03/11/2011 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten: Turmoil in Greece as the Prime Minister pleads for

support to rescue the economy. Inside the Greek Parliament tonight,

demands for the Prime Minister to resign and call elections, but

Papua New Guinea offers -- George Papandreou offers the coalition

government to help see the country through the crisis.

TRANSLATION: We should appreciate a different national position. It

should be the beginning of a new political culture, a political

stance that is new for all of us. Leaders try to foe kiss on the

world economy, but Greece is never far away.

The most important aspect of our task over the next two days is to

resolve the financial crisis here in Europe.

We have the latest from Athens and from Cannes after a day of tension

and drama. Also tonight: In prison, three Pakistan cricket stars,

starting their sentences for taking part in a betting scam.

The priceless heritage of Libya. Museums reveal what was stolen

during the uprising. And Bond is back, despite the

delays and difficulties, Skyfall is now in production.

We had to make a Bond movie that stood up there as one of the best.

That's the starting point. You have to aim for the stars on this one.

Later in the hour on the BBC News Channel, I'm hear with Sportsdayen

a busy night in the Europa League, but mixed fortunes for are the

British sides involved. Good evening.

After a day of endless twists and turns, Greece could be moving

towards a new coalition government to see it through the bail out

crisis. That is the word from the Prime Minister's office within the

past 30 minutes. George Papandreou will start talks

with the opposition parties tomorrow when he also faces a vote

of confidence in Parliament. It seems that his controversial

plan for a referendum has been dropped. For the latest from Athens,

here is our correspondent, Matthew Price. At the Greek Parliament this

evening, they are waiting and watching. Fearful about where this

country is heading. You don't know what will happen

from one time to another. From one moment to another.

Inside the Prime Minister is clinging on to power.

His call to hold a referendum on the next Greek bail out package

provokes the crisis. Today he suggested it was just a political

employ. TRANSLATION: Opening a debate on

the referendum revived people it created a positive shock and

brought positive results to politics in this country.

I think we should appreciate a different national position. I hope

it can be the beginning of a new political culture, a new political

stance for all of us. Some suggest a deal is being

discussed. In return for dropping the referendum, a new government of

national unity will be formed followed by fresh elections, but

the opposition leader is still guning for the Prime Minister.

TRANSLATION: I am wondering, George Papandreou almost destroyed Greece

and Europe, the Euro, the international stock markets, his

own party, in order to ensure what? So he could blackmail me and the

Greek public? Earlier, rumours persisted that the Prime Minister

was about to step down. Damage by the prospects of asking

the public if they wanted more cuts, whether they wanted more austerity.

A write-down of 50 billion in Greek debt.

It was very difficult for him, seeing the reactions of members of

his parliamentary group and also key ministers that have expressed

their views today for him to remains the Prime Minister.

This country's already on its knees. The legal system paralysed, court

officials are on a go-slow, ferries are going nowhere, businesses are

shut down. What is happening inside the Greek Parliament right now is

taking Europe and the Euro to the brink. Nobody here in Athens

tonight knows who is going to be running this country in the next 24

hours, let alone the coming months. While there is political

uncertainty in Athens, there can be no solution to Greece's economic

problems. That in turn, means that the Europe debt crisis cannot be

contained. Time seems to be running out for

George Papandreou. He's told Parliament he's not tied to his

post. There's a confidence vote in his government tomorrow. Elsewhere,

they've already lost confidence in Greece.

Live to Athens tonight, we have our Europe editor, Gavin Hewitt is.

ThereGavin, events are moving at remarkable speed today. How do you

things -- see things there tonight? It's been a day of power struggles.

George Papandreou realised he was not to be able to count on the

support of his party, to get the referendum through on the EU bail

out package. In fact he was facing defeat tomorrow over this

confidence vote. Now in the last half an hour, we've been talking to

the Prime Minister's office, they say that George Papandreou has

decided to scrap the referendum in the hope of holding his party

together. Now, whether it comes to, when it comes to this vote tomorrow,

whether he will succeed on it, it is difficult to know. It will be on

a knife-edge. Something else, where he wins or loses, the negotiations

are going to start on putting together a government of national

unity. What the result of that will be we don't know. It is very messy

here in Greece tonight. That provides little comfort to

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy who only yesterday

were saying to Greek that they had to decide whether they wanted to

stay in the eurozone or not. Gavin, thank you very much.

