14/04/2012 BBC Weekend News


14/04/2012

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The Government is pressing ahead with contingency plans for a fuel

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strike, despite a breakthrough in the tanker drivers' dispute. Union

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leaders accuse ministers of being unhelpful, but are to put a

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potential deal to their members. The UN Security Council votes

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unanimously in favour of sending in international observers to Syria.

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Neptune Collonges is... Oh, it is tight!

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One of the closest races in Grand National history - Neptune

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Good afternoon. The Government has defended its decision to carry on

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drawing up plans for a possible fuel strike, despite a breakthrough

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in the tanker drivers' dispute. Last night, the Unite union said it

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would put a potential deal to its members. The dispute led to

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concerns that there would be strikes, and caused panic buying at

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petrol stations last month. Soap, was this panic at the pumps

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and necessary after all? This apparent breakthrough may mean the

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fears of a fuel shortage were just that, fears. But there is still the

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possibility that fuel tanker drivers might dodge bike if the

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proposals to stop a walkout are rejected. So today, the government

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has insisted that it will continue to draw up contingency plans. And

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that has angered the union involved. It is not helpful to me and My

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members when trying to reach a negotiated settlement on this

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possible dispute. The government's contingency plans had included

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training military tanker drivers to step in if needed. Their approach

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remains cautious. A spokesman for the Department of Energy and

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Last night, the proposed deal was finalised at the conciliation

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service ACAS after days of talks. We do not know what the dealers.

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Unite union members will meet next week to decide whether to accept

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the offer. So what is this dispute actually about? Drivers want a

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minimum standard across the industry for wages, pensions and

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safety. But the delivery firm said they have excellent safety records,

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their training is good and the drivers are well paid, on around

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�45,000. The union winning the vote for strike action triggered all

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sorts of panic buying a couple of weeks ago. Any threats to fuel

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supplies make the public feel very uneasy and vulnerable.

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government's critics say the - here to the forecourt after advice to

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stop -- stockpile fuel in jerry cans before any debts were set have

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dented the coalition's credibility, but it is a tricky message to get

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right - how do you say "don't panic" without people doing exactly

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that? The United Nations Security Council

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has voted unanimously in favour of sending a team of observers to

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monitor a ceasefire in Syria. It comes amid reports of heavy

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shelling by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs. Our

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correspondent is in New York. How significant is this vote? A to

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significant in a number of ways. Firstly, it gets action from the UN

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as quickly as possible. There is an advance team of up to 30 military

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observers who have been authorised to go to Syria immediately and

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start to monitor the ceasefire. A number of monitors are standing by,

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ready to go as soon as the vote is taken. They could be on the ground

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with their hours. It is important to send a signal from the

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international community that it is backing this ceasefire. It is

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backing the plan of Kofi Annan, which has wider implications.

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Although the resolution calls on both sides to meet their ceasefire

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commitments, the onus is clearly on from civilian areas, which is one

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of the key parts of the ceasefire and budget has not done yet. It is

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also significant because although it is mostly dealing with the

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technical matters, it is the first time the UN Security Council has

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been able to agree a resolution on Syria. That is a defeat for the

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Syrian government, because it has been benefiting from divisions here.

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Negotiators from the world's major powers are holding talks with

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Iranian officials in Istanbul to discuss the long-standing dispute

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over Tehran's nuclear intentions. President Obama has described the

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negotiations, the first in almost 15 months, as a "last chance" for

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diplomacy to work. This morning, there were polite

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nods, but for religious reasons, no handshakes. The chief negotiators,

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Baroness Catherine Ashton and Saeed Jalili, came to test each other's

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sincerity. They began by trying to work out how to get into the main

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conference hall. For the world's negotiators, Istanbul marks

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something of a class reunion. These are their first talks in more than

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a year. I hope we will see the beginnings today of a sustained

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process. We are here to find ways to build confidence between us and

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ways in which we can demonstrate that Iran is moving away from the

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nuclear programme. Over the last year, divisions have intensified.

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Iran has begun work at a new enrich and facility in a fortified

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underground bunker. The EU and the US have each announced new

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sanctions against Iran. And Israel has suggested that it is

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considering carrying out a military strike. Not that it appears to

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worry Iran's President. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likes to show off

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Iran's nuclear achievements. The West suspects that Iran may be

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learning how to make a nuclear weapon, but Iran insists that its

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ambitions are entirely peaceful. Diplomats described the opening

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session of talks here as positive and constructive, but they do not

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expect any immediate breakthroughs. The central issue at these talks

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may be the fundamental lack of trust between Iran and the West.

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Neither side is prepared to take the other at its word. And this

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problem may not be solved in a single day of talks.

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Liverpool are through to the FA Cup final after beating their great

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Merseyside rivals Everton, but the winning goal did not come until the

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87th minute. Before the raucousness, the silence.

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In 1989, 96 Liverpool fans died at the start of that FA Cup semi-final.

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In the first half, Liverpool were subdued to the point of bone-headed.

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There is a place for politeness. The penalty box is not that place.

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Advantage, Everton. But after the break, a half-baked back-pass

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allowed Luis Suarez to swoop. 1-1. Then, late, Andy Carroll, who has

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had a grim run in red, back-headed Liverpool into the final. It has

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been a fit for few months for Liverpool's expensive squad, often

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misfiring. Not today. If they end up winning the FA Cup to add to the

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Carling Cup, who knows, they might even call this season a success.

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In what may have been the closest ever Grand National, Neptune

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Collonges has won by a nose. Trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden

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by Daryl Jacobs, the 33-1 shot stole victory from Sunnyhillboy.

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But there were tragedy for the favourite and Gold Cup winner,

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Synchronised, who suffered a fatal injury. Andy Swiss is at Aintree.

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Yes, a day of very mixed emotions here at Aintree. On the one hand, a

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thrilling win for Neptune Collonges, but on the other hand, we have

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learnt that two horses have died over the National fences, a sad end

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to a dramatic day. The National is always one of

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sport's greatest gambles, but this year the big money was on a

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potentially huge story. Seabass, ridden by Katie Walsh, the surprise

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favourite. There was more drama before the off. Tony McCoy was

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briefly unseated by Synchronised. There were also two false starts.

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But after a lengthy delay, the race was finally on. It remains the most

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gruelling of challenges. Last year, two horses died, and while some

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forces -- fences had been modified, there were still numerous early

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fallers. On the second circuit, as last year, one friends had to be

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bypassed. The finish was pure theatre. Seabass had lead, but in

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the end sunny hill boy and the grey horse Neptune Collonges went head

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to head. It was too close to call, but Neptune Collonges had done it

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by a nostril. Euphoria for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Daryl

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Jacobs. I knew I would ride him one day. I am glad I have done it now.

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Another national full of drama and controversy. But for Neptune

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Collonges, by the thinnest of margins, a place in racing history.

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But the sad news is that we have since learnt that two horses have

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died. According to Pete and Synchronised, one of the favourite

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