09/04/2017

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:00:24. > :00:28.In the last hour, it's been announced that a British man

:00:29. > :00:30.was among four victims of Thursday's terror attack in the Swedish

:00:31. > :00:33.Officers have revealed that the main suspect,

:00:34. > :00:36.a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan, was an asylum seeker

:00:37. > :00:41.He had also expressed sympathy with extremist groups.

:00:42. > :00:54.Yes, this is a rally in the centre of Stockholm, just about to get

:00:55. > :00:59.under way. Thousands of people have come here to show their support for

:01:00. > :01:03.the victims of this attack and to send a message that they are opposed

:01:04. > :01:07.to violent acts of terrorism. This morning, more information from the

:01:08. > :01:11.police investigating this attack. This is what they had to say

:01:12. > :01:16.earlier. All four deceased are now

:01:17. > :01:18.identified, and the family There are two Swedish

:01:19. > :01:35.citizens among the deceased, So, confirmation...

:01:36. > :01:39.INAUDIBLE Not just to Swedish people died in

:01:40. > :01:43.the attack, but a British man. The Foreign Office has confirmed that

:01:44. > :01:48.his family are being sported in Sweden and the UK as well. A Belgian

:01:49. > :01:53.citizen as well. The investigators confirming that their main suspect,

:01:54. > :01:57.a 39-year-old from Uzbekistan, applied for residency in Sweden in

:01:58. > :02:00.2014... INAUDIBLE

:02:01. > :02:06.I do apologise. We have some problems with the audio and the

:02:07. > :02:07.video. The Defence Secretary,

:02:08. > :02:09.Sir Michael Fallon, says Russia is to blame for "every civilian

:02:10. > :02:11.death" in last week's chemical His words follow a decision

:02:12. > :02:15.by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to cancel a visit to

:02:16. > :02:17.Moscow, due tomorrow. That move's been criticised

:02:18. > :02:19.by Labour and the SNP, as our political correspondent,

:02:20. > :02:24.Susana Mendonca, reports. America's military response

:02:25. > :02:28.to the gas attack that left 89 But now attention is

:02:29. > :02:35.turning to the role of Russia and its support

:02:36. > :02:37.for the Syrian government. The British Defence

:02:38. > :02:39.Secretary Michael Fallon accused the Kremlin of being

:02:40. > :02:44.complicit in the chemical attack, describing it as a war crime that

:02:45. > :02:47.happened on Russia's watch. Writing in the Sunday

:02:48. > :02:50.Times, he said, by proxy, Russia is responsible

:02:51. > :02:54.for every civilian death last week. If Russia wants to be absolved

:02:55. > :02:58.of responsibility for future attacks, Vladimir Putin needs

:02:59. > :03:00.to dismantle Assad's chemical weapons

:03:01. > :03:04.arsenal for good. Speaking to the BBC's

:03:05. > :03:06.Andrew Marr Show the International Development Secretary said it was

:03:07. > :03:09.time for concerted pressure to be This isn't just about one

:03:10. > :03:13.voice, this is about the international community coming

:03:14. > :03:17.together and our Foreign Secretary is working with his American

:03:18. > :03:20.counterpart, as that is the right Following the US air strike

:03:21. > :03:35.on the air base in Homs Boris Johnson announced he was cancelling

:03:36. > :03:38.a planned trip to Russia but his American counterpart Rex Tillerson

:03:39. > :03:41.will go ahead with a trip there Prompting ridicule from

:03:42. > :03:43.Mr Johnson's critics. The idea that the Foreign

:03:44. > :03:48.Secretary can't be trusted because he might

:03:49. > :03:50.pursue his own line or have an independent

:03:51. > :03:51.thought or cross of what the Americans are

:03:52. > :03:54.going to say it just makes him look like some sort of mini-

:03:55. > :03:57.me to the United States of America. Pictures last night

:03:58. > :03:59.on Russian TV showed what they said were aircraft flying once

:04:00. > :04:02.again from the airbase damaged by US And British hopes of influencing

:04:03. > :04:05.the Kremlin's position on Syria seem slim after the Russian

:04:06. > :04:08.Foreign Ministry said Boris Johnson's cancelled

:04:09. > :04:10.visit showed that the UK had no real influence

:04:11. > :04:12.in At least 25 people have been killed

:04:13. > :04:22.and dozens injured following a blast at a Coptic Christian

:04:23. > :04:24.church in Egypt. The blast, in the city of Tanta,

:04:25. > :04:27.north of Cairo, took place as worshippers gathered to celebrate

:04:28. > :04:31.Palm Sunday. There's also been a separate attack

:04:32. > :04:35.on a church in Alexandria. Len McCluskey, the leader

:04:36. > :04:39.of the UK's biggest trade union, Unite, today demanded

:04:40. > :04:42.the Labour Party investigates what he claims are attempts

:04:43. > :04:44.by certain Labour MPs to undermine his campaign

:04:45. > :04:49.for a third term. Mr McCluskey's bid to continue

:04:50. > :04:51.as Unite's general secretary The result of this bitter contest

:04:52. > :04:59.could impact the future of the Labour Party,

:05:00. > :05:01.as our industry correspondent, He's the former Liverpool dockworker

