10/11/2015 BBC News at One

The Prime Minister sets out his demands for a reformed

Among them restricting benefits for EU migrants in the UK -

but the European Commission says that would be highly problematic.

The commitment in the treaty to an ever closer

union is not a commitment that should apply any longer to Britain.

We don't believe in it, we do not subscribe to it, we have

David Cameron warns that if agreement can't be reached he'll

have to think again about whether this EU is right for us.

Russia's drug-testing laboratory in Moscow is suspended by the

World Anti-Doping Agency as one of sport's biggest scandals deepens.

A former British soldier has been arrested by detectives investigating

the Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry in 1972.

All British tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh will be home

by the weekend says the Government - as Egypt counts the cost

One of the greatest jockeys of all time, Pat Eddery,

And from Baker Street to Buckingham Palace - Benedict

On BBC London: A murder investigation is launched after the

death of an 18-year-old in West Ruislip.

And lessons learned by the death of a baby, a hospital review for women

at risk of stillbirth. Good afternoon

and welcome to the BBC News at One. The Prime Minister has set out

his demands for change in the UK's relationship with the European Union

ahead of the referendum on Britain's David Cameron says he'll only

campaign to remain in the EU They include restricting benefits

for EU migrants living in the UK. The European Commission says some

of the issues he's raised are From Westminster,

Chris Mason reports. With this letter to the European

Union today, the UK's renegotiation of its relationship with CEU really

cranks up. David Cameron said the referendum would be the biggest vote

of our lifetimes. He said he wanted us to stay in if four things change.

Firstly... We've propose that people coming to Britain from the EU are to

live here and contribute for four years before they qualify for in

work benefits or social housing. And I understand how difficult some of

these welfare issues are four other member states, and I am open to

different ways of dealing with this issue.

Cutting the benefits migrants can get could prove crucial in changing

people's minds on whether we should stay in the EU, but did you notice

the wiggle room that the Prime Minister left himself? This will be

one to watch as the negotiations gather pace. Let's take a quick look

at the three other things David Cameron said he wanted to achieve.

If the European Union were to involve -- were to evolve into a

single currency club, where those outside the single currency are

pushed aside and overruled, it would no longer be the club for us.

The commitment in the treaty to an ever closer union is not a

commitment that should apply any longer to Britain. But there is much

more that we can do. For all that we have achieved in

stemming the flow of new regulations, the burden from

existing regulation is too high. What is the reaction from those on

both sides of the debate? This is not a set stature renegotiation, he

is not asking for anything other than a change to migrants benefit,

on which today he has conceded he is prepared to compromise.

Undoubtedly the four year ban on in work benefits for EU migrants

claiming benefits will be the most challenging proposal. We know that a

number of member states have some sympathy but Germany, on the other

hand, would have problems out. Statement, the Minister of State for

Europe. Now the debate truly begins. In the

end, stay in or leave, it is your call.

In a moment we'll speak to Norman Smith in Westminster, but

first our political correspondent Alex Forsyth is in Brussels.

Restricting benefits for EU migrants already seems to be shaping up

as one of the big problems the EU will have with his demands.

Sophie, the European Commission has already said it is highly

problematic. The president of the European Parliament says he has

serious doubts over the legality. The concern as it could be

discriminatory, a worker from Poland, the Czech Republic or

Hungary doing the same job as a UK citizen could get paid worse... Less

because they will not be eligible for benefits. That is shaping up to

be one of the most difficult areas for Cameron to shape reforms. The

idea of making the EU more competitive might be more

acceptable. Talks of how to implement some of these things and

Brad does have been going on in Brussels for a number of months, but

negotiations between member states could start in earnest now, and we

will see what is and is not acceptable. There is an awareness

that David Cameron needs to be seen to win some concessions so his

reforms look substantial. There is a willingness among EU leaders to do a

deal because most one UK to stay in the EU. But they won't roll over or

do anything which undermines the fundamental principles of the

European Union. The only real consensus that the that the process

will not be easy. Norman, despite what the European

Commission has said today, David Cameron does not think this is

mission impossible? Much of it is not. Cameron could probably get

agreement on three quarters of this, or protection for non-EU countries,

a more competitive Europe and more powers for Parliament, over a couple

of leisurely lunches in Brussels. Crunch time is to ban number four,

benefit curbs on EU migrants. It is crunch time because most voters are

not fussed about ever closer union, they are fussed about immigration

and benefits. They have to get a deal on a -- he has to get a deal.

