09/02/2013 BBC Weekend News

There maybe more bad news to come in the horsemeat scandal, says the

Government. Retailers and food suppliers hold talks as it emerges

a criminal conspiracy may be behind the contamination.

A cap on what people will have to pay for social care in England, but

much higher than campaigners have wanted. Blizzards on America's east

coast leave hundreds of thousands of people without power and air

passengers stranded. COMMENTATOR: Hogg can go all the way. He has the

pace. And an 80m charge by Stuart Hogg powers Scotland to victory

over Italy in the Six Nations. Good evening. The Government is

warning there maybe more bad news to come in the investigation of the

contamination of beef products, once test results are revealed

later this week. The Environment Secretary was speaking after an

emergency meeting in London with food retailers and suppliers. Owen

Paterson said retailers hold the ultimate responsibility for

ensuring there is no horsemeat in their products. Emma Simpson has

the latest. From the field to the fork. The

story of contaminated beef products has unful gulfed a host of big

names and with further tests already under way, the fear is that

more horsemeat will probably be found. Today retailers were

summoned to discuss the scandal, where they agreed to do more

regular testing for horse DNA and report the results. We have this

extraordinary international network, distributing food ingredients

around not just Europe but the world and I am keen that more of

this is tested on its way through the process, and less is taken on

trust that the piece of paper attached to the palette is correct.

Consumers want good-quality food but when it comes to mass-produced

meat products, the supply chain can be incredibly complex. Too complex

says the boss of Morrison's, who was at today's meeting We are

firmly in the camp that you keep it simple. We own our abattoirs. We

own our meat processing plants. So, we have full traceability. The UK

has moved away, in the search for cheap food but cheap food, there

are risks involved. And it is now a Europe-wide problem. Findus meals

have been withdrawn in France. This is where the contamination was

found at its supplier. Products have been taken off the shelves in

Sweden too, but it may not end there. Its supplier had clients in

many countries. We now know the horsemeat nound this lasagne came

from Romania. -- found in this lasagne. How it got there is still

unclear. Findus believes this was no accident and is planning legal

action. It also took out newspaper adverts to try to restore its

reputation. Trust across the whole food industry, it seems, has taken

a knock. Well you kind of lose confidence in pre-bought things.

You don't know where it is coming from. I always read the food Labour

to see what it contains but you can't trust them. I buy off the

butchers. Tests are supposed to be completed by Friday. Regaining

public confidence may take far longer. No-one will be expected to

pay more than �75,000 for their elderly personal care in England

from 2017 according to Government sources. The details are part of

reforms of the social care system, which will be unveiled on Monday.

The figure, which doesn't include the cost of food or accommodation,

is much higher than that recommended by a Government-

submissioned report on the issue and has been criticised by campaign

groups. They say old age doesn't come alone

and increasingly it does come with a high bill attached. One of the

most divisive issues at the last election was how to prevent

pensioners from having to sell their homes to pay for personal

care. So, on Monday the Government will announce their intention to

place a life-time limit on the costs. They say this will be set at

�75,000 although this would apply only to the cost of care, not the

cost of accommodation in a residential home. Currently, anyone

in England who has assets, including their home, worth more

than �23,250, gets no state help. So, an independent body, set up by

the Government, the Dilnot Commission, suggested this should

rise to �100,000. On Monday the Government will announce it will go

up even further, to �123,000. But, Dilnot also said ideally no-one

should pay more than �35,000 and at most �50,000 towards the cost of

their own care. That's lower than the Government's cap.

On Monday both Conservative and Lib Dem ministers will set out to prove

they can work together on the really big issues by trumpeting

that care costs in England will be capped for the first time. But,

don't hold your breath. This wouldn't happen until after the

next general election in 2017. Although this idea proved

politically controversial in the past, the coalition are now likely

to announce that some care costs can be deferred until after death.

But critics say the Government should take a different approach.

This is the wrong priority at the wrong time. The poorest pensioners

in the current care system are in crisis. They face sub-standard care,

neglect, abuse. We are not investing properly in that system.

