:01:09. > :01:14.seven years agohave been lifted, meaning they can look for all sorts
:01:15. > :01:16.of jobs here. The Government has already pushed through a series of
:01:17. > :01:20.benefit changes it hopes will discourage a large influx. Here's
:01:21. > :01:32.our Political Correspondent, Ross Hawkins. Who should be allowed into
:01:33. > :01:34.live and work in Great Britain? Few questions are as politically charged
:01:35. > :01:39.and some of the Romanians arriving at this airport today seem to know
:01:40. > :01:44.it. I came to work in this country. Open the border and I come to work
:01:45. > :01:50.to make money and go home. I am here to work. If they have jobs, I will
:01:51. > :01:57.work. There was plenty of scrutiny of them today. Happy New Year,
:01:58. > :02:03.everybody! And there will be scrutiny too for politicians who
:02:04. > :02:05.spent weeks reassuring voters. From today there will be a three-month
:02:06. > :02:08.delay before migrants can claim job-seeker's allowance although they
:02:09. > :02:17.have not said how many people that will affect. After six months is,
:02:18. > :02:20.migrants will have to show they have a good chance of getting a job to
:02:21. > :02:24.receive benefits. They can be barred from coming back for up to a year as
:02:25. > :02:28.well. These changes will make sure people are coming here for the right
:02:29. > :02:33.reasons, to work and to contribute. And not to try and claim from the
:02:34. > :02:36.benefit system. One factor behind all the attention for arrivals at
:02:37. > :02:39.Luton today is an estimate made ten years ago when eight new countries
:02:40. > :02:47.entered the EU, and there were no temporary work restrictions in the
:02:48. > :02:50.UK. 13,000 people were expected to travel to the country but in the
:02:51. > :02:53.end, hundreds of thousands came, and that has had a profound affect on
:02:54. > :03:04.the sometimes stormy politics of immigration. Looking back, Labour
:03:05. > :03:11.admits they got it wrong in the past and a debate is needed now. This is
:03:12. > :03:16.a crucial party political issue. The European elections are coming and
:03:17. > :03:20.they fear voters could turn to UKIP. There is a huge benefit in open-door
:03:21. > :03:26.migration but you have to weigh it up with social benefits and with
:03:27. > :03:31.those who are unemployed. You have to weigh it up with the cost of
:03:32. > :03:34.primary school education. You have to weigh it up with the social cost
:03:35. > :03:37.of communities that feel very divided. Some employers are looking
:03:38. > :03:42.to migrants to fill vacancies. This jobs website has 5,000 positions on
:03:43. > :03:46.offer here. It will take more than a New Year's Day trip to the airport
:03:47. > :03:53.to get a clear view on how many will visit Britain and the impact they
:03:54. > :03:56.will have. Politicians in Romania and Bulgaria say the numbers likely
:03:57. > :04:04.to leave their countries have been overstated. The situation today is
:04:05. > :04:07.very different from the one which existed during the last significant
:04:08. > :04:10.expansion of the European Union a decade ago, when Poland and a number
:04:11. > :04:16.of other Eastern European countries joined, as our Home Editor Mark
:04:17. > :04:21.Easton explains. This time is different. In 2004, most of Europe
:04:22. > :04:25.had temporary restrictions preventing others from working in
:04:26. > :04:31.their countries. Sweden, Ireland and the UK offered free access. A large
:04:32. > :04:36.proportion of migrant workers headed for Britain. This time, the UK is
:04:37. > :04:44.among eight countries who have had restrictions on Romanians and
:04:45. > :04:48.Bulgarians working in them. So, migrants from Romania and Bulgaria
:04:49. > :04:53.can choose any of these countries. There was a good reason to think
:04:54. > :04:57.they may not choose Britain. Spain has a Romanian population of 800,000
:04:58. > :05:07.already, and their languages are similar. Germany, with historic
:05:08. > :05:12.links, has 300,000. The UK has 100,000. It is a similar story for
:05:13. > :05:16.bald area. A quarter of a million are already in Spain, compared to
:05:17. > :05:22.50,000 in Britain. How many will come? Some people are predict Dean
:05:23. > :05:28.50,000 a year. Some research from the previous government suggests
:05:29. > :05:32.fewer than 13,000 will come each year. Ministers are refusing to put
:05:33. > :05:37.a figure on it, saying no one will know. The answer will depend on how
:05:38. > :05:46.attractive written will look as a place for a foreigner to set up
:05:47. > :05:51.home. And Ross Hawkins is here now. We will get some figures, won't we,
:05:52. > :05:56.to suggest whether that has been a big influx? Ministers did not come
:05:57. > :06:01.up with a forecast because they said they could not do it accurately, and
:06:02. > :06:08.probably knew voters could not trust any figures they brought out. We
:06:09. > :06:11.will get some figures in May and that information is scheduled to
:06:12. > :06:16.come out just a week before the European elections, you can imagine
:06:17. > :06:22.the impact that that will have. This is not just a story about numbers.
