13/11/2012 BBC News at Six

The radical Muslim cleric and suspected terrorist Abu Qatada is

back home on bail after winning his latest fight against deportation.

He will be under curfew at his house and wear a tag. The Prime

Minister expresses his frustration at the failure to remove him.

have moved heaven and earth to try and comply with every dot of every

convention to get him out of our country. It is frustrating. This

evening Downing Street vows to fight on to deport Abu Qatada but

warns it could be a lengthy process. Also on tonight's programme: The

Government threatens criminal proceedings as the energy companies

are accused of rigging the gas market. Inflation up more than

expected - the rising price of food and tuition fees are blamed. The

scandal involving the head of the CIA, his mistress, a senior US

general, a woman in Florida and up And I report from Canada about the

technology which is allowing some brain injured patients to

communicate using the power of thought. And coming up in sport:

Frankie Dettori faces an inquiry in France after what is described as a

Good evening, welcome to the BBC News at Six. The radical Muslim

cleric and terrorist suspect, Abu Qatada, has arrived back home after

being released from prison. He was granted bail after winning the

latest round of his fight against deportation to Jordan where is

wanted on terror charges. The Deputy Prime Minister said the

government remained absolutely determined to secure Abu Qatada's

deportation, but any appeal is likely to involve a lengthy process.

Here's our Political Editor Nick Robinson. He is out again, not as

promised on a plane to Jordan, but in a car taking him home in Britain.

Abu Qatada was driven out of Long Lartin prison today, having won

another battle with the Government. The man once described as Osama Bin

Laden's right hand man in Europe and a threat to national security,

has spent eleven years fighting in the courts, costing some claim more

than a million pounds. It was not meant to be like this. Listen to

what the Home Secretary said seven months ago. We can put Abu Qatada

on a plane and get him out of our country for good. Today the Prime

Minister in Rome for talks said once again that Abu Qatada would be

deported. One day. I'm fed up with the fact that this man is still at

large in our country. He has no right to be there. We believe he is

a threat and we have moved heaven and earth to comply with every

convention to get him out. It is frustrating and I share the British

people's frustration with the situation we find ourselves in.

problem is simple to state, but proving very hard to resolve. Abu

Qatada's lawyers say if he stands trial in Jordan, he would face

evidence obtained through torture and no British court will agree to

that. They need to decide whether there is a real risk that this man

will put put op trial in Jordan on the basis of evidence obtained by

torture. If there is no risk, he can be deported. It is up to the

Jordanian authorities to satisfy the court that there is no real

risk. In theory the Government now has three options. To charge Abu

Qatada under British law. But so far there is not the evidence to do.

So ministers say they will appeal against the ruling. But success is

far from guaranteed. That is why the most likely option that is that

Jordan changes its law again to reassure the British courts. The

Home Secretary met Jordanian ministers in March, her officials

are there now and the king of Jordan will be in London for talks

next week. People will be concerned, instead of Abu Qatada being on a

plane, he is on bail and on the streets. Theresa May set in April

her strategy would work to get him deported. It has not and we need

more rapid action. Out, out, protesters shouted as Abu Qatada

arrived at a home which for legal reasons we can't identify. He is

out of prison. They want him out of the country. We can speak to Nick

now. The Prime Minister is clearly frustrated. It took the Government

years to get another Muslim cleric out of the country, Abu Hamza. Now

we have Abu Qatada back home. Why is it so difficult for Government?

The problem is the same one. It is not just a problem for this Prime

Minister or Home Secretary, but it has been going on since Abu Qatada

was arirsed in 2000 one. That is three Prime Ministers, and six Home

Secretaries. Just to remind you Blunkett, Clark, Reid, Smith,

Johnson and now May have all said, yes, he will get him out of the

country. Or at least we will try. It has not been possible for simple

reason - human rights legislation does not allow governments to say

that you can destroy if you like, you can damage or override the

human rights of any individual whether you like them or not for

sake of the rights of 60 million other. Human rates are absolute.

