14.felt right around the world, and the hypothetical end
:09:15. > :09:17.of EU migration has alarmed David Cameron's political friends.
:09:18. > :09:20.It would be unavoidable, inevitable, for us, and
:09:21. > :09:24.I think for many of us in Europe, to follow the same proposals,
:09:25. > :09:27.to implement a points system in the rest of the European Union,
:09:28. > :09:30.so you would get a race to the bottom.
:09:31. > :09:34.Most politicians used to be squeamish about talking immigration,
:09:35. > :09:39.but it's part of this campaign and his long-term gain.
:09:40. > :09:42.Australia looks at what it thinks it needs to expand its country.
:09:43. > :09:45.It's growing its country, so it takes more people pro rata
:09:46. > :09:49.than we would, but the point about it is they can choose.
:09:50. > :09:53.Outers of all stripes think there is mileage in it,
:09:54. > :09:57.but as they take more and more messages around the country,
:09:58. > :10:05.it doesn't feel like this is just about the referendum anymore.
:10:06. > :10:07.It feels now like you are all setting out some kind
:10:08. > :10:09.of alternative Tory vision for after the referendum.
:10:10. > :10:14.After we vote leave on June the 23rd, it will be up
:10:15. > :10:16.to the Government to take back control of not just immigration
:10:17. > :10:20.policy, but obviously of huge sums of money, of our ability to set out
:10:21. > :10:23.So you are setting out an alternative vision
:10:24. > :10:25.for a very different sounding kind of government?
:10:26. > :10:29.Priti, why don't you answer this question?
:10:30. > :10:35.Just about sticking to the script - at least for now.
:10:36. > :10:38.But depending on what you decide in three weeks,
:10:39. > :10:46.So what impact would these plans have on UK immigration?
:10:47. > :10:49.Latest figures show net migration - that's the difference
:10:50. > :10:52.between the number of those arriving and the number of those leaving -
:10:53. > :10:59.That includes 184,000 people from EU countries,
:11:00. > :11:06.who already come in under a points-based system.
:11:07. > :11:08.As we've heard, Leave campaigners want that system extended
:11:09. > :11:14.But what effect would such a scheme have on employers and employees?
:11:15. > :11:20.Here's our chief correspondent, Gavin Hewitt.
:11:21. > :11:24.For those coming to our shores from the EU, these proposals
:11:25. > :11:27.would mark a fundamental change to migration into the UK.
:11:28. > :11:31.EU citizens would no longer just travel here for work.
:11:32. > :11:35.They would have to pass a series of tests.
:11:36. > :11:38.Some businesses, like this Bangladeshi restaurant in Kent,
:11:39. > :11:44.They say they can't get the skilled chefs they want from Bangladesh
:11:45. > :11:51.They want a system of migration that doesn't favour Europeans.
:11:52. > :11:56.I welcome any fairer immigration policy.
:11:57. > :12:00.But I believe the British immigration policy is unfair,
:12:01. > :12:10.and one for the British citizen for non-European.
:12:11. > :12:12.Currently, EU citizens have the automatic right
:12:13. > :12:16.Non-EU citizens face a series of hurdles.
:12:17. > :12:19.They have to be high-value workers with job offers,
:12:20. > :12:28.EU citizens would lose their automatic right to come here.
:12:29. > :12:36.awarded for needed skills, an available job, and English.
:12:37. > :12:40.But some businesses are fiercely opposed to the plans.
:12:41. > :12:42.This is a large lettuce farm in Kent.
:12:43. > :12:45.It depends on unskilled workers from the EU -
:12:46. > :12:49.100 staff, mainly migrants from Romania.
:12:50. > :12:52.Without them, the business would struggle.
:12:53. > :12:54.I believe in patrolling the borders and policing
:12:55. > :12:57.the borders, but when it comes to the horticultural sector
:12:58. > :13:03.it requires a high percentage of unskilled workers.
:13:04. > :13:08.So what would happen if the unskilled workers couldn't
:13:09. > :13:12.Well, we've tried in the past to recruit from the local Jobcentres
:13:13. > :13:16.I would seriously worry for the future of my business.
:13:17. > :13:18.This proposed points system would signify a break
:13:19. > :13:20.with the principle of freedom of movement, and that would raise
:13:21. > :13:24.doubts about continued access to the single market.
