28/04/2012 BBC Weekend News

Heathrow's unacceptable immigration queues. The warning from the

airport operator just three months before the Olympics.

Passengers are left angry and frustrated as the Home Office is

blamed for imposing extra security checks with fewer staff.

There's at least 800-1,000 people here waiting for one person at

passport control. Downing Street leaves the door open

for a separate inquiry into Jeremy Hunt's dealings with News Corp, but

only after he's given evidence to the Leveson Inquiry.

Still on the run - detectives release new CCTV images of James

Allen, the prime suspect in a double murder.

Police say a massive van bomb abandoned near the Irish border was

primed and ready to go. Southampton are promoted!

The Saints go marching up. Southampton returns to the Premier

Good evening. The company which runs Heathrow, BAA, says a shortage

of Border Agency staff is causing major queues at the airport and has

called on the Government to address the problem urgently. Passengers

have faced long delays again this week, which the chairman of the

Home Affairs Committee says are damaging Britain's reputation ahead

of the Olympics. Philippa Thomas reports.

This is the state of the entry point into England. One traveller's

tale, from Joe, who took two and a half hours to clear immigration

from Israel on Thursday. There's at least 800-1,000 people here,

waiting for one person at passport control. He was one of hundreds of

frustrated travellers. This was Heathrow's Terminal 5 last night.

Passiers called it a disgrace. MPs say it's damaging Britain's

reputation. And Heathrow's owner simply says it's unacceptable.

BAA says there shouldn't be a trade-off between border security

and a good passenger experience. But that seems to be exactly what's

happening. The good news is that the border of the United Kingdom is

strong, and will remain strong. Some disruption, sometimes, will be

necessary to make sure that our country stays safe.

The immigration service's union says job cuts have left too few

staff to do the job properly or safely. There simply is no way to

deliver the 100% secure border we are required to deliver with the

staff left. There is no way this can do anything other than get

worse. At Heathrow today there's been no reports of any significant

delays at immigration. But that's small comfort for the immigration

Minister, who has to square the the circle of low staffing and high

security demands. Damian Green has been warned today he will soon be

called to give evidence about this issue at Westminster. It is not

acceptable that people should fly in and wait many, many hours before

clearing immigration. It doesn't happen in any airport in the world,

including the United States of America, which is also rightly

concerned about security, and it shouldn't happen here.

The pressure on the Home Office is building ahead of July's Olympics,

when Heathrow will be the gateway to the Games, but the Border Force

insists it has a strong plan in place to ensure Olympics' arrivals

flow smoothly. Downing Street says the Prime

Minister would take action against the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,

if his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry suggested a breach of the

Ministerial Code. But there was no sense, it insisted, in starting a

separate inquiry before Mr Hunt appeared there next month. He's

accused of breaching the Ministerial Code while overseeing

News Corporation's bid for BSkyB. Our political correspondent Ben

Geoghegan reports. Jeremy Hunt insists he's done

nothing wrong, but Lord Justice Leveson says he won't give his

verdict into whether or not he broke the Ministerial Code. Instead,

it's the Prime Minister who will decide the fate of the Culture

Secretary. Mr Hunt has been under growing

pressure this week. His critics say he acted as a cheerleader for News

Corp during the company's attempt to take over BSkyB. Today, there

were renewed calls for Sir Alex Allen, the Government's independent

advisor on Ministers' interests, to carry out a separate inquiry.

longer the Prime Minister resists this, the more people will conclude

he has something to hide. That he is engaged in a coverup. He must

refer this to Alex Allen, and frankly, I think the integrity of

his Government depends on this happening. In my view, Jeremy Hunt

shouldn't still be in his post, given the evidence against him.

Labour accused Mr Hunt of breaching the code Ministers have to follow,

they say he didn't take responsibility for his advisor,

Adam Smith, who resigned last week. They also accuse him of not giving

parliament accurate and truthful information about the BSkyB bid.

And they claim he gave details of a statement about the bid to News

Corp before telling MPs. Jeremy Hunt will be giving evidence

to the Leveson Inquiry next month. The judge didn't allow him to

appear earlier than planned. His supporters insist he will be

vindicated. He is going to be tested under oath, all his evidence

will be published and there for everybody to see and if there is

any suggestion that at some point he may or may not have breached the

Ministerial Code that can be followed up. We need to avoid the

muddle two-of? Separate inquiries. The Prime Minister will come to his

decision about the fate of Jeremy Hunt once the Culture Secretary

gives his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry. But that's not due to

happen until the middle of next month, and the danger is that

instead of talking about the Government's policies, the Prime

Minister will be forced to spend the next few weeks defending his

Minister, instead. And the Prime Minister, David

Cameron, will be appearing live on the Andrew Marr Show, tomorrow

morning, at 9.00am on BBC One. The United States and China are

enagaged in high level talks about the fate of the prominent blind

activist Chen Guangcheng, according to an American-based human rights

group. ChinaAid says Mr Chen, who recently escaped from 19 months

house arrest, is now under American protection in Beijing. Next week

the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is due to visit China.

