Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Five 20170410

And, the first Rail Freight Service from the uk to china sets off on a 7,500 mile journey, gcioss seven countries. Its 5pm. Our top story is that the Funeral Service has taken place for Pc Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to Death Outside the Houses Of Parliament during last months Terror Attack at westminster. Thousands of Police Officers from across the uk lined the route of the Funeral Procession, through Central London to Southwark Cathedral. Pc palmer, who was 48 and married with a five year old daughter, was guarding an entrance to parliament when he was stabbed by Khalid Masood. Keith palmers finaljourney began at westminster, close to the spot where his life was taken. And here, in this great historical setting, the most prominent floral tribute to number one daddy brought home what this day was about. A five Year Old Girl who will grow up without her father. Keith palmer was also a husband, son and brother. Unarmed and unthreatening, pc palmer was murdered by Khalid Masood because of the uniform he was wearing and the place he was helping to protect. The cortege wound its way through the streets to Southwark Cathedral. Thousands of officers lined the route, many involved in a massive security operation. While this was a very public farewell, pc palmers family had appealed for privacy. So they werent filmed or photographed. Officers from all over the country had converged on london. They didnt know keith palmer in life, but in death they could identify with him and his family. Overhead, two Police Helicopters performed a fly past and a salute. Among the public, some onlyjust old enough to know the dangers. Just before the service began, there was a two minute silence in london and at Police Stations around the country. Keith palmers friends, who have described him as a model police officer, carried his coffin into the cathedral. This was the first day in post of course a good cressida dick, who read a poem in the service. He was an extraordinary man. We havejust finished a terribly sad and poignant service to say goodbye to him, and also to celebrate an amazing life. He was clearly very kind, very good hearted, very ha rd working, he was clearly very kind, very good hearted, very hard working, a very, very talented police officer. Afterwards, 50 members of the officers family left for a private cremation. They paid tribute to his police family. Away from the cameras, they are saying goodbye to a man they described as a wonderful dad and husband. Lets speak to our correspondent daniela relph, whos at Southwark Cathedral. June was talking about the police family. This was a man who died doing hisjob, paying the highest of prices. A day of reflection for the thousands of Police Officers who lined the route of the cortege, but also the Tens Of Thousands watching the Service Across the country. Absolutely. It is a strange word to use for a Funeral Service, but there was such a sense of spectacle and occasion today. I am not sure we have ever seen a police Funeral Service on this scale, seeing all of those officers, not just service on this scale, seeing all of those officers, notjust here, but around the country, honouring the silence, he once he lined up as the cortege arrived here at the cathedral. It was quite something to say. Quite fitting that it is the cathedral that help the service, he was a south london through and through. He had done most of his policing here, and in the congregation today was the manager of charlton athletic, where keith palmer had been a loyal season ticket holder, and The Club Captain as well, johnnie jackson. Joining them, various dignitaries, including amber rudd, sadiq khan and tobias ellwood, the mp Who Fought So Ha rd to tobias ellwood, the mp Who Fought So Hard to save the life of keith palmer in those minutes after the attack. In terms of the service here, it was, as it had to be, a mix of pomp and ceremony alongside an intimate, private family Funeral Service. There were personal tributes delivered by neal sawyer, who had worked with him over a number of years. There was a poem read by cressida dick, the new commissioner of the metropolitan police, who started work today. She was here for this Funeral Service. There was also the sermon delivered by the dean of suffolk, and we now know that in that sermon he said, Keith Lay Down his life for each one of us here. The service ended with the last post and a playing the national anthem. Foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations are meeting in italy over the next two days as International Tension mounts over the conflict in syria. The us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is leading calls for russias president Vladimir Putin to distance himself from President Assad and open a path to a negotiated settlement of the civil war. The foreign secretary borisjohnson will argue that President Assad has no future. The meeting is taking place in the tuscan city of lucca, from where our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins sent this report. Americas Secretary Of State is in italy to turn up the International Heat on syrias President Assad and his russian backers. Rex tillerson very deliberately joined an international Wreath Laying at the memorial to a nazi atrocity here in 1944, the massacre of local villagers. We remember the events of august 12th 191m that occurred here. Then he drew a direct parallel to last weeks gas attack in syrias idlib province. We rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocent anywhere in the world. President trumps Foreign Minister will use the next two days in italy to work with the major european powers, including britain. Rex tillerson is hoping to produce a strong joint message to russias president putin, urging him to restrain the syrian regime, which moscow fights alongside, and to work instead for political transition away from