They hope to get the Jordanians to change the law to make this

possible. That will let supporters of human rights say, look how well

it is work, it is getting the law changed in previously repressive

Middle East countries. Opponents of course will reply, it is a pretty

big cost to Britain to make sure that happens. Thank you. Criminal

proceedings could be brought against anyone attempting to rig

the UK gas market - that's the warning from the Government

following allegations that prices are being manipulated by the big

power companies to boost their profits. Investigations are now

underway by both the energy watchdog Ofgem and the city

watchdog the Financial Services Authority. All the major gas

suppliers have denied any wrongdoing. Our Industry

Correspondent John Moylan has the details. It I worth hundreds of

billions and it has a major impact upon our energy bills. So no wopd

hear the allegations of attempts to rig the wholesale gas market have

resulted in probes and tough talk from the Government. These

allegations are being taken very seriously. We will support

regulators taking whatever steps to ensure that the full force of the

law is applyed if they're true. So any guilty parties are held to

account. At issue is what happened to gas prices on 8th September. It

was a normal day until a series of trades were registered, dragging

the market lower at the same time when the key day ahead price is set.

Looking at this graph we can see all of the trades that have

occurred on this... This man works for the firm that sets the prices.

A former journalist, he was so concerned that he contacted the

authorities. It has become apparent having spoken to traders and the

people who set the gas price that people are worried about

manipulation and there exam Prime Ministers where it appears that

prices have been fixed. These commodity prices are set by a

handful of firms and there has been increased scrutiny of how this

system works. The reason - it is because these same prices can be

used on big long-term gas contracts, which can impact on how much we pay

for energy. If traders acting illegally have inflated the whole

sale price, suppliers gas pass it on in higher bills. That is an

important issue. We need to figure out if this market works. There are

many companies involved in the market. They include the main

energy suppliers, they have been quick to deny any wrong-doing.

are concerned about the allegations and we want to see an investigation

take place quickly. We believe it is in everyone's interest that they

look into these and come to a conclusion. We want to have a well

regulated market with the authorities with the right powers.

Soaring energy prices have become a bill political issues, but if the

allegations are true, they will amount to a serious blow for the

UK's energy market. Inflation rose sharply last month. Increased

tuition fees and rising food prices helped take the cost of living to

2.7% - its highest rate for a year. The Government described the

figures as disappointing. Here's our chief economics correspondent

Hugh Pym. Inflation which measures cost of living increases, was rung

at.2% but it shot up last month by more than expected to 2.7. So what

has pushed it up so much? One key factor was higher university

tuition fees, affecting first year students in England. For some there

is added pressure. There were food and transport price rises. I asked

students in Manchester how they felt about living costs. My mum put

me through a proper shot to stock up on toiletries and basics and it

stacked up to a lot more than I thought. When I started here it was

80 pence, now a bus is �1.30. can always do with more money, but

if you like focus and plan ahead it is not too bad. Not everything's

going up. Clothing fell slightly. This shirt making company put

prices up last year, because of higher raw material costs, but now

they're having the keep the lid on prices to win business. We're

looking to make sure we keep our cost down and that we are not

passing on cost to customers as much, because people are more

considered in how they're spending. They're not as willing to spend

money. Where inflation goes from here is a crucial issue for the

economy. If it picks up faster than wages, it could mutt a new squeeze

on consumers and dent their fragile confidence. If you take average

wage rise and adjust them for inflation, there was growth in the

years before 2008. But more much of the time since, real wages have

been falling, as cost-of-living increases outpace earnings.

