16/07/2011 BBC Weekend News

A public apology from Rupert Murdoch for the phone hacking

scandal. The media mogul uses full page newspaper adverts to say he is

sorry. Heightened security at a hospital

in Stockport where three people died and can tamnated saline is

found. The family of one of the victims express their disbelief.

This came as a complete shock to us. I think the most difficult thing

that we have had to deal with is the real uncertainty as to what

happens next. International development minister

minister visits drought hit East Africa as Britain pledges over �52

million in aid. Army faces further Government cuts

to help pay for reserve forces like the Territorial Army.

Struggling in the rain, the world's top golfers battle the elements at

Good evening. Rupert Murdoch has made a public

apology for the phone hacking scandal taking out prominent

advertisements in today's newspapers. More are to be

published tomorrow detailing how News International will try to

repair its reputation and and regain public trust. Sophie

Hutchinson's report does contain The sorry state of Rupert Murdoch

today. The media magnet sought to apologising in full page adverts in

his and rival newspapers. He said the News of the World was in the

business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to

itself. In tomorrow's editions another advert will appear setting

out how the Murdoch empire will put things right.

Although he expressed his regret over what happened previously, this

is fulsome. But you know, there is no question, this is a major turn

around. Even Rupert Murdoch admits simply

saying sorry won't be enough. The apologies are part of a wider

strategy to shut down the crisis engulfing News International and

it's clear at least for now, there will be no let-up to the ongoing

questions about this scandal. Such as just how much did News

International executives like, Rebekah Brooks know. She resigned

yesterday alongside Les Hinton who had been Chief Executive in the UK

at the time of the hacking. Both deny knowledge of any wrongdoing.

Yesterday the parents of murdered schoolgirl, Milly Dowler received a

personal apology from Rupert Murdoch for the alleged hacking of

their daughter's phone. They want those responsible punished.

It is like a House of Cards that started to tumble, but anybody who

is at newspapers and involved at the time these things were

happening, quite a long period of time should go. That even includes

people hose surnames might be Murdoch. Could this mean the

position of Rupert Murdoch's son, James is in danger. Some say the

waves of the scandal are lapping at the family's door. Reverberations

continue to be felt in Westminster about just how close the Prime

Minister got to the Murdoch empire. Records show 26 visits by News

International executives to David Cameron since he took office.

Rebekah Brooks is the only guest to have been invited to Chequers twice

and Andy Coulson, former News of the World editor, who became head

of communications at Number Ten was invited to Chequers in March, two

months after he resigned from Downing Street.

The Government insists it is not embarrassed by the contact with

News International, but all lies will be -- eyes will be on

Westminster next Tuesday when Murdoch, father and son and Rebekah

Tom Symonds joins me now. How damaging are the latest revelations

about Andy Coulson visiting David Cameron? Well, it is a phrase we

have heard many times this week. It doesn't look good now, does it? The

important word there is "now." The events of the last two weeks mean

it is dangerous for anybody, politician, police to have a close

relationship with News International. Back in March it was

less risque. Then the phone hacking scandal was regarded as a row

between the Press and celebrities. If you go back further, the years

between now and 2006 when all these dinners and lunches were happening

between senior police officers and News International, well the police

just didn't regard it as a big deal. The former commissioner said this

week it was regarded as something that was tiny. It is all about

perception, but everybody is now being judged by the perceptions we

have now. Another letter from News

International in the the papers tomorrow.