:13:25. > :13:28.And it's far from clear what impact the system would have on
:13:29. > :13:34.Points-based systems have traditionally been used to increase,
:13:35. > :13:44.That said, any system that imposed new restrictions on EU citizens,
:13:45. > :13:46.whether that's a points-based system or another form of selection,
:13:47. > :13:48.would be expected to reduce the numbers
:13:49. > :13:51.There was not much detail in today's proposal,
:13:52. > :13:53.but the Leave campaign believes promises to restore control over
:13:54. > :14:09.Our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, is in Westminster.
:14:10. > :14:17.John, a big focus on the Leave campaign today, what sort of shape
:14:18. > :14:20.is it in? We have seen how the Leave site have been playing what they see
:14:21. > :14:24.as their trump card of migration control. The opinion polls suggested
:14:25. > :14:29.may all be to play for. Both sides are telling me that the Leave side
:14:30. > :14:33.has the stronger ground campaign, the door knockers to get the vote
:14:34. > :14:36.out, and they are daring to dream. Look at the way David Cameron has
:14:37. > :14:42.had to listen to Cabinet colleagues setting up what looks like an
:14:43. > :14:46.alternative manifesto outside the EU. That may be tough for him to
:14:47. > :14:52.hear. A big vote to remain would be his biggest win and his biggest
:14:53. > :14:57.gamble. A narrow vote to stay, he could be a lame duck. To leave, he
:14:58. > :15:03.would be a dead one. How is the Remain camp reacting to the fact
:15:04. > :15:07.that Leave is the focus today? Well, the Remain side may feel they have
:15:08. > :15:12.the best of it, some of the campaigners do sound a little
:15:13. > :15:15.nervous, though, they feel they are on top of the crossfire of sound
:15:16. > :15:20.bites on the bulletins. We have had the Spanish president warning
:15:21. > :15:23.against a vote to leave the EU, the president of the EU council trying
:15:24. > :15:27.to settle there is of a threat to British sovereignty by saying that
:15:28. > :15:32.integration is a utopian dream, so that effort is also being made.
:15:33. > :15:42.There is a long way to go, and we have seen that as far as they are
:15:43. > :15:44.concerned, they win the economic argument with George Osborne, the
:15:45. > :15:47.Chancellor, writing directly to the Leave side, challenging them to set
:15:48. > :15:50.up that is a British trade outside the EU. But look at the opinion
:15:51. > :15:52.polls, look at the money going down and the bookmakers, and it is a
:15:53. > :15:57.brave punter who will vote on the outcome -- bet on the outcome.
:15:58. > :15:59.There's more analysis of the facts behind the claims
:16:00. > :16:02.on both sides of the referendum debate on the BBC website.
:16:03. > :16:12.A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.
:16:13. > :16:15.Activists in northern Syria say armed groups, backed by the US,
:16:16. > :16:18.have opened up a new front against positions held by so-called
:16:19. > :16:20.Islamic State in a crucial swathe of territory adjoining
:16:21. > :16:26.The offensive, by a Kurdish-led alliance, is directed at an area
:16:27. > :16:32.The aim is to cut IS access to Turkish border areas,
:16:33. > :16:34.which the jihadists have long used to bring foreign
:16:35. > :16:45.The US presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, is to visit Scotland
:16:46. > :16:47.later this month for the official reopening of his Trump
:16:48. > :16:49.Turnberry golf course, which he bought in 2014.
:16:50. > :16:51.The man expected to become the Republican nominee will attend
:16:52. > :17:00.a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on the 24th June 24th -
:17:01. > :17:04.Police in Kent, investigating an alleged breach of spending rules
:17:05. > :17:06.by the Conservative Party in last year's general election,
:17:07. > :17:08.have been given more time to complete their enquiries.
:17:09. > :17:12.They now have an additional 12 months to examine spending
:17:13. > :17:14.in the Thanet South constituency following a successful
:17:15. > :17:19.17 police forces have received or applied for extensions
:17:20. > :17:22.to investigate whether expenses generated by activists on a campaign
:17:23. > :17:33.A former Sunday school teacher, considered to be one of Britain's
:17:34. > :17:36.most prolific paedophiles, is facing a life sentence
:17:37. > :17:40.for a catalogue of abuse against children in Malaysia.
