:00:08. > :00:11.New to Britain... From today, Romanians and Bulgarians now have
:00:12. > :00:19.the right to work here without restriction. As the first arrivals
:00:20. > :00:28.touch down, it's not clear how many intend to come to the UK. I do not
:00:29. > :00:32.come to probe your country, I come to work. Michael Schumacher remains
:00:33. > :00:44.critical but stable in hospital after his skiing accident. For,
:00:45. > :00:46.three, two, one... And... Welcome, 2014. Dazzling firework displays to
:00:47. > :01:06.mark the New Year. Good evening. Bulgarians and
:01:07. > :01:09.Romanians have started arriving in the UK to look for work, the first
:01:10. > :01:12.migrants from those European countries since restrictions put in
:01:13. > :01:16.place seven years ago were lifted. They can now look for all sorts of
:01:17. > :01:19.jobs here. The Government has already pushed through a series of
:01:20. > :01:22.benefits changes it hopes will discourage a large influx. Here's
:01:23. > :01:34.our Political Correspondent, Ross Hawkins. Who should be allowed into
:01:35. > :01:39.live and work in Great Britain? Few questions are as politically charged
:01:40. > :01:45.and some of the Romanians arriving at this airport today seem to know
:01:46. > :01:50.it. I come to work in this country. Open the border and I come to work
:01:51. > :01:56.on to make money and go home. I am here to work. If they have jobs, I
:01:57. > :02:03.will work. There was plenty of scrutiny of them today. And there
:02:04. > :02:08.will be scrutiny to for politicians who spent weeks reassuring voters.
:02:09. > :02:13.From today there will be a three-month delay before migrants
:02:14. > :02:17.can claim jobseeker's allowance although they have not said how many
:02:18. > :02:21.people that will affect. After six, migrants will have to show they have
:02:22. > :02:27.a good chance of getting a job to receive benefits. They can be barred
:02:28. > :02:32.from coming back for up to a year as well. These changes will make sure
:02:33. > :02:38.people are coming here for the right reasons, to work and to contribute.
:02:39. > :02:43.One factor behind all the attention for arrivals at Luton today is an
:02:44. > :02:48.estimate made ten years ago when eight new countries entered the EU
:02:49. > :02:55.and there were no temporary work restrictions in the UK. 13,000
:02:56. > :03:02.people were expected to travel to the country but in the end, hundreds
:03:03. > :03:07.of thousands came, and that has had a profound affect on the sometimes
:03:08. > :03:11.stormy politics of immigration. Looking back, Labour admits they got
:03:12. > :03:18.it wrong in the past and a debate is needed now. The European elections
:03:19. > :03:26.are coming and they fear voters could turn to UKIP. There is a huge
:03:27. > :03:29.benefit in open-door migration but you have to weigh it up with social
:03:30. > :03:35.benefit is with those who are unemployed. You have to weigh it up
:03:36. > :03:40.with the social cost of communities that feel very divided. Some
:03:41. > :03:48.employers are looking to migrants to fill vacancies. This jobs website
:03:49. > :03:54.has 5000 positions on offer here. It will take more than a New Year's Day
:03:55. > :03:59.trip to the airport to get a clear view on how many will visit Britain
:04:00. > :04:02.and the impact they will have. Politicians in Romania and Bulgaria
:04:03. > :04:04.say fears of large numbers coming to Britain are overstated. Our
:04:05. > :04:07.correspondent Mark Lowen has been on the streets of the Romanian capital
:04:08. > :04:16.Bucharest to assess the appetite for emigration. It is icy in Bucharest
:04:17. > :04:26.but the New Year will warm hearts here. From today, Romanians and
:04:27. > :04:33.Bulgarians can work freely in any EU country. I want to go to work and
:04:34. > :04:40.make a better life, and raise money for my children, for my family.
:04:41. > :04:46.After that, I will come back, I will not stay there. Some advice from
:04:47. > :04:50.someone who has been and return. There might be a romantic view of
:04:51. > :04:58.living and working in Britain. Some people may think of it as an
:04:59. > :05:04.Eldorado of Europe. Was it for you? It was good, I cannot complain but I
:05:05. > :05:08.took the decision to come back. As restrictions are lifted, the worry
:05:09. > :05:15.is that some will migrate to claim social benefits. Fears in Britain of
:05:16. > :05:18.a mass exodus from here come from a decade ago when the UK estimated
:05:19. > :05:24.that 15,000 people a year would arrive from Eastern Europe. It is
:05:25. > :05:30.thought that 1.5 million actually came. This time it is different.
