10/03/2016 BBC News at Ten

Tonight at Ten, President Obama criticises Britain and France

for allowing Libya to become, in his words, a "mess".

Following the military intervention in 2011,

Mr Cameron became "distracted", according to Mr Obama.

But a former Foreign Secretary disagrees.

It's a bit rich for the president to be singling out either Britain

or any other individual country, because Britain and France did most

of the air operations, were much more heavily involved

militarily, than even the United States on this occasion.

The President also hinted that to keep the special relationship,

Britain would have to maintain its spending on defence.

But tonight, the White House seems to be backtracking

Also on the programme: A major intervention

by the European Central Bank to try to revive the Eurozone's

The Shoreham Airshow disaster - an interim reports says there wasn't

Plans to cap energy bills for millions of households

with prepay meters are welcomed by consumer groups.

And tributes to the man who designed some of the most famous cars

And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:

when old rivals Liverpool and Manchester United met

for the first time in European competition?

President Obama has criticised Britain and France for allowing

Libya to become in his words a "mess."

The President, interviewed by an American magazine,

suggested that David Cameron had become "distracted"

following the military intervention in Libya in 2011.

He also hinted that Britain would have to maintain its spending

on defence if it was to keep its special relationship

But tonight the White House appears to be backtracking on the remarks

and underlining the strength of America's links with Britain,

On the lawns of the White House this morning, signs of the special

relationship in the making, as Barack Obama welcomed the new

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Washington. Only a few

years ago David Cameron was the recipient of the same pomp and

circumstance. But judging by an interview that the president has

given to the Atlantic magazine, relations between these allies

across the pond have lost some of their lustre. At last year's G-7

summit in Bavaria, the article -- claims the president told David

Cameron you have to pay your fare share on defence spending for the

special relationship between the United States and the UK to remain

intact. Perhaps that explains the awkward diplomatic body language

between the two and also why Britain committed shortly afterwards to

spending 2% of GDP on defence. Another bone of contention, the

chaotic aftermath of the military intervention in Libya in 2011, when

air strikes by America, Britain and other allies contributed eventually

to the overthrow of President Gaddafi. Libya is now a mess,

according to Mr Obama. Privately he is said to have used expletives and

while acknowledging American blame he has said that he had more faith

in the Europeans and that David Cameron got distracted by a range of

other things. It's a little unusual for an American president to have

any distance from a British Prime Minister on a major security issue.

I suppose Mr Obama was being contemplative and historical. He was

looking back on a broad trend, because of course London and

Washington don't like to have any daylight between them on crisis

management in the moment. But the criticism on Libya is unfair

according to a British former Foreign Secretary. It's a bit rich

for the president to be singling out either Britain or any other

individual country because Britain and France did most of the air

operations, were much more heavily involved militarily than even the

United States on this occasion, because the president was very

reluctant for the US to be taking the lead as it normally would have

been. The Obama Administration's writes with Downing Street don't end

there. It's been agreed by the Cameron government's Asian pivot

towards China -- aggrieved. It says it is hedging its bets over which

country will end this century the dominant power. David Cameron has

always prided himself on the closeness of his personal

relationship with Barack Obama. They were barbecue bodies in Downing

Street garden, but it's unusual for a president even gently about a

British prime ministers. President Obama complained of free riders in

the international community of the article suggests Britain was in

danger of falling into that camp. But with Downing Street boosting

defence spending, there's been a concerted effort to address that

complaint, and to repair the coveted special relationship. Nick Bryant,

BBC News. Our North America editor,

Jon Sopel, is with me. The White House has been in touch

with you this evening, a slightly different version of events. Very

much so, it's like we've seen a curtain drawn back on the unspun

thoughts of President Obama, complete with frustration. What we

have seen is the White House trying to close the curtain as quickly as

it can. It's extraordinary, this e-mail, it's on the record and the

Berthoud, that it was completely unsolicited. We hadn't sought by

comment, they have given it. It suggests the anger that was felt in

Downing Street, when they saw the interview that the president had

given to the Atlantic magazine, in saying you've got to do something

about this. Let me give you a flavour of the e-mail I have

received. It says Prime Minister Cameron has been a close a partner

as we have had and we value the UK's Konta Bhushan on -- the UK's

relationship. The UK has stood upon a range of issues including Mr

Cameron's leadership in Nato and defence spending. Downing Street has

put out a statement in the last hour which is very similarly worded. It

looks like this is a concerted attempt to put out a fire that the

President Hazlett. -- that the president has lit.

There's been a major intervention to try to revive Europe's flagging

economies by the European Central Bank.

