23/09/2012 BBC Weekend News

Nick Clegg says the rich must pay more tax to help ease the deficit.

He tells his party conference that he will not accept more benefit

cuts unless the wealthiest in society pay a greater share in

taxes. The Liberal Democrats will start at the top and work down. We

will not, as some people seem to be suggesting, start at the bottom and

work up. Special church services are held in tribute to the two

police officers killed in Greater Liverpool and Manchester United put

sporting rivalry aside to honour the victims of the Hillsborough

Good evening. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he will

redouble his efforts to push for taxes that target the very wealthy

in order to help reduce the deficit. Mr Clegg has conceded more welfare

cuts may be necessary, but he insisted at his party's annual

conference that they shouldn't happen without the rich being made

They are certainly in a bad way, but the Liberal Democrats are

confident they can revive their fortunes. Nick Clegg has urged

activists to shout about their achievements in government, but

they are growing anxious as poll rating tumble. Many blamed the

decision to share power with the Conservatives. If you had to pick a

political party to not be in coalition with it would be the

Conservatives. They had to take unpopular decisions on spending and

there is more to come. Nick Clegg warned his coalition partners that

the rich would need to pay their fair share. When we look for

additional savings in the years ahead, the Liberal Democrats will

start to the top and work down. We will not be allowing some of these

wild suggestions from the right, but all the savings should come

from welfare. Scoop out �10 billion from welfare, no. Those wild

suggestions came from the Chancellor, George Osborne. Nick

Clegg admits there will be some benefit cuts, but he said -- but

this man said many Lib Dems were concerned. We do not accept this.

We think we have been too right- wing. Nick Clegg's answer was a man

should tax on properties worth more than �2 million, but he has failed

to persuade the Tories to adopted. The mansion tax is not the only way

to make people at the top make a contribution. We have already, as I

had is that -- as I have illustrated, there are many

measures insured at the top 10% pay more tax. The idea of more attacks

on the rich was not universally welcomed on the streets of Brighton.

They should be taxed more but not too much more. If they have earned

their money, good luck to them. They have work part for their money.

There were public disagreements between the Liberal Democrats. Nick

Clegg is keen to reassure his party that he is protecting the poor and

is gearing up for more battles with the Chancellor. It was all smiles

for Nick Clegg and his wife, celebrating their 12 a wedding

anniversary. He did not want to be drawn on the state of his political

marriage. Can I keep discussions about that Conservatives out of it?

Nick Robinson is in Brighton. Many are going to ask if he can really

deliver. To deliver, he needs to persuade his conservative coalition

partners, so what we are seeing here, and remember this is a party

conference, is a very public negotiation of the Liberal

Democrats with their Tory partners. In effect, he is saying he will not

put up with this, but he needs to win the argument. What was striking

on a higher taxes for the wealthy was we did not hear any policy that

was likely to actually be agreed by the Tory coalition partners. On the

issue of benefit cuts, that is something the Chancellor said he

wanted to see in the final year of the Parliament going into the next

general election. George Osborne's point was, in his next Budget, if

you do not cut welfare, you need to find these cuts elsewhere. I was

struck by the rhetoric, but also struck by this. It is clear that

the Lib Dems cannot tell us how they will deliver this. In their

bed to stay alive as a political force, they are saying what they

are passionate about doing. A man has died and another has been

seriously injured in a skydiving accident near Peterborough. It is

thought the men collided approximately 50 ft above the

ground, collapsing their parachutes. One man in his early fifties died

at the scene. The other, in his late twenties, is in Addenbrooke's

Hospital in Cambridge with severe spinal and leg injuries.

Prayers were said today at church services in Greater Manchester for

the two police constables murdered this week in a gun and grenade

attack. The bishop leading the prayers said the community in

Mottram, where the murders took place, must stand as one to avoid

such deaths becoming commonplace. Our correspondent is there tonight.

