01/07/2013 BBC News at Ten

as Egypt's armed forces give the politicians an ultimatum. Jubilant

scenes in Cairo - after the army tells the president and his

opponents to resolve their differences in 48 hours or the

military will step in. Their warning is underlined with a fly-past over

Cairo, as tens of thousands insist that Egypt's president must go.

in Tahrir Square, the assumption is that the army will intervene to give

them victory over the president. It may not be that simple. This

evening, Egypt's army has denied they are plotting a coup - we will

ask what they are trying to achieve. Also on the programme... 19

firefighters are killed in Arizona, as wildfires devastate thousands of

acres. The men were all members of the same elite team. It is the

biggest single loss of life for the US Fire Service since 9/11. Sharp

criticism for the BBC over millions of pounds paid in severance deals

for senior managers. Reports that a CIA whistleblower has applied for

political asylum in Russia, as EU leaders vent their anger over US

bugging claims. Drama on Centre Court, as Andy Murray books his

place in the quarterfinals. But shock, as defending champion Serena

has deepened, after the country's president and his opponents were

given an ultimatum by the army. They told the politicians to meet the

demands of the people within 48 hours, or they will intervene. The

statement was met with cheers from tens of thousands of people who have

taken to the streets again this evening, calling for President Morsi

- who was only elected a year ago - to go. Our Middle East editor,

Jeremy Bowen, is in Cairo tonight. Jeremy... Thank you very much. It is

going berserk down in the square below me, there is a huge party

going on. They believe that the Egyptian army is intervening

decisively for them in their struggle against the Muslim

Brotherhood. The Army statement, as you have said, says that it is not a

coup, but there is a big or else attached to what they have said. If

the parties do not get together and talk, the Army will intervene in

some form. Protesters packed Tahrir Square to celebrate as soon as they

heard the military's announcement. They had a one word message for

President Morsi, leave, and they chanted it for hours. In this place,

they used the same chance against President Mubarak. The euphoria was

not quite as overwhelming as it was on the night he was forced out in

2011 - but it was close. Military helicopters flew past, repeating

lapse of honour which sent the crowd into raptures. Today, they love the

Armed Forces, as they did when soldiers protected them from

Mubarak's enforcers. One year ago, before the election, some of them

were cursing the soldiers for hanging on to power. Here in Tahrir

Square, the assumption is that the Army will intervene to give them the

tree over the president. It may not be that simple. The statement from

the general was very carefully worded. In the announcement, read

out on TV, the Ministry of Defence and commander-in-chief, General

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?, gave the president and his opponents 48 hours

to sit down and find a way forward, or the Armed Forces would intervene

with what he called their own road map. One of the losing secular

presidential candidates watched on. His staff were visibly excited but

what they took as moved to weaken the Muslim Brotherhood. He said the

army wanted to save the country, not take it over. The mobilisation, the

anger, this time it makes the situation different, so you cannot

say that we are playing politics, we are really hoping to save Egypt from

real colour is. -- collapse. In the early hours of the morning, the

headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood was attacked. People

were killed and injured on both sides. The building was the symbol

of the Brotherhood's rise to power in the new Egypt. It is still a

symbol - of the challenge to the brotherhood's belief that they are

the rightful inheritors of the country. They do not care about

anything except themselves, and we all feel optimistic about this

moment. President Morsi's supporters from the Muslim Brotherhood are

occupying their own piece of Cairo. You can feel the sense of being

under siege here, a desire to defend their vision of a state inspired by

Islamic law, which the Brotherhood has pursued since it was founded in

1928. They say they were on a fair election, and should not lose out

now to street protests. -- they won a fair election. Cairo and all of

Egypt are facing a critical few days. Arabs across the region are

watching. It is not just about this country's future. What happens here,

to the Army, Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian people, will shape the

