22/06/2014 BBC Weekend News

One of Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officers says

the war in Syria, represents a "long-term"

terrorist threat to the UK. The warning comes as another Briton

is identified in a suspected jihadist recruiting video.

The Iraqi government targets ISIS militants from the air,

as rebels seize more ground in the north and west.

David Cameron renews his bid to block the man tipped to

be the new President of the European Commission.

And Andy Murray talks to the BBC about nerves, on the eve of

the defence of his Wimbledon crown. One of Britain's most senior police

officers has told the BBC that the war

in Syria represents a "long-term" terrorist threat to the UK.

The warning comes from the Head of Counter Terrorism for the

Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick. The identity of a second British man

who appeared in a recruiting video for the Islamist extremist group,

ISIS, has been confirmed. He's Rayeed Khan from Cardiff,

who once hoped to become Britain's first Asian Prime Minister.

Our first report tonight is from our Security Correspondent,

Frank Gardner. A lot of people think it is just to

put this flag over their building. British jihadists in Syria. They are

with ISIS, the most violent and blood-thirsty of all the insurgent

groups in the Middle East. But who are these young men, calling out for

other Britons to join them? This is Reyaad Khan, 20, from Cardiff, said

to have been a stewedous pupil who loved sport. On his Facebook page he

said he wanted to be Britain's first Asian Prime Minister. And this is

Nasser Muthana, a another 20-year-old from Cardiff, described

by his father as a medical student, although his friends says he dropped

out of college. Here is his brother, Aseel mouth mouth, 17, from Cardiff,

described as being quiet. In their home town, this has shocked the

sizeable Yemeni community. For the families themselves, news of what

their sons have done has been heartbreaking. The father spoke out,

while keeping his face hidden for fear of reprisals. My wife, first

when we heard Nasser was gone, she has had a nervous breakdown and is

crying ever since. It is affecting all the family. I trust the British

authorities. I'm not concerned about the authorities, I'm concerned about

his life there. Who are ISIS? The group emerged last year having grown

out of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. ISIS has a reputation for such extreme

brutality that it's even been disowned by Al-Qaeda's leadership.

The group makes extensive use of social media. 80% of Western

fighters that have gone to Syria are believed to be with ISIS and it is

rich, with an estimated wealth of more than ?1 billion in cash and

assets taken from robberies, he can tors and donations. For now ISIS is

preoccupied with the Middle East where it is taking over town after

town in Iraq but Government officials here worry about those

Britons who go out to join them and then come back. I'm afraid, I

believe, that we will be leaving with the consequences of Syria from

a terrorist point of view, for many years to come.

But the former head of counter-terrorism at MI6 says this

much-talked about-threat needs to be kept in proportion. By no means will

all people coming back even dream of committing a terrorist attack. Some

of those may think about it and not do it, and then there will be the

very, very few who think - I'm going to carry on the fight and I'll carry

on the fight at home. Around 500 British jihadists have gone to join

units like this one in Syria mostly with ISIS. Of those, around half are

believed to have come back to Britain Academic research show

abouts 10% of foreign fighters get involved with terrorist activities

and plots when they come back to Europe or the west. Meanwhile, ISIS

continues its propaganda campaign with videos like these, reaching out

to impressionable young men to join them with the car asthmatic message

that has yet to be effectively challenged.

-- charismatic. In Iraq the rebels from ISIS are continuing to make

more gains in the north and west of the country. They claimed to have

captured two crossings on the border with Syria and jr Dan, leaving

Iraq's Government with no control of its borders. Officials say the

touven Rutba, linking Jordan and Baghdad has fallen. John Simpson is

in Baghdad and his report contains flash photography.

The heart of political power in Iraq. What used to be called the

green zone. Senior politicians and diplomats here have been struggling

to come to terms with the speed and ferocity of the ISIS attack. And

their reaction is disturbingly bleak.

There are still plenty of Shia volunteer e enthusiastic about

heading off to fight ISIS but the security situation here is getting

decidedly worse. The news came today that four more

towns here the Syrian border, west of Baghdad, have fallen to ISIS.

That means that for large stretches of territory, the border doesn't

exist. ISIS can flood into eye rock as it pleases from Syria.

