:00:00. > :00:09.Tonight at Ten: The FBI confirms for the first time
:00:10. > :00:11.it is investigating possible links between Russia and the Trump
:00:12. > :00:18.James Comey tells Congress that among the claims being investigated
:00:19. > :00:23.is that Russia interfered in the US democratic process.
:00:24. > :00:27.And that includes investigating the nature of any links,
:00:28. > :00:29.between individuals associated with the Trump campaign,
:00:30. > :00:34.And whether there was any coordination between the campaign
:00:35. > :00:40.But the President is unmoved dismissing the claims as more fake
:00:41. > :00:46.news, a message relayed by his spokesman.
:00:47. > :00:49.You can continue to look for something, but continuing
:00:50. > :00:52.to look for something that doesn't exist doesn't matter.
:00:53. > :00:54.We'll have the latest from Washington, where the FBI's
:00:55. > :00:56.evidence has rocked the political establishment.
:00:57. > :01:01.Theresa May will start the process of negotiating Britain's exit
:01:02. > :01:06.from the European Union in nine days' time.
:01:07. > :01:07.Google has apologised for placing online adverts
:01:08. > :01:15.A special report from northern Nigeria where thousands are at risk
:01:16. > :01:17.from continuing violence in the fight against
:01:18. > :01:33.And it's a very happy birthday for Dame Vera Lynn,
:01:34. > :01:40.Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News: Jermaine Defoe, striker at
:01:41. > :01:45.relegation-threatened Sunderland, says he must play in the Premier
:01:46. > :02:08.League if he's going to reach the next World Cup with England.
:02:09. > :02:13.For the first time, the director of the FBI has confirmed publicly
:02:14. > :02:15.that he's investigating allegations of collusion between the Trump
:02:16. > :02:16.presidential campaign and the Russian government before
:02:17. > :02:25.James Comey also told a Congressional hearing there was no
:02:26. > :02:27.evidence to support Mr Trump's claims that his home
:02:28. > :02:30.had been wiretapped by the Obama administration.
:02:31. > :02:32.Hours before the committee hearing began, the President dismissed
:02:33. > :02:36.allegations of collusion as fake news.
:02:37. > :02:46.Let's join our North America editor Jon Sopel at the White House.
:02:47. > :02:54.Since Donald Trump moved in here, the Kremlin has cast a long shadow
:02:55. > :02:58.over this White House, a whole pile of allegations and questions, most
:02:59. > :03:02.notably, was there collusion between the Trump campaign when he was
:03:03. > :03:06.running for president and the Russian government? But other
:03:07. > :03:11.questions have also emerged, did Barack Obama wiretap the phones are
:03:12. > :03:14.Trump Tower and did he have British assistance?
:03:15. > :03:31.The FBI as part of our counterintelligence mission is
:03:32. > :03:36.investigating the Russian government's efforts to interfere in
:03:37. > :03:40.the 2016 presidential election and that includes investigating the
:03:41. > :03:42.nature of any links between individuals associated with the
:03:43. > :03:48.Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any
:03:49. > :03:53.coordination between the campaign and Russia's efforts. On the detail
:03:54. > :03:58.of the investigation into Russian collusion, James Komi wouldn't be
:03:59. > :04:02.drawn but what about the president's claims that his predecessor Barack
:04:03. > :04:07.Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower? With respect to the president's
:04:08. > :04:11.tweet about alleged wiretapping directed at him by the prior
:04:12. > :04:15.administration I have no information that supports most tweets and we
:04:16. > :04:20.have looked carefully inside the FBI. So President Obama could not
:04:21. > :04:32.unilaterally order wiretap of anyone? No president could. Were you
:04:33. > :04:41.engaged in McCarthyism? I try very hard not to engage in any isms of
:04:42. > :04:49.any kind. Then he turned to the director of the national Security
:04:50. > :04:52.agency to us questions about British involvement. Did you ever request
:04:53. > :04:57.your counterparts in GCHQ should wiretap President Trump on behalf of
:04:58. > :05:01.Barack Obama? No, that would be expressly against the construct of
:05:02. > :05:13.the agreement that has been in place for decades. Does it do damage to
:05:14. > :05:16.our relationship with one of our closest intelligence partners for
:05:17. > :05:21.the president to make a baseless cream that the British participated
:05:22. > :05:28.in a conspiracy against him? I think it clearly frustrates a key ally of
:05:29. > :05:33.hours. I believe the restriction -- relationship is strong enough to
:05:34. > :05:40.deal with this. Donald Trump tweeted: This story is fake news and
:05:41. > :05:44.everyone knows it. And the real story that Congress and the FBI and
:05:45. > :05:48.all others should be looking into is the leaking of classified
:05:49. > :05:54.information. And at the White House briefing, were they getting ready to
:05:55. > :05:58.host the white flag? Of course they weren't. Is the president prepared
:05:59. > :06:08.to withdraw the accusation and apologise? No, we started hearing,
:06:09. > :06:14.it is still ongoing. As for collusion with the Russians, what
:06:15. > :06:20.collusion? There is nothing that leads them to believe that exists.
