02/04/2017 BBC News at Ten

Theresa May says the government will work with the territory to get

the key point is trade. Gibraltar's chief minister says

When we get the deal in Brexit, it must be a deal for the United

Kingdom in terms of Q2 trade, and it should only be fair that it applies

to Gibraltar. at least 200 people.

after the mudslides that have killed A teenage asylum seeker remains

seriously ill in hospital after being attacked

at a London bus stop. In Iraq the BBC sees evidence

of so called Islamic State fighters appearing to use children

as human shields. And Celtic celebrate a 6th

successive Scottish league title. The Prime Minister has told

the people of Gibraltar that the UK against their will.

from British control In a telephone call aimed

at reassuring the territory was steadfast in its commitment.

Theresa May said Britain The EU's negotiation guidelines have

suggested that Spain, which claims sovereignty over

Gibraltar, could have a say in whether a future trade deal

with the UK will apply to it. Here's our political

correspondent Iain Watson. Gibraltar has been British for

almost 300 years, nearly as long as the UK has existed. And nearly all

of its residents want it to remain that way. But, evoking the Falklands

conflict, a former Conservative minister said this could be taken to

task. Another woman Prime Minister sent a task force halfway across the

world to protect another small group of British people against another

Spanish speaking country. I am absolutely clear that our current

woman Prime Minister will share the same resolve in relation to

Gibraltar, as her predecessor did. Don't panic, no one is preparing to

cross this border in anger. Rather than seizing sovereignty, Spain is

more likely to want a say over Gibraltar's low tax regime. The BBC

has been told Gibraltar's government press Downing Street to mention its

interests in the Prime Minister's letter triggering the exit strategy.

The row over Gibraltar was always likely to focus on trade and

taxation, rather than territory. So it was significant when the Prime

Minister called Gibraltar's leading politician today, she made a

steadfast report, not just for the Southern tree, but its economy. And

the chief of Gibraltar seemed reassured. When the time comes we

make the right decisions with the Prime Minister leading us in those

negotiations, which will be in the interests of the people of Gibraltar

and pursuit of their wishes. But Labour says it still poses an

economic risk to Gibraltar. How will the deal we come to with the

European Union affect the Gibraltar economy? What access will be have

access to the single market because the economy could be strangled if

the negotiations go wrong. This is just the start of the process of

leaving the European Union. Downing Street has moved to defuse any row

involving Gibraltar, but difficult negotiations with the EU and Spain

lie ahead. Around 30,000 people live

in Gibraltar with many Spaniards coming into the territory

to work there. After its overwhelming

vote to remain in the EU in last year's referendum,

our correspondent Tom Burridge Distinct and disputed.

about the Brexit talks. But Spain is emboldened by Brexit.

neighbour has always been fractious. Cue defiance from this very

Gibraltarian and British cabbie. You can close the border down,

you can starve us economically. At the end of the day,

who ever remains here in Gibraltar, there is only one person,

one Gibraltarian, Gibraltar Gibraltarian.

and Gibraltarian under that one That's all that counts,

that's all that matters. Britain's support for this British

territory, today unflinchingly. Britain's support for this British

territory, today unflinching. But there is concern

here about what Brexit will mean. We've just got to look

at the interest and 30,000 I don't think so.

and that importance to them. Somehow we always manage to get by,

so I'm sure we will find a way. Gibraltar's moneymaking

machine is a success story and its relationship with the EU has

helped that happen. Paul Graham owns an

investment company here. Gibraltar desperately,

from the financial services, but from all the other trade,

we need, we need the EU market. So I think Gibraltar will be

fully exposed and I think Because of the economic aspect.

of sovereignty on Gibraltar. And with southern Spain

just over the border, still struggling with low growth

and high unemployment, Madrid has long argued that

Gibraltar's setup is unfair. Gibraltar, in the

European Union has it all. It is an economic sweet

spot with low taxes. And access to Spain, just over

there and the rest of Europe. But the Rock is now a bargaining

chip for the European side. even more complicated.

between Britain and the EU looks Many, many people work in Gibraltar.

and Spaniards will also suffer. So Gibraltar can go out

to enjoy our places, you know? Yes, of course.

friendly agreement? Gibraltar thrives on being a place

apart and with our exit from the EU, is in British hands.

with its neighbour Rescue teams in Colombia

are continuing to search through tonnes of mud and debris

for anyone who might have survived devastating mudslides

in the south of the country. others injured or missing.

killed but with many is impossible to predict.

