10/09/2014 World News Today

Just over a week before Scotland votes whether to remain part

The Prime Minister and the other two main Westminster party leaders pay a

Because I would be heartbroken if this family of nations that we have

put together and that we have done such amazing things together, if

this family of nations was torn apart.

But the nationalist leader accuses those supporting the union of

The American Secretary of State says there will soon be a global plan to

The United States and the world will simply not stand by and watch as

Isis's EV -- evil spreads. The incoming head of the European

Commission unveils a team he says is The giant stones of Stonehenge may

not stand alone after all - evidence of a vast network of religious

shrines is uncovered. With just over a week to go

before Scotland's independence referendum, Westminster's leading

politicians have all travelled to Edinburgh to urge their support

for a No to independence. Britain's Prime Minister David

Cameron said he would be "heartbroken" if the union was torn

apart, stressing that Labour leader Ed Miliband said

the case for staying united came While the head of the

Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, urged the Scots to vote No,

promising an exciting new chapter But Scotland's First Minister Alex

Salmond accused his opponents of being more concerned with saving

their own jobs You are looking at a man who knows

that his tombstone may read, the Prime Minister who presided over

the break-up of Britain. You are listening to a man whose

voice began to break as he made It is

the Scottish people who decide. But please be in no doubt that

the rest of the United Kingdom is watching, listening, holding

our breath and we care passionately about this family of nations

and we will be really desperately David Cameron spoke to workers

in Edinburgh's financial district in I think people can feel it is

a bit like a general election. If you make a decision,

in five years' time, Fed up with the Tories,

give them a kick. This is a decision

about not the next five years, It is a decision that is stirring

emotions and testing tempers. A passionate debate between Scots

about what future I say the best way to achieve

those values is together. I say, don't choose

an irreversible separation. Choose to stay together

on the basis of those values. Solidarity, social justice,

together, not alone. From the head, from the heart,

from the soul, What he, what they, are up against,

is the ever-onward march of Yes, the campaign that simply can't stop

smiling. They believe that every

politician from London gets What we are seeing is team

Wstminister jetting up to Scotland for the day because they are

panicking in London. What you call Team Westminister

doesn't have a vote. The team who may stop you are

Team Scotland who may say no. In the last month, and for

the last weeks of the campaign, we have been engaged in a conversation

with the people of Scotland. Alex Salmond knows that

his epitaph could be, the man who was the founding father

of Scottish independence. To complete the Westminster set

today, Nick Clegg made It is not a decision you can

make now and undo tomorrow. So what do drinkers in the

World's End pub make of all this talk of independence

being, well, the end of the world? Do you feel that this is

a big deal or is it just...? Constantly thinking about it

and how to vote I think it is a huge stab

in the dark. Both are unimpressed

by the pleas from Westminster. David Cameron raced out of Scotland

just as he raced in. This is not about me, this is not

about voting out the effing Tories. It is not about the next five years,

it is for ever. Lucy Hockings is in Edinburgh, where

the campaign has been heating up. What a remarkable day it has been.

The momentum is building as is his sense of excitement. We are now

hearing that turnout may be over 80% which would be massive. But also one

of the thing that is crucial right now at this stage, eight days before

polling day, is that 18% of Scottish voters remain undecided. So many of

the messages are being targeted at them. We have yet to see how the

visit of the Prime Minister will play out. Will voters here -- some

of the people here say they don't want to be patronised and it won the

leaders coming up from Westminster to tell us how to vote. It will be

interesting to see how the visit of the three leaders has actually

played out. Our correspondent has been talking to some voters to see

where their opinion is tonight. It is known as the Kingdom of Fife.

A bellwether area. How people vote next week may hold true for all of

Scotland. We gathered people to watch the first televised debate.

They all said they were undecided at the time. They are a snapshot of the

people both sides are trying to win over. Among them are a brother and

sister were both in their 20s and both solicitors. There was more

substance there but there are still not enough. You say there was not

enough information in the first debate, how are you feeling now? I

still don't think information has come out. I'm still veering between

yes and no. Voting yes is a leap in the dark but so is no. Lauren, you

were undecided, how are you feeling? I think my vote will be yes. Various

facts and figures that have come out as an influence me. I also feel that

my vote is for me as well as my two children. This carer in her 40s was

undecided and how she now made up her mind? I'm 60% yes -- I'm 60% no,

40% yes. What factors are influencing your decision? I think

it is the pound. The currency. If we keep the pound, we will not be in

control of it. We will be set by the Bank of England or if we are in

Europe, we will be ruled by Europe and the euro. That worries me. There

is a big conversation going on not just here in Fife but across

Scotland. Families and friends discussing what they want for this

country's future. Engaged in politics in a way where least mean

that in a grey dashing away rarely seen.