:17:41. > :17:42.Richard Huckle, who's 30 and from Ashford in Kent,
:17:43. > :17:48.He posted thousands of pictures and videos of his victims
:17:49. > :17:52.on an encrypted part of the internet.
:17:53. > :17:56.Our correspondent, Angus Crawford, reports.
:17:57. > :18:01.He was a Sunday school teacher, a friend to their families
:18:02. > :18:10.Richard Huckle sought out children in the poorest
:18:11. > :18:21.He took them on days out, bought them food, gained their trust.
:18:22. > :18:26.But it's also the way he got close to this girl,
:18:27. > :18:32.He took videos of me naked and I told him I wanted
:18:33. > :18:38.I didn't realise what he was doing because I was only three years old.
:18:39. > :18:43.I don't want him to come back to Malaysia.
:18:44. > :18:52.He targeted the vulnerable, getting to know them,
:18:53. > :18:57.staying in the slums for days on end.
:18:58. > :19:02.Huckle was often at this woman's home, she suspected nothing,
:19:03. > :19:05.but she says when her granddaughter was just 12 he asked
:19:06. > :19:19.Here he is in a promotional video for the British Council.
:19:20. > :19:21.He went to charities and orphanages where he helped out
:19:22. > :19:33.We can't show the other entries, that day he brought one
:19:34. > :19:40.A pattern emerged - days out, always with a camera,
:19:41. > :19:43.the children called him 'uncle', but all too often it was
:19:44. > :19:50.All that was captured on film, tens of thousands
:19:51. > :20:03.He then posted them in secret forums on the so-called 'dark web'.
:20:04. > :20:06.Huckle also wrote a self-help guide for other would-be abusers called,
:20:07. > :20:10.It's not often that you get intimate access inside a police sting that
:20:11. > :20:15.He was finally identified by police in Australia,
:20:16. > :20:20.in one of the biggest ever investigations into sex offenders
:20:21. > :20:26.Paul Griffiths is a former British detective, now
:20:27. > :20:32.How great a danger did he pose to children?
:20:33. > :20:35.If he hadn't been arrested, if he hadn't of been
:20:36. > :20:37.taken out of circulation, then he would still be offending
:20:38. > :20:41.And, he certainly struck me as the kind of person
:20:42. > :20:43.who would make the most of any opportunity that arose.
:20:44. > :20:46.So if he had the opportunity to offend against a child,
:20:47. > :20:52.Huckle's victims are left traumatised.
:20:53. > :20:54.Abused by a man who said he'd come to help them.
:20:55. > :21:02.He used his faith to seek them out and then betrayed them.
:21:03. > :21:06.He's pleaded guilty, but there are still many other
:21:07. > :21:13.I think there are two really significant questions. Both of those
:21:14. > :21:17.are for the National Crime Agency. Britain's National Crime Agency. The
:21:18. > :21:20.first is, how much other unidentified victims are there out
:21:21. > :21:24.there? We know that Huckle travelled widely of he came back to this
:21:25. > :21:28.country. He had access to children and he attended churches. The second
:21:29. > :21:33.question equally important is - how many other offenders are there out
:21:34. > :21:38.there, uncaught, directed connected to him? The NCA says it knows of
:21:39. > :21:41.none. I've learnt from that Australian unit you saw in the
:21:42. > :21:45.report that identified Huckle on the so-called dark net that it
:21:46. > :21:49.identified other British offendersers, perhaps 20 or 30. It
:21:50. > :21:55.passed that information on to the National Crime Agency. I spoke to
:21:56. > :21:56.the Agency tonight it says that it always investigates all such
:21:57. > :22:07.intelligence. OK, Angus, thank you. French search teams
:22:08. > :22:09.in the Mediterranean have confirmed that they've detected signals
:22:10. > :22:11.from a black box data recorder from the EgyptAir flight
:22:12. > :22:15.which crashed two weeks ago. It's expected to provide vital
:22:16. > :22:18.information on why the Airbus A320, from Paris to Cairo,
:22:19. > :22:21.went down off the Egyptian coast, Our correspondent, Orla Guerin,
:22:22. > :22:26.reports from Cairo. After less than 24-hours