President Assads rule. He is seeing borisjohnson to coordinate their approach, with the foreign secretary apparently ready to urge new sanctions against russia if it does not give ground. We will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions, certainly on some of the Syrian Military figures, and indeed on some of the Russian Military figures who have been involved in coordinating the Syrian Military efforts, and are thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. But now President Assads military backers, russia and iran, are raising the temperature further, warning of Military Retaliation if america repeats last weeks Cruise Missile strikes. The kremlin says those strikes show americas total lack of willingness to cooperate with them on syria. The whole focus of the talks over the next couple of days here in this Ancient Fortified Tuscan City will be on trying to send Rex Tillerson to moscow with the strongest possible internationally based message that russia has to change its behaviour, has to distance itself clearly from President Assad. The problem is that all past efforts to do just that have failed. With me is sir andrew wood, former British Ambassador to russia between 1995 and 2000. James talking there about Rex Tillersons need to take a unified message to moscow on wednesday to say that enough is enough. The possibility that that message could include may be further sanctions, how worried are the russians . We have to be careful when we talk about sanctions, not to provide a mixed message. They have so far been directed to russia, because of ukraine and their innovation. It does not mean to say they are not appropriate here, but there could be appropriate here, but there could be a mixed message. What the americans did does have implications for ukraine as well. That said, it is very right that there should be some sort of unified western message, including because it has not been entirely clear what the follow up to the strike was to have been or how it fitted into a wider american and western purpose. Its important to remove doubt on the russian side about that. It is also the case that the russians will have had a powerful shock, which is why they are now responding by talking of retaliation, i am are now responding by talking of retaliation, iam not are now responding by talking of retaliation, i am not sure what that could be, why it is against International Law in those eyes, while they govern their thoughts as to where they are going to go. While they govern their thoughts as to where they are going to gom while they govern their thoughts as to where they are going to go. It is interesting that you talk about mixed messages about going to moscow with the suggestion that they may be new sanctions. Are you saying that because sanctions are already in place over ukraine, further sanctions might not make much of a difference . That is possible. Perhaps why we have not had this. Bashar al assad has used Chemical Weapons before, chlorine gas, barrel bombs, and there has been no talk of sanctions. If that because of the sanctions. If that because of the sanctions already in place . More cynically, i suspect it is because nobody has thought of that in that context. There are difficulties for us context. There are difficulties for us all. Assad has a measure of power. He is a problem for the russians, not just because power. He is a problem for the russians, notjust because of his behaviour, but also because of them not having an alternative. We talk about a settlement. For us, that is an almost impossible future to contemplate. There is no replacement for assad as far as the russians are concerned. They just for assad as far as the russians are concerned. Theyjust have not found someone concerned. Theyjust have not found someone yet. But they would like to find someone . Quite possibly, it depends on the mood of Vladimir Putin. What do you think is going on in his mind . He now has a president in the white house who is willing and has done, to use force. That is the first shock for him, he had supposed that trump would be different from how he is at the moment. It is not that long ago that Rex Tillerson was talking about having to recognise that assad was there to stay. That was the implication. But that was under the supposition that assad was under some sort of russian control. Presumably, he is not. Alternatively, the russians are indifferent to the use of Chemical Weapons, when they had already promised barack 0bama that they would get rid of them. There is quite a lot of confusion. My point was that if the russians wished to preserve their current set of aims, they are going to end up with assad oi they are going to end up with assad or somebody from his grouping, they cannot easily switch sides unless they are going to change their strategy completely, which there is no sign of their wishing to do. How much control does moscow have of assad . If much control does moscow have of assad . If they made it clear, you do not use Chemical Weapons, do they have that kind of control . Yes, but it would not necessarily stop him doing it. You only have to have the right flight and fill it up with the right flight and fill it up with the right stuff. They have general control, but from assads control, he knows the russians have got to support him. It is a winwin for him . Ora support him. It is a winwin for him . Or a lose lose for everybody. Well, now we can talk to james reynolds, whos in rome. Are we likely to get a unified message from the g7 Foreign Ministers in the end of this meeting . I imagine we will get a unified statement, because it is not difficult for allies to agree on a statement. The question is whether oi statement. The question is whether or not it will have any substance to it or not. If it is simply another of those statements repeating the call for a negotiated transition in syria followed by a transition away from assad, we have seen those how many