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:00:00. > :00:00.This is BBC World News Today with me, Alpa Patel.

:00:07. > :00:11.The EU's open borders policy is called into question -

:00:12. > :00:17.As migrant tensions increase, Donald Tusk warns the Schengen

:00:18. > :00:24.Chaos and destruction return to the streets of Beirut - two suicide

:00:25. > :00:31.The leaders of the world's oldest democracy and the world's biggest

:00:32. > :00:37.democracy meet in London with a fanfare and some protests.

:00:38. > :00:39.And Otto the skateboarding bulldog is not only making headlines -

:00:40. > :00:59.The migrant crisis could spell the end of passport-free travel

:01:00. > :01:04.The President of the European Council - Donald Tusk - says

:01:05. > :01:07.the EU's in a "race against time" to save the Schengen system which

:01:08. > :01:14.Today Sweden became the latest country to re-impose border controls

:01:15. > :01:21.- temporarily - after record numbers of migrants arrived there.

:01:22. > :01:34.Clive Myrie joins us from Malta where the talks have been taking

:01:35. > :01:37.place. Yes, the European Council President's words are alarming to

:01:38. > :01:43.those who see the free movement of people across borders at the heart

:01:44. > :01:46.of Europe as the cornerstone of European integration and it is

:01:47. > :01:52.interesting it is not Eurosceptics who are dealing a blow against free

:01:53. > :01:56.movement but Somalis and Afghans and Syrians. And this at the end of an

:01:57. > :02:01.eventful two-day conference here where we have seen progress in the

:02:02. > :02:05.attempt to put forward mechanisms to deal with the migrant crisis.

:02:06. > :02:10.Malta's national graveyard, serene and tranquil today but filled

:02:11. > :02:14.with an anguished crowd back in April at the burial here of some

:02:15. > :02:20.of the 800 migrants drowned in just one night off the Maltese coast.

:02:21. > :02:25.Graveyard official Eman Bonnici was there.

:02:26. > :02:28.It was very emotional because the child was buried in this vault here.

:02:29. > :02:33.It's failing now to stop hundreds of thousands more refugees

:02:34. > :02:43.and other migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean.

:02:44. > :02:45.That's why the EU called this, by now its sixth summit

:02:46. > :02:48.It's like trying to repair leaking dam.

:02:49. > :02:51.Block up the hole in one area and water comes gushing through

:02:52. > :02:54.The migrant route to Europe has moved from Morocco to Libya

:02:55. > :02:59.This issue isn't almost over, it's going to be with Europe

:03:00. > :03:03.for years to come and long-term problems need long-term solutions.

:03:04. > :03:06.So far, the EU's reaction has been chaotic and uncoordinated but these

:03:07. > :03:10.meetings in Malta are a real attempt at finding a more strategic

:03:11. > :03:16.The president of the European Council says it has to

:03:17. > :03:29.We are under no allusions that we can improve

:03:30. > :03:31.the situation overnight but we are committed to giving people

:03:32. > :03:36.Here in Malta, the EU has been working with African leaders,

:03:37. > :03:39.asking them to crack down on people smugglers and offering cash to help

:03:40. > :03:44.improve life in African countries to make Europe less enticing.

:03:45. > :03:48.What Africa needs today is not charity.

:03:49. > :03:54.This is what drives society forward, both in Europe and in United States.

:03:55. > :04:01.And when you talk of investment, actually, 1.8 billion is not much.

:04:02. > :04:04.Today, the UK pledged a further ?200 million for Africa to tackle

:04:05. > :04:12.Britain gives more overseas aid than any other European country.

:04:13. > :04:15.But EU partners complain about lack of solidarity

:04:16. > :04:21.when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers already in Europe.

:04:22. > :04:23.Balkan countries are now managing to move migrants smoothly

:04:24. > :04:29.Successfully dealing with this crisis means European nations

:04:30. > :04:33.are doing what they often find difficult, working together.

:04:34. > :04:36.Otherwise the EU will continue to lose credibility on other continents

:04:37. > :04:48.As you saw, a more orderly situation exists on

:04:49. > :04:51.the all can migrant route but what about the other big access point for

:04:52. > :05:01.Ed Thomas reports from the island of Lesbos which has seen

:05:02. > :05:13.On dark nights through rough seas, this is a journey like no other.

