:00:07. > :00:09.This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK
:00:10. > :00:14.I'm Alpa Patel. Here are the headlines.
:00:15. > :00:18.There's a controlled explosion at Old Trafford as Manchester
:00:19. > :00:20.United's last Premier League game is abandoned.
:00:21. > :00:24.In France - 17 women who have served
:00:25. > :00:28.as ministers say they will no longer stay silent on sexual harassment.
:00:29. > :00:31.Also coming up - the leading campaigner for the UK
:00:32. > :00:33.compares the aims of the organisation to
:00:34. > :00:40.And 18-year-old Max Verstappen becomes the youngest ever winner
:00:41. > :00:56.Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion
:00:57. > :00:59.at Manchester United's home ground, Old Trafford.
:01:00. > :01:04.Police described the object as looking incredibly
:01:05. > :01:07.like an explosive device, but concluded it was not viable.
:01:08. > :01:14.The discovery forced the abandonment of the club's final game of
:01:15. > :01:20.Well, from Old Trafford we join Andy Swiss.
:01:21. > :01:22.As the players warmed up just 20 minutes before kick-off,
:01:23. > :01:31.The instruction for fans in two stands to evacuate from the stadium
:01:32. > :01:33.after a suspect package had been discovered.
:01:34. > :01:40.As the players, including United's Michael Carrick,
:01:41. > :01:43.digested the news, the remaining thousands of fans inside the stadium
:01:44. > :01:46.Most appeared to remain calm as they exited.
:01:47. > :01:48.Amongst them, a group who came all the way
:01:49. > :01:53.It is the right decision that the security of the fans
:01:54. > :01:59.When you left the ground and asked a security guard,
:02:00. > :02:04.what is going on, they were like, we don't know, just wait outside.
:02:05. > :02:06.It kind of put us in a panic.
:02:07. > :02:09.The emergency services arrived at the ground as well as the bomb
:02:10. > :02:11.disposal team, who carried out a controlled explosion.
:02:12. > :02:13.In footballing terms, this was one of the biggest days
:02:14. > :02:16.of the season, with United hoping to win a place in
:02:17. > :02:20.Instead, the sport has been overshadowed by concerns
:02:21. > :02:38.over security at one of the game's most famous venues.
:02:39. > :02:39.To France - where 17 female politicians,
:02:40. > :02:42.have said in an open letter saying they will no longer stay silent
:02:43. > :02:46.It follows the resignation of Denis Baupin - the Deputy speaker
:02:47. > :02:48.of the French National Assembly - over sexual harassment allegations,
:02:49. > :02:52.Well one of his accusers - Annie Lahmer - has been speaking
:02:53. > :02:55.to French television. She says she hopes the letter will
:02:56. > :03:10.TRANSLATION: The pain has subsided over time, but my personal pain has
:03:11. > :03:16.not subsided. We need to be able to talk about it. But above all, I want
:03:17. > :03:18.this to free up other women so that they feel that they can talk about
:03:19. > :03:22.these kind of incidents. Following the story
:03:23. > :03:23.is our correspondent He told me why these former
:03:24. > :03:44.ministers are taking this stand. This issue has been dominating the
:03:45. > :03:47.French media. Denis Baupin is a member of the Green Party and the
:03:48. > :03:52.significant politician. The Green Party on the left are the forefront
:03:53. > :03:57.of the fight against sexism and so forth. But it is not immune from the
:03:58. > :04:03.clubby masculine atmosphere that this is all about. Denis Baupin, the
:04:04. > :04:06.Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, very well known in French
:04:07. > :04:11.politics, forced to step down after these eight women, cracker Mac of
:04:12. > :04:18.whom gave named testimony, described how he had sent them explicit text
:04:19. > :04:24.messages or in one case even groped one of them after a meeting. He
:04:25. > :04:30.resigned. Huge outpouring of outrage across the political spectrum, of
:04:31. > :04:33.course. Some woman said that this happen before, and every time there
:04:34. > :04:39.is an outpouring of discussed, but it still goes on, hence this letter
:04:40. > :04:45.today from these eminent women who say, really, this time, things have
:04:46. > :04:50.to stop. In general, things are improving in France, but at a slower
:04:51. > :04:53.pace than in other countries and in a very male atmosphere that French
:04:54. > :05:01.politics still is, and this kind of behaviour does go on. 17 signatories
:05:02. > :05:05.to this letter, Christine le regard one of them. What are they calling
:05:06. > :05:11.for to sort this out? In a way, it is just more rhetoric adding to the
:05:12. > :05:18.many expressions of outrage. They have some particular ideas about
:05:19. > :05:26.toughening legislation. Many of these ideas are already in hand. The
:05:27. > :05:29.women's rights Minister has been on television, saying that she welcomes
:05:30. > :05:34.this intervention but that some of those ideas will be on the statute
:05:35. > :05:42.book, for example limiting the statute of limitations when it comes
:05:43. > :05:46.to sexual aggression. At the moment, the alleged offences of Denis Baupin
:05:47. > :05:50.could not the prosecuted because they happened a long time ago.
