22/07/2014 BBC News at One

A train carrying the remains of victims of the Malaysian

airliner which crashed in Ukraine has been allowed to leave

Its arrival at Karkhiv station marks the start of a journey to

the Netherlands - where the bodies can be formally identified,

TRANSLATION: As soon as a number of victims are ready for transport

plane will leave. International monitors say parts

of the plane's wreckage have been interfered with -

uniformed men are accused We'll have all the latest

from Ukraine - and from Brussels, where EU leaders are discussing

what action to take against Russia. Also this lunchtime -

Israeli forces hit dozens of targets in Gaza overnight,

as Hamas continue to fire rockets Eight years after his murder -

the Government announces a public inquiry into the death

of dissident Russian - and spy - An inquiry into the so-called Trojan

Horse allegations finds "clear evidence" of an aggressive Islamist

agenda in some Birmingham schools. And by George - the Royal

Prince is one year old today. Reunited -

why this mother sent in the bailiffs in the rental sector be the answer

to London's housing crisis? Good afternoon

and welcome to the BBC news at One. A train carrying the bodies

of most of the 298 victims on board the Malaysia Airlines

plane which was shot down over eastern Ukraine has arrived in the

city of Kharkiv, which is controlled The bodies will be flown

on to the Netherlands tomorrow. Pro-Russian separatists have also

handed over the two black box flight They've also announced

a ceasefire around the crash site - but there are renewed allegations

that the wreckage has already been In Brussels, European foreign

ministers are meeting to discuss tightening sanctions against Russia

because of its backing for the rebel separatist fighters blamed

for shooting down the aircraft. Our correspondent Natalia Antelava

sent this report. It took four days of tense

negotiations for this to finally happen. And when it did rebels

turned over the flight data recorders and they turned it into a

ceremony. Journalists were summoned at midnight to witness the signing

of what rebels called a memorandum of understanding. The rebel side

represented by this man Aleksander Borodai, who is a Russian citizen

and an alleged Russian intelligence operative. Now in the spotlight as a

self-declared Prime Minister of the separatist republic of Netscape. I

would like to convey our sincere appreciation --. . Donetsk. And

finally most of the bodies have arrived in the city of Cardiff which

is under government control. TRANSLATION: As soon as a number of

victims is ready for transport plane will leave for Eindhoven. The hope

and expectation is that tomorrow at the end of the day the first plane

would leave. -- Kharkiv. It does finally feel like a breakthrough but

it is important to remember that the bodies of at least 18 passengers are

still out here somewhere in these fields. The agonising wait for an

service -- answers is not over. The examination of what missile was used

and who fired it still remains to be done but the OSCE head says the

wreckage looks different. From the pictures from two days ago the

cockpit section and another section about two kilometres from here we

observed uniformed men cutting into it with a diesel power saw. This

enormous area of the crash holds clues which are possibly more

important than the information from the black boxes. But there are fears

it has been tampered with and it is in the middle of a war zone. The day

the first investigators arrived Donetsk sauce and fresh clashes

between pro-militiamen and government troops. Residents are

feeling the pressure. Full access has been promised but experts feel

the evidence littering these fields has already been lost. Let's go to

the town of Kharkiv where our correspondence is. Richard Galpin,

what happens next. -- correspondent. What is going to

happen is that teams of forensic experts who are already in Kiev and

have been waiting a while will go to the train to examine the bodies. We

understand there is a team here from Britain as well as from Malaysia,

Indonesia and Holland, all of the countries which have been affected.

Once they have examined the bodies it will be a thorough process, and

they will then take the bodies to an airport near here to be flown back

to Holland. We expect the first flight to leave tomorrow. But we now

understand it won't be all of the body is going on one flight. It

looks like it is going to be several flights which will be required

before all have been returned to Holland. And we know it is going to

be a long process once they get back there for all of the testing that

needs to be done, identification, critically before the families

receive the bodies of their loved ones for burial.

Well as we said European foreign ministers are meeting now

in Brussels to discuss the possible tightening

Our correspondent Ben Wright is there.