times are countless times. A Statement Like that would be barely worth the ink it was printed on. Some might want to go further, Iris Johnston has discussed sanctions against syria and Russian Military figures. We wait to see what the American Military policy might continue to be, but there will be a piece of paper in Rex Tillersons hand as he travels to moscow. Behind the scenes, there is not unity 100 on whether or not sanctions are the way forward. I think there is going to bea way forward. I think there is going to be a lot of hard questions towards the americans in this meeting. The other foreign towards the americans in this meeting. The otherForeign Ministers will say, you want us to support you on your trip to moscow, first of all, you need to explain exactly what your policy in syria is, because a lot of people are confused. Worthy strikes simply a one off, or the beginning of a policy . If so, how does america plan to fight both assad and his opponent, isis, at the same time, without getting involved in fights without getting involved in fights with russia and iran . Those other ministers will ask those questions before proceeding to the statement. This is bbc news at 5pm. The headlines. The funeral of Pc Keith Palmer, who was murdered in last months westminster attack, has taken place at Southwark Cathedral. Foreign ministers from the g7 nations have been trying to find a unified approach to tackling the syria conflict, after last weeks suspected Chemical Weapons attack. The bbc has uncovered evidence implicating the Bank Of England in the so called libor rigging scandal. Sergio garcia says he still has some great years ahead, and there is room for improvement. He has won his first major at the 74th attempt, he is the new masters champion, he beat justin rose in a play off. Ross barkley train this morning after escaping serious injury following what has been described as an unprovoked attack in a liverpool bar last night. Merseyside police are investigating cctv footage. Arsene wenger is not only to blame for the clubs predicament, the opinion of the clubs second largest shareholder, who says the board must bear a huge responsible itsy. They face Crystal Palace tonight. Iam back face Crystal Palace tonight. I am back in the next 15 minutes with a full update. Libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other, and that directly affects how much we all pay for our mortgages and loans. Now the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the Bank Of England in the rigging of the libor rate. The 2008 recording adds to evidence that the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their libor Interest Rates down. It was obtained by our economics correspondent andy verity for a panorama investigation. The Libor Scandal first blew up scandal blew up in 2012 in 2012, in 2012, when Barclays Boss bob diamond was forced to resign. Until recently, libor used to be set by a member of staff at the biggest banks, called a submitter, saying what Interest Rate they thought theyd have to pay to borrow money. An average was taken, called the London Inter Bank 0ffered rate, or liborfor short. It helped determine how much the banks pay to get hold of funds to lend, and therefore what we pay on mortgages and loans. It also gives an indication of how healthy financially the banks are. The submitters were meant to put in rates based only on their own genuine view of the market for borrowing and lending cash. Panorama has uncovered a phone call on october 29th 2008, during the financial crisis, when a Senior Barclays banker, mark dearlove, tells the man putting in libor rates, peterjohnson, to push them down below the true cost of borrowing cash because of pressure from above. We played the recording to chris philp mp, a member of the treasury select committee. If what dearlove is saying is true, that is shocking. This tape suggests that in fact the Bank Of England knew about it, and indeed were encouraging or even instructing it. So we need an immediate inquiry to find out exactly what is going on, given what we have just heard on this tape. The recording was never played to the juries in the recent trials of Barclays Bankers accused of conspiracy to defraud over so called trader manipulation of libor. Three were convicted. Another two, who are supposed to be part of the same conspiracy, were acquitted last week. You are asking me, do i think that if all this was in, would it make a difference . Probably, is the answer. The Bank Of England told panorama that libor and other global benchmarks were not regulated in the uk or elsewhere during the period in question. And you can see more on this in panorama the big bank fix at 8 30pm tonight on bbc one. Jes staley, the Chief Executive of barclays, will lose his annual bonus of more than £1 million after two regulators opened an investigation into his conduct in a whistleblowing case. He had tried to discover who wrote a whistleblowing letter to the bank. The regulators on his case, it is serious stuff. Yes. It involves the hiring ofa serious stuff. Yes. It involves the hiring of a senior person, tim mayne. He had worked with the Chief Executive at a previous employer for many years. When he was hired, anonymous letters were sent to Board Members raising concerns of a personal nature about this person and about the nature of the relationship he had with the Chief Executive, did they go through the normal Due Diligence . Barclays told the Chief Executive the Chief Executive said he did not see it as Whistle Blowing, but as a malicious smear against this person. He wanted to find out who wrote the letter. The internal people said, you should not stick your nose into this. He came back when it looked like they had gotten over this issue, he thought, that means i can find out who sent this letter. He tried to involve us Law Enforcement officials. The regulators will take a dim view of this, because even if he thought it was a malicious smear, it