:00:05. > :00:07.. The Government defends plans to cap benefits payments at �26,000 a
:00:07. > :00:15.year, but there is strong opposition to the Welfare Bill on
:00:15. > :00:21.the eve of a parliamentary vote. I voted with the Government on
:00:21. > :00:25.everything until now. I see it as my job as an ex-leader to support
:00:25. > :00:28.my successor. I will not support the benefit cap in its present form.
:00:28. > :00:31.In Syria, further pressure on the authorities to stop the violence.
:00:31. > :00:40.We report from inside the country. Italian officials say unregistered
:00:40. > :00:50.passengers may have been onboard the Costa Concordia.
:00:50. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:04.And Manchester City's last gasp Good evening.
:01:04. > :01:10.The Deputy Prime Minister has defended plans to limit benefit
:01:10. > :01:13.payments to �26,000 per family a year in England, Scotland and Wales.
:01:13. > :01:18.The Government is facing strong opposition to the Welfare Bill
:01:18. > :01:21.ahead of a vote in the House of Lords tomorrow. But speaking to the
:01:21. > :01:28.BBC, Nick Clegg suggested changes could be made to soften the impact
:01:28. > :01:32.of the cap. Here is Robin Brant. Welfare aacounts for the biggest
:01:32. > :01:36.slice of the Government'sierly spend, around �195 billion. Cutting
:01:36. > :01:40.benefits is a key part of the deficit reduction plan, but
:01:40. > :01:44.coalition ministers think the system is unfair. They say it
:01:44. > :01:49.doesn't do enough to encourage people to find work.
:01:49. > :01:53.So they want to bring in a cap of �26,000 a year. The average family
:01:54. > :01:58.income. No household will be able to get more on benefits, around
:01:58. > :02:03.50,000 families could lose out. If Parliament approves, the changes
:02:03. > :02:08.kick in in April 2013. Critics claimed children could be the
:02:08. > :02:12.hardest hit, particularly those from big families and opponents on
:02:12. > :02:17.the Government's side want help for them or they will try to block it.
:02:17. > :02:21.I am not against a benefit cap, I am in favour of one. But the
:02:21. > :02:24.provisions as currently drafted as they will appear before us in the
:02:24. > :02:30.House of Lords on Monday, I cannot support. If the Government brings
:02:30. > :02:37.into operation those transitional measures that I know in know Nick
:02:37. > :02:41.is arguing for and Mr Duncan Smith promised us that might be different.
:02:41. > :02:44.The Deputy Prime Minister promised to help those affected.
:02:44. > :02:49.Iain Duncan Smith said we will look at the transitional arrangements.
:02:49. > :02:53.There is a lot of detail. A lot of that is not resolved, but the
:02:53. > :02:57.central principle that you can't on benefits earn more than you would
:02:58. > :03:00.if you went out and earned �35,000 before tax is one that most people
:03:00. > :03:03.in the country recognise is a good thing.
:03:03. > :03:07.Those transitional arrangements could be crucial. Government
:03:07. > :03:12.sources say it could mean extra intensive help finding work over
:03:12. > :03:16.the next 12 months before the cap comes in. But I'm told families and
:03:16. > :03:20.children facing real hardship would still get support from the State.
:03:20. > :03:22.Labour said it won't vote against the cap, but it has serious
:03:23. > :03:27.concerns about how it will be implemented.
:03:27. > :03:32.Well, we have said in principle, we don't have an issue with a benefit
:03:32. > :03:35.cap, but we would seek to implement it in a fair way.
:03:35. > :03:39.The Government insisted it is not trying to punish families who rely
:03:39. > :03:46.on benefits, but it wants more parents in work so it can tackle
:03:46. > :03:51.what it claims is a dependency that Robin joins us now.
:03:51. > :03:54.It seems a big part of the debate over the Welfare Bill seems to be
:03:54. > :03:57.whether child benefit should be part of the cap? Yes, the changes
:03:57. > :04:01.are ambitious, but controversial. So much so that in recent weeks,
:04:01. > :04:04.the Government has suffered several defeats on proposals at the House
:04:04. > :04:09.of Lords and in Parliament. So ahead of tomorrow, there is talk of
:04:09. > :04:12.compromise. There is talk of concessions. Talk of a delay delay
:04:12. > :04:19.implementing the changes and talk of taking child benefit out of the
:04:19. > :04:22.calculation when it comes to the budget cap. Critics on the
:04:22. > :04:26.Government's side say that could leave the Bill as meaningless. The
:04:26. > :04:30.Government is determined to force this through. Determined to change
:04:30. > :04:35.the law irrespective of what happens here tomorrow. The
:04:35. > :04:37.Chancellor, George Osborne, believes this a key test of the
:04:37. > :04:41.Government's credibility. A key test for him personality on dealing
:04:41. > :04:44.with the deficit reduction plan, but it will be hard for ministers
:04:44. > :04:53.to escape the accusation that the disabled, the poorest children
:04:53. > :04:58.could be the hardest hit with the In Syria, Arab League observers are
:04:58. > :05:01.expected to remain in the country for an extra month. The move is
:05:01. > :05:11.designed to increase pressure on the Syrian authorities to stop the
:05:11. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:17.violent suppression of protests. Minutes after we arrived in
:05:17. > :05:22.Damascus, we were surrounded by support for President Bashar al-
:05:22. > :05:26.Assad. They were expecting us and had
:05:26. > :05:35.their banners ready, but there is no reason to suppose that this is
:05:35. > :05:40.not genuine. These people, like the president,
:05:40. > :05:43.are from the religious sect, 10% of the Syrian population and all they
:05:43. > :05:46.want from the Arab League is backing for President Bashar al-
:05:46. > :05:56.Assad and for what they regard is his fight against terrorism and
:05:56. > :05:59.
