09/04/2012 BBC News at Six

Syrian troops open fire on refugees fleeing the country into Turkey,

killing two people. It's the first such attack and

comes amid fears that a UN peace plan is collapsing.

Saving for retirement - ministers consider a new type of private

pension to replace final salary schemes.

Inside North Korea millions celebrate the birth of the

country's Communist founder. What sustains North Korea is the

personality cult. And after a thrilling play-off,

Bubba Watson wins the Masters in Good evening. Eyewitnesses on

Syria's border with Turkey, say Syrian troops have opened fire on

refugees fleeing the country, killing two people. The violence

comes amid more deaths elsewhere in Syria, and fears that a UN-backed

peace plan to end the fighting could collapse. Today a television

cameraman was also shot near Syria's border with Lebanon. Our

correspondent Jonathan Head has sent this report.

The violence building up just inside Syria spilled over the

border today. Refugees caught in the crossfire or fired upon. It was

the last straw for this man. They are killing us, he said. Just come

and see all the dead. There are slaughtering them with knives,

bombing the houses. Help us. There were at least 15 injured

being treated in this hospital and for the first time some had been

shot on the Turkish side. Many of the Turkish Hamp -- camps like this

one are just a short distance from the border. Many of the inmates

driven here by their own Syrian horror stories. The Kofi Annan

peace plan for the people who have recently arrived at this camp,

short of the diplomatic miracle, they believe they will just have to

fight for their freedom. And the Turkish hosts are now declined to

agree. The peace plan calls for the government to stop using heavy

weapons in population centres. For the opposition to commit to stop

fighting. And for all parties to ensure that humanitarian assistance

reaches all areas affected by the fighting. And to implement a daily

two-hour humanitarian pause. Turkey has been appalled by the surge of

fighting and is calling for an alternative to the peace plan. In

this village they have been pulling people out from what is left of

their homes after another bombardment. 35 are believed to

have died here including women and children. The only certainty is

that there will be many more such victims. Options for a new type of

private pension, to replace final salary schemes are being considered

by ministers. One idea could involve a company guaranteeing a

fixed pension pot on retirement. The Government says while many

businesses want to offer decent pensions final salary schemes are

just too expensive. Our Business Correspondent, Emma Simpson,

reports. Building up the pension pot is not

as easy as it once was. Final salary pension schemes are

increasingly scarce. Today new workers normally have to shoulder

the risk without a guaranteed return. The pensions minister says

they could be a third way - a new type of pension that would see

employers and workers sharing some of those investment risks. We are

trying to make sure that companies that want to offer a decent

pensions deal are helped to do so. It may not be the gold plated

pensions of the past, but an element of guarantee. We make it

easier for companies that want to do the right thing by their

employees. Morrisons is already taking this new MyPa. As well as

existing schemes it will also offer workers at guaranteed pension fund

on retirement. But workers would then have to decide what to do with

that money. These days only one in three private sector workers are

reckoned to be in any occupational pension plan. And with final salary

schemes fast disappearing, the Challenge of how to secure enough

income for a decent retirement has never been so important.

investment returns to not workout and if inflation turns out to be

high, it costs work out fairly expensive or if everyone starts

living much longer, the old way of thinking about pensions will have

to change. But some in the industry say the government is missing the

point. The fundamental problem with retirement saving at the moment is

that people are not saving enough. Whether a defined benefit pension

or defined contribution pension, if you do not put enough in, you will

not get enough out. Many companies may be sceptical about giving any

more future pension guarantees. It is early days, but the debate has

now begun. It's one of the world's most

reclusive and repressive regimes, and this week North Korea will

stage the biggest celebration in its history to commemorate its

founding father. The 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il

Sung will be marked by the launch of a rocket and ceremonies across

the country. Our Correspondent Damian Grammaticas is the only

British broadcaster allowed inside the country and sent this report

from the capital, Pyongyang. At sea of faces. Acting on cue.

Every single one in a crowd of perhaps 100,000. It is the start of

a week of celebrations. And the emotion almost sounds exaggerated.

North Korea's two dead dictator's, father and son, are worshipped by

gods. And its people are urged to give thanks for the way they are

told donation has been turned into a powerful and prosperous land.

Today few outsiders would recognise the country as powerful or

prosperous. But what sustains it is a personality cult built around the

Kim dynasty and totalitarian control. As the crowds dispersed we

were told we could not talk to any of them. Instead we were brought to

this model is silk spinning factory. It has never fired a single worker,

I was told. They're also good. Apparently it is down to the

generous guidance of the founding president, Kim Il Sung, and his son.

Under their watch, the workers get interactive instruction in

mathematics, physics and English. This birthday celebration for Kim

Il Sung, he says, is the biggest national event in our country. I

will celebrate by working even harder. This woman has spent 30

years labouring here and like everyone, sticks to the same script.

Father and son deserve the credit for everything. When they were

alive, they instructed us to provide Clones for the people, she

says. This year we exceeded our annual quota in three months.

is a highly controlled visit. The ladies were just spoke to as soon

as we stopped talking to them, they stopped work. Outside are glimpses

of a different North Korea flashing past. We would like to stop and see

them but we cannot. There are hints of a less perfect world. The grey

monotony of that city. Long queues for the morning tram. The

uniformity of it all. Reflections that suggest it is not quite as

socialist Paradise. The BBC has been told that the

British government approved the rendition of a terrorist suspect to

Colonel Gaddafi's regime in Libya in 2004. Evidence emerged last year

that MI6 was closely involved in the treatment of Abdel Hakim Belhaj,

who claims he was tortured by the Libyans while in prison. Mr Belhaj,

who at the time led a group opposed to Gaddafi's regime, is now suing

MI6 and the British government. Peter Taylor reports.

