:00:07. > :00:12.An investigation into the worst mining accident in a generation is
:00:12. > :00:16.under way in South Wales. Family and friends lay flowers to remember
:00:16. > :00:21.the four men who died in the colliery. Safety experts say it's
:00:21. > :00:25.still too soon to determine the cause of the tragedy. We are
:00:25. > :00:29.punching above our weight. Nick Clegg opened his party's conference
:00:29. > :00:38.by defending the Lib Dem's role in the coalition government. We are
:00:38. > :00:43.not here to make things easier. We are here to put things right.
:00:43. > :00:49.people are killed after a World War Two plane crashes at an airshow in
:00:49. > :00:59.America. In sport, Ireland pull off an historic win over Australia at
:00:59. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:13.Specialist mine inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive are
:01:13. > :01:18.examining the colliery near Swansea where four miners died. The men
:01:18. > :01:21.were trapped 300 ft underground on Thursday, when a mine shaft are
:01:21. > :01:26.flooded. A minute's silence was held at Swansea's football match
:01:26. > :01:34.this afternoon, and a fund set up to support the miners' families has
:01:34. > :01:40.already raised �10,000. This report was sent from the colliery. Laying
:01:40. > :01:44.flowers close to the place where they died. The tributes to husbands,
:01:44. > :01:50.fathers, sons and brothers tell a heartbreaking story of grief and
:01:50. > :01:53.loss. This tragedy has touched the entire community. Even those who
:01:54. > :01:59.didn't know the miners. This is really quite heart-wrenching. We
:01:59. > :02:04.just feel like we've lost friends. That's just basically the reason,
:02:04. > :02:08.just as a mark of respect really. This afternoon fans at Swansea
:02:08. > :02:16.City's match against West Bromwich Albion at the Liberty Stadium
:02:16. > :02:22.observed a minute's silence. At first light South Wales Police and
:02:22. > :02:26.a team from the Health and Safety Executive arrived at the Gleision
:02:26. > :02:30.Mile -- mine to begin their investigation. Their task is to
:02:30. > :02:35.find out how the men died. This is the first fatal accident involving
:02:35. > :02:39.a Welsh mine in more than three decades. The mine's owner spent
:02:39. > :02:43.much of the afternoon with investigators. The owners have told
:02:44. > :02:49.the BBC their hearts go out to the families of the dead miners. The
:02:49. > :02:53.pit had been inspected as recently as May last year. I spoke to a
:02:53. > :02:58.miner who had escaped and to all of the families. None of them reported
:02:58. > :03:02.any safety concerns. But the investigation, which has begun,
:03:02. > :03:07.will establish what has happened. The community has come together to
:03:07. > :03:13.raise money for the families. Events including this car-wash have
:03:13. > :03:17.helped to raise more than �10,000 so far. Tomorrow will offer local
:03:17. > :03:23.people a chance to reflect on the tragedy which has unfolded in their
:03:23. > :03:29.midst. Chapels and churches will hold special services, with prayers
:03:29. > :03:34.dedicated to the miners and their families. The Devitt Debrett's
:03:34. > :03:37.Minister, Nick Clegg, has mounted a robust defence of the Liberal
:03:37. > :03:41.Democrat's performance and the coalition government. In a speech
:03:41. > :03:44.at the opening of the party's conference in Birmingham, Mr Clegg
:03:44. > :03:53.said Liberal Democrat ministers are punching above their weight and
:03:54. > :03:57.fighting tooth and nail for the The question on the mind of many
:03:57. > :04:01.Lib Dems - what have we achieved and at what price? In May they
:04:01. > :04:06.suffered their worst election result and 30 years. One of their
:04:06. > :04:11.biggest dreams - to change the voting system - was rejected.
