04/04/2012 BBC News at Ten

New disagreements within the coalition, this time about plans to

hold secret court hearings. Evidence based on intelligence

would be allowed, but only behind closed doors. The Prime Minister

says it is a matter of national security. We should not put our

civil liberties at risk by doing so, but where there are gaps that need

to be plugged, we need to plug those gaps. But he has not got Nick

Clegg by his side. The Lib Dems want changes to the proposals. We

will be asking how serious the disagreements are.

All also tonight, Britain's big airlines fear gridlock at airports

over Easter. They say borders are dangerously over staffed --

understaffed. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of

masterminding 9/11, will stand trial.

Road disruption and power lines down as snow and gales hit parts of

the country. Thousands are without electricity. We have no power, no

mobile phone, no telephone. Devastated in this day and age that

you can't get information. And they wonder goal at Stamford

Bridge secures Chelsea's place in the Champions League semi-final.

Coming up on the BBC News Channel, Strauss and Cook both past half-

centuries in Colombo, England just one wicket down. 121 behind Sri

Good evening. There are signs of a new disagreement within the

coalition, this time over the Justice Department's proposal to

allow secret hearings in civil cases that involve evidence based

on intelligence gathering. The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg

has made it clear that he will not support the legislation as it is

currently planned. This is in contrast to the Prime Minister, who

said today that it was a matter of national security.

Where should the balance of justice be decided? Always in open court,

or occasionally in private so that national security and the secrets

of our spies are protected? Today the Prime Minister was clear that

if cords want to hear more intelligence, they need to do so

behind closed doors. Government and prime ministers have a

responsibility for national security. We should take every step

necessary to keep the country safe. We should not put civil liberties

at risk by doing so, but where there are gaps that need to be

plucked, we need to plug those gaps. But how those gaps are plugged is

testing this once happy relationship. Nick Clegg has tried

to monitor -- limit state monitoring of the internet. Now he

has said these plans risk riding roughshod over civil liberties. He

is pushing for safeguards. I have been arguing the case for civil

liberties for 29 years. One thing which justifies the pro-democracy

is defending the citizen against the over-mighty state. Labour did

not understand that. On one level, this is normal coalition politics.

You have a Conservative Prime Minister emphasising security and

his Liberal Democrat deputy emphasising civil liberties. But

Nick Clegg is aware that he is facing tough local elections soon,

when many are asking what difference the Lib Dems make in

government. So Mr Clegg has made clear that he will not support

closed courts unless judges decide when to use them, and he says they

should never apply to inquest. But Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says

secret accords are necessary to protect national security and

intelligence given to the UK by countries like the US. In the case

of the former Guantanamo Bay detainees Binyam Mohamed, a summary

of US intelligence was revealed in court. Ken Clarke's of the

Americans are now cutting back on the information they share. No one

is riding roughshod over the principles of open justice, but you

cannot have your spies giving sensitive information in public.

The result is that you do not hear them at all. There is no open

justice. It makes the security services more accountable to do

this. Labour think the plans for secret courts goes so far. So the

pressure to get the balance right between security and Liberty is

growing. We can talk to James in Downing

Street. Are these disagreements real or for party political effect,

do you think? That government has had a bad few weeks. Conservatives

both inside and outside government asking why Nick Clegg has chosen

now to compound those difficulties and reveal the extent to divisions

within the Government over these security plans. They point to the

fact that Lib Dems are facing tough elections next week and are under

pressure from voters to show what a difference they are making within

government. If you talk to those close to Nick Clegg, they say this

is a real issue where the Government has to get the balance

right between liberty and security. They want to make sure the

Government gets the policy right in a way that they are due Labour did

not over its plans to detain terror suspects without charge for 90 days.

They also say there is a duty on ministers to make sure they

scrutinise any requests from these judges services when asking for

more powers. The Conservatives counter with two points. They say

if the Lib Dems were so concerned about this, why has not a single

Lib Dem backbencher gone to see Ken Clarke about it? They also say

these great plans for more security cords were first published last

October. A policy document went up and down government and was finally

signed off by the relevant Cabinet committee. Who is chairman of this

august body that signed of these plans? Nick Clegg.

The Home Office has promised that extra staff will be deployed at

airports this Easter after airlines warn but there could be long queues

and delays because of tougher immigration controls. Virgin

Atlantic has said there is a risk of gridlock. It is one of 11

airlines that have written to the Home Secretary.

