04/02/2016 Outside Source

World leaders meet again in London to discuss the war in Syria -

and raise over $10 billion in aid for the refugees.

The crucial point about today is the money raised will save lives, will

give hope, will give people the chance of a future.

A United Nations panel has ruled Julian Assange

British police want to extradite him to Sweden.

He's been hiding out at the Ecudorean embassy in London

In a few minutes I'll show you this report

Gabriel Gatehouse has been investigating the rise of so called

Islamic State in the north African country.

And in OS sport we'll hear from the boss of the NFL -

just a few days before Superbowl 50.

As we were reporting at the start of the programme an international

conference in London has raised over $10 billion today an extra aid for

Syrian refugees. All well and good raising money

to help those in need, but sad to say the efforts to stop

the war have come to nothing, and yesterday peace talks in Geneva

were postponed until Today the UN Secretary General Ban

Ki-moon had this message for the opposing sides

in the conflict. It is not just food for today but

hope for tomorrow. The other parties to the conflict remain deeply

divided, even on improving the humanitarian situation. I agree with

the special envoy that we should not have talks on leave for the sake of

talks. The coming days should be used to get back to the table, not

to secure more gains on the battlefield. We should strive to

achieve tangible progress on the ground by the time the talks resume.

Ban Ki-Moon there. At the start of the programme

we took you to Lebanon, just one of Syria's neighbours now

buckling under the pressure. Now we are going to take

you to Jordan, where King Abdullah told the BBC this week his country

is at "breaking point". And if you doubted that,

wait till you see the picture from the desert - this is the Zatari

refugee camp close to the Syrian border, and our Chief

International Correspondent Lyse Douset has been

flying over it. If anything shows the reality of

Jordan's refugee crisis, this is it. Less than four years ago this was

just sand, but it's not a city, it's a camp, packed with Syrian refugees.

But this is less than 10% of the Syrian population in Jordan. 10%.

The vast majority are living in the towns and cities, and that is

putting huge pressure on this desert kingdom. Competition for jobs,

schools, water, life. When you fly across Jordan, you see

the stark reality of a little country bordering all the big

problems in the Middle East. War is in Iraq and Syria, the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From Syria alone Jordan has taken in

almost 1.5 million refugees, and that is more than three times the

amount that all of Europe took last year.

Extraordinary figures. Let's change the mood a little bit and turned to

the sport. We are on the countdown to this

weekends Super Bowl 50. The Denver Broncos taking

on the Carolina Panthers. There has been controversy in recent

years about brain injuries sustained The NFL comissioner

Roger Goodell has been telling the BBC ahead of Sunday's game,

that in his opinion the sport We have made 39 rule changes in the

last ten years, that are all related to safety. We have lead in the way

of research, led in the way of making rule changes and making

equipment and bringing technology to our game, to improve the safety of

our players. This is an issue in all sports. What we're trying to do is

make sure we can make a difference. I am certainly looking forward to

it. Plenty on the BBC website. If you're in the UK you can watch it

on BBC Two and the live page Now here is a tweet from the world

heavyweight champion Tyson Fury He has given an interview

to the BBC, in which he says he hasn't decided

on whether to fight again. Well today in this newsroom,

Chris Mitchell put that question to one of the greatest boxers ever -

Evander Hollyfield, who retained his heavyweight

crown three times. I don't know. You work so hard to

become champion, you don't just give it up like that. I hope not. I'm

hoping he will change his mind, because that's not too good for the

game of boxing. Talking of boxing, and you have to talk about

comebacks. You came back a few times. Floyd Mayweather the money

man was talking a few days ago about how he has been offered nine figure

sums and is tempted to have perhaps one more payday. Frank Bruno, 54

years old, saying he fancied getting back in the ring. You've been there,

you'd come back, what is it like coming back?

