05/12/2016 Victoria Derbyshire

Hello it's Monday, it's 9 o'clock, I'm Joanna Gosling,

A landmark legal hearing begins today

to determine whether it's the prime minister or Parliament which decides

when the UK should begin the process to leave the European Union.

All 11 supreme court judges will meet together for the first

Their ruling could have far-reaching political

It has emerged that an ex-Southampton youth coach

accused of sexually abusing boys in the 1980s was able

to keep working as a coach until very recently -

after he wasn't police checked for his new job.

Bob Higgins was cleared of sexual abuse charges in 1992,

but had been the subject of a police warning about his behaviour.

We speak to one of six former Southampton youth players who say

And what would be the one thing you would grab if you were

We've been talking to a handful of the millions of Syrians made

refugees by six years of fighting about the precious items

I took my costume and I put it in the bag, and I left. We all left.

When I weather costume, I feel strong. -- when I wear the costume.

Welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning.

We will also have reaction to a major report on integration

in Britain which says that for over a decade,

local communities to become increasingly divided.

Do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning -

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Italy's prime minister will officially resign this

afternoon after losing a referendum on changes to the

Matteo Renzi had hoped his plans would streamline parliament and cut

bureaucracy, but the poll was widely seen as a chance to register

The result was clear and what the Prime Minister felt he had to do

next was also. TRANSLATION: I will call a cabinet meeting and I thank

my colleagues for an extraordinary adventure. It has been a United,

strong combat team. I will then go to the presidential palace, where I

will tender my resignation to the president. On paper, the referendum

was about a package of plans put forward by the Prime Minister to

streamline parliament. But many saw this as a vote on Matteo Renzi

himself, and Italy's establishment. During the campaign, he said if the

verdict did not go his way, he would resign, perhaps in an attempt to

galvanise yes voters. But that did not happen. TRANSLATION: I lost, and

I say it loud and clear, even if I have a lump in my throat, because we

are not robots. I wasn't able to win. I beg you to believe that I did

everything I thought was possible at this stage. This man Beppe Grillo,

was a central figure in the campaign behind the no vote. By well-known

comedian and political activist, he founded the populace 5-star movement

and is used to taking centre stage. Following the result, the party is

now calling for a general election, hoping to seize power. TRANSLATION:

This is the right time to reunite this country that was divided by the

referendum, and to call new elections and have it decided once

again. Out on the streets of Rome, no voters celebrate. TRANSLATION:

The no vote won. Roma won. It couldn't have gone better than that

tonight. TRANSLATION: I think with this vote, Italian people wanted to

express not only a note of constitutional reform, but also a

firm note of the policies of the government and the European Union.

As with the UK's vote to leave the European Union and the United

States, this might be seen as a victory for populism over the

establishment. Now a summary of the rest

of the day's news. A landmark legal hearing begins this

morning to determine whether it's the Prime Minister or Parliament

which decides when the UK should begin the process

to leave the European Union. 11 Supreme Court judges

will meet for the first time Their ruling could have

far-reaching political This report from our

Political Correspondent Iain Watson. Who decides when the UK should

begin to leave the EU? That's the question the highest

court in the land will be trigger Article 50, the formal

start of negotiations. We will invoke Article 50 no later

than the end of March next year. But some campaigners won their case

at the High Court last month by arguing that

because it was parliament which gave us new rights

when we first joined the EU, then only parliament and not just

government ministers It is not about me or my team,

it's about our United Kingdom But the government then announced it

would appeal to the Supreme Court which will now listen to a week

of legal arguments. So what happens if

the Government loses? The judges won't give

us their decision until A bill would then be put before

Parliament to leave the EU. Opposition MPs would probably

try to make changes and might even But Brexit itself

isn't in the balance. Most Conservative and Labour MPs

will respect the referendum result even if many of those

voted to remain. Our legal eagle Clive Coleman is at

the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is being watched probably as it has

never been watched before. Take us through what will happen today? As

you say, I have been covering this court for a long time and I have

never seen anything like this, the world's press and the public

queueing up, demonstrators dressed as judges. The atmosphere is

extraordinary. Today, the government that is bringing this appeal will

set out its case. It says amply that in order to enforce the democratic

will of the people through the referendum, it is entitled to use

what are known as executive or prerogative powers. These are powers

that were handed down from the crown from times when kings and queens

could do pretty much as they liked, although it is accepted that they

can be used by the government in foreign relations, in entering into

and withdrawing from treaties. The government will argue that that is

what is happening here, that we are simply withdrawing from a treaty.

What happened at the High Court was that Gina Miller, the businesswoman,

argued successfully that the process of triggering article 50 would wipe

away statutory rights enjoyed by the citizens, by you and me, and that

only Parliament had the authority to do that. Those are the two sides.

Ministers say, we have the executive power to do it, bypassing

Parliament. Gina Miller's side argues that no, Parliament creates

laws and only Parliament can wipe away those rights. The attorney will

open the gates for the government and then he will hand over to

Richard James QC, who will be speaking for most of the day. It

will be on the nature of the rights that have been passed into British

law as a result of our entry into what was the European Economic

Community, now the EU. A lot of the argument will focus on the nature of

those rights. Are they statutory rights which only Parliament can get

rid of, or are they what are known as treaty rights, a vehicle of a

treaty, and therefore it is legitimate for the government to act

through ministers alone in amending or getting rid of those rights by

means of triggering article 50? It may sound like lawyers dancing on

the head of a pin, but that is the meat of the argument, the heart of

the dispute. And that is the case the government will be outlining

today. Some communities in Britain

are becoming increasingly divided as they become more ethnically

diverse, according to a review The report by Dame Louise Casey

warned some areas were struggling to cope with the pace

and scale of immigration. She also suggested political leaders

had failed to deal with issues of integration for fear

of being labelled racist. Here's our political

correspondent, Ross Hawkins. It's been 15 years since an official

report said different communities in northern towns

were leading parallel lives. A report today says worrying levels

of segregation remain and the authorities sanction harmful

attitudes in the name And while Dame Louise Casey

criticises other faiths, she repeatedly focuses on Muslims,

saying women and girls get regressive advice

about their lifestyles Some women were stopped

from getting their basic rights, she says, while there was growing

sense of grievance amongst parts But that, Muslim groups say, doesn't

give a full or a fair picture. We of course want to ensure that

both men and women have equal access Of course there should be no

discrimination based on gender. These are realities that Muslim

communities as well as communities across the UK will be united

in trying to fight together. When she was Home Secretary,

Theresa May said the government would do more than any other

to promote integration. Today's report says it has fallen

short of that ambition. Ministers say they'll

study its findings. Fleet Town Football Club

says a former coach - accused of abusing youth players

at Southampton FC in the 1980s - The BBC has spoken to six former

footballers who have made Until recently, he worked

with Fleet Town's adult first team Meanwhile, three former footballers

who lifted the lid on alleged, widespread child sexual abuse

in the game have announced they're forming an independent organisation

to support other potential victims. Andy Woodward, Steve Walters

and Chris Unsworth want the "Offside Trust" to represent

players and their families. Since they spoke out,

hundreds more alleged 18 police forces are now

investigating related claims. A fire at a hotel in the Pakistani

city of Karachi has killed The blaze started in

the kitchen and swept Dozens of people are being treated

for burns and other injuries. At least 33 people are now known

to have died in a warehouse fire in California, and its feared

the death toll could rise further. The fire broke out in the Oakland

warehouse on Friday Authorities say only about 20

percent of the building has been searched so far,

and they say a significant number The US President elect,

Donald Trump has attacked the policies of China in a series

of strongly-worded tweets. He accused Beijing of currency

manipulation and flexing Last week, Mr Trump was criticised

for taking a phone call from the President of Taiwan,

an island the US hasn't had diplomatic ties

with for almost 40 years. That's a summary of the latest BBC

News - more at 9.30. Still to come, we will speak to a

former Southampton player who says he was abused by a former coach

there. Now let's catch up with the sport.