is not his business. Leave it to the compliance people. In the post crisis environment, Whistle Blowers are a highly protected species, they are seen as very valuable as a way of bad things coming to light. Whether it was Whistle Blowing or a malicious smear was not for him tojudge. The bank has come down hard on him, they have stocked his bonus, he will lose over £1 million, and he has had a serious reprimand, but whether that is enough for regulators, who see this asa enough for regulators, who see this as a serious breach of new regulations on protecting Whistle Blowers, remained to be seen. Sweden has observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the truck attack in central stockholm on friday. Four people died and 15 were injured when a lorry drove into a department store. Police in sweden are continuing to question a 39 year Old Uzbek National named rakhmat akilov, whos suspected of carrying out the attack. 0n stockholms streets, time for normality to return. Back to work for this Sausage Seller who helped a father and daughter who had a lucky escape when the truck was driven at his stall. Translation there was only five centimetres between my stand and the truck. Look how close it was. Gilberto was saved because he was on a break across the street. Today he told us he had to come back and set up and carry on. Translation why not . People have to treat it as a normal day. We should not let what happened frighten us. So, on time, doors opened at the damaged department store, a well known swedish name in the heart of the capital. After the upset of fridays attack and the Uneasy Feelings over the weekend, there is now a real determination to show that life will carry on as it did before. But there was also time to think about the victims, who came from three countries. The royal family led a National Minute of silence. Sweden, belgium, and the United Kingdom stand together in mourning the citizens we have lost. 0ur three countries have suffered horrendous acts of terrorism. We will Never Surrender to terror. We will get through this together. Chris bevington was the british father of two who made his life in sweden and died here. This morning, investigators confirmed a woman from belgium was killed, along with an 11 Year Old Girl and a woman from sweden. They have questioned more than 600 people and they are confident the failed Asylum Seeker from uzbekistan is the driver. Routine may have started to return, but security here it is still tight. Australias Great Barrier reef is in danger of being destroyed. Scientists say coral bleaching, which effectively kills the coral, now affects a 900 mile stretch of the reef. Aerial surveys show the latest damage is concentrated in the middle section, whereas last year bleaching hit mainly the north. Experts now fear the severity of these two events will give damaged coral little chance to recover. Researchers say they were horrified when they discovered that, for the first time, Mass Bleaching had affected the Great Barrier reef in consecutive years. When it bleaches, the coral isnt dead, but it begins to starve, and can eventually die. The reefs, though, are resilient. What concerns scientists is that more frequent bleaching, which is caused by rising water temperatures, makes it harder for the coral to recover. Last year, the northern third of the reef bleached severely. And this year, the central third of the reef has bleached severely. Its not irreparable, but it does depend on whether we have more of these Mass Bleaching events occurring in the next few years. Looking at the Global Warming trajectories, we would expect that. There is evidence the bleaching is moving south, into areas that have previously been unaffected by the degradation. The Great Barrier reef marine park is about the size of italy orjapan, and is so big it can be seen from outer space. The Research Team is warning that to save one of natures wonders, australia must take Decisive Action on Climate Change. The government in canberra has acknowledged that Global Warming was the biggest long term threat facing the reef and has promised to protect it. The question is, can the future of this unique wonderland be guaranteed before it is too late . Joining me now from southampton is Jorg Wiedenmann from the university of southampton. He is a professor of Biological 0ceanography and leads the coral reef laboratory, which studies the effect of the environment on corals. Argue concerned now that the damage to the barrier reef could be so extensive that it might never recover . The damage is certainly stronger. Especially the fact that there is bleaching now two years in a row, and part of this affects some stretches which were covered in both yea rs events, stretches which were covered in both years events, is a big worry. If one looks at the scientific data, there has been massive damage. There is however some hope, and this is important to emphasise, that not all of the reef is dead, there are still parts which are bearing life, and these can be the regions that are important to helping its recovery. All is not lost, but what normally happens . You get bleaching in one area, and then the bleaching might continued in extra area, and while the other area is being bleached, the other area is being bleached, the previous area that. Mitchell is recovering . Is that what usually happens . This is what one would usually expect. It takes about a decade for the reef to bounce back completely, given that there is no additional disturbance. Now this fa ct additional disturbance. Now this fact that we have bleaching in the middle section this year is something that is of high concern. It may actually affect those regions which could help the recovery of the neighbouring ones. What is the solution . Rising Ocean Temperatures is causing this. And with man made Climate Change, and for any proposals that might deal with that, that will take some time . Certainly. Rising Sea Temperatures