new Middle East. And Jeremy, the Army has said tonight that they are

not plotting a coup, so what are they trying to achieve? Well, their

statements, which was released on their Facebook page, says that

effectively, they are trying to bring some order to the chaos of

Egyptian politics, and it has been absolutely chaotic. There are real

fears here that the state could, in some way, collapse. The other

thing, though, is that the Army here to say that they will intervene if

an agreement is not made, and you can hear from the people below me

that they certainly believe that is what is going to happen, that the

Army will intervene in their favour. But all of this matters in the

region, because if there is any sense in which the power of the

Muslim Brotherhood is fractured, weakened, diminished, even broken,

then that will change the whole dynamic in the region, which has

been going on since the Arab uprisings in 2011 began. The Muslim

Brotherhood has appeared to be in the ascendancy, but at the moment,

it faces a very real challenge. President Obama has paid tribute to

19 American firefighters who were killed trying to tackle a huge blaze

in Arizona. He called the men, who were members of an elite unit,

heroes. Their deaths are the worst single loss of life for US

firefighters since 9/11. The men were killed trying to tackle a huge

wildfire near the the town of Yarnell. Our science editor, David

Shukman, reports from Arizona. An apocalyptic site in the Arizona

hills. The charred remains of at least 100 homes. Only a few

buildings are left standing, such was the velocity of a wall of flame

which is still sweeping this dry landscape. The fire has been

escalating for several days, in tinderbox conditions. The best hope

was to try to contain it by creating breaks, which is what the

firefighters were doing, out on the blazing front-line, when suddenly,

the wind changed, catching them, with devastating consequences result

we know that 19 firefighters were killed in what is probably the worst

disaster that has taken place in our history. They were part of what is

called the Granite Mountain Hotshots team, specially formed to tackle

wildfires, average age, 22. This training video explained what they

were trained to do - and they were equipped with special fireproof

covers and emergency blankets, as a last resort, but this was not enough

to save them. I waved at one of them and said, what is up, guys? He said,

we are coming in to take a look at whether we can set up a break to try

to save your neighbourhood. And they are gone. The fire comes amid a

brick or breaking heatwave across much of the western United States.

-- a record-breaking heatwave. Even from this roadblock, the flames are

visible, and they may still spread. Even in the time we have been here,

the fire has got bigger. It is incredibly hot, bone dry, the wind

is picking up, and there is a risk of thunderstorms causing more of the

lightning which caused the fire in the first place. This community is

still in danger. Local people are appalled by what has happened.

am still here. I had a friend that passed away yesterday in that group.

I know him. Very sad. We watched firefighting aircraft being

deployed. With the wind so unpredictable, this is safer than

firefighting on the ground. Even as 19 lives are being mourned here, the

battle against the blaze has two go The BBC has been criticised sharply

by the Government's spending watchdog over pay-offs for senior

managers. The National Audit Office says the payments were poor value

for money. Between 2009 and 2012, a total of 150 senior managers

received a total of �25 million in redundancy payments. The BBC's new

director-general, Tony Hall, has conceded that the level of the

payments was wrong, and he is capping them at �150,000, or 12

months' salary, whichever is lowest. Creativity to, distinctiveness,

making the licence fee work harder, that has been the message from the

BBC. But behind the cuts and redundancies, some senior managers

have left in style. Former director general Mark Byford walked away with

�949,000. Chief operating officer Caroline Thompson... And George

Entwistle... And these were just the ones that made the headlines. The

National audit is has also uncovered other large pay-outs to managers who

remain unnamed. -- the National Audit Office. Two of them walked out

of these doors, straight into new jobs, leaving with combined payments

of �975,000. Another manager, �866,000, if you add in the pension

top-up. 14 of the cases examined were paid more than they were

contractual bleak obliged. The BBC admitted that on this topic, it had

lost its way. Why would anyone pay more than they had to? These were

complexly negotiations about making sure that people would leave the

BBC, without going to court, or on terms which were good for the BBC.

Overall, it was about reducing the amount of money which was paid out

to people. It was what any company would do. One form of juicer has

paid back his money. He was told that the decision to award it was

seriously deficient. Indeed, the National Audit Office struggled to

find out who had authorised it. On other occasions, no explanation was

given. Senior management had become out of touch with ordinary staff,

and it bears no resemblance to those on the ground. In its defence, the

BBC says the lay-offs are saving the Corporation �120,000 a year.