His plans could hit the buffers on this issue. Many Eurocrats regard

this as a non-negotiable issue of principle. But many Tory MPs this is

a fairly thin package already. If he gave on benefits he would have real

trouble on his own backbenchers. Not mission impossible but maybe mission

incredible, because he has to satisfy anxious posters, distrustful

Eurocrats and his own party all at once. Thank you, Norman and Alex.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended Russia's drug-testing

laboratory in Moscow as one of sport's biggest scandals deepens.

But the Kremlin has said allegations of doping against Russian athletics

Our sports correspondent Richard Conway reports on the

pressure on Lord Coe - the man now tasked with saving world athletics.

He described it as his dream job. But with athletics embroiled in an

unprecedented crisis, Lord Coe's presidency of its governing body is

at risk of becoming a nightmare. With an independent commission

recommending Russian athletes be barred from competing, there is

mounting pressure on the IAAF to act. A decision of the sanctions

will be taken on Friday, but wider questions are already being raised

about whether the organisation needs to change. We have to now look

forwards. For me, that is about suspending the Russian athletics

Federation until they prove that house is in order, and for Seb Coe

as the new leader of local FedEx, -- global athletics, he needs to hire

business leaders to transform the organisation. It needs to be led by

better and stronger people. From the track to the boardroom,

everything Lord Coe has touched on his long career has turned to gold.

After retiring as an athlete he was up the centre of delivering the

London 2012 Olympic Games. Now after being elected as the head of world

athletics in August, he faces his sternest task to date if he is to

rescue his board. Pressure is a big global superpower. Not only in terms

of athletics but also politically. People are wondering if you are

tough enough to stand up to the Russians? I am tough enough to

defend my sport. This is not just limited to athletics and almost

certainly not just limited to Russia. Brasher has long been a

sporting superpower, but it has radically stepped up its investment

in hosting major events in recent years. -- Russia has long been. It

spent and I were to ring ?33.7 billion to host the Winter Olympics

in 2014. A range of sports including swimming and athletics have

benefited from Russian largess. In 2018 it will host the Fifa World

Cup, a decision mired in controversy and under investigation.

And Lord Coe have urged Russia to voluntarily suspend its athletes.

But with the Kremlin saying that the allegations are groundless, a

showdown seems inevitable. Russian anti-doping authorities have

defended their position, but a Moscow laboratory used to test

samples has stopped operating. With this board undergoing intense

speculation, former athletes believe that the blame should be shared.

People making decisions around this are often well-meaning, sometimes,

it doesn't matter if it is a local, national or international

federation, we have to have better people in there. Maybe we should all

hold our hands up, we have about them pretty useless people to be

ringing -- running sport on a world level. With the legacy of London

2012 Olympics being labelled a sabotaged, the past four athletics

is under question, and its future is uncertain. Its new leadership must

fight to prevent the dying of the light.

Banning Russia would be a huge decision but it is one they will

have to may quickly? Lord Coe says he wants answers from the Russian

authorities over the next 24 248 hours, a decision by the IAAF board

come on Friday this week, so very soon. Intense pressure to accept the

recommendation to suspend Russia from athletics competitions,

including the Olympics. Let's not discount Russia's role in world

sport and their influence. It was the first person to call the IOC

president when he was elected a couple of years ago? Vladimir Putin.