:06:23. > :06:27.Government are aware of individual stories of individual behaviour and
:06:28. > :06:38.that is why, in part, they are keen to take us to information about the
:06:39. > :06:41.measures they have taken. Police and coastguard teams in Cornwall have
:06:42. > :06:44.spent the day searching search for a 27-year-old man who was washed out
:06:45. > :06:47.to sea overnight. The man from Guildford in Surrey was swimming
:06:48. > :06:50.with a group of friends on a beach in Porthleven in the early hours of
:06:51. > :06:53.this morning. The search has now been called off for the night and
:06:54. > :06:56.will resume in the morning. Michael Schumacher remains critical but
:06:57. > :06:59.stable in hospital in France, where he's being treated for severe brain
:07:00. > :07:02.injuries. The seven-time Formula One motor racing champion hit his head
:07:03. > :07:08.during a skiing accident at the weekend. Maddy Savage is outside the
:07:09. > :07:18.hospital in Grenoble where he's being treated. Maddy. Well, Michael
:07:19. > :07:22.Schumacher is still in a medically induced coma here tonight so that
:07:23. > :07:27.doctors can continue to monitor him closely and try and reduce some of
:07:28. > :07:30.the swelling around his reign. His manager was here earlier and she
:07:31. > :07:36.described his condition as stable and said that that was good news but
:07:37. > :07:39.we needed to consider this in context of his wider situation which
:07:40. > :07:45.she described as critical, and one that could change at any moment.
:07:46. > :07:49.Over the past few days, doctors have been cautious about speculating too
:07:50. > :07:53.far into the future and do not want to comment on the long-term impact
:07:54. > :07:58.of his accident. They want to focus on his immediate care, they say. He
:07:59. > :08:04.is due to turn 45 years old on Friday, and his family remain at his
:08:05. > :08:06.bedside. Doctors treating the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
:08:07. > :08:11.say his condition has seriously deteriorated. Mr Sharon, who is 85,
:08:12. > :08:14.has been in a coma for eight years, after suffering a major stroke.
:08:15. > :08:17.Israeli media reports claim he is suffering from kidney problems and
:08:18. > :08:30.his family are at his bedside in hospital. At least eight people have
:08:31. > :08:37.been killed after two car bombs exploded outside a hotel in the
:08:38. > :08:40.Somalian capital. In his first New Year message, Pope Francis called
:08:41. > :08:50.for an end to violence around the world. In an address to crowds in
:08:51. > :08:52.Saint Peter's Square in Rome he called on people to respect each
:08:53. > :08:56.other and accept their differences. He also said everyone needed to
:08:57. > :08:59.commit to building a more just and caring society. The U.S. State of
:09:00. > :09:10.Colorado has become the first to allow shops to sell cannabis
:09:11. > :09:12.legally. We have some legal Weed! Queues formed outside as eager
:09:13. > :09:18.customers waited to buy up to an ounce of the drug for personal use.
:09:19. > :09:21.Stores selling cannabis will be licensed and the drug taxed like
:09:22. > :09:26.alcohol. It's expected to raise 80 million dollars for state finances.
:09:27. > :09:35.Now, with the main sports news of New Year's Day, here's Olly Foster
:09:36. > :09:38.at the BBC Sport Centre. There was a full fixture list in the Premier
:09:39. > :09:42.League today with goals in all ten matches and they're on Match of the
:09:43. > :09:45.Day straight after the news. But if you want the results, then here they
:09:46. > :09:48.come. Arsenal are still top of the table. Theo Walcott with one of
:09:49. > :09:51.their goals in the 2-0 win against Cardiff City. It had been 0-0 with
:09:52. > :09:54.two minutes to play. Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar
:09:55. > :09:57.Solskjaer was at the match and is expected to be confirmed as the new
:09:58. > :10:00.Cardiff manager tomorrow. The Champions Manchester United are now
:10:01. > :10:02.11 points off the top after being stunned by Tottenham at home.