However, there is concern which comes just as the programme to cut

managers is coming to an end. The diplomatic fallout over allegations

that America has been With a warning from France that talks on a new

trade deal could be threatened. Germany said the affair was

reminiscent of the Cold War. The source of the allegations, former

CIA analyst Edward Snowden, as tonight reportedly applied for

asylum in Russia. They are powerful allies, soon to

start negotiating the biggest bilateral trade agreement in

history. These spying allegations already threatened to complicate

that. In Germany, there is disbelief. According to a newspaper,

the US monitored around half a billion calls, emails and texts

here, every month. Senior political figures say there will be

repercussions. It is a threat to a long-term friendship and a threat to

a partnership that is based normally on common interest and values.

Guardian alleges today that 38 foreign embassies and missions in

the USA were targets, including France but not the UK. Secret

documents are also said to show that EU offices at the UN and in

Washington were bugged and the files allegedly detail an extraordinary

range of spying methods. The French President said that all this could

threaten the trade deal. It should end as soon as possible, I would say

immediately. We can only have negotiations, transactions, in all

areas once we have obtained these guarantees. The man who leaked the

information, Edward Snowden, is reported to have applied for asylum

in Russia. President Putin said he would only allow him to stay if he

stopped leaking US secrets. The White House wants him extradited.

The endless leaks are not damaging, but President Obama has defended the

US. Every European intelligence service, every Asian intelligence

service, any intelligence service, one thing they will be doing is

trying to understand the world better from sources that are not

available through the New York Times or the news. But in Berlin, this has

echoes, they say, of the Cold War. Then however it was enemy is not

friends listening in. Quite what the long-term effects of all this will

be is not clear. What is clear is that the EU and the US need each

other, politically and economically. The proposed trade deal would be

worth billions but on this side of the Atlantic there is real distrust

and anger tonight. MPs may be in line for a substantial

pay rise of more than 10%. An independent body set up in the wake

of the expenses scandal is considering recommending that their

salaries should rise to somewhere close to �75,000 a year after the

next election. Today the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that

voters would find it impossible to understand the increase. Nick

Robinson reports on the dilemma of a politician's pay.

Does your MP deserve a pay rise? The answer is yes, according to an

independent review, which is about to propose a significant hike in

their salaries. No prizes for guessing what many voters think. It

is an appalling story, with people with their noses firmly in the

trough. How can MPs think of giving themselves a pay rise? The answer is

that they are not. They no longer control, set or vote on their own

pay, pensions and expenses. That power was given to the Independent

Parliamentary Standards Authority after the expenses scandal. Maybe.

But it is still causing a headache for politicians. This morning with

the Prime Minister way, his deputy chose to face the media, declaring

that he personally would not take any pay rise. MPs of whatever

description at the end of the day our public servants paid by

taxpayers, and that is why I think it would not be incredibly if not

impossibly difficult to explain to the public why MPs are being treated

so differently to constituents. Impossible to explain? I put it to

the test. Do you think MPs deserve a pay rise? She did not say but that

felt like a no. Do you think MPs should have a pay rise? No. But look

what happened after I asked her to compare how many thousands of pounds

and MP gets compared to an army Colonel, police superintendent or a

family doctor. Independent research suggests that this changes people's

minds. You thought 80,000? 66. Does that change your mind? Still think

they should not get a pay rise? They should. Really? Yes they do mate in

Mark not everybody is so easily persuaded. You thought they got

200,000. Do you want to hear what they actually get? 66,000. Do they

deserve a pay rise? That is still a lot of money. People are saying no.

They have other jobs anyway. Prime Minister had other things on

his mind in Caddick stand. -- in Kazakhstan today. The suggestion is

that people should toe the line. idea is for MPs to come forward and

be paid the same, not accepting this or that. Money and politics are an

explosive mixture. The independent body was supposed to change all

that. Some hope. A Chinese lantern is thought to have

sparked a massive fire at a recycling plant in the West

Midlands, causing �6 million worth of damage. At its height, 200

firefighters were tackling the blaze. A towering Inferno, the night

sky ablaze with orange light, thick with black, acrid smoke. The numbers

say it all. 100,000 tonnes of plastic recycling up in flames.