Let's speak to out Washington Correspondent Paul Adams. A

development that has the potential to seriously overshadow this trip?

It could, Tim. There is no sign of that at the moment. In fact, a

pretty studded silence from Beijing and Washington on the whereabouts

of Mr Chen. But clearly this is an affair which, if it continues into

next week, towards Thursday, when this set of discussions - routine

discussions involving Hillary Clinton and the Treasury Secretary

Tim Geithner are due to start, then it has the potential to be hugely

embarrassing. The United States needs China's help on a range of

issues, on Syria, on the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea,

so the last thing it wants is to be involved in a diplomatic row about

someone who has sought refuge in the US Embassy. The Chinese for

their part don't want anything of this kind going on, just as they

get ready for their once in a decade reshuffle of top leadership

positions. They may choose, if this all does blow up in their faces, to

accuse the United States of meddling in internal affairs. But

clearly this is an affair which from the perspectives of both

governments is one they do not want to see lingering because it really

could overshadow some important business that they need to get on

with. Thank you. A British soldier shot dead in

Afghanistan yesterday has been named as Guardsman Michael Roland,

from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was in the Nahr-e-Saraj district

of Helmand Province when he came under small arms fire. His

commanding officer said he would be missed hugely by the Battalion.

Detectives hunting James Allen, the man wanted in connection with two

murders in Middlesbrough and Whitby, have appealed to anyone who may be

shielding him to give him up. Police say the 35-year-old may be

trying to change his appearance by growing his hair and have urged the

public to contact them immediately if they see him. Danny Savage

reports. This is double murder suspect James

Allen. CCTV cameras in shops in the Scarborough area filmed him on

Tuesday and Wednesday last week. That was after the body of 81-year-

old Colin Dunford was found in Middlesbrough and around the time

that 50-year-old Julie Davison was found dead in her flat in Whitby.

Both had suffered severe head injuries. As the manhunt continues,

police today had this message for anyone helping James Allen.

determination is 100% to catch James Allen as soon as possible.

And bring him to justice. Someone will know where he is. This is not

a time for loyalty. There can be no loyalty at a time like this. Now is

the time to help the police. Detectives believe the 35-year-old,

who has tattoos on both arms, is still in the region. They've

confirmed that he stayed in this bed and breakfast in Scarborough

last Wednesday night and this evening they say he was definitely

seen in Leeds, but where is he now? Wanted posters are being put up

across the region in a bid to find him. Detectives say they've had

numerous calls about possible sightings from members of the

public in north Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and here in Middlesbrough.

And they're encouraging people to stay vigilant. But for now, though,

more than 100 officers are involved in this manhunt.

An eight-year-old boy who's believed to have fallen into the

River Wear in County Durham has been named as Ian Thomas Bell.

Specialist police divers are continuing their search. It's

thought he fell into the swollen river at around 7.00pm last night

while playing with friends. Police have charged the man at

centre of yesterday's siege in Central London. 48-year-old Michael

Green has been charged with offences including false

imprisonment, creating a bomb hoax and criminal damage.

Police in Northern Ireland say a massive van bomb found in Newry,

close to the Irish border, could have caused death and widespread

devastation. The device, containing 600lbs of explosives, is thought to

have been left by dissident republicans and was primed and

ready to explode. Clare Savage reports.

The 600lbs of explosives packed into this van weighed more than the

Omagh bomb. The vehicle abandoned with the engine running outside

Newry city in a remote border area. So far no paramilitary group has

claimed responsibility for this latest bomb but it's thought

dissident republicans are behind it. 600lbs is about about twice the

size of the bomb in the courthouse here two years ago now. It would

cause devastation to any town in the Province. To give you an idea,

anybody within about 50 metres would be killed, anybody about 100

metres would be seriously injured. Politicians are outraged and say

people need to stand up to dissidents. Fundamentally, there

needs to be a security and community response to these actions

and we need to deal with these republicans dissidents as quickly

and effectively as we can. Overnight in North Belfast a much

smaller bomb was discovered under a car in a garage in a residential

area. 80 homes had to be evacuated. Detectives have now left the scene

and they haven't said who the intended victim was, but that the

bomb wasn't planted under the vehicle of a police officer, a

loyalist, or a member of Sinn Fein - the usual targets of dissident

republicans. As that alert was taking place, the police carried

out searches near the houses of suspected dissident republican

terrorists, guns and ammunition were found. The dissidents might

have been thawarted this time but the threat still remains very real.