:05:51. > :05:55.Women, in the immediate aftermath of an event like that are not happy
:05:56. > :05:58.about coming forward. One idea would be to lengthen the statute of
:05:59. > :06:04.limitations so that after some years it is possible to prosecute and to
:06:05. > :06:08.make it possible for associations to launch prosecutions in order to
:06:09. > :06:09.spare women who are sometimes reluctant to come forward and maim
:06:10. > :06:14.themselves in these cases. Staying with politics -
:06:15. > :06:17.but this time in the UK - because a leading campaigner
:06:18. > :06:19.to leave the European Union has caused outrage after he compared
:06:20. > :06:21.the aims of organisation Boris Johnson said the ambition
:06:22. > :06:26.of some in Europe is to create a single super-state,
:06:27. > :06:28.the same as the Nazi leader. Boris Johnson rarely does "subtle",
:06:29. > :06:39.but his latest intervention in the referendum campaign has
:06:40. > :06:47.sent sparks flying. A leading Leave campaigner,
:06:48. > :06:51.Mr Johnson said the last 2,000 years of European history had seen doomed
:06:52. > :07:01.attempts of recreating the Roman Empire bny trying to unify
:07:02. > :07:03.it. Any mention of Hitler
:07:04. > :07:07.in the EU debate was always Fellow Leave campaigners said his
:07:08. > :07:16.reading of history was right. Boris was making a carefully
:07:17. > :07:19.calibrated historic comparison. All of these figures,
:07:20. > :07:22.Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France,
:07:23. > :07:27.Napoleon and Hitler were all trying They wanted to do it by force.
:07:28. > :07:35.The EU is doing it by stealth. But Boris Johnson's words incensed
:07:36. > :07:39.Remain campaigners. I think trying to compare
:07:40. > :07:47.what Hitler and the Nazis did, the millions of people who died in
:07:48. > :07:50.WWII, the Holocaust, to the free democracies of Europe coming
:07:51. > :07:52.together to trade and cooperate, and in the process to help bring
:07:53. > :07:55.peace on the continent of Europe, Europe's history and Britain's place
:07:56. > :08:06.in it has become Glowering over Parliament is
:08:07. > :08:11.Churchill. His own views on Europe are being
:08:12. > :08:15.pressed into service by both sides. The past is being invoked
:08:16. > :08:17.to stir our emotions, our gut feelings, and that is
:08:18. > :08:19.what Boris Johnson mentioned But this referendum
:08:20. > :08:23.is about the future. Today, the Governor of the Bank
:08:24. > :08:32.of England, who doesn't often do interviews,
:08:33. > :08:34.decided to repeat Our judgment is there's a risk
:08:35. > :08:39.that growth And inflation notably higher
:08:40. > :08:46.in the event of a leave. The governor has now strayed
:08:47. > :08:48.into the expression of what is a simple,
:08:49. > :08:52.personal prediction. I don't actually think
:08:53. > :08:55.it is possible for him to say with any absolute accuracy that
:08:56. > :08:58.that will happen. Boris Johnson's comments
:08:59. > :08:59.have whipped up The Leave campaign knows that
:09:00. > :09:04.many big economic voices are sceptical of their case,
:09:05. > :09:06.but this referendum Motor racing now and Max Verstappen
:09:07. > :09:23.has created Formula 1 history with victory in the Spanish Grand
:09:24. > :09:25.Prix. The 18-year-old has become the youngest ever Grand Prix winner
:09:26. > :09:28.in the history of Formula 1, holding Verstappen was only promoted
:09:29. > :09:32.to the senior Red Bull team a week ago and was making
:09:33. > :09:36.his debut for the team. The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton
:09:37. > :09:38.and Championship leader Nico Rosberg crashed into each other
:09:39. > :09:43.on the opening lap. More for you on the story later
:09:44. > :09:47.in the bulletin with Sport. Police in Bangladesh have arrested
:09:48. > :09:49.a man in connection with the murder Xulhaz Mannan was hacked to death
:09:50. > :10:02.in Dhaka last month. Police say the suspect belongs
:10:03. > :10:04.to an Islamist group. At least 20 people, including
:10:05. > :10:06.academics, secular bloggers and members of religious minorities,
:10:07. > :10:08.have been killed in recent attacks Authorities in Yemen say at least
:10:09. > :10:12.25 police recruits have been killed in a suicide bomb attack
:10:13. > :10:16.in the southern city of Mukalla. The Islamic State group has said it
:10:17. > :10:22.carried out the bombing, which took place as the recruits
:10:23. > :10:28.lined up at a police headquarters. The Philippines' new
:10:29. > :10:31.president-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, has reaffirmed his tough policies,
:10:32. > :10:33.confirming he will press Congress to lift a suspension
:10:34. > :10:35.on the death penalty. He also said he will order security
:10:36. > :10:38.forces to shoot-to-kill suspected
:10:39. > :10:41.criminals who resist arrest. His firm stance on policing
:10:42. > :10:45.was the hallmark of his election campaign, sweeping him to victory
:10:46. > :10:46.during the presidential
:10:47. > :10:52.elections earlier this week. Mr Duterte was nicknamed
:10:53. > :10:58."The Punisher" for his record as the crime-crushing mayor
:10:59. > :11:01.of the southern town of Davao. His latest announcement on his tough
:11:02. > :11:19.new policies were met with a mixed TRANSLATION: His solution is simple
:11:20. > :11:23.and his political role is there. He says he will restore the death
:11:24. > :11:27.penalty in six months' time. When he says at the Supersport time I will
:11:28. > :11:32.reduce illegal drug manufacturing and distribution it is something
:11:33. > :11:38.significant. You can fuel the hope. You really feel that change is
:11:39. > :11:42.coming. TRANSLATION: The issue of poverty
:11:43. > :11:45.has not been addressed at all. If people commit crimes it is because
:11:46. > :11:49.of desperation brought about by poverty, gross inequality of access
:11:50. > :11:56.to education and a lack of rehabilitation in the Justice and
:11:57. > :11:57.penal systems. The death penalty for North cannot resolve the problems of
:11:58. > :12:00.an unjust system. A former CIA agent has confessed
:12:01. > :12:03.that it was his tip-off to the South African police that led
:12:04. > :12:05.to the arrest of Mr Mandela - considered a terrorist
:12:06. > :12:12.at the time by the United States and others - went on to serve
:12:13. > :12:15.27 years in jail for resisting
:12:16. > :12:18.white minority rule. Later of course he became
:12:19. > :12:21.the country's first black president. The revelation made by American
:12:22. > :12:23.spy Donald Rickard - and reported in the Sunday Times
:12:24. > :12:27.newspaper - appears to confirm long-running suspicions that
:12:28. > :12:28.Mr Mandela was being trailed The BBC's Karen Allen
:12:29. > :12:39.is in Johannesburg. The circumstances around the arrest
:12:40. > :12:42.of the late Nelson Mandela back For the first time we have a CIA
:12:43. > :12:48.operative, the late Donald Rickard, who admits he was the man who tipped
:12:49. > :12:54.the South African police off. It is something that basically
:12:55. > :12:56.confirmed suspicions that have been swirling around South
:12:57. > :13:03.Africa for many decades. You had to remember the context.