The Iraqis have had some successes, as these pictures of recent missile

strikes show. But the 300 hellfire missiles they had, have now been

used up. The Iraqis are complaining bitterly that the Americans are slow

about sending them more. When I met Iraq's Foreign Minister,

he made it clear they needed outside help. I have requested formally from

the United States, for airpower support. Iraq doesn't have an Air

Force. Iraq doesn't have a single fixed wing fighter plane. What's

more, the Americans themselves only started using spy planes and

satellites to track ISIS two weeks ago. Though they've long-known about

the threat that ISIS posed. The Iraqi Army, after its pathetic

performance ten days ago, when it effectively ran for it, is starting

to do a bit better. And now, only the most pessimistic people here

think that ISIS will be able to capture Baghdad. Nowadays this is a

city of blast walls and roadblocks, but in the 11 years since the

British and Americans invaded Iraq, I haven't seen a worse crisis than

this. Not even at the height of the sectarian bombings and kidnappings.

Now Iraq's future as a country could be at stake. More now from Frank

Gardner who is in the studio. How much of a threat, if they return to

the UK r these Britons who are currently fighting in Syria and

Iraq? Let's break this down. For Iraq ISIS presents an existential

threat as John Simpson referred to. I think they are a threat to Jordon

next door. They are probably going to try to consolidate the ground

they have taken in which case potentially it becomes a springboard

for attacks on this country and others, potentially in the way that

Afghanistan was under the Taliban from 96 to 2001. What is worrying

people here is the constant flow of young, impressionable, radicalised

Britons who are going out from this country to Syria. Most of them

cropping back and not doing anything. So the numbers are still

relatively small. But historically, one in nine people who've gone out

to fight jihad in places like Bosnia, somalia, Chechnya,

Afghanistan v come back and got involved in domestic terrorism back

home. -- have come back. If you take 500 Britons that have gone out

there. They are extrapolating from that that there is a fairly good

chance that somebody on an individual basis will do something.

Is there a big plot I'm aware of for ISIS to attack this country at the

moment? Not that I'm aware of. Downing Street has called

on the European Union to delay its decision on who'll become the next

president of the EU Commission. No 10 says a consensus must be

reached, as David Cameron attempts to block the appointment

of the former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker.

Here's our Political Correspondent Vicki Young.

David Cameron insists it's not personal but when it comes to the

future of the EU, he doesn't see eye-to-eye with the frontrunner for

one of the top jobs in Brussels. I'm not the spokesman of the British

Prime Minister. Jean-Claude Juncker, the former Prime Minister of

Luxembourg favours closer ties between EU countries, while Mr

Cameron wants the UK to seize powers back from Brussels. He fear Mrs

Juncker wouldn't drive through economic and political reforms. --

he fears Mr Juncker. Some eurosceptic Conservatives think

their leader is right to speak out If the junction junk agenda is wrong

for the people of Europe, including the people of Britain, the British

Prime Minister is right it stand up against it. He may not win a battle

but it is so much better than see a Prime Minister to fight a battle and

take a bloody nose, than not to fight. Now the President is chosen

is also contentious. Mr Cameron says Europe's heads of governments should

dead side but the European Parliament believes the choice

should reflect recent election results so its biggest group, the

European People's Party has put forward Mr Juncker. The

Conservatives left this group a few years ago. If the Tories were part

of the European People's Party, he could have made that argument at the

Dublin summit of EPP when EPP chose his candidate. He may well have

prevailed. Mr Cameron has some support but he has more opponents,

including Germany's Chancellor Merkel. David Cameron will tell the

President of the European Council here tomorrow that he's willing to

force a vote on the issue of Mr Juncker, but increasingly, it looks

like he will be on the losing side of this argument. Not a good sign

for someone who wants to renegotiate Britain's membership of the European

Union. After the recent surge in support for eurosceptic parties, Mr

Cameron probably thought the fight over Mr Juncker was won he could

win, but Labour say he's badly misjudged negotiations.

Police searching for the killer of a Saudi Arabian student in Essex

are tonight appealing for information about a man seen

in the area where she died. The man was wearing

a distinctive Italian designer, beige-coloured jacket, and is

described as being in his late teens to 30 years old, with thick dark

hair and a tanned appearance. Nahid Almanea who was 31,

was stabbed 16 times as she walked along a footpath

in Colchester last Tuesday. Labour has announced it will pause

the introduction of the Government's Universal Credit scheme

for three months, if it wins the next general election.

The party said in principle it supported the programme to merge

six working-age benefits into one payment, but it might scrap the

plans completely if a review found the costs outweighed the benefits.

Now with all the sport, live to Rio and join Ollie Foster who is there.

