:00:20. > :00:23.The drugs company, Pfizer, has blocked the use of its products
:00:24. > :00:26.for lethal injections in the United States.
:00:27. > :00:28.It closes off the last remaining open source of drugs
:00:29. > :00:32.The company says it made products to enhance and save
:00:33. > :00:34.the lives of patients and strongly objected
:00:35. > :00:51.Lethal injections had for decades been seen in the US as the most
:00:52. > :00:55.humane way to carry out the death penalty. Three drugs are used, the
:00:56. > :00:59.first to render the prisoner unconscious, the second to paralyse
:01:00. > :01:06.and the bird to stop the heart. Cases such as that of Clayton
:01:07. > :01:09.Lockett, who in 2014 had suffered an agonising, protracted death at an
:01:10. > :01:14.Oklahoma State prison has resulted in a shift in drug suppliers being
:01:15. > :01:22.willing to be associated with the death penalty. Pfizer has followed
:01:23. > :01:26.20 American and European drugs companies in restricting products,
:01:27. > :01:35.issuing a statement saying, Pfizer makes its products to enhance and
:01:36. > :01:37.save the lives of patients. Pfizer is the second-largest global
:01:38. > :01:43.manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and also makes drugs used in every
:01:44. > :01:46.execution protocol across the US. They are putting in rigorous
:01:47. > :01:52.controls to make a huge difference to the landscape in terms of lethal
:01:53. > :01:57.injections which be carried out. Since 1976, more than 1400 people
:01:58. > :02:09.have been executed in the United States. Numbers peaked in 1999. Last
:02:10. > :02:13.year there were 28 executions. States will have to either turn to
:02:14. > :02:14.unofficial sources for the lethal drugs or change the method of
:02:15. > :02:16.execution. Hezbollah's top military
:02:17. > :02:18.commander in Syria was killed in artillery fire by jihadists,
:02:19. > :02:20.according to the Lebanese Mustafa Badreddine's death
:02:21. > :02:34.near Damascus airport was initially But a statement from the group says
:02:35. > :02:38.an investigation has shown he was killed in an artillery
:02:39. > :02:40.bombardment carried out by a Sunni Islamist
:02:41. > :02:42.group in the region. Officials in Peru say a Scottish
:02:43. > :02:45.woman, who was jailed for drugs smuggling, is to be
:02:46. > :02:47.released and sent home. Melissa Reid, who's 22
:02:48. > :02:49.was caught carrying cocaine with Michaella McCollum
:02:50. > :02:51.from County Tyrone in 2013. It's understood McCollum,
:02:52. > :02:52.who's already been freed, will have to remain in Peru as part
:02:53. > :02:56.of her parole conditions. Campaigners for and against
:02:57. > :02:58.Britain's membership of the European Union
:02:59. > :03:00.are taking their message to voters across the UK ahead
:03:01. > :03:02.of next month's referendum. Speaking in his Witney
:03:03. > :03:05.constitutency, David Cameron warned that leaving the EU would cost
:03:06. > :03:07.Britain billions of pounds But the former Cabinet minister
:03:08. > :03:13.and Leave campaigner, Owen Paterson, is due to tell a rally later that
:03:14. > :03:16.an exit from the EU would secure Rescue Committee, David Miliband,
:03:17. > :03:30.has called for an end Speaking ahead of a planned
:03:31. > :03:33.humanitarian summit taking place at the end of the month,
:03:34. > :03:36.he also called for the most vulnerable 10% of
:03:37. > :03:37.refugees to be resettled in developed countries,
:03:38. > :03:40.including the UK. This is the place even those
:03:41. > :03:47.hardened souls of the international This place in Kenya started life
:03:48. > :03:55.nearly 25 years ago as a way to offer a temporary home to those
:03:56. > :03:58.fleeing war in Somalia. But today it has grown
:03:59. > :04:03.to a sprawling city of some 35000. Now the Kenyan government has
:04:04. > :04:08.tried to shut it down, protests against the closure
:04:09. > :04:11.saying their forced return to Somalia would amount
:04:12. > :04:14.to a mass death sentence. If the problem seems insurmountable,
:04:15. > :04:16.that's because in its current There are 60 million
:04:17. > :04:20.displaced persons worldwide, 80% of them spend ten years
:04:21. > :04:24.as a refugee. Now major voices from the World Bank
:04:25. > :04:26.and the International Rescue Committee have told the BBC
:04:27. > :04:32.This Week's World it is The plan has got to be
:04:33. > :04:36.about the limited numbers who are going to be relocated
:04:37. > :04:38.to third countries, to richer countries,
:04:39. > :04:40.and the big new effort in the countries that are hosting
:04:41. > :04:45.refugees, which are on the borders of countries of civil wars,
:04:46. > :04:47.which is not countries in Europe Who need a new deal to recognise
:04:48. > :04:54.these are long-term problems that need an economic solution
:04:55. > :05:00.as well as a social solution. His idea, radical and let's be
:05:01. > :05:02.honest controversial, is that refugees the world over be
:05:03. > :05:06.allowed to work in the host country But the UN Humanitarian Summit takes
:05:07. > :05:12.place in Istanbul mid-May. Expect to hear more of this
:05:13. > :05:19.kind of thinking then. And you can see that interview
:05:20. > :05:22.in full on This Week's World with Emily Maitliss on BBC Two
:05:23. > :05:28.today at 5:20pm. 35,000 fans are expected
:05:29. > :05:29.at Wembley this afternoon for the Women's FA Cup
:05:30. > :05:34.final between Arsenal and Chelsea. Arsenal have won it
:05:35. > :05:36.13 times but Chelsea Live now to Wembley and our
:05:37. > :05:51.correspondent there, Sara Orchard. A very big day. A very big day. The
:05:52. > :05:56.fans are starting to filter into the stadium behind me. What makes this
:05:57. > :05:59.fixture perhaps a little more intriguing is that Arsenal Ladies
:06:00. > :06:05.and Chelsea ladies are two of the most established women's teams in
:06:06. > :06:12.the country but have never met in the cup final before. Arsenal Ladies
:06:13. > :06:17.are 13 times champion. Chelsea are the favourites. They are the current
:06:18. > :06:23.titleholders after their 1-0 win over Notts County last season. They
:06:24. > :06:26.are also completely unbeaten so far in the women's super league so far
:06:27. > :06:34.the sheer. Among the many fans who will be heading into watch, there is
:06:35. > :06:38.one seat reserved for the England manager, Mark Sampson. -- so far
:06:39. > :06:43.this year. They have some very important fixtures coming up,
:06:44. > :06:46.European qualifiers and he will be keeping a very close eye on
:06:47. > :06:49.proceedings if you do not want to miss a thing, live coverage on BBC
:06:50. > :06:52.One of the kick off at two p.m.. You can see more on all of today's
:06:53. > :06:55.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC One is
:06:56. > :07:14.at 5:10pm. Hello. I am going to take you back
:07:15. > :07:17.to last weekend when we had a summer. Temperatures soared to 27
:07:18. > :07:19.Celsius in