20/11/2011 BBC Weekend News

Thousands occupy central Cairo once again after a weekend of violent

clashes. Several deaths are reported as the

security forces try to evict protestors angry at the slow pace

of change in Egypt. We didn't expect that we will

return to the same place we used to work in January against the former

regime and fighting. Nothing changed.

In Libya, a captured Saif Gaddafi appears on television saying he is

being treated well. Spain's Conservatives celebrate a

landslide victory in the country's general election.

Fog grounds flights at Heathrow and other airports bringing delays and

misery to passengers. And old boy Glen Johnson returns to

Chelsea to grab victory for Good evening.

Thousands of protestors remain on the streets of the Egyptian capital

Cairo tonight after a weekend of violent clashes. At least seven

people have been killed today and hundreds injured. Police used tear

gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse the crowds. The Army was

also brought in and for a time managed to regain control of Tahrir

Square. Our correspondent Jon Leyne Jon.

What we are witnessing here is an outpoint of fury against Egypt's

military rulers. The people are angry at the way they have been

running the country. They are angry about their plans for the future

and they are furious about the way they have been brutally treating

the demonstration. Today, after a day of violent

confrontations, the protesters are They are already calling it the

second revolution. These Egyptians have lost patients with the

military rulers who took over from Hosni Mubarek. So it is back to a

battle for the streets. For a day-and-a-half, the police

have been firing volley after volley of tear gas, sending the

protesters scurring for cover. But time and again the demonstrators

regained their ground. This is the front-line, the police over there

are protecting the Interior Ministry and the protesters are

battling it out. The air is thick with tear gas. We thought we had

seen an end to this, with the end of Hosni Mubarek's rule, but this

crowd is as angry as I have seen them in angry. A a fleet of

motorcycles rush the injured into a hospital. They are treating

suffocation from tear gas and gunshot wounds. The same doctors in

the same space they used back when they were fighting Hosni Mubarek's

forces. We were so proud of our Army and so

proud of our revolution. We didn't expect that we will return to the

same place we used to work in January against the former regime

and fighting against the same regime. Nothing changed. All the

time the crowds were flooding back into Tahrir Square.

They are re-establishing the old regime and we don't want the old

regime. We don't want the generals of Mubarek. We did a revolution and

we are continuing it. Late in the day, the Army came in

to reinforce the police. They moved back into Tahrir Square taking

control sometimes brutally. In one corner, protesters knelt to

pray. A guess fewer of de-- des ture of defiance the soldiers

respected. Wung again Wung once again the protesters swarmed back.

Tonight, there are thousands occupying the square with more

arriving all the time. They are in the most direct confrontation with

the military, who claim still to be defending the revolution.

There is no sign how the military can restore the stability that most

Egyptians want above all. The big question now, of course, is

whether elections due in eight days time can go ahead. The military say

they are determined they will, but there must be questions about

whether they can provide the security. Has the Egyptian Army

finally lost the trust of the In Libya, Colonel Gaddafi's

captured son, Saif, has been seen on television saying that he is

been treated well. In a pre- recorded video message given to an

Arabic TV station, he says there are no problems and he expects to

have an operation on an injured hand. His captors say they want to

keep him in the Libyan town of Zintan for the time being. Our

correspondent Caroline Hawley has travelled there and has just sent

High in Libya's western mountains, we headed for the town of Zintan.

Somewhere here is Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi. Local officials won't say

where, only that he is being held in a Private home and is well

guarded. Pictures released today show Saif Al-Islam after his

capture. The man who Libyans see as the black box of Colonel Gaddafi's

regime, no doubt relieved to be alive after what happened to his

father. We have been told he asked for shaving foam to remove the

beard he grew on the run. That request has been granted. Though he

has not been allowed the mobile phone he also asked for. But he has

seen a doctor for the injuries to his hand, he says, he sustained in

a NATO raid. TRANSLATION: During the raid 26

young martyrs were killed by the crusaders attack and many were

badly injured. We were in the company of my brothers and comrades.

We were conferring, talking and discussing issues when the raid

took place. No mistaking the satisfaction of

the men who caught him. The commander involved told us that

Saif Al-Islam had two guns and a rifle on him, but he hadn't had the

chance to use them. TRANSLATION: He acted at first as

if he was still in power, but maybe there was fear because he asked me

to shoot him dead. I refused. What happens to Saif Al-Islam now?

