:00:00. > :00:10.me, Philippa Thomas. The first victims' bodies arrive in the
:00:11. > :00:13.Netherlands, six days after flight MH17 came down in eastern Ukraine.
:00:14. > :00:17.Tens of thousands of people line the roads to pay their respects, as 40
:00:18. > :00:23.coffins are transported to a military barracks to begin the
:00:24. > :00:30.process of identifying the dead. Authorities in Ukraine say
:00:31. > :00:33.pro-Russian rebels have today shot down two war planes - close to the
:00:34. > :00:35.point where the Malaysian airliner crashed.
:00:36. > :00:37.Also coming up: The UN's human rights chief says Israel's actions
:00:38. > :00:44.in Gaza could amount to war crimes. Navi Pillay also condemned rocket
:00:45. > :00:51.attacks by Hamas. And the Man Booker literary prize
:00:52. > :01:11.goes global - but is that a problem if you're not American?
:01:12. > :01:16.The first two flights carrying coffins from the Malaysia Airlines
:01:17. > :01:19.flight MH17 landed today in Eindhoven in the Netherlands - where
:01:20. > :01:22.they were met by members of the Dutch Royal family and the Dutch
:01:23. > :01:24.Prime Minister, as church bells were rung across the
:01:25. > :01:28.nation. Of the 298 victims of the flight, believed to have been shot
:01:29. > :01:31.down by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, the majority were Dutch.
:01:32. > :01:41.Today begins the process of repatriation, and has been
:01:42. > :01:44.an official day of mourning in the Netherlands - where we can
:01:45. > :02:11.As they are further Netherlands, idea of national mourning, the first
:02:12. > :02:20.in more than half a century. From the moment that the 40 coffins were
:02:21. > :02:23.taken from the plane, they were given a ceremony that was dignified
:02:24. > :02:28.and afforded them the sort of dignity that families felt was
:02:29. > :02:35.missing when they lay uncovered in eastern Ukraine. We will hear from
:02:36. > :02:47.our Europe correspondent about the latest developments here in the
:02:48. > :02:59.Netherlands. They died when the flight was shot out of the sky.
:03:00. > :03:08.Today, in simple wooden coffins, the first 40 victims left Ukraine after
:03:09. > :03:12.a brief, poignant ceremony. It is an attempt by the Ukrainians to give
:03:13. > :03:18.some dignity to the passengers on this flight whose lives were
:03:19. > :03:27.brutally cut short on a flight to a war which had nothing to do with
:03:28. > :03:46.them. First, there was a minutes silence. Nobody yet knows whose
:03:47. > :03:57.relatives are in these coffins. They could be from several countries.
:03:58. > :04:00.They could be passengers or crew. We need to remember that for each of
:04:01. > :04:06.those bodies, there are grieving families and grieving friends and
:04:07. > :04:13.for each of those bodies, there is a life that has been needlessly lost.
:04:14. > :04:17.As international investigators cautiously examined the scene of the
:04:18. > :04:21.tragedy this afternoon at the shooting down of two Ukrainian
:04:22. > :04:25.fighter jets just a few miles away was a reminder of the dangers of
:04:26. > :04:32.working here. As the first bodies left for the Netherlands, it is
:04:33. > :04:37.worth remembering that dozens are still missing in the charter fields
:04:38. > :04:55.of eastern Ukraine. People here are waiting to see the heresies.
:04:56. > :05:11.There is a long way to go. 40 bodies would turn today that many more are
:05:12. > :05:15.to be brought back and, indeed, still to be recovered from the crash
:05:16. > :05:20.site. This was a national day of mourning, led by the Dutch king and
:05:21. > :05:34.queen and Prime Minister who were here for the ceremony earlier. Out
:05:35. > :05:48.of a sweltering sky, they fleet back in.
:05:49. > :06:25.This was not the return that anybody imagined. A country fell silent.
:06:26. > :06:32.They brought them out one by one, yet to be identified. Here perhaps a
:06:33. > :06:40.holiday-maker, once excited about their trip to distant shores. Here,
:06:41. > :06:51.maybe somebody on a business trip. A student on a gap year. 40 coffins
:06:52. > :07:06.and 40 body bags and so many more get to fly out of the Ukraine.