Coming back, it takes a lot of courage to come back. Out of all the

people you talk about, I don't know at 54, I don't know, because the

fact of the matter is... Do you have what it takes? Even me coming back

at 30 years old, it was hard to come back against Amavi who beat you, it

was hard to do that and I did it. Evander Holyfield. I nearly bumped

into him quite literally in the newsroom today. He is still big and

pretty frightening! Formula 1 plans to remove

restrictions on engine This means the end of

the complicated 'token' system. Let's get more from

BBC sport centre. Let's talk to Mike Bushell

at the BBC Sport Centre. I suppose this is to improve the

condition in the sport? What do Formula 1 fans need the most? For

the sport to be competitive, they want to see a race going to the

wire, to the end of the season. But the engine restrictions which made

the sport a lot quieter proved to be bad for competition. Mercedes

dominated F1 since the introduction of the turbo hybrid engines in 2014

and all the restrictions. Winning the drivers and constructors

championships in the last two seasons. The hope is freeing up the

systems will allow the rivals to catch up. The so-called token

system, which limited what could be done to engines during the system

and when those things could be done, was initially aimed at keeping costs

under control. Teams couldn't develop engines at all during the

season and the changes that were allowed to be made each winter were

getting more and more limited and in the end senior figures thought it

was making the sport far too complex and restricted the ability of

manufacturers to improve their engines. It got even more

complicated when Ferrari discovered a loophole in the regulations last

season, and so then some in season engine that element was allowed.

This season sees teams are allowed to develop their engines in the

season. Each team will be allowed 32 tokens to do this but drivers will

be limited to four engines per season. In 2017 the whole system of

tokens and engine restrictions is scrapped altogether. A bit of a

relief. We will see if it makes a difference and if Lewis Hamilton is

still fastest! Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher's

former boss at Ferrari has given a little glimpse into how the former

7-times F1 world champion is faring. He suffered severe head injuries

in a skiing accident just over Luca di Montezemolo said,

"I have news and unfortunately He didn't really embellish on that,

refused to elaborate. spokesperson Sabine Kehm

declined to comment. We will bring you the story of one

person's part of it. The British pig farming

industry is facing a crisis, due to a glut of cheap pork

from the Continent and a fall That's according to farmers who say

that it's led to a sharp drop in price for their produce

and a real struggle to make Our Correspondent Sian Lloyd

reports from a pig farm These piglets were born just a few

weeks ago to some of the 3000 sows owned by Midland Pig Producers,

one of the biggest suppliers But ten years ago the company had

double the number and was sending almost 2500 pigs

to market every week. Now the company is closing

two of its ten farms. 18 jobs will go and the size

of the business will be cut Every pig we sell per week

at the moment is losing us money, Currently we are losing ?50,000

a month and that is unsustainable. Which is a great shame

because there should be So why are pig farms

like this one struggling? There is currently a glut of pigs

on the European market due to a Russian ban on importing

pork and pork products. Production costs in Europe

are cheaper, partly due to stricter welfare laws here, and customer

demand for pork is dropping. There are only a handful of pig

producers on this scale left So what, if anything,

can be done to halt the decline? Zoe Davies runs the organisation

which speaks for the We would like consumers to think

about what they are buying We are also asking the retailers

to continue to support us, those that are 100% on fresh

British pork. But also those that are not,

we would like to see a 5% increase We will definitely see more

producers go out of business, There have been health warnings

about eating too much processed meat I would only stride by British pork

if I can. Because I firmly believe

in supporting the farming A lot of people, especially

if you have got families and young children, you need

to put price first. By scaling back its business this

pig producer is hoping But prices are expected to drop

further, leading to fears This is Outside Source live

from the BBC newsroom. Syria, and the international donor

conference in London where over $10 billion have been pledged

to help people displaced by the war What you see next on BBC News will

depend on where you're watching. Around the world it's

World News America. They have more on the Zika

virus in Latin America. Colombia says it's expecting 600

cases of microcephaly - the brain abnormality

with suspected links to Zika. The News at 10 is

next here in the UK. They report from Saudi Arabia,

where a project to build a new city on the Red Sea could be

coming into trouble A top Libyan intelligence official

has told the BBC that several senior commanders from Islamic State group

have moved from Iraq and Syria The official says increasing numbers

of foreign fighters are now The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse has been