An astonishing comeback from Bournemouth in the Premier League

yesterday? Absolutely, a matter for the neutrals. Certainly for the

Bournemouth fans. One of the comebacks of the Premier League

season so far. This goal from Emre Can set Bournemouth up -- set

Liverpool up for what looked like a certain win, but Bournemouth pulled

another goal back and then they scored this one to level the match,

defender Stephen Cook in the right place at the right time. That

certainly felt like a victory, but they were not done, and they managed

to get that winning goal to make it 4-3. An incredible turnaround for

Bournemouth. And disappointment for Liverpool, who suffered a dent to

their title challenge. But Jurgen Klopp was smiling at the end of the

match. Obviously disappointed that his side let that Winslet, but he

appreciated the incredible turnaround for Bournemouth and felt

that they deserved it. But a frustrating afternoon for Manchester

United? They have had many frustrating this season. Jose

Mourinho is unhappy again that his side continue to let points slip

from winning positions. They were leading 1-0 thanks to a lovely goal

from striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Look at this for a lovely volley. It

just drops in over the line. Jose Mourinho thought the win was on at

that point until this happened. Marouane Fellaini, who had been

brought in as a substitute, putting his first contribution to give that

penalty away. The result was Leighton Baines scoring to see it

finished 1-1. Hugely disappointing for Marouane Fellaini, brought on to

defend that lead. Jose Mourinho feels that his side's performances

are not getting the victories they deserve. As you can imagine, he was

hugely frustrated at the end of the match. He would not talk about the

penalty decision and he is annoyed that his team keep letting those

leads slip. Family, snooker. A high-quality UK championship final

last night. Yeah, on social media, everyone was saying it was one of

the greatest finals they had ever witnessed, Mark Selby winning by ten

frames to seven. That doesn't tell the full story. He was up against

Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has won many times before. He actually came from

five frames down. But Mark Selby did what he had to do to close out the

match 10-7. He becomes only the sixth player to win both the world

and UK titles in the same year. It demonstrates what high-quality they

thought it was. Six time world champion Steve Davis said last

night, while it is difficult to judge in rows, Selby is one of the

greats already. If he doesn't know how great he is, he should just

watch the tape of that match. Thank you, John.

Judges in the most powerful court in the UK will today start hearing

the Government's argument that it has the right to start the process

of leaving the European Union without a debate in Parliament.

Last month the High Court ruled that Ministers needed to seek

the approval of parliament before triggering Article 50,

which is the formal beginning of negotiations to end Britain's 40

But the Government is appealing that decision.

The 11 Judges of the Supreme Court will hear four days of evidence

in what has been described as the most significant

Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty lays down the rules for any country

wanting to leave the EU. Once it is triggered it starts a two year clock

running after which the UK will exit.

But the arguments become about how under the law this process should

work? This all seems like a long time ago. The new Prime Minister's

message was clear, that... Brexit means Brexit. We will invoke Article

50 no later than the end of March next year.

Then Gina Miller came along. She is a businesswoman who with others

decided to launch the legal case against the Government. Her argument

is that even though the country voted for Brexit, Theresa May and

her Cabinet, does not have the legal power to trigger Article 50. But

only legislationks an Act of Parliament can give her that

authority. Last month Gina Miller won her case at the High Court. It

is about our United Kingdom and all our futures. It threw the whole

Brexit process into turmoil. It sparked talk of a snap general

election. And the three High Court judges were plastered all over the

papers. So the Government's appealing at the Supreme Court. It

is the highest court in the land. The Government will appeal to all 11

of the court's justices. It is the first time they ever all proceeded

over a case. They're independent and ruling on a point of law. But there

have been calls for the president of the Supreme Court to step aside

after reports his wife had tweeted that Brexit votes were just protest

votes. And deputy president Lady Hale has

already said that Brexit was not legally binding.

Win or lose, Mrs May could end up in a fight with the Scottish

Government. Either she will be triggering Article 50 herself or

she'll push through an Act of Parliament. Scotland will never

agree to that because it goes against their Remain vote. SNPs will

not vote for anything that undermines the will of the Scottish

people. So a second independence referendum could be on the cards.

General election, Brexit in total chaos, the consequences of whatever

happens in here this week could change the UK forever.

Let's speak to Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a Conservative MP and board member

Chuka Umunna, a Labour MP, who voted to Remain in the EU.

Stephen Gethins, the SNP spokesperson on Europe, Tom Brake,

the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, Peter Whittle, the Deputy Leader

of Ukip and from our Cardiff studio Leanne Wood, the leader of Plaid

Thank you very much for joining us. I'll come to you first of all

Stephen, the SNP argued for Scotland's voice to be heard in the

hearings at the Supreme Court. Why is this a father for the courts? The

people have had their say? Well, we live in a Parliamentary democracy

and since Vote Leave didn't give us any details about what their plans

are, it is right we scrutinise their plans. Democracy doesn't begin and

end in Westminster. The Westminster Government has legislated for areas

of responsibility to the Scottish Parliament. Now, any plans to leave

the European Union will have a significant impact on the areas of

responsibility of the Scottish Parliament, the same with the Welsh

Assembly and in Northern Ireland as well. So it is only right and proper

that the Scottish Parliament has a say just as it has had a say on

issues when they have been raised in the past. Leanne Wood, the Welsh

Government will have its voice heard at this hearing. The Welsh

Government's top legal advisor saying similar to the argument that

we're hearing from Stephen, when Wales voted in the EU referendum,

the margin in favour of leaving was 5%. Why go against that? Well, we're

concerned about the how we leave the European Union. We accept that

people in Wales voted to leave. So the whether is decided, it is the

how is the question and the incompetence and the readilessness

that we see from the Tories in Westminster, the lack of a plan,

there are grave dangers for Wales. So we're not prepared to give the

Tories a blank cheque and just back this no matter what. It is not a

case of the rest of us jumping off a clip together. We will vote in the

best interests of Wales, just in the same way as Stephen intends to vote

in Scotland's best interests. Ann-Marie, the Government is not

making clear its position. People are agitating to whether to work out

what Brexit means? Well, I think the Government has been clear. The view

was taken after the referendum which had a clear mandate for leave that

they would set about triggering Article 50... But no one know what

is it means? Leaving the EU. The Customs Union and the ECJ authority,

taking back control of our migration and all those issues that we have

chewed over. That's questions weren't on the ballot paper. Whether

we remain or leave the European Union. Absolutely. What follow from

that, we have no, you know, the public has not been told about. The

Prime Minister is behaving as if we live in some elected dictatorship

the she is saying, "Look, the country voted to leave the European

Union and therefore, I get to dictate the way in which that

happens." Why doesn't the Government let Parliament discuss this? What's

the problem? I'm relaxed about this. . . Point we are living in a

Parliamentary democracy with an independent judiciary and we are

lucky that we live in that environment is that, a member of,

you know, our country has challenged what the Government was propose to

go do to meet what that referendum result said and say, you know, I

think it should go through Parliament. Personally, I have no

problem, if that's where we end up. Why is the Government fighting this?

No, because it went to the High Court and a decision was taken. The

Government is regularly in the law courts on various issues, that's

what governments do to test it. But we have said the laws and if our

independent judges reach the conclusion in the Supreme Court that

we should put through a Bill to trigger Article 50, I'm confident of

that and I'm confident we will have that go through because there are

too many MPs that would not challenge the will of the people.