are one of the most critical threats to the coral reefs and it is getting worse, so it is time that we get serious about Climate Change and start to ridges the c02 serious about Climate Change and start to ridges the Co2 Emissions stash start to get serious. Theres also a local action which can be taken, Water Quality also a local action which can be ta ken, Water Quality is also a local action which can be taken, Water Quality is a critical issue. And the countries that host coral reefs need to do a lot and we needed to do that we need to do something on the global scale, as well, to reduce global emissions. Thanks forjoining us. We have got much more coming up, but now the weather forecast. It felt like some yesterday. Back to april now, though. Cooler out there for many, compared with yesterday, but a good deal of sunshine. We have seen the cloud build up and still threatening the occasional shower, but much of the cloud will fade away. The exception is the hebrides, North West Highlands, that is pushing, and that will set in for the night, especially the north west of the highlands. The rain also spreading to 0rkney and shetland, not before temperatures dropped close to freezing. South across the country with clear skies and light winds, and quite a cold night to come. Rural areas could get down to 23 come. Rural areas could get down to 2 3 degrees. Lovely start to tomorrow for most of the uk, sunny spells, The Cloud Will Build like today. Cloudier stubble, North West Highlands and ireland, rain on and off, and the breeze will make it feel cooler, but nice enough when you have the sunshine in the south. This is Bbc News At Five. The headlines. The funeral of Pc Keith Palmer who was murdered in last months westminster attack has taken place at Southwark Cathedral. Thousands of Police Officers lined the route of the Funeral Procession through Central London. Foreign ministers from the g7 nations, have been trying to find a unified approach to tackling the conflict in syria, after last weeks suspected Chemical Weapons attack. The bbc has uncovered evidence, implicating the Bank Of England in the so called libor rigging scandal. There are renewed fears for the Great Barrier reef, after Scientists Say two thirds has been damaged by unprecedented coral bleaching. And now the latest sport. Five years ago, after a poor round at augusta, Sergio Garcia said he wasnt good enough to win a major. Runner up twice at the open and twice at the us pga was the closest hed come in 73 attempts. The spaniard is now masters champion after a thrilling final round. There is some Flash Photography coming up. The 37 year old was tied on 9 under par with englandsjustin rose at the end of his final round and had two putts for victory on the first extra hole. Hes the third spaniard to wear the greenjacket, Jose Maria 0lazabal and the late Seve Ballesteros have gone before him, and it was fitting that garcia won it on what would have been ballesteros 60th birthday. I felt the calmest i ever felt on a major sunday. Even after making a couple of bogeys i was still very positive. I still believed that there were a lot of holes that i could get to and i had some really good shots coming in and im so happy Evertons Ross Barkley trained this morning after escaping serious injury in what his lawyers have called an unprovoked attack last night. Merseyside police are examining cctv footage that appear to show barkley being punched in the face. The incident happened in a liverpool bar after the teams 11 2 win over leicester city. A complaint is yet to be made to the police. Arsenals second largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov say the clubs board must bear huge responsibility for the clubs poor season and notjust arsene wenger. The Russian Billionaire who doesnt have a seat on the board has criticised the owner stan kroenke. The gunners could jump above Manchester United into fifth with a win tonight but face a Crystal Palace side who have won four of their last five including a victory against leaders chelsea. The window victory of Crystal Palace at chelsea is a theme in the premier league. Anything can happen in any game. It doesnt change basically my thinking about the game. We know that we have to play at our best to win the game. I think that it is even more important that we make sure we dont lose against arsenal. Like i say, it is not arguably that we have got the hardest run in. We have got the hardest run in, there is no doubt about that, but we are in good form at the moment and hopefully that form will continue and more importantly the results will come with it. The former arsenal and england captain tony adams has been made head coach of the spanish side granada until the end of the season. Hes been working as an advisor at the struggling club, but takes over after maanger Lucas Alcaraz was sacked. They are second bottom of la liga, seven points from safety with seven games remaining. Adams had previous spells at wycombe and portsmouth and also a stint in the azarbaijan league. Hes had 2a years at the club and theres a statue of him outside the ground, but st helens have sacked their head coach keiron cunningham. They are currently seventh in the super league table, having lost half of their eight matches so far this season. They drew against huddersfield last friday. Cunningham had been in charge since 2014 and they reached the Play Off Semifinals last season. Liam plunkett has signed a one Year Contract extension to stay with yorkshire until the end of next season. The fast bowler, who has been in and out of the england set up for over ten years, has won two County Championship titles at headingley. He also won two titles with durham. Thats all the sport for now. Much more on those stories on the bbc website. I will be back after the six oclock news with sports day. Lets return now to the conflict in syria. Today Russias Foreign Ministry has said that the Missile Strike on syria carried out by