01/05/2012 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at 10:00pm: Rupert Murdoch is deemed unfit to

run a major global business. He's accused by a parliamentary

committee of "wilful blindness" over phone hacking at the News of

the World. In the view of the majority of committee members,

Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run an international company like BSkyB.

Three former News International executives are accused of

misleading Parliament, but the Murdoch finding is not back by the

Conservatives. It will be correctly seen as a partisan report, and we

have lost a very great deal -- will have lost a very great deal of its

credibility. And we'll have details of Rupert

Murdoch's response tonight to his employees.

Also on the programme: More staff to be brought to

Heathrow to deal with long delays at passport control.

President Obama arrives in Afghanistan on the first

anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death.

In France, it's election fever as President Sarkozy faces a new

challenge to win re-election on Sunday.

And it's official - it's Hodgson, not Redknapp, for England manager.

Coming up in Sportsday on the BBC News Channel, the world of football

reacts to the managerial Good evening.

Rupert Murdoch is not a "fit person" to run a major global

company - that's the majority verdict of a parliamentary

committee which investigated phone hacking at the News of the World.

Four Conservative members of the committee disagreed. But the MPs

were unanimous in their view that three former News International

executives HAD misled Parliament. Our business editor, Robert Peston,

reports on the findings and the potential impact. Rupert Murdoch,

until recently, seen as the world's most powerful media mogul. Today,

declared by MPs not a fit person to run an international business,

because, the MPs say, he and his colleagues turned a blind eye, for

years, to phone hacking by journalists at the News of the

World. Everybody in the world knows who is responsible for the wrong

doing at News Corp, Rupert Murdoch. More than any individual at --

alive, he is to blame. Morally, the deeds are his. He paid the piper

and he called the tune. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee was

arguably even more damning about three of Mr Murdoch's colleagues.

Colin Myler, the former editor of the News of the World. Tom Crone

was the legal affairs manager for the newspaper, and Les Hinton, for

decades, Mr Murdoch's right hand man. All accused of misleading MPs

by telling them that hacking was limited to the work of a single

rogue reporter, all now facing the possibility that the whole House of

Commons may find them guilty of contempt. Mr Myler, today in New

York, where he is still an editor for another organisation. He and Mr

Crone and Mr Hinton have rejected the MPs' damning verdict. It was

the disclosure last year that the News of the World hacked the phone

of a murdered teenager, Milly Dowler, that turned phone hacking

into the story of national importance. Since then, a Rostov

people whose privacy has been invaded by phone hacking which has

grown and grown -- a roster of people. We used do not ever being

seen to criticise Murdoch called the press. To see this friendly

rather brittle report has come as a bit of a shock -- Murdoch or the

press. You think, has it gone too far, but I think it has not. Rupert

Murdoch has a lot to answer for and for the very first time, he is

being held to account. What about the verdict that Rupert Murdoch is

not fit to run a major international company? I have just

heard the four Tory members of the committee say they voted against

that Burditt, so any suggestion that this is a party political

judgment -- that verdict. Any suggestion this is a party

political judgement and not a dispassionate one could undermine

its force. The issue on which no Conservative member fault they

could support of the report itself -- thought they could support the

report was the line but in the middle of the report, but said that

Mr Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to run an international

company -- that said. It will be correctly seen as a partisan report

and will have lost a great deal of its credibility, which is an

enormous shame. News Corporation sees the verdict as unjustified and

highly partisan. In an e-mail to The big and expensive question for

Mr Murdoch is whether these mistakes will make it more likely

that the media regulator, Ofcom, will rule that BSkyB is itself

unfit to hold a broadcasting licence unless News Corporation

sells a big chunk of its 39% stake in the company. The News of the

World scandal, still making use, still shaking up the sprawling

media empire of James and Rupert A split verdict on Rupert Murdoch,

but how does that affect the credibility of the report?

Our political editor, Nick Robinson, is at Westminster for us tonight.

How do you see it? It was just the one sentence, that Rupert Murdoch

is not fit to run an international company, that split the company. It

overshadowed -- split the committee. It overshadowed the other 84 pages.