:05:31. > :05:35.Back then, just three countries lifted restrictions. Now every EU
:05:36. > :05:39.state has its doors open and many Bulgarians and Romanians who wanted
:05:40. > :05:45.to leave have already done so since they join the EU seven years ago. At
:05:46. > :05:49.Bucharest airport there is no expectation of a rush. They say the
:05:50. > :06:02.story has been overplayed with dangerous rhetoric. It is used to
:06:03. > :06:09.gain votes. It has instigated xenophobia and racism. One coach
:06:10. > :06:14.company has tripled their services to Britain the others said they do
:06:15. > :06:17.not expect any demand. I will go to the UK because it is a better
:06:18. > :06:23.standard of living and I cannot support my family here. I would
:06:24. > :06:33.never leave my country. For what? I am a patriot. Celebrations for a New
:06:34. > :06:35.Year and new perspectives. Nobody knows how many will leave the
:06:36. > :06:42.Romanians are glad to be treated as equals and that is one cause for a
:06:43. > :06:45.party. Michael Schumacher remains critical but stable in hospital in
:06:46. > :06:48.France, where he's being treated for severe brain injuries. The
:06:49. > :06:51.seven-time Formula One motor racing champion hit his head during a
:06:52. > :06:53.skiing accident at the weekend. Maddy Savage is outside the hospital
:06:54. > :07:13.in Grenoble where he's being treated. Maddy. Michael Schumacher
:07:14. > :07:16.will spend a fortnight here at Grenoble hospitals doctors can
:07:17. > :07:22.monitor his condition and reduce some of the swelling around his
:07:23. > :07:28.brain. His manager said he was stable and that was good news but
:07:29. > :07:33.the situation is still critical and things could change at any moment.
:07:34. > :07:36.Doctors have been cautious about speculating too far into the future
:07:37. > :07:44.and talking about the long-term. They say they want to focus on his
:07:45. > :07:51.immediate care. It is understood that his family remain at his
:07:52. > :07:54.bedside. Police and coastguard teams are continuing their search for a
:07:55. > :07:57.27-year-old man who was washed out to sea off Cornwall overnight. The
:07:58. > :08:00.man from Guildford in Surrey was swimming with a group of friends on
:08:01. > :08:03.a beach in Porthleven in the early hours of this morning. The search
:08:04. > :08:06.has been hampered by heavy rain, strong winds and poor visibility. In
:08:07. > :08:09.his first New Year message, Pope Francis called for an end to
:08:10. > :08:13.violence around the world. In an address to crowds in Saint Peter's
:08:14. > :08:15.Square in Rome he called on people to respect each other and accept
:08:16. > :08:18.their differences. He also said everyone needed to commit to
:08:19. > :08:24.building a more just and caring society. In his New Year's message,
:08:25. > :08:28.the Prime Minister says 2014 will be a vital one for the UK economy - he
:08:29. > :08:30.predicts Britain will turn a corner in recovering from the recession.
:08:31. > :08:34.David Cameron said the government would stick to its long-term plan to
:08:35. > :08:35.reduce the deficit. He also promised it would work harder to create more
:08:36. > :08:54.jobs. Now, did you enjoy, or perhaps now for the sports news. Thank you.
:08:55. > :09:01.Arsenal needed late goals to beat Cardiff city. Manchester City and
:09:02. > :09:07.Chelsea were also winners. Could 2014 once again be Manchester
:09:08. > :09:13.City's year. After six wins in a row, a seventh seemed inevitable
:09:14. > :09:20.against Swansea. Swansea responded with verve and just before the break
:09:21. > :09:31.got an equaliser. In the second half, City surged clear. After a
:09:32. > :09:37.late Swansea consolation goal, it finished 3-2. Chelsea stay third.
:09:38. > :09:52.They huffed and puffed against Southampton before Fernando Torres
:09:53. > :09:53.put them ahead. It was a three - zero win. It could be some title
:09:54. > :10:19.chase. Former Manchester United striker was
:10:20. > :10:29.in the stands in Cardiff yesterday watching them lose. Ole Gunnar
:10:30. > :10:37.Solskjaer was in the stands at the Emirates with Cardiff owner Vincent
:10:38. > :10:42.Tan. Celtic beat Partick Thistle 1-0 thanks to a goal by Joe Ledley. Andy
:10:43. > :10:51.Murray's return to action has ended in the second round at the Qatar
:10:52. > :10:57.Open. This was his first competitive tournament in dough half. He lost in
:10:58. > :11:04.three sets. He is still involved in the doubles, though. Did you enjoy
:11:05. > :11:07.your New Year celebrations? To mark the start of 2014, huge firework
:11:08. > :11:15.displays were laid on around the world. As you might expect, there
:11:16. > :11:20.are lots of flashing images in Sarah Campbell's report.
:11:21. > :11:28.CHEERING Billed as a world's first, not just
:11:29. > :11:37.a visual spectacle, but a sensory one as well. It included banana
:11:38. > :11:41.confetti. It is the first year I was in London, and it is the best thing
:11:42. > :11:51.I have done. The smell, the smell of it! That was insane! 80,000
:11:52. > :11:58.revellers packed the Scottish capital's centre to celebrate
:11:59. > :12:04.Hogmanay. A feud thousand miles away, the largest ever fireworks
:12:05. > :12:07.display centred around the world's tallest Golding. Half a million
:12:08. > :12:15.fireworks were set off within six minutes. I have not seen a New Year
:12:16. > :12:22.celebration like this before. It is incredible. In Red Square, security
:12:23. > :12:32.was tight following the recent bombings. But the celebrations
:12:33. > :12:38.carried on as usual. In times square, the famous ball dropped, and
:12:39. > :12:45.a million New Yorkers celebrated 2014 in the traditional way. There's
:12:46. > :12:46.more throughout the evening