:06:21. > :06:24.The president today was with the Iraqi Prime Minister and he even got
:06:25. > :06:30.in on the act, grabbing his arm at the end and saying, we had nothing
:06:31. > :06:32.to do with the wiretapping. It's not recorded whether the president
:06:33. > :06:38.laughed at his joke. We have a director of the FBI
:06:39. > :06:42.publicly at odds with the president of the United States, what are the
:06:43. > :06:46.repercussions potentially of that? It is an extraordinary pinch
:06:47. > :06:53.yourself moment we have witnessed today. The leader of the prime law
:06:54. > :06:58.agency announcing there is to be an inquiry on going into whether there
:06:59. > :07:02.was collusion between Donald Trump supporters during the election
:07:03. > :07:08.campaign and the Moscow government. That is extraordinary in itself but
:07:09. > :07:12.we have also had the kind of leader of the FBI saying you know those
:07:13. > :07:18.allegations that Donald Trump made 16 days ago about Trump Tower being
:07:19. > :07:21.phone tapped by Barack Obama? That is all nonsense too, publicly
:07:22. > :07:26.putting himself at odds with the president, then you have the NSA
:07:27. > :07:31.director reacting to the suggestion that somehow British agents might
:07:32. > :07:34.have been involved, saying that is all stuff and nonsense, there is no
:07:35. > :07:40.truth to that whatsoever. You haven't had a climb-down from the
:07:41. > :07:42.White House, they continue to believe their claims need to be
:07:43. > :07:47.investigated. Suppose the one source of comfort for Donald Trump in all
:07:48. > :07:51.of this is that this is going to be months, possibly years before it
:07:52. > :07:59.will be resolved, but that's also the nightmare, the cloud of Russia
:08:00. > :08:01.still hangs this place. -- over this place.
:08:02. > :08:03.The process of negotiating Britain's departure from the European Union
:08:04. > :08:08.Downing Street has announced that Theresa May will trigger Article 50
:08:09. > :08:11.of the Lisbon Treaty the formal exit process on the 29th of March.
:08:12. > :08:13.The European Commission has said everything is ready
:08:14. > :08:17.Mrs May promised to negotiate hard for Britain's interests
:08:18. > :08:20.but opponents say it's extraordinary to start the process without clarity
:08:21. > :08:31.about the plans as our political correspondent Vicki Young reports.
:08:32. > :08:33.She is stepping into Britain's most important
:08:34. > :08:38.During a trip to Swansea, Theresa May said her aims were clear.
:08:39. > :08:43.Those include getting a good free trade deal,
:08:44. > :08:48.they include putting issues like our continued working together
:08:49. > :08:51.on issues like security at the core of what we are doing.
:08:52. > :08:54.We are going to be out there negotiating hard,
:08:55. > :08:56.delivering on what the British people voted for.
:08:57. > :09:01.In Brussels, they've been waiting for Britain to make its move.
:09:02. > :09:10.Now we know it will come on the 29th.
:09:11. > :09:14.Yes, everything is ready on this side.
:09:15. > :09:17.The President of the European Council tweeted that he would
:09:18. > :09:18.respond swiftly next week with negotiating guidelines for
:09:19. > :09:28.The formal process of triggering Article 50 will happen on March
:09:29. > :09:33.the 29th when the Prime Minister sends a letter to Donald Tusk.