Well, today's development in Athens has rather overshadowed a meeting

of the world's richest nations, the G20 in the south of France. They've

been trying to find a way to ease the debt crisis throughout the

eurozone. Apart from that, there is the growing alarm of the situation

in Italy, where the size of the debt is bigger.

Nicolas Sarkozy saying that if theow explodes, so does Europe.

You have seen this picture before, the leaders of the world's largest

economies getting together for a chinwag. What we have not seen

before is a G20 summit hi-jacked by a tiny country that isn't even in

the club. This is not how President Sarkozy

planned hits summit, but thin very little in the global economy has

been going to plan. I think it's not surprise that we

spent most of our conversation focused on strengthening the global

economic recovery so that we are creating jobs for our people and

stabilising the financial markets around the world.

The most important aspect of our task over the next two day is to

resolve the financial crisis here in Europe.

The extraordinary tep-change came late last night when the French and

the German leaders suggested for the first time that Greece could

leave the Euro. The new line was: We want you in, but you have to

want it to. -- too.

TRANSLATION: We wish to continue building Europe and the Euro with

our Greek friends. We have done everything that we could to achieve

that, but there are a number of rules that are the bedrock of the

solidarity pact. It is up to the Greeks to decide if they wish to

continue on this road together with us or not.

Today, the French President said: If the Euro explodes, then Europe

explodes. There were lots of weighty issues

that the leaders were meant to be talking about today, but they kept

getting interup theed by the latest news from Greece. The leaders here

still think would be disastrous for Greece ever to leave theow, but

Greece in theow, all of this never ending drama and political

uncertainty, that is starting to feel disastrous as well. The focus

has shifted from trying to control what happens in athns to trying to

contain it. -- Athens.

The Europeans had hoped that China would help to beef up the rescue

fund for countries caught in the fall-out, but Chinese officials say

that Europe has to sort itself out first. The British say that new

money from the IMF is likely, but it can't just be for the eurozone.

No Government ever lost money by lending money to the IMF, it

supports countries right around the world. What we would not support

the -- is the IMF directle insome Euro bail out fund. That would not

be right, we would not back it. The International Monetary Fund did

offer some help to Europe's faltering recovery with a modest

recovery in interest rates, but there was little time for theied

that the ECB might save the Euro by pledging unlimited resources to

governments or the possibility that a country could quit.

It's not in the treaty. I have nothing to add to that. It is not

in the treaty. On the second question, the,

actually, I have a question for you, really, what makes you think that

to become the learned of last results for garments is the thing

that you need to keep the eurozone together Maybe this summit will go

down in history as the first time the Europeans publicly contempt

plated a country leaving the Euro. Something tells me it will not be

the last. Well let's go live to Cannes

tonight. Nick Robinson is there. Do you think that they have made any

meaningful progress thereed to has been an extraordinary summit.

There is no sign yet of that progress.

Remember that it is just six weeks ago we were told there was six

weeks to save theow. The deadline was the meeting. Yet you had the

leaders of the 20 most powerful economies around the world sitting,

studying the smart phones to discover what on earth was

happening in Athens. Would there be a referendum? Would the Prime

Minister fall? Would the Greeks come out of the Euro? Tonight after

the formal dinner we have another mini summit of eurozone countries

and intreesingly, President Obama is there too. Our Prime Minister

has had meetings with Angela Merkel and President Obama. The signs are

that there is an attempt to get a twin track strategy. To ensure if

at all possible that the Greeks don't lee the Euro and in addition

that the Italians are bolstered in it. To pursue the idea that we were

discussing last night of getting more money into the International

Monetary Fund to try to send a message to global markets that yes,

the world is ready to stand behind the eurozone if it really needs to

do it. Now, of course, the countries that would give that

money don't want to do that unless they think that the eurozone is

really tackling its problems. The final problem is this for that

meeting, it is that even when they leave this summit here in Cannes,

they still won't know what is happening in Athens, who is in

government. So, as one official put it to me, we have lost the period

where one meeting and one big fat number will solve the problem.