:04:11. > :04:15.party leader, Nick Clegg. Tonight he said the party was a family and
:04:15. > :04:21.predicted a few rows this week. But his focus was on the fights he has
:04:21. > :04:25.had with the Tories. Sometimes we've got to be a bit awkward, as
:04:25. > :04:32.our coalition partners are finding out on a daily basis. We are not
:04:32. > :04:36.here to make things easy. We are here to put things right. His party
:04:36. > :04:40.likes it when he's awkward with the Tories. Today he set out his
:04:40. > :04:43.opposition to scrapping the 50 pence top rate of tax. But the
:04:44. > :04:47.Liberal Democrats to accept it could happen if it's replaced by
:04:47. > :04:51.other taxes for the rich. We've always made it clear that if there
:04:51. > :04:55.were a good alternative, tax on very high-value property for
:04:55. > :04:59.example, that is something that could be considered. But the
:04:59. > :05:02.Treasury are having to have a look at what the 50 pence taxpayers and
:05:02. > :05:06.decide what to do next. conference is taking place in an
:05:07. > :05:10.area with the highest unemployment in the UK. Tonight, the delegates
:05:10. > :05:14.showed they could be awkward. Because of the impact on disabled
:05:14. > :05:17.people, they voted against part of the Government's plans to reform
:05:18. > :05:23.the benefit system. Disagreement within the coalition are not always
:05:23. > :05:28.so public, but Nick Clegg insists that in government he is delivering.
:05:29. > :05:36.I won't tell you about every debate we have behind closed doors but
:05:37. > :05:40.rest assured, we are fighting for liberal values every single day.
:05:40. > :05:45.Nick Clegg's priority this week will be to persuade his party that
:05:45. > :05:49.they are making a real difference in government. And they haven't
:05:49. > :05:58.become the Tories' patsies. The message is while the last year may
:05:58. > :06:03.have been painful, it has been Let's go live now to our political
:06:03. > :06:10.correspondent, Norman Smith, who is in Birmingham. How much pressure is
:06:10. > :06:13.Nick Clegg and a from the party activists? My sense is there this
:06:13. > :06:17.evening Nick Clegg looked supremely relaxed, and he's clearly not a man
:06:17. > :06:21.fighting for his political life or anything like that, he is
:06:21. > :06:24.nevertheless under real pressure to reassure his party about being in
:06:24. > :06:29.coalition with the Conservatives, which is why we heard him stressing
:06:29. > :06:32.two key themes. Delivery and differentiation. Delivery, in terms
:06:32. > :06:36.of key Lib Dem policies he says he's been able to deliver in
:06:36. > :06:40.government, such as raising the tax threshold for lower income groups.
:06:40. > :06:43.And differentiation, in areas like human rights and Europe, where he
:06:43. > :06:47.says the party has been able to retain its distinctive identity
:06:47. > :06:50.despite being in coalition. But an indication of the pressure he is
:06:50. > :06:55.under could be gleaned from the fact that in two key coalition
:06:55. > :07:01.policy areas - welfare reform and the NHS - a majority of delegates
:07:01. > :07:05.voted for motions criticising and opposing coalition policy. European
:07:05. > :07:08.finance ministers have ended a two- day meeting in Poland with many
:07:08. > :07:12.issues affecting the eurozone crisis still unresolved. The
:07:12. > :07:17.Chancellor, George Osborne, said the crisis was becoming a global
:07:17. > :07:20.problem which required global solutions. The eurozone leaders
:07:20. > :07:25.here know that time is running out, that they need to get a grip and
:07:25. > :07:29.deliver a solution to the uncertainty of the markets. But
:07:29. > :07:32.they make the point, and I think we all understand that, that it's not
:07:32. > :07:37.just the eurozone. We've got to make sure that America gets on top
:07:37. > :07:43.of its debts and that we sort out some of the global tensions over
:07:43. > :07:46.this autumn that have remained after the crisis in 2008 and 2009,
:07:46. > :07:49.and continue to cause us trouble today. Nine people are confirmed
:07:49. > :07:53.dead and at least 50 injured after a vintage fighter plane crashed at
:07:54. > :08:03.an airshow in America. The World War Two P-51 Mustang smashed into
:08:04. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:14.the ground close to the display's This was the moment a tragedy
:08:14. > :08:14.
:08:15. > :08:18.struck at a Nevada air display. DEC that? He crashed! -- did you
:08:18. > :08:28.see that? Watched by thousands, the plane had been racing other World
:08:28. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:35.War Two fighters when it spiralled OK, folks, please stay where you
:08:35. > :08:39.are. It twisted and turned and it was all brown smoke and debris.