Does the Government have anything to fear by this going through

Parliament? I think not. I think the Government has everything to gain

because I think what the Government needs to recognise is this about

Parliamentary sovereignty. Parliamentary sovereignty was a

feature of the Brexit campaign. Now, what Parliament, what the Government

should do is enable Parliament to have its say on this critical

matter, in relation to Article 50, what I hope the Government will also

concede is that there should be a vote to allow people at the end of

the process, but before we leave the European Union to allow people to

vote on what the Government, what deal they have secured because, of

course, as Chuka Umunna was saying, people voted to leave the EU, but

what they did not vote for, because it was not explained and not on the

table was what position the Government was going to adopt on a

host of issues from the single market, through to the Customs

Union, through to the freedom of movement. I want to let Peter come

in. What you're saying is people are too thick to understand what they're

being asked. People knew exactly what they were voting for. They knew

exactly. What that meant was coming out of the EU, control of our our

borders and own sovereigntry. You talk about Parliamentary

sovereignty, Tom. You didn't care about that for years and years. Hang

on. During the Scottish independence referendum there was a 670 page

white paper. Many people didn't agree with that and I accept that

and we lost. Plus there were plans for consulting with all the

Parliamentary leaders in the event of a Yes vote and to be fair to

David Cameron, he sat down with Alex Salmond and he hammered out an

Edinburgh agreement so the question of legality was dealt with. Vote

Leave carried out a gross error of irresponsibility. Vote Leave was

chaotic and the way it has been dealt with by the Government is

utterly chaotic. They are leading us down a road that will have an impact

on jobs and the economy and every single person. The referendum was a

binding, binary question, Vote Leave was the campaign group which was

given the authority to run the campaign to leave which was similar

to leave the EU and so leaving the single market, even the Prime

Minister who was fighting for remain said that's what it meant. Very

clear. If there was one key plenl the Leave campaign made if we leave

the European Union ?350 million extra per week would go to the NHS.

That was something that five current Cabinet Ministers went around the

country telling your viewers would happen and we have seen precious

little indication... Is the only way now to be absolutely clear what the

people want is to have a general election. We have had the

by-election in Richmond, Tom Brake, your party has an MP saying she has

a mandate to vote against Article 50 because that's been clearly been

said by the constituents there? What the by-election does is tell our

Prime Minister that she is supposed to be representing the whole of the

country. She seems to have conveniently forgotten that 48% of

people voted to remain and she also appears to have forgotten that in

that 52% who voted to leave, there were large numbers of people who

actually wanted for instance to stay in the single market. She seems to

have completely disregarded that and is running on a hard Brexit agenda,

a Conservative hard Brexit agenda which will do our economy a huge

amount of... Tom, you could be clear by what you mean by a single market?

How mean the internal market of trade? Is that what you are talking

about? For me, there is control of our borders? There is the ECJ, a

trading union or atry market agreement. What is it you talk

about? When you say the single market? What do you mean? I don't

know what you mean. What I'm saying to you, your party is in power. Your

party has got to explain to people what it is they're going to

negotiate. Well, that's what we'll do. We're going into the wider

arguments. I want to bring in Leanne Wood. Leanne Wood... If we're

looking at the claims that were made during the referendum then a lot was

said about the Norway model. Now the Norway model retains our membership

of the single market. It keeps an element of free movement of people,

although there is an ability to restrict that by making availial a

place for people who have a job. Now, that's something that we could

look at as something that would be a good model for Wales, it wouldn't

put at risk the 200,000 jobs that rely on our access and membership to

the single market... That's just membership of the EU. No, it is not.

Norway is not a member of the EU. They are outside the EU, but they

are inside the single market. Sorry to interrupt you. This is something

we should consider for the future. Hang on. I just want to ask you, how

you think, how you think this is playing in Europe? We're hearing

from Europe that we are looking at what's going on here and they are

saying, "There is no clear strategy." There is a new lead are

of Ukip. But in the end if we want to adopt the best deal for the UK,

which I think all of us want here, we have different views on what that

might look like. You have to illustrate there is a self interest

for the other 27 member states to give us the deal we want. So we have

got to put enough on the table that shows actually... Take the country,

how important, it is important, isn't it, to take the country

obviously, the 52% who voted out to get it right? Yes, absolutely. This

is why, in terms of what was intended by the No vote, the vote to

leave, it isn't clear what people wanted in terms of the detail beyond

leaving which is why it is important that Parliament gets a say, but with

our 27 other EU partners, it is not just about immigration and the

economy that we're talking about, there is a lot more that Britain can

offer. For example, co-operation on security and intelligence. We have

superior intelligence services to most of the member states. That's

why we should incorporate? Part of the thing you say to them when

you're trying it get a deal, that's one of the things you get from us

and we can offer you. We are at the start of a week-long process on the

hearings at the Supreme Court. So hopefully we'll hear your views

again and you can come back. You're welcome. There is plenty to talk

about. Thank you very much indeed for joining us and let us know your

thoughts as well. Italy is facing a day of political

and financial turbulence following the defeat

of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's He will resign, and his

imminent departure has The developments are likely

to overshadow a meeting of Eurozone A landmark legal hearing begins

today which will determine who has the authority to begin the process

of the UK leaving The Supreme Court will hear

an appeal from the Government, which believes it has the right

to trigger Article 50 The 11 justices will meet

for the first time in the court's history in a hearing

which will last four days. Public institutions have too often

ignored, or even condoned divisive and harmful religious practices

for fear of being labelled racist, according to

a government-commissioned review. In her 200-page report,

Dame Louise Casey suggests among other things that

immigrants intending to settle in Britain should take

an "integration oath". Fleet Town Football Club

says a former coach accused of abusing youth players

at Southampton FC in the 1980s The BBC has spoken to six former

footballers who have made Until recently, he worked

with Fleet Town's adult first team That's a summary of the latest BBC

News - more at 10.00. Bournemouth produced one

of the comebacks of the season with less than half an hour left,

but fought back to win 4-3. Afterwards, Liverpool manager

Jurgen Klopp said Bournemouth Elsewhere, Everton and

Manchester United drew 1-1. There was another remarkable

comeback in the second Non-league Curzon Ashton led

Wimbledon 3-0 with just 10 minutes left, but their hopes were shattered

when the League One side Elsewhere, National League

side Barrow beat League from Ronnie O'Sullivan

to win his second UK Championship Selby had led 6-2 after the first

session and held his nerve to

eventually win 10-7. And Wasps have moved up to second

in Rugby Union's Premiership. They're now just a point

behind leaders Saracens after a comfortable

win at Worcester. It's now more than two weeks

since several former football players came forward

with allegations of historic child Since then, the inquiry into child

sex abuse in football has broadened in scope beyond what anyone

could have imagined. with allegations of historical child

abuse suffered at football clubs. And 18 police forces

are involved in investigations. In the latest development,

Fleet Town football club has confirmed that a man

who was on the coaching staff, despite being at the centre

of historical sex abuse allegations, Bob Higgins, who was a former youth

development officer at Southampton, has been named by a number of former

youth players, who claimed to police Here's what we know

so far about the inquiry. BBC South's Home Affairs

correspondent, Emma Vardy, is at Southampton football club

for us. Talk us through these latest

allegations? Well, in recent days a number of former Southampton players

have been coming forward alleging that Bob Higgins abused them. I

myself have spoken to six former Southampton youth team players who

have described their allegations. In the '80s, Bob Higgins was the youth

development click here. He had a lot of power over careers. He was

someone that schoolboy footballers looked up to and he brought a number

of players into the club's ranks. In 1992, Higgins faced charges for

sexual abuse. He was cleared of those on the direction of a judge.

But five years later, a letter was sent to schools and youth groups,

and in its police and social services said they had concerns that

Bob Higgins pose a risk to children. Despite this, later on Bob Higgins

went on to join the coaching team at Fleet Town football club with their

first team. And Fleet Town have said that they did not carry out any

criminal records check on him? That's right, Fleet Town said last

night that Bob Higgins is no longer involved with the club. They

explained that no police checks were made when he joined, because his

role did not involve working with children. But the FA has said that

these checks are not required within what the FA calls open age football.

If unenhanced cheque had been made, it is likely that it would have

flagged up those concerns that were raised in that letter in 1997.

Meanwhile, Southampton Football Club has given its full support to any

police investigation for however long it takes.

In a moment, we'll talk to Dean Radford, who Emma Vardy

was just referring to as being the latest former football

He's waived his right to anonymity to talk to us today.

But as we've just heard, Bob Higgins was charged with six

counts of indecent assault of young boys.