I understand the meeting began with a one-minute silence to remember the

victims of last week's disaster. The Dutch Foreign Minister spoke first

and said there needed to be serious action taken against Russia, a view

echoed by Britain and the Baltic states in particular. They think

they must find a firm response today for the European Union to look

credible. There has been talk of tough

sanctions before, but this meeting is different. Russia's response to

last week's disaster and its role in the Ukraine crisis has prompted

calls for proper economic pressure to now be put on the Kremlin. This

terrible incident happened in the first place because of Russia's

support to the separatists in eastern Ukraine and because of the

flow of heavy weapons from Russia into eastern Ukraine, and we have to

address that issue today and I shall be addressing my colleagues and our

partners to send a very clear and strong signal to Russia today.

Europe has already put some sanctions in place. Since March the

EU has targeted the 72 Russian and Ukrainian figures with these bands

and asset freezes. Now there is talk of going further. -- Visa bands.

They should be ready to impose further sanctions. These could

include economic sanctions on Russia, such as suspending new

investment in the country from the European investment bank. Almost 300

people died when flight MH17 was brought down. 193 of them were

Dutch. The country's Foreign Minister said there could be new

economic penalties put on Moscow. But it is not simple. Europe is a

patchwork of economies, each with their own relationship with Russia.

Agreeing much tougher energy, trade or financial sanctions will be

difficult to do because EU economies will pay a price too. In Australia

today the Prime Minister Tony Abbott signed a book of condolences for the

victims of last week's crash. Australia drafted a resolution that

was agreed at the United Nations last night. We welcome Russia's

support but no resolution would have been necessary if Russia had used

its leverage with the separatists on Thursday cutting them to lay down

their arms and leave the site to international experts. This was a

charger Didac touched many nations and now there is intense diplomatic

and economic pressure to rein in the rebels and negotiate an end to the

crisis that caused it. -- diplomatic. My thought is that deep

economic sanctions would be premature. I don't think it will

happen today. They have talked about arms sales to Russia and France's

under pressure about the imminent sale of two new warships to Russia.

Again, concrete movement on that is unlikely. What we are likely to get

is an agreement to add names and companies and entities to a list of

people and companies close to Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. They

will be a commitment to do that but we will not get the names. The

details will be spelt out in a communiqu? we get later this

afternoon. And you see more about

the investigation into the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane

on our website - the details of how United Nations officials say more

than 100,000 people have been forced to take shelter in UN

buildings in Gaza because of the violence - that's double the number

of the Gaza conflict five years ago. Diplomatic efforts to broker

a truce between Israel and Hamas have intensified with the

UN Secretary General, Secretary of State John Kerry

in Cairo. Mr Kerry says a is

the long term goal. Our correspondent Paul Adams

sent this report from Gaza. All over Gaza evidence of a new

round of heavy bombardment. Two missiles struck this building last

night. It is not clear if there was a warning. 11 people were killed.

Rescue workers have been up there since early this morning looking for

bodies. We can see one right next to them there, a foot is stuck between

two bits of masonry. They are trying to get the body out but as you can

see it is incredibly precarious and dangerous work. It is an office

block. But last night there were civilians here, refugees from the

devastated neighbourhood of Shejaiya attacked on Saturday. After more

than two weeks it is getting harder and harder to hide. 11 persons

killed without any... They came here to be safe. At Sheaffer hospital

this woman is fighting for her life. Among thousands who failed to heed

Israeli warnings to leave Shejaiya. She was making breakfast for a

family of ten when their house was hit on Sunday morning. She's only

survivor. Getting her out of the wreckage was a miracle in itself. We

were with the rescue team on Sunday afternoon when they spotted a body

buried under the concrete. EXPLOSION It was a dangerous rescue. Hamas

gunmen had opened fire and Israel was responding. That they weren't

going to give up. She was under the rubble for 12 hours. 12 hours? 12

hours. She is lucky, she is a miracle, actually. I don't know how

she could survive. She is lucky. A cousin keeps vigil outside her

room. His job, one day, to tell her just how much she has lost. In the

burns unit the doctors pause for midday prayers. Israel says its not

at war with the people, but more than 600 of them have now died, most

of them civilians. Let's speak to our correspondent

Chris Morris who's in Jerusalem. Israeli casualties are also

increasing and there are reports of a missing soldier, some confusion

there. What is happening there and what is it doing to the mood there?