Tonight, the flowers had been covered with plastic to protect

them from the rain. The individual messages that were attached to them

have been taken away to stop them being destroyed and preserve them

for the future, as those services have been taking place. A short

distance from the scene of the shootings, the local church. This

morning, there was a special service here to remember Nicola

Hughes and Fiona Bone. Police officers do not ask who it is that

calls for their help, and so we remember today that they died here

in our service in fulfilling their duty for our protection. People

from the local area came to spend time in prayer. Cannot stop

thinking about them, such lovely, brave girls. Just normal people

that were shot for no reason. afternoon on BBC One, the Chief

Constable of Greater Manchester police spoke about what had

happened this week and his own view of faith. For me, personally,

prayer is important. You often feel helpless, so praying for the dead

Officers and their families becomes an expression of hope. He says he

is grateful for the police officers from across the UK who have offered

to cover from colleagues -- or colleagues when the funerals take

place. Dale Cregan, the man accused of killing them in a gun and

grenade attack, will appear before Manchester crown court again

tomorrow. At the top of the street where the officers died, more

people have been coming to lay flowers in their memory. Many are

from residents saying how much they appreciate the police, others from

colleagues as different shifts come to pay their respects. People are

still coming here in the rain this evening to pick flowers down. Dale

Cregan appearing in court tomorrow. Also, a 15-year-old youth arrested

on Friday on suspicion of assisting an offender. He has been bailed

pending further inquiries. As the civilian casualties mount in the

Syrian conflict, rebels are claiming increasing success in

targeting government troops. The region of Latakia in the west of

the country has suffered heavy casualties from the government's

side. It is a stronghold of President Assad, and his minority

Alawite Muslim sect. Our world affairs correspondent was granted

official access to the area. This woman is burying her husband today.

The light from my eyes is gone, she wails. Her husband was in the army,

so was her brother. She buried him not long ago. The 26-year-old

Flight Lieutenant died when his helicopter crashed. The military

has brought his coffin home. The entire village turns out. Men fired

guns, women throw rice. It is the 17th time this village has lost one

of its own. In this area, not a day goes by without a few more. This is

the heartland of President Assad, and his local community. There is

space enough to mourn his trips. Many Syrians do not get that chance.

-- mourn his soldiers. For many here, this war threatens their very

identity. That is why members of this minority sect are ready to

defend it and the President with their lives. Another young man

buried, another soldier dead. In villages like this, some things

have not died. Their support for their President and their love for

Syria. I am interrupted by the teacher of the soldiers. There are

two sides. We do not like the conflict and we do not want it but

we are forced to. Syrians are dying every day. Everybody says they want

peace, but with each new grave it seems further away. The next

funeral starts in an hour in this village.

Manchester United and Liverpool fans put aside sporting rivalry

this afternoon to pay an emotional tribute to the 96 people who died

in the Hillsborough disaster. The United manager Sir Alex Ferguson

had made a personal plea to his team's supporters, ahead of today's

Premier League fixture, to show their respect in wake of the report

that was highly critical of police and emergency services on the day

of the disaster. They are great rival scarred by tragedy. But all

of these clubs have been bruised from tots from the terraces about

painful incidents in the past. -- planting. Today, Manchester United

wanted a different attitude. Sir Bobby Charlton was carrying roses

in tribute. The two team captains released red balloons for each of

the dead as the fans sang Liverpool's famous anthem. Earlier

this month, the Hillsborough report clear Liverpool fans of causing the

tragedy in 1989 and expose the extent of the subsequent cover-up.

Many are hoping the report will prompt a change in behaviour in the

terraces. Sir Alex Ferguson added his voice to appeals for behaviour.

A letter handed out to fans in Anfield said the rivalry should not

be based on hatred and Manchester United stood together with their

great neighbours in remembering the loss. Today, the handshake showed

the players had set aside old grievances. Liverpool captain

Steven Gerrard scored the first goal, which was fitting. His cousin

was the youngest man to die at Hillsborough. The match did not

brought Liverpool's way, Manchester United winning 2-1. The Liverpool

fans are treated -- appreciated the tributes. It was treated Brian May.

Shame about the result. It was pretty much respected, there was no

chanting we heard. Most fans are hoping the spirit of this match

will last, but it is too early to say whether it will set a new tone

for future matches between these two famous clubs. Know the rest of

the sport. -- an-hour for the rest. Premier League chance -- champions

Manchester City were frustrated with a 1-1 draw against Arsenal.

Joleon Lescott's header was the early difference, but Arsenal got

their reward when Laurent Koscielny equalised in the last few minutes.

Then Babak gave Newcastle a 1-0 victory over Norwich City, and

Tottenham beat Queen's Park Rangers 2-1. Lewis Hamilton admitted he was

gutted after a gearbox failure ruined his chance of winning the

Singapore Grand Prix. He felt he was cruising along at the beginning

on pole position. Sebastien vet all claimed victory under the

floodlights. -- Vettel. It was a difficult start for Lewis Hamilton.

The first corner was chaotic but everyone squeezed through safely.

If pop-star Katy Perry was expecting fireworks, she might have

been disappointed by the cautious approach Lewis Hamilton promised.

It was paying dividends until the halfway mark. It was the third time

the McLaren driver has failed to finish the season and saw them drop

to 4th in the drivers' Championship. His misfortune handed the world

champion the lead. All Lewis Hamilton could do was watch his

title ambitions that away. Singapore maintained its tradition

of all was leading a safety car, with Michael Schumacher ending his

race in the same spectacular fashion. The world champion claimed

his second win of the season and boosted his hopes of catching

Fernando Alonso. In the last half- hour, England have fallen to their

heaviest defeat in the World Twenty20 Tournament. India were