In 1991, Mr Higgins was acquitted of all counts on the direction

of the trial judge and has always denied

Despite this, Hampshire Police and social services

were so concerned that they alerted local youth groups in the area

Until recently, he was still working as a first time coach at Fleet Town.

The club now says he has left the club.

Prior to joining Fleet, Bob Higgins was a youth development

officer at Southampton, responsible for trying

to discover the future stars of English football.

The skills they are working on in the gym give them the facility to

practise with. And hopefully, they will develop into better players.

The Fleet Town chairman Steve Cantle sent us this statement:

"The Fleet Town Football Club has received no notification from either

the FA or the Police in respect of allegations made about anyone

Bob Higgins is no longer involved at the Fleet Town Football Club.

The club can confirm that Bob Higgins has previously been

involved at the club at different times, on an informal

unpaid basis as a coach for our adult 1st team side.

His involvement was limited to assisting the coaching team

with the adult first-team squad of players.

Our first team is currently the club's only side."

We can talk now to Dean Radford. You were 13 when you were asked to go to

Southampton for some trials and practice. For a boy of 13 who had

dreams of becoming a football star, how exciting was that? Yes,

basically, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. It was something that as

a child, you just want to become a professional footballer. And this

was the opportunity you saw in front of you and you felt so lucky and

excited, and you wanted to embrace it. How did you regard the coaches

and the people around you in that environment? Basically, Bob Higgins,

who I can name now, he helped so much power. In the football club,

there wasn't a panel of selectors or judges. It was basically Bob Higgins

that made the decision and held that power. He had something that every

child wanted. And they wanted it badly. So he had that power and he

made that decision on his own. When you were 14, you formally signed as

an associated schoolboy, which took the club's commitment to you to

another level. You were travelling to the club from your home in

Bristol and at that stage, Bob Higgins started to ask you to stay

over at his home. How did you feel about that? To be honest, at first I

was excited. I felt privileged. It was like an honour to have this guy

who I looked up to that was going to decide my future for me to open his

doors to me and take me into his home. And you were not the only

player staying at his house. How did you see him behaving around other

players? As soon as I started to stay at his home, that was when my

eyes were opened to the touching on the cuddling and the affection that

he was giving towards myself and other players. But again, it was

something that I sort of embraced, because when he wanted me to be part

of that and he told me the reasons why, then you believed him. His

reasons were that I needed to trust him, and we could go a long way

together and he could make me a star, and that was what you

believed. And you went along with it. When you talk about the touching

and cuddling, described more about what you mean by that and what you

saw in the house? Well, just in the house alone, you would be cuddled up

with him on the settee, but you would also... It just wasn't normal

when you look back. At the time, you it and you felt wanted by him, but

then it led to other things. At the time, I didn't question it. I felt

grateful, because he would go to bed and then he would call me into his

bedroom and I would go into his bedroom and it would be pitch black,

and I would stand at the end of his bed while he was in bed, asking me

questions about my training and I have to tell him how much I want to

be a professional and how far I was prepared to go, would I run through

brick walls for him? It was like he was grooming me. You did ultimately

make allegations to police about the way he treated you. Those

allegations then went to court and on the directions of the judge, he

was cleared. Tell us more about the specific allegations you made? I was

told at the time that I couldn't discuss the other things that were

going on at the home in his bedroom, in the car, even. The one incident

that happened to me was on a residential schoolboy which, where I

developed an injury in the bottom of my spine and he asked me back to the

bedroom. And he told me he was going to massage the bruising from the

bottom of my spine. So I had to pull my shorts down, and lay down. I lay

face down, and he basically inserted his fingers into my backside. That

went on for about 20 or 30 seconds. As I mentioned, this is an

allegation that went to court and on the judge's orders, he was cleared

of the allegations against him. Did that mean that you subsequently put

behind you the sorts of things you are talking about? Not at all. There

are certain things I can't talk about about the court case. But

after that, I was 21 when I went to court. You think you are going to

get over it and move on and have your own children. But that doesn't

happen. I am a happy guy, I have a fantastic wife, fantastic family and

children, everything is amazing. But he scarred me. And as I get older,

it gets worse to try and forget about, because the time is going on

and you think to yourself, I am not going to forget about it. And there

are times when I go very dark places. Obviously, around now, it is

not a good time, because it is all out there. But I'm glad it is out,

because it is something I have to deal with burying it.

You don't want to know that other people have been affected by I have.

By the things that have gone. We would like to encourage more people

to come forward. Thank you very much indeed for

talking to us, Dean Radford, thank you.

The civil war in Syria is almost six-years-old.

The vicious fighting amongst the various factions has led to more

than 11 million people being forced from their homes.

The International Medical Corps has been interviewing some

of those refugees in Turkey about what precious possession

they grabbed before they fled, in work funded by the European

My name is Kotha Johani from a village in the Homs countryside.

Another child of mine, they took him by force.

They said he was with Al-Nusra Front and arrested him.

I haven't heard anything about him for four years.

I came to Turkey and it's been so hard.

I love coffee and my grandfather and uncles and husband loved it too.

This coffee pot I took everywhere, if I went on a picnic, everywhere.

It stayed with me and it stays all the time.

When the airstrike happened I was sitting in the house.

We were drinking coffee and I went to wash the plates and cups

and I immediately put it in a black bag.

I asked my son to find a car so we could leave.

I like coffee more than food, more than anything.

If it's morning or night, I'll still drink coffee.

My name is Layla and I'm 22 years old.

The day that I left, it was in 2014, it was in October.

In that time, the Islamic State, they were about to control the area

I heard from the radio they were saying they are coming,

so it means that it's the time that we have to think to run

Me and my family, we just tried to find a way to run.

The moment we decided to leave, my father was calling us

to ride the car quickly, we have to move now.

I just took some of my fashion books.

In that moment, when I took it, nothing came to my mind.

Only my fashion books came to my mind, that

I have to save them, because all my ideas

I'm helping my family and I can't focus more on designing

like I was doing before but sometimes when I have free time,

I definitely go back to design something.

When I hold my books and when I check it,

I remember all the moments I was painting clothes,

I was designing, and how it was coming to my mind.

It makes me feel like I go back in time.

I go back to the time that I made those designs.

It makes me feel happy and sad at the same time.

Happy because I see my designs as something very nice.

Actually, I am proud of each design I am making because it looks

like a different thing, a modern thing.

And sad because it makes me remember the sad moments

I was living in Syria, designing at the same time.

The bombers came and the army came and destroyed our house.

They shot fire and destroyed all my toys.

They didn't leave a single piece of them.

As the plane was coming and bombing, I was scared.

I took the Spiderman costume and I put it in the bag and I left.

I will be a fighter and go fight Bashar.

When I have the costume, I feel strong.

I'm from Hama, from a town called Halfaya.

I was a painter and decorator in Syria and from that work I bought

The shop was going well and I had good customers.

They came and went until the beginning of the revolution.

The bombs would sometimes hit our village.

One day, the shelling in our village came early

I took my family, my son and my wife, to the basement.

The only thing I brought with me was my brother's shirt.

He wasn't just my brother but my friend.

He was everything a friend should be.

We would chat about anything and everything.

When I hold the shirt, I feel sad and happy.

I feel happy it's something from him.

I don't know how to explain what I think but I feel happy

I hope my children's future is better than ours.

I hope that God sends them nicer days, better than the life we left.

Hello, my name is Nur and I'm ten years old.

When I left Syria I took my doctor's kit.

Her name is Lucy but I couldn't take her with me because we left

Lucy was my friend from when I was little.

When she got sick, I took care of her and gave her medicine.

When we came here, I got another doll to replace Lucy.

I was sitting with my mum in the living room, watching TV.

They ran in and said, "Grab the bags.

We were only meant to be in Turkey for three months,

But we didn't go back and it made me cry.