It gave News International something to attack. They said it

was unjustified and highly partisan. It has dominated headlines around

the world and the sentence written by Tom Watson, the Labour MP and

self-styled scourge of the Murdochs, was designed to hit them where it

hurts. In other words, in their shareholders'' pockets. It was

designed to make them get rid of the Murdochs from the top of the

company. Mr Watson is a deputy chairman of the Labour Party and

have by product is making the Tories look as if they are somehow

want Rupert Murdoch's side, I don't think he will be too depressed --

somehow or on Rupert Murdoch's side. He said he did not want to allow

the focus to be on at three underlings. In theory, they could

be summoned to the House of Commons, forced to stand among those green

benches and be told by MPs, or by the Speaker, exactly what the House

of Commons think of them. Mr Watson and others want Rupert Murdoch to

take the flak. It is worth remembering this view. However the

committee is split, the report tells you that Britain's biggest

paper acted illegally, paid cover up money, allied to the House of

Commons, continued to do that and might well, easily, have got away

with it -- applied to the House of Extra staff are being drafted into

Heathrow Airport to try to reduce long waiting times at passport

control. It's reported that David Cameron has told ministers to "get

a grip" of the problem. Damian Green - the Immigration Minister -

visited Heathrow today, where mobile teams of border control

staff are being set up to ease the pressure. Our home affairs

correspondent, Tom Symonds, has the details.

Today, the battle over the efficiency of the British border

continued. The minister was sent to the front line, to be confronted

by... Well, certainly no major queues. Mid-morning is a quiet

period at Heathrow's Terminal 3, but he continued to insist the

Government is not downplaying the problem. The key is that we have

seen recently are too long. -- the The plan is for empty desks in busy

periods to be filled with up to 80 extra staff, from today. The

government believes it is about more flexible deployment, not just

numbers. With passengers continuing to send in their pictures, Damian

Green said the longest queue last week was an hour and a half.

British Airways said he was misleading the public. It was two-

and-a-half hours. The experience of this regular is somewhere in the

middle. I use Heathrow about at least once a month. I have been

greeted by queues no shorter than two hours. It is an absolute

shambles, if you ask me. As a developed nation, the United

Kingdom is showing this to the world. This morning, we understand

the Prime Minister was speaking of the need to grip this issue, to

admit there is a problem. Despite his minister's statement yesterday

that the problem had been exaggerated. In the aviation

industry, there is a feeling that extra staff are just a sticking

plaster, and more radical action is needed. The Home Secretary, Teresa

May, updated the Prime Minister on the situation this morning. It is

the continued fall out from the discovery last year that a scheme

to pilot more selective passport checks by fewer staff had gone

further than she had agreed. The border official responsible, Brodie

Clark, here on the right, resigned. Full checks were restored but staff

numbers were still lower. They changed the rules. If they modify

the requirements, surely they understand the impact Abul have on

resources. The reality is they have not been making adequate resources

available at the airport -- the impact that will have on resources.

It is reflecting very badly on the UK. An embryonic idea is for

airlines to pay extra for more staff and shorter queues, but it

won't happen before the Olympics. President Obama is in Afghanistan

tonight, arriving unannounced after dark on the anniversary of the

death of Osama Bin Laden. Mr Obama flew in to Bagram air base on Air

Force One, to sign an agreement on long-term cooperation between the

US and Afghanistan after American troops leave.

I have come to Afghanistan to mark an historic moment for our two

nations, and to do so on Afghan soil. I am here to affirm the bonds

between our countries, to thank American and Afghans who have

sacrificed so much over these last 10 years, and to look forward to a

future of peace and security and greater prosperity for our nations.

President Obama, speaking a short while ago. Our correspondent,

Quentin Sommerville, is in Kabul. What do you think the President is

hoping to achieve? This was a dramatic moment for two reasons.

The President arrived at Bagram Airfield, where almost a year ago,

navy seals climbed on board American helicopters, flew through

the darkness and killed Osama Bin Laden. He arrived here, he met with

President Karzai and signed the strategic partnership agreement,

which unites Afghanistan and America in the fight against global

terror, but will also deliver a commitment that American troops

will still remain in Afghanistan for many years to come. After most

foreign trips have left at the end of 2014. The worry -- foreign trips.

The worry is that when British and American soldiers lose this --

leave this soil and return home, people will no longer care about

Afghanistan. President Obama's message is that America won't

repeat the mistakes of past and it has a long-term commitment to this

country. The inquest into the death of the

MI6 officer, Gareth Williams, has heard that the security services

failed to pass on evidence to police investigating his death. The

evidence includes computer memory sticks and a bag similar to the one

Mr Williams' was found in. The 31- year-old was discovered in a

padlocked holdall at his central London flat almost two years ago.