:13:04. > :13:05.This was Cold War politics. Back in 1960, the ANC,
:13:06. > :13:07.the resistance movement, Nelson Mandela led the armed wing
:13:08. > :13:11.of that resistance movement, and had received military training
:13:12. > :13:15.in Algeria, in 1962. He was arrested just
:13:16. > :13:20.a few months later. This CIA operative said
:13:21. > :13:24.he did not regret what he did. He said at the time Nelson Mandela
:13:25. > :13:27.was considered the most dangerous communist outside
:13:28. > :13:29.of the Soviet Union, although Nelson Mandela always
:13:30. > :13:30.maintained that he was never
:13:31. > :13:33.a member of the Communist party. It is likely to put more pressure
:13:34. > :13:40.on the CIA to try and release more There have been precious Freedom
:13:41. > :13:44.of Information requests to try and obtain that information
:13:45. > :13:46.and they've managed The African National Congress,
:13:47. > :13:52.the government of South Africa today, a spokesman today said
:13:53. > :13:55.he was not surprised that this CIA operative had been named,
:13:56. > :13:58.and he said he believed there were still members of the CIA
:13:59. > :14:01.meddling in South African politics today, because he said
:14:02. > :14:12.they want regime change. Stay with us on BBC News,
:14:13. > :14:17.still to come: A political song from Ukraine
:14:18. > :14:19.that's angered Russia wins the 2016
:14:20. > :14:21.Eurovision Song Contest. Here in the UK David Cameron has
:14:22. > :14:24.promised more support for children, when they leave local
:14:25. > :14:26.authority care in England. The Prime Minister will use
:14:27. > :14:29.the Queen's Speech this week to outline proposals,
:14:30. > :14:50.including a commitments The Prime Minister has pledged to
:14:51. > :14:53.create a covenant, promise laid out in law to everyone who has been
:14:54. > :14:58.through the care system. It would ensure that those who leave care
:14:59. > :15:03.would be guaranteed access to jobs, housing and a doctor. They would be
:15:04. > :15:07.given a mental until the age of 25 that would offer them both emotional
:15:08. > :15:10.support and practical help. The Prime Minister says this is about
:15:11. > :15:12.ensuring that those who have had a difficult start in life would still
:15:13. > :15:19.have the chance of a brighter future. There will be changes on the
:15:20. > :15:20.issue of adoption. David Cameron has described himself as unashamedly
:15:21. > :15:42.pro-adoption. The latest headlines: Bomb disposal
:15:43. > :15:45.experts have carried out controlled explosion at Manchester United's
:15:46. > :15:46.Old Trafford stadium. Police said it looked
:15:47. > :15:51.like an explosive device. Andy Swiss joins me from Old
:15:52. > :15:56.Trafford. Has there been any development in the last hour on
:15:57. > :16:02.this? It has been a dramatic afternoon. Just to remind you what
:16:03. > :16:06.has happened at Old Trafford. At about 2:40pm, 20 minutes before
:16:07. > :16:09.kick-off, the players were warming up on the pitch, thousands of fans
:16:10. > :16:16.had taken their seats inside the stadium. Then SH came out across the
:16:17. > :16:19.tannoy telling supporters in two stands at Old Trafford that they had
:16:20. > :16:25.to evacuate because of a suspicious package inside the stadium. Both
:16:26. > :16:31.stands started leaving the stadium. Sniffer dogs were brought in. Just
:16:32. > :16:35.after 3pm, when the match had been supposed to kick-off, another
:16:36. > :16:38.message came across the tannoy telling the rest of the fans that
:16:39. > :16:43.the match had been abandoned. Then they had to leave the stadium as
:16:44. > :16:50.well. They left the stadium calmly, we have to say. There was no great
:16:51. > :16:55.panic. Emergency services arrived. Bomb disposal units arrived. They
:16:56. > :17:00.went inside the stadium. 6pm, three hours after the match had been
:17:01. > :17:04.abandoned, a statement was released by Greater Manchester Police saying
:17:05. > :17:08.that a controlled explosion had been carried out at Old Trafford on what
:17:09. > :17:12.was described as an incredibly lifelike explosive device. Full
:17:13. > :17:17.assessment has been concluded and it has been found that the device was
:17:18. > :17:21.not viable. Although it was not viable, it has caused huge
:17:22. > :17:25.disruption for thousands of fans who had come to watch this match and
:17:26. > :17:28.also what was potentially a pivotal match at the end of the Premier
:17:29. > :17:34.League season. That will now be rescheduled. This was a significant
:17:35. > :17:39.match for Manchester United. Do we know when it might be rescheduled?