:09:34. > :09:36.Talks could then start in May or June and negotiators have up to
:09:37. > :09:44.For ardent Brexit campaigners in Westminster tonight,
:09:45. > :09:50.Others though say the Prime Minister has failed to provide any
:09:51. > :09:54.Across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
:09:55. > :10:02.That means the prospect of crashing out of the EU without a deal
:10:03. > :10:04.is a very real prospect and that would be highly disruptive
:10:05. > :10:10.Whether we like it or not, big change is coming.
:10:11. > :10:13.And I think it's disappointing that the Prime Minister hasn't tried
:10:14. > :10:15.to seek agreement and compromise with the Scottish Government
:10:16. > :10:19.and other devolved administrations before she did this.
:10:20. > :10:20.Theresa May's government faces a monumental task,
:10:21. > :10:26.negotiating an exit deal that doesn't punish the UK.
:10:27. > :10:29.Sorting out a new trade deal with the EU that won't harm
:10:30. > :10:33.And, alongside all of that, here in parliament, numerous laws
:10:34. > :10:36.will be needed to set up new systems covering everything from immigration
:10:37. > :10:44.Ministers insisted today they are preparing for all eventualities,
:10:45. > :10:51.deal. But they are optimistic about talks.
:10:52. > :10:54.I think it's manifestly in the interests not just of the UK
:10:55. > :10:57.but of the continuing European Union that there should be a sensible
:10:58. > :11:04.This Vogue magazine fashion shoot released today shows
:11:05. > :11:14.Next week she'll embark on a much tougher assignment.
:11:15. > :11:21.Our Europe editor Katya Adler is in Brussels.
:11:22. > :11:27.The Prime Minister today talked about negotiating hard, is it fair
:11:28. > :11:32.to say there is every sign in the European Community as well that they
:11:33. > :11:37.will negotiate hard? We did hear very tough words from Jean-Claude
:11:38. > :11:42.Juncker at the weekend when he said that when you see the Brexit deal
:11:43. > :11:47.and no other country will want to leave, but I think we are in that
:11:48. > :11:51.stage now where the Brexit negotiating boxes are in the ring
:11:52. > :11:56.but they haven't come based to fist so they try to look menacing and
:11:57. > :12:01.that goes for the UK Government with its robust statements as much as for
:12:02. > :12:06.the EU. The EU worries other countries could be tempted out of
:12:07. > :12:09.the door and yet there is a sense of relief in Brussels tonight, the
:12:10. > :12:13.looming threat of Brexit now takes concrete form with the process
:12:14. > :12:18.starting on Wednesday. Better done and over with, they think here, so
:12:19. > :12:23.the EU can move on. And while the commission will be the lead
:12:24. > :12:31.negotiator for the EU, it is EU countries that call the shots. There
:12:32. > :12:33.will be a summit in about five weeks to discuss guidelines and red lines
:12:34. > :12:36.but don't expect much to happen before the autumn. It is preferred
:12:37. > :12:40.here to get elections in France and Germany out of the way first. Thank
:12:41. > :12:42.you. The Labour Party is in
:12:43. > :12:44.the grip of a civil war, deputy leader Tom Watson, who's
:12:45. > :12:48.declared that there's a secret plot by left-wing supporters
:12:49. > :12:50.of Jeremy Corbyn which could destroy Mr Watson was reacting to claims
:12:51. > :12:54.that the grassroots Momentum group which helped make Mr Corbyn leader
:12:55. > :12:57.is hoping to get financial support from Britain's
:12:58. > :12:59.largest trade union Unite. Our deputy political editor
:13:00. > :13:05.John Pienaar reports. He keeps saying he
:13:06. > :13:07.loves being leader. Morning, Mr Corbyn -
:13:08. > :13:10.is there a plot to take Life's tough for Labour on a good
:13:11. > :13:17.day, and this was a bad one. As his team gathered together,
:13:18. > :13:23.the party tore itself apart, and his deputy condemned
:13:24. > :13:25.what he called a new and Of a secret plan by the hard left
:13:26. > :13:32.to take control of the Labour Party, using the members' money from Unite
:13:33. > :13:36.the union to organise It threatens our very existence
:13:37. > :13:51.as an electoral force in the land - Momentum is the party leader's army
:13:52. > :13:52.of loyal supporters. Its founder, Jon Lansman,