So a lot of voters undecided. Are they expecting the turnout to

increase? Everyone here is predicting a high turnout, possibly

as high or more than 80%. Everywhere in Edinburgh, this is what people

are talking about. Everybody has an opinion on this referendum and the

future Scotland. Because this is a decision of a lifetime, probably the

biggest political decision that many people will make. One of the most

interesting things has been talking to some of the half a million people

who live here in Scotland are foreign nationals. There are 35,000

Polish people living here in Scotland and asking them what they

think, it is interesting to note that they would vote yes. They want

Scotland to be independent because they think that Westminster does not

listen to the European Union and is not pro-European. So they think an

independent Scotland not pro-European. So they think an

when you look dashing when you look at some of those

when you look dashing when you look well, it is interesting to see those

debates. I spoke to members of the South Asian immunity. Some are on

the yes campaign, some are on South Asian immunity. Some are on

side. But the debate is firing in that community as well.

What is the impassioned plea, the effect of it and the ramping up of

emotion from the other major UK parties, what is the effect of

those? In recent weeks, it has been parties, what is the effect of

a debate about the economy and the emotional debate. We have not had

much about the economy today, about the welfare state or pensions or the

health service. minister, is not popular year in

Scotland. There is only one Tory Conservative MP here in Scotland.

Most people actually dislike him. Coming up here and telling people he

would be heartbroken has not gone down well with a lot of Scots who

think it is just too little, too late. And some are saying they feel

patronised, that he has sailed in so close to the referendum and told

them what they should do. So I have to wait -- we have to wait and see

what the polls will say with the effect of David Cameron. Ed Miliband

and Nick Clegg were here as well, three Englishmen coming up to

Scotland at a time of heightened emotion and they really worth just

playing the emotional card. David Cameron saying don't break up our

family. It a lot of people were saying they are not anti-English,

they just want their own independent country. But those polls are still

too close to call. There are plenty of people are still want to remain

part of the United Kingdom. It is just not a voice I have been hearing

much of today. Too close to call. Thank you very much.

President Obama is due to give a televised speech setting out his

plans to tackle the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Earlier, French president Francois Hollande

said France was ready to carry out airstrikes in Iraq but said any

action taken against militants in Syria would take a different form.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry has been in Baghdad

for talks with Iraq's new prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi.

Mr Kerry said he was encouraged by the new Iraqi prime minister's

promises to give more authority to the country's Sunni community -

regarded as an important part in the battle against the militants.

He also said he was confident the group would be defeated.

The United States and the world will simply not stand by and watch as

Isis's evil spreads. We all know, we come to this with great confidence,

that ultimately, our global coalition will succeed in

eliminating the threat from Iraq, from the region and from the world.

Laith Kubba joins us from our studio in Washington. Former spokesman for

Iraq's government in 2005 - he now runs the Middle East department for

the US-based organisation the National Endowment for Democracy.

Many thanks for joining us. President Obama is due to make his

major speech spelling out his plans, what you expecting to say?

Certainly, he is going to upgrade the confrontation with Isis. Instead

of simply dropping bombs, he will give a strategy. That strategy is

supposed to include Alissa Cole, in terms of supporting the Iraqi

government, -- include -- supporting the Iraqi government. I expect there

will be more support for the Iraqi army. So it is a package. The White

House now recognises the threat and the lead for the leadership to

tackle that threat. Do you think such a strategy might include air

strikes on Syria? That is a convex issue. I do not know. I know it will

include more support to the Syrian opposition. It is most problematic.

There are various players and they have different positions. Saudi

Arabia has supported the opposition to bring down the ruler of Syria

while he is now needed in the fight against Isis. So it is far more

complex when it comes to Syria. Iraq is the easy part. I think Saudi

Arabia and Syria will be more compensated. -- complicated.

Will this new Iraqi government be in any fit state to put up effective

resistance? It is a bit of a desired outcome, or I would call it wishful

thinking, because the problem now is way beyond Iraq. ISIS has gained

enough momentum to reverse that trend. It will really take

collective, concerted efforts long time. The Iraqi government cannot do

it. The Iraqi government can maybe regain some control over its main

cities, but that is about it. It will not be able to control the

borders, it will not be able to get rid of thousands of volunteers

brought into the area to this very rich organisation today with its oil

revenue. It is a very tough call and nobody should underestimate what is

ahead. I am interested to know how US involvement, military involvement

being viewed by Iraq and by Iraqi neighbours like Jordan and Saudi

Arabia? Unfortunately there is a long track record of nearly ten

years of intervention that has backfired in a big way and a lot of

people in the press, you see it in organisations that are critical of

US involvement. I think a lot of people would cautiously look at what

does this mean? I think the Iraqi government is desperately needs that

commitment, but a lot of political leaders, public opinion, it is

critical of military intervention without checks and balances. The

United States is leading multiple military interventions in the

region, not with very clear policies in the eyes of the leaders in the

region and in the eyes of the population, so even at that level,

it would be difficult to sell this to the region. Thank you.

The president of the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, has unveiled

his new 28-member commission, saying the new team was "geared to

There has been intense national rivalry over the top jobs.

Seven vice presidents were announced for key areas such as growth,

Three of the seven Vice Presidents are women, including 41-year-old

Federica Mogherini of Italy, who was chosen directly by EU leaders as

Dutch foreign Minister Frans Timmermans has been

given the role of First Vice President, meaning he will be the

Britain's Jonathan Hill will oversee financial services.

He's the former leader of the House of Lords.