:17:40. > :17:43.This was supposed to be the last weekend of the Premier League
:17:44. > :17:48.season. There are no other Premier League matches to come. That makes
:17:49. > :17:53.it particularly problematic Allsop Manchester United play in the FA Cup
:17:54. > :17:56.final on Saturday. There had been suggestions that they would replay
:17:57. > :18:01.the match this week. There is no other real time slot. Other clubs
:18:02. > :18:06.apart from Manchester United, it is the end of their season. Players
:18:07. > :18:09.aren't you to go for international duty so they will have to try and
:18:10. > :18:19.reschedule the fixture for some stage this week. -- players are due
:18:20. > :18:24.to go. Let's get the sports news. The final Manchester United game of
:18:25. > :18:28.the season was called off the cause of that suspect package. 75,000 fans
:18:29. > :18:34.were left disappointed by evacuate before kick-off. The match will be
:18:35. > :18:39.replayed on shoes they 17th of May. United had hopes of reaching the
:18:40. > :18:42.Champions League next season but local rivals Manchester city got the
:18:43. > :18:53.point they needed to secure a top four finish. They drew 1-1 at
:18:54. > :19:01.Swansea city in Manuel Pellegrini 's last game as city manager. We knew
:19:02. > :19:06.that we needed one point today to have a spot in the Champions League
:19:07. > :19:11.next year. And that was what we did. Were you aware of the problems at
:19:12. > :19:18.Old Trafford, that the game was not being played, and did that affect
:19:19. > :19:24.wings for you? We didn't know before the game that the game was
:19:25. > :19:30.abandoned, we didn't know why. I hope that it was nothing important.
:19:31. > :19:38.But we were just depending on what we must do here, and things were in
:19:39. > :19:42.our hands. The Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez was given a standing
:19:43. > :19:46.ovation by his fans after they thrashed Tottenham 5-1 at St James
:19:47. > :19:53.Park. He has a break clause in his contract he would not be drawn on
:19:54. > :19:57.his future. That defeat for pot them and the 4-0 win for Arsenal over
:19:58. > :20:02.Aston Villa means that Arsenal leapfrog Spurs into second on the
:20:03. > :20:05.table. It was an emotional game for Mikel Arteta who played what is
:20:06. > :20:10.likely to be his last game for Arsenal. For the manager it was a
:20:11. > :20:16.rewarding day. It was harder than ever this season but in the end, the
:20:17. > :20:20.fact that we did not give up, we were under huge pressure, we kept
:20:21. > :20:26.our togetherness, and that is part of the DNA of this club. And we have
:20:27. > :20:33.done that to the last minute of the season. And that is why we are an
:20:34. > :20:37.front of them. Champions Leicester completed their dream season with a
:20:38. > :20:42.1-1 draw away at 2015 winners, Chelsea. John Terry spoke on the
:20:43. > :20:47.pitch. He reiterated he would like to stay with the club. He has not
:20:48. > :20:51.decided yet whether to accept a new one-year contract extension. This is
:20:52. > :20:55.how the top of the Premier League ends with all but that abandoned
:20:56. > :21:01.Manchester United against Bournemouth game having been played.