Yes, and what it says is that News International have ununreservedly

apologised. They will act on evidence that comes to light. They

will co-operate with the police. They have a management and

Standards Committee overseen by two US Attorney generals. News

International is trying to sut this crisis -- shut this crisis down. In

the past they paid large amounts of money to people who had been phone

hacked, but now it is going to take Security has been increase add at

hospital in Stockport where three patients died after medication was

tampered with. Police say insulin was added to saline at Stepping

It is a place where people should feel cared for, but tonight,

Stepping Hill Hospital is under close scrutiny. Police say somebody

here contaminated some saline solution and until they are caught,

security is being increased to prevent any further harm to

patients. 44-year-old Tracey Arden is one of three people whose deaths

are being investigated. She had multiple sclerosis and had been in

in and out of hospital for over a decade. But her brother Gary says

hours before she died, she was making a good recovery. Now,

instead of planning for a funeral, they are facing days, maybe weeks

of uncertainty. The police came round in person to

visit my mum and dad in the evening to tell them that there was a

serious investigation ongoing and that because of that we wouldn't be

able to go ahead with the funeral as planned. It was planned for this

Monday. To be told this came as a complete shock to us.

This teaching hospital is at the centre of a major police

investigation. Detectives have been meeting with senior managers

throughout the day. The Health Protection Agency is involved. The

coroner is involved. And visiting relatives are anxious.

You put it to the back of your mind. It has got to be up forefront. You

have got to wonder what is going on. There is always a concern when

things do happen in hospitals and you don't know, do you, whether it

is going to affect the person you know?

Answers to what may have happened here rest with the results of

postmortem examinations. Police say The International Development

Secretary, Andrew Mitchell has urged the world to do more to avert

a a catastrophe in East Africa. The UK pledged �52 million in emergency

aid. Mr Mitchell has been visiting the Dadaab Camp in Kenya.

From there Clive Myrie sent this report which does contain flash

As he came into land, Andrew Mitchell would have seen the

enormous site of the refugee camp here in da Dadaab. Before long, he

was in the thick of it. How many of these holding areas are there for

different foods? This, one of the food distribution areas, feeding

thousands of people every day. Life-saving aid and the camp needs

much more of it. He listened to some of the personal

stories the refugees recounted of escaping the drought in Somalia.

This woman told him she was part of a group of 20 others who walked for

30 days to get here. And the road they were attacked by

bandits and robbed. Others say women have been raped, while

malnourished children have died along the way.

She is safe here now, he tells her. Then it was off along a long dusty

road to the outer reaches of the camp where some of the new package

of British aid announced today will provide better healthcare

facilities and more clean water. Andrew Mitchell's visit here isn't

designed to publicise what Britain wants to do to help the victims, it

is hoped this this trip will galvanise other governments into

doing more. There is no question, this is a

grave crisis, the real question is whether the international community

can stop it it turning into a catastrophe. The levels of

malnutrition that we are seeing particularly among mothers with

young children are almost unprecedented.

This woman knows all about malnutrition. Last week, she buried

her 20 day old son. TRANSLATION: Four of my children

have died of malnutrition. I have three children left. Will they be

taken from me too? There have been severe droughts

here before, but this region is now on the edge of a precipice. Without

more international help, this severe emergency could indeed

A number of families have fled their homes in Portadown in County

Armagh after violence. Police and their vehicles were pelted with

petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks. Officers responded by firing

plastic baton rounds. Three people were arrested.

The BBC has learned that the Ministry of Defence is considering

whether to fund better trained reserve forces by cutting the size

of the regular forces. A report to be published on Monday will

recommend that the Army, navy and Air Force should have up to 5,000

reservists ready for front-line duties.

Britain relies much less on volunteers to fight along regular

soldiers than countries like America or Australia. The

Territorial Army has been in decline for several years.

Now, ministers are considering boosting the ranks of Britain's

36,000 strong part-time soldiers. A report into the future of the TA

has expected to call for a major recruitment drive, offering better

pay, training and and responsibility.

It is understood this will be paid for by further cuts in the size of

the regular Army. Once British combat troops withdraw from

Afghanistan. An expansion of the role of the

territorials and it would have to be at the expense of the regulars

because where else is the money to come from? I do not feel a great

concern at that. This will be on top of the

reduction already announced by the Government with the Army due to

lose around 7,000 soldiers. Labour says the defence community will

want clear reassurances that is not cover for more cuts to come. The

details of the plans are expected to be unveiled in Parliament next

Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke will take a one shot lead into

tomorrow's final round at the Open Championship at Royal St George in

sandwich. The 42-year-old overcame rain and wind and all the pressures

of setting the pace. Tim Franks For much of the day it was less

golf, more Glastonbury. Yesterday's T-shirts and shorts felt a year

away. It was a time to beat the the good humour out of the most chipper

of golfers. Rickie Fowler's wet weather gear came from the

Department of Infectious diseases and Miguel Angel Jimenez managed to

keep his cigar alight. The scene resembled a water colour by an old

master. Which made it appropriate that the best round of the day in

the worst weather came from the the oldest master of them all.

