:00:00. > :00:08.reversed. Kim Ghattas, BBC News, New York.
:00:09. > :00:16.Hello. Good evening. A mother whose 15`year`old daughter died from an
:00:17. > :00:21.ecstasy overdose is calling for recreational drugs to be legalised.
:00:22. > :00:27.Martha Fernback took the tablet last summer. A 17`year`old boy was
:00:28. > :00:32.convicted of supplying it to her. A Coroner said her death was an
:00:33. > :00:35.accident. A grieving mother's surprising message about young
:00:36. > :00:39.people and illegal drugs. Prohibition is not working thanked
:00:40. > :00:45.is a certainty. `` working and that is a certainty. We need to look at
:00:46. > :00:51.other approaches, based on realism. Anne Marie Coeburn lost her only
:00:52. > :00:55.child to ecstasy last July. She suffered a heart attack after taking
:00:56. > :01:04.the drug in Hinksey Park, Oxford. She didn't know it was 91% pure.
:01:05. > :01:07.Five times normal levels. Her mother wants some substances
:01:08. > :01:10.decriminalised, with testing facilities which could help people
:01:11. > :01:15.make informed decisions about taking them. I don't think anyone wants to
:01:16. > :01:19.think of their children taking drugs. It is very scary. If they are
:01:20. > :01:23.going to do it anyway, it is reassuring to know they are from a
:01:24. > :01:28.source which can be trusted, licensed and so on while they are
:01:29. > :01:34.going through that phase. Something ex`co``ed by one Martha
:01:35. > :01:41.that closest `` something ex`co``ed by one of Martha's closest friends.
:01:42. > :01:51.If kids could see the Daninger in the drugs they bought it may ``
:01:52. > :01:54.danger in the drugs they bought. The drugs agency said they want to
:01:55. > :02:04.ensure that law enforcement protects society. Others who want change,
:02:05. > :02:08.disagree. Le It is obvious that drugs are given by pharmacists and
:02:09. > :02:13.controlled by Governments rather than by gangsters and unregulated
:02:14. > :02:17.dealers. The Coroner said her death would act as a stark warning to
:02:18. > :02:21.other youngsters about the dangers of taking drugs and there was no way
:02:22. > :02:27.of knowing what they were made up of, or more importantly what their
:02:28. > :02:31.purity is. Firefighters across the region are
:02:32. > :02:34.taking part in a national 24`hour strike over changes to their
:02:35. > :02:38.pensions. They are angry about proposals which would mean working
:02:39. > :02:42.until they are 60 and say if they could not pass a fitness test in
:02:43. > :02:45.their late 50s they could lose part of their pension pot. The Government
:02:46. > :02:49.says it is fair and firefighters have one of the most generous
:02:50. > :02:53.pensions in the public sector. They are preparing to walk out again
:02:54. > :02:57.later this month. The current strike ends at 9am.
:02:58. > :03:03.The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has opened a centre in Milton kenls
:03:04. > :03:07.which could transform the transportation of people and goods
:03:08. > :03:09.around the world. It is about smart technology and brings together
:03:10. > :03:13.business leaders, scientists and engineers. The industry could
:03:14. > :03:19.generate up to ?90 billion a year for the UK by 2025.
:03:20. > :03:24.From driverless cars to electric buses. Milton Keynes is often at the
:03:25. > :03:28.forefront of transport technology. The perfect place then to launch the
:03:29. > :03:31.industry's first Innovation Centre. Officially opened by the Business
:03:32. > :03:36.Secretary, Vince Cable, this morning. It aims to bring together
:03:37. > :03:40.businesses, inventors and researchers. A collaboration that Mr
:03:41. > :03:44.Cable believes would put Britain in front. I have just come back from
:03:45. > :03:49.China. There was an enormous interest in British companies that
:03:50. > :03:53.can help with the urbanisation, the rapid growth of cities and transport
:03:54. > :04:00.systems wesmt have some very good companies in the UK. If we can
:04:01. > :04:05.capitalise on this. 30 protects are using the new facility. Live
:04:06. > :04:13.Sentiment Mapping has been developed so transport managers can see what
:04:14. > :04:17.people think about their services. Other products are helping predict
:04:18. > :04:22.future demands. This simulation shows the current aircraft movements
:04:23. > :04:27.over Europe. This demonstrates potential commuter bottlenecks. It
:04:28. > :04:32.is no accident that Milton Keynes was selected as the place to bring
:04:33. > :04:36.this together. We want to capture the enthusiasm, the capability of
:04:37. > :04:41.Milton kenls ` the Open University, we have Red Bull, in terms of motor
:04:42. > :04:45.sport. All great capability and we will harness it and develop new
:04:46. > :04:49.products which the UK with benefit from globally. The first 20
:04:50. > :04:53.driverless pods are expected on the streets of Milton Keynes next year.
:04:54. > :04:57.An example of how our region is already leading the way in an
:04:58. > :05:04.industry that could be worth up to ?907 billion in less than a deck ``
:05:05. > :05:09.?#9d 0 billion in less than `` ?90 billion in less than a decade.
:05:10. > :05:14.Hundreds of people have marched through Oxford T event was to show
:05:15. > :05:19.despite different beliefs, people taking part have plenty in common.
:05:20. > :05:25.They started at the Oxford synagogue in the city on their way to the
:05:26. > :05:29.mosque. Sikhs, Christians, Muslims and others, all walked together to
:05:30. > :05:33.show solidarity. It is an opportunity to demonstrate
:05:34. > :05:38.that people of different faiths get on. In principle they get on. In
:05:39. > :05:42.Oxford they get on particularly well. We are very supportive and
:05:43. > :05:47.like to be together. That is what this demonstrates. Over the last ten
:05:48. > :05:51.years this event has become established in the religious
:05:52. > :05:54.calendar. Of course there are fundamental differences in beliefs,
:05:55. > :06:01.but it is the common ground that was celebrated. The basic principles are
:06:02. > :06:04.the same. In my opinion, none of the religions will tell you the wrong
:06:05. > :06:11.ways. There's nothing more important than learning about other faiths and
:06:12. > :06:15.meeting people of other faiths. We come every year, my husband and
:06:16. > :06:18.myself and friends because I find it very fascinating t various
:06:19. > :06:22.religions. In this day and age, we need to bridge the gap. We need to
:06:23. > :06:27.bring communities together. The group made its way down the high
:06:28. > :06:31.street after stopping off at the Church. Their balloons represented
:06:32. > :06:33.unity and diversity. Plans are being made for more events later this
:06:34. > :06:43.year. We'll have the weather in a moment.
:06:44. > :06:48.We are back tomorrow morning T first bulletin is just after 6. 25pm. Good
:06:49. > :07:05.night `` 6 toi 25am. Good night. Very mild temperatures. Lows of
:07:06. > :07:09.13`14 Celsius. Lots of sunshine on offer to start the day tomorrow. We
:07:10. > :07:13.are looking at cloud building during the middle part of the day. That
:07:14. > :07:16.will turn the sunshine hazy during the afternoon. Perhaps a spot of
:07:17. > :07:21.rain during the evening, pushing down from the north. Temperatures
:07:22. > :07:25.tomorrow up to 23 Celsius or 24 Celsius. It may well be the warmest
:07:26. > :07:30.day of the year so far. A pleasant day in store tomorrow. Rain at first
:07:31. > :07:33.on Saturday. Sunday is a decent day. Coming up next is the national
:07:34. > :07:36.turn pressure with temperatures easing back and here is my colleague
:07:37. > :07:39.with the rest of the weekend forecast.