We will be returning to Cannes later on in the programme. There is

more explanation and lots of analysis for you on the crisis on

the BBC website at bbc.co.uk/news. /Euro crisis. Lots of information

for you there. Here at home thousands of health

service workers, teaching assistants and other public sector

work verse voted to strike on November the 30th over proposed

changes to the pension rights. Members of Unison voted by more

than 3-1 in favour of a strike. Less than the third of the members

took part in the voting. Now, the police have said that the

number of possible victims stands at almost 5,800, nearly 2,000 more

than previously thought. The police say that the number is likely to be

revised again as a result of further analysis.

Three of Pakistan's most high- profile cricketers and their agent

are in prison tonight. They were sentenced for cheating during a

Test Match against England at Lord's. Salman Butt, and Mohammad

Amir, Mohammad Asif and the agent, Mazhar Majeed were all convicted

yesterday. It is the first case in Britain in half a century of

sportsmen being jailed for cheating. The first of a series of three no-

balls that have landed three cricketers in jail. Rarely, if ever,

has a bowler put his foot so far over the line. Today, the players

paid the price for their corruption. The captain, Salman Butt, given to

0.5 years in prison. The judge said he was the orchestrator of the plot.

-- given 2.5 years. Mohammad Asif, one of the world's best fast

bowlers, got one year. And then 19- year-old Mohammad Amir, the young

star of international cricket - only six months for him, because he

had pleaded guilty, described by the judge as impressionable and

the judge as impressionable and uneducated. Brought down by their

agent, Mazhar Majeed, who told an undercover reporter when the no-

balls would be bold. Sixth ball of the tenth over. He admitted during

sentencing that he had passed on half of the money given to him by

the News Of The World to his players for their involvement in

the plot. Of all the places for it to happen, it was here at Lord's,

the home of cricket, the venue where the noble traditions of the

game are held most dear. But it is in Pakistan where the greatest

ramifications will be. Nowhere were the sentences being watched more

closely than in Mohammad Amir's home. His mother wept as she tried

to get more details of new was brought to her by television.

Little more than a year ago, her son looked to have a golden future.

He's now heading to jail. TRANSLATION: He was innocent. What

has happened to him is very wrong. He did not do it for the sake of

money, he was forced to do the no- ball. Meanwhile, Pakistan were

playing today. Members of the current squad were named in the

court case. Many within the game believe that the governing body of

the sport needs to do more. fact that a newspaper has provided

the main body of the evidence leading to these convictions leads

to the question, can the ICC leave it to newspapers and the media to

do what they probably need to be doing themselves?. The judge said

that prison sentences were a necessary deterrent. Sports people

watching these pictures now know what can happen if you cheat.

Coming up tonight - half-a-century and 22 films later, James Bond will

In Libya, the damage done to the nation's cultural heritage during

this year's unrest is becoming clear. Thousands of priceless items

have gone missing, most of them apparently stolen during the

conflict to overthrow the Gaddafi regime. One of the biggest losses

is the so-called "Treasure of Benghazi", an ancient collection of

coins, jewellery and statues. Our correspondent Caroline Hawley has

been investigating. It houses one of the best collections of

antiquities in the region. But for now, Tripoli's museum is firmly

closed. Inside, the display cases are still empty. The head of the

country's National Department of Archaeology says that special

precautions had been taken following what happened in Iraq.

decided to hide most of these things are in many places. To give

you an example, sometimes we decide to put these things in a home, then

we build a wall, and we paint the wall the same colour as the room.

But in Benghazi, in the chaos of the conflict, this fix ceiling in a

bank vault was no deterrent to what has been called one of the largest

thefts of archaeological material in history. This saved was emptied,

and another chest like this one was stolen. Thousands of priceless

coins and other artifacts from the Islamic past have gone. This

archaeologist showed us pictures of the kind of coins that are missing.

They may be difficult to trace. items that were stolen represents

quite a segment of human history, it is a huge loss for Libya and the

world. In Tripoli's museum, there was some revolutionary vandalism.

This is the proclamation of Colonel Gaddafi's revolution, and this is

the GP he used when he came to power, its headlights now smashed.

So, too, the windows of the car he drove in the 1960s. But the fine

Roman statues are still standing proud, and there is relief here

that so much of Libya's huge archaeological wealth escaped the

conflict unscathed. Staff say it will be a while before they can

reopen these galleries to the public. In these uncertain times,

they do not want to take any risks with taking precious heritage.