The authorities here say they will co-operate with the International

Criminal Court, but he won't find a Libyan in Zintan who thinks he

shouldn't be tried right here in the town whose militiaMencap tured

him. They want to see him in court in the capital and how Saif Al-

Islam is treated now will be a test The Arab League has rejected Syrian

demands to alter plans to send observers into the country so they

can monitor ongoing clashes between protestors and government forces.

There has been further violence in Syria over the weekend, but

President Assad says he won't bow to international pressure to end

his regime's crackdown. We are not talking about the most peaceful

demonstrations. We are talking about militants. Whenever you have

militants, you have killing. So the role of the Government is to fight

fight those militants in order to restore the stability and to

protect the civilians. With me now to discuss these

various developments in the Middle East, I'm joined now by John

Simpson. Let's start with Syria, Jon. President Assad is sounding

defiant, but can he really keep that up in the face of the

pressure? It is not clear whether he understands what is happening in

his own country. The country is clearly on the edge of civil war,

if it isn't starting to topple over into it. He understands the dangers

that this presents to a country which is so separated in terms of

the ethnic make-up of the country and religious and so forth make-up

of it, but he doesn't seem to understand who it is that's doing

the fighting. My guess is that he has not himself, got the toughness

to really stick this out, but he has got some quite unpleasant

people in his Government who may very well want to continue.

As we look at the news tonne, it is Syria, it is Libya, where the

elections are a long way away and if we look at Egypt, we have

protesters occupying Tahrir Square again? Egypt is the serious one at

the moment, but Syria I'm sure in the coming days will become the

important one, but what's happened in Egypt is that the Arab Spring

didn't get beyond February with the fall of President Mubarak. After

that, well pretty much the same set-up remained, absolutely fixed

with the military in full command. What is causing these

demonstrations at the moment is the military's determination to try to

get a control over the constitution and people are determined that that

should not happen. Who is going to win? It is still very difficult to

say. Thank you.

A soldier from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal

Regiment has been killed by a roadside explosion in Afghanistan.

He was on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Central Helmand.

His family have been informed. Conservatives in Spain are

celebrating a landslide victory in today's national elections. With

three quarters of votes counted, the right-of-centre Popular Party

has already obtained a majority in the lower house of parliament. Top

of the new government's agenda will be Spain's faltering economy. Live

now to Gavin Hewitt in Madrid. you can probably see and hear,

large crowds are still standing outside the People's Party

headquarters. Today, yet another Government in the eurozone became a

victim of that crisis and lost power and for the right here in

Spain, this has been a truly miss toric victory -- historic victory.

The supporters of the centre right People's Party waved their flags

and danced and cheered, but it was a muted celebration because the

party has promised serious and profound austerity cuts. Spain is

at the heart of the eurozone crisis, but tonight, senior party officials

were trying to reassure the public. No cuts on pensions. No cuts on

healthcare. No cuts on education. We're going to cut where it needs

to be cut. REPORTER: Where will the cuts come?

On unnecessary spending. The new Prime Minister will be

Mariano Rajoy. Voters turned to the Conservatives out of frustration

with economic collapse and unemployment, but during the

campaign, he didn't provide many details of his plans and the hard

part starts now. And this is why. Spain has not

recovered from a housing boom which went bust. This is a ghost town,

10,000 apartments, completely empty, both the personal and company debt

still hangs over the country's banks. In Madrid, this family know

all about the fact that five million people here are out of work.

The father and son is weary of sending ut out job applications.

More than 1,000. How many replies? 10, 15.

TRANSLATION: For his generation, it is very bad. It is It is

practically a lost generation here in Spain. The Popular Party said

tonight, it's priority was creating jobs and cutting the deficit.

What impact will more austerity have have on a country with almost

no growth and the highest unemployment in the industrialised

world. Where will the growth come from to help with their debt

burden? Last week, Spain's borrowing costs

moved dangerously hype. The first task of this new administration

will be to convince the markets it has a convincing plan. The

interesting fact is that this country has had spending cuts, for

almost two years and almost tonight the voters have given a new

Government a mandate for truly radical austerity cuts. It will be

interesting to see how that works Thick fog has been causing problems

for flights in and out of Heathrow and a number of other regional

airports today with dozens of flights cancelled or delayed. Luisa

Baldini at Heathrow now. Luisa. How is it looking?