If anything I think the relatively high military death toll, much

higher than last time they went in on the ground in Gaza is increasing

the sense of solidarity in Israel. There was an American citizen

fighting in the IDF who was killed in some -- on Sunday and an appeal

went out on Facebook to attend his funeral because his family are in

the United States and thousands of people turned up last night. While

there are clearly Israelis who feel uncomfortable with the terrible

civilian casualties in Gaza there is certainly a majority that support

the fact this offensive is taking place and the government and

military efforts to degrade Hamas's military capabilities. As for the

missing soldier, the Israelis said on Sunday that seven soldiers in an

armoured personnel carrier were killed when an explosion happened

close to that vehicle. They have only managed to recover six of the

bodies. On Sunday night Hamas claimed they had captured an Israeli

soldier. They showed his ID card on the screen. But they haven't shown

any video or photographs of him so it is not clear whether he's dead or

alive. For the Israelis is missing presumed dead, but if Hamas have

captured him alive he will then previous capture, he was in

captivity for five years and was only released in return for hundreds

of Palestinian prisoners being released from Israeli jails.

The Home Secretary has announced a judge-led public inquiry

into the death of the former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko.

He was poisoned in London eight years ago with the

Theresa May says the inquiry will examine claims that

The death of Alexander Litvinenko was slow, painful, and very public.

I'm in bad shape commonly told the BBC from his hospital bed, I have

poisoned. The poison was in fact radioactive polonium, it is thought

that a cup of tea was laced with it as the former KGB spy sat with two

other former Russian agents at the millennium Hotel in London. The

mystery of exactly what happened has never been solved. Why a public

enquiry now, Home Secretary? No response but in a written statement

this morning Home Secretary Theresa May announced the terms of a judge

led public enquiry. The family of Alexander Litvinenko have welcomed

the news, his widow has said: "I am relieved and delighted with the

She and the police believe that this man was one of those who should be

held accountable, he is a former security officer, now a Russian MP,

wanted in connection with the murder. He and a second suspect both

denied being involved. The two men remain in Russia. What happened over

a cup of tea at this hotel eight years ago has soured relations

between Britain and Russia ever since. Today's announcement comes at

a new low point, of course, with allegations of Russian involvement

in the shooting down of the Malaysians airliner. It is

understood the timing is coincidence.

Malaysians airliner. It is understood the timing is It is

likely to lead to further tensions between the two countries. It comes

a few hours before the European Union's gathering to discuss

sanctions against Russia. From this point of view, obviously, they will

not be happy in the Kremlin. After nearly a decade, the explanation of

why Alexander Litvinenko was murdered, and in such an appalling

manner, may be drawing closer. To political corresponding Norman

Smith is in Westminster. John has touched on it, raised eyebrows about

the timing. Downing Street are adamant it has nothing to do with

the current crisis in our relations with Russia, over the downing of the

Malaysians airliner, it is not meant as a retaliatory strike, it is not

some kind of surgery sanction. -- surrogates sanction. It was forced

by a court ruling and the Parliamentary timetable. I think

that is almost certainly not how it will be seen in Moscow, because the

issue of Alexander Litvinenko has been dormant for so long, because it

is such an incendiary charge, the killing of a British citizen, on

British soil. Above all, by the nature of the enquiry, this is not

some fusty dusty enquiry carried out by a civil servant in some remote

part of Whitehall, this will be a full-blooded, judge led public

enquiry, just like the lesson enquiry and the enquiry into mid

Staffordshire, and it will begin very quickly, by the end of this

month. All of that on top of the fact that David Cameron has been

leading the charge for tougher sanctions and pressure on President

Vladimir Putin. Yesterday David Cameron said the West's relations

with Russia may need to change, it seems to me that our relations with

Russia are already changing. Thanks.