The story begins with a letter uncovered in the rubble of Libya's

bombed spy headquarters, as BBC News reported last year. Successive

governments have always insisted they were never complicit in

illegal rendition and the torture of terrorist suspects. We can now

reveal that may not always have been the case. Unlawful rendition

is not something I would approve. The letter was written in March

2004 by the senior MI6 officer, Sir Mark Allen, and addressed to Libyan

intelligence. Sir Mark congratulated Libyan intelligence

on the safe arrival of the air cargo. The air cargo was Abdel

Hakim Belhaj, the leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, whom

Britain regarded as a terrorist group. When MI6 learnt he was in

Malaysia, it tipped off the CIA, who intercepted Mr Belhaj. He was

detained in Libya for four years. TRANSLATION: The MI6 service is

considered a major player in my arrest. This act has caused me harm

and suffering. Sir Mark ends his letter by

confirming the intelligence was British. But MI6 does not act

unilaterally. Its actions have to be approved by the Government. Jack

Straw, the then Foreign Secretary, denied the Government had any

involvement. Not only did we not agree with it,

we were not complicit. Nor did we turn a blind eye. No Foreign

Secretary can know all the details of what its intelligence agencies

are doing. I asked to interview Mr Straw but

his office said he had nothing further to add. The operations of

MI6 must be organised by the government and that authorisation

is not always given. I understand that in this case the MI6 action

was authorised by the Labour Government. At what level, we do

not know. The documentation clearly says that the SIS intelligence made

rendition possible was provided by the SAS. Doesn't that indicate we

were previously complicit in rendition? This is subject to legal

proceedings. It is not possible for a minister to comment. The evidence

is there in black and white? have heard some evidence. You are

not a judge. You may not have seen all the evidence. Mr Belhaj is now

suing Sir Mark Allen and the British Government. Meanwhile, the

Metropolitan Police is investigating his allegations. The

controversy is far from over. And you can see more on that story

in Modern Spies, tonight at 9pm, on BBC2.

The largest and most powerful warship ever built by the Royal

Navy is beginning to take shape, as two sections of the hull were

joined together today for the aircraft carrier HMS Queen

Elizabeth. But the vessel, which survived defence spending cuts

nearly two years ago, is a long way from completion. James Shaw reports

from the Govan shipyard in Glasgow. 4000 tonnes of steel moving inch by

inch out of a construction shed on the Clyde. It is a precise and

carefully planned operation and an important milestone in the building

of this ship. The first section of the aircraft carrier is the largest

and most complex section and houses much of the machinery spaces, the

diesel engines. It also has recreation and galley spaces.

Everything about this project is on an enormous scale. Add 280 metres

long, the flight deck will be the size of 49 tennis courts. It will

have a Croll of almost 1400 and there will be 40 aircraft on board.

There is controversy around this ship and her sister vessel. When

finished, only one of them will be operational and it is still not

known exactly what aircraft there will have. Anything which might

increase the cost of this �7 billion programme could be

politically embarrassing. But at least today, two parts of the

project have come together successfully.

Almost a century after the Titanic set off on her maiden voyage from

Southampton to New York, a memorial cruise is retracing the route of

the ill-fated liner. The MS Balmoral has arrived at docks in

Cove in Ireland, Titanic's last port of call before sinking in the

north Atlantic in April 1912. Our correspondent Jon Kay is on board

We had just arrived in Cobh, the Titanic's last port of call. It was

known as Queenstown. Just look at the crowds that have turned out to

welcome her. Thousands of people, just as there would have been a

century ago to welcome the Titanic. This was always going to be an

unusual cruise, and so it is proving to be. As the Balmoral

follows Titanic's route all the way to the wreck site. After the

razzmatazz of yesterday's departure, things on board have calmed down,

with passenger swapping Titanic stories and any kind of trivia.

have got cufflinks! Kate had a camera... He in her cabin, I met

Sally Odell, whose relatives were on board the Titanic a century ago.

Her cousin was just 11 years old at the time. This is his camera case,

slung over his shoulder. He looks very proud.

The Odells were only on board for the first stage of the journey.

Because they got off in Ireland, they and their photographs survived.

This one is taken as they left the Titanic in Queenstown or Cobh as it

is now known. This is my favourite. It gives an

idea of the size of the ship. how few lifeboats there off! And I

wish welcome as the memorial crews arrives in gale-force winds. After

a brief stop in Cobh, Sally Odell and the other passengers will sail

on to the wreck site, just as her family photograph the Titanic doing

100 years ago. There is a band playing on the quayside tonight.

Passengers have a couple of hours onshore, and then it is back on

board to head to the wreck site, leaving here at midnight.

Thank you. The world of golf has a new

champion. Bubba Watson,an American who claims he has never had a golf

lesson, won the Masters in Augusta in dramatic style. Watson finished

the final day level on ten under par, with the South African Louis

Oosthuizen, but took the title after a sudden death play-off.

It took 21 seconds on the second hole for Louis Oosthuizen to get a

winning position. His second shot on the par-fives. You could come

back to Augusta for another 20 years and never see this again. He

went from seven under to 10 underpinning instant. An albatross!

What a shot! Oosthuizen, who would catching? Not Phil Mickelson. Lost

Lee Westwood was the best until he got to be green. A week of this

left him two offer of the lead, in fumigated. So step forward be self-

taught golfer from Florida. Bubba Watson made four birdies in a row

and the crowd screamed for their dream finish, but Bubba Watson and

Oosthuizen could not be separated. Bubba Watson clubs for a cancer

charity, but no mistaking this. Trouble. Adversity became an

opportunity. A stunning recovery. What some had two putts for the