:10:03. > :10:05.Emmanuel Adebayor and Christian Eriksen scored for Spurs in their
:10:06. > :10:07.2-1 win. Elsewhere Crystal Palace dropped into the relegation zone
:10:08. > :10:10.after drawing against Norwich. Fulham are out of the bottom three,
:10:11. > :10:13.beating fellow strugglers West Ham 2-1. Liverpool are in the top four
:10:14. > :10:16.after beating Hull. Chelsea are still third after a 3-0 win at
:10:17. > :10:19.Southampton. Everton could only draw at Stoke. Second placed Manchester
:10:20. > :10:24.City overcame Swansea 3-2, there were also wins for Aston Villa and
:10:25. > :10:26.West Browich Albion. In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic are still 11
:10:27. > :10:29.points clear as they beat Partick Thistle 1-0 thanks to Joe Ledley.
:10:30. > :10:33.Aberdeen came from behind to beat Dundee United 2-1. There were also
:10:34. > :10:35.wins for Ross County and Motherwell. The Final Ashes Test starts tomorrow
:10:36. > :10:40.night with Australia looking to complete a 5-0-whitewash in the
:10:41. > :10:41.series. Ahead of the match, the Australia fast-bowler Mitchell
:10:42. > :10:47.Johnson has accused England's batsmen of time-wasting tactics. Our
:10:48. > :10:56.chief sports correspondent Dan Roan reports from Sydney. Personable and
:10:57. > :11:00.approachable off the field, this is not the Mitchell Johnson that
:11:01. > :11:04.England are familiar with. They know the snarling speed bowler who
:11:05. > :11:10.confronted Kevin Pietersen at the last test in Melbourne, accusing him
:11:11. > :11:16.of hacking away at a delivery. He went further today. He needed to
:11:17. > :11:25.stop doing it. He should be watching the game. Yes, I will not back down
:11:26. > :11:31.if it happens again. Johnson was more charitable as the Australians
:11:32. > :11:42.swapped Green for pink to support breast cancer charity. England would
:11:43. > :11:46.like to start the New Year with a fresh start but after a tour to
:11:47. > :11:52.forget, a five - zero whitewash seems inevitable. All eyes are on
:11:53. > :11:58.Alistair Cooke for England's next move amid the confusion. One of the
:11:59. > :12:03.new recruits insists row is intact. We had a good session. We ran around
:12:04. > :12:12.and got good catches and everything. The spirit is brilliant and we are
:12:13. > :12:14.trying our best to win in Sydney. At an audience with the Australian
:12:15. > :12:20.Prime Minister, England looked like the elite international team, and
:12:21. > :12:28.they will now be desperate to play like one as well. With the
:12:29. > :12:32.Australian Open just over two weeks away, Andy Murray says he's going to
:12:33. > :12:34.have to get used to playing at the highest level again. After having
:12:35. > :12:38.back surgery in September, he lost in the second round of the Qatar
:12:39. > :12:40.Open to the World number 40 Florian Meyer. This was Murray's first
:12:41. > :12:49.competitive tournament since the operation. He lost in three sets.
:12:50. > :12:53.Dutchman Michael van Gerwen won the first four against Scotland's Peter
:12:54. > :12:56.Wright. Van Gerwen is the favourite and was runner up last year, Wright
:12:57. > :13:05.has made a match of it Van Gerwen leads 6-4. He took the ?250,000
:13:06. > :13:07.prize money. So, did you enjoy, or perhaps somewhat over-enjoy, your
:13:08. > :13:10.New Year celebrations? To mark the start of 2014, huge firework
:13:11. > :13:13.displays were laid on around the world. As you might expect, there
:13:14. > :13:25.are lots of flashing images in Sarah Campbell's report.
:13:26. > :13:31.CHEERING Billed as a world first, not only an
:13:32. > :13:44.Invision spectacle, but a sensory one as well, with peach flavoured
:13:45. > :13:47.snow, and banana confetti. This is the first year I came to London and
:13:48. > :14:06.it is literally the best thing I have ever done, it was so good. The
:14:07. > :14:11.smell, the smell of it a few thousand miles away, the celebration
:14:12. > :14:18.centred around the world's tallest building. I have not seen a New
:14:19. > :14:25.Year's Eve like this before. It is pretty incredible! In Read Square,
:14:26. > :14:38.security was tight following the recent bombings. The celebrations
:14:39. > :14:43.carried on as usual. In Times Square, the famous ball dropped and
:14:44. > :14:48.a million New Yorkers celebrated 2014 in