:22:27. > :22:30.in the water, this acoustic probe picked up a signal from one
:22:31. > :22:36.of the plane's black boxes. Experts on this French naval vessel
:22:37. > :22:40.say this is the first step. If the flight recorders are found
:22:41. > :22:43.intact, the next challenge will be Two weeks on, relatives of the 66
:22:44. > :23:01.passengers and crew are desperate are desperate for information -
:23:02. > :23:03.was it sabotage or The crash has caused a sense
:23:04. > :23:07.of loss acrosses Egypt. The grief is compounded
:23:08. > :23:09.by the unanswered questions. It's still unclear what caused
:23:10. > :23:11.EgyptAir flight 804 If this was an act of terrorism,
:23:12. > :23:20.no group has claimed responsibility. Since the disaster, people here have
:23:21. > :23:23.been mourning for the victims and worrying about the impact
:23:24. > :23:28.of this latest blow to Egypt. For staff at the national airline,
:23:29. > :23:32.the pain is personal. They're our colleagues,
:23:33. > :23:35.brothers and sisters. The anguish in Egypt
:23:36. > :23:49.is echoed in France, French officials here say Paris
:23:50. > :23:57.and Cairo are working closely together and the mystery of flight
:23:58. > :24:15.804 will be solved. I am, myself, I'm very
:24:16. > :24:17.confident that, in the end, we will know the truth
:24:18. > :24:19.about what happened. One should be very cautious and not
:24:20. > :24:22.jump to any conclusions so far. I think that all options
:24:23. > :24:24.are still open. The bereaved are now looking
:24:25. > :24:27.to the black boxes, hoping they will shed light
:24:28. > :24:29.on the disaster that unfolded, Germany has set out plans today
:24:30. > :24:41.for anti-terrorism reforms, including closer secret service
:24:42. > :24:45.co-operation with other countries. Its security chief has told the BBC
:24:46. > :24:48.that radical Islamists are trying He says Germany is a target
:24:49. > :24:54.for so-called Islamic State and that an attack could happen
:24:55. > :24:56.there at any time. Our Europe editor, Katya Adler,
:24:57. > :24:58.reports from Germany. We've seen horror in Paris,
:24:59. > :25:06.mass bloodshed in Brussels. Terror chiefs across Europe warned
:25:07. > :25:10.there will be more. Now, Berlin worries
:25:11. > :25:15.it could be next. Germany's intelligence chief told me
:25:16. > :25:18.the danger is acute. TRANSLATION: An attack can
:25:19. > :25:22.happen here at any moment. We get regular intelligence
:25:23. > :25:24.of terror attacks being It does worry me that attempts
:25:25. > :25:30.are being made to radicalise Traditionally, the German
:25:31. > :25:37.authorities say they've kept the small radical Islamist scene
:25:38. > :25:41.here under tight control, but with the sudden arrival last
:25:42. > :25:44.year of tens of thousands of young Muslim men,
:25:45. > :25:50.there's concern here about parallel societies springing up
:25:51. > :25:52.and of the radicals already here trying to groom
:25:53. > :25:55.the most vulnerable. Syed is Syrian, his hometown
:25:56. > :25:59.was taken over by so-called Islamic State and so he fled
:26:00. > :26:04.to Germany, but just recently He's asked us to conceal his
:26:05. > :26:08.identity to protect his family TRANSLATION: Two guys stopped me
:26:09. > :26:13.and asked a lot of questions. They asked me where I pray and said
:26:14. > :26:26.that Germany wasn't a good place, They said they could support me
:26:27. > :26:30.with money or accommodation. I felt uncomfortable,
:26:31. > :26:32.but managed to get away. I know this behaviour
:26:33. > :26:34.from back home, the idea They're always looking
:26:35. > :26:37.for people like me. Germany has already had a number
:26:38. > :26:40.of small scale attacks and narrow escapes, such
:26:41. > :26:42.as this night in November. The German Chancellor,
:26:43. > :26:44.Angela Merkel, was about to arrive at the packed Hanover football
:26:45. > :26:46.stadium before it was evacuated on concrete intelligence
:26:47. > :26:48.of a terrorist attack, Germany is introducing what it
:26:49. > :26:53.calls its integration law, to try to prevent the deepening