to Misrata further up the coast. You may find some of the images

in this report distressing. The heady euphoria of the Revolution

feels like a distant memory. Rival governments, backed

by their own militias, Islamic State is

exploiting the vacuum. IS have seized control

of the town of Sirte. We cannot go there, but we have

come to the neighbouring In a half finished building,

people have gathered for a wake. These men are from Sirte,

they have managed to escape the harsh regime

of Islamic State. This man's brother was arrested

on suspicion of being a spy. He was executed in the

most horrific manner. They show me a picture

on a mobile phone. His name was Milad, he was recently

married and he leaves Nearly five years after

the revolution that toppled Colonel Gaddafi, this city

is still on a war footing. Misrata is effectively

a semi-independent city state, surrounded

by warring militias, but the biggest threat is IS,

whose numbers are bolstered Are you seeing senior figures

from Iraq and Syria now We drive into the desert,

towards Sirte. 120 kilometres from Misrata is

the last line of defence against IS. This fork in the road,

that way leads South, and so whoever controls this road

controls a vast chunk of southern And this road down here takes

you to Sirte, and basically just beyond this point here

is IS controlled territory. Over the past few months small

numbers of western special forces have quietly been sent in to explore

potential local allies for a looming Italy and other Nato

allies, including Britain, are considering sending

a bigger force of as many as 6000 troops with a training mandate,

but with no agreement between Libya's rival governments,

their deployment has Sooner or later this patch

of desert will likely become Fascinating report. Plenty more on

the website and it is worth a look. Let me show you a tweet we got

earlier today, from Matt LeBlanc. He will be one of the co-presenters

on the new Top Gear show when it He's known to people around

the world, of course, for playing Joey in the US comedy

Friends. But - like Friends -

it has a massive global Well, according to the Guinness Book

of World Records -it is the most- watched factual television

programme in the world. It has 350 million viewers

in nearly 20 countries around Over 4.5 million

YouTube subscribers. An audience the BBC is keen to hang

on to, after the departure of main star and scriptwriter

Jeremy Clarkson last year. Please welcome, Matt LeBlanc! He has

already had a taste of Top Gear. He was a star in a reasonably priced

car. Matt LeBlanc, Joey in friends, is the secret weapon in every

launch. A show which was relaunched with huge success 14 years ago with

characters such as that tame racing driver, the Stig. This was the most

widely watched factual programme in the world. With Jeremy James and

Richard out, will those territories resubscribe to it? Chris maybe isn't

known globally, but Matt LeBlanc is. He has already had a taste of Top

Gear presentation with this compilation programme, which as you

can see from this BBC promotional clip, is available now. Top Gear is

for the Corporation, a way of making money out of cars. I was an

unexplained England. Here is a bit of motoring history for you, and

original Lamborghini tractor. I had no idea. And over here, and 1963

Porsche. Beautiful cars don't always make beautiful television. Top Gear

was under threat of cancellation a few years ago but was saved it was

Jeremy Clarkson and the realisation it was all about the presenters, the

chemistry and the comedy. Matt LeBlanc is an actor and we all

project fantasies onto him. He will have to show his real self to make

this work was what the original trio did is make us feel we knew them

very well. He was, he said today, honoured. Of course, Top Gear has

had many presenters. I have three mirrors in this car, one on the left

and wing... But these days it is not just a car programme but a global

brand. We will see how they get on in May.

Now if you were watching yesterday, we were speaking about the travel

problems the Chinese are having as they try to reach their families

For many migrant workers, it's their only chance

Xu Xifei and his wife have been working in a shoe factory 1000

kilometres away from their hometown for a decade.

Their journey home took them more than 20 hours on a combination

Every year I travel home with a sea of people, all carrying big bags and

some with babies in their arms. No one is empty-handed.

Big cities cannot evolve without it but going home is a tradition.

People often say making money or not, one should always go home on

Chinese New Year. My wife and I work at a shoe

factory. This year our factory is not doing very well. The cost of

production is going up, and the orders are moving out of China. I

decided to leave my job and go back home.

The whole trip takes more than 20 hours. Last night some friends who

travelled with us could not get on the train because it was too

crowded. I didn't know how I made it. It was almost like a life and

death moment. We couldn't even move in the train.

I'm thinking about my two children now. They called me last night and

kept asking me what I was bringing them home. Food and new clothes, I

told them. They were so excited to hear that, I decided to stay after

Chinese New Year. I'm happy about this decision. Home

is always the best. All these years I feel really indebted to my

children and parents, because I have been away for so long.

This year I feel more settled. After Chinese New Year I am going to start

a business raising cattle here. We missed a big part of our children's

childhood. Nothing makes me happier than spending time with them. In the

future I hope I don't have to go so far to find work. A nice ending.

Just time to tell you about the outrage in France after a language

moderator approved changes to the spellings

of thousands French words in an attempt to

simplify the language. you will be aware how closely they

defend their language. At least 2,400 spelling changes

will be implemented in school books starting with the new school

year in September. However the change that has sparked

the most fury is the removal of the traditional

circumflex accent. It will become optional for many

words where it makes no change The hashtag #JeSuisCircumflex -

I am circumflex, a nod to Je suis Charlie phrase which swept social

media after a jihadist attack in Paris last year -

went viral in France. Ross Atkins will be back on Monday,

the same time on Outside Source. From me, for the moment ago by. --

goodbye. If you watching this time yesterday

we were promising you lots of blustery weather and that still

remains the case in the forecast for the weather for the weekend. The