And Pierre Moscovici, the Former French Finance Minister has

been tasked with running EU economic policy.

Joining us to discuss this is Jacki Davis,

Senior advisor at the European policy centre, an independent think

What do you read into this new line-up? After all of the fevered

speculation, every country speculating on which job it would or

would not get. Jean-Claude Juncker said today that he wanted to shake

things up a bit. He certainly has done that, most notably through this

creation of what you would describe as super commissioners, seven people

in charge of broad areas of policy. And with other commissioners working

under them. This is designed to do one key thing, to make sure that

commissioners, which are often accused of doing too much into

areas, he wants them to focus on priorities and he wants to make sure

that the commission of the EU steps up to the plate when it needs to and

sleeves other things to member states. I think this could be seen

as a reflection, a reaction to what happened in the European elections,

a strong signal from countries thinking that Brussels is doing too

much. He wants to be big on the big things and small on the small

things, as he said today. It can be confusing when you look at Brussels

institutions from outside. How important are these new roles and

how important is the commission is very important. It is like a

national civil service, very important. It is like a

and manages the budget. It is the only EU institution that can

and manages the budget. It is the in most areas, that is the job for

the government and the European Parliament, but it has the right to

initiate and starts new things which gives a disparaging the past has led

to accusations that it keeps proposing new things. Jean-Claude

Juncker is trying to move away from that. This new structure is quite

complicated. How much power the super commissioners will have,

nobody is using junior commissioners, that would be

sensitive for countries who do not try to think they have a junior

commissioner, they are talking about you will really have the power in

the commission and that remains to be seen.

The appointment of Jonathan Hill to oversee financial services, as

uprising and important role, some suggesting it could be an attempt to

appease the UK after David Cameron's very public criticism of

Jean-Claude Juncker's appointment as the president. This is very clever,

holding at the Olive Branch. He said today, I decided to give Britain a

major portfolio because they do not want them to leave. This was the

area of major concern to Britain. Most of the financial regulation is

done, so it is not that important, but the signal it senses that

Brussels cares about the UK and is trying to respond to its concerns

and that has gone down very well in London and all goes a little bit

better for the prospects of Britain getting but it needs to stay in the

EEA. Thank you. Now a look at some

of the days other news. The European security organisation,

the OSCE, has said it will use drones to monitor the cease-fire

in Eastern Ukraine from next month. It said both Kiev

and the separatists had been guilty of minor violations

of the five-day-old truce, but urged European nations to give

the cease-fire more time. The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation

has pledged 50 million dollars to help contain West Africa's Ebola

epidemic, which has already killed almost 2,300 people in the worst

outbreak of the virus in history. The funds will be used to buy

supplies and scale up the emergency Manchester United has reported

a sharp fall in profits for the The club said its net income plunged

by 84% to around 45 million dollars. It said it expected revenue in 2015

to fall, due to its failure to On Thursday, a judge will deliver

her verdict in the murder trial of Karin Giannone is

at the courthouse in Pretoria. elves once again here at the High

Court, the climax of this trial. on whether she finds

Oscar Pistorius guilty or not guilty of the premeditated murder

of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of

Valentine's Day last year. She has other options

available to her. There is also a charge

of culpable homicide, which carry lesser sentences than

the mandatory life sentence attached There is of course, also,

the option that the judge could find In case you were in any doubt

about the level of interest in this one murder trial, in

a country that sees so many murders The number of media teams camped

across the road from the court. From South Africa and all

around the world. When proceedings get underway again

on Thursday and the judge starts speaking,

delivering her verdict, they will Scientists have discovered a hidden

complex of archaeological monuments at the ancient English site of

Stonehenge, which challenges the New evidence suggests that in fact

Stonehenge was originally part of a huge network of religious shrines,

including a mile-wide "super henge". It is one of the most

studied monuments on Earth. But the Stonehenge landscape is

still giving up its secrets. It's clearly man-made,

they're not natural. Over four years,

the project to map what lies beneath has found everything from the

existence of this circular henge... It is a very short distance

from Stonehenge. ..to

giant pits, channels and monuments. 17 new structures that

nobody knew existed. This is

among the most spectacular finds. It is a communal burial site

from 6000 years ago. It represents the very origins

of ritual and religion. It's extraordinary to think that

there have been so many investigations

of this landscape, and of the land that we're standing on now,

and nobody before has previously 10 square kilometres was mapped

around Stonehenge, using radar that looks into

the ground, to chart the evolution of ever more spectacular monuments

dating from 10,000 years ago. Even here, at the well-known,

well-researched Durrington Walls site near Stonehenge,

they found something new. Beneath my feet,

the radar discovered around 60 holes, two metres wide,

all part of a new, unknown structure It all proved Stonehenge is not

an isolated structure. It is part

of a landscape where multiple memories and traditions started in

Britain, in a drive to build ever more incredible monuments en route

to the most enigmatic one of all. Well that's all from the programme.

Next the weather. But for now from me and the rest

of the team, goodbye. Hello, it has been a beautiful

September day with sunshine and warmth. Some changes in the

forecast, but there will be more cloud around tomorrow. It will be