the United States was an aggressive act against a sovereign state and violated International Law. This statement was released after a phone call between russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad zari. Syria and iran are close allies and during the syrian civil war, iran has supported the syrian government. Joining me now to talk about irans reaction to last weeks Missile Attack by the us is Aniseh Bassiri tabrizi, a Research Fellow at the Thinktank Rusi with particular expertise in irans foreign policy. We know that iran and syria have been Strategic Partners since the Iran Iraq Warand they been Strategic Partners since the Iran Iraq War and they have carried that link forward. How much of an influence does iran have on President Assad . People have spoken about the relationship between Vladimir Putin and assad. We know iran has played a key role in the conflict. Since 2011. At the beginning of the conflict. It was just a supporting role, and then it became something more. Iran invested troops and a Military Presence and politically, heavy political capital, in the conflict. The relationship has been strong and steady since the beginning. And has continued to be so until now. In the last year and a half there has been some discussion and some speculation about a change in this relationship because of moscows heavy involvement in the conflict. And it seems to be a Stronger Alliance between assad and Vladimir Putin, instead of assad and the Supreme Leader of iran. This is true to a certain extent. This relationship is very long, iran and syria have been strong allies for a long time, and their coordination has been steadily through the conflict, with differences depending on the situation and depending on who the other partners are involved in the conflict. In the last year and a half, the stronger connection from a Military Side has been between assad and moscow. But we cannot disregard the importance of the relationship between iran and syria. It is a very important relationship and part of the dynamic of the conflict. The suggestion has been, and we saw the attack by President Trump using missiles on the assad regime on one particular Airfield Lastly, but none of that happened with president barack 0bama one particular Airfield Last year. It has been suggested that barack 0bama did not wa nt to suggested that barack 0bama did not want to upset the negotiations that we re want to upset the negotiations that were taking place with iran and the deal he was trying to strike for them because President Trump is not interested in that deal, is then our sense in iran, that perhaps there is more of a free hand to go after President Assad and deal with iran at the same time . Is there more ofa at the same time . Is there more of a sense in iran. There was a sense that trott was going to push against iran, like the nuclear deal trump. But it seems that they have changed their position and their pressure on iran will come on regional issues instead. Their perception was that this was going to happen through yemen, but whether this has changed in the past few days and weeks, that remains to be seen, but it is clear that the Trump Administration was trying to create administration was trying to create a gap between Vladimir Putin and the Iranian Administration and it is also clear that it has not achieved this goal. So far. He has probably put them together . Yes. Yes, the strikes have resulted in a joint statement as we have seen from Sergei Lavrov and the Iranian Foreign minister. Regarding a likely retaliation should the United States continue with this kind of engagement. What kind of retaliation are we likely to see potentially . That remains to be seen. They talk about a response with force. What that would mean in practice is not clear. For sure it might mean that the presence of the iranian troops on the ground might be increased and that would not be a surprise, but this would be a continuation of the iranian policy. In syria. At no stage there has been no signalfrom iran that they were going to disengage from the conflict, even when moscow increases its Military Presence, iran in fact increased its own presence in the conflict. I dont think there is going to be any scenario in which we are going to see iran withdrawing from the conflict. But what the attack has done, probably, has been a disinvestment from the diplomatic level that was taking place, to some extent, and a potential escalation of tension on both sides. Thanks for joining us. Now to some news regarding a fashion chain. The Fashion Chainjaeger has gone into administration, putting 700 jobs at risk in the uk. Directors of the high street chain, which has 46 stores, had appointed administrators after failing to find a suitable buyer for the business. Funerals are being held in egypt for some of the victims of yesterdays bomb attack at st marks coptic cathedral in alexandria. More than 40 people were killed in two bombings in alexandria and tanta. A three month State Of Emergency had been declared. A coroner has said that a 15 year old boy who was killed by a soldier in londonderry in 1972 was totally innocent and did not pose a threat to anyone. Manus deery was shot outside a chip shop in the Catholic Bogside area of the city. The coroner also said the original investigation was flawed and inadequate. A photo of a woman smiling at an English Defence league protester in birmingham snapped after she stepped in to defend another woman has gone viral. The image of Saffiyah Khan has been shared thousands of times since it was taken at saturdays demonstration. Earlier, ms khan told the Victoria Derbyshire show about that moment. I saw a woman surrounded by quite a large group of edl members and she looked quite intimidated. And i dont think she was very comfortable in that position and i wasnt comfortable with her being there either. What did you say . In that position i couldnt really get to her physically, so all i could