This shows how sport has been placed at the centre of Russian national

strategy. They have welcomed sport into their country. These same

sports will have to decide if they now banned them and suspend them

from competition. Thank you. Police investigating the killings

of 13 people when soldiers opened fire on protestors on Bloody Sunday

in Londonderry in 1972 have arrested a former

member of the Parachute Regiment. The investigation began

three years ago. Our Ireland correspondent

Chris Buckler is in Londonderry. This is

the first person to be arrested It is, indeed. Luddy Sunday, of

course, a notorious day that cannot be forgotten here in the box side of

Derry -- Bloody Sunday. There are murals of some of the notorious

images of what happened on bloody Sunday. It has been five years since

the ward which concluded that members of the Parachute Regiment

fired on a crowded civil rights protesters, they fired the first

shot and without warning, and they fired at some people who were

fleeing or trying to help the dead injured. That led to a formal

apology from the Prime Minister in the House of Commons. There has been

this investigation that you mentioned run by a specialist unit

within the Police Service of Northern Ireland, known as the

Legacy Investigations Brands. The Ministry of Defence said in a

statement today that a former member of the Parachute Regiment had been

arrested. He is 66 and was detained in County Antrim. The Police Service

of Northern Ireland's statement said the arrest marked a new phase in

their investigation and one that will continue for some time. That is

an indication that there could be more arrests.

The Foreign Secretary says all the British holiday-makers still

stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh should be home by the weekend.

Flights to and from the UK were grounded six days

ago amid concerns that a Russian plane was brought down by a bomb.

Nearly three million Egyptians rely on the tourist industry for work.

Now there are fears for their future.

Mark Lowen reports from Sharm el-Sheikh.

A Red Sea picture of perfection, Sharm el-Sheikh is Egypt's tourism

This is the image Egypt wants to present, it's been tainted

by emergency flights out and a possible airline attack.

Holiday-makers have been driven away, the pleasure boats left empty.

This man runs a beach club and boat business.

His livelihood depends on tourism, and he's worried.

If this continues for more than two months, we have to reduce

Sharm el-Sheikh is built entirely on tourism, an industry that is

crucial for Egypt as a whole - making up 12% of the economy last

National pride here was hurt when flights were grounded

and accusations made of lax security, but oi tourists are

to return here, they'll need to be reassured it's safe.

At the nearby beach, they are struggling to stem

It should be packed with those seeking some winter sun,

Thousands of British and Russian tourists on their way out

Looking round now, there's a lot of empty shops,

Obviously, if the British don't come back here,

It's a good decision to stop all flights from Russia to Egypt.

I think safety of passengers is first.

But Egypt has weathered plenty of storms before,

and the beach club owner is confident it will bounce back.

We've been through this many times before during Gulf War, and we've

But fear that a bomber may have accessed this resort could cast

Mark Lowen, BBC News, Sharm el-Sheikh.

The Prime Minister sets out his demands for a reformed European

Union, including restricting benefits for EU migrants in the UK.

In the pink - could this become one of the world's

most expensive diamonds when it's auctioned today?

Later, on BBC London, the police appeal for information about a

machete wielding gang responsible for ?500,000 worth of robberies.

How do you solve Europe's migration crisis?

Tomorrow, leaders from the European Union and from Africa will meet

The majority of those travelling to Europe are

from Syria, but the second largest group of migrants trying to reach

One in ten are from the state of Eritrea.

It's difficult to get accurate figures, but the UN estimates

around 4000 people leave the country in the Horn of Africa every month.

But Eritrea is not a country at war, so why are so many people

Clive Myrie has been to a refugee camp to find out.

The camp here has been open for about six years

in northern Ethiopia, and the vast territory of the 7000-8000 people

who are here are from Eritrea, which is just over that ridgeline over

And the people here are well looked after, there is even

a man repairing clothes if anyone needs that facility here,

To my right over here is the block where they bake bread.

So everyone is well catered for as far as food and water is concerned.

And remember, Eritrea is a dictatorship, it's a country that

has been under the rule of one man for the last 25 years.

He doesn't believe in the rule of law and he has not enacted a

democratic constitution, there is no freedom

of speech and crucially there is also forced conscription.

All boys and girls, once they leave school, have to join the military.

