06/11/2011

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:00:11. > :00:16.Police say a firework display could have been a major factor in the M5

:00:16. > :00:19.crash. Smoke from a nearby rugby club may have drifted over the

:00:19. > :00:23.carriageway. In Greece, talks continue to try

:00:23. > :00:26.and agree on a unity government to stop the country defaulting on its

:00:27. > :00:29.debts. Libyans celebrate Eid for the first

:00:29. > :00:35.time since the death of Colonel Gaddafi.

:00:35. > :00:45.Where have all the tourists gone? A warning that holiday-makers may

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:00:54. > :00:59.Good evening. Police say the main focus of their investigation into

:00:59. > :01:02.the M5 crash which claimed seven lives is a bonfire display at a

:01:02. > :01:05.nearby rugby club. Eyewitnesses have told investigators there was

:01:05. > :01:12.thick black smoke on the carriageway before the crash. Jon

:01:12. > :01:17.Kay is at the scene now. Clive, nearly 48 hours after this

:01:17. > :01:21.dreadful accident, as you join us tonight the M5 has partly re-opened.

:01:21. > :01:25.The traffic now flowing southbound at least into Devon and Cornwall.

:01:25. > :01:29.But there is no traffic on the other side, on the northbound side

:01:29. > :01:33.where the accident was. The police are still down there trying to

:01:33. > :01:39.investigate what happened and they have made it clear to us that they

:01:40. > :01:45.now have one main line of inquiry. With all the burned-out vehicles

:01:45. > :01:50.now removed from the carriageway, it is time for a final search.

:01:50. > :01:55.Forensic teams have spent the day sifting through the ash and debris,

:01:55. > :02:01.looking for personal possessions that might identify the victims and

:02:01. > :02:06.also hunting for clues. The police investigation is now focused on an

:02:06. > :02:12.area a few hundred metres from the crash site. Taunton Rugby Club,

:02:12. > :02:15.where there was a fireworks display on Friday night. There was very

:02:15. > :02:19.significant smoke across the carriageway, in effect causing a

:02:19. > :02:22.bank similar to a fog bank which was very distracting and very

:02:22. > :02:27.difficult to drive through. Within minutes of that announcement, a

:02:27. > :02:31.fleet of police vehicles arrived at the rugby club. The pitches where

:02:31. > :02:35.the firework display took place have been sealed off while

:02:35. > :02:39.investigators try to establish if this event was relevant to the

:02:39. > :02:43.accident. From here, you can see how close the rugby pitch is to the

:02:43. > :02:48.motorway behind. Look, there are the posts in the foreground, and

:02:48. > :02:52.crossing just behind it on that bridge the raised carriageway of

:02:52. > :02:57.the M5. Friday night's display is thought to have been the first one

:02:57. > :03:03.held at the club. But the BBC understands the event had been

:03:03. > :03:08.approved by all the relevant agencies. The police are studying

:03:08. > :03:12.mobile phone footage of the massive fireball which followed the pile-up.

:03:12. > :03:16.Although the fireworks display is their main line of inquiry, they

:03:16. > :03:23.are also investigating any bonfires in the area and weather conditions

:03:23. > :03:28.at the time. Chaos. It was chaos. Cars smashed into cars, under

:03:28. > :03:31.lorries... Today this man returned to the scene for the first time

:03:31. > :03:37.since his car was hit. He's convinced it was white fog not

:03:37. > :03:40.black smoke that caused the pile-up. It was relatively clear visibility

:03:40. > :03:46.until you hit this absolute white patch. It was like someone had

:03:46. > :03:50.thrown emulsion over the front of the car. In the villages that

:03:50. > :03:55.neighbour the motorway, they are thinking of the human cost rather

:03:55. > :04:05.than the cause of the crash. Today, local churches have been packed to

:04:05. > :04:09.remember the lives lost so nearby. The police had been expecting to

:04:09. > :04:14.find more bodies overnight and today. They haven't so the death

:04:14. > :04:18.toll remains at seven. We have tried to get a response from the

:04:18. > :04:21.local rugby club and nothing official, but I did speak to

:04:21. > :04:26.somebody there earlier who said their heads were spinning. They

:04:26. > :04:29.said they would help the police but the investigations are not just an

:04:29. > :04:33.accident investigation, it is also potentially a criminal

:04:33. > :04:37.investigation. Jon Kay, many thanks.