do was agree with her verbally in that i do believe they are racist, as thats what she was saying, as well. And thats what i ended up doing and then i was identified as someone who opposed the edl and that kind of stemmed from there. My involvement. I mean, facing people like this, its not something i want to do. Id love to live in a place where we didnt have Vulnerable Women put in these situations. But, yeah, always stand up to it. I have no fear towards the edl. This is Bbc News At Five the headlines the funeral of Pc Keith Palmer, who was murdered in last months westminster Terror Attack, has taken place at Southwark Cathedral. Foreign ministers from the g7 nations, are trying to find a unified approach to tackling the syria conflict, after last weeks suspected Chemical Weapons attack. The bbc has uncovered evidence, implicating the Bank Of England in the so called libor rigging scandal. Police in manchester have launched extra patrols in the city centre, after receiving a surge in calls about people passing out from taking the banned drug, spice. Greater Manchester Police said they dealt with 31 calls relating to the drug in 24 hours after it launched a two day banning order in the city centre. Its been reported that the substance left some users looking like zombies. Joining me is professor david nutt, a professor of psychiatry at Imperial College london. Hes a former government drug advisor, but repeatedly clashed with ministers over issues of drug harm and classification. Spice, what is it . It is a number of synthetic, chemicals which have been made to be like cannabis, but are often ten, 100, maybe even more time is potent, so they can produce extreme intoxication and also many of these changes of consciousness movement, that we are seeing. The symptoms hallucinations, cardiac arrest, increased heart rate, similar, it seems, to the effects of cannabis . Well, some of them. Cannabis increases heart rate, and your blood pressure, body doesnt normally cause these extreme symptoms but it doesnt normally. Heart attacks and are very rare. Spice also produces sieges and cannabis doesnt do that, and that is because spice is notjust cannabis, there are also other forms of spice which activate systems of the brain about which we know very little the brain about which we know very little spice also produces seizures. People seem to be able to get their hands on it, even though it is banned. Yes, a ban rarely has been a good weapon, it is normally a blunt weapon. The thing with spice, you might make a thousand times more money out of a small amount, and so it isa money out of a small amount, and so it is a very profitable drug. We need other measures. What would you do . We tried to get rid of cannabis by prosecuting people for carrying cannabis, and also testing people for using cannabis, and i think we should instigate Cannabis Cafes like they have in the netherlands where people use normal cannabis and they dont use spice and that would remove much of the spice from the market. The other thing, we should develop an antidote, and there is one, i wrote to the Health Sector really for christmas that there is an antidote known the health secretary. And i said it would be sensible if we resurrected it as a treatment for people in these strange states, having seizures and Heart Attacks and breaking of prisons and under spice. He wrote back and said it was not his business in developing antidote, and that it was up to the drug companies. This is an emergency and we have got used British Technology to deal with this and we need incentives to do it. Pharmaceutical companies will not work in this space and the government has got to do it. If you decriminalised cannabis and made that legal, people would gravitate to that, and then people would not need to use spice. People are trying to get around the lawn cannabis and that is why we have spice and they succeeded, but ata have spice and they succeeded, but at a much higher price of more harmful stop history tells us, when alcohol was banned, people tend to methadone. When opium was banned people turned to heroin. History tells us that if you ban a substance, people of the more potent and more harmful substitutes and thatis and more harmful substitutes and that is exactly what has happened. It is utterly predictable. Spice came because we started cracking down on young men carrying cannabis and Testing Prisoners for cannabis. And that is when the spice epidemic started, we opened pandoras box and it will be very difficult to put the genie back in the bottle, to mix my metaphors. Thanks forjoining us. Its 200 years since parkinsons was discovered, and still there is no cure. Some drugs can control the symptoms, but campaigners say progress in developing new treatments is too slow. One of the reasons, they say, is because its less common than diseases like alzheimers, which has six times as many People Living with the condition. And today, the charity parkinsons uk is launching a new drive to raise money for more research. Jayne mccubbin has been to meet 22 year old jordan webb who is living with parkinsons and takes up to 15 tablets every day. This is not the kind of face usually associated with parkinsons. The average age of onset is 60. Jordans diagnosis came when he was 16. When you first heard the diagnosis. Shattered. Shattered you, yes. Absolutely shattered, because he went from this. He was outgoing, loved himself, loved the girls, and im thinking, is he going to be the same . Felt like my heart had been ripped out. In 1817, James Parkinson called this the shaking palsy. 