Consumers will continue to feel squeezed. Particularly as those

must have items such as food and energy and fuel, those must spend

on items, continue to rise. Even after the latest increase,

inflation is still a lot lower than last year when it was above 5%. The

pressure on consumes has eased since then, but with gas prices

about to take effect and possible food increases, there may not be

much improvement any time soon. Working couples will be entitled to

share up to a year off work to look after their baby, under reforms to

parental leave announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

From 2015, new parents in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to

decide how to divide the leave between them to encourage different

and more flexible work patterns. A jury has found that the former

Labour MP Margaret Moran falsely claimed more than �53,000 in

expenses over five years. The jury couldn't deliver a guilty verdict,

as she had been declared unfit to stand trial for mental health

reasons. The scandal surrounding the sudden resignation of the head

of the CIA David Petraeus over an affair has widened to involve the

most senior US commander in Afghanistan. General John Allen is

under investigation after the discovery of over 20,000 e-mails

and other documents exchanged with a woman who had been contacted by

Petraeus' mistress. Steve Kingstone has been following the twists and

turns of the story. His report contains flash photography. It is a

Washington draw ma with a Stella cast, the spy chief, the top

general and two women who found themselves at the heart of American

power. The lid came off last Friday, with an admission of adultery by

general David Petraeus, the head of the CIA. David Petraeus is

presenting his wife... He cheated on his wife of 38 years with plau

Broadwell a former military intelligence officer who wrote his

biography. He does present a terrific role model. Last night FBI

agents searched Paula Broadwell's home, with. - home. How did the

scandal unfold? It started when another woman, Jill Kelley,

contacted the FBI after receiving a series of harassing e-mails. They

traced the messages to Paula Broadwell and then found evidence

of affair with David Petraeus. Last week David Petraeus resigned as

head of the CIA. Today we learned Jill Kelley was exchanging

inappropriate e-mails with a seen year - Esseenior military figure,

general Allen. He leads forces in Afghanistan as and was expected to

become the jor all head of NATO's command. Now investigate ors are

sifting through documents. Secretary asked the president and

the president has agreed to put his nomination on hold until the

relevant facts are determined. General Allen denies having an

affair. But this still feels Reich like a soap Oprah. - feel like a

soap opera. And the question is now, was national security at any time

Our top story: Terrorist suspect Abu Qatada is back home in London

on bail after winning his latest fight against deportation to Jordan.

Seven marathons in seven days across seven continents - the

challenge facing an Edinburgh GP. In the business news, the EU and

the IMF clash over a date for Greece to bring its debt to a

sustainable level. And how did receive the help

revenues to rise at the telecoms group TalkTalk? -- and how did

television help revenues? A man thought to have been in a

vegetative state for more than a decade has for the first time been

able to communicate with scientists in a pioneering procedure using a

brain scanner. Scott Routley said that a serious head injury in a car

accident. The breakthrough has been described by doctors as astonishing.

This is the Cup and the ball, and I'm going to ask you to look at one.

Awake but apparently unaware, for 12 years doctors have thought Scott

Routley was vegetative with no understanding. But he is about to

show that diagnoses is wrong by responding with his mind, not his

body, inside this scanner. This is where I want you to imagine you are

playing tennis. This is what we want. Imagining playing tennis

produces a distinct peak of activity at the top of the brain,

the red blobs on the screen. Krzysztos Kopec response in the

same way as healthy volunteers, repeatedly following the commands -

- Scott response in the same way. He convinces scientists that he is

conscious. They ask this crucial question. Does any part of your

body actually heard? Are you in pain? Some tense moments, then his

brain patterns suggest he is clearly answering no. It suggests

he is not in pain, which is a big relief. Is this the most

significant question you about asked a patient? Yes. It is

extremely important information, it is what we have been working to

achieve, to be able to ask questions that might make a

difference to the lives of patients. The results have delighted his

family, who thought he could sometimes respond with his thumb or

eyes and say their observations were dismissed as wishful thinking.

