28/06/2014 BBC Weekend News

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has accused some EU leaders of

cowardice for backing Jean-Claude Juncker as the next EU Commission

President at a summit in Brussels despite British opposition.

Mr Hunt defended the Prime Minister?s handling of the issue

and said the EU had a lot of work to do to persuade British people that

Europe could be trusted with reform. Our political correspondent

Alan Soady reports. David Cameron's rift with European

leaders does not end with his failure to stop Jean-Claude Juncker.

It opens up the questions over the UK's relationship with the EU. The

Prime Minister went to Brussels not just to argue over who gets one of

the EU's top jobs, but also to make it easier in future to negotiate

powers being given back to Britain. His friends think other European

leaders have let him down. As a result of cowardice yesterday from

other leaders who were not prepared to stand up in public and say the

things they had said in private, they are going to have to work a lot

harder to persuade the British people that Europe can be trusted

with a proper reform agenda that can make us strong and competitive in a

tough global economy and they have got a lot of work to do. It has not

been plain sailing for David Cameron but he is hoping EU leaders will

start pulling in his direction, people like the German Chancellor

Angela Merkel and the man rowing the boat, Sweden's Prime Minister

Fredrik Reinfeldt. He has indicated he is sympathetic to the idea of the

UK loosening its ties with the EU but David Cameron's critics think he

has played it badly. It is now clear that David Cameron and the

Conservative Party pose a clear and present danger to our economy.

Labour, which would win arguments and build up reform of the European

Union, or David Cameron who by his own admission is taking us closer to

the exit door of the European Union, which would threaten 3 million jobs

across the UK. After losing yesterday's vote, David Cameron had

to sign up to Jean-Claude Juncker after all, a man he knows he will

have to deal with but who could cause him problems in the future.

Alan Sadie, BBC News. Alan Soady reports.

Later today the Prime Minister and other party leaders will be

at Stirling in Scotland to mark Armed Forces Day.

Joining us from there is our defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt.

What is the significance of this event? In fact they have already

joined us. Over my shoulder is David Cameron, to the right of Her Royal

Highness the Princess Royal, and to her left, Alex Salmond. They are

joining the tens of thousands of people and the thousands of people

marching from Stirling Castle to celebrate the work of the armed

forces and pay tribute to them and honoured the sacrifices that they

make. Here in Scotland everything is political of course. There may be no

politics on obvious display as the marchers go by, but this is being

held in the shadow of Stirling Castle, where the English and Scots

once fought bitterly, and also in the shadow of the referendum taking

place in September. Although none of the armed forces are talking about

it of course, it is clear there will be questions over what will happen

in the event of the Scottish referendum deciding the Scots would

go ahead with independence. What would happen to the historic

Scottish regiments and the nuclear deterrent? Would Scotland remain a

member of NATO? All of those questions perhaps being addressed by

the politicians behind me but not by the people enjoying a day out with

the family here. Thank you. correspondent Caroline Wyatt.

The funeral of Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four,

has taken place in Belfast. His coffin was carried into St

Peter?s Cathedral in West Belfast by four members of the Birmingham Six.

The lawyer Gareth Pierce who represented both the Guildford Four

and the Birmingham Six was at the funeral and the Irish Deputy

Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore was also among the mourners.

BP is taking legal action in the United States to reclaim some of the

compensation it paid to hundreds of businesses after the oil spill in

the Gulf of Mexico four years ago. It says many of

the awards were entirely unwarranted because they were based on a false

picture of the losses suffered. It is the latest stage

in a long legal battle fought by BP to limit their compensation bill

for the disaster. The Queen has been remembering those

who served and gave their lives during the First World War at the

100th anniversary of the start of the war.

for the disaster. Together with the Duke of Edinburgh

at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London she attended a

Drumhead Service of Remembrance led by the Bishop of London.

Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is there.

We forget perhaps that the army that fought in the First World War was

overwhelmingly a volunteer army. Many young man answered the call. So

the Queen was here to attend a Drumhead Service of Remembrance for

all those who volunteered to serve in the First World War and of course

the many hundreds of thousands who perished, losing their lives in that

war. We recall that the total number of British military deaths in the

First World War was not far short of 1 million. This service, attended

also by the great grandnephew of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on a

morning of remembrance when those events of 100 years ago, when the

casualties of the Great War were remembered. Thank you.

Nicholas Witchell is there. The American soul singer

and songwriter Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70.

Womack?s career spanned more than 50 years, with hits including It?s All

Over Now and Across 110th Street. Our correspondent Mark Sanders

looks back at his life. His report contains some

flash photography. Bobby Womack's powerful voice with

its gravel and growl hang out in a career spanning half a century. He

sang at Glastonbury only last year. The singer-songwriter influenced

generations of musicians, from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn.

Bobby Womack was born in 1944 in Cleveland. His parents told him he

could sing his way out of the ghetto and he did just that, first with his

brothers as The Valentinos and then in a solo career as a singer

songwriter. His songs were recorded by Janis Joplin, Wilson Pickett and

many others, but he had to be persuaded to allow a young upcoming

British band to record his son It?s All Over Now. He said one day you

will be part of history. This group is going to be huge. He said why

don't they get their own song? I think the solar industry in

particular will remember him with great affection. It is a very sad

loss because he had a very great talent. Bobby Womack struggled with

drugs and health problems. He has died at the age of 70. The Rolling

Stones's Ronnie Wood paid tribute saying the man who could make you

cry when he sang had brought tears to my eyes by his passing. Bobby

Womack, whose death was announced overnight.

The defending men?s Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be

enjoying a weekend off after easily reaching

the second week of the tournament. Some of his main rivals

for the title will be in action today, but rain has been falling at

the All England Club this morning. Our sports correspondent

Katherine Downes is there now. Any sign that play will start soon?

People Saturday, as it is known at Wimbledon, looks like one of

contrasts. We have had heavy showers this morning but others are off so

we have just had an announcement that they will be getting under way

shortly. Andy Murray brightened British prospects by beating

Spain's Agut yesterday, but he will play Kevin Anderson on Monday. Roger

Federer and Rafael Nadal are in action today along with Maria

Sharapova, the big stars who will be playing under the shelter of the

Centre Court roof. Stanislas Wawrinka is one of the bigger names

finding himself at the mercy of the elements today. Thank you. That is

also now. You can see more on all of our stories on the BBC News Channel

throughout the afternoon and there will be a full round-up of the news

on BBC One at 7:15pm. Goodbye. Hello. Today is going to be one of

those days where you might have to prepare to run for cover if you are

outdoors for any lengthy period of time and you have not got your

umbrella. Downpours are brewing and there are more to come in the next

few hours but for some of