After a long-haul flight, it is hard sand friendly faces, we expect,

not an endless queue in passport control. But airlines say there is

a risk of queues like this bringing airports to a halt because there

aren't enough staff to check passports. It is the middle of the

after noon and quite a quiet period at terminal four. Passengers have

been telling me that some from outside Europe have waited about 15

minutes to get through passport control. But the airport as it can

sometimes take three hours, which BAA, the owner of Heathrow,

believes is unacceptable. We work hard across the whole airport to

make sure we cut out queues as far as we can. It should take five

minutes to get through security. Immigration is a different matter.

That is not a good welcome to the UK. Last year, it came to light

that staff levels had been cut and fewer additional passport checks

were being done. The Home Secretary suspended the head of the border

force and demanded that full checks be restored, but they require more

staff. In a memo, Virgin said if queues get too long in passport

control, the entire airport operation would be at risk.

Airlines will be forced to keep passengers on board the aircraft.

Virgin said at peak periods like Easter, there is a real chance of

gridlock at UK airports. The concern, shared by other airlines

and the Immigration Services Union, is about all busy periods, not just

the Easter. We have the Queen's diamond jubilee and the Olympics

coming up. The border needs to be suitably resourced. It needs to

have enough trained staff, not temporary staff who have been

trained for two days. The Home Office says extra staff are being

brought in. The new border chief says warnings of serious disruption

are simply speculation. A focus must be on making sure that our

border is safe and that the travelling public are safe and we

do not permit risks into the UK that could be a detriment to the

safety of our communities. And we do not want to disrupt people more

than necessary. It is now clear that the airlines are watching the

performance of Britain's border force closely.

The man alleged to have masterminded the 9/11 terror

attacks will finally be tried. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and another

four suspects will be charged within the next 30 days. The trial

will take place in front of a Military Commission at Guantanamo

Bay. Our correspondent is in Washington. This is not quite the

outcome President Barack Obama hoped for, is it? No. The fact that

this will end up in a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay is

deeply embarrassing for Barack Obama. One of his first acts as

President was to sign an order ordering the closure of this prison.

It never happened because he could not reach agreement with Congress

on what to do with the detainees. Then the president's Attorney-

General indicted these men under the civilian justice system. The

plan was to put them on trial in public in New York, but that

collapsed because of local opposition. If there is a silver

lining for Barack Obama, it is that he can now run for re-election this

year at least saying that the wheels of justice are turning. That

matters, because this is far and away the most significant of the

Guantanamo Bay cases. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has boasted publicly that

he planned the a to Z of 9/11. If he and his co-defendants are now

found guilty at this tribunal, they could potentially face execution.

More than 10,000 families are still without power tonight after gale-

force winds, snow, sleet and rain brought power lines down in north-

east England and Derbyshire. Elsewhere, across a wide sweep of

northern England, there has been disruption on the Rose, with many

motorists stuck for hours. Parts of the country have seen the heaviest

April snow for 30 years. This was rush-hour on the M62.

Drivers talked about blizzard-like conditions between Manchester and

Huddersfield. Queues stretched for 10 miles as the motorway was closed.

We joined Oldham's mountain rescue team in Saddleworth. By midday,

they had already dug out over 20 drivers and a snowplough. How bad

was it? The early on, it was quite severe. The winds were really high,

gusting at between force 7 and 8. Difficult to stand up in.

Visibility was down to 15 metres. This is one of the problems with

the M62 closing. Many drivers are now using the back roads, but it

does not take long before they get stuck in the snow, and the

tailbacks begin. They knew it would be snowing, and they have done

nothing about it. And the snow and ice has left thousands of homes

without power across North Yorkshire, Derbyshire and County

Durham. Many have been without electricity since last night here.

