14/06/2014 BBC Weekend News


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Good evening. Iran says it is prepared to

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co-operate with the United States and to help the Iraqi government in

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its battle against Sunni extremists. President Hassan Rohani made

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the extraordinary offer during a news conference,

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but he denied that Iranian troops had already been sent into Iraq.

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This evening the Pentagon ordered an aircraft carrier and two warships

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into the Gulf in case Washington decides to pursue a military option

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against the insurgents. Fighters

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from the Islamist group ISIS have taken control of large parts

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of the north and west, including the cities of Mosul and Tikrit.

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From Irbil, our correspondent Paul Wood reports.

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The front line with ISIS in the North. These Kurdish fighters are

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few in number, but determined to defend their territory. Their morale

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is high, unlike the Iraqi army, which fled from here.

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In Shia mosques in Baghdad, a rallying cry. There are forming

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their own militias rather than relying on the Army.

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The fightback starts now, says the Prime Minister. We will take back

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every inch defaced by the feet of those traitors, he says. A million

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people have been displaced by the fighting according to a UN estimate.

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We are seeing a very serious threat to the sovereign and integrity of

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this country, and that needs to be dealt with. It cannot be dealt with

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only militarily, but it cannot you dealt with only politically, because

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the opponent is a very determined organisation of people who seek to

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destroy the state. All of the international efforts now centred on

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putting pressure on the Shi'ite Government in Baghdad. That it is

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hoped will take some of the foresight of what is largely a Sunni

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tribal uprising. But ISIS would not be part of any deal. Here the

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jihadists celebrate the latest gains, and Iraq will need help from

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both Iran and the United States to stop them.

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The Ukrainian government is vowing to retaliate

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after a military transport plane was shot down by pro-Russian

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separatists, killing 49 people. The plane, which was carrying troops

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and equipment, was about to land at Luhansk airport.

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It is thought to be the biggest single loss of life suffered

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by government forces since the start of the conflict in east Ukraine.

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Daniel Sandford reports. The wreckage of the Ukrainian

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military transport plane knocked out of the sky at a government-held

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airfield this morning. None of the nine crew or 40

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soldiers it was carrying survived. The Ukrainian defence ministry said

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it had been destroyed by terrorists. The phrase it usually uses

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for the fighters in the far east of the country who want to break

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away and join Russia. It was easily the worst loss of life

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by Ukrainian forces in a conflict which gets worse by the week.

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A security camera filmed the plane landing in Lugansk at

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one in the morning, and it burst into flames and crashed the ground.

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The new Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, was only sworn

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in here in Kiev last week. He has promised to punish those

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responsible for the deaths. But in truth he has little control

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over the most restless regions in the far east of the country,

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Lugansk and Donetsk. There was shock this week

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when three battle tanks turned up near Donetsk, clearly in

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the hands of the pro-Russia rebels. The United States said they had been

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driven across the border, and Nato backed this up with satellite

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images. In the last three days, a convoy

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of three tanks, several launchers

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and other military vehicles crossed from Russia into Ukraine

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near the eastern Ukrainian town. This is unacceptable.

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There was a rare success for the Ukrainian government yesterday

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when forces took control back of the last rebel held

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buildings in the port city. But every street and every

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building is having to be fought for, and increasingly well armed

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pro-Russian forces still control several large cities.

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Daniel Sandford, BBC News, Kiev. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has

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warned that jails in England and Wales are so overcrowded there's

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a risk to prisoners and the public. Nick Hardwick accused ministers of

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a "political and policy failure." It comes after the Government told

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40 prisons to find space for hundreds of extra inmates

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in case of need over the summer. Our political correspondent

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Gary O'Donoghue is in Wandsworth at one of the prisons affected.

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Nick Hardwick isn't mincing his words, but ministers appear

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unconcerned. Should they be? The chief inspector doesn't make a

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habit of laying into Government policy, but here he really has stuck

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the boot in, and here's not just question the operational elements,

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he has questioned the political policy behind what the Government

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are doing. Ministers are saying that these extra places they are asking

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for will only mean a few hundred prisoners sharing cells for a few

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weeks, but the problem is that almost two thirds of prisons are

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overcrowded. Wandsworth has almost 600 more prisoners than it should

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have. The other thing they say is that if you want to put an extra

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bunk bed in a cell, that can be done, but do you have the staff and

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resources to do something with those was and is, because if you don't,

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they get frustrated and then you get trouble.

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Gary O'Donoghue, thank you very much.

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at one of the prisons affected. Football now,

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and England's World Cup campaign finally gets under way tonight.

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Around 3,000 England fans have accompanied the team to the city of

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Manaus, where they take on Italy. From there,

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our chief sports correspondent Dan Roan sent this report.

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It is an away fixture like no other. Match day morning in Manaus, and the

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fans take a stroll along the Amazon. Few are expecting a stroll against

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Italy in the heat and humidity. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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to come here, not just to get to the World Cup but also to get out of the

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Amazon. It is a dog in the morning, ridiculously hot. I think both teams

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will struggle. They will bring the youngsters on in the last 20

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minutes. England got a first look at the Stadium here last night, and

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must now hope weeks of training have prepared them for the extreme

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conditions they will face here in the rainforest. We have grown and

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improved. We have been together a lot longer and have had two years to

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get used to what this manager wants. Roy Hodgson picked a useful squad,

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but now comes a defining moment for the manager and his players.

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It is a massive barometer for how far this team has come city took the

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job. He has evolved the team, brought in young players, and this

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is the biggest test that this group of players have got. Despite the

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location, support is not a problem for England. The team and their fans

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have come a long way. But the heat is about to be turned up. We are

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about to learn a lot about this young England team. We have already

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had a boost ahead of kick-off tonight occurs the Italian

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goalkeeper and captain Jen Luigi Buffon has been ruled out through

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injury. They know that what happens here this evening will have a big

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influence on the rest of their World Cup journey. It is a game that they

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dare not lose. Dan Roan sent this report.

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The Queen's baton has arrived in Scotland ahead of the start

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of the Commonwealth games in Glasgow next month.

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It follows a 100,000-mile journey across 69

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countries, as Lorna Gordon reports. It has travelled through the nations

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and territories of the Commonwealth, and today that journey was reflected

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as the battle arrived across the border, delivered into Scottish

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hands as it crossed the River Tweed. -- the baton. Enthusiastic crowds

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welcomed it. It was great walking across the bridge and arriving in

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Coldstream. Next stop, Edinburgh and a 21 gun salute.

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Through the streets of the nation's capital, visitors and locals and

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fused as they watched the baton's progress. From the centre of the

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city to the Portobello sure, families and friends cheering it on

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its way. It is being relaxed journey through the of Scotland today.

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People have stopped to touch the baton, take photographs. It has been

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very friendly. It was fabulous! Great for the kids, great to see the

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baton through. The baton will now go on to more than 400 communities

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before the start of the summer's Commonwealth

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