:05:14. > :05:25.His mother's only help, his two sisters from West Yorkshire.

:05:26. > :05:29.She is a GP but nothing prepared her for this.

:05:30. > :05:32.What must they be running from to be forced to do this?

:05:33. > :05:35.The governments need to be doing so much more, the governments

:05:36. > :05:44.This is what they are putting innocent families through.

:05:45. > :05:51.At night turns today, the boats don't stop.

:05:52. > :05:52.Syrians, Iraqis and more more Afghans.

:05:53. > :06:02.A young generation of Afghanistan is coming in Europe and right now in

:06:03. > :06:10.All of the people is going to come in Europe.

:06:11. > :06:15.Smugglers are paid and migrant boats sail when

:06:16. > :06:19.and where they want, in full view of the Turkish coast guard.

:06:20. > :06:23.But don't think this is an easy journey.

:06:24. > :06:27.For some, there is no law on the Aegean.

:06:28. > :06:29.These people say they were held at gunpoint and robbed.

:06:30. > :06:36.Nobody knows exactly who is on these boats.

:06:37. > :06:40.You might recognise his accent or even his face.

:06:41. > :06:50.This is a return trip to the place he calls home.

:06:51. > :07:08.So who stays and who goes? and two years in Kent.

:07:09. > :07:13.In Sweden and Germany, the mood music of this crisis is

:07:14. > :07:16.changing but who will tell this man to return to Syria where

:07:17. > :07:21.Islamic State said they would kill him for playing the music he loves?

:07:22. > :07:25.And who would force this Yazidi mother back to

:07:26. > :07:30.And who will explain to this six-year-old girl

:07:31. > :07:47.As you saw, the politicians were here meeting and discussing the

:07:48. > :07:51.migration issue, the boats across the water was still coming. Frankly,

:07:52. > :07:58.the summit here now it has come to an end, it will not prevent those

:07:59. > :08:01.boats continuing to set sail. Clive, going back to the warning about

:08:02. > :08:07.Schengen facing collapse, our EU leaders nervous that it could face

:08:08. > :08:13.collapse? They are nervous, very nervous. The

:08:14. > :08:18.free movement of people across an area where you do not have to show

:08:19. > :08:21.your passport, you can move freely is the cornerstone of European

:08:22. > :08:26.integration. But the migration crisis has put a massive massive

:08:27. > :08:30.amount of pressure on that. You have countries like Slovenia putting up

:08:31. > :08:34.razor wire, Hungary building a wall to prevent the movement of people,

:08:35. > :08:40.illegal migrants getting across the borders. Today, Sweden made it clear

:08:41. > :08:43.they had to reinstate border controls because 15,000 people

:08:44. > :08:47.turning up on their border every week was unsustainable. They could

:08:48. > :08:53.not cope. There was a big discussion now within the European Union by

:08:54. > :08:57.those who believe that the Schengen area, the free movement area, is

:08:58. > :09:01.finished. The migration crisis has made its collapse and those who

:09:02. > :09:06.still believe fervently in the ideal of the free movement of people. That

:09:07. > :09:10.debate continues. It has not been resolved but is important for the

:09:11. > :09:12.future of the European Union. Clive, thank you.

:09:13. > :09:15.Reports from Lebanon say at least 37 people have been killed in two

:09:16. > :09:20.The blasts happened in the mainly Shia southern suburbs

:09:21. > :09:25.There is also a Palestinian refugee camp there.

:09:26. > :09:28.Hezbollah has played a key role in the Syrian conflict in support

:09:29. > :09:34.The spillover from the Syrian war has seen a number of

:09:35. > :09:44.Our correspondent Lina Sinjab is in Beirut.

:09:45. > :09:52.After the suicide bombers at the Lebanese authorities say the number

:09:53. > :09:57.of people killed has reached almost 40 with more than 180 injured. This

:09:58. > :10:03.is according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The suicide attacks took

:10:04. > :10:12.place near a Shi'ite mocks as people left after prayer. This area is

:10:13. > :10:15.highly condensed -- mosque. It is a has blah stronghold,

:10:16. > :10:19.highly condensed -- mosque. It is a here believe this is a setback or

:10:20. > :10:25.reaction to the war in Syria but it is also a big security break because

:10:26. > :10:30.this area should be completely sealed and controlled by Hezbollah

:10:31. > :10:36.so for these attacks to take place is really risky for the area. So