90,000 square feet of fire. 45 fire engines and more than 200

firefighters on the scene. And with the dawn, a 6000 feet column of

smoke, visible for miles across the entire West Midlands. The biggest

blaze that this region has ever seen. I came outside and it was all

black. It was shocking. This quickly became an exercise in containing the

damage. A desperate effort to keep the fire inside the recycling yard

and save the surrounding businesses. On the other side of the wall, the

heat and fire was so intense that the blaze could be contained but not

put out. We are standing here, and you get a real sense of the scale of

the blaze. And why it is taking hundreds of firefighters to bring it

under control. All of this, it seems, was started by a single

Chinese lantern. It has prompted fresh calls for a change in the

rules. There are an increasing number of fires of Chinese lanterns.

We don't want to be party bloopers. We like fireworks and celebrating

but this is cause and effect. This caused a multi-million pound fire

and by firefighters will be here for three days. For the sake of a

Chinese lantern, was it really worth it? A dozen firefighters were

treated for the effects of heat and minor injuries. A Government

spokesman said it was working to raise public awareness of the

dangers of Chinese lanterns. Mark Carney has completed his first

day as governor of the Bank of England. He was head of the central

bank in Canada, and is now the first foreigner to run the institution. He

takes over at the challenging time as Stephanie Flanders reports. The

Canadians like to take over Trafalgar Square on July the 1st, to

celebrate their national day. This year they took over the bank of

England as well. As Governor, Mark Carney will now have Britain's

banking system to worry about as well, but what George Osborne really

wants him to deliver is a strong economic recovery. Good morning,

everyone. It is a pleasure to be here and I have been here since

seven. I am excited about getting started. He does not have many

secret weapons at his disposal except perhaps the UK economy

itself. There is a sense that he should show up and walk on water.

That is clear. But on the other hand, people are beginning to

realise that the UK economy is beginning to show signs of

recovering. They will be debating the state of the economy at the

first monetary policy meeting this week. But later this month they will

deliver a report to the Chancellor on how they might support grows.

What are the options? The bank could create more money under quantitative

easing or follow the US in linking interest rates to what happens to

unemployment grows. Or it could go for forward guidance, commitment not

to raise interest rates for a long time. Depending on the economy, we

could see a mixture of all three. the moment, the public seems to

think that interest rates will rise sooner than the market would

expect. If we can give them a clear steer that interest rates are going

nowhere quickly, they might spend and borrow more and boost demand in

the UK economy that way. To help the Canadian economy in 2009, Mark

Carney promised not to rise in interest rates for a year. It

worked. People borrowed and spent more, reassured that mortgage rates

would not go up. It was so successful that he ended up having

to break his promise and raise interest rates after all. He did not

strictly break his promise. There was always some fine print about

raising rates if inflation picked up. Of course we want growth to be

faster and Mark Carney and inflation to be lower. That might happen, but

even in Canada, central bank chiefs do not have magic wands.

Andy Murray has booked a place in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon but

there was disappointment for the British teenager Laura Robson after

she failed to make it through. The biggest shock of the day was the

defending champion Serena Williams, who became the latest seed to be

knocked out. Would it be another step towards his

Wimbledon destiny? With so many rivals already out, Andy Murray

knows that he may never have a better chance. And against Mikhail

Youzhny, he began in confident style. Andy Murray took the first

set, but then suddenly he stumbled. His form dipped, his mood darkened.

But from 5-2 down, he came roaring back. Andy Murray to set up. The

relief palpable. -- Andy Murray was two sets up. And relief turned to

rapture. He is yet to drop a set here, but despite the lure of

another grand slam title, his feet are firmly on the ground. I don't

expect to come into these events to win them. There are no guarantees

here at all. Why have only won one. I will try hard to keep winning. It

gets harder as the tournament goes on. Once again Andy Murray has given

the fans on Henman Hill cheer. This is the sixth year in a frustrating

end. She had served for the first set against Kaia Kanepi. But he lost

it and she fizzled out. The defeat left are close to tears but at 19

she is some prospect. For tears of joy, how about this? Sabine Lisicki

did the unthinkable by beating defending champion Serena Williams.

Sabine Lisicki seemed as stunned by everybody else. The emotions soon

overflowed. As interviewers we are not supposed to ask how you feel but