:26:54. > :26:56.of a parallel society TRANSLATION: The refugees don't
:26:57. > :27:05.speak German, they don't understand our culture and the radical
:27:06. > :27:08.Islamists are clever. They try to infiltrate refugee
:27:09. > :27:11.centres pretending to be In an area locally referred
:27:12. > :27:22.to as 'little Istanbul', we met Imam, who works as part
:27:23. > :27:26.of a violence prevention programme. TRANSLATION: Racism
:27:27. > :27:30.and Islamophobia are on the rise because of the migration crisis
:27:31. > :27:37.and that can provoke radicalism. There is only a tiny percentage
:27:38. > :27:39.of people who sympathies with violence, but you don't need
:27:40. > :27:42.many, just one or two Germany's government
:27:43. > :27:49.has opened a dialogue with the country's mosques,
:27:50. > :27:51.it needs their help This is a country that once proudly
:27:52. > :27:58.described itself as multi-cultural, but now the extremes on the edges
:27:59. > :28:01.of society threaten to pull The world's longest and deepest rail
:28:02. > :28:16.tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland,
:28:17. > :28:18.after almost two decades The 35-mile twin-bore Gotthard base
:28:19. > :28:23.tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps
:28:24. > :28:25.between northern and southern Switzerland says it'll
:28:26. > :28:32.revolutionise European Goods currently carried on the route
:28:33. > :28:36.by a million lorries a year The new route was formally opened
:28:37. > :28:43.as two trains set off in opposite directions through the tunnel,
:28:44. > :28:45.each carrying hundreds of guests The earliest-known handwritten
:28:46. > :28:49.documents in Britain have been discovered in the heart
:28:50. > :28:52.of the City of London. More than 400 Roman tablets,
:28:53. > :28:54.which were used for correspondence and as legal documents,
:28:55. > :28:59.were unearthed in an archaeological dig just yards from
:29:00. > :29:00.the Bank of England. It's just a tiny piece of wood,
:29:01. > :29:22.but those scratches, L-O-N-D, it's an address,
:29:23. > :29:24.the first-ever mention This, Britain's oldest financial
:29:25. > :29:27.transaction, and it all comes These are the first
:29:28. > :29:44.written documents. And they were found deep
:29:45. > :29:50.in the ground, just down the road from what is now
:29:51. > :29:52.the Bank of England. NEWREEL: The remains of a Roman
:29:53. > :29:55.temple have been uncovered near the Mansion House
:29:56. > :29:57.in the City of London. In the 50s, this site was famous
:29:58. > :30:00.across the world, but time A short reprieve has
:30:01. > :30:11.given archaeologists a few more days, but soon
:30:12. > :30:14.a block of offices will cover this glimpse
:30:15. > :30:16.of London's ancient past. 50 years on, another redevelopment
:30:17. > :30:18.has allowed a second dig. Thousands of artefacts including
:30:19. > :30:22.the writing tablets. The Romans wrote by scratching words
:30:23. > :30:24.into wax and, occasionally, they scratched too deeply,
:30:25. > :30:27.and they left marks in the wood. It has taken hours of work
:30:28. > :30:29.to decipher the marks "Per forum totum", through the whole
:30:30. > :30:34.marketplace, "reantur"... It seems to be an ill-judged
:30:35. > :30:40.investment, the first bad loan in the history
:30:41. > :30:43.of the City of London. Some of those tablets appear to be
:30:44. > :30:53.legal documents, so it's possibly the first building we can identify
:30:54. > :30:59.in London as the first office and possibly it's a lawyer's
:31:00. > :31:01.office. A window, then, on Frontier London,
:31:02. > :31:03.the Roman Empire's Wild West when Mogontius in London was,
:31:04. > :31:06.it appears, all you Newsnight is coming up
:31:07. > :31:15.on BBC Two, here's Evan. With that new investigation
:31:16. > :31:17.announced into the tragic Birmingham pub bombings,
:31:18. > :31:20.we'll ask what an inquest can really hope to achieve four decades
:31:21. > :31:23.on or are we expecting too much Join me now on BBC Two,
:31:24. > :31:32.11.00pm in Scotland. Here, on BBC One, it's time
:31:33. > :31:33.for the news where you are.