Top story this lunch time: A train carrying the remains of passengers

killed in the Malaysia airlines crash in eastern Ukraine has arrived

in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv from where the victims will

be flown to the Netherlands. And, is it really one year ago? One is one

today. Hundreds of would-be sleuths have dressed up for charity, to have

the home of Arthur Conan Doyle turned into a museum. Thing is

hotting up again, we will have a full weather round up at 1:30pm.

The British Government and Unicef are co-hosting a summit in London

today which aims to eradicate female genital mutilation and child

The Pakistani teenager, Malala Yousafzai, is among 500

delegates from 50 countries attending the Girl Summit.

It's estimated that up to 170,000 women and girls living

in England and Wales could have undergone FGM.

Our correspondent Sangita Myska reports.

It is a painful practice which has no health benefits but carries with

it the risk of death, female genital mutilation is a practice deeply

rooted in some African and Middle Eastern cultures. Sophia Ahmed, who

now lives in Bristol, suffered FGM in Somalia, as a rite of passage.

They hold us very tightly, I could not defend myself. It was really

painful. It was horrible. It is thought around 20,000 girls could be

at risk of FGM here in Britain, between infancy and the age of 15.

Speaking at an international FGM conference in London, David Cameron

underlined his commitment to tackling the issue. It is such a

simple but noble and good ambition and that is to outlaw the practices

of female genital mutilation, and childhood and early forced marriage,

outlawing them everywhere, for everyone, within this generation.

That is the aim and the ambition. Government plans announced today in

full a 1.4 minion pounds package of measures, that involve the

introduction of laws to prosecute parents who fail to protect their

daughters, and the creation of civil orders which could place girls under

the protection of the court. -- one 4p. The government is also taking

the opportunity at this summit to iterate other plans to make it

mandatory for social workers, health care workers and teachers to report

signs of female genital mutilations. I get to do so, could result in

court action. FGM has been illegal here in Britain for nearly 30 years,

so far, there has never been a successful prosecution. --

?1,400,000. The measures have been given a cautious welcome by those at

the conference. What we need to get right is we need to get right the

terminology we used to ask the women because they may not understand it

from their communities as mutilation. We need to talk about

whether it is female circumcision, whether it is simply cutting. It is

keeping in focus the victims of FGM, say campaigners, that is paramount

if this brutal, illegal practice is to end for ever.

An inquiry into the so-called "Trojan horse"

allegations in Birmingham has found "clear evidence" of an aggressive

Islamist agenda in some of the city's schools.

The investigation, led by former anti-terror police

chief Peter Clarke, concluded that there had been "co-ordinated,

deliberate and sustained action "by a number of individuals to

introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamic ethos".

Here's our Education Correspondent Gillian Hargreaves.

It was this letter, titled Trojan horse, claiming governors, teachers

and parents would liberally taking control of schools to impose their

own narrow religious agenda, which started a widespread enquiry. This

man, Peter Clarke, used to investigate the most serious terror

crimes and now he is charged with investigating Birmingham classrooms.

He has found an aggressive Islamist agenda, leaving children potentially

more vulnerable. Vulnerable to becoming intolerant, vulnerable to

not being able to play their full role in a vibrant, multicultural

modern Britain. Potentially because they have been told to be

unquestioning in some way 's, potentially more vulnerable to

radicalisation. Peter Clark has confirmed there was evidence of a

plot, saying there was a coordinated, deliberate and

sustained action why a number of associated individuals who also

expels, endorse or fail to challenge extremist opinions. The BBC was the

first broadcaster invited into one of the schools, it it has been

placed in special measures and the governors have stood down, other

schools face similar sanctions. Birmingham City Council has been

accused of not acting quickly enough, it will now have a new

commissioner, answering directly to the Education Secretary. This report

confirms the pattern that has been identified, the actions of a small

number of individuals in some schools represented a serious risk

to the safeguarding of children and the quality of education being

provided. We are taking action to put things right and I will not

hesitate to act in any schools were serious concerns come to light in

future. And enquiry of this size has never been undertaken before,

findings by Peter Clark are not the end of the matter, police are still

investigating and a number of people are on bail. -- an enquiry.