the final death toll The mud engulfed the town of Mocoa,

burying entire neighbourhoods, Mocoa is a place of mud and misery.

the rescue effort. When the rolling wall

of water and debris rushed Whole families died here.

it swept away houses, The painstaking search

for survivors is continuing. Rescue workers moving quietly

through flattened neighbourhoods, Nothing here.

in the wreckage. people alive diminish.

hopes of finding more listing the dead and missing.

message boards went up, Many of those unaccounted

for are children. "She's called Luisa".

for a baby", she says. Closest to the river,

the streets are now boulder fields, full of people trying to retrieve

what they can of their lives. The shock of this disaster

is still sinking in. where their houses once stood.

people struggle to find the places The rains that caused this flood

were unusually heavy, but deforestation upstream played

a part, too. since the river burst its banks.

working here night and day, More help from the

government is on its way. more are on their way.

tankers here and ten We are also bringing water

purification equipment supply for the people.

there is a clean water The homeless need housing.

town of 40,000 still lack access The infrastructure needs to be

restored and the wreckage cleared. Deep in the Amazon basin,

Mocoa was hard to reach before. Richard Lister, BBC News.

away, the challenge is even greater. Eight people are being questioned

by police after an attack on a 17-year-old asylum seeker

at a bus stop in south London. The teenager, who's Kurdish Iranian,

remains seriously ill in hospital Simon Jones reports.

called a "savage" attack. He was waiting for a bus on Friday

night but the 17-year-old, He said he was an asylum seeker.

by a group of eight people, At that point, the police

say, the group started chasing the 17-year-old,

who was with a couple of friends, away from the bus stop,

down this street and around the corner, where

the attack took place. Kana Varathan heard the screams.

blows to the head. Then it sounded really funny.

they are always making noise. beating one person.

the group of people Some people tried to intervene,

others dialled 999. The police are treating

the attack as a hate crime. I described them on Twitter as scum.

the Housing Minister, I think these are cowardly,

and a despicable attack, and I hope we find the people

responsible and they'll face the full force

of our justice system. Police patrols have been stepped up

to try to reassure people this It is very appalling really.

but this is a community in shock. Yesterday, it was a shock.

appreciate one another here. It's not good, it's not safe.

daughters, a boy and my wife Simon Jones, BBC News, Croydon.

have condemned as a savage attack. A university student has paid

tribute to her mother and younger in the West Midlands last week.

to death in their home Lydia Wilkinson laid flowers outside

the house in Stourbridge. always put others first.

she said her mother Tracey had 23-year-old Aaron Barley,

who is known to the family, of Lydia's father Peter.

and with the attempted murder The BBC has seen evidence

of so-called Islamic State appearing to use children as human shields

in the battle for Mosul. It comes as the militants

are all but encircled civilian casualties.

city, with rising concern over BBC Persian's Nafiseh Kouhnavard

and producer Joe Inwood were given exclusive access to Iraqi helicopter

pilots flying over Mosul. Far below, a city that was home

to 2 million people. We are flying with the helicopters

of the Iraqi army as they fight the so-called

Islamic State. We are now over old Mosul,

where the battle is at its fiercest, still trapped in the narrow alleys.

with many civilians, And this footage, taken

from our helicopter's camera, RADIO.

the pilots in Mosul face. RADIO.

through a war zone with Military sources have told the BBC

this is the clearest example yet of the use of human

shields in Mosul. effective.

why human shields are Isis use the kids so they

escape from our aircraft They escape this way.

can't shoot at them. beginning of the war.

been killed since the in the Army.

experienced pilots He says sometimes he has

to trust to a higher power. I ask my God, when I

shoot every time, civilians, just kill the bad guys.

please, God, save the The battle for Mosul is not just

about taking back a city. It is about regaining

the trust of its people. Every civilian casualty undermines

that work and so, the Iraqi forces have

to take their time. TRANSLATION: We have two

reasons for slowing down. have got to old Mosul.

the second is that we It is a difficult part

of the city to fight It is ancient and crowded.

with small houses. Back above Mosul, the pilots circle,

looking for targets. The helicopter returned fire.

gathered in an alley. It is clear why air

power has been so vital. come at a cost.

but the battle for the old city will Nafiseh Kouhnavard, BBC News.

still trapped inside. who has died at the age of 74.

rights campaigner Darcus Howe The writer and broadcaster

campaigned for black rights and against racism for more

than 50 years. Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley

looks back at his life. heroes of a struggle were born.