We have no power, no mobile phone, no mains telephone, no internet

access. We have no communication. The devastated in this day and age

that you can't get any information. We have no means of contact. Radio,

television, nothing. The engineers are trying to restore power, but

the snow and ice is making their job harder. All of our resources

have been redirected into responding to this incident. The

conditions that came the other night are pretty rare. We would say

this is a one in 10 year, maybe 20 year event. But we are responding

and taking care of vulnerable customers. Off the coasts of North

Wales, storms meant this cargo ship hit a rock off Colwyn Bay. There is

concern that oil is leaking, but there is also praise for those who

rescued seven crew members. It was difficult, clinic, to rescue seven

people off the ship, which was moving in very stormy seas at the

time, and to bring them back safely. The snow is now melting. All of

this was expected, but it seems Network Rail has been fined �4

million and ordered to pay costs of nearly �120,000 for a breach of

health and safety law which caused a train to derail near Grayrigg in

Cumbria in 2007. One passenger was killed and 88 others injured when

the 300 ton engine derailed at 95 mph, after hitting a badly

maintained and 40 set of points. At least seven people have been killed

in a suicide bombing in Somalia. Reports suggest a young female was

behind the attack at the country's National Theatre in Mogadishu. The

President of the Somali Olympic Committee and the head of the

national football federation were among the dead. GPs seem to be

losing faith in the government's controversial reforms to the NHS in

England, that's according to new research conducted by the BBC. 18

months ago, one in four thought giving GPs a greater say would

improve care for their patients. Now it's just one in eight. In

every community in England, the NHS is changing. A year from now, GPs

will be the leaders - making decisions together about how money

is spent. So does this G P led system mean an improvement in care?

In 20th September 10, 23 % it would. By March this year, that had fallen

to just 12 % of GPs. The government says the NHS needs this scale of

change. That convinced 65 % of GPs in 2010. But only 47 % agree now.

Some GPs say they've become deeply disillusioned. We are very worried.

As more details come out, it becomes increasingly obvious that

the power being given is not as real as it seems. We won't have a

lot of power. What the government have done is shifted the decision-

making processes on to us at the time when our services will have to

be cut. These NHS changes are all about who makes decisions about

money. Surgeries like this one are joining together into groups. This

time next year those groups will take control of health budgets for

the local communities. They could be more competition for the NHS

from private companies and charities. And, at the same time,

the health service has to find big savings to help meet rising costs.

It is that need to find savings at the same time that is worrying

patient campaigners. We hear on a daily basis about the huge

efficiency savings we've got to make. GPs going forward to going to

have to make some tough decisions about whether to treat a patient or

not. That's going to have a huge impact on the doctor-patient Trust

and relationship. This ComRes poll used a survey of GPs in March. We

ask them about future pressures on the NHS. Will the NHS be able to go

on treating patients within 18 weeks? Just 22 % thought it could.

Almost half disagreed. Will the NHS have to increase rationing of

treatment? 83 % of GPs think it will. GPs who support the changes

say that is why they need to take the lead. GPs are in a very good

position to know what conditions their patients are likely to

experience. They can therefore plan services that are convenient for

the patient, but also make sure they provide them in a cost-

effective way. The government says many GPs do back its vision. And,

as the NHS goes on making savings, patients want doctors, not managers

in charge. You can find out more If you are an innocent man, why is

there a bounty on your head? He is one of America's Most Wanted. We

hear from the man accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks.

It is called Big Society Capital and its aim is to unlock billions

of pounds of investment in social and community projects. The new

fund, which has start-up cash of �600 million, has the personal

endorsement of the Prime Minister. But how much an impact will it

make? As our home editor reports, the initiative is being hailed as a

new way of getting big business to invest in grassroots projects.

Britain is being invited to board a new vehicle for delivering public

services. And this bus is an example of it. It looks like any

London double-decker but unlike other routes where profits go to

shareholders, money made on this one subsidises community projects.

In the jargon, it saying not-for- profit social enterprise. And the

man who heads the project is a social entrepreneur. Former bus

driver Dai Powell wants to expand his feet. But traditional banks are

often reluctant to lend to social enterprises. As of today, there's a

new stop on the route - Big Society Capital. When you go to the bank

and say, Look, I've got this social enterprise, what will you say?

will say that we need X amount of money. We will give you a financial

return but auto asocial return. application for a loan would stress

how his operation funds for elderly and disabled people in north London,

as well as generating enough income to repay his debts. Bankers may

have an image problem, but our next passenger on the social enterprise

bus is a banker with a difference. Does the chief executive of Big

Society Capital honestly believe that hard-nosed City investors will

be prepared to sacrifice profit to do good? I am absolutely convinced,

not just in the City of London but throughout the UK, that there are a

significant number of people who want to take at least a part of

their investment portfolio and dedicate it to investment that not

only will get them their money back, but also earned them some sort of

small return and, most importantly, help to make society and the

communities they live in a better place to live. So is social

enterprise takes its idea too Big Society Capital, which will look at

what it offers as a financial return and social return. It may

dip into its own funds, but most of the cash is likely to come from an

outsider - a company, charity or individual happy to earn a bit less

interest if they Investment also ends up making the world a better

place. The government hopes Big Society Capital will unlock

billions for social projects without costing the taxpayer a

penny. For years the city has been associated with providing Capital

to help businesses expand. Today, this is about supplying Capital to

help society to expand. Within the charitable sector there are

sceptics as to just where the Big Society bus is taking Britain.