Before we go to home owners who don't want to lose their savings it

pay for care, as important as they are, deal with the most vulnerable

people. In the long run we're all debt but increasing longevity has

given politicians the tricky challenge of how to fund a bigger

care bill. Iain is with me. What more details

are we aware of at this stage? certainly isdy. It is certainly

complicated. It has proved, as we saw, politically controversial in

the past. As we said the Government intends to cap care costs at

�75,000 in England. In Scotland there is free personal care already.

That cap is set at 2017 prices when the Government intend to introduce

this, not at today's prices. They say at today's prices it is closer

to �60,000, so perhaps closer than what was recommended by the Dilnot

Commission but still higher than recommendations received. They are

saying around �100,000 people will get more help from the state for

the cost of care than they are doing now. It is a radical reform

saying that the cap, at any level will give people the ability it

plan for retirement. They say it is rad Kcampaigners would have liked

an awful lot more. -- they say it is radical. Yes, they are saying

the idea of a �57,000 cap could be misleading. It covers the costs of

personal care it. Doesn't cover the cost of accommodation in a care

home, for example, or the cost of food you might eat there.

Campaigners are saying on Monday, when we get the detail, pour over

it with a fine tooth comb, because there maybe other complications, so

people in the end could pay a lot more than the �7 5thued which the

Government say they are guaranteeing. -- �75,000.

More than three feet of snow has fallen in just a few hours on

America's east coast, cutting power supplies and leaving people

stranded. Five states have declared a state of emergency and many

residents have been urged to stay indoors. From New York, here's

Rajesh Mirchandani. It is quite a job shoveling out after around 18

hours of heavy snowfall. This is the state of Connecticut, which was

worst-hit. This has been a record- breaking storm with snowfalls

reported as great as 38 inches. Right now our main priority is to

clear roads. There have been several fatalities, including an

11-year-old boy in Massachusetts. He was keeping warm in a car with

the engine on, but the exhaust pipe was clogged with snow and he died

from the fumes. The impact of this storm has been

dramatic. One of the busiest regions in the world has been

forced into partial shutdown. It's been tough. No doubt about it.

Thousands of flights were cancelled stranding many drivers. On Long

Island some drivers were forced to sleep in their cars as road

conditions worsened overnight and electricity was knocked out to more

than 600,000 homes. Morning in New York City brought better news than

expected. The storm here wasn't as bad as they feared. Still, the

Governor of New York State today said this area is getting too much

experience of disaster management. In streets like this, they know

that only too well. Many of these houses are still clearing up after

Hurricane sandy last October. have a lot of machines that were

taken out. This is all from sandy as well? Yes. Louis lived without

heat and electricity for several days after sandy. Now he is facing

another clean-up. Floss way I could have prevented this or sandy. --

there's no way. So you just deal with it. You deal with what life

throws you. It doesn't help to have another one so soon, though? No, it

does not. Absolutely not. Nothing stops this city for long. Now they

are getting all-too familiar with punishing storms.

Here, the Health Secretary has said police should look at the evidence

from the public inquiry into the death of hundreds of people in the

Mid Staffordshire NHS scandal. In a newspaper interview, Jeremy Hunt

said it was absolutely outrageous that nobody had been brought to

book for the failings at Stafford Hospital. Five other hospitals in

England are now to be investigated following that inquiry.

Barclays is to close a part of its business which helped clients avoid

tax. The move is part of a strategic review which will be

published on Tuesday, alongside full-year results. The BBC

understands that Barclays will no longer engage in activities which

are carried out, primarily for tax benefits.

The police officer killed in Northern Ireland when the car she

was travelling in was struck by a stolen vehicle, has been named, as

Philipa Reynolds. The 27-year-old was on routine patrol in

Londonderry when the stolen vehicle jumped a red traffic light. Police

have arrested two men who fled the scene.

The funeral has been held of a teenage girl who was shot dead a

week after she performed as President Obama's inauguration.

Michelle Bam Bam was among the mourners in Chicago -- Michelle

Obama. Hadiya Pendleton was shot dead.