Hi there. Thank you Clive:.

the costs outweighed the benefits. I've got some goals to show you

in a moment. England will no doubt be envious

because we've seen another side qualify for the last 16.

Roy Hodgson's squad trained here in Rio today before they travel to

Belo Horizonte tomorrow for their final World Cup game on Tuesday.

We heard from Stephen Gerrard, but the future of the England captain is

still unclear, not so the manager who is determined to lead England to

the next major tournament. Here's our

Chief Sports Correspondent Dan Roan He's presided over one of England's

worst-ever World Cups. Despite that, the FA have backed Roy Hodgson and

today the manager explained why he deserved to stay in the top job. I

think that the players are a very, very strong group. A solid group. I

believe that they are more an accepting of the work we are trying

to do, that they share our goals and our vision and as a result, with the

backing of the FA and of the people around me, I feel I'm the right man

to continue. As far as I'm concerned, I'm recovering from a

very bitter, raw experience. Two games where I thought we would do

better. England's loss at the hands of Uruguay capped a miserable

campaign for England's players, despite months of meticulous

preparation. Today England deserted this, their spectacular training

base, having got to use it just a handsful of times. It's this early

exit that has put pressure not just on the manager, but the captain,

too. The third most capped player in his country's history, Steven

Gerrard admits he is now considering his international future. I don't

feel it is right to make a decision now or in a week's time. I'm still

hurting very ba.d I'm broken from what has gone on over the last

couple of weeks. -- very bad. I need to get away, get on holiday

and basically clear my head before I make that big decision. This

chasened team and its leader now have to somehow pick themselves up

for final game against Costa Rica on Tuesday. Pride now all they have to

play for. Roy Hodgson's predecessor,

Fabio Capello, was here in Rio today with his team Russia.

They lost to Belgium 1-0 at the Maracana Stadium.

The teenage substitute, Divouk Origi, with the winner in the

last couple of minutes to send the Belgians through to the last 16.

16. Russia now have to beat Algeria to have any chance of progressing.

The Desert Foxes secured their first World Cup win in 32 years.

They won 4-2 against South Korea in Porte Allegro.

Away from the World Cup now. Formula One returned to Austria

for the first time in 11 years, and there was another Mercedes 1-2,

the sixth this season. Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton

into second, extending his Championship lead over

his teammate to 29 points. To cricket and with two more days to

play in the Second Test between England and Sri Lanka

at Headingly, it's finely balanced. The tourists bowled England out

for 365 and then reached 214-4 by the close.

Kumar Sangakkara made a half century before being trapped by Moeen Ali.

Mahela Jayawardene will resume tomorrow unbeaten on 55

in their second innings, helping Sri Lanka to a 106 run lead.

Wimbledon begins tomorrow. First up on

Centre Court Andy Murray, who starts the defence of his title

against Belgium's David Goffin. Katherine Downes reports

from the All England Club. Last year Andy Murray answered the

biggest question in British tennis - will we ever have a home-grown

Wimbledon champion? COMMENTATOR: The waiting is over.

That, though, gives rise to another inevitable question - can he do it

again? Andy Murray is the Wimbledon champion. I expect to be nervous. I

expect to feel the pressure as I'm sort of going towards the court. I

hope when I walk out there, you know, that I can enjoy it for a few

moments and then, you know, like most nerves and stuff, once you

actually get out there, after the first couple of games, you start to

settle into the match. The All England Club is familiar ground to

Murray but there is a new coach on the practise courts. Amelie Mauresmo

herself knows the sweetness of success here. As a coach she's

taking a laid-back approach. He knows how to polyon this surface.

I'm trying to add a few things here and there but I'm not going to teach

him how to play tennis. Obviously we are past this point.

Most of us won't remember the last time a British champion defended his

title here at Wimbledon. Andy Murray has already said he will be feeling

very nervous walking out on court here tomorrow but he will take some

comfort from the advice of those who have done it many times before. For

Andy the pressure was to win it the first time. It hasn't been done

since Fred Perry. He can relax about that. Can he win it again?

Absolutely. Will he do it this year? Maybe. Maybe next year. He still

have five, six great years left. Chances are we will win it again.

There is no ignoring the fact that form and fortune haven't been on

Murray's side this year in the way they were 12 months ago but tomorrow

the memories and the British public will be waiting on Centre Court and

that's likely to be a powerful combination.

You will be able to catch all the Wimbledon tennis across the BBC for

the next fortnight. Will you believe it? There are three more weeks to go

before the World Cup final right here. . Back to you.

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