:04:37. > :04:40.Intense negotiations are going on in Greece to end the country's

:04:40. > :04:45.political crisis and ensure the Greek government doesn't go

:04:45. > :04:52.bankrupt. Reports say the Prime Minister, George Papandreou, has

:04:52. > :04:57.indicated he doesn't want to head the next administration. Mark

:04:57. > :05:00.Lowen's report contains flash photography.

:05:00. > :05:05.It appears tonight that George Papandreou is negotiating his exit.

:05:05. > :05:09.After resisting calls to go earlier in the week, he and the opposition

:05:09. > :05:13.leader will meet the President later this evening to decide who

:05:13. > :05:18.could lead a new national unity government. It came after an urgent

:05:18. > :05:23.cabinet meeting earlier to discuss a future coalition. This has been a

:05:23. > :05:26.week of political turmoil and the frustration was clear.

:05:26. > :05:29.TRANSLATION: The Greek Parliament gave a vote of confidence to the

:05:29. > :05:35.Prime Minister and his government. From that point on, everything else

:05:35. > :05:38.has been an absurd pantomime which can only harm the country. It is

:05:38. > :05:41.still uncertain whether the opposition leader Antonis Samaras

:05:41. > :05:45.will accept the Prime Minister's plan. After meeting the President

:05:45. > :05:50.this morning, Mr Samaras repeated that he would not enter into

:05:50. > :05:56.coalition talks until George Papandreou stepped aside. He is

:05:56. > :05:59.obstructing any solution. If he does not resign, it does not allow

:05:59. > :06:02.the constitution to operate properly. This is now a race

:06:03. > :06:06.against time. A new government is urgently needed to ratify the

:06:06. > :06:13.recent bail-out package for Greece. Among ordinary Greeks, there is a

:06:13. > :06:18.hunger for change and calmer waters. I think that there's no room for

:06:18. > :06:22.him any more. He's already been the leader for two years and I don't

:06:22. > :06:25.think what else he can do. Papandreou was doing some stuff in

:06:25. > :06:29.the right direction. The Greek people were not ready to accept

:06:29. > :06:32.these kind of changes so fast. next few hours could be critical

:06:32. > :06:37.for this country as George Papandreou's time in office appears

:06:37. > :06:43.to be drawing to a close. We can talk to Mark in Athens now.

:06:43. > :06:46.How close is a deal on a unity government? Clive, the fact that

:06:46. > :06:49.the opposition leader has accepted the invitation for a meeting is the

:06:49. > :06:53.first big hurdle. He previously said he would not entertain the

:06:53. > :06:58.idea of talks with Mr Papandreou still in office. The discussions

:06:58. > :07:02.which are due to begin in half an hour's time will be tough. I have

:07:02. > :07:09.been told that a few names for potential Prime Minister will be

:07:09. > :07:12.put on the table, including the current Finance Minister, to lead

:07:12. > :07:16.an interim government before elections are called. There will be

:07:16. > :07:19.pressure to form a government tonight, though. Finance Ministers

:07:20. > :07:25.are meeting in Brussels tomorrow. They will want clarity here to calm

:07:25. > :07:32.the market. The future of Greece and the eurozone as a whole are at

:07:32. > :07:36.stake tonight. An investigation has begun into how

:07:36. > :07:42.the body of a man who died in police custody and was supposed to

:07:42. > :07:46.have been buried more than a decade ago has turned up in a mortuary in

:07:46. > :07:51.the city. It is understood the body of a woman is thought to have been

:07:51. > :07:54.buried instead. The man lying here on the floor of a police station is

:07:54. > :07:58.37-year-old Christopher Alder. Officers talk to each other as he

:07:58. > :08:02.is left motionless for 11 minutes with his trousers round his ankles.

