10/11/2013 BBC Weekend News

Many thousands feared dead after Typhoon Haiyan rips through the

Philippines, destroying entire cities and villages. More than

10,000 people alone are estimated to have been killed in the city which

bore the brunt. 4.5 million people have been affected. Overall, rescue

workers struggle to help those who have lost everything. What you

cannot see in the pictures is the smell. There is a sweet stench of

death in the whole of this neighbourhood. We have the latest,

as Britain pledges ?6 million in aid. Also tonight - two minutes

silences across the UK to honour fallen members of the Armed Forces.

In Afghanistan, remembering the servicemen and women killed there

during 12 years of conflict. As Sri Lanka prepares for this

week's Commonwealth summit, a second world leader pulls out over concerns

over the country's human rights record.

And Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in London.

Hello. A very good evening to you. It is feared many thousands have

been killed by the powerful powerfulty feen which -- powerful

typhoon which ripped through the Philippines. On a neighbouring

island residents are burying bodies in mass graves. Thousands of troops

have been deployed. Military cargo planes are flying in supplies.

Britain has pledged ?6 million in aid. Typhoon Haiyan has affected 4.5

million people, according to the authorities in the capital, Manila.

On the island of Samar, over 2,000 people are still missing. We'll have

a report from there in a moment. First from Tacloban, where an

estimated 80% of the buildings have been destroyed and there's no clean

water nor electricity. Outside Tacloban airport, hundreds are

queueing in the rain, in the hope of boarding a flight out of hell. Every

few minutes more are coming in. There's no longer an airport for

them to leave from. As soon as you step on to the ground

here, the magnitude of the destruction hits you full in the

face. Everything is gone.

Half a mile further up the road, we came across this sea side

neighbourhood. Until Friday, home to 10,000 people.

It wasn't the wind that did all this, it was water. It is as if it's

been destroyed by a tsunami. In many ways it has. An enormous four-metre

storm surge swept into the coast and crushed these buildings, this

neighbourhood flattened. What you cannot see in the pictures is the

smell - there is a sweet stench of death in the whole of this

neighbourhood. This woman's house survived. But the

water came smashing through the second-floor windows. With her

daughter in her arms, she swam for her life. Did it go into your mouth?

Yes, Sir. It got into my mouth. And then we just escaped. We wanted to

survive. We think that it was just - it was our last... As we drive on we

see more and more bodies. The city's main shopping mall has been

completely looted. The police have disappeared.

Everywhere we go, the plea is the same - please help us.

No-one can help us. No-one can but the Government. No

food. It is like an animal.

Outside the cathedral is one of many makeshift morgues. The stench here

is overwhelming. This young man has just found his

father. Near by a priest is offering prayers

for the dead. How many dead, no-one yet knows.

The Philippines are used to typhoons they've had more than 20 this year,

but none of this strength. The task is massive, with the

devastation widespread. This is the island of Samar, where

local officials say hundreds are dead and thousands more missing.

We made a mass grave of 57 people who died. That will increase because

we've not talked to the other towns as there's no means of

transportation. Video has emerged of people trying to escape the

fast-rising water soon after the typhoon struck.

Only two days later is its full force really becoming clear.

The relief operation has now begun. The focus right now, for everybody,

especially in the service, is to make sure that we bring the help

that we can give to our countrymen. Once we put all the infrastructures

and the mechanisms in place, then I think we will be able to get them

back on their feet. At this military airfield n the

capital Manila, the focus is on getting aid down to the worst

affected areas. They are loading up water here to be flown down to

Tacloban. Now tomorrow the Americans will arrive to provide much-needed

backup. And it is not over yet. Typhoon

Haiyan is fast approaching Vietnam. People there are bracing themselves.

Well, you can find out much more about the typhoon, including

satellite imagery and the path of the storm as it draws closer to

Vietnam, on our website. Two minutes' silences have taken

place across the UK to honour fallen members of the Armed Forces. In

London, the Queen lay the first wreath at the Cenotaph before a

march past. The Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday,

when the hub bub of other days is stilled and we pause, we reflect and

we remember. 1.75 million people died in the

world wars. Thousands more have lost their lives in more recent

conflicts. At 11am t Queen led the national two-minute silence in their

remembrance. THE LAST POST

In Whitehall, the Queen placed her wreath at the Cenotaph, in memory of

those who have been killed in what is now nearly a century of conflict,

from the devastating losses of the First World War to the young

servicemen and women who have died in Afghanistan. Prince Harry, who

last year was serving in Afghanistan, laid a wreath on behalf

of his father, the Prince of Wales, who is on a visit to India. And

Prince William, no longer an operational members of the RAF, but

in uniform, laid a wreath, watched by his wife, from a balcony of the

Foreign Office. Then it with us the turn of the

veterans. There were more than 10,000 of them on the march past

this year. Men and women who have known conflict and its terrible cost

in lives lost and lives changed forever. Parading again, not to

glorify war, but to pay respects to comrades who never came home.

Well a remembrance service was held at Helmand province in memory of the

446 servicemen and women killed in the 12 years of an flict in

Afghanistan. -- conflict in Afghanistan.

The last post at the last remembrance in Helmand for these

British soldiers. Next year, there will be just a few. Still reminders

that the fighting is not over. This, a rare moment of silence and time to

reflect. 446 British soldiers have lost their

lives in Afghanistan. The most recent Warrant Officer Ian

Fisher, a husband and father, killed just a few days ago in a suicide

attack. It is very raw for lots of people.

In a way we have all the emotions going on. Some of his closest

friends will be stood here, remembering him and everybody else

who has died. That reading out of those who died, a poignant moment

for everybody. The Duke of York and the Defence

Secretary had flown out to Helmand to pay their respects too. Knowing

this mission is now drawing to a close.

