13/05/2013 BBC News at Ten

senior Conservatives who want Britain to leave the European Union.

On a visit to Washington, his policy of renegotiating British membership

is backed by the President. Everything I do in this area is

guided by a very simple principle, which is what is in the national

interests of Britain? You probably want to see if you can fix what's

broken in a very important relationship before you break it

off. Tonight, Downing Street says it is preparing to publish a draft

Referendum Bill. Also tonight: can you tell me about the murder of

Tia Sharp? After months of protesting his innocence, Stuart

Hazell pleads guilty to the murder of 12-year-old Tia Sharp.

Three years after he left office, Gordon Brown reenters the political

fray opposing Scottish independence. Chris Huhne, freed from prison,

describing it as a humbling and sobering experience.

And thousands of line the streets of Manchester as United parade the

Premier League Trophy and say goodbye to Sir Alex Ferguson. Coming

up in Sportsday: We will have the action from the Championship

play-off semifinal as Brighton and Crystal Palace battle to reach

is preparing to publish a draft Referendum Bill on Britain's

membership of the European Union. The vote will take place some time

before the end of 2017. But during the day, David Cameron rounded on

those Conservative MPs calling for Britain to leave the EU. He was

speaking on a visit to Washington. David Cameron swept into the White

House on the latest stop of his World Tour. His aim? To talk to

President Obama about possible Syrian peace talks and next month's

G8 Summit in Northern Ireland. Here, he couldn't avoid talking about

Europe. The contrast with his party at home could not be starker. Whilst

some Tories were talking of leaving the EU, the Prime Minister was

banging the drum for a trade deal between the EU and the US,

potentially the world's largest Free Trade Area that he said could mean

�10 billion a year for Britain's economy. To realise the huge benefit

this is deal could bring will take ambition and political will. That

means everything on the table, even the difficult issues and no

exceptions. Despite everything that is going on at home.

REPORTER: You are talking about a new EU-US trade deal. Members of

your party are talking about leaving the European Union. What is your

message to them and to those pushing for an early referendum? There is a

good reason why there is not going to be a referendum tomorrow. It

would give the British public an entirely false choice between the

status quo, which I don't think is acceptable, I want to see the

European Union change, I want to see Britain's relationship with the

European change and improve. It would be a false choice between the

status quo and leaving. I don't think that is the choice the British

public want or the British public deserve. For months, American

diplomats have warned against Britain weakening its ties with

Europe. But today, President Obama chose to help an ally in need.

people of the UK have to make decisions for themselves. I will say

this. David's basic point that you probably want to see if you can fix

what's broken in a very important relationship before you break it

off. It makes some sense to me. These talks were not just about

Europe, they discussed Syria, too. The Prime Minister said there was an

urgent window of opportunity to get both sides around the negotiating

table. He also promised to double the amount of non-lethal aid that

Britain gives to the opposition, another �10 million, more armoured

vehicles and body armour. Mr Cameron came here to the FBI's headquarters

to pick the brains of America's security chiefs about how they

respond to terrorism and incidents like the Boston bombings. This

operation centre is open around-the-clock, holds 400

permanent staff and more than 1,000 telephone lines. David Cameron

leaves Washington for Boston, then he is off to New York and the United

Nations to discuss aid and trade. Europe looks set to dog him every

step of the way. For the latest, let's go to James Landale at the

White House. We heard what the Prime Minister had to say very clearly

today. What sense should we make of tonight's news and this Referendum

Bill? Tomorrow, the Tories will publish this Bill that would pave

the way for a referendum in 2017. It would - it is designed to show

voters that the Conservatives are serious about this, that it is going

to happen if they are elected. It is designed to put pressure on Labour

and the Lib Dems, so that it forces them to say why they do not favour a

referendum in 2017, at least for the moment. Now, this won't be

Government legislation. It can't be. It is most likely going to be

introduced by a Conservative backbencher. There is no guarantee

that any of this will become law. The risk is that this becomes - this

Bill is a damp squib. It has one big debate in Parliament and then dies.