It's essentially forced labour and it's open-ended service as well,

If we show you what is inside here, this is actually a sweet shop.

A lot of the refugees that cross the border from Eritrea here into

And they are sent here by their parents because they want

The parents don't want them to grow up in a dictatorship, where

they more than likely will have to serve

As you can see around here, the dwellings that the refugees are

living in are well-built, they are breeze blocks, well cemented in.

In fact, let's have a look inside this one.

They are expecting us, I'm not just intruding.

I'm just going to show our viewers what it's like in here.

There are seven girls in this particular block,

They've got their posters up and cooking facilities, all their

They might look like pretty basic facilities, but

much better, they would argue, than having to live in the dictatorship

It is a temporary situation that people are living in here because

many of them want to move on, they want to go west to Sudan, further

north to Egypt, and many want to cross the Mediterranean, make that

very difficult journey and head towards the European Union.

In fact it's only Syria that has produced more refugees trying to

cross the Mediterranean over the last few years than Eritrea.

So we are talking thousands of people from this part of Africa

trying to get into the European Union.

And it's that migration crisis and the situation here in East

Africa that is going to be high on the agenda when African leaders and

European Union leaders meet for that crucial summit in Malta this week.

Well, many of the refugees seeking a new life

The authorities there say they have taken in more than three quarters of

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said Germany will change

Our Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill has been to the town of Oberhausen

to find out what impact it's already having.

The region has taken more refugees than any other part of the country.

In the town of Oberhausen alone, 2500 people are waiting and hoping

In the converted school which is now his home, we met this man.

I am just, you know, dreaming that in Syria

the war will end and I go back to my country and build it again.

This was once Germany's industrial heartland.

There is unemployment, there is deprivation

We don't really know what change they will bring.

There is a lot of fear among people who are already disadvantaged.

Support for Angela Merkel's refugee policy is waning.

In some respects, Oberhausen typifies the German

Broadly speaking, people want to help, but they are concerned

about this country's ability to cope with such high numbers.

These are the people Angela Merkel must convince,

These days Oberhausen's schools have an extra classroom.

It's not just about teaching them to read and write, they come from very

They must also learn about our country and our customs.

Speaking of which, this is also football country.

And five-a-side as a regular fixture.

There are a lot of refugees in Oberhausen.

There is a welcome culture which we lacked in the 90s when we

But nearly 800,000 people have sought asylum

And here in Oberhausen, they wonder, how many more are on their way?

An inquiry has begun into the use of a controversial anti-malarial drug

A committee of MPs is looking into the use of Mefloquine, also

known as Lariam, which can cause severe side effects including

The wife of a British General who's in a mental health hospital has

accused the Government of ignoring medical evidence about the drug.

Alan Duncan says her husband is no longer the man he once was. He used

to be an army officer but now he is in a psychiatric unit battling

severe post-traumatic stress disorder. She says the antimalarial

drug Lariam, that he took more than a decade ago while serving in Sierra

Leone, has made him worse. Yellow he is a shadow of himself. Right now he

is sleepy and distressed. He is unable really to function... He can

function intermittently and then he begins to ramble again. It's awful.

Medical experts they it is impossible to be sure that Lariam

has affected him in this way, but they say his symptoms are consistent

with the drug's known side-effects. The drug is given to soldiers

serving overseas but in recent months a growing number of military

personnel have been complaining about it, saying it has made them

depressed and anxious. There are calls for the Government to stop

prescribing it. The Ministry of Defence says all its medical advice

is based around guidelines set out by Public Health England. It says

Lariam is not the first choice for personnel and that it is only ever

prescribed after an -- and individual risk assessment. Today a

group of MPs have begun an inquiry into the drug. Appearing before them

first worthy Manufacturers. The benefit risk ratio, the balance of

risk to the balance of benefit and taking the drug, is still believed

to be viable and important in this global endemic, if it is prescribed

to the right people. So that would apply globally as well. That is why

the information has been added in and the drug is still believed to

have an advantageous position. The inquiry will also hear from military

medical experts, as well as former personnel who claim to have suffered

side-effects after taking the drug. One of the greatest jockeys

of all time, Pat Eddery, He was crowned flat racing champion

jockey 11 times among his most famous victories were

the King George VI and Fellow jockey AP McCoy paid tribute

to him today, calling him The 1986 The Reader like the tree,

Europe's most Christian just horse race, won by one of horse racing's

greatest jockeys. Pat Eddery's victory was his third of four in the

Arc. He won his first race in 1969 and was the champion flat racing

jockey for the 11th time many years later. Still he went on, still

making weight putting his body through the demands of the sport.