America's First Lady, returning to a Chicago neighbourhood where she

and her husband still own a home and where, in front of a packed

congregation, she comforted the distraught mother of a murdered 14-

year-old girl. Hadiya Pendleton loved dance, volleyball and reading.

She was a high school majorette and had taken part in the President's

inauguration a week before being shot dead. You don't know how hard

this really. And those of you that do know how hard this is, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. No mother, no father should ever have to experience this.

Well, this is where Hadiya Pendleton was killed, in broad

daylight on a Tuesday afternoon. She was with friends. They had

taken shelter here during a rainstorm. The person who killed

her came from over in the corner there, jumping over the fence,

opening fire, apparently mistaking the group for rival gangs members.

Gun murders were at a ten-year high here in January. 42 of them in one

city in a nation still debating whether new gun laws are needed.

She's important because all those other people who died are important.

She is a representative, not just of the people of Chicago. She's a

representative of the people across this nation who have lost their

lives. An uplifting farewell, rooted in a conviction, that in

death one teenager can be a force for change.

Now, let's take a look at all today's sporting action. Let's

cross over to Lizzie Greenwood- Hughes at the BBC's Sport Centre.

Good evening. Wales and Scotland bupbz back with victories on the

second weekend of rugby's Six Nations. -- bounce back. Wales end

a long run of defeats to beat France in Paris and Scotland

recorded their first win in the tournament for two years with a 34-

10 victory over Italy at Murrayfield.

When you are not winning the Six Nations can be an overwhelming

experience. Off the back of a defeat to England, Scotland faced a

resurgent Italy. Yet they didn't take fright, the Scots recreating

what they saw -- we saw as glimpses at Twickenham.

An Italy team that had beaten France less than a week ago were

powerless after adviser's try. Hogg then turned defence into

attack in one incredible run. COMMENTATOR: Another sensational

score from the Scottish fullback. Scotland hn rediscovered something

at Murrayfield. Lamont pinched the ball and another try from under

Italy's noses. A late, lonely Italian score could not reduce the

significance of this victory. Wales and France both began the

tournament with defeat. That meant for a turgid start to their meeting.

The turf gave way but neither defence budged. The match was

dominated by braun and boo. Both sides exchanged penalties with no

sign of anything more adventurous until the final ten minutes.

North's try a movement finesse. It proved to be Wales' winning move,

snatched in the face of stalemate. In the women's Six Nations, the

defending champions, England, were thrashed 25-0 by Ireland. It's

their first defeat in the competition for four years. There

were seven games in the Premier League today. Match of the Day

follow this programme, so if you don't want to know the scores, this

is your chance to leave the home. And there was an upset at St Mary's

as second-placed Manchester City were beaten 3-1 by Southampton,

Gareth Barry scoring an own goal. City remain nine points behind

league leaders, Manchester United, who play tomorrowment

In today's other results, Chelsea notch up their first win in five

games with a 4-1 victory over Wigan at home. Arsenal survived having a

at home. Arsenal survived having a player sent off to beat Sunderland.

QPR lost to Swansea. Gareth Bale scored both Tottenham's goals in

their win over Newcastle. In Scotland Celtic have moved 18

points clear at the top of the SPL after beating Inverness Caledonian

Thistle, their nearest rivals. The Scottish champions came from a gel

down to score three times, including this goal from Miku.

England's cricketers are off to a good start on their tour to New

Zealand with a a recording-breaking score. They hit 14 sixes and made

their highest ever T20 total. The captain, steward Broad took four

wickets to beat the home side. And Great Britain's women's tennis

team are through to the next round of the federation Cup. They'll play

Bulgaria tomorrow for a place in the world group play-off. That's

the sport for now. Now, millions of people are

celebrating lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, of

course. It is the most important annual holiday in much of Asia.

And the celebrations began in China, with firework displays marking the

start of the Year of the Snake, taking over from the dragon.

Just a reminder of the main headline here tonight: consumers

are being warned that tests for horsemeat in food could yield more

bad results, as the Environment Secretary put it. And time to tell