Now the weather. Good morning. It has been a frosty start to the day

today. Temperatures at the moment are still minus nine Celsius in

parts of Scotland and minus three in parts of England and we've got

patchy fog. Welcome to the programme

if you've just joined us. Coming up before 11: Who has

the final say about when we leave the European Union -

the Government or Parliament? This morning, the biggest

constitutional case for a generation gets under way in the Supreme Court

- we've been hearing People knew exactly

what they were voting for. What that meant was coming out

of the EU, control of our we live in some sort

of elected dictatorship. She's saying the country voted

to leave the European Union, and therefore "I get to dictate

the way in which that happens". A former Southampton youth coach was

able to keep working as a coach recently after he was not police

checked for his new job. Bob Higgins was cleared of sexual abuse charges

in 1992, but had been the subject of a police warning about his

behaviour. One former player at Southampton told us he was abused by

him as a boy. He scarred me, and as I get older, it gets worse to try

and forget about, because the time is going on and you say to yourself,

I am not going to forget about it. There are times when I go very dark

places. For anyone who has experienced sexual abuse as a young

footballer, the NSPCC has every appliance which offers advice and

support. Are local communities becoming more

and more racially divided? A major report on integration

in Britain says they are, and that public authorities aren't

tackling the problem out of a fear We'll be discussing the report's

findings later this hour. A landmark legal hearing begins

today which will determine who has the authority to begin the process

of the UK leaving The Supreme Court will hear

an appeal from the Government which believes it has the right

to trigger Article 50 The 11 justices will meet

for the first time in the court's history in a hearing

which will last four days. Italy is facing a day of political

and financial turbulence following the defeat

of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's He will resign, and his

imminent departure has It is feared that a much-needed

bailouts will now be more difficult. Public institutions have too often

ignored, or even condoned divisive and harmful religious practices

for fear of being labelled racist, according to

a government-commissioned review. In her 200 page report,

Dame Louise Casey suggests among other things that

immigrants intending to settle in Britain should take

an "integration oath". We have to, frankly,

emancipate people in this country who've lived here now for more

than five or ten years, still can't speak English, still have

no option of a job. We are keeping them behind not only

in terms of poverty, Fleet Town Football Club

says a former coach accused of abusing youth players

at Southampton FC in the 1980s The BBC has spoken to six former

footballers who have made Until recently, he worked

with Fleet Town's adult first team Meanwhile, three former footballers

who lifted the lid on alleged widespread child sexual abuse

in the game have announced they're forming an independent organisation

to support other potential victims. Andy Woodward, Steve Walters

and Chris Unsworth want the "Offside Trust" to represent

players and their families. Since they spoke out,

hundreds more alleged 18 police forces are now

investigating related claims. The US President-elect

Donald Trump has attacked the policies of China in a series

of strongly-worded tweets. He accused Beijing of currency

manipulation and flexing Last week, Mr Trump was criticised

for taking a phone call from the President of Taiwan,

an island the US hasn't had diplomatic ties

with for almost 40 years. A German court has sentenced a train

controller to jail after a train crash in Bavaria. He made a

signalling error and dialled the wrong emergency number. He also said

he was plain computer games on his mobile phone at the time. Two

commuter trains collided on attack near the Bavarian town in February,

killing 12 people and injuring 89 others.

Last week on this programme, we spoke to Joe Bartley,

an 89-year-old who had put an ad in a local paper looking for work

Well - it's worked - as he's now started his new job.

Joe was met with cheers from customers when he clocked

on for the first time at this cafe bar in Paignton in Devon.

He had become a bit of a celebrity after advertising for work.

He spent his first day serving up roast dinners and mince pies.

That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 10.30.

Bournemouth got their first ever win over Liverpool and they did it

with one of the comebacks of the Premier League season.

Eddie Howe's side recovered from 2-0 and then 3-1

down, as Nathan Ake's goal in injury time gave them a 4-3 victory.

Liverpool are four points behind league leaders Chelsea.

The win moves Bournemouth up to tenth in what was another

For everyone involved, it is massive. It makes all the hard work

and dedication the players give to their craft, it makes for a special

day. And for the first time ever, Bournemouth have beaten Liverpool?

That is in line with our history. These days are huge for us. We had

never been in the Premier League before this season. We are doing

firsts all the time. A late goal also scuppered

Manchester United's hopes Zlatan Ibrahimovic put them

ahead with a lovely lob. But United manager Jose Mourinho

was criticised for bringing on Marouane Fellaini

late in the game. As the midfielder gave away

a penalty with a clumsy challenge Leighton Baines' spot kick earned

Everton a draw. The point does lift United up

to sixth, but they're 13 points off And afterwards, Mourinho was asked

what exactly his thinking I thought you would know more about

football than you do, because the answer is obvious. Everton is not a

passing team any more, like they were. Everton is a team that plays

direct. And when you have on the bench a player with two meters, you

play the player in front of the defensive line to help the team to

win the match. There was drama in

yesterday's FA Cup action as non-league Curzon Ashton also

suffered late heartbreak against League One AFC Wimbledon

- losing 4-3. Curzon were 3-0 up

after 80 minutes, thanks But then came four goals

in a remarkable 10-minute spell, Tom Elliott scoring the winner

to send the Dons into What a moment, though,

for Barrow from the National League. They won 2-1 at League

One Bristol Rovers - Byron Harrison, the scorer

of both Barrow goals. World number one Mark Selby has won

the UK Snooker Championship He beat five-time winner

Ronnie O'Sullivan in what was one of the greatest finals

at the York Barbican O'Sullivan fought back from five frames

down to trail by one, but Selby hit three centuries

to clinch a 10-7 victory. He's only the sixth player

to win the World and UK To play Ronnie in any game, not just

a major final, but any much, it gives you a buzz and makes you want

to play well. I knew I had to be on top of my game because if I only

played at 50 or 60%, I would not have won. He and Stephen Hendry two

of the greatest players to ever play the game. So as I say, to play him

in major finals, I have played in now in the world final, the Masters

final and the UK final, so it is a fantastic feeling.

England's netball team lost their three-match series

with Jamaica 2-1 after defeat in the decisive Test in Coventry.

Tracy Neville's side took an early lead, but Jamaica were too strong

in a tense final quarter and won it 64-57.

And Paralympic champion Gordon Reid lost in the final

of the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in London, but he'd already secured

world number one status to end a memorable year.

He was beaten in three sets by defending champion

Nonetheless, Reid was still happy with a year that contained two

Paralympic medals and two major singles titles.

And that is all the sport for now. Plenty more later.

Back now to the Supreme Court, where judges are today starting

a landmark legal hearing over the Government's argument that it

has the right to start the process of leaving the EU

Last month, judges at the High Court ruled that ministers needed to seek

the approval of parliament before triggering the process

But the Government is appealing that decision.

11 judges will hear four days of evidence

If you're still unsure about why this is all happening

and what it means for you, here's a reminder.

Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty lays down the rules for any country

Once it's triggered, it starts a two-year clock running,

But the argument has become about how, under the law,

The new Prime Minister's message was clear that:

We will invoke Article 50 no later than the end of March next year.

She's a businesswoman who, with others, decided

to launch the legal case against the government.

Their argument is that even though the country voted for Brexit,

Theresa May and her Cabinet does not have the legal power

to trigger Article 50, that only legislation,

an act of Parliament, can give her that authority.

Last month, Gina Miller won her case at the High Court.

It's about our United Kingdom and all our futures.

It threw the whole Brexit process into turmoil.

Is the government's Brexit plan now in chaos?

It sparked talk of a snap general election and the three High Court

judges were plastered all over the papers.

So the Government's appealing at the Supreme Court.

The Government will appeal to all 11 of the court's justices.

It's the first time they've ever all presided over a case.

They're independent and ruling on a point of law, but there have

been calls for the President of the Supreme Court,

Lord Neuberger, to step aside after reports his wife had tweeted

that Brexit votes were just protest votes.

And Deputy President Lady Hale has already said that Brexit

Win or lose, Mrs May could end up in a fight

Either she'll be triggering Article 50 herself, or she will push

Scotland will never agree to that, because it goes

SNP MPs in the House of Commons will certainly not vote

for anything that undermines the will or the interests

So a second independence referendum could be on the cards.