:08:02. > :08:07.He is dying. It was several minutes before officers realised the

:08:07. > :08:12.seriousness of the situation and went to his aid. The 37-year-old

:08:12. > :08:15.was an ex-paratrooper and Falklands veteran. Five officers were

:08:15. > :08:17.subsequently cleared of manslaughter but an Independent

:08:17. > :08:23.Police Complaints Commission report said officers involved with him

:08:23. > :08:28.were guilty of the most serious neglect of duty and unwitting

:08:28. > :08:33.racism. His sister and other family members buried Mr Alder more than a

:08:33. > :08:36.decade ago. But today they were told they laid the wrong body to

:08:36. > :08:42.rest. I'm in total shock, I really cannot believe that after all we

:08:42. > :08:48.have been through, after all the family has been through, that

:08:48. > :08:51.Christopher's mode of death, that there can be so much incompetence -

:08:52. > :08:56.it feels like contempt. It feels like adding insult to injury when

:08:56. > :09:01.you are trying to move on. This evening, Hull City Council said

:09:01. > :09:06.they could not yet explain how Mr Alder's body had laid for so long

:09:06. > :09:10.where it was thought a woman's body was being kept. I can confirm that

:09:10. > :09:16.the body of the man has been identified to me as Christopher

:09:16. > :09:21.Alder. I'm appalled and distraught at what I have learnt. In

:09:21. > :09:24.conjunction with Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust we

:09:24. > :09:28.will be undertaking a thorough review of the circumstances

:09:28. > :09:32.surrounding these events. 13 years on from events in this police

:09:32. > :09:36.station, Christopher Alder's family thought that this tragic episode in

:09:36. > :09:44.their lives was long passed. But they will now have to have a

:09:44. > :09:47.funeral service and a burial for him for a second time.

:09:47. > :09:51.Thousands of Libyans have packed the centre of Tripoli to celebrate

:09:51. > :09:55.the Muslim Eid holiday. The first since the death of Colonel Gaddafi.

:09:55. > :10:04.To mark the occasion, Libya's governing body has released

:10:04. > :10:11.prisoners believed to have been loyal to the Gaddafi regime.

:10:11. > :10:14.Prayers for a new Libya, promises of more freedoms. Here in Martyr

:10:14. > :10:20.Square where Colonel Gaddafi mounted a defiant stand in July,

:10:20. > :10:24.they are shaping a new chapter in their history. But travel east to

:10:24. > :10:29.the city of Misrata and you see the scale of the challenge that lies

:10:29. > :10:34.ahead. Heavily pounded with thousands of lives lost, the scars

:10:34. > :10:38.run deeper than... And for the fighters like this man, who

:10:38. > :10:42.returned home for the festive break, hopes for a better future.

:10:42. > :10:47.TRANSLATION: God willing, the situation will improve. I will get

:10:47. > :10:53.married and return to running the family business as normal. A short

:10:53. > :10:58.walk away, life can never be normal again. For this woman, the war came

:10:58. > :11:02.with a bittersweet end. On the day Colonel Gaddafi was killed, her own

:11:02. > :11:06.son died fighting alongside the revolutionaries. He was just 14.

:11:06. > :11:10.Head strong, his mother locked him in his room to keep him safe, but

:11:10. > :11:14.when he protested in this letter she relented and let him out.

:11:14. > :11:18.TRANSLATION: I kept him in his room. I became so worried he would harm

:11:19. > :11:24.himself so I opened the door and let him join the battle. He was

:11:24. > :11:29.killed. I'm so proud of him. Both sides have lost loved ones. But

:11:29. > :11:33.people here say they were all Libyans and life must go on.