Or the danger is the other extreme. It becomes a parliamentary monster,

a mended -- amended, voted upon, rebelled against in which Tory MPs

will say, "We want a referendum." The Tories say, "No, this is

designed to say we are going to give the British people a say on Europe."

The critics say, "This will show the Conservatives banging on about

Europe again when The Lib Dems are nonplussed by the Conservatives

changing the goalposts on Europe. The man charged with murdering

12-year-old Tia Sharp, whose body was found in her grandmother's

house, has changed his plea to guilty. Stuart Hazell has spent

months protesting his innocence. But on the fifth day of his trial, he

pleaded guilty to killing Tia. Matt Prodger was in court.

Tia Sharp, the 12-year-old schoolgirl who went to spend the

night at her grandmother's house and never returned. Stuart Hazell, her

grandmother's partner, was the last to see her alive. CCTV showed she

spent the afternoon shopping with him. The court was told that Tia

idolised Hazell. Hours later, he sexually assaulted and murdered her.

Tia's relatives had been bracing themselves for further distressing

evidence today. But suddenly, Hazell pleaded guilty. I'm glad that Stuart

Hazell changed his plea to guilty this morning. Four days of trial

have been very hard to deal with. Hearing the vile things he did to

Tia. Hazell will be sentenced tomorrow. In my opinion, it would

not be enough. He should serve his time, then be hung. Last August,

residents of the New Addington housing estate had united behind

Tia's family in their struggle to find her. The night she died, she

was alone with Hazell while her grand mother was at work. Hazell

said Tia had left the following morning to go shopping. He was

lying. It is not about me, it is about Tia. This is all about Tia. We

have to get her home. We have to get her home. I don't know what more to

do. Her body was finally found in the loft, similar to this one in a

neighbouring house. But police had missed it on two previous searches.

It was an error for which they apologised. This was a case of human

error on the part of an inexperienced searcher. The police

have apologised and we have addressed that. Both in our

selection of search officers and our training regime. What can you tell

me about the murder of Tia Sharp? Today, police released this

interview with Hazell. He refuses to answer questions. They later found

images of child abuse on his phone, videos of Tia and a photo of her

body. Hazell had grown up in care. His mother was a prostitute and the

court heard he had been raped as a teenager. Local people remember a

violent man, jailed for threatening a landlord with a machete three

years ago. He started walking up the road opposite with a machete in his

hand. I locked the pub doors, I called the police, the correct thing

to do, and told everyone to stay inside. He was a horrible man. He

was a bully. Not very popular. mother said she had lost her trust

in everyone as a result of the murder. "I gave the ultimate trust

to Stuart. I have so much I want to ask him." Stuart Hazell will be

sentenced tomorrow. Chris Huhne, the former Lib Dem

Cabinet Minister, and his ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, have both been released

from prison. They had served a quarter of their eight-month

sentences for perverting the course of justice. They will be

electronically tagged. They were jailed when Pryce accepted speeding

points on her then husband's behalf. Bags packed and about to be freed.

Chris Huhne left Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire at 7.30am, two

months into an eight-month sentence. REPORTER: How was prison? How was

prison, Sir? He was driven home to Central London, but Mr Huhne's not

entirely free to come and go as he pleases yet. He's being fitted with

an electronic tag. It has been a humbling and a sobering experience.

I would like to thank all of those who have written to me and all my

family and friends who have stood by me. It was the breakdown of Mr

Huhne's marriage to Vicky Pryce that began the chain of events that would

end his political career. She had taken the points on her driving

licence for a speeding offence that he had committed. That is illegal

and after their divorce, she admitted what she had done in the

hope it would end her ex-husband's career. It did. She was jailed, too,

but was also released today. She is now writing a book on her time in

prison. She is very grateful for all the support that she has received

from everyone whilst in prison. Including her fellow residents and

prison staff. She now intends to spend time with her family and she

looks forward to returning to her career as an economist. For Chris

Huhne, now back home, his career in politics over, he can begin the

process of building a new career. His trial reveal thatted the

sequence of events that took him from a seat in the Cabinet to a

prison cell also destroyed his relationship with his youngest son.