:10:37. > :10:40.far, no one has announced responsibility but over the past few

:10:41. > :10:43.years and because of the conflict in Syria tension is rising here in

:10:44. > :10:49.Lebanon on and divisions between opponents and supporters of the

:10:50. > :10:56.Syrian government with Bashar al-Assad but other attacks took

:10:57. > :11:01.place and opposition groups claimed responsibility but the Lebanese

:11:02. > :11:06.government say there are cells affiliated to terrorist groups, as

:11:07. > :11:12.they call them, in Syria, and they blame them for many infiltrations

:11:13. > :11:16.that are taking place inside Lebanon on. With the situation that happened

:11:17. > :11:18.today, there are no confirmed reports on who is responsible for

:11:19. > :11:20.the attacks. It's difficult to forget the images,

:11:21. > :11:24.from August last year, of the desperate Yazidi minority

:11:25. > :11:26.group stranded on Mount Sinjar after so called Islamic State

:11:27. > :11:28.captured Sinjar town. Tens of thousands

:11:29. > :11:31.of Yazidis were forced out of their homes, but now Kurdish forces are

:11:32. > :11:35.now trying to recapture the town. Kurdish fighters have retaken

:11:36. > :11:39.the mountain and they are launching the offensive from two towns

:11:40. > :11:51.in their control, Rabiaa and Snumy. Jim Muir is with the Kurdish

:11:52. > :11:54.forces and sent this report. We have come up here to this front

:11:55. > :11:58.line position just to get as close as you can get to Sinjar to see

:11:59. > :12:03.what the situation in the townies. as you can get to Sinjar to see

:12:04. > :12:06.what the situation is. The Peshmerga, the Kurdish forces,

:12:07. > :12:07.are amassing here. They have been advancing also

:12:08. > :12:11.from the west and east so they have cut off Sinjar from an

:12:12. > :12:15.IS point of view from three sides. Preparing for a final assault

:12:16. > :12:20.to take the town itself. Yeah,

:12:21. > :12:37.what he's saying is that there is no They don't hold firm positions they

:12:38. > :12:42.are moving around all over I feel very happy

:12:43. > :12:58.because this day... What has happened here is

:12:59. > :13:21.a house which was occupied by Isis This is showing

:13:22. > :13:25.the technique they use time and time again when they are being

:13:26. > :13:28.attacked by Kurdish forces. They put mines, booby traps

:13:29. > :13:32.in houses and at roadsides. This is to hold up advances and to

:13:33. > :13:36.cause maximum possible casualties. This is not going to be a short

:13:37. > :13:42.and easy job. It's the first time an Indian

:13:43. > :13:51.premier has visited Britain This morning Narendra Modi flew

:13:52. > :13:54.in to London at the start Within hours he and David Cameron

:13:55. > :13:58.had announced trade deals worth Mr Cameron said the UK wanted to

:13:59. > :14:02.become India's "number one partner" Our Delhi correspondent

:14:03. > :14:15.Justin Rowlatt reports. No, we are going over to Christian

:14:16. > :14:20.Fraser he was in central London. Yes, thank you. It is all ready and

:14:21. > :14:24.important relationship between the two countries, Britain is the

:14:25. > :14:28.biggest of the G20 to invest in India and it has been that way for

:14:29. > :14:33.14 years. India invest more in Britain than all the other EU

:14:34. > :14:38.countries put together. But David Cameron thinks the relationship

:14:39. > :14:42.could go even further so today they set out a road map for deeper

:14:43. > :15:04.co-operation. There will be all kinds of new investment in clean

:15:05. > :15:06.energy, finance, infrastructure, to help the Indian economy and that

:15:07. > :15:09.really is the reason they have rolled out the red carpet for him

:15:10. > :15:11.today. David Cameron has been three times to India in five years and the

:15:12. > :15:14.visit has not been reciprocated until now. It may not be an official

:15:15. > :15:15.visit but it looks like one. Now, that report from Justin.

:15:16. > :15:19.It is the first time all old Indian Prime Minister has visited the UK

:15:20. > :15:22.chain decade, and David Cameron was very keen to put on a good show.

:15:23. > :15:25.Mr Modi was greeted by a fly past from the Red Arrows.

:15:26. > :15:28.And a bit of good old-fashioned British pomp from the regimental

:15:29. > :15:32.But the real business of this trip is, well, business.

