29/09/2012 BBC Weekend News


29/09/2012

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Good afternoon. 30,000 people have spent the day

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marching in Belfast to mark one of the most significant periods in

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Unionist history. It's the 100th anniversary of the Ulster Covenant,

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which rejected home-rule and has involved the biggest policing

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operation in Northern Ireland for 20 years. Our Ireland correspondent,

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Mark Simpson, reports. They came from every county in

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Northern Ireland. And they filled every corner of Belfast city centre.

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The largest Unionist parade the 20 years. 30,000 marchers and more

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than 100 Protestant bands, marching to Stormont. A six-mile journey to

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mark a moment in history. We are celebrating the centenary of

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Northern Ireland's birth certificate. We have been around

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for 100 years as part of the United Kingdom and we intend to stay that

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way. This is what they are remembering, the signing of the

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Ulster covenants in 1912. Based at the prospect of Irish Home Rule,

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they pledged to remain British. Today, the signing was re-enacted.

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Away from the pomp and ceremony, there was tension in Belfast as

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part of the parade past a Catholic church. There was a protest and

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claims the march was insulting. was not overly provocative, but

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there were certainly elements that appeared to be insulting. Maybe not

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as respected as it could have been. In spite of the progress made in

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Belfast, today has been a reminder that parts of the city remain

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bitterly divided. But the police have been pleased with how it has

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gone so far. I have seen a lot of people with smiles on their faces

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watching it and participating. I think at the moment what we are

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seeing is a dignified parade, and I am very grateful for that.

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Unionists, it has been a day to remember. A celebration of their

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long history and a time to look back as well as forward.

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The Sussex schoolgirl, Megan Stammers, who went missing in

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France with her teacher, flew back to Britain this afternoon. Megan,

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who's 15, boarded an aircraft in Bordeaux. The teacher, Jeremy

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Forrest, who's being questioned by French police, says he won't fight

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extradition. Our correspondent, Andy Moore, is outside Sussex

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police headquarters in Lewes. What more can you tell us at this stage?

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We understand Megan is back on UK soul and has been reunited with her

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family. Arvo it has not been officially confirmed. The family

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are asking for privacy. She got on the aeroplane this afternoon and it

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arrived at Gatwick Airport about an hour and a half ago. It is unlikely

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making a will go back to the family home in Sussex in Eastbourne. In

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France, Jeremy Forrest is under arrest, arrested under the European

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arrest warrant. He is due in court again on Tuesday. His lawyer says

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he won't contest extradition and is happy to come back to the UK will

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stop his lawyer said he is being treated well at the detention

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centre and as to his mental condition, he was a little unwell

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and a little upset. The Labour leader, Ed Miliband,

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says the country is facing a "genuine economic emergency".

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Speaking ahead of the Labour Party Conference, which starts tomorrow

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in Manchester, he acknowledged a Labour government wouldn't be able

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to reverse all public spending cuts. Our political correspondent, Gary

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O'Donoguhue, reports. His party may be riding high in the

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polls, but as Ed Miliband and his family arrived in Manchester, he

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knows there is a long way to go before Labour is seen as a

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Government in waiting. Taking questions at a local school this

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afternoon, he reinforced his claim to be on the side of hard-working

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families by setting out fans -- plans to force energy companies to

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pass on falls in the price of oil and gas. But he warned Labour would

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have some tough decisions. We have shown in this Parliament how we can

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say, and people won't like this, we can put jobs in the public sector

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ahead of pay rises. You mentioned about maybe having to pick jobs

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over paid if you come into Government? What would you say to

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the people joining the ranks of the working poor? I don't claim to have

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a magic wand. What this Government is doing now is causing an

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tightening working poverty. Every leader wants to be on the side of

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heart working families and Ed Miliband is no different. But some

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in the party believe he cannot do that if he takes such a hard line

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on public sector pay. Some union leaders will use this week to tell

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him. But more important than this internal battle, this will be aimed

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at showcasing Labour's ideas to a public which remain sceptical on

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the question of economic competence. And for Ed Miliband himself, free

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of any internal speculation of his leadership, will be able to

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translate two years of thinking into ideas people can understand.

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Reports from Nepal say the authorities there now believe that

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pilot error caused yesterday's plane crash, in which seven Britons

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died. Initially, officials had said they thought a bird strike was

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responsible for bringing down the plane shortly after it took off

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from Kathmandu. At least ten people are now known

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to have died after torrential rain caused flash flooding in southern

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Spain. Hundreds of people, including British tourists, have

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been evacuated from their homes after severe flooding in Malaga,

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Almeria and Murcia. The number of dead has risen. At

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the some of the worst floods in years. Inside people's homes, the

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flood waters have destroyed everything. This woman says a car

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floated into the house. "I have nothing left, I am ruined" she says.

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This man says his route was like a river of cars and water. Large

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areas of southern Spain are flooded. Here, a bridge collapsed after the

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heavy rain. Acar, randomly dumped by the floods and the rivers

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swollen and powerful, taking anything in their path. On these

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satellite images, the light, grey areas Shahabi ring concentrated

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over the South East of Spain, but moving north today. And there were

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flood warnings in the north-east of the country. In Barcelona it has

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been raining all day. But there has not been flooding like that in the

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south of Spain. Back there, the clean-up has begun. The long, hot

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summer meant the ground was very dry and so much water had no where

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to go. If you weeks ago, this region had forest fires and now

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this. In Golf's Ryder Cup, the United

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States have taken a commanding lead over Europe at the half way stage

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on Day Two of the competition. They currently lead Europe by 6-3 and

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lead in another two matches at the Medinah Country Club. From Chicago,

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here's our correspondent, Andy Swiss.

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After their flying start, the American fans began the day

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brimming with confidence. A two point lead overnight, their hopes

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as high as the decibel count. Europe know they have to start

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quickly and find a way of silencing his crowd. It is barely 7:00am and

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already they are in full voice. Europe had a different inspiration,

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and Ariel tribute to Seve Ballesteros, and they made the

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perfect start. Ian Poulter birdie in the first, and the adrenalin was

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pumping. But things began to unravel. Lee Westwood went away

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would with a watery results, and Europe was trailing in every match.

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Once again, America's start was Keegan Bradley. He and Phil

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Mickelson unstoppable as they demolished Lee Westwood and Luke

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Donald. Europe finally made impact, pinpoint accuracy from Justin Rose,

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and how his team needed it. Belgian's Nicolas Colsaerts, also

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offering hope. Europe will need plenty more of these if they are to

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have any chance. The Chelsea captain, John Terry,

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has been back in action just two days after being found guilty of

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racial abuse by the Football Association. Terry's four match ban

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