:08:39. > :08:42.started coming down, it looked like he must have been pulling really
:08:42. > :08:47.hard on the stick to try and get as far away from the stands as
:08:47. > :08:50.possible. Seven people were killed instantly, another two died later
:08:51. > :08:54.in hospital. Dozens more were injured. An investigation into the
:08:54. > :09:02.crash has already begun. It's believed the tragedy may have been
:09:02. > :09:08.caused by mechanical failure. appears to be some air flight
:09:08. > :09:14.problem with the aircraft that caused it to go out of control. We
:09:14. > :09:20.all know what the end result was. The pilot has been named as Jimmy
:09:20. > :09:23.Leeward, a former Hollywood stuntman who was in his 70s. He's
:09:24. > :09:27.the 5th pilot killed at the Reno Air race in the past four years.
:09:27. > :09:33.But it's the deaths of those who have simply come to watch which
:09:33. > :09:37.have made this year's event such a tragedy. Forces loyal to Colonel
:09:37. > :09:40.Gaddafi of continuing to hold out in two of their strongholds. In
:09:40. > :09:45.Bani Walid they fired rockets at anti- Gaddafi fighters, forcing a
:09:45. > :09:49.retreat. They've also been fierce clashes around Gaddafi's home town
:09:49. > :09:54.of Sirte. Our correspondent has been following the opposition
:09:54. > :10:01.forces near there. The front lines in a desert war for Sirte are
:10:01. > :10:07.shifting. The heavy guns are moving forward when they can. The National
:10:07. > :10:12.Transitional Council troops advanced many miles in just today.
:10:12. > :10:16.-- just a day. The fighting continues all around Colonel
:10:16. > :10:19.Gaddafi's birthplace. This, the picture to the south. But Sirte is
:10:19. > :10:24.well defended. Taking the city could be very costly for those
:10:24. > :10:27.outside and inside the city walls. Yesterday they were spotting
:10:27. > :10:35.targets for the guns and being tough -- and being fired upon
:10:35. > :10:39.themselves. You can see the Gaddafi forces from here? No. They were in
:10:39. > :10:43.clear view, he told me, but have now been pushed over the horizon.
:10:43. > :10:47.This is what they were aiming at. Just a day ago, this was a pro-
:10:47. > :10:51.Gaddafi position. But not only have they come through here, they are
:10:51. > :10:55.also continuing 10 kilometres of the road on their push towards
:10:55. > :11:00.Sirte. We pushed forward as far as we dare. They had just taken
:11:00. > :11:05.another village and were surging house by house for snipers. It may
:11:05. > :11:11.look chaotic but it's organised, steady progress on a long road to
:11:11. > :11:15.Sirte. In Pakistan, more than 5 million people have been affected
:11:15. > :11:20.by the recent floods in the country. There are growing concerns about
:11:20. > :11:24.the spread of lutz related diseases. The country's Prime Minister
:11:24. > :11:27.visited some flooded areas today, but in the worst-affected province,
:11:27. > :11:35.Sindh province, many are complaining that they are getting
:11:35. > :11:42.no help. Prisoners of the flood. Wading through stagnant water.
:11:42. > :11:48.Homeless, hungry and now threatened by disease. A mother's nightmare.
:11:48. > :11:53.Nearby, a father struggles to put a roof over his children's heads. In
:11:53. > :11:59.this town today we found families who don't even have tents. Poor to
:11:59. > :12:05.begin with, they are now destitute. They live in squalor in a makeshift
:12:05. > :12:08.camp, wondering when it will come. The families here say they've been
:12:08. > :12:13.left to fend for themselves. They say local officials got them out of
:12:13. > :12:16.their village when the flood waters came, but since then there's been
:12:16. > :12:22.little or no help. They've been living like this, exposed to the
:12:22. > :12:28.elements, for the past week. And in the is and how the conditions the
:12:28. > :12:33.children are already getting sick. They suffer needlessly with
:12:33. > :12:41.treatable illnesses that are going untreated. Vomiting and diarrhoea
:12:41. > :12:51.are robbing many of strength. This man and his wife are worried for
:12:51. > :12:56.their only child, their daughter. Her name means saved by God. She
:12:56. > :13:02.has diarrhoea, the woman says, and a temperature. Her ear is infected.
:13:02. > :13:09.How can we afford the doctor? We took mother and child to a local
:13:09. > :13:14.clinic. The woman is seven months pregnant and having stomach pain.
:13:15. > :13:19.She's already lost three babies. Her diagnosis - anaemia. She got
:13:19. > :13:29.medicine for her and her daughter but was sent back to the camp, back
:13:29. > :13:30.