brutality and racism, Darcus Howe, a prominent figure in

the British Black Panther movement. In the 1970s, he was arrested,

charged with inciting a riot It was a completely non-event.

about police harassment at the At the trial, all nine were cleared.

and saw 600 police. tactics towards the black community.

case, exposing heavy-handed police In 1981, Darcus Howe organised

a 20,000 strong black people's day of action in protest over the police

handling of the investigation Darcus was a fearless warrior.

black teenagers died. to tackle racial oppression.

of black self organisation Darcus Howe, at times controversial

and confrontational. You are not a stranger to riots

yourself, I understand, are you? Following the London riots in 2011,

there was this heated exchange. I have never taken

part in a single riot. I have been on demonstrations that

ended up in a conflict. And have some respect

for an old West Indian negro and stop accusing me

of being a rioter. At the Commonwealth Institute,

an art exhibition is on show. Always formidable and fearless.

he was a well-known of the fight against racism.

Darcus Howe was at the forefront Time

died at the age of 74. and the Scottish Premiership.

in the Premier League Sportscene will follow the news.

if you're in Scotland, if you can't wait that long.

and results coming up, for the sixth season in a row.

Celtic are Champions They beat Hearts 5-0 to win

the title with eight games to spare. That equals a record set

by Rangers 88 years ago. Here's our sports

correspondent, Natalie Pirks. Her reports does contain

some flash photography. venue for their coronation.

Celtic was at Tynecastle, a perfect everyone into submission.

of a season where Celtic beat That is just wonderful.

sent them on their way. Sinclair with a second.

a devastating break provided They have that title winning feeling

and Stuart Armstrong brought They have that title winning feeling

again. But for Celtic it is not

merely about winning, We all know the rest.

and they were going for it, His 21st goal of the season sealed

a 5-star performance. He supported the team as a boy

and when you know the great history of the club,

I was happy to take Back under blue skies at Celtic

them happy and hopefully Back under blue skies at Celtic

Park, the faithful gathered. They are just amazing, they are just the

best team in the world. Who is going to keep up with us? No one. No one

can keep up with their moods either. Brendan Rogers' all singing, all

dancing unbeaten Celtic, reigned supreme.

The Premier League title race still has some some distance to run.

The Gunners came from behind twice. City 4th after a 2-2 draw

They remain seven points behind City and the Champions League places.

The other match today, Swansea against Middlesbrough, was goaless.

European Champions Cup semi-finals. to make it through to Rugby Union's

The reigning champions were far too strong for Glasgow Warriors.

Chris Ashton scored two of Sarries' four tries at Allianz Park.

They won 38-13 and will face Munster for a place in the final.

It was a dramatic day on the Thames at the annual Boat Races.

Oxford's men were victorious, and that made up for their women's

crew, who handed Cambridge victory from the very start of their race.

When and unexploded World War II that there was any racing at all.

When and unexploded World War II bomb washed up on the Thames river

bank, just metres from the start of the boat race, there were fears the

event would be cancelled. Emergency services were called in and worked

overnight to remove the device. Racing was given the go-ahead.

Despite the uncertainty, a crowd have turned out in their thousands,

desperate to catch a glimpse of this historic head-to-head Oxford versus

Cambridge. The women's race was over before it began when this happened

to be Oxford boat when they took their first stroke. They were left

standing and Cambridge capitalised on the advantage, pulling further

away and eventually crossing the line in a new course record. The

men's race was much more of a battle, with the clashing of all is.

But it was the favourite, Oxford but the control of the race with all of

the experience and power, just a length ahead of Cambridge. Ending

And that is all the Sport Tonight. teams heading home with a win.

That's all from me, stay with us on BBC One -

it's time for the news where you are.

Let's return now to the death of the civil rights campaigner

Farrukh Dhondy was a friend and colleague of Darcus Howe.

He told me the story of when they first met.

A gang of us were sitting in an Underground

train, and this very handsome looking fellow comes across,

with a newspaper called the Black Eagle and asked

if we wanted to buy one, "Fight the British state".

I think we were going home from a Hyde Park lecture.

and I said, "I will share it with him", and he said, "Will

You knew what you were getting from the beginning!

Yes, he went away, and then I subsequently joined

the Black Panther movement in Britain which consisted mainly

of West Indians and West Indian youth but within the leadership

there were some Asians and theoreticians, all sorts.

And one of the first things we did was join a Mangrove demonstration

which was a demonstration against the harassment

by the police of the Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill.

When that happened, the British state acted a bit stupidly,

arresting nine people and throwing very big charges against them.