:07:07. > :07:23.It is a very black day for people from this part of the country. So
:07:24. > :07:34.many innocent people have been killed by political idiots. It makes
:07:35. > :07:41.us very very angry. Then the convoy set off with full military honours.
:07:42. > :07:46.Some may be identified quickly but with others, it could take months.
:07:47. > :07:57.Outside the airfield, hundreds watched. Soon the grim task of going
:07:58. > :08:02.through the remains will begin. This brings no closure, it only makes
:08:03. > :08:13.each and every death all the more real. The depth of feeling for these
:08:14. > :08:24.victims, whether they are Dutch or any other nationality was so evident
:08:25. > :08:30.today, right from the time that the coffins war brought onto the tarmac
:08:31. > :08:36.to the entrance of the airfield. We can show you the latest pictures of
:08:37. > :08:41.the route from Eindhoven to help us with the bodies have been taken for
:08:42. > :08:46.the remains to be identified. They arrived there just a few minutes ago
:08:47. > :08:53.and on the route along the motorway, we saw people lining the bridges to
:08:54. > :09:07.pay their respects and as the Hassey 's carrying the coffins, we saw
:09:08. > :09:21.people applauding wanting to show respects.
:09:22. > :09:47.Here in Britain, the Prime Minister, David Cameron,
:09:48. > :09:50.has said the government will look carefully at all outstanding arms
:09:51. > :09:52.export licences to Russia, to make sure they comply with
:09:53. > :10:03.There have been mounting questions over why more than 250 licences are
:10:04. > :10:06.still in place, given concerns that Moscow is supplying weapons to
:10:07. > :10:08.From Westminster, James Landale reports.
:10:09. > :10:10.David Cameron has said the government will look carefully
:10:11. > :10:12.at all outstanding arms export licences to Russia,
:10:13. > :11:01.to make sure they comply with an arms embargo announced in March.
:11:02. > :11:04.Today David Cameron was asked why Britain is still selling arms to
:11:05. > :11:06.and the Tories are taking cash from Russian businessmen.
:11:07. > :11:08.Back in March the policy on selling arms was clear.
:11:09. > :11:11.The UK will now suspend all licenses and applications for licences
:11:12. > :11:15.Today a committee of MPs said military kit was still
:11:16. > :11:18.More than 280 licences in things like rifles, even missiles.
:11:19. > :11:21.The government said some was for civilian use, others for Brazilian
:11:22. > :11:24.We have been consistent with the terms of
:11:25. > :11:28.the arms embargo we set up, to aid Russian armed forces and the use of
:11:29. > :11:31.But we will look carefully at all outstanding licences
:11:32. > :11:37.But MPs said it was not good enough and have written to the
:11:38. > :11:39.Prime Minister asking who the weapons of war.
:11:40. > :11:42.They cannot be brushed off just for the Russian merchant navy or played
:11:43. > :11:45.shooting and all these ridiculous things that came out this morning.
:11:46. > :11:48.Anyone looking at that list that we publish today can come to one
:11:49. > :11:50.conclusion only, this includes a significant amount
:11:51. > :11:54.But David Cameron is also pressing questions about donations to
:11:55. > :11:56.his party by wealthy Russians especially some who attended a
:11:57. > :11:59.fundraiser here at his private club in West London earlier this month.
:12:00. > :12:02.Top of the auction list was the chance to play tennis with
:12:03. > :12:05.A prize won by a wealthy Russian who paid more
:12:06. > :12:09.Her husband was once a minister in the government of President Putin
:12:10. > :12:13.Since 2010 Russian-born businessman have given more
:12:14. > :12:19.But Labour said Mr Cameron had questions to answer.
:12:20. > :12:22.He had to explain what he thinks that is the right thing to do and
:12:23. > :12:26.Otherwise people will conclude that when he attacks prison Putin he
:12:27. > :12:31.And now to Taiwan, where a domestic plane has crashed after failing to
:12:32. > :12:35.58 passengers and crew were onboard - emergency services are
:12:36. > :12:37.reporting that at least 40 people have been confirmed dead, around
:12:38. > :12:40.10 have been found alive, leaving others still unaccounted for.