:13:53. > :13:52.was recorded guiding members to change Labour's rules to help
:13:53. > :13:53.another left-winger succeed Jeremy Corbyn, to pick left-wing
:13:54. > :14:01.candidates and drop others. So, we may well face
:14:02. > :14:05.an election this year, and that will disrupt some
:14:06. > :14:08.of our plans, but we've still got And what we need to do next
:14:09. > :14:14.is a number of things to change This is the leader's most
:14:15. > :14:21.powerful ally, running Can Len McCluskey win and help
:14:22. > :14:28.the left tighten its political grip? He has chosen to use his members'
:14:29. > :14:31.money to take control of the Labour Party,
:14:32. > :14:33.rather than develop policies and a manifesto that are attractive
:14:34. > :14:38.to millions of voters. Not true, according
:14:39. > :14:40.to the Unite leader tonight. This is extraordinary
:14:41. > :14:42.behaviour by Tom Watson. I've not had any meetings at all
:14:43. > :14:53.with John Lansman on anything, including this latest nonsense that
:14:54. > :14:57.Tom has come out with. This high-level counterattack
:14:58. > :14:58.from Mr Corbyn's right-hand In the week that the ballot papers
:14:59. > :15:06.go out for the Unite election, I think this is about Tom's
:15:07. > :15:08.interference in Well, obviously, he wants to install
:15:09. > :15:13.a candidate of his choice, Labour's identity is at stake,
:15:14. > :15:17.in a bitter struggle The Shadow Cabinet had what was
:15:18. > :15:21.called a "robust discussion" - And whether the election comes
:15:22. > :15:26.in 2020, as Theresa May insists, or sooner, Labour has never looked
:15:27. > :15:30.more torn or vulnerable. Jeremy Corbyn elected
:15:31. > :15:33.as leader of the... Unite denies planning
:15:34. > :15:38.to back his most militant allies, Tonight his deputy won
:15:39. > :15:43.cheers and support from This fight will go on as long
:15:44. > :15:48.as he's leader, and may just A brief look at some of the day's
:15:49. > :15:59.other other news stories. The former Chancellor,
:16:00. > :16:01.George Osborne, has defended his decision to accept the post
:16:02. > :16:04.of editor of the London Evening Standard while continuing
:16:05. > :16:06.as Conservative MP for Tatton. Mr Osborne, who's faced calls
:16:07. > :16:09.to step down as an MP, says Parliament is enhanced
:16:10. > :16:11.by having MPs with CCTV images have been published
:16:12. > :16:18.of the moment a suspected Islamist extremist attacked
:16:19. > :16:21.a soldier at a Paris Zeeyad Ben Belgacem grabbed
:16:22. > :16:26.the female soldier, taking control of her automatic
:16:27. > :16:30.rifle, but was shot dead minutes Pope Francis has asked for
:16:31. > :16:45.forgiveness for what he described as the sins and failings
:16:46. > :16:48.of the Roman Catholic Church In November the Kigali government
:16:49. > :16:56.requested an apology from the Vatican over the role some
:16:57. > :16:57.Catholic priests and religious The president of Google
:16:58. > :17:01.in Europe has apologised after online adverts for companies
:17:02. > :17:03.and organisations appeared alongside extremist
:17:04. > :17:07.content on You Tube. Marks and Spencer has become
:17:08. > :17:10.the latest firm to withdraw material Our media editor Amol
:17:11. > :17:13.Rajan has the story. Millions of videos are uploaded
:17:14. > :17:28.onto YouTube everyday. But they include extremist
:17:29. > :17:31.material such as Jihadi propaganda and footage
:17:32. > :17:32.from neo-Nazi campaigns. And yet these hate-filled videos
:17:33. > :17:37.attract advertising, Here, a radical Islamist preaches
:17:38. > :17:44.about a holiday advert. And here, fascists are twinned
:17:45. > :17:48.with an advert for a BBC programme. An anti-Semitic video,
:17:49. > :17:50.but the advert promotes Today, YouTube's owner,
:17:51. > :17:57.Google, apologised. You have probably read stories
:17:58. > :18:00.recently about some brands appearing against content that they didn't
:18:01. > :18:04.want to, and in the spotlight So we'll start by saying
:18:05. > :18:10.sorry, we apologise. When anything like that happens
:18:11. > :18:13.we don't want it to happen, you don't want it to happen
:18:14. > :18:16.and we take responsibility for it. A growing list of household names