If you accuse somebody of throwing a stone at a policeman,

well, that is one thing, but they accused them of affray

and conspiracy to undermine the state and all sorts of things.

How significant was the Mangrove Nine trial

Darcus Howe was the star of the trial because he decided

And there he was, you know, he loved it, he loved every moment

of standing up in the box, and questioning people.

I had the job, the humble job of summarising for the Black Panther

Two or three of the defendants were from the Black Panthers'

central core membership in the trial.

So we used to write up this trial all the time and suddenly,

even in the bulletins that I wrote up every evening

of the trial, Darcus emerged as the articulate star.

What did he feel his real achievements had

He boasted about all sorts of things but never about his

But I can tell you that I thought he was one of the bravest,

one of the most courageous, and one of the most significant

activists for black people's rights in this country.

Since immigration started, say, in the '50s and '60s,

that is post-colonial immigration to this country, blacks, Asians,

Well, not self-effacing in a modest kind of way

but a very modest leader, who would speak directly

And when we got to the Black Panther movement,

it was he who inspired us to start talking straight and campaigning

rather than writing articles about race and class,

or in fact having ambitions to join the Labour Party by saying

the Labour Party ought to let, you know, black

We were fighting battles on the ground, education, schooling,

And it was campaign after campaign and it was not just demonstrations,

Like after we left the Black Panther movement, it broke up.

We immediately, he immediately started, or was appointed to be

the editor of Race Today which was a separate magazine,

but it wasn't a magazine like writing theoretical pieces

We actually went into the East End of London and squatted 400 houses.

Briefly and finally, what do you think his legacy will be?

To many people, he was known as a broadcaster who made many

wonderful programmes but in a nutshell,

Well, I think it has to be broken into two.

First as a political activist in the Black Panther movement,

and in Race Today, the magazine and the campaigning platform.

When I became commissioning editor of Channel 4,

I knew him for 20 years and knew he was one of the best

journalists around and gave him the job

of running The Bandu File that

to Channel 4, and then he too got the job as devils advocate

It was a kind of challenge, to my mind, and of course

I would say so, to my mind it was multiculturalism as it should

be, with a black presenter challenging people about the general

issues, not saying, "We are ticking boxes by being on screen".

A friend and colleague of the civil rights

A friend and colleague of the civil rights campaigner Darcus Howe, who

has died at the age of 74. Time for the weather with Louise.

It's not been too bad weekend for most, the first weekend of April has

been mostly sunshine and not much in the way of April showers, a

beautiful afternoon in Herne Bay in Kent, shown by this Weather Watchers

picture. And generally in the south-east today, highs of 17

degrees. There was a bit of nuisance cloud across the Northeast and

through the latter stages of the afternoon across the South West but

most of us, clear skies and lots of sunshine but those clear sky through

the night are going allow temperatures to fall away. As they

tend to at this time of year. We keep a quiet night to come with

breeze picking up into the north-west as we go through the

night and a little more cloud gradually arriving but for most of

us, some patchy mist and fog forming and temperatures falling away.

Perhaps in rural spots and sheltered areas, we could see temperatures

close to freezing and perhaps a light frost in one or two spots but

chilly start but sunny for many of us. Early mist and fog quickly

melting away, a decent day, the exception these weather front is

starting to show their hand from the West. They will bring more cloud and

rain as we go into the afternoon. For the Isles of Scilly and perhaps

the foot of Cornwall, Mulraney into the afternoon, brushing the fringes

of western Wales as well. Certainly more cloud here. But central and

eastern areas will see some warmth, and away from the coasts,

temperatures could get into the mid to high teens again. The cloud and

outbreaks of rain, along with strengthening wind, sitting across

the Irish Sea, towards the Isle of Man and into Northern Ireland and

parts of Scotland. Eastern Scotland should keep some brightness through

most of the day but not quite as warm here, 10-13 the overall high.

Whether France drawing a blanket of crowd and showreel outbreaks of rain

from the West gradually drifting eastward through the night. Tuesday

morning will certainly be not quite as cold but it will be cloudy with

outbreaks of nuisance rain into the south-east corner. Not amounting to

very much at all, not enough to whet the gardens but some cloud and the

odd spot of showery rain clearing away from the south-east. Behind,

brightening up with sunny spells again coming through but a bit

fresher. As we move out of Tuesday into Wednesday, high pressure

building from the West, and the wind will change direction, coming more

from the North West but it means there will be a good deal of settled

weather, not much significant rain and temperatures are little down on

where they have been. Take care.