The 61-year-old Tom Watson finishing two over par. Rory

McIlroy, the US Open champion, found the going particularly rough.

His Northern Ireland compatriot, Darren Clarke was last to stride

out. That's the privilege of being top of the of the leaderboard.

His excellent spirits were to rise further as he became the only man

to birdie the first. And then as blue sky began to poke

through the grey blanket, Clarke took advantage of one of the

friendlier holes, the seventh. His lead was was back to two.

But it stayed stayed tight at top. The American Dustin Johnson birdied

his way to the back nine to enup one shot behind the man from

Northern Ireland. There is no doubt Darren Clarke has

been fortunate not to have the rain lashing that the earlier golfers

got, but he profited from it. He seems to have rel relished rather

than worried about staying at the top of the leaderboard.

I think most of the crowd, they identify with a guy who is maybe

not quite an athlete like the rest of them. Somebody who is a normal

guy that likes a pint like the rest of them. It is fantastic to have

that amount of support and people roaring and shouting for me.

More rain is forecast for tomorrow, but with an exciting finish, with

the possibility of another home- It has been billed as Carmageddon

when a ten mile stretch of one of America's busiest motorways was

shut down for over 48 hours. A key route route running across Los

Angeles has been closed for maintenance. Gridlock appears to

have been averted. It is something that people in Los Angeles has

never seen before, an empty highway. They claim it is the busiest

stretch of road in the world. 500,000 people here every weekend.

But it is closed. Shut, blocked for a weekend. Yes, a hole 53 hours.

A bridge is being demolished and it doesn't sound like the end of the

world, does it? But in LA people take their driving seriously.

Carmageddon. Carmageddon gets underway.

The radio and TV shows had been full of nothing else. Everyone in

the city seems to have affected. This might be one of the biggest

stories I covered since being in Southern California. We have been

talking about it for months, warning people, I guess our station

coined the phrase "Carmageddon." Carmageddon. Carmageddon.

You would think the end of the world is coming and in LA it might

as well be. This is the nerve centre. The name

Carmageddon is hype, of course, but they like it that people are scared

to stay off the roads. It is a road that has six lanes

across and it is the backbone of Los Angeles. So you break the Los

Angeles and you paralyse it. REPORTER: It is not the end of the

world is it? You know Los Angeles, it is Hollywood.

They love sequels here, the other half of the bridge will be

demolished in a year's time. And that's it. You can see more on

the day's stories on the BBC News Good evening.

Over the next few days you might be tempted to check your calendar. It

really is the middle of July, but it hasn't been a great start to the

weekend, has it? Earlier, we saw heavy rain sweeping across the

country. This afternoon, some very heavy, slow moving thundery

downpours across the heart of Scotland, it caused flash flooding

in parts of Perthshire. More fun and games tomorrow. Some further

heavy rain in some placesment feeling cool with the blustery wind.

Hopefully where you live, you will see something of the sun. The main

focus of the wet weather remains across Scotland. There are warnings

issued here. Go online for details of those.

A a cool night. Temperatures down to 11 to 14 Celsius. Sunday sees

further wet weather across the West of Scotland and spitting down

across the Irish Sea into parts of northern England, North Wales some

wet weather here. There will be dry and bright spells to the south and

to the north, but that said, still showers around and again slow

moving heavy downpours across the party of Scotland. A breezy day

particularly across the West and the south and it will feel cool

again. Temperatures generally mid to high teens.

The final day, of of course, at Sandwich promises to be a showery