For this wealthy man, it's been quite a fall.

Unofficial results from Pakistan's general election suggests the

Conservative Leader, Nawaz Sharif, has won an unprecedented third term

in power. He faces a difficult task with the country suffering an

economic crisis and a persistent threat from insurgents. Mr Sharif

said he would want to help NATO to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan

next A glimpse into the private world of now as Sharif. Peacocks

strutting around his manicured estate. Stuffed animals keeping

watch on the lawn. And big game in the hallway of the leader who took

the lions share of this weekend's vote. We were invited in four of

chat with Pakistan's new leader, but professional cameras and microphones

were kept out. The former two-time Prime Minister, as did twice, has

returned, preaching consensus. He reached out to India, Pakistan's old

enemy, saying that mistrust between the nuclear neighbours must be

tackled. He told the BBC that he would help Western troops depart

from Afghanistan. We extend our full support to the troops. We will see

that everything goes smoothly. Pursued by questions, he invited us

to lunch and ended the grilling. He did not want to be drawn on some

issues like fighting militants. Nawaz Sharif has now spoken at his

palatial home. His message to the West and parties in Pakistan, let's

work together. He is now forming his Government and he has a resounding

mandate, but he knows the honeymoon will not last long. Behind his

extraordinary comeback, there are concerns about an allegedly cosy

relationship with militant groups. A leading expert told us he has

courted them but will not be ruled by them. In the past he has reached

out to them and depended on them for votes. Even in this election.

think he is not going to allow himself to be held hostage to them.

He has a much bigger agenda than protecting militants or trying to

help them. Top of that agenda, resuscitating the economy. Many here

are pinning their hopes on the billionaire businessman. There was a

record turnout in the election. vote of confidence in him and

Pakistani democracy. The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made

his case for keeping Scotland part of the United Kingdom. Lodging his

campaign, Gordon Brown said his union allowed Scotland to benefit

from the minimum wage and the NHS. Scottish independence, the battle

lines, simple. Yes Scotland, arguing for independence. Then Better

Together, labour alongside the Conservatives and Liberal

Democrats. All clear? Among friends, Gordon Brown in Glasgow launches a

distinctive Labour campaign to save the union in addition to a

cross-party effort. The speech targeted independence but also the

Tories. The party that was once for Europe, is now anti-Europe. They are

Europe, is now anti-Europe. They are becoming power light on immigration

Europe, is now anti-Europe. They are becoming power Why this move? Some

in labour simply do not like working with the Tories. Others are seeking

a narrative to last until the next UK general election when they will

be fighting the Tories. He offered this. I feel very strongly that the

Labour case about the pooling and sharing of resources, about

fairness, social justice, will not be put by conservative politicians,

let's be honest, nor by liberal politicians, given what we have seen

them be responsible for. They are dominated by the fear of UKIP now.

Gordon Brown summoned up memories of red Clydeside labour leaders who he

said had well understood that issues of social justice were nevertheless

best delivered through the wider economy of the UK. Also in Glasgow,

the SNP's deputy leader, lampooning an Independent Labour campaign,

designed to block independence, she said. She announced welfare reform

policies calculated to appeal to women. I believe there is a natural

independence majority, a majority to be won, if we can persuade people

that independence is the way to make Scotland a wealthier and fairer

country. Independence means having the Government that we vote for, and

in promoting policies that can make our country a better place to live

in. The River Clyde is no stranger to fast-moving political

controversy. Today the Scottish referendum campaign charted a new

course. For decades, China's economic growth has seemed

unstoppable, fuelled by massive exports. Last year the Chinese

economy grew by 7.8%, viewed with envy by much of the world. But it

was its lowest growth by over a decade. Leaders are now trying to

rebalance the economy, paying attention to Chinese consumers. And

for the first time the services sector accounts for nearly half of

its economic output, overtaking industrial output which the country

has traditionally relied upon. We report on the changing face of the

Chinese economy. In Harbour City Hong Kong, designer stores are so

busy that you have to wait your turn. Once reliant on factories, the

island now relies more on stores to fuel its economy.