:11:33. > :11:38.Today's a day of reflection as Libya enters a honeymoon period,

:11:38. > :11:41.filled with challenges and high expectations. A new cabinet is

:11:42. > :11:45.expected to be announced in just over a week, and one of the top

:11:45. > :11:52.priority also be to try to convince ordinary Libyans to give up their

:11:52. > :11:57.weapons. That could be a huge ask. For now, the tools of war are

:11:58. > :12:03.proudly displayed, but left unchecked they could prove to be

:12:03. > :12:06.Libya's biggest curse. To football. The England manager,

:12:06. > :12:09.Fabio Capello, has confirmed that John Terry will be named in his

:12:09. > :12:13.squad this evening for the friendlies against Spain and Sweden.

:12:13. > :12:19.Terry is currently being investigated by the police and the

:12:19. > :12:23.Football Association over an alleged racist remark made to Anton

:12:23. > :12:29.Ferdinand, which he denies. Fabio Capello insists the England captain

:12:29. > :12:36.is innocent until proven guilty. think it will be really important

:12:36. > :12:41.that John Terry stays with us. We take the decision after the meeting

:12:41. > :12:46.with the FA and together decided that John Terry need to stay with

:12:47. > :12:51.us. The Spurs manager has been told to stay away from football for four

:12:51. > :12:55.to five weeks after undergoing heart surgery. His players provided

:12:55. > :13:00.the perfect tonic. Aaron Lennon scoring the pick of the goals in a

:13:00. > :13:06.3-1 win at Fulham. They remain fifth but are level on points with

:13:06. > :13:16.Chelsea. Wigan remain bottom after their 3-1

:13:16. > :13:20.defeat at Wolves. Bolton beat Stoke 5-0.

:13:20. > :13:25.Celtic came from a goal behind to beat Motherwell 2-1 at Fir Park.

:13:25. > :13:31.Goals from Anthony Stokes and this one from Gary Hooper ensured Celtic

:13:31. > :13:38.move up to second in the table. The result alleviates some of the

:13:38. > :13:44.pressure on Neil Lennon. Celtic trail Rangers by 12 points.

:13:44. > :13:51.The number of tourists who aren't sports fans expected to visit

:13:51. > :13:59.London during the Olympics could fall by 95%. That is according to a

:13:59. > :14:04.new study. They are the landmarks known all

:14:04. > :14:08.over the world and which make London one of the most popular

:14:08. > :14:11.destinations for international tourists. London gets 30 million

:14:11. > :14:17.visitors every year spending �15 billion in total. Tourism accounts

:14:17. > :14:20.for 13% of the city's workforce. Now nine months before these stadia

:14:21. > :14:25.are full of fans, there is a warning that instead of benefiting

:14:25. > :14:27.London's economy, the Olympics could damage it. According to the

:14:27. > :14:33.European Tour Operators' Association, bookings for August

:14:33. > :14:36.next year are down 95% on last summer. What it won't be at the

:14:36. > :14:40.moment is a triumph for tourism. If you are looking for a payback from

:14:40. > :14:44.the tourism industry as a result of this, it won't occur in 2012.

:14:44. > :14:48.London is one of the most popular cities in the world and July and

:14:48. > :14:54.August are its most popular months. If the tour operators are right,

:14:54. > :14:58.the average weekly number of visitors could fall from 400,000 a

:14:58. > :15:02.week to 20,000 and that could have a dramatic impact on the local

:15:02. > :15:08.economy. Would you come next year during the Olympics? I don't think

:15:08. > :15:12.so. No. It's too much crowd. I think so it is not for me. I don't

:15:12. > :15:15.think it would be the cost, it would be the number of people and

:15:15. > :15:19.the transportation. It is a busy place anyway. It wouldn't be

:15:19. > :15:23.something that would put me off. The Government says that the

:15:23. > :15:27.shortfall of leisure tourists should be more than covered by

:15:27. > :15:30.Olympic fans. The traditional traveller may not be so common in

:15:30. > :15:35.London compared to a normal year. There will be plenty of other

:15:35. > :15:38.people to fill the gap. It could affect tourism outside the capital.

:15:38. > :15:43.That is because most visitors heading to Scotland or Wales start