:18:17. > :18:19.from banks to media organisations have said they will stop
:18:20. > :18:21.advertising with Google until Broadcaster Channel 4 is one
:18:22. > :18:26.of those who paid Google But now it's angry at
:18:27. > :18:31.what has been happening. We specifically asked our adverts
:18:32. > :18:36.not to appear alongside offensive videos, and yet
:18:37. > :18:39.that is exactly what's happened. It is incredibly damaging
:18:40. > :18:41.for a brand like Channel 4 alongside neo-Nazi and homophobic
:18:42. > :18:47.videos, especially if, as it turns out the way Google
:18:48. > :18:50.operate their systems, we're funding the organisations that
:18:51. > :18:55.made the videos in the first place. Advertisers like Channel 4 have
:18:56. > :18:57.helped to make Google one of the most powerful companies
:18:58. > :19:01.in the world. Now they are saying that with that
:19:02. > :19:04.power comes responsibility. Google has always said it's
:19:05. > :19:06.a technology company But some of its advertisers
:19:07. > :19:13.are now disagreeing. One of the most influential men
:19:14. > :19:16.in marketing says he recognises that brands, advertisers and tech
:19:17. > :19:19.companies need to work together They have to make sure there
:19:20. > :19:29.is a sort of a whitelist of sites where the advertising can go
:19:30. > :19:31.and a blacklist of I think we will get to a solution,
:19:32. > :19:43.there's too much at stake. Google says it is taking action,
:19:44. > :19:44.but until they break the link between advertising and hate online,
:19:45. > :19:47.internet giants face a level of scrutiny
:19:48. > :19:49.that they aren't used to. The backlash against
:19:50. > :19:52.big tech has begun. The UN says hundreds of thousands
:19:53. > :19:59.of people are at risk from the continuing violence
:20:00. > :20:01.in north-east Nigeria, as the army continues an offensive against
:20:02. > :20:06.the Islamist group Boko Haram. Food shortages have forced many
:20:07. > :20:08.to flee their homes and farms, putting significant strain
:20:09. > :20:11.on refugee camps. Boko Haram gained notoriety in 2014
:20:12. > :20:19.with the kidnap of 292 girls But since then it has has been
:20:20. > :20:24.driven out of several areas. The BBC's Clive Myrie has been
:20:25. > :20:27.to the city of Bama, which has been largely
:20:28. > :20:28.destroyed by the Islamists during years of fighting,
:20:29. > :20:36.and he sent this report. Farmers fields in North East Nigeria
:20:37. > :20:41.don't yield crops but pity. They're now just dusty brown patches
:20:42. > :20:43.because farmers, for years, have been unable to till the land
:20:44. > :20:51.due to conflict. And, on the ground,
:20:52. > :20:53.in the town of Bama, bullet-riddled buildings,
:20:54. > :20:59.homes ransacked and lives destroyed. This city used to have a population
:21:00. > :21:03.of close to 300,000 people. Now you walk down the main
:21:04. > :21:05.street here and there It's a ghost town,
:21:06. > :21:12.a shell, emptied of life. Residents had to flee
:21:13. > :21:16.the Islamist group, Boko Haram. Now the grounds of a derelict
:21:17. > :21:23.hospital many call home. TRANSLATION: They just
:21:24. > :21:31.started killing people They said we would be
:21:32. > :21:39.safe, don't be afraid. But when they found us,
:21:40. > :21:41.they caught my father Exiles in their own country,
:21:42. > :21:51.the rituals of life continue. But so many people are paying
:21:52. > :21:53.the price for the twisted ideology of the few -
:21:54. > :22:02.that Nigeria's camps, for those displaced
:22:03. > :22:04.by the fighting, are struggling. This one houses 11,000 people
:22:05. > :22:06.and was so overcrowded with malnourished, new arrivals
:22:07. > :22:08.a few months ago, there Nevertheless, hundreds are arriving
:22:09. > :22:15.at camps like this everyday, as the Nigerian military continues
:22:16. > :22:19.to push Boko Haram back, A mother who had to walk
:22:20. > :22:29.with three her children, from 10pm one evening,
:22:30. > :22:34.and it took until 9am to reach Bama. It's estimated there may be
:22:35. > :22:46.between 500,000 to 800,000 people trapped out there with no access,
:22:47. > :22:59.left, you know, to their fate. What's needed is more international