200 years on, there is still no cure. Its so much to deal with. It has been really challenging, because i have to go to university with it. I am actually applying myself more. To make up for what i have lost. He still managed to graduate. He is still managing to sit a masters degree. I am so proud of him. But the drugs only help so much. Some drugs mask the symptoms of parkinsons, others deal with the side effects of the drugs to mask the symptoms of parkinsons. But they dont slow its progression, and eventually they will stop working. They only work for so long, for five or ten years. Parkinsons uk say it is time to change that. Today they launched the we wont wait campaign. We broughtjordan to london, to come to parkinsons hq, to meet the man at the helm. Have you got some good news . Unfortunately, there is no good news. The best drug to treat parkinsons is 50 years old. The ones that have been developed since. They only really treat the symptoms of the disease, so we are only papering over the cracks. Why so little progress with this neurological condition, when medical science elsewhere has made Great Strides . The professor tells us the reason is simple. Lack of investment. Well, parkinsons is on the borderline of profitability for drug companies. You know, if there were more people affected by the disease, you would get more profit back from the science. We have got all the tools, we have got all the knowledge, we just need the cash to drive the process forward. Until a cure, alljordan can do is manage symptoms. Complimentary therapies help. For some, it is dance, others swim. Jordan is trying something new. Very good. How does that feel . Yeah, feels good. It is fine. Challenging, but it is rewarding when i get it right. 200 years after the condition was identified, parkinsons uk say those living with the condition shouldnt have to wait any more. A cure is within reach, with the right funding. It could and should happen, they say, in jordans lifetime. I do feel close, but were not getting any investment. So we are there, but we are not there yet. I have my life ahead of me, i want to look forward to it. A train carrying British Goods left essex today for a 7,500 milejourney through seven countries all the way to china. It will take just over two weeks to reach its destination the eastern city of yiwa. The 30 containers are filled with items ranging from medicines and Baby Products to fizzy drinks and whisky. Steph mcgovern watched it leave. This train arrived from china back injanuary, with over 40 containers of cargo. Today, it is starting the return journey, from essex, through france, germany, poland, russia, kazakhstan, and then reaching the east coast of china in 17 days time. The final containers are just being put on the train now. There are 30 in total, with all kinds of different products in, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, Baby Products, all stuff that has been made here in the uk, and will now start the journey from here all the way over to china. We have these thin steel rails that go 7,500 miles to china, taking trade to and from china. Its an important day. Britain imports a lot more than it exports, especially with china. It is hoped this rail link will increase that trade, especially with the weaker pound. But there is competition. London is the 15th European City with a direct link to china. It is just one stopping point in the new modern silk road. Time for a look at the weather. What a weekend, it felt like the summer in many parts of the uk, but the weather has almost undergone a major logical restore factor settings overnight meacher logical. If you are enjoying the easter week, we wont have 25 degrees, and by the end of the week it means something much cooler, temperatures typical for the time of year, if anything a bit killer, but you have got to factor in that the sunshine is getting stronger if anything a bit cooler. There will be showers around, which you get with a north west wind, but there will be plenty of dry and sunshine and that will negate the breeze. Clear skies tonight, across england, wales and a few showers down the eastern counties of england, but they will disappear quickly. Across the high ground of the North West Highlands into the hebrides, 0rkney, shetland, temperatures will drop very close to freezing before lifting later in the night. Coldest in rural wales and southern england, some could be closer to 2 3 for the lovely sunny start on tuesday, Occasional Cloud and sunshine. You could not rule out and sunshine. You could not rule out a few showers, but the wettest weather will be on the highest ground in the North West Highlands, hebrides and 0rkney and shetland. The rain on and off, feeling a bit on the cool side. It should still feel pleasant enough, but a cooler day on wednesday and that is because we will have more of a breeze. The Weather Front pushing south. 0vernight, a few showers, dampest on the western side of the hills, Northern England and wales, patchy rain working its way to southern counties, but many southern counties will be dry throughout. Reaching the mid teens on wednesday afternoon, and into thursday we have a cold start. Lots of sunshine around first aid, but The Cloud Will Build, and a few showers in the afternoon around first thing. There will be more sunshine on thursday and on friday, patchy rain and drizzle working its way south, predominantly dry in the southern counties and sunshine and showers in the easter weekend. Latest headlines next. Thousands of Police Officers line the Streets Of London for the funeral of Pc Keith Palmer who was murdered in the westminster attack. The 48 year old who was married with a five year old daughter was stabbed as he tried to stop Khalid Masood entering parliament. Officers from all over the country lined the route of the Funeral Cortege his coffin was carried into Southwark Cathedral by friends and colleagues. One of the kindest people you ever find. Very giving. If you could paint a picture of a perfect policeman you would be painting a picture of keith palmer. Also on the programme tonight. Boris johnson joins Foreign Ministers in italy as International Pressure grows on russia to abandon its support for syrias president. Police say they are dealing with a Spice Drug Epidemic in manchester and it is putting pressure on public services