But the people shopping here for the most part are mainly Chinese. Some

of the 150 million who have joined China's growing middle class. When I

first came here in 2005, it was not like this, she tells me. Since 2010,

there are lots of mainlanders because they have lots of money.

These mainland Chinese are heading home. These consumers are who the

Chinese Government is counting on to make the crucial shift in the

economy away from factories and towards services. In fact for the

first time ever this year, the service sector is a bigger part of

the economy than manufacturing. It is not that Chinese factories are

going out of business. Industry is still growing. It is just that

services are growing more quickly. But it is still raising concerns.

want to look into sustainable long-term growth. I think that

consumption should be treated as a goal but I would never recommend any

society, any country, to treat consumption as a driver of growth

alone. Hong Kong may now have gone too far risk relying on shoppers and

China has been watchers. Still China may have no other option. We are

talking about perhaps 300 million being able to spend their money on

their own goods, which of course would strengthen the economy in a

very balanced way. It has got to be the way forward. If China takes the

easier path and relies on debt fuelled investment, it could lose

its balance. It may not crash, but it could slow considerably. The last

thing that anyone wants to see. The Labour peer Lord Ahmed has

resigned from the party tonight following allegations that he made

anti-Semitic comments in an interview. Lord Ahmed was facing

disciplinary hearing this week into claims that he had blamed a driving

conviction on a Jewish conspiracy. He said he did not recall when the

interview took place and that he could not expect a fair hearing from

a panel. The Canadian astronaut Chris

Hadfield has become a global celebrity by providing a running

commentary on social media of running the International Space

Station. He had even produced the first music video in space.

Ground control to Major Tom... Commander Chris Hadfield. Astronaut,

scientist, and now the start of the first pop video made in space. --

the star. This David Bowie hit is his tribute to the International

Space Station. After five months on board he is due to end his space

Odyssey and return to Earth. He is already well-known to many people

because of the pictures that he has tweeted from more than 200 miles

above us. I grabbed my camera and I race over to the windows and I try

and get a picture of the part of the world beneath us. And quite a few of

the key musician's pictures have been of the UK. This is what London

looks like from out in space. Then this is the Humber estuary, and the

Lake District with snow on the summits. When those pictures have

been tweeted from way up in space, there has been a huge response from

people living down here in the UK. They see their town, their region,

the Isle of Wight, some of the northern regions, into southern

Scotland, and they just have a perspective on it which maybe did

not exist for them in the regular 2-dimensional way that we see

things. David Bowie has said this was probably the most poignant

version of his song ever created. And it is definitely recorded in the

right place. A victory parade has taken place in

Manchester to mark Manchester United's 20th league title and Sir

Alex Ferguson's retirement. He is retiring at the age of 71 after 26

years in charge. The Premier League trophy was presented yesterday.

David Bond reports. For more than 26 years, this has been his empire. In

the coming days, Old Trafford will be under new management and Sir Alex

Ferguson will become part of Manchester United history. During

his time, the triumphant lap of Manchester has become something of a

ritual. But none of those past parades will have felt like this.

Ever since he announced his retirement last week, the man they

simply called the boss has been on one long farewell tour. Yesterday I

will never forget. I thank you for that. It was wonderful. My family

will never forget it and it will live in the memory of my

grandchildren for many years. This victory parade is about one club,

one city, paying tribute to a man who turned Manchester United into a

global sporting giant. It also feels like a national occasion, a moment

to celebrate one of the most enduring and successful figures in

British public life. At one stage, the crowds were so thick you

wondered whether the bus would make it to the city centre. But Ferguson

is not a man to be blown off course, even if it was a little bit chilly

for the most formidable pensioner in football. Despite his age, the fans

were not ready for him to go. It is a massive loss, like losing a member

of your family. It is the end of an era, but a very good one. We have

had the two best managers ever. Alex Ferguson's great skill has been

to navigate through the changing landscape of English football, the

money, the players and the owners, and still come out a winner. But his