:21:02. > :21:05.That defeat to Spurs moves them down to third with Manchester City
:21:06. > :21:09.climbing that final Champions League place. Southampton after, but they
:21:10. > :21:16.are guaranteed to join Manchester United in next season 's Europa
:21:17. > :21:19.League. Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to win a race as he
:21:20. > :21:24.took Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 18-year-old took advantage of
:21:25. > :21:28.Mercedes favourites Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crashing in the
:21:29. > :21:33.first lap. It was his debut race for Red Bull. The previous record was
:21:34. > :21:37.held by Sebastian Vettel at 21. After the race was Berg had this to
:21:38. > :21:44.say about this incident but Hamilton. I tried to stop them as
:21:45. > :21:49.early and as clear as possible to make sure that he does not try to go
:21:50. > :21:53.down the inside. I was really surprised, didn't expect him to go
:21:54. > :22:00.down the inside anyway and I was surprised that he did. And that was
:22:01. > :22:07.it, really. After that, next thing I knew we were in the sand trap. One
:22:08. > :22:11.week before the 29th birthday, Andy Murray has chalked up a notable
:22:12. > :22:15.victory over rival Novak Djokovic. He gave a superb display to win the
:22:16. > :22:22.final of the Italian open, beating the world number 16-3, 6-3. Serena
:22:23. > :22:28.Williams ended a nine-month title drought by taking the women's event.
:22:29. > :22:39.She beat fellow American Madison keys to seal her fourth- when Rome.
:22:40. > :22:45.-- her fourth title in Rome. Ukrainian politicians have held
:22:46. > :22:52.their victory in the Eurovision Song Contest as a continent wide
:22:53. > :22:57.endorsement of their position in the conflict. On the other hand, Russia,
:22:58. > :23:06.which came third, claimed that the competition was hijacked if
:23:07. > :23:18.politics. The final vote. And the dramatic moment Ukraine conquered
:23:19. > :23:23.Eurovision. The winner, Jamala. Ukraine had beaten its bigger rival
:23:24. > :23:29.Russia into third place. Jamala sings about the year, 1944, when
:23:30. > :23:35.Josef Stalin ordered the deportation of all Crimean Tartars. Many people
:23:36. > :23:39.interpret the song as a comic on Crimea today, after Russian
:23:40. > :23:44.annexation. Russia has reacted angrily to the Ukrainian win. After
:23:45. > :23:49.the contest, live on Russian TV, there were accusations of a fix.
:23:50. > :23:54.Russia had won the popular vote, but not the support of the jury 's.
:23:55. > :23:59.Studio guests claimed that the singer was a victim of political
:24:00. > :24:04.voting. In Moscow today there's been a chorus of disapproval of the
:24:05. > :24:08.Eurovision result. Politicians have been dismissing the contest as a
:24:09. > :24:13.political battlefield, claiming that the Russian defeat is part of a
:24:14. > :24:16.Western campaign against Moscow. One senator suggested that Russia should
:24:17. > :24:23.boycott next year 's competition in Ukraine. This Russian MP believes
:24:24. > :24:29.the West is waging an information war on Russia that has now spread to
:24:30. > :24:34.Eurovision. TRANSLATION: The jury 's were
:24:35. > :24:37.influenced by an information campaign against Russia, she tells
:24:38. > :24:42.me. It claims that everything in Russia is bad. That all sportsmen
:24:43. > :24:49.take doping and that Russians are aggressive. Russia went all out to
:24:50. > :24:56.win this year 's Eurovision. If it does take part next year, and if
:24:57. > :24:57.relations with Chievo remain pens, the Ukraine could prove a difficult
:24:58. > :25:17.stage. The world is more interconnected
:25:18. > :25:25.than ever before. It is becoming more connected every day. Building
:25:26. > :25:31.walls will not change that. In politics and in life, ignorance is
:25:32. > :25:43.not a virtue. APPLAUSE
:25:44. > :25:52.It is not cool to not know what you are talking about. President Obama
:25:53. > :25:57.ending the programme. That's it from the team here. Thank you for joining
:25:58. > :25:59.us. You can join me on Twitter. That's it,