:15:33. > :15:35.These days even Belgium exports more to India than the UK.

:15:36. > :15:38.And it is that sad fact that David Cameron is hoping this visit

:15:39. > :15:48.I do not believe we are realising the true potential of this

:15:49. > :15:54.relationship, and that is what Prime Minister Modi and I want to change.

:15:55. > :15:56.We want to forge a more ambitious, modern partnership,

:15:57. > :15:59.harnessing our strengths and working together for the long term to help

:16:00. > :16:08.shape our fortunes at home and abroad in the 21st century.

:16:09. > :16:13.the 2 leaders agreed in ?9 billion worth of new deals between British

:16:14. > :16:17.and Indian companies and initiatives to Indian businesses to raise more

:16:18. > :16:25.But do not expect it all to go smoothly.

:16:26. > :16:29.You can see what a divisive figure Mr Modi is.

:16:30. > :16:33.He is associated with a rising climate of intolerance in India.

:16:34. > :16:35.This noisy crowd of protesters is expected to follow

:16:36. > :16:46.compared to other countries, where we should be going forwards.

:16:47. > :16:50.It is a superpower but it is not looking after its people.

:16:51. > :16:57.He is wearing a veil of democracy, and he is inside.

:16:58. > :17:01.Mr Modi, India is becoming an increasingly

:17:02. > :17:13.India is the land of Gandhi, it is a vibrant chrissie

:17:14. > :17:17.The 2 leaders scattered petals at the feet of the hero of Indian

:17:18. > :17:19.independence, evidence perhaps that the bitterness of

:17:20. > :17:27.Mr Cameron hopes this visit will foster an invigorated commercial

:17:28. > :17:43.The Prime Minister is that we'll be sitting down the Prime Minister is

:17:44. > :17:46.that we'll be sitting down this relationship and the Prime Minister

:17:47. > :17:51.in Britain has reassured people nothing will be off the table and as

:17:52. > :17:57.you saw, many will hope he brings up the issue of human rights. 200

:17:58. > :18:01.writers wrote an open letter to the pro minister today expressing their

:18:02. > :18:07.concerns about freedom of expression in India. There is a feeling among

:18:08. > :18:11.academics and historians and writers that Narendra Modi is not speaking

:18:12. > :18:17.out enough about religious violence in India and that is what we have

:18:18. > :18:22.heard represented in Whitehall for many demonstrators who turned up.

:18:23. > :18:26.You use the word hoping David Cameron will bring up human rights

:18:27. > :18:31.issues with the renderer Modi, when will we know if he does?

:18:32. > :18:36.Well, we get these communications from Downing Street from time to

:18:37. > :18:41.time as to how the visit is going. I think from the questions you got

:18:42. > :18:44.from a robust western media, he will all ready understand where part of

:18:45. > :18:51.the agenda is in this visit. They were asking him about his record

:18:52. > :18:57.about the history in Gujarat. People pointing to the events in 2002, the

:18:58. > :19:00.riots in Gujarat where 1000 people were killed, mostly Muslims and the

:19:01. > :19:06.feeling in Britain and many countries around the world was the

:19:07. > :19:12.chief minister had not done enough to stop it. There were some who

:19:13. > :19:17.thought the Hindu nationalists that supported them encouraged violence

:19:18. > :19:23.and he was banned here in Britain. He will understand what part of the

:19:24. > :19:25.agenda is and will understand in international diplomacy David

:19:26. > :19:28.Cameron must represent that feeling and no doubt we will hear that

:19:29. > :19:31.tomorrow when the Prime Minister speaks to the press again. Thank

:19:32. > :19:38.you, Christian. There have been clashes in the Greek

:19:39. > :19:40.capital between police and demonstrators taking part

:19:41. > :19:42.in a general strike. Police fired tear gas to

:19:43. > :19:44.disperse anti-austerity protesters It was the biggest protest

:19:45. > :19:48.the country has seen since the Greek prime minister was re-elected

:19:49. > :19:51.in September, promising to soften Nearly 25,000 people took part

:19:52. > :19:54.in three separate demonstrations George Clooney swapped Hollywood for

:19:55. > :20:04.a local cafe in Edinburgh today. He paid a visit to a sandwich shop

:20:05. > :20:07.which employs homeless people and Our correspondent Kevin Keane was