:23:00. > :23:03.help and crucially farmers But Boko Haram is still out
:23:04. > :23:06.there and farmers are scared. The chances of a decent
:23:07. > :23:07.harvest this year are zero. Planting season begins
:23:08. > :23:07.in less than two weeks. The town of Bama is being
:23:08. > :23:07.rebuilt, after the wanton But this place holds
:23:08. > :23:11.terrible memories for those "I have no mother, I have no
:23:12. > :23:25.father," she tells me. Clive Myrie, BBC News,
:23:26. > :23:37.in Bama, North East Nigeria. In France, the leading
:23:38. > :23:39.candidates for the presidency have been taking part
:23:40. > :23:41.in the first televised election It features five contenders,
:23:42. > :23:44.who've been addressing issues including security,
:23:45. > :23:48.the economy and France's Our Paris correspondent,
:23:49. > :23:53.Lucy Williamson, has been following the exchanges and has
:23:54. > :24:05.just sent this report. The colours were sober, the
:24:06. > :24:06.entrances Loki will stop but make no mistake, this arena was designed for
:24:07. > :24:18.a fight. The circular set designed to
:24:19. > :24:23.encourage real debate between the heavyweights fighting for the top
:24:24. > :24:30.job. It worked. Most of the fire was between the election's two leading
:24:31. > :24:38.contenders. Marine Le Pen and her centrist rival, Emmanuel Macron.
:24:39. > :24:44.They disagreed on almost everything. Immigration, free trade and the
:24:45. > :24:47.place of immigrants in France. A few years ago there were no bikinis on
:24:48. > :24:52.the beach and I know you are for them. It is a trap to turn the
:24:53. > :24:58.bikini into a big debate about secularism. That is the trap we are
:24:59. > :25:00.falling into. It is to divide society and turn the 4 million
:25:01. > :25:09.Muslims living in our country into enemies of the Republic. Francois
:25:10. > :25:13.Fillon was for once is not the centre of attention. He may have
:25:14. > :25:17.been hoping for a presidential kind of reserve. But, after all the
:25:18. > :25:23.surprises in this election, it's not clear as to the kind -- that is the
:25:24. > :25:27.kind of president France once anymore.
:25:28. > :25:32.Supporters of Marine Le Pen are seen as fiercely loyal and she is
:25:33. > :26:09.expected to get through to the second round of the election. The
:26:10. > :26:11.debates are largely about who will join her in the second round.
:26:12. > :26:16.Whoever that is has a really good chance of making it to the Elysee
:26:17. > :26:21.Palace. At the moment polls suggest it would be Emmanuel Macron will
:26:22. > :26:23.stop but many supporters are swing voters who say they have not finally
:26:24. > :26:24.decided who to vote for. In an election this unpredictable, it is
:26:25. > :26:27.not sure how much he can rely on their support.
:26:28. > :26:27.In Northern Ireland, police are considering
:26:28. > :26:28.reintroducing measures to check that off-licences are not
:26:29. > :26:31.It follows reports of a surge in underage drinking,
:26:32. > :26:32.involving children as young as ten in some cases.
:26:33. > :26:35.Parents and community groups are calling for more to be done
:26:36. > :26:38.to tackle what they call a 'culture of drinking' among young people.
:26:39. > :26:40.We've disguised the identities of the underage drinkers
:26:41. > :26:43.Some teenagers see the weekends as a time for drinking.
:26:44. > :26:47.In this County Down park, there are young people clearly
:26:48. > :26:57.And moments when some seem not in total control.
:26:58. > :27:00.How much have you had to drink tonight?
:27:01. > :27:03.And how much would you normally have to drink at the weekend?
:27:04. > :27:08.And are you worried about being out and drunk in the street?
:27:09. > :27:11.D'you want to know what I worry about?
:27:12. > :27:16.But in the last six weeks, volunteers from a community group
:27:17. > :27:18.here have had to call an ambulance for a teenager who was
:27:19. > :27:22.And they're concerned about what they see
:27:23. > :27:29.We have, "Come to Ireland and enjoy the drink and the craic."
:27:30. > :27:32.Of course there's a fun and positive side of that,
:27:33. > :27:36.but when it filters down through to our children,
:27:37. > :27:42.And 20 or 40 years ago, it was 16-year-olds who'd be drinking.