Social enterprise is not risk-free. It could go bust. Efface social

enterprise is delivering a key public service that people have got

to have continuous service on, then something will have to be done. It

is really important government thinks about that now. If we get a

lot more social enterprises delivering a lot more public

services, this is an issue which will become real in the future.

Enthusiasts believe Big Society Capital will help create a new

sector for service delivery. Incorporating the best of state and

privately-funded provision. Doubters fear it will suffer the

weaknesses of both. A man who is alleged to have driven off in a

stolen car with two children in the back has been charged with robbery,

kidnapping and possessing a knife. Cedric Brown is accused of stealing

the car in the Erdington area of Birmingham, after forcing the

mother out of the driver's seat. The children, aged one and two,

were unharmed and have been reunited with their mother. He is

number two on America's Most Wanted Terrorist list, with a $10 million

bounty on his head. But today, the man he the United States blames for

masterminding the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, appeared in public in

Pakistan, telling US authorities they will welcome to contact him.

Hafiz Saeed, who founded the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba,

staged a news conference from the row Rawalpindi, where all a bit -

but Orla Guerin sent this report. On the trail of Hafiz Saeed, we

found him right it is complex - Pakistan's army headquarters. He's

always been considered close to the military. And just across the road,

he was the star attraction among hardline Islamists. He says he runs

a charity. The UN says it's a front for terrorism. Now America has put

a price on his head because of the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Washington

and Delhi believe he was the mastermind. He denies that. Today

he mocked the $10 million bounty. TRANSLATION: I want to say to the

State Department, why do you want to give the money to somebody else,

why not give it to me? I can tell you where I am every day. One of

America's Most Wanted is on the platform here now. Hafiz Saeed is

centre-stage. He's been sending a message of defiance. So far the

authorities in Pakistan have been turning a blind eye. They've said

little or nothing about the American bounty on his head. But

many here believe they will take no serious action against him. The

only impediments he faced today - a crush of cameras and plenty of

questions. If you are an innocent man, why is there a bounty on your

head? TRANSLATION: Bank guard the

Pakistani courts have proved our organisation is absolutely not a

terrorist group. The people accusing me are against Pakistan

and interfering in our internal affairs. The embassy is only 40

minutes away. Are you willing to go and speak to the Americans if you

have nothing to hide? TRANSLATION: Why should I go there?

If they contact me before making their Ranald that, they have taken

away my rights. Rather than standing in the dock, Washington

can expect to see Hafiz Saeed at more anti-American rallies like

this one. He is already planning his next appearance. Pakistan said

tonight it needs hard evidence to move against him. Great Britain's

cyclists have won a gold medal on the opening day of the track

cycling world championships in Melbourne. Ed Clancy, Peter

Kennaugh, Steven Burke and Geraint Thomas said a new world record in

the men's team pursuit, to beat the strong favourites, Australia.

been wanting this for the last four years and it's never quite happened.

It's come to Australia. Beat the Aussies on their home turf, it

makes it all the better. That was the hardest team pursuit I've ever

done. Chelsea have been in action tonight in the Champions' League.

Their aim - to beat Benfica and book a semi-final place in Spanish

giants Barcelona. Dan Roan has been at Stamford Bridge.

A 1-0 win in the away leg against Benfica had led many Chelsea fans

to assume that a place in the last four of the Champions' League was

all but assured. This track -- tyre was dangerously poised. Chelsea's

European adventure was destined to continue. The task facing Chelsea

tonight was to keep their feet firmly on the ground. To focus on

the here and now of Benfica, not Barcelona - who lie in wait.

Complacency seemed to be the greatest threat. There any nerves

were soon settled. Makeshift defender Garcia's clumsy challenge

on Ashley Cole gifting Chelsea a penalty. Lampard doubling his

side's aggregate lead. Roberto Di Matteo continuing to tighten his

grip on the job. Benfica have nothing to lose, and that made them

dangerous. This forced John Terry into action. But when the captain's

lunch on Obi Mikel saw him sent off for his second bookable offence,

the visitors' TASS became even harder. Although a man of, the

hosts struggled to press their advantage. Garcia's late equaliser

ensured a fraught final few minutes. It was Chelsea who claimed the next

goal. Merieles finishing in style to send the English side through.

One step closer on the road to European glory, and a step up in

class now awaits. That step up in class is against one of one of the

greatest club side ever to grace the game, Barcelona. Chelsea won't

want for motivation against Barcelona. It will be a chance to

avenge their semi-final defeat to the same opponents three years ago.