In a move which surprised the financial markets the ECB cut

three interest rates and announced it was pumping an extra 20 billion

But some analysts fear it may not be enough to restore growth and that

could have an impact on the UK as our economics editor,

The Eurozone has an economic problem. It's six, a central bank

that wants to print money and offer interest rates so low they are

actually negative -- the fix. Mario Draghi is the man charged with

rescuing those sickly economy is just over the Channel, that are

suffering deflation and slowing growth. It's a fairly long list of

measures and each one of them is very significant, and devised to

have the maximum impact into boosting the economy and the return

to price stability. So we have shown that we are not short of ammunition

is. So what does that ammunition look like? The ECB cut its three

main interest rates to try and stimulate growth. The central bank

is so keen to get banks lending again it lowered one of its key

rates, the deposit rate, two -0.4%. A negative interest rate which has

the effect of charging banks for depositing money -- it is lowered to

0.4%. It will be raised to 80 billion euros a month, up by 20

billion. Mr Draghi also revealed that cheap loans for banks will be

provided in a concerted effort to rescue ailing Eurozone economies.

Now, will it work? That's a question I put to a former financial

regulator. I'm still not convinced that it is going to pull the

Eurozone out of its medium-term problem of low growth and low

inflation, because I think we are literally at the limits of what

central banks can achieve by simply reducing interest rates still

further and larger quantitative easing operations. Mr Blobby agrees

at least in part. -- Mr Draghi. The ECB cannot be a one-man rescue

mission. Central banks can't do it on their own, governments have to do

it with central reforms and fiscal policy as well. There are more thing

central banks can do but there are risks associated with some of those

policies. Frankfurt, the ECB's home and the place now under scrutiny for

unorthodox economic policies that no one is yet sure will actually work.