The consequences of whatever happens in here this week

Well, keeping an eye on all the goings on is our legal

eagle Clive Coleman, who's outside the Supreme

We have heard how important this hearing is, and I see that 24,000

pages of written submissions have been put before the court, which

gives you a sense of the scale of it. It is enormous. In that package,

you heard the broad strokes, but today the Supreme Court will get

into the real nitty-gritty of the legal arguments. Let's first say

what this case is not about. This is not about the merits of whether the

UK should leave the EU or not. That was decided beyond question by the

referendum. This is about determining whether legal power,

under our -- about where the legal power lies to trigger Article 50.

Does it lie with ministers, using executive powers that derived from

the crown from times when kings and queens could do pretty much what

they wanted to do? Whether it can be triggered with those powers, or

whether it needs the authority of the representatives of the people

who sit over there in Parliament through an act of Parliament. Let me

explain. It is quite a complicated argument. Let me explain what I

think we'll be at the heart of today's hearing. It is all about the

rights that were given to citizens, to you and I, when under the 1972

European Communities Act, which brought us into what is now the EU,

rights were given to UK citizens. A lot of the argument today will be

about the nature of those rights. The government will argue that those

rights for under a treaty, and that international treaties are an area

where ministers are allowed to use their prerogative powers, their

executive powers. So it is legitimate for those rights, brought

in through the 1972 act, to be amended, changed or even wiped away

entirely by ministers using their prerogative, their executive powers.

That is their argument. Gina Miller, the businesswoman who won her case

at the High Court, argues that these are full-blown statutory rights.

They were granted by Parliament, so only Parliament has the authority to

wipe away those rights or to amend them. That will be the heart of the

argument, and we will hear the government's case put forward by the

Attorney General initially, and then by the QC. That is what we will hear

in real detail today. It is going to take us back throughout

constitutional history to the case of proclamations in 1610, through

the Bill of Rights, through the act of union. We will have a lesson in

constitutional history, going back and looking at the powers that the

Crown had and that ministers have been given and where the limits of

those powers are. For lawyers like me, it will be a fascinating day. It

is not going to be easy for nonlawyers to follow, but I will do

my best to explain as we go through the day.

Of course, the EU referendum divided politicians,

friends and even families - not least, the Baxter

Ian and Nigel are businessmen, they campaigned on different sides,

and voted different ways on June 23rd.

Fortunately, they're still able to sit in

the same room together, despite their opposing

Thank you very much for joining us. Nigel, I'll come to you first,

because you run a truck dealership employing more than 80 workers, you

voted leave. How do you feel about the process going through the

courts? I'm frustrated by it. The United Kingdom citizens, 17.4

million of us voted to leave and whilst the merits of this

constitutionally maybe right there, is a frustrating tactic that's

delaying or exit from the European Union and creating problems for our

Prime Minister which are unnecessary. Ian, you own a freight

company employing 60 people. Most of your business in Europe. You wanted

to remain. Do you think it is right this is going to court? Well, I

don't think it should be going to court, but I don't think the

Government should be acting in this way. We live in a Parliamentary

democracy, don't we? I voted to remain, but I accepted the result of

the referendum, but the triggering of Article 50 is something that

Parliament should agree with and arrange and the Government should

come to Parliament and explain the strategy they have for leaving the

European Union. We were talking to politicians

earlier and everybody ashaerts they believe the -- asserts what they

believe the people meant when they marked their X in the referendum.

Nigel, are you clear on what you want Brexit to look like? Well, like

all things, there is a big negotiating process to go through.

What I dislike about this, in my experience of negotiating, you don't

reveal your hand before you start the process and we have a situation

here where all of these little pokes that we're getting from individual

remoaners are creating issues for the Government, creating issues for

the Prime Minister trying to reveal their hand. That's not the way to

start a strong negotiation. Ian, you're one of the remoaners he is

talking about. Do you think the Government should reveal its hand?

Well, I think it should say what the broad strategy is. Its opening

gambit if you like. I'm not someone who wants a blow-by-blow commentary.

It is clear that the likes of Boris Johnson are now going back on many

of the things that they campaigned for in this Leave campaign. He is

talking about immigration. He's talking about paying to stay within

the single market or something that looks a bit like that. So I think

even those that ran the campaign don't know what Brexit should look

like and I think it's right therefore n a Parliamentary

democracy, that Parliament is involved in that process.

You are going to have to reconcile yourself Ian to the fact that we are

going out. What are your fears? Well, I have always said leaving the

single market will be bad for trade, bad for jobs. But like I say, I

accept the result of the referendum. I think we should trigger Article

50, what I'm saying is that Parliament has a role to play in

that process and the views of all the British people, the 48% as well

as the 52% who voted to leave, should be heard as part of that

process. Nigel, I hear what you're saying

about echoing the Government's position about not revealing too

much about the strategy here. In the en, if the Government goes along a

path of maintaining access to European markets, maintaining

freedom of movement, does much change? Well, I don't believe that

we necessarily need to stay inside the single market. I believe that

Britain has a strong neglecting position there in terms of trade

balance. I don't believe in full free movement of people. And I

haven't done and I campaigned against it. I am though a supporter

of immigration, but controlled immigration. Britain needs good

people to deal with our businesses and our Health Services and so on

and so forth, we are going to continue with relatively large

numbers. What that number looks like, but controlled, we need

skilled people, not unskilled people.

In the end then, does it deliver what the people actually wanted it?

Well, I believe that we will deliver that, of course, but it will ablong

process of negotiation and revealing our hand in the first instance of

what it looks like and debate that through Parliament or otherwise is

not the right way to do it. Ian, what do you think about the way of

Government is handling it? Well, again, I think they are wrong in

terms of trying to use the royal prerogative for this process. We

don't use it in the context of Syria for instance. So the Government has

gone to Parliament and asked for consent when they theoretically

could have used the prerogativement jnly though, I think, Theresa May

has been right to take her time to consider all the basises and to say

we will trigger Article 50 by the end of March. I think that's

sensible and I'm not somebody who wants a second referendum. I believe

the Government has to set out its plans. It has to start the

negotiation from one point and in the end, make a compromise that will

take into account the views of British people from across the

spectrum. You're both being polite in clearly articulating your

different views. Are you always this polite with each other, or do you

get into proper rows about this? No, we are civilised most of the time!

This process of the referendum has been a good thing for Ian and I, we

have become closer together even though it involved lively debate as

you might imagine. I think the important thing is that people on

both sides of the debate listen to Ypres other more and that's the

point that I'm making. Parliament should have its say. Be part of this

process and the Government should listen to those views.

Nigel and Ian Baxter, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.

Let us know your thoughts on that as well.

Rachel segregation is growing. That's the conclusion of a report

out this morning. We will discuss its findings later on.

Let's return now to that big story in Europe this morning -

the resignation of the Italian prime minister after a heavy

Voices in Brussels have been saying the vote was about domestic

constitutional reform, and not about the popularity

But the campaign was led by populist anti-establishment politicians -

So what does all these mean for European politics

Let's speak now to Professor Matthew Goodwin, associate fellow

of the Europe Programme at Chatham House and

Dr Sofia Vasilopoulou, Senior Lecturer in Politics,

And from Sheffield we have Dr Arianna Giovannini,

Lecturer in Politics at De Montfort University.

Thank you very much for joining us. I come to you first of all, doctor.

Now that Prime Minister Renzi has resigned. How significant is this?

Well, the resignation of Prime Minister Renzi is significant. In

the first place this means that we will have to wait until what happens

this afternoon, will he actually goes and see the president of the

Republic and hand in his resignation, at that point the

president of the Republic will have an important decision to make. It

looks like he has three options. He can refuse to accept Renzi's

resignations and ask him to stay in power and pass the Budget and also

try to settle down the issue of the new electoral low. The second option

which seems to be most likely is that he will accept the resignation,

he will then call in a new Prime Minister, this is likely to be a

technocratic sort of Government. So he will look for a political figure

able to give a sign of stability to Italy and Europe. The names are

either the current president of the Senate, or the minister of finance.

