03/12/2011 BBC Weekend News


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Good evening. The planned route of Britain's second high speed rail

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link between London and Birmingham is to be looked at again, because

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of concerns it could damage an area of outstanding natural beauty. The

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Government is set to announce a new study into whether to build an

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extra tunnel through countryside north of London costing around half

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a billion pounds. It means a final decision on whether the whole

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project should go ahead will be delayed. Our political

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correspondent Ben Geoghegan reports. This is what the journey between

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London and Birmingham could be like in the future. A train travelling

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at up to 250mph, the journey time cut to less than 50 minutes. The

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plans for HS two are controversial. The route passes through prime

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countryside and some are opposed because of the cost of �33 billion.

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But the backers say it will bring benefits. The fact the Government

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is tinkering with the line shows a commitment to the project. It will

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sup jobs in the north and midland and rebalance our economies and

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provide the UK with the capacity it needs. The route connects London to

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Birmingham. Today it emerged the Government is considering part of

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the route around one town. The line already runs in underground tunnels

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here. The change would mean a new tunnel and the railway would be

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underground in this section. The proposed route will cut through

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some spectacular scenery, including this part of chill terns. It will

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go through the constituency of several Conservative MPs. So by

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putting an extra bit of tunnel, the Government may hope that it can

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bury a political problem. The Government has been facing a

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rebellion from some of its me MPs over the plans. Today, one

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Conservative councillor said the suggested changes to the route were

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unlikely the make much difference. We need to know where this 500

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million has come from and who will suffer as a result. Our objection

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is because of the business case, because of the poor environmental

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gain and there are better alternatives. The Government is

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delaying its planned announcement until the beginning of next year.

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If it decides to go ahead with the proposals, the rail line is

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unlikely to be completed for another 15 years. The former

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European Commission president, Jacques Delors, one of the

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architects of the euro, has said the current crisis stems from a

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fault in the way the single currency was introduced. Ahead of a

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crucial Euro-summit next week, he told The Daily Telegraph that not

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enough attention was paid to the economic weaknesses of some member

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states. He also accused current leaders of doing too little too

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late. Here's our Europe Correspondent, Chris Morris. A

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powerful president of European Commission for a decade, famous for

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his fights with Margaret Thatcher, Jacques Delors was also one of the

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aerblgts -- architects of single kurn I si. Now he says his

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carefully laid plans weren't followed by the politicians of the

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day. There was a fault in execution after the euro was introduced he

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said. Countries were allowed to break the rules. Jacques Delors

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denies he got it wrong, and he believes the euro will survive.

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Others are predictably far less certain. What he is saying is that

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sceptics were right. We said you couldn't operate a single currency

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without a central bank with real powers and without it being a

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single European state. Jacques Delors says today's European

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leaders have done too little too late and talks of stubbornness of

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the German idea of monetary control and no clear vision from others.

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The last response we need from Jacques Delors or anyone else

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involved, is once again to try and redraw the architecture of Europe.

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What we should be dealing with is the hard decisions to enable our

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economys to recover together. Plenty to ponder for Angela pler

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Kell and Nicolas Sarkozy, due to meet/- Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy,

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due to meet again on Monday. Their plan that the promise of radical

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change will be enough to restore confidence and calm the storm

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surrounding sovereign debt in Europe. Jacques Delors was a blast

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from the past, but what matters now is the future. Over the coming week,

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can Europe's politicians do enough to persuade the financial markets

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to trust them again? If not, things cowl get ugly. - could get ugly.

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Lloyds Bank has begun legal moves to claw back part of a bonus of

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�1.4 million paid to its former Chief Executive, Eric Daniels. The

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decision by the part-nationalised bank is believed to be linked to

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the costs associated with the mis- selling of payment protection

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insurance to some customers. Nearly 3,000 so-called honour attacks were

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recorded by police last year. It's the first national estimate of the

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extent of this kind of violence in the UK - which includes abduction,

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acid attacks and murder, against women who are deemed to have

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brought shame on their family. Sarah Campbell reports. Enjoying a

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family wedding, but a year later, 14-year-old Tulie was killed by her

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father, who disapproved of her boyfriend. At 15 this woman was

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imprisoned by her family for refusing to marry a man they had

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chosen. She escaped and her sister later committed suicide after

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suffering an abusive marriage. the families it is better to commit

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suicide than to divorce your husband, in term of that being

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honourable. According to responses from the 39 of the UK's 52 police

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forces, more than 2,800 incidents of honour-based violence were

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committed last year. Almost 500 were in London. They have been

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imprisonment, they have been beaten up. They were at risk of honour

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killing or other form of violence. They need a great help and support.

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A national strategy covering police forces in England, Wales and

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Northern Ireland, though not Scotland, has improved training and

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awareness according to police chief. Campaigners say there is more the

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police and agencies can do to help The Church of England has issued

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its clergy with new guidance ahead of a change in the law next week

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which allows civil partnership ceremonies to be conducted in

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places of worship. It says that no Church of England building can be

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an 'approved premises' for civil partnerships without a formal

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decision by the General Synod. It's being seen as an effective bar on

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gay couples having ceremonies in Anglican churches. A man and a

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woman have been arrested after a young baby was admitted to a

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hospital in Kent in a critical condition. The one-month-old was

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taken to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford on Thursday. He was later

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transferred to King's College Hospital in London where his

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condition today showed signs of improvement. Thousands of Leeds

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United fans have paid tribute to the former Wales manager Gary Speed,

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who was a key player in club's Championship winning team in 1992.

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Today's match against Millwall was the first home game at Elland Road

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since his death last weekend. His wife and sons were there. Nick

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Ravenscroft reports. There had been a flood of tributes, but for Leeds

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fans this was the first chance to gather and applaud Gary Speed. Step

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to forward Gary McAllister, David batty and Gordon Strachan. They

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played with him in 926789 look on, Speed's widow. No surprise she

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could choose to be here. The fixture was always going to be

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highly charged. Leeds is the club that Speed helped take to the top

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of English football. The crowd showing their appreciation. With

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nearly 300 appearances for Newcastle, he was a legend at St

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James' Park. Thousand of fans chap clapped and chanted his name.

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Assistant manager, John Carver was clearly moved. In Cardiff there

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were tributes from lovers of rugby. Speerd was a great Welshman as well

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as a great footballer. Recalling his shirt, No 11, the Leeds fans

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said it ul, rest in peace, Gary Speed. Football and in the Barclays

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Premier League Chelsea proved too strong for Newcastle, winning 3-0.

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Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and this effort from the impressive

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Daniel Sturridge in injury time completed the victory. Chelsea have

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now leapfrogged Newcastle into the top four of the league. Meanwhile,

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Sunderland have this afternoon confirmed the appointment of Martin

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O'Neill as their new manager. The 59-year-old Northern Irishman

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signed a three year contract as a replacement for Steve Bruce.

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