:20:08. > :20:12.there when the film star dropped His report contains

:20:13. > :20:18.flash photography. It felt like a royal visit,

:20:19. > :20:23.but this was a welcome the Palace The Hollywood heart-throb was

:20:24. > :20:33.heading for a coffee shop whose customers can also buy drinks

:20:34. > :20:35.for people who are homeless. Why are you supporting this

:20:36. > :20:50.charity in particular? I like what they are doing, I think

:20:51. > :20:53.it is a very important cause. The idea that we can all

:20:54. > :20:55.participate in everyone's You must be used to a crowd like

:20:56. > :21:01.this, but we're not in Scotland. I feel bad for them because they

:21:02. > :21:07.are standing out in the cold. Inside, and he met the staff, many

:21:08. > :21:12.of them once homeless themselves. I'm going to give you some money

:21:13. > :21:15.but all I have is dollars. Well,

:21:16. > :21:19.we will take whatever dollars... It was all selfies and smiles

:21:20. > :21:23.as this A-lister was shown around. So you mostly come to work

:21:24. > :21:26.at seven o'clock in the morning? We invited him to Scotland

:21:27. > :21:31.and we said we'd help fundraise And whilst he was here we invited

:21:32. > :21:35.him to come and visit one of our local sandwich shops,

:21:36. > :21:38.Social Bite, and to After 15 minutes, George was back

:21:39. > :21:44.out, bringing the scent of stardom It is just great to see a

:21:45. > :21:54.Hollywood A-list star in Edinburgh. You did manage to see him

:21:55. > :21:57.and speak to him? No red carpet,

:21:58. > :22:14.but a bit of glitz on a gloomy day. Now was it or wasn't it racially

:22:15. > :22:17.motivated - let's show you a video from an incident at an Apple

:22:18. > :22:33.store in Melbourne, Australia which These guys are worried about your

:22:34. > :22:40.presence in our store. They are worried you might steal something.

:22:41. > :22:43.Why would we steal something? Guys, end of discussion. I need to

:22:44. > :22:46.Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one

:22:47. > :22:49.of their shops in Australia, in what the students described

:22:50. > :22:55.The video, pretty damning, six young black teenagers in this Apple Store

:22:56. > :22:57.in Melbourne apparently going about their business shopping and being

:22:58. > :23:00.asked to leave because security staff were worried they were going

:23:01. > :23:03.to shoplift but no real evidence that they were doing anything wrong

:23:04. > :23:11.at all other than browsing around the Apple Store.

:23:12. > :23:14.The fact Apple has apologised so quickly

:23:15. > :23:17.for this reflects the fact that Apple regarded this as something

:23:18. > :23:26.This video has gone viral in Australia, posted on Facebook

:23:27. > :23:33.I don't think anyone is suggesting there is a culture

:23:34. > :23:43.They have clearly realised that a couple of individuals,

:23:44. > :23:48.the security guards in question, have done something wrong and I

:23:49. > :23:51.wouldn't be surprised if they were receiving quite a dressing down

:23:52. > :24:00.Meanwhile, the boys have been back to the store as guests of Apple, I

:24:01. > :24:03.would not be surprised if a few goody bags have been handed out and

:24:04. > :24:05.one of the boys posted on Facebook that

:24:06. > :24:13.and they were feeling pretty chilled about it.

:24:14. > :24:16.Authorities in the Canadian city of Montreal are dumping raw sewage

:24:17. > :24:20.Officials say the project is necessary

:24:21. > :24:23.so old infrastructure in the sewage treatment system can be replaced.

:24:24. > :24:24.But the project has caused anger both

:24:25. > :25:11.Regarding drinking consumption, there is no problem. You can drink

:25:12. > :25:30.the water, no problem. It's a world record you've

:25:31. > :25:40.probably never heard of before. A bulldog called Otto has

:25:41. > :25:43.rolled into the record books after skateboarding through

:25:44. > :25:45.the "longest human tunnel" in Peru. Otto steered his way through the

:25:46. > :25:48.legs of 30 people and was presented Otto's owners,

:25:49. > :25:53.Luciana Viale and Robert Rickards, were inspired to get a bulldog

:25:54. > :25:56.after watching videos of former Hello, some persistent rain on the

:25:57. > :26:11.way for some of us at the weekend. First of all,

:26:12. > :26:13.all eyes on Storm Abigail.