The world must help Burma make its journey towards democracy

irreversible - the words of EU foreign policy chief, Baroness

Ashton today as she opened a European Union office in Rangoon.

It comes less than a week after the EU suspended all sanctions against

the country apart from an arms embargo. Rachel Harvey's report

from Rangoon contains some flash photograhpy.

Another day, another VIP visitor to the cramped offices of Burma's

opposition. Lady Ashton, the latest to seek the views of Aung San Suu

Kyi and to offer support for the reforms under way here. There are

bound to be hitches along the way, but a bit of nifty diplomatic

footwork helps and a clear message of understanding that Burma's

political transition is both young and fragile. We know that changes

take time. They need to be well embedded and they need to be

guaranteed so that people can feel confident in their own future.

What can they look forward to? In much of Burma, time has stood still.

Left behind by the years of isolation and corruption under

military rule. There's no doubting the political reforms that have

taken place in Burma over the past year or so, but if reform is to

have any real meaning, then it needs to filter out to the

countryside, to places like this, where the majority of people still

live. There is no running water here, no

proper sanitation, the only power comes from a carefully maintained

generator. Even in harvest time, farm labourers like this make no

more than $2 a day. It isn't enough to look after his family. He has to

borrow money to get by. I want my sons to be farmers, too, he says,

but I also want them to have a better life than me.

For the first time in decades, that doesn't just seem like a distant

dream. A new EU office, a sign that aid

and expertise is starting to flow. But I put it to Lady Ashton that

the decision to suspend, rather than lift sanctions, might raise

questions about the EU's commitment to Burma. I hope not. And nothing I

have heard today suggests that. But it does in a sense send a signal

that we have only just begun here and this is still quite fragile.

It's a word people have used all day. It needs to be nurtured and

supported, but we also need to be sure it's for real and it's long-

term. Overturning decades of dictatorship

isn't easy, but there is now at least a flicker of hope that life

here might slowly start to improve. Sport now. Let's go to Olly Foster

at the sports centre. Only three years Southampton were

in administration and relegated to League One, but they will be back

in the Premier League next season. It was the final day of the

Championship and they beat Coventry 4-0 to seal automatic promotion

along with Reading. Rob Heath reports.

Southampton's players were quick to acknowledge a record crowd. Those

lucky enough to squeeze in were hoping and expecting to be flying

high in England's top division next season. Relegated Coventry weren't

likely to leave the Saints deflated. So it proved.

Southampton struck early when this shot was deflected in by Billy

Sharp. Just three minutes later Fonte made it two. The supporters'

nerves settled. After After half-time The Saints

marched on. Fittingly, it was Southampton's

talisman, Lallana got the fourth. The fans ignored pleas to stay off

the pitch. Their side had, after all, burst through the championship

roof, back in the Premier League for the first time in seven years.

There are 25 Premier League goals coming up on Match of the Day

straight after the news. If you don't want to know who scored them,

then you should know the drill by now. Wigan's great escape is still

on. They were 4-0 up by half-time against high flying Newcastle. That

was the final score and Wigan are three points off relegation now.

Robin Van Persie scored his 35th goal of the season, but only the

equaliser as Arsenal were held 1- 1at Stoke and Luis Suarez scored

his first Liverpool hat trick, the third an incredible strike from

just inside the Norwich half in their 3-0 win. There were four

other matches today. Everton beat Fulham 4-00l. Bolton

are still in the relegation zone after drawing at Sunderland. It was

4-4 between Swansea and Wolves. West Brom against Villa was a

rarity - goalless. It's the final Old Firm match of the season

tomorrow but there were four matches today. Important win for

bottom club Dunfermline against Aberdeen. Ulster are into Rugby

Union's Heineken Cup Final after beating Edinburgh 22-19 in Dublin.

Ruan Pienaar kicked 17 poinst and Pedrie Wannenberg scored their only

try. They'll now face either the defending champions Leinster or

Clermont Aubvergne who play tomorrow. That's all from the BBC