It is a poignant moment towards the end of what has been a long and

difficult campaign, marking, as well as the broader sacrifice of many

generations of Britain's armed force, the 446 people who have given

their lives in this campaign. This time next year it will almost be

over. The plaques on this memorial are a reminder of the sacrifices

made along the way, but soon they too will be removed and returned

back to the UK. It will leave the question, what

will be the lasting legacy here in Helmand?

Washington has sought to reassure Israel as well as America's Gulf

allies that the US was neither blind nor stupid in its nuclear talks with

Iran. The comments come after discussions in Geneva over tighter

controls on Iran's nuclear programme, that ended without

agreement. Britain said that a potential agreement is still on the

table, and can be done. Negotiations are for mid--ably difficult. They

have disregarded the resolutions of the UN Security Council and

disregarded the International Atomic Energy Agency. So, there's bound to

be a terrible lack of trust and that means that we have to go over every

detail of it. India's Prime Minister has pulled

out of the Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka

later this week, amid a row over the host country's human rights record.

He is the second world leader to say he will not attend. The Government

has rejected calls for David Cameron to follow suit.

Sri Lanka has pulled out all the stops for the Commonwealth summit.

It sees this as its chance to show off a shining new Sri Lanka on the

world stage. Today, at a grand inauguration for one of the event

events the President spoke of this island emerging from terrorism.

The Tamil Tigers were the most ruthless of rebel armies. Suicide

attacks, one of their chief weapon weapons in their 30-year battle for

independence. After a massive Sri Lankan Army

offensive they were defeated four years ago. Both sides have been

accused of atrocities. The rebels of using Tamil civilians as human

shields and the Army of indiscriminate shooting and

execution, of surrendered and captured rebels.

A commission said perhaps 40,000 people were closed in the closing

stages of the war. The Government denies committing atrocities and

refuses an international investigation into alleged war

crimes. The Canadian Prime Minister had

already said he is boycotting it because of human rights abuses.

Today, the Indian Prime Minister, seen here with the Sri Lankan

President, has said he too will stay away from the summit.

TRANSLATION: It is not a defeat for us. We invited Mr Singh, we would

have been really happy if he had come. It is his decision. Five days

before the Commonwealth summit takes place at this venue in Columbo, the

the diplomatic mode is getting more uncomfortable for the Sri Lankan

Government. It had seen the hosting as a prize - an accolade, with India

and Canada staying away, it is getting more and more difficult for

the authorities here to dismiss it ass unimportant and the spot -- as

unimportant and the spotlight is fixed on this country's human rights

record. Britain has confirmed that David Cameron will lead its

delegation. It says engage isn't the best way to tackle human rights.

-- is the best way to tackle human rights. I have lan ka is trying to

present its better side to the world. This boycott is a severe

blow. The Chief of the Defence Staff,

General Sir Nicholas Houghton said a Royal Marine convicted of murdering

an insurgent should not be shown clemency due to being in the Armed

Forces. Others have said the sentence given to Marine A should

take into account the extraordinary pressures faced in Helmand. General

Houghton said British forces must maintain the moral high ground.

Those who are in authority over the Armed Forces should not request any

form of leniency. In fact, I think it is dangerous to do so. We should

be immaculate in these respects. Murder is murder. Thankfully it is

an exceptional act, in terms of the broad conduct of Armed Forces.

Labour's leader, Ed Miliband, says a Labour Government would ban payday

lenders from advertising during children's television programmes.

The party leader wants them to face the same restrictions as gambling

and junk food companies. The coalition is taking action against

irresponsible lending. Now w all the sport here is Olly Foster.

There were four matches in the Premier League today. All the goals

will come up on Match of the Day 2 later on BBC One. If you want the

results now, here they come: Arsenal's lead at the top of the

table is still two points, after they lost 1-0 at Manchester United.

Robin Van Persie got the goal. David Moyes said it was their best

performance of the season. Not such a good day for Manchester City

though. For a fourth season in a row they lost at Sunderland. Phil

Bardsley with the winner for them. Elsewhere Stoke scored a contention

penalty for a 3-3 draw at Swansea. Spurs missed the chance to go third.

The end of season ATP Tour Finals will have its dream final tomorrow.

World number one Rafael Nadal will play the reigning champion Novak

Djokovic after both came through their semi-finals today in straight

sets at London's O 2 arena. They are the rock stars of the

tennis world and at London's O 2, they played to another sell-out

arena. Rafael Nadal has not won the A TP Tour Finals before, but he has

the better record over Roger Federer. So, it proved, as the

Spaniard clinched the first 7-5. This was Federer's 12th consecutive

appearance in the Tour's finals. He's won six. He never looks

comfortable here. Unable to match Nadal's intensity,

the Swiss capitulated, losing 6-3 to go down in straight sets. This year,

no-one can stop the world number one. Probably one of the best in my

career, finished being in a final here, in a tournament that I love so

much. I never have the luck to win. Spain's Marc Marquez has become the

youngest MotoGP champion. He finished third in the final race of

the season in Valencia, which saw him take the title by four points

from Jorge Lorenzo, who won the race. Over 100,000 fans were

watching. That is a dream that comes true!

Maybe too early, because I didn't expect it yet. The championship.

Jorge did a very good job. Thanks to all my team. They helped me a lot.

Scotland have reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby League

World Cup. The reward for winning their groups, a match against New

Zealand. Wales have bowed out, after losing all three of their group

games. They lost by 28-24 against the cook islands. That is all your

sport. That's all from me. Stay with us on

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