:05:02. > :05:07.who rose to become the most powerful trade union leader in Britain,

:05:08. > :05:10.but he's up against this man, Gerard Coyne, politically

:05:11. > :05:12.to Len McCluskey's right, who believes that the UK's biggest

:05:13. > :05:16.union needs to change. Make sure that you do vote,

:05:17. > :05:19.because it's really important. Campaigning in Nottingham,

:05:20. > :05:24.Gerard Coyne says the union needs to focus on the challenges

:05:25. > :05:26.of Brexit, insecure work and increasing automation, and he's

:05:27. > :05:29.scathing about what he calls Len McCluskey's meddling

:05:30. > :05:32.in the Labour Party. I'm standing because I believe

:05:33. > :05:35.the union has spent too much time messing in Westminster politics

:05:36. > :05:40.and actually what we need to do is make sure we are focused

:05:41. > :05:43.on making our members' priorities This contest matters because whoever

:05:44. > :05:52.ends up occupying the general secretary's office on the seventh

:05:53. > :05:55.floor of the Unite headquarters here in Central London

:05:56. > :05:57.will have an influence which stretches from workplaces

:05:58. > :06:00.right through to Westminster. Unite is the UK's biggest

:06:01. > :06:03.trade union and of course it is the biggest donor

:06:04. > :06:07.to the Labour Party. What's more, Len McCluskey has been

:06:08. > :06:09.one of the most powerful Unite put ?225,000 into Mr Corbyn's

:06:10. > :06:19.leadership campaigns. He says he's standing on his record,

:06:20. > :06:22.that he spends 90% of his time on industrial matters and he rejects

:06:23. > :06:26.accusations of political meddling. Of course we are involved,

:06:27. > :06:29.but we are always driven by Unite's It is my job to make

:06:30. > :06:37.certain that their views, their policies are heard

:06:38. > :06:39.in the corridors of power. If I have to kick doors down,

:06:40. > :06:43.I will do that, but the idea that I spend too much time meddling

:06:44. > :06:45.in Westminster politics There is a third challenger,

:06:46. > :06:50.seen as politically Ian Allinson says he's

:06:51. > :06:56.the grassroots candidate. I think I am the one candidate

:06:57. > :06:59.in this election who has not worked at the top of the union for decades,

:07:00. > :07:02.and I know the frustrations and experiences of members firsthand

:07:03. > :07:05.and I think that needs shaking up Seasoned Westminster watchers

:07:06. > :07:10.believe the race could define the future direction of the Labour

:07:11. > :07:14.Party. It feels like a proxy battle

:07:15. > :07:17.for the Labour leadership. There is no question,

:07:18. > :07:23.Corbyn will be watching this result and he will be hoping it

:07:24. > :07:27.goes his way and Len McCluskey wins, because if Gerard Coyne wins,

:07:28. > :07:31.he knows he'll have another enemy. Whoever wins will lead Unite

:07:32. > :07:33.through to the next election. Voting in this increasingly bitter

:07:34. > :07:36.battle closes in just over a week. More than 20,000 people,

:07:37. > :07:43.including Princes Charles, William and Harry, are gathering

:07:44. > :07:46.in Northern France today to mark the centenary of one

:07:47. > :07:52.of the bloodiest battles Thousands of Canadian troops died

:07:53. > :08:12.in four days of fighting Yes, twin commemorations today. Add

:08:13. > :08:17.Vimy behind me, it is where Canadians fought, died and

:08:18. > :08:20.eventually won. In nearby Arras, Scottish troops have been remembered

:08:21. > :08:26.for their part in the wider battle that took place here during the

:08:27. > :08:31.First World War. It took more than 3500 Canadian lives to secure this

:08:32. > :08:36.hill, a skill mirrored by today's symbolism. Here, Prince Charles with

:08:37. > :08:40.Princes William and Harry, marking the 100th anniversary of the battle

:08:41. > :08:46.that changed Canadian identity forever. It gives me a sense of

:08:47. > :08:51.pride, a sense of identity, and the sense of sadness for what happened

:08:52. > :08:57.during the war. The battle for Vimy only lasted four base and was

:08:58. > :08:59.Canada's National coming-of-age moment, when its forces combine to

:09:00. > :09:09.defeat the Germans holding the upper ground. In nearby Arras, Scottish

:09:10. > :09:17.losses in the wider fight were also remember today. Greater love has no

:09:18. > :09:22.more than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. So ferocious

:09:23. > :09:28.was the fighting in this region, the average daily death toll exceeded

:09:29. > :09:33.that of the place-5-mac or Passchendaele. Among those to die

:09:34. > :09:37.was this 26-year-old sergeant, David Wood, from Edinburgh. We would not

:09:38. > :09:43.be here without them, would we? We would not be free to do what we want

:09:44. > :09:47.when we want. He fought and died for us. We have to remember them and

:09:48. > :09:53.thank them. The Queen sent a message saying it was our duty to remember

:09:54. > :09:56.and honour those who served so valiantly add Vimy and throughout

:09:57. > :10:06.the First World War. Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, add Vimy.