Why does it matter? Because the Eurozone is one of the UK's most

important trading partners. A sickly economy there means we could well

catch a cold. Kamal Ahmed, BBC News. The Prime Minister has

intensified his criticism of those who want Britain to leave

the European Union. Speaking at the Vauxhall car

plant in Ellesmere Port, Mr Cameron accused them of treating

the potential loss of jobs if the UK His comments angered the Leave

campaign and Mr Cameron's Cabinet colleague, Chris Grayling,

said the Prime Minister's suggestion Our political editor,

Laura Kuenssberg, reports. No-one wants to finish

the day on the line worrying their

job might disappear. But the Prime Minister had strong

warnings for the factory floor in Ellesmere Port

on what we must guard A British businesswoman can

sell her goods in Berlin as easily A lorry that sets off

from Sunderland does not have to deal with layers of bureaucracy

in every country as it heads Industries that were once

struggling to survive And what could go wrong

if we walked away? It means mortgage rates might rise,

it means businesses closing. It means hard-working people

losing their livelihoods. You are telling

the public jobs would How can you be so sure

when you are listing hypothetical When you have Leave

campaigners saying we don't know what the risk would be,

there might or might not be job losses, there might be pain,

there might be dislocation. Don't swap the certainty

and success for the But should we really

be that rattled? Down the road, dozens

of businessmen and My view is we should

absolutely staying. I would like to see the UK

controlled by the Westminster The Prime Minister is saying

you would have to get rid of people, In the economy, there will be

some winners and losers. Every year, the Chancellor

is about to get up and If we are in or out of the EU,

there will be change and we will just have

to deal with that. There will be massive

uncertainty, I think. I don't think it therefore means

people lose their jobs. But, for example, we very

closely border Wales, and we attract lots of businesses

that trade in Wales, and have benefited hugely

from the investment back I built my business from a back

bedroom 20 years ago The Prime Minister's fortune

depends on the choice. He wants you to believe,

whether you live in Chester, Chelmsford or Chatham, that

yours and the country's does too. David Cameron is adamant

that if we choose to leave the EU, jobs in towns

and cities around the country It is true, there are big questions

about how exactly it would work, the kind of trade deals we'd be

able to do if we left. It is true too that the economy does

not like any whiff of uncertainty. But his opponents in this campaign,

even in his own party, are furious and believe

he is just going too far. Leavers reject the accusation

they think British job losses would be worth the pain

and we're plenty strong enough, they say,

to keep trading with the EU I think we need a bit more courage,

a bit more confidence in our position as the world's

fifth biggest economy. Look at the fact, we are really

important customer to them and start saying, it is not about,

can we please do a deal with you? It is about, so, right,

you want to deal with us! Both sides claim the deal

they are offering is the best way For your job, your family,

the referendum is your An interim report into

the Shoreham Airshow disaster last summer has suggested

the organisers were not fully aware of the pilot's flight plans

ahead of the display. The vintage Hawker Hunter jet fell

out of the sky during a manoeuvre killing 11 people when it

crashed onto a busy road. The report by the Air Accident

Investigation Board says proper risk assessments weren't carried out

as our transport correspondent, Seven months on and it's

still shocking - the day a vintage jet came down on to a packed

road, killing 11 people, But could tighter safety rules have

stopped this happening? The report describes weaknesses

in the airshow's planning. The man in charge of safety didn't

know the pilot's display routine. He's not required to,

but the report says it meant he couldn't judge how

dangerous it was. The risk assessment,

described as having deficiencies, despite being approved

by the regulator. For the victims' families

it's yet another blow. For it to be basically in black

and white that his manoeuvre that he was going to do was never

discussed or planned, you know, it was never set in stone

this is what he would be doing It has stumped me

quite a bit, actually. Investigators also found aircraft

breaking flying rules. This is the same plane

at Shoreham the year before. It's not permitted to

stray over busy areas - You can see the train

just going past, plenty Now, in that display in 2014,

the report said the Hunter pulled Then investigators checked other

aircraft at Shoreham and at other airshows and found there were plenty

who were straying over areas The Civil Aviation Authority writes

the rules for airshows, and it said, we've confirmed

a series of new measures to enhance airshow safety this year and beyond,

including making sure all airshows conduct enhanced risk assessments

before they can be permitted More than 6 million people visit

an airshow in Britain every year. Many are charity events

run by volunteers. The Shoreham crash could have a big

impact on dozens of other airshows. Extra rules and a doubling

of charges from the CAA could force If the increases are implemented

the way the CAA want them to be, then I would see no option

but to cancel the show. Back in Shoreham families

are still waiting for the final report that will tell them once

and for all exactly why Richard Westcott,

BBC News, Shoreham. Ministers have welcomed plans

for a price cap on pre-payment energy meters which are used

by 4 million households. A report by the competition

watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority has suggested

it could reduce prices by 9%. But critics say the proposals

which follow an 18-month Concern has also been expressed

about plans to pass on some customers' details

to rival energy firms. Our industry correspondent,

John Moylan, has the details. Lighting our homes, or keeping us

warm, can soon lead to big energy bills, so today saw a raft

of proposals to ensure customers get Georgina Engels from

Kent got into debt. Her energy company forced her

to take a prepayment meter. She's angry that that

leaves her with less choice There's no reason

for me to pay extra. I'm using the same electricity

as everybody else down the street. It's the people in the big houses,

you know, why should I be paying Now customers like Georgina

are to have their gas That will help around 4 million

households and result in savings The other big idea in today's report

is that we could all be receiving If you've been on a standard energy

tariff for three years or more - those tariffs tend to be

a more costly option - your details could be

placed on a database, allowing rival energy

companies to directly contact If this stuff lands

on your doorstep? If it was on energy I might well

read it and consider it. There are dozens of other proposals

too, including allowing suppliers to offer more than four tariffs,

and while one firm described the report as a waste of time

and money, the industry says this We hoped it would come out faster

but that just illustrates Let's stop the fights,

let's move forward and see how we can make this market

work for consumers. Overall I think many consumers

will think it's a damp squib, until they can see some

effect on competition, some downward pressure

on their household bills. The Government says it will take

these plans forward, but will this get more

of us to switch and save? Five years ago, the first

big protests against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

took place in the southern Demonstrators took to the streets

as demands for democratic change swept across parts

of the Middle East. But peaceful protests became

a brutal civil war with over a quarter of a million

Syrian lives lost. Our chief international

correspondent, Lyse Doucet, She's returned there

and sent this report. Our police escort speeds us past

this blighted landscape. Graffiti sprayed on this

school wall called Teenage boys arrested,

allegedly tortured. The first major

protest happened here. A few months later,

we were among the first The mosque was eerily quiet,

no-one dared to speak. The governor I saw then

is still here, his compound He takes us upstairs,

blackened by fire. It was the biggest

offensive by Western Now plates of steel protect

the governor's office. TRANSLATION: We might have made

some small mistakes, But since day one, our leaders have

told us it was a conspiracy. If all of this was real,

and there was a need for change, We drive to the last

military checkpoint. The buildings in the distance

are in rebel hands. Even with a truce, there

is a distant rattle of gunfire. We spoke to Zara,

a teacher on the other When the protests

began in Deraa, some Syrians dared to believe that

political change could be as quick But the dream of the

Arab Spring died here. Not just that, over the past five

years, protests had evolved into the most brutal

of wars, so much so that many now fear that Syria

itself could be lost. On the other side of Deraa,

the university, once a focal It is a different place

now, many teachers and We come here, in the middle

of shells, in the middle of blood shedding, in the middle

of bullets, stray bullets, This man tells me most

of his friends are in Germany. I believe I have,

Syria has a future. It has fallen down but it

will get up again. They also can't let go of what began

here five years ago. Labour has moved to rebut criticism

of its spending plans. The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell

has told the BBC that a future Labour Government would be

"economically disciplined" and would only borrow to invest

under a new "fiscal Our political correspondent,

Ross Hawkins, is at Westminster. What is the thinking behind this? It

is borrowing and spending in a way that George Osborne does not plan.