:27:43. > :27:51.And that's a deep concern for parents.
:27:52. > :27:57.The kids nowadays would buy a bottle of vodka, and drink the vodka raw.
:27:58. > :28:00.This mother is trying to get her 14-year-old help
:28:01. > :28:05.We're not identifying her to protect her daughter.
:28:06. > :28:08.I went to pick her up and she was sitting in the rain,
:28:09. > :28:14.on the grass, on the kerb at the side of an estate,
:28:15. > :28:17.the side of the road and had no idea who I was.
:28:18. > :28:20.She was unable to string a sentence together,
:28:21. > :28:27.unable to stand herself, and for a kid of that age to be
:28:28. > :28:31.in that kind of a state, anything could happen to her.
:28:32. > :28:33.How much do you think your daughter was drinking
:28:34. > :28:42.The last night, I know she did drink three litres of cider.
:28:43. > :28:45.Belfast street pastors are volunteers who help people
:28:46. > :28:49.who appear vulnerable on the streets.
:28:50. > :28:51.And the police in Northern Ireland have asked them to extend
:28:52. > :28:55.their hours, to watch out for children as well as adults.
:28:56. > :28:59.Normally we're out late at night, but they'd like us to be
:29:00. > :29:04.involved earlier evening, and again, get alongside the kids.
:29:05. > :29:09.They are meeting in sometimes groups of 30, 40 or more.
:29:10. > :29:11.Among the people that the police have found with alcohol have been
:29:12. > :29:17.In one case, they seized 30 cans or bottles of cider
:29:18. > :29:24.And some teenagers admit that, for them, alcohol is part
:29:25. > :29:29.There's nothing about this place for us to do.
:29:30. > :29:34.That's why we go and drink and do whatever we have to do.
:29:35. > :29:38.Getting underaged drinkers off the streets is a challenge.
:29:39. > :29:41.And offering alternatives to alcohol is only part of the answer.
:29:42. > :29:49.Some of those who served in the Second World War have taken
:29:50. > :29:53.part in events at the White Cliffs of Dover - to celebrate the 100th
:29:54. > :29:56.birthday of Dame Vera Lynn - the singer affectionately known
:29:57. > :30:01.Because of poor weather, a fly past of Spitfires
:30:02. > :30:10.Dame Vera did enjoy a tea party with her family.
:30:11. > :30:16.The face of defiance, blended with the voice of hope.
:30:17. > :30:22.100 years of Dame Vera Lynn, rejected onto the last piece
:30:23. > :30:24.of England troops saw as they went to battle.
:30:25. > :30:29.Her heartbreaking lullabies became the soundtrack
:30:30. > :30:42.# Don't know where, don't know when...
:30:43. > :30:46.She soothed fears and stiffened resolve.
:30:47. > :30:52.But Dame Vera can still recall an early brush
:30:53. > :30:59.When she heard me sing, she says, "No, I can't train that voice.
:31:00. > :31:13.So I said, "Well, thank you very much, madam," and left.
:31:14. > :31:16.Today, in Dover, above the cliffs that inspired one of her greatest
:31:17. > :31:19.songs, veterans and friends came to celebrate Dame Vera's
:31:20. > :31:27.milestone birthday, and recall her life-affirming sound.
:31:28. > :31:33.Her voice came through clear, and with it was the story as she sang.
:31:34. > :31:42.You listen to Vera's voice when you're in a jungle clearing,
:31:43. > :31:44.it takes that fright away by making you think of
:31:45. > :31:48.other parts in life, and your hopes for the future.
:31:49. > :31:52.The bracing winds of the Channel didn't deter a salute
:31:53. > :31:58.above the cliffs Dame Vera sang into immortality.
:31:59. > :32:01.A grand gesture for a grand dame, still on a journey
:32:02. > :32:05.that she continues to share with a grateful nation.
:32:06. > :32:32.Special birthday tributes to Dame Vera. Newsnight is coming up on BBC
:32:33. > :32:37.Two. Here is evident. The former governor of the Bank of England
:32:38. > :32:40.joins us to say he is not scared of Brexit that he is worried that
:32:41. > :32:47.politicians are thinking of nothing is because he thinks there are
:32:48. > :32:49.bigger problems to deal with. Join me to find out more now on BBC Two.