So what questions would they like to put to him in the scanner?

the back of your mind you always wondering is he happy, does he want

to keep going, not that we would do anything to stop that. You wonder

if there are other things we could do. What we have witnessed here

over a series of scans is extraordinary. It has profound

implications and shows this technology can be used to

communicate and give a voice to some patients who appear vegetative

in all other clinical tests and perhaps allow them to have a say

over their future treatment. Scott's family say they would never

ask him if he wanted to die, and in any case it is unclear whether he

has sufficient understanding to make that decision.

You can see the Panorama programme The Mind Reader: Unlocking My Voice

tonight on BBC One at 10:30pm -- 10:35pm.

Police in Sussex investigating historic allegations of child abuse

in the 1980s and early 90s have arrested two Church of England

clergyman. The former Bishop of the Louis Peter Ball was detained on

suspicion abate sex offences, and retired priest Father Vickery House

has also been arrested. -- the former Bishop of Lewes.

These arrests were part of Operation Dunhill set up by Sussex

Police as the result of information passed by the Chichester diocese

and Lambeth Palace. The retired bishop Peter Ball was detained

about the alleged historic abuse of eight boys or young men aged

between 12 and their early 20s. He served in Sussex and Gloucester, he

is 80 and retired in 1993. He once described Prince Charles as a loyal

friend and from a little while lived in a property owned by the

Duchy of Cornwall. He was arrested at a property in Somerset. 67 year-

old Vickery house is the other man, a retired priest from the same

diocese. He is alleged to have abused two teenage boys in the

1980s. The allegations are being treated separately and there is no

allegation that the men are were allegedly acting together. What is

the background to the cases? This is a complex inquiries stretching

back around two years. When the abuse allegations came to light the

church carried out two investigations, one ordered by the

Archbishop of Canterbury. Those findings were passed to the police.

This March, three other retired priests were arrested and charged

with offences against young people. Those cases are again being treated

separately. They are cases of alleged historic abuse, senior

officers say there is no risk of young people -- risk to young

people in the diocese, but inquiries are ongoing.

A Royal Navy submariner has admitted gathering details of

computer programmes used to encrypt top-secret information. Petty

Officer Edward Devenney, from Northern Ireland, was arrested in

Plymouth after meeting to people he thought were a Russian agent but we

actually British intelligence. He pleaded guilty to a breach of the

Official Secrets Act and will be sentenced next month.

A jockey Frankie Dettori tested positive for a banned substance at

the French racecourse Longchamp in September. His lawyers say he will

face an inquiry by the French racing authority next week. He is

based in the UK and is best known for riding six winners at Ascot in

the 90s. Voters in Corby in Northamptonshire

are prepared to elect a new MP on Thursday. The by-election was

triggered by the resignation of Conservative MP Louise Mensch, who

won two years ago with a slim majority. Labour had previously

held the seat since 1997. James Landale reports.

This is Corby, an old steel town in the heart of England that

traditionally votes Labour. This is East Northamptonshire, a clutch of

leafy rural villages that tend to vote Conservative. Together they

form a classic weather vane seat which has always held by the

government of the day, but an Thursday that might change. Voters

have the chance to replace the former MP Louise Mensch, who has

angered many by resigning - a challenge or a potential sorry

success it is battling to overcome. I'm quite different, I've lived in

the area for 20 years, I am 20 years old and I am a county

councillor. I have lived here and I know what the area is like. She had

particular problems with their families, I am sympathetic.

Labour are favourites but they are working hard to play down

expectations. They are desperate to take their first seat from if --

from the Tories in a by-election for 13 years. I am fighting for

every vote. There is a really clear choice between somebody who will

stand up for local services and fight for jobs or another chilly

day of four Cameron's cuts. Are you nervous? I am fighting for every

vote until 10 o'clock on polling day, right across the area.

Miliband has to show he can turn an opinion poll lead into votes and

take a seat from the Tories. David Cameron needs to show he can hold

the line and stop too many Tories from staying at home. All for

supporting UKIP. They are campaigning here for voters who are

unhappy with immigration and traditional politics. I would like

to win. If they believe in me and one change, they will vote for me

and, by God, will I represent them. My goodness, I hope I will beat the

Liberals. The Lib Dems need votes, and they appear thin on the ground.