A fatal accident inquiry has concluded that the deaths of two

teenagers who jumped into the river Clyde could have been prevented if

there had been a proper level of staffing at their care home. 14-

year-old Georgia Rowe and Neve Lafferty, who was 15, absconded

from the young person's unit in Renfrewshire, in October 2009. They

fell 100 feet to their deaths from People have been warned to keep

away from swollen rivers as dozens of flood warnings are still in

place after heavy rain across parts of England. The Environment Agency

said further heavy rain could lead to flooding again in some areas.

Jon Kay reports now from Somerset. May Day, and a new month begins

just as the old one finished. In Northamptonshire, more than 1,000

people were forced to leave their static caravans when the river

burst its banks. There is still no news on when they can return. This

port centre became an emergency home for residents shocked by the

suddenness of the evacuation. did not get enough warning, that

was all. Within 20 minutes, we had to be off site, just pack whatever

and move off site. It is the south- west of England that has taken the

biggest soaking. In Somerset, there was no new rain today, but they

were still dealing with the run-off from local hills. Motorists have

been warned that a man died near Newbury yesterday when his car

became submerged. You are that the kids in the back. I am really

scared, actually. I do not know. Just a bit scary. I'm quite

surprised we still have a drought order! So it is not much fun. It

seems like most of the roads are closed. In Tewkesbury, where the

River Severn meets the Avon, water levels are still rising tonight.

They are not expected to peak until the morning, but the authorities

say they are confident there will not be major problems. We are

keeping a very close eye on the situation, using a lot of

information from other agencies, the Environment Agency are giving

as up-to-the-minute predictions of what will happen next. This is

Liscombe in Somerset, officially the wettest place in the UK during

the wettest April on record, but here tonight the water levels are

dropping quickly. This time yesterday, this bridge was under 1

ft of water. Tonight it has reopened three tourists. But with

dozens of flood warnings still in place across the UK, the official

advice is to stay away from swollen Coming up on tonight's programme:

Roy Hodgson shares his hopes for the future as England manager.

a very happy man to have been offered the chance of managing my

country. I am looking forward enormously to the task ahead.

Everyone knows it is not an easy British scientists are working on

creating a simple blood test which could help to predict a woman's

chances of developing breast cancer. It follows pioneering research

which discovered a genetic switch carried by some women which doubles

their risk of developing the disease. Medical correspondent

Fergus Walsh has more details. This is early research which, if it

pays off, could have far reaching benefits. In the journal Cancer

Research, scientists at Imperial College London explain how they

analyse blood samples from 1380 women, 640 of whom went on to get

breast cancer. They found signals in the bloody years before the

disease developed, which reveals some of the women had up to double

the risk of getting breast cancer. The research team funded by the

Breast Cancer Campaign say this is fairly work, but it raises the hope

of a blood test to detect future breast cancer risk. -- Early Work.

It is going to be important for diagnoses and risk prediction,

because we can use it to predict people's individual risk, but it is

also very interesting that we can potentially reverse these changes,

so therapies might be developed that can reverse somebody's risk of

disease. Scientists have already identified for sin genes within our

DNA that put some women at increased risk of breast cancer,

but that is not the whole story. Our DNA is covered with chemical

tags, our epigenome, which tell our genes when to switch on and off.

Unlike our fixed DNA, these chemicals which is all that as a

result of diet, smoking and lifestyle, and they can make are

susceptible to cancer and other diseases. Scientists found that one

in five women had an epigenetics change in their white blood cells

that greatly increased their risk of getting breast cancer years in

the future. This woman got breast cancer in her 20s. She says a blood

test to detect her wrist level in advance would have been of great

benefit. -- Riz level. It will make a huge difference to women, because

you'll be able to plan your approach to the disease well before

you are faced with it, and you can look at options like hormone

treatment, mastectomy, and look at your diet and lifestyle to see

whether you can make changes. of research is under way looking at

whether blood tests could pick up early risk factors for other

cancers, and a range of conditions, but these may not come for many

years. They would be a significant advance in diagnosis. Huw.

In France, President Sarkozy's hopes for re-election this weekend

have been dealt a blow by the leader of the far-right, Marine Le

Pen. She drew more than 6 million votes in the first round but has

told supporters she is not voting for Mr Sarkozy or his opponent

Francois Hollande in the final round on Sunday. Europe editor

Gavin Hewitt sent this report from Paris.

The French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, at the centre of attention.

In the first round of elections, over 6 million people voted for her.