Yes, thousands of passengers are facing disruption this evening here

at Heathrow just over 100 flights have been cancelled, but the

airport has remained open and the majority of flights are operating,

there are delays which are going to continue into the night because air

traffic controllers have had to reduce the rate at which planes

land. At London's City Airport, there have been a few cancellations,

but there have been delays and some diversions. There has been

disruption also at Leeds Bradford Airport and also Norwich Airport.

It is not entirely unusual, there was disruption caused to flights by

fog exactly a year ago, but if you are due to fly tonight or in the

morning, then you should contact your airline, not only because of

the existing disruptions, but because this evening the mefs

issued a -- Met Office issued a warning for more dense fog for

London, the South East and parts of the Midlands.

Thank you. The the unions say the Government

is still not negotiating properly and until that changes, the strikes

will go ahead. Here is Ben Wright.

The country's biggest unions with millions of members have voted to

strike and NHS workers, civil serveants and teachers are set to

join the walkout at the end of the month. They are protesting at

Government plans for public sector pensions and this morning, its

minister leading negotiations was asked whether the Government's

latest offer would be withdrawn if the strike goes ahead.

Absolutely. That is within our power to do that. We have made it

clear, this is not an unconditional offer and we will have the ability

to withdraw it and impose something which will still meet our concerns

of protecting lower paid people, of being fairer.

In Private, the Government has accepted that this month's strike

is likely to happen. It is further industrial action that could derail

a deal. Ministers say that the trade unions

have jumped the gun by balloting for strikes while talks are

continuing, but Government sources stress that a walkout on 30th

November will not mean that the latest pension offer is taken off

the table. Discussions will continue, but not indefinitely and

ministers want an agreement reached by the end of the year.

So what is the offer on the table? Well, a particular sticking point

is that public sector employees would have to pay more for their

pensions. The Government would contribute more as well. Those

under 50, would have to work longer before they receive their pension,

but those within ten years of retirement would receive the same

pension that they currently are due to get. It is this final part of

the deal the Government may revise in the event of further strikes.

I don't think it is helpful for ministers to be ratcheting up the

rhetoric in this way, threatening to withdraw the proposals that are

on the table for example. What we need is for ministers to sit down,

seriously negotiate on the issues that need to be resolved.

The two sides have been sitting down for a year without a

breakthrough. In ten-days time we are likely to see the biggest

Now the sport with Celina Hinchcliffe. Hello. Match Of The

Day is on BBC Two now with highlights of today's game. There

was only one - Liverpool snatched a late win against Chelsea at

Stamford Bridge. It was a former Chelsea player Glen Johnson who

scored the winning goal. The 2-1 victory lifts Liverpool level on

points with the Londoners. Tim Franks reports. Liverpool and

Chelsea have lofty dreams and deep pockets, but niggling seasons. In

the first-half, Liverpool sparkled and Chelsea stumbled. John Obi

Mikel controlled the ball as if he had fallen out of bed. The

Liverpool mid-field pounced, Maxi Rodriguez finished. Child's play.

Early in the second half, it was the Liverpool defence who were

guilty of slum slumbering on the job.

Daniel on Daniel Sturridge on as a substitute. A minute later,

Liverpool could have fallen behind had it not been for the brilliance

of their goalkeeper, Pepe Reina. A former Chelsea player won the game.

First Ashley Cole was nutmeged. For Chelsea, the unusual pain of back-

to-back Premier League defeats at Roger Federer won the opening match

of the ATP World Tour finals at the O2 Arena in London. The defending

champion is aiming for a record sixth title here, the event

features the top eight players in the world. Today, he beat Jo

Wilfreid Tsonga in three sets. Andy Murray plays David Ferrer tomorrow.

The British Olympic Association are bracing themselves for a legal

challenge to their lifetime ban for drug cheats. Tonight, the World

Anti-Doping Agency say the BOA stance fails to comply with their

code and they will pass their findings onto the IOC. It will give

hope to British athletes like Dwain Chambers, currently banned for life

from the Olympics for past doping bans. It now seems likely that the

BOA will have to defend their byelaw at the Court of Arbitration

for Sport. Rugby Union now and the Heineken

Cup holders Leinster are top of their group after an easy win

against Glasgow Warriors. Leinster had already insured a bonus point

win by half time and Isaac Boss rounded off an impressive

performance scoring in injury time, 38-13 the final score. Bath are