Again, the main purpose of this new technocrat k Government would be

that of passing the Budget in the first place for 2017 and also

settling the issue of the electoral low. The problem with the electoral

low the Government past a new low. This was suppose to work in tandem

with the constitutional reform. The constitutional reform didn't pass.

That means there is a new electoral low for the Chamber of Deputies, but

there is not an electoral low for the Senate. Is this is what unfolds

going forward. Matthew Goodwin, is this another kick for the

establishment Well, it is another crisis for the European Union. We

had a big day yesterday in Europe. We had the Austrian elections at the

same time as the Italian referendum. Some EU mainstream commentators were

celebrating that particular result because the populist right were not

successful, but at the same time the possible ulist got 67% in Austria

and the broader picture in Europe is I would suggest of a Continent

that's in a volatile place, where politics is less predictable and

where antiestablishment moments are really enjoying some of their

strongest results. When you look at the two results

that we've had, Austria, where the hard right lost and obviously Italy

where the establishment has been hit. How volatile do you think

things are and unpredictable? They are quite volatile at the moment,

but we need to be thinking about the elections that are separate as well.

They have got commonalities in the sense that they both provide a

platform for antiestablishment and populist politics, but at the same

time Italy was a referendum that was called by the Prime Minister. Pretty

much, it was as a popularity contest for himself and his Government

whereas so he had the choice not to do it. In Austria, it was a vote and

an electoral vote for an institutional post that would have

happened anyway. One key message that comes out of Italy is that

politicians should be careful about setting out referendums that turn

into popularity votes because people don't always vote on the basis of

the question asked, but there are quite a lot of other arguments that

come into play. There are elections next year in France, Germany and the

Netherlands. Obviously all highly significant? Yes, we are entering

into a series of events that will potentially deal a further plough to

the EU whilst it is grappling with a financial crisis and a refugee

crisis, you have lee pen in the French presidential elections who

will probably make it to the second round. You have the Dutch elections

where the latest polls put someone who is critical of Islam as having

the largest number of seats and you have the German elections with the

anti-immigration and Eurosceptic alternative for Germany who wants to

build on State gains and enter the national Parliaments. So if we were

to fast forward into the next 12 months, if we were having this

conversation a year from now, this debate will be even louder.

How does it play with what is going on here in terms of the negotiations

of Britain getting out of the EU? Will it make it harder? Against a

backdrop of Brexit the EU is going to be faced with a number of

challenges on competing fronts and you know we haven't even got into

the lack of economic growth in Europe, the disparities between east

and west and north and south, this is a Continent that's overridden

with crisises and Brexit and the negotiations for us, it means that

this political change or this potential political change of new

Prime Ministers and new presidents could alter the dynamics of the

negotiations significantly. So we're seeing parties that are also quite

critical of how the refugee crisis has been handled or free movement

and things like that, perhaps possibly helping our negotiations.

If ornld the EU is able to push back against the crisises and reassert

itself, our negotiations may become harder, so it is all adding to a

turd mull tuous period. N the other hand the EU is able to

push back against the crisises and reassert itself, our negotiations

may become harder, so it is all adding to a turd mull tuous period.

There is no, it is not led by a single ableg for. There is a variety

of actors. They include moderates and pro-European voices, as well as

populist ones. It remains to be seen, it is up to the political

parties and the way in which they will react to these to see what will

happen in Europe. Thank you very much for joining us.

Let us know your thoughts as well. Who decides how we leave

the European Union - This morning, the biggest

constitutional case for a generation gets under way in the Supreme Court

- we'll bring you all the latest. We'll bring you reaction to a major

report on integration in Britain which says that for over a decade

governments have allowed local communities to become

increasingly divided. Time for a summary

of the day's news. A landmark legal hearing begins

today which will determine who has the authority to begin the process

of the UK leaving The Supreme Court will hear

an appeal from the Government, which believes it has the right

to trigger Article 50 The 11 justices will meet

for the first time in the court's history in a hearing

which will last four days. Italy is facing a day of political

and financial turbulence following the defeat

of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's He will resign, and his

imminent departure has The developments are likely

to overshadow a meeting of Eurozone Public institutions have too often

ignored or even condoned divisive and harmful religious practices

for fear of being labelled racist, according to

a Government-commissioned review. In her 200 page report,

Dame Louise Casey suggests among other things that

immigrants intending to settle in Britain should take

an "integration oath". Fleet Town Football Club

says a former coach accused of abusing youth players

at Southampton FC in the 1980s The BBC has spoken to six former

footballers who have made Until recently, he worked

with Fleet Town's adult first team Meanwhile, three former footballers

who lifted the lid on alleged widespread child sexual abuse

in the game, have announced they're forming an independent organisation

to support other potential victims. He scarred me. As I get older, it

becomes harder to forget about is the time goes on. You say to

yourself, I'm not going to forget about it, and there are times I go

very dark places. Meanwhile, three former footballers

who lifted the lid on alleged widespread child sexual abuse

in the game, have announced they're forming an independent organisation

to support other potential victims. Andy Woodward, Steve Walters

and Chris Unsworth want the "Offside Trust" to represent

players and their families. Since they spoke out,

hundreds more alleged 18 police forces are now

investigating related claims. That's a summary of the latest news,

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more on the BBC News Channel throughout the rest of the day.

The highest court in the UK will start hearing the Government's

appeal against a ruling that Parliament must discuss the terms

of leaving the EU before the process can begin.

The Prime Minister Theresa May wants to start the formal Brexit

process by April next year, but the High Court ruled in November

that this would have to be voted on first.

Let's speak now to my colleague Ben Brown, who is outside

Yes, we are outside the Supreme Court, the highest court in the

land. There are quite a few demonstrators here. Members of the

public have been queueing all morning to get inside for this four

day hearing. 11 Supreme Court judges will sit together for the first

time. It is unprecedented that all 11 Supreme Court judges have sat

together to hear this case. Let's discuss it now before it gets under

way with Martin Howe, QC, chairman of lawyers for Britain, who supports

the government's case in this that the Government should be able to

trigger Article 50. And Alison Young, professor of Public Law at

Oxford University. Martin, you think Theresa May should just be free to

implement what the referendum decision was in June? That is

exactly right. The challenge is in this case rely on their rights. They

have rights, but other people have rights too. There are 17.4 million

people who voted to leave the European Union, and their rights

should be respected, their rights not to be governed by European law,

their rights not to be governed by the European Parliament and so on.

We think it is important that those rights should be brought to the

table. We also think that the parliament itself decided that the

decision should be taken as a final and binding decision by the British

people. There is no need for yet another act of Parliament simply to

carry out the decision of the British people. That sounds simple

enough when put like that, Alison Young, but explain the argument that

Gina Miller, the original businesswoman who brought this case,

which was upheld by the High Court last month what her case? Her case

is to explain that although there was a decision of the British people

to leave the European Union, this case is not asking whether we should

leave or remain. This case is asking, legally, how do we do this

in the correct manner? So it is asking us to look at the relative

powers of the government and the powers of Parliament. Her argument

is that the government does have powers which are called prerogative

powers, which used to belong to kings and queens, but now belong to

members of the government. Their argument is that that power cannot

be used to alter rights that you find in statutes. European Union law

has been brought in to statutes, so we need Parliament to be able to act

to remove those rights. That is not to say we can't leave Europe, it is

to make sure we do it in the legally correct manner. Martin, isn't that

right, that this is about doing it in the correct way? Gina Miller's

original argument was that Parliament enshrined European law

into British law in 1972 with that European Communities Act. So if

Parliament confers rights on the people, only Parliament can take

them away. You don't accept that? But Parliament chose to hold a

referendum, and chose explicitly to give the decision to the British

people. It couldn't be clearer. Philip Hammond, in his speech

introducing the Referendum Bill to parliament, said, this will be a

decision for the British people, not parliamentarians in this chamber.