:12:41. > :12:42.The TransAsia Airways flight crashed near Magong airport
:12:43. > :12:45.Aviation officials said flight GE-222 had aborted
:12:46. > :12:56.The plane took off at 5.42pm, local time, from a city in southern
:12:57. > :12:58.It was supposd to be a short 35-minute flight to
:12:59. > :13:01.Magong City on the outlying Penghu archipelago, northwest of Taiwan.
:13:02. > :13:04.The pilot aborted the landing and asked for a go-around about 7.16pm.
:13:05. > :13:07.We know that shortly after that, the plane lost contact with the control
:13:08. > :13:10.tower and shortly after that local residents said they saw the plane
:13:11. > :13:14.As of late Wednesday, local authorities say theyhave confirmed
:13:15. > :13:17.at least 40 people have died and only about 10 people have survived.
:13:18. > :13:19.They are still searching through the wreckage for survivors
:13:20. > :13:25.but it is believed that other the ten people who are injured
:13:26. > :13:29.and taken to hospital, there are no other survivors.
:13:30. > :13:32.Israel may be committing war crimes in Gaza by not doing enough to
:13:33. > :13:34.protect civilians, according to the UN Human Rights Commissioner.
:13:35. > :13:37.Navi Pillay also condemned Hamas for indiscriminate attacks on Israel.
:13:38. > :13:53.A UN investigation into violations in Gaza has now been announced.
:13:54. > :13:59.At least two people were killed and many injured including children
:14:00. > :14:13.TRANSLATION: God protect us, we are dying and no one is checking on us.
:14:14. > :14:23.In Israel, the funeral of another soldier.
:14:24. > :14:24.He was killed in an assault against Hamas.
:14:25. > :14:31.Israel is united in its support for the war.
:14:32. > :14:33.Tens of thousands came to pay their respects.
:14:34. > :14:37.And his sister remembered her brother.
:14:38. > :14:41.I always thought the world of you and never thought I would be
:14:42. > :14:47.standing here with this many people who understood how strong you are.
:14:48. > :14:52.Words cannot express how proud I am of the man you became.
:14:53. > :14:59.And Israel is counting the cost in other ways.
:15:00. > :15:02.In the main airport there was a lot of waiting and plenty of worry.
:15:03. > :15:11.Dozens of flights were cancelled here after a rocket attack by Hamas.
:15:12. > :15:25.It did not hit the airport but the militants scored a huge victory.
:15:26. > :15:28.Israel says the world is submitting to terrorism and it should be the
:15:29. > :15:30.rockets that are grounded rather than passenger aircraft.
:15:31. > :15:33.John Kerry's plane did manage to land in Israel to stop pushing
:15:34. > :15:36.for a cease-fire, he is trying to unite the Arab world
:15:37. > :15:43.In the occupied West Bank he met the Palestinian president.
:15:44. > :15:48.We will continue to push for this cease-fire.
:15:49. > :15:51.We will continue to work with Mahmoud Abbas and others
:15:52. > :15:54.We have in the last 24 hours made some progress
:15:55. > :15:59.But it seems progress to a truce is not moving fast.
:16:00. > :16:07.The offensive in Gaza continues with terrifying force.
:16:08. > :16:08.That was Quentin Somerville reporting from Israel,
:16:09. > :16:11.let's listen now to what to the UN Human Rights Commissioner
:16:12. > :16:19.147 children have been killed in Gaza in the past 16 days.
:16:20. > :16:24.They had a right to life, just like children in any other country.
:16:25. > :16:27.Their killings raised concerns about respect for the principles
:16:28. > :16:34.of distinction, proportionality and precautions in attack.
:16:35. > :16:39.Israeli children and their parents and other civilians also have a
:16:40. > :16:43.right to live without the constant fear that a rocket fired from Gaza
:16:44. > :16:56.may land on their homes or their schools, killing or injuring them.
:16:57. > :17:05.Joining me via webcam from Geneva is Rupert Colville.