It is similar in some aspects to promises Ed Miliband and Gordon

Brown have made in the past. When you listen to the tone, it is one of

restraint. Debt will fall under a Labour government over a five-year

period. Finally, all of this will be supervised independently why the

Office for Budget Responsibility, reporting directly to Parliament.

This is a new iron discipline for a Labour government. He is trying to

reassure voters he can be left in charge of the economy. He knows he

has an issue of credibility who only remember him for chucking a little

red book by Chairman Mao at the Chancellor. Some want to see him

unto conservative austerities. Balancing those demands will not be

easy. More than 100 British scientists

have added their voice to the debate over Britain's future

in the European Union. The group from the Royal Society,

including Professor Stephen Hawking, argued that leaving the EU would be

"a disaster for UK science." Our science editor, David Shukman,

has been assessing the claims Science is one of the great success

stories of the United Kingdom. Much of the research

here leads the world. Many scientists believe

that is helped by being Two thirds of the scientists

from overseas in my It will be more difficult

for them to come. If we turn our back on Europe,

Europe will turn its back on us. For Stephen Hawking,

the case is clear. He is among 150 scientists

who warned in the Times this morning that leaving would be a disaster

for UK science and universities. We would be handicapping

ourselves and handicapping Europe

if we were to backtrack on the positive developments

of the last 30 years, which have led to a more interactive

and stronger European community British scientists

are good at winning EU money, like ?20 million

for the new material graphene, But, EU restrictions

on genetic modification So, what are the facts behind

the claims for how leaving the EU Between 2007 and 2013,

the UK gave ?4.14 billion to the EU But UK scientists then got

more out of it, winning about ?6.75 billion in grants

for their research. Another measure is the

scientists themselves. Freedom of movement within the EU

means the very best European researchers can come

here and then attract even more But, campaigners for Britain

to leave say stronger connections with America and rising powers

like China and South Korea are far more

important for British science. The argument is the country that

produced Isaac Newton and the technology

of steam engines, and then cracked the code of life, DNA,

would thrive outside the EU. The whole point of

doing science really is to go through into innovation,

into industry, into the economy, I think we would do that much better

outside the European Union, whose directives basically put

so much red tape on small companies who could actually get the science

going into the economy. Most big research projects these

days are international, like the Large Hadron

Collider near Geneva. Countries can join without being

in the EU, so the issue is whether British science is made

easier and more productive Liverpool have a 2-0 advantage over

Manchester United after the first leg of their Europa League tie,

which was played at Anfield tonight. Roberto Firminho

scored the second goal after a penalty from

Daniel Sturridge put the home It's the first time the two clubs

have played each other Earlier Tottenham lost 3-0

to Borrussia Dortmund in the first Sir Ken Adam, the distinguished

production designer famous for his work on many

of the James Bond films, Sir Ken was born in Germany

but his Jewish family fled He was one of the very few German

passport holders who served in the Royal Air Force

in the Second World War, Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr

Bond, I expect you to die. Goldfinger's laser was brutal but

stunning. Then there is James Bond's jet pack, the underwater car, the

villains lairs, the look and feel of what made James Bond so memorable

was down to this man, Ken Adam, here talking to the director. My feeling

is as the submarine goes in into darkness, the best way of showing

the set is too suddenly switch on all the lights. Behind the visual

spectacle, there was also an extraordinary personal story. I was

born in 1921 in Berlin. My name was really Laos. -- Klaus. I was Jewish

and there was not much hope for me there. When war started, he joined

the RAF or he acquired a nickname, the tank buster. The extra

motivation of anger was, if I do not get them, they will get me. It was

those stories of war that fascinated Stanley Kubrick, for whom he created

the war room of Doctor Strangelove. It was far from just Bond. Ken is

probably the most famous production designer in the movies in the world.

There was a thing in the industry thinker who is the most important

person? Is it Connery, Roger Moore, Lazenby? The answer is, it is Ken

Adam. Ken Adam, the war hero, who shaped movie history. Today's be to

the production designer, Ken Adam, who decide at 95. -- who died.

Join me now on BBC Two, 11 o'clock in Scotland.