What we are talking about here is simply triggering the decision to

leave. We are not talking about subsequent things like negotiations

and the changes in domestic law that would be needed later to put into

effect any negotiated agreement with the European Union. Parliament, of

course, has a full role in that. We are simply talking about the

decision to leave, and triggering Article 50 is an inevitable

consequence of the decision of the British people in the referendum.

Alison Young, there are clearly strong feelings about Brexit. At the

High Court, some of the newspapers were very critical of the judges

said they were enemies of the people. This is a difficult moment

for the judiciary. It is a difficult moment because although the case is

decided on legal issues, it is hard to deny that the case is very

important. It raises a lot of feelings and it is in the context of

something that has important political consequences for British

people. So is it right that the Supreme Court should have a say on

this? I think it is right because they are not being asked whether

they agree or disagree with Brexit, they are being asked to say, let's

look at the British constitution. Let's look at the distribution of

powers between the government and parliament, and less decide who has

the power to do this and what is the constitutionally correct manner.

Professor of Public Law at Oxford University Alison Young and Martin

Howe, QC, chairman of lawyers for Britain, many thanks. Joanna, it all

starts at 11 o'clock. We will hear initial remarks from the most senior

judge, Lord Newberg. He is expected to save the decision of the judges

will be purely on points of law, although he recognises that the

Brexit issue arouses strong passions. Then we will hear from the

Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC, for the government. That is all to

come. It's now more than two weeks

since several former football players came forward

with allegations of historic child Since then the inquiry into child

sex abuse in football has broadened in scope beyond what anyone

could have imagined. In the latest development,

Fleet Town football club has confirmed that a man

who was on the coaching staff, despite being at the centre

of historical sex abuse allegations, Bob Higgins, who was a former youth

development officer at Southampton, has been named by a number of former

youth players, who claimed to police One former player at

Southampton told us He waived his right to anonymity to

talk to us this morning. His interview contains some graphic

details. I would be cuddled up with him on

the settee, but... It just wasn't normal when you look back. At the

time, you're appreciated it and you felt wanted it, but then it led to

other things. Again, at the time, I didn't question it. I felt grateful,

because he would go to bed and then he would call me into his bedroom. I

would go into his bedroom and it would be pitch black, and I would

stand at the end of his bed while he was in bed, asking the questions.

About my training, and I had to tell him how much I wanted to be a

professional and how far I was prepared to go, would I run through

brick walls for him? It was like he was grooming me. You did ultimately

make allegations to police about the way he treated you. Those

allegations then went to court and on the directions of the judge, he

was cleared. Tell us more about the specific allegations you made? I was

told at the time that I couldn't discuss the other things were going

on at home in his bedroom, in the car, even. Basically, the one

incident that happened to me was on a residential schoolboy week, where

I developed an injury in the bottom of my spine, and he asked me back to

a bedroom. And he told me he was going to massage the bruising from

the bottom of my spine. So I basically had to pull my shorts down

and lay down. This was an allegation that went to court on judge's

orders, and he was cleared of the allegations against him. Did that

mean that you subsequently put behind you the sorts of things you

are talking about? Not at all. There are certain things I can't talk

about about the court case. But after that, I was 21 when I went to

court. So you think you are going to get over it, move on, have your own

children and move on, but that doesn't happen. I'm a happy guy, got

a fantastic wife, fantastic family and children, everything is amazing.

But he scarred me, and as I get older, it gets worse to try and

forget about because time is going on and you think to yourself, I am

not going to forget about it. And there are times when I go very dark

places. Obviously around now, this is not a good time, because it is

all out there. But I am glad, because it is something I have got

to deal with and stop burying it. I have to deal with it.

Many former youth players have come out and have been speaking. How have

you felt about that? If I'm honest with you, it is mixed feelings. I

said to my wife the other day that I feel so good that I'm better about

it all because I feel I've got much more support and you know the lads

that I've spoken to, they have been absolutely fantastic, but at the

same time, you don't want to know that other people have been affected

like I have, with the things that have gone on, but I just would like

to encourage more people to come forward though.

I should say that Mr Higgins has previously denied all wrongdoing.

And to anyone who has experienced sexual abuse as a young footballer,

the NSPCC has a free helpline which offers advice and support.

A government commissioned review into social integration has

concluded that public institutions have too often ignored or even

condoned divisive and harmful religious practices for fear

of being labelled racist or Islamophobic.

In her 200 page report, Dame Louise Casey suggests,

among other things, that immigrants intending to settle

in Britain should take an "integration oath".

I haven't criticised the Muslim community at all, actually.

It's very good for me to be able to say this this morning.

What I have a problem with is any religion,

faith, creed, colour, anything that holds back people

from enjoying the opportunities of life in Britain today.

So of course I think that in certain communities and within the Muslim

community there are more women that are less likely to speak English,

more women who are more likely to be kept at home,

who aren't enjoying the equality that I enjoy

Frankly, if they were white and living in Surrey,

There is a dimension here that because we want to respect people's

choices around culture, I think that we in some ways have

allowed some people to be left behind in Britain for now not just

in the last five or ten years but previously,

and I think it's time we did something about that.

The problem with this issue is that people want to duck it

and want to be in the very easy place of saying, "This isn't

happening, it's not true, everything is fine."

Last Thursday I spent the day in somewhere called

I spent the morning in a part of Birmingham.

The idea that those areas are doing fine in Britain,

I met women who cannot leave their homes without their husband's

permission and that isn't coming from a good place, to protect them.

It's coming from a bad place to keep them subjugated.

I didn't realise this when I set about this job 12 or 18 months ago.

It doesn't give me any pleasure to say this.

We have to emancipate people in this country who have lived here now

for more than five or ten years, still can't speak English,

We're keeping them behind not only in terms of poverty but in terms

of equality and that's not what this country is about.

Not talking about this, not talking about these difficult issues,

all it does is give ammunition to the extreme far

right and ammunition to the Islamic extremists.

Those are the people that set out to divide us,

those are the people that want to bring this country

to its knees, and we must not allow those people to do it.

We must not be afeared of being called racist

We have to talk about these issues or else we will get nowhere.

Joining me now is David Goodhart - Head of Demography, Immigration,

and Integration for the think-tank Policy Exchange and Faeeza Vaid

from the Muslim Women's network who joins me via webcam.

Thank you very much for joining us. Louise Casey talking strongly about

reaching out to emancipate people and saying that this must be done

without fear of being called racist. How do you react to what she was

saying? I would agree the issues should be raised and they have been

raised previously and a lot of these issues are not new to the work that

many activists have broadband doing up and don't the country over many

years. I fully support that. I think we need to have really nuanced

debate about this because the top line of this report are easy to sort

of polarize, whereas really the productive conversations will only

come when we look at the nuance and the complexities of each of these

issues. David, do you agree with Louise Casey when she says this

country is becoming more divided as it becomes more diverse? Well, I

think she would say and I think I would agree with her, that we are

becoming more mixed, more integrated in some areas and less in other

areas. It is very much depends on which parts of the country you look

at. I mean Louise's report focuses a lot on the worst areas, on the

Milltowns, places where there is a dominant single minority and

entrenched division that goes back 30 or 40 years, these are the most

difficult areas. She focuses a lot on the Pakistani and Bangladeshi and

Muslim minorities and I think she is right to do that, but yes, I mean,

this is a report that is focussing on the problems. You could go to

Solihull or Watford or places where the divisions, those sort of

divisions don't exist and you're seeing much more sort of, you know,

normal mixing across ethnic lines. I mean, there is an underlining issue

here which is very difficult to overcome and on the one hand, we

acknowledge the fact that people from different ethnic cultural

backgrounds tend to feel more comfortable with people with the

same backgrounds and tend to want to live in communities that are

dominated by that group. On the other hand, we think a good society

is one that has lots of movement across ethnic and social class and

other lines. What do you think are the answers? Louise Casey throws out

lots of suggestions, what do you think is the best way to tackle

this? I think we need to make sure that we're not thinking about

integration as a one-way process. It is not solely the responsibility of

migrant communities, it has to be fully entrenched in wider society as