:17:06. > :17:12.Thank you for joining us, I want to address your concerns about both
:17:13. > :17:16.sides of the conflict, but first, the use of the phrase war crimes,
:17:17. > :17:24.very strong language that you are choosing. Yes, very serious offence
:17:25. > :17:28.have taken place. At the end of the day, it is only a judge that can say
:17:29. > :17:32.that war crimes have been committed, so this is terminology
:17:33. > :17:36.that should end up in court, but the human rights Council has set up an
:17:37. > :17:41.independent international investigation and they will look
:17:42. > :17:47.very carefully at many incidents as they can to try and find out if war
:17:48. > :17:58.crimes have been committed or even crimes you manatee. -- crimes
:17:59. > :18:05.against humanity. What could have been done to protect civilians? An
:18:06. > :18:12.example out of the seven little boys playing on the beach in Gaza, the
:18:13. > :18:15.office in Gaza has done the best to investigate what happened, it seems
:18:16. > :18:20.was an air strike that killed several of the young boys, and the
:18:21. > :18:25.others were running away and there was a second air strike from a
:18:26. > :18:31.ship. There was absolutely no way that these were military targets,
:18:32. > :18:37.they were children. They were nine, ten, 11 years old. That episode
:18:38. > :18:41.happened in front of the hotel that was filled with international
:18:42. > :18:44.journalists. There is a lot of information, children playing on the
:18:45. > :18:52.roofs of their houses were killed, women, disabled women in wheelchairs
:18:53. > :18:56.killed. What went wrong? White? Words are sufficient precautions
:18:57. > :19:02.taken? It appears not in some cases. -- where there are sufficient
:19:03. > :19:09.precautions taken? From the Israeli side, the BBC has had some anger of
:19:10. > :19:13.a perception of bias, and they point out that Hamas?s rockets are firing
:19:14. > :19:19.primarily at civilians on the Israeli side. The High Commissioner
:19:20. > :19:25.is very clear about Hamas and their rockets and she said there has been
:19:26. > :19:29.war crimes on several occasions including today and firing in
:19:30. > :19:34.accurate rockets in the general direction of areas filled with
:19:35. > :19:38.civilians is most probably a war crime. It depends on the
:19:39. > :19:43.circumstances, but when you have got 2900 rockets in the last few weeks,
:19:44. > :19:45.that is very probably that most of those would also have been war
:19:46. > :19:58.crimes. In northern Nigeria, the second
:19:59. > :20:00.explosion this week in Kaduna city has hit
:20:01. > :20:02.a crowded market. It comes two days after a suicide
:20:03. > :20:04.bomber targeted a convoy of a prominent cleric in the same
:20:05. > :20:09.city, killing at least 25 people. In Sierra Leone, the doctor leading
:20:10. > :20:12.the fight against the Ebola epidemic Sheik Umar Khan was hailed as
:20:13. > :20:16.a national hero for his efforts to control the outbreak that has killed
:20:17. > :20:22.at least 200 people there. The biggest marine salvage operation
:20:23. > :20:25.of all time is coming to an end. The wreck of the Costa Concordia
:20:26. > :20:28.cruise ship is being towed away from the island of Giglio,
:20:29. > :20:30.to be scrapped. She hit the rocks and capsized
:20:31. > :20:38.in 2012, with the loss of 32 lives. It may be
:20:39. > :20:40.the most important literary award in the English speaking world,
:20:41. > :20:43.and this year, the Man Booker Prize has gone global for the first time
:20:44. > :20:46.in its 46 year history. The ?50,000 prize is
:20:47. > :20:48.now open not only to English language novels from the UK
:20:49. > :20:50.and Commonwealth countries, but also Today the "longlist" was announced
:20:51. > :20:56.and of the 13 novelists recognised, six are British, four are American,
:20:57. > :20:59.one Irish-American, one Irish, With me is Rick Gekoski, writer,
:21:00. > :21:24.bookseller Was a lot of anticipation, how many
:21:25. > :21:29.people will be American, will it dominate the list? There was a fear
:21:30. > :21:35.that there would be a tide of Americans, that has not happened. It
:21:36. > :21:43.is a bit disappointing, there are no African writers. There were some
:21:44. > :21:46.from Zimbabwe the last time. I have a fear that there might be some
:21:47. > :21:54.problems for Commonwealth writers if the rules are changed. It might be
:21:55. > :21:59.less diverse. It is famous for having brand-new voices from
:22:00. > :22:04.different directions. Yes, it is famous for that. This is the first
:22:05. > :22:08.year. I am pleased they opened it to Americans because there is no such
:22:09. > :22:13.thing as the Commonwealth novel. Have you ever gone to a dinner party
:22:14. > :22:21.and somebody said, can you recommend a Commonwealth novel? Did you not
:22:22. > :22:28.say that, they say, did you read a good novel recently? It is not like
:22:29. > :22:33.Americans can enter this prize, but other writers in English can enter
:22:34. > :22:38.their prize. Maybe this open-mindedness will turn people
:22:39. > :22:44.around. What is interesting is the divergence of judgement and taste.