:13:31. > :13:34.to the hunger and hardship. And the The American ambassador to Pakistan
:13:34. > :13:39.says there's evidence linking one of the main militant groups in
:13:39. > :13:42.Afghanistan, the Haqqani network, to Pakistan's government. The group
:13:42. > :13:45.is suspected of being behind the recent rocket attack on the
:13:46. > :13:49.American embassy in Kabul. Last week, Washington said it would
:13:49. > :13:59.target the group on Pakistani soil if the authorities there failed to
:13:59. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:03.take action against them. Ireland have caused the day's big sporting
:14:03. > :14:05.surprise and thrown the Rugby World Cup wide open - beating one of the
:14:05. > :14:08.favourites to win the tournament. They played brilliantly to beat
:14:09. > :14:11.Australia by 15-6. Both sides will still fancy their chances of making
:14:12. > :14:21.the quarter finals, but Ireland might now have an easier path to
:14:22. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:28.It was Auckland but it felt more like Dublin. Thousands of Irish
:14:28. > :14:32.fans, this lobbyist of knives and a passion to warm the cockles.
:14:32. > :14:37.Australia barely knew what had hit them, envelope by a sea of green
:14:37. > :14:40.they were out muscled and ultimately outwitted. It was 6-6 at
:14:40. > :14:44.the break, Jonny Sexton with Ireland's points. As Australia's
:14:45. > :14:49.pack wilted, three penalties, including two from Ronan O'Gara,
:14:49. > :14:54.took Ireland clear. Australia still have their chances, but time and
:14:54. > :14:58.again they threw them away. As Ireland so nearly finished in style.
:14:58. > :15:02.Only the length of the Pidgeley between Tommy Bowe and rugby
:15:02. > :15:07.folklore. And for a few tantalising moments it seemed he might get
:15:07. > :15:10.there. Fatigue eventually caught up with him, along with a few rather
:15:10. > :15:17.angry Australians for whom it sympathy was in short supply.
:15:17. > :15:23.number of Kiwis, amongst other nations, that would have been in
:15:23. > :15:26.the crowd getting behind Ireland as well, it felt like a home game.
:15:26. > :15:30.Hopefully we can continue with great Irish support and anyone else
:15:30. > :15:39.that wants to jump on the bandwagon. With Ireland now likely to avoid
:15:39. > :15:42.South Africa in the quarter-finals, Match of the Day follows this
:15:42. > :15:46.programme. So if you don't want to know today's results, you know what
:15:46. > :15:48.to do. Look away now and maybe turn the volume down on your TV. Arsenal
:15:49. > :15:51.endured another unhappy awayday - this time as Blackburn came from
:15:51. > :15:59.behind twice to beat the Gunners 4- behind twice to beat the Gunners 4-
:15:59. > :16:01.3. That result eases the pressure on manager Steve Kean. Everton
:16:01. > :16:03.on manager Steve Kean. Everton moved up to seventh in the Premier
:16:03. > :16:06.League table after Apostolos Vellios and Royston Drenter scored
:16:06. > :16:09.their first goals for the club in the 3-1 win over Wigan. Aston Villa
:16:09. > :16:14.and Newcastle extended their unbeaten starts to five games after
:16:14. > :16:17.a 1-1 draw. Norwich beat 10-man Bolton - their first league win of
:16:17. > :16:22.the season. Swansea ended their goal drought with a 3-0 win over
:16:22. > :16:24.West Brom. Wolves will be wishing that the power cut that hit
:16:24. > :16:30.Wolverhampton earlier today had continued, after QPR went on to
:16:30. > :16:33.beat them at Molineux. In Scotland, Motherwell missed the chance to
:16:33. > :16:38.move level on points with the SPL leaders Rangers, who play Celtic
:16:38. > :16:42.tomorrow. They lost 3-0 at home to St Johnstone. Aberdeen and
:16:42. > :16:44.Kilmarnock shared the points in a 2-2 draw at Pittodrie. Dundee
:16:45. > :16:49.United were 3-1 winners over Inverness. Hibs let slip a 2-goal
:16:49. > :16:57.lead to draw at Dunfermline. Hearts move up to fourth with a 2-0 win
:16:57. > :17:07.And finally, Surrey have beaten Somerset by five wickets to secure
:17:07. > :17:10.the Clydesdale Bank 40 trophy at That's all from us tonight. Just