23/11/2013 BBC Weekend News

Good afternoon. The attorney dead General Dominic

Grieve has warned politicians need to wake up to what is the threat of

corruption within some minority communities. -- the Attorney

General. He said he was referring mainly to

the Pakistani community, but stressed it was not just a Pakistani

problem. He is the government's most senior

legal adviser and he is raising concerns about the potential of

corruption and electoral fraud. Dominic Grieve spoke about the

background of some migrants who come from countries where corruption is

endemic. He told the Daily Telegraph they also come from societies where

they have been brought up to believe you can only get certain things

through a favour culture. One of the things you have to make absolutely

clear is that is not the case. Pushed on whether he was rough

airing to the Pakistani community, he replied, yes, it is mainly their

community although I would be wary of saying it is just a Pakistani

problem. It was profoundly disturbing to read what he said. It

paints the whole community, who have worked extremely hard in this

country, socially, politically and economically. There are many from

this ethnic background contributing in a very positive way. The Attorney

General said the Telegraph failed to reflect his comments on the

contribution of different communities to life in the UK. He

said he believes the problem of corruption cannot be directly

attributed to any one group. He is highlighting a sensitive subject

often avoided by politicians. With a review into voting fraud due out in

a few weeks, it is something all sides may have to address.

Foreign Minister is from six world powers are gathering in Geneva

hoping to secure a breakthrough in the row with Iran over the nuclear

programme. William Hague and John Kerry have arrived for talks.

Negotiators spent the past three days trying to reach an interim deal

in which Iran would curb its nuclear activities in return for easing of

sanctions. James, this is very like two weeks ago when the ministers all

gathered. Is there the same sort of optimism? They did not manage a deal

to weeks ago, but that has not put off those foreign ministers from

coming back here to have another go. This time there is a lot more

pressure on them. You can try this one can fail, but if you try this

twice and go home without a deal, those Foreign Minister 's will have

problems in their respective cabinets. Particularly John Kerry.

If they do not work out a deal, they will find it hard to persuade

sceptics that these negotiations are worth it. William Hague said earlier

today that these negotiations are not finished. They are here because

they need to get on with it. There is clearly a lot of work left to do.

New NHS figures have highlighted the growing number of hospital beds

being blocked by patients who are well enough to go home, but are not

actually discharged. Last month the number of days lost to patients who

needed that theirs was the highest in three years.

This is about making sure that patients who are fit to leave

hospital can recover in the right place, and their beds are made

available to those who need them. 80,000 bed days were lost in October

from delayed discharges. That is up nearly 8000 on the same month last

year. Labour say choose the pressure hospitals are under. What these

figures show are shocking. They show the pressure that England's

hospitals are under as a result of the care crisis. ?2 billion has been

taken out of adult social care and we are seeing elderly people, who

really ought to be cared for in the home and in the community, are

turning up at hospital. The figures indicate getting appropriate social

care in place so patients can be discharged safely is a growing

problem. The Department of Health said in an average week, NHS

hospitals admit a quarter of a million patients. In that context,

the number of delays are very low. And in sport, Australia have moved

within touching distance of winning the first Ashes test in Brisbane. At

the close England were needing a -- a further 500 runs to win.

Two days left of the first test and England scouring the skies for

storms. Saturday's rain only skimmed the Gabba ground. Nothing could stop

the advance of this trillions. The tactic was simple, brutal. Not long

ago, he reached his first Ashes century. The celebration punch

missed. Stuart Broad eventually managed to get back into it. There

has been much discussion of Michael Clarke's perceived weaknesses. This

suggests he is doing OK. When the lead reached 560, the captain

declared. The harsh reality of 2013 is that

England will resume on the fourth day, two wickets down. Australia set

a trap for Jonathan Trott, and he fell into it headfirst. Our bowlers

are bowling fast at the moment. England are on the back foot. They

were pretty poorer today. Defeat looms, and England know they must

show some sign of a