Until the new authorities are sure that Libya's borders are secure,

officials will play it safe, and the remains of this country's

extraordinary ancient past will The Ministry of Defence has

announced that a British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan.

The soldier, from 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment, was part of a

patrol which was attacked by insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj

district of Helmand province. His Bob diamond, the Barclays boss who

said earlier this year that it was time for bankers to stop

apologising, has struck a rather different note. Our chief economics

correspondent has more details. He is one of Britain's leading bankers,

and Bob diamond has generated plenty of headlines, not least

about his pay packet. He has helped turn Barclays into a major global

player, and when the financial crisis hit, it did not need a

government bail out. This evening he gave the inaugural Today

Programme Business Lecture, and said banks needed to rebuild trust.

First, we have to build a better understanding of how businesses and

banks work together to generate economic growth. Second, we have to

accept responsibility for what has gone wrong. Finally, and most

importantly, we have to use the lessons learned to become better

and more effective citizens. comments come at a time of

increasing criticism of banks, with protesters gathering around the

world arguing that the financial system is bust. He told me banks

needed to do better at explaining their role in society. We need to

recognise that we have not done a very good job of being clear as to

how we contribute to jobs and economic growth. We have done a

very poor job of explaining how we contribute to society. Equally,

people want to hear that not only do we accept our part of

responsibility, but that we get it. Is there an acceptance that you did

get some things wrong? Absolutely. I think the industry got some

things wrong. I think I got some things wrong. All of us have to

accept responsibility. So, how did it go down? We asked one leading

financial commentator. Nine months ago, he said something completely

different. We have got to welcome what he says now. But we need to

see the colour of his money, we have to hold him to account, let's

see how Barclays changes. The role of the banks in the economy is the

subject of intense debate. The boss of Barclays clearly feels the

industry should get involved, rather than shying away. You can

hear an extended interview with Bob Diamond on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow

morning. James Bond will return to our screens despite the doubts and

delays. Shooting has now started on the latest film, called Skyfall,

due for release next year. It maintains a British film franchise

which is nearly 50 years old. Production had been held up when

MGM studios ran into financial difficulties last year. Lizo Mzimba

reports. Three years after his last outing, Daniel Craig is once more

preparing to immerse himself in a world of extravagant explosions and

exotic locations. The film was put on hold for a year because of the

financial problems of the studio, MGM, but that has resulted in a new

scheduled release date to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the

first film, Dr No. It is a great challenge. We have got something to

celebrate, that it is 50 years old. We have also got a great script, so

it is up to us now to make something which is fitting for the

50th year. The movies have often shaken audiences but not stirred

award's judges. But that could change. The new cast has gathered

10 acting nominations between them. And some Mendes's previous films

have won six Oscars. Might they be hoping for some golden statuettes?

I do not think in those terms about anything. For me, James Bond is for

the audience and only for the audience. The rest of it is just

what happens afterwards, like any good movie. From Sean Connery threw

to Daniel Craig, the franchise has become the longest-running

continuous film series ever. Bond films have gone on for such a

long time partly because they respond to changes in the world at

large, but also I think because they have negotiated a change in

the film industry and in the popular tastes of film audiences.

Bond, James Bond. 50 years after 007 first said those famous words,

fans will be expecting Skyfall to be a fitting tribute to a film

series which is almost half as old as cinema itself. More on the main

story now, that eurozone crisis, the political turmoil in Greece.

Our economics editor, Stephanie Flanders, is in Cannes. Given the

fact that this is looking to be unresolved still tonight, how much

damage is it causing the eurozone? I think it is the continuing damage,

the drip-drip effect of not being able to get a handle on it. It does

not help that you're watching the situation spiral out of control in

Greece. The financial markets were actually pretty upbeat today. The

stock markets rose significantly in America, Germany, France and the UK.

But crucially, they did not give any benefit to the Italians,

there's still enormous pressure on the cost of borrowing for the

Italian government and the Spanish government. That interest rate cut

from the European Central Bank was only one piece of the puzzle today.

The ECB president has said he is not going to come to the rescue of

the eurozone. That's leaving other countries, especially the likes of

China and Russia, but also America, very frustrated, resigned to the

idea that the Europeans cannot fix this by themselves, probably having

to put more money into the IMF as a result. They're not happy about it,