Pat Eddery rode more than 4700 winners. Only one man has ever

written more. Won all the classics, including the Derby three times.

I've been at it a long time, riding horses for 37 years. I just feel now

is as good a time as any. I'm 51 years old, can't go on forever. But

Pat Eddery and horses would become inseparable. He became a train is

still riding in the morning to test his horses's fitness. After all, who

would know better than Pat? Enshrined in memories, Pat Eddery

will be one of racing's greats, the king of jockeys.

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has swapped Baker Street

The 39-year-old actor, who recently finished a run playing Hamlet

at London's Barbican Theatre, has been awarded a CBE for services to

The iconic British character he plays on-screen has already visited

Britain's most famous building. Buckingham Palace... Here to see the

Queen? Today it was the turn of the actor himself. Afterwards he spoke

about what the honour meant to him. It's fantastic. It's quite nerve

wracking. There's nothing really that prepares you for it. It's a

unique occasion. I feel very privileged to be here and very

flattered that I have been honoured for my work as an actor and to

charities. He is one of the UK's biggest stars, on TV with Sherlock

and in cinema, earlier this year he was nominated for an Oscar for The

Imitation Game. Of course you're asking a stupid question. Of course

machines can't think as people do. On stage he has recently finished a

sell-out run as Hamlet in London. It has brought him a worldwide fan

base, dozens of prizes and now perhaps his most prestigious award

of all, coming a CBE, commander of British Empire.

Two rare coloured diamonds are going under the hammer this week and are

expected to fetch a record breaking price.

The 16 carat jewel known as The Pink is expected to fetch more

than ?18 million at the auction in Switzerland today.

Tomorrow will see the sale of this 12 carat Blue

Moon Diamond and it's thought that it could go for 35 million pounds,

which would make it the world's most expensive ring.

The warmest November night ever, last night.

It won't surprise you to hear that it is going to be very warm. The

wind direction is still coming from the south westerly and it is

dragging this warmer air from the Azores. It's also bringing quite a

lot of cloud across the country. We have seen relentless rain continuing

across western Scotland in particular with a few sharp showers

further south. These showers into the south-west are very hit and

miss. One or two heavy bursts. If you get caught in them, you could

know about it. Add a little sunshine into the mix, highs of 17 or 18

degrees into the afternoon. The rain slowly drifting its way south and we

will gradually see an improvement, with a view showers up in the far

north. That front is still there overnight, slipping its way slowly

south through the night. We keep that south-westerly flow, a lot of

cloud and murky the south. For Armistice Day, we have still got

that nuisance weather front and it will bring some persistent rain

across north-west England and North Wales, may be leading to some

localised flooding. To the south, bits and pieces of rain from time to

time but it stays cloudy and relatively mild. To the north, a bit

brighter and fresher but better into western Scotland. Temperatures 12

degrees as opposed to 16 or 17 further south. That front disappears

overnight and by Thursday it's all change. We start off dry and

brighter but the winds pick up out to the west with severe gales likely

up to the extreme north-west and this area of low pressure could be

quite a significant player as it pushes its way south and east. Then

it's going to introduce something cooler and fresher behind that cold

front. It's all change briefly on Friday but after today's warmth of

17 or 18, we will see ninth and 10th and believe me, after today that is

going to be a bit of a shock to the system.

Thank you. Our main story, the Prime Minister sets out his plans for a

reformed EU, including restricting migrants benefits in the UK. That is

it from us.