There's just one day to go until the Glasgow 2014

6,500 people will stay in the athlete's village,

an area the size of 54 football pitches, purpose-built

Last week, an outbreak of norovirus affected the village -

Our correspondent Laura Bicker has been given access to

Keys to a new home for the home team. And

the athletes' new home. although they have not had to travel too far,

Team Scotland is determined to make its presence known. It is

incredible, we are so happy it is here, it makes us feel special.

Walking around the village, wearing blue colours, it is great. People

saying good luck, it is great. Each team has its own section of village,

with the Welsh using it to warm up with a bit of volleyball. Their

neighbours, over the makeshift seven crossing, are in the lions den! Team

England will be cooling off after competing in one of these, it is an

ice bath. Then there is the room of pain, for physiotherapy. We are at

the higher echelon of human performance, tiny little differences

make all the difference, they can change a place of the podium and

onto the podium. Just with the smallest of tweaks. This athletes

village has grown out of the east end, a number of families and

businesses were moved out to create this, home for 6500 athletes. But

come December, it will all be turned back into housing. 700 of these

energy-efficient homes will be for sale and rent once the games are

over. But for now, having Mo Farah and you bolt as neighbours is

providing entertainment for people in this part of Glasgow. They are

quite nice, they are not too noisy. I am quite nice myself! It has been

a bit of a nightmare up until now but now you can feel the buzz around

and the excitement. I'm glad to be a part of it. Any believe the athletes

village will be the most significant legacy of these games. Building on

the city 's past, creating a new future. It may have come at a cost

and not without controversy, but now that it is here, the attitude in

Glasgow seems very much to be, bring it on! -- city's past.

Seven million people in the UK watched as Prince George was

introduced to the world for the first time, outside St Mary's

hospital in London. Today, he celebrates his first birthday.

To mark the occasion two new pictures have been released

which show him enjoying a butterfly exhibition at London's Natural

Our Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell reports.

In made his public debut one day after his birth, with his mother and

father outside of the private maternity wing of Saint Mary 's

Hospital in London. One year after his birth, here he is, a confident

that a boy, according to the photographer, who took these

pictures of him with William and Catherine at an exhibition of

butterflies at the Natural History Museum. Like everyone you're old

commonly appears to be becoming ever more curious.

For his birthday there will be presents, a party at Kensington

Much of the UK, not just sunny spells today but mainly dry for the

rest of the week, there will be one or two showers here and then, not

sunny everywhere, there is a bit of clout as the satellite image shows,

parts of Norfolk and Kent and across the far west of Northern Ireland,

the cloud is that enough here for one or two showers, but generally,

it is a cracking summer 's afternoon with temperatures climbing higher

and higher. In the east, low cloud, clinging to the Norfolk coast, it

will be cooler, and there will be conditions of clout around northern

Scotland, pegging back the temperatures into the teens.

Temperatures climbing, 25 degrees lightly. -- cloud. There may be one

or two showers in Northern Ireland, but for England and Wales, dry and

fine, the cloud in the EEC will be keeping things cool, and on the

south coast, 30 degrees is possible this afternoon. -- the cloud in the

East. Beautiful evening for the rest of us, the chance in the night in

one or two showers and we draw in the mist and low cloud from the

North Sea for many eastern areas. Again it is a pretty worn one, with

temperatures in urban areas stained between 14 and 17 degrees. Now, we

start off with a lot of clout, that is going to melt back to the coast.

-- cloud. But some strips may stay grey. There is a likelihood of one

or two showers across South Wales and south-west England. Very hit and

miss, potentially heavy. With more of a breeze blowing tomorrow but in

the south, it could be 30 degrees. It will be more cool in the

north-east. Eastern Scotland may be fresh but a beautiful balmy day in

Glasgow. There is just the chance, there is a chance, of seeing a

shower for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. If your mind

is drawn to Europe, going on holiday, damages:

Pretty comparable with much of the Mediterranean, -- temperatures.

Most of the UK will be dry, on Thursday. Still a breeze in the

south-east, still some showers. Wales and south-west England, one or

two heavy once possible, and some clout on some of the eastern coast.

-- cloud. For most of us, the fine weather is going to continue.

Increasing risk showers but nothing like the widespread intense

downpours of last weekend. For most of us, the weather is set fair.