I am picking up the fact that Conservative voters are saying they

will not even boat, and I am picking up the fact that a lot of

Labour voters are saying they have not made their minds up. But will

they vote Lib Dem? I genuinely don't know. Also campaigning are

the BNP. They came 4th at the general election and are focusing

on local issues, but the truth is they probably will not be issues

which will determine the by- election. It will be which party

can get its supporters to vote on a damp Thursday in November.

A list of all the candidates standing in the Corby by-election

can be found at bbc.co.uk/news. A running a marathon is a challenge

for even the keenest athlete, but one GP who is also the Scottish

Government's a physical activity champion is so determined to raise

awareness about exercise that he is tackling seven marathons in seven

days across seven continents. He is a man on a mission, embarking

on a mammoth challenge. Around the world in just one week, running

seven ultra marathons along the way. Running is my way of seeing the

world and it is a genuine challenge. It is an absolute minimum of 50

kilometres a day on foot, and I think the total air miles is around

41,000. Quite a journey! It is, but a spectacular one. This really will

be an incredible journey. Starting in Antarctica, Dr Murray travels to

Patagonia in South America. Day three sees him running through

Atlanta in the United States, before heading to London on day

four. On day five p will go past the Egyptian pyramids, then it is

on to Dubai before, all going well, on day seven crossing the finishing

line at the Sydney Opera House. The 32 year-old is no stranger to

gruelling adventures. Earlier this year he won an arduous marathon at

the North Pole and before that he ran 2500 miles from Scotland to the

Sahara. He initially wanted to run to Nepal at one point, and I put my

foot down. From Scotland? Yes, and I was not too happy, so this one

does not seem quite so bad. With a challenge this big there are likely

to be some difficulties along the way. There is the running and the

logistics, getting all the different flights co-ordinated. I

am sure my muscles will be aching and I will not get much sleep, I

will be unbelievably jet-lagged. But he already knows how he will

celebrate if he succeeds, a wee dram of whisky followed by a long

Good grief! Good luck to him, I am exhausted thinking about it.

Let's look at the Webber. Rather him than me! I ran the half

marathon, the Great North Run. We have had good weather for

running today... You are just showing off!

Very mild today, temperatures got up to 16 degrees in Kew Gardens and

around the Moray Firth. A lot of cloud around, but in between those

high temperatures we have had rain. It is still that overnight across

Northern Ireland and central Scotland. England and Wales are

generally dry, lots of low cloud so misty with hill fog, but a bit mild,

like it was last night. Except for the north of that rain band in the

north of Scotland, a bit chilly. Rain for Scotland and Northern

Ireland tomorrow. England and Wales, it is all about whether the cloud

will break and the sun come out. No sunshine expected for Northern

Ireland, instead we have nuisance rain. It is petering out in the

afternoon. To the north, sunshine and a few showers. Central and

southern Scotland seeing rain, increasingly light and patchy. A

sufficient breeze to thin the cloud. North-east England seeing sunshine.

Not much breeze, it could stay cold and grey. Eventually we may see

sunshine in the south-east of England. A more favoured spot

likely to be the south-west of England, improving nicely by the

afternoon with some sunshine but dry air coming in. Lots of cloud

for Wales, a bit of sunshine if you are lucky. It will be a little

cooler than today. Temperatures are on a downward trend through the

rest of the week, it will be cold, grey and misty. Particularly on

Thursday. There may be stubborn fog keeping it particularly cold

through the Midlands. It should be bright after the rain for Scotland

and Northern Ireland, but by the end of the week it will be cloudy

everywhere with outbreaks of rain developing by the end of the day.

You can get the full details online, but turning cooler over the next

but turning cooler over the next few days.