She had promised that on May Day she would advise her supporters how

to vote in Sunday's decisive round. Whether to back President Sarkozy

of the Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande. President

Sarkozy will meet many of these votes from the far right if he is

to make it into the Elysee Palace for a second term. In recent days,

he has been echoing many of the themes normally associated with

these voters from the far right. Despite President Sarkozy's

frequent attacks on immigration, these voters are not convinced.

is just having the same attitude as he had five years ago, just saying

whatever Marine Le Pen is saying. To have our votes! This woman had

voted for President Sarkozy in the past but said he had failed to live

up to his promises. In the event, Marine Le Pen refused to endorse

either candidate, a setback for President Sarkozy. TRANSLATION: I

don't trust either of the candidates. One wants the right to

win, the other the left, but they have both contributed towards

France's failure over the years. On Sunday, I will cast a blank boat. -

- vote. Across the city, a huge crowds turned out for President

Sarkozy. He turned his fire today on the unions and the left, saying

that they stood in the way of change. TRANSLATION: Look at what

is going on in countries which do not make the necessary changes,

look at Greece, Spain. Nobody wants to see that in France. But his

opponent, Francois Hollande, remains ahead in the polls and had

this criticism of President Sarkozy's agenda. To make the

danger of immigration, he said, the principal question at this

election? No, the main issue is unemployment. Francois: Has

promised to make growth rather than austerity is parity. -- Francois

Hollande. Tomorrow there will be the only face-to-face TV debate

between the candidates. It will beat President Sarkozy's last

chance to reduce his opponent's Thousands of council seats will be

contested on Thursday, but there will be other matters settled, too.

Mayors will be elected in three cities, and 10 more cities are

deciding whether to have collected mayors in future. Local government

cos. -- Local Government correspondent Mike Sergeant has

been listening to the arguments. London has a mayor in City Hall,

New York's mayor and is an international figure, but what

about Nottingham? It is one of 10 figures holding a referendum on

whether to switch to a mayoral system. Property consultants Tim

Garrett is in the Yes camp. He says a mayor would make the most of the

Robin Hood brand and all that Nottingham currently has to offer.

We have all these fantastic ingredients, but we have no recipe

and we have no MasterChef. My view is that the mayor could bring all

this together. But the man who led much of the redevelopment of

Nottingham, including this ice-rink, disagrees. He think local

government is already and they could control and having a mayor

might upset the balance. -- and they could control. We have settled

governance which is working well. I do not wanted to change and so we

can be sure that other cities have proved it can work. Much of the

resistance to the idea of an elected mayor here and elsewhere

comes from within the town hall itself. Why change a system that is

working? The council has managed to organise his popular TRAN system.

Would having an elected mayor make much difference to the people here?

Do you think Nottingham should have a mayor? It should, yeah, the

people's choice rather than a group of people. The problem is how much

it costs. At the moment, we have so few resources, spending them on a

mayor may not be the best idea. the moment of choice is approaching.

Voters must decide on the best way The new England football manager is

Roy Hodgson, who takes over just a few weeks before the European

Championship. The Football Association, which has given in a

four year contract, insists he was a unanimous first choice, despite

persistent suggestions that Harry Redknapp was favoured by some

officials. Dan Roan reports on the He may not be the man many expected

to be unveiled as the new England manager, but Roy Hodgson's long and

distinguished career today reached an unexpected high. He is the

latest to be handed the top job in the English game. It is a very

proud day for me, I am a very happy man to be offered the chance of

managing my country. I am looking forward enormously to the task

ahead. Everyone knows it is not an easy one. I'm also hoping that

everybody, fans, supporters, everybody within the country would

get behind the team. Hodgson is one of the most experienced managers in

world football, guiding Switzerland to the 1994 World Cup finals. He

has coached numerous clubs across Europe but endured a painful spell

at Liverpool. Harry Redknapp had been the overwhelming favourite for

the role, so why was the Spurs manager ignored? I am not prepared

to talk about other people, other candidates, other managers. We are

here to present our new manager, Roy. There is a lot to talk about

for the future. How I hope that we will remain friends. We have

unwittingly become rivals, but I hope it will not affect our

friendship. Hodgson has no time to waste. His first match will be

against Norway later this month. The Euro 2012 squad has to be

announced by the 29th, and England leave for the tournament on June

the sixth. Their opening match against France is five days later.

How big a job to have to win people over? It is always a big job to win

people over. It is important to have the chance, and the only way

you're going to win people over is by doing the job that I know and

feel confident I can do. After spending an estimated �24 million

on Fabio Capello, a manager with more modest demands will have

appealed to the FA. But as ever with the England manager's job, it

is results on the pitch that will prove decisive. Unlike many of his

predecessors, Hodgson will enjoy no honeymoon period. The pressure is