:22:45. > :22:48.The Pulitzer prize for fiction was won by a very interesting book which
:22:49. > :22:56.did not even make the long list here. Why not? It was a very long
:22:57. > :23:02.novel, so was the Booker prize winner last year. Is probably needed
:23:03. > :23:06.some editing, but it was a very good writer, a lot of good writers are
:23:07. > :23:16.left out. Do think that some people think a book again have to much
:23:17. > :23:19.recognition. No, Abe good book can never have too much recognition. It
:23:20. > :23:23.just did not make it. A lot of good writers are on the list as always.
:23:24. > :23:26.Some say that this is about tapping into the US commercial market,
:23:27. > :23:30.perhaps the biggest market for selling books. I hope that more
:23:31. > :23:34.British writers and Commonwealth writers will be read in the US
:23:35. > :23:39.because of the bubbly city, but the American writers coming into this
:23:40. > :23:43.are published in the UK, it is not like they're published elsewhere, to
:23:44. > :23:45.be eligible, the books have to be published in the UK. Thank you very
:23:46. > :23:52.much for coming into talk to us. the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
:23:53. > :23:56.are here. In about an hour and a half's time,
:23:57. > :23:59.the opening ceremony will begin with the Queen reading out
:24:00. > :24:01.a message which has been The BBC's Kevin Keane is
:24:02. > :24:05.at the Glasgow Green Live Zone, where the ceremony will be relayed
:24:06. > :24:19.to fans on giant screens. Give us a taste of what is to come,
:24:20. > :24:23.how excited as Glasgow? It is hot here, which is quite unusual, and it
:24:24. > :24:28.has been quite hot for the last week. People are here in short
:24:29. > :24:34.sleeves, T-shirts, they are soaking up the atmosphere provided for
:24:35. > :24:38.them. 10,000 people here at Glasgow Green, a number of fan zones that
:24:39. > :24:44.have been set up across the city. This is for people that are not
:24:45. > :24:48.lucky enough to be at the 40,000 people at Celtic Park. -- with the
:24:49. > :24:55.40,000 people. There is music on the stage. This is a group of local
:24:56. > :25:00.children from the Glasgow East End supported by Unicef, we had lots of
:25:01. > :25:06.music and the star act tonight in the next half an hour will be the
:25:07. > :25:12.Scottish superstar Lulu, and she will perform on the stage behind me.
:25:13. > :25:15.Lots to get the crowd going, then a 15 minute countdown to the Opening
:25:16. > :25:20.Ceremony itself and then when that begins at 9pm, it will be be laid on
:25:21. > :25:28.to the big screens for people to enjoy. When we get to the athletics,
:25:29. > :25:33.what are some of the big names competing? Quite a few names that
:25:34. > :25:38.people will remember from the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Mo Farah,
:25:39. > :25:46.of course, he was competing for Team GB, he will be competing here for
:25:47. > :25:50.team England this time. Also, various others in different
:25:51. > :25:54.competitions for the Scottish team, Michael Jamieson in the pool, here's
:25:55. > :25:57.a medal hopeful and in the pool tomorrow, that gets underway
:25:58. > :26:01.tomorrow, he could be one of the first medal hopefuls for the
:26:02. > :26:05.Scottish team. And on the international stage, we anticipate
:26:06. > :26:09.you same bolt competing in the four x 100 metre relay. -- we anticipate
:26:10. > :26:25.you same bolt -- Usain Bolt. The bodies of some of the victims
:26:26. > :26:29.of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight have been flown home to
:26:30. > :26:31.the Netherlands. After a ceremony at
:26:32. > :26:33.Eindhoven Airbase, 40 hearses left for Hilversum, where the
:26:34. > :26:39.identification process will begin. Thank you very much for joining us
:26:40. > :27:01.on the programme. Hello, today Scotland, Wales and
:27:02. > :27:04.Northern Ireland all recorded their highest temperatures of the year so
:27:05. > :27:05.far. More