:06:00. > :06:05.against the foreign conspiracy to destroy Syria.
:06:05. > :06:12.Our president loves us. We love him from our heart.
:06:12. > :06:15.I love President Assad. We love President Assad. Everyone loves
:06:15. > :06:19.President Assad. This is the bedrock of President
:06:19. > :06:25.Bashar al-Assad's support. People from his own community. They are
:06:25. > :06:32.100% behind what he is doing. They believe that this uprising, if it
:06:32. > :06:37.takes him down, might threaten their lives. District 86 is named
:06:37. > :06:39.after a military unit. Many of the men who live here work for the
:06:39. > :06:45.Security Services and some have been killed during the fight
:06:45. > :06:48.against the protests. These boys say their older brother was killed
:06:48. > :06:58.this month. He says, he just signed up with
:06:58. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:04.State Security. He might find himself in Douma, a a
:07:04. > :07:07.suburb, which the BBC has not been allowed to visit this weekend.
:07:07. > :07:17.These videos seem to confirm reports that a funeral in Douma was
:07:17. > :07:22.attacked. Four people, protesters say, were
:07:22. > :07:26.killed by the military. The dead were laid out in the
:07:26. > :07:34.mosque. The army was outside.
:07:34. > :07:37.Later, it was claimed they were driven out of Douma. The free Syria
:07:37. > :07:41.army said they did it and threatened to attack the
:07:41. > :07:46.Presidential Palace and hang five prisoners if the regime's forces
:07:46. > :07:56.came back. The Arab League warns of the risk of civil war in Syria. So
:07:56. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:00.far, it has not found a way to stop Plans by the Government to reform
:08:00. > :08:04.the NHS in England are expected to be severely criticised this week in
:08:04. > :08:07.a report by senior MPs. The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, is set
:08:07. > :08:10.to be challenged by the Health Affairs Select Committee over his
:08:10. > :08:18.strategy of trying to save billions of pounds while attempting to carry
:08:19. > :08:22.out a major overhaul of the NHS at the same time. A man has handed
:08:22. > :08:26.himself into police after a six- year-old girl had part of her ear
:08:26. > :08:29.bitten off, when a dog attacked her in a London park. The man, who is
:08:29. > :08:33.56, was arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously
:08:33. > :08:35.out of control in a public place. The girl also suffered injuries to
:08:35. > :08:45.her neck and shoulder and has undergone plastic surgery at a
:08:45. > :08:50.Divers have recovered another body from the wreck of the Costa
:08:50. > :08:53.Concordia cruise liner. 13 people are now confirmed dead after the
:08:53. > :08:57.ship hit rocks off the Italian coast more a week ago. Luisa
:08:57. > :09:00.Baldini is at the scene now. A team of forensic officers has been
:09:00. > :09:04.drafted on to the island because they specialise in the
:09:04. > :09:08.identification of victims, but so far, they have only managed to
:09:08. > :09:13.identify eight of the 13 bodies which have been recovered. And then
:09:13. > :09:23.officials said today that they believe the Costa Concordia was
:09:23. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:30.Dwarfed by the wreck of the Costa Concordia, police patrol the ship
:09:30. > :09:34.submerged in the sea. On land, a scale model of her her
:09:34. > :09:40.sister ship is used by emergency crews for guidance as they discuss
:09:40. > :09:44.and prepare today's stop and search -- today's search.
:09:45. > :09:50.At church this morning, relatives of the four French victims attended
:09:50. > :09:55.Sunday Mass with the local community.
:09:55. > :09:59.They can at least begin the grieving process. 24 other families
:09:59. > :10:04.are still waiting for their loved ones to be identified or even
:10:04. > :10:08.recovered. We're feeling low, this local woman
:10:08. > :10:13.told me. We have never seen anything like it. We are feeling
:10:13. > :10:17.such pain. I feel sorry for those people.
:10:17. > :10:21.On the headland above the wreck, measuring equipment monitors the
:10:21. > :10:27.ship's position. The worst case scenario was that the ship slips
:10:27. > :10:34.off the rocky ledge on which it is resting. How probable is that?
:10:34. > :10:42.think the last is not very probable, but we cannot exclude that and we
:10:42. > :10:47.need one or two more data and also the comparison with the tide, the
:10:47. > :10:52.currents, data to decide. Meanwhile salvage crews wait to go
:10:52. > :10:57.start pumping oil from the ship, are bringing in their equipment. We
:10:57. > :11:01.can now see preparations being made for the fuel recovery. These
:11:01. > :11:06.enormous concrete blocks are going to be placed in the sea and
:11:06. > :11:12.attached to them, will be these huge yellow steel buoys. Those are
:11:12. > :11:16.going to be used to keep the barge which will be holding the pumping
:11:17. > :11:21.machinery as stable as possible. A container ship will then be brought
:11:21. > :11:25.in, the fuel pumped on to it and taken away.
:11:25. > :11:30.No fuel is leaked yet, but the sea has been polluted by all the
:11:30. > :11:39.solvents and products needed on a ship this big and by all those who
:11:39. > :11:47.In the background, there has been this war of words reported in the
:11:47. > :11:52.Italian press between captain captain captain and the the
:11:52. > :11:56.management. We were hoping for answers, but Costa pulled out of an
:11:56. > :12:05.interview and cited legal advice and say they won't comment whilst
:12:05. > :12:07.In the latest stage of the race to be the next Republican candidate
:12:07. > :12:12.for the US presidential election, Newt Gingrich has scored a
:12:12. > :12:15.convincing win. In the South Carolina primary, he emphatically
:12:15. > :12:21.beat the early favourite Mitt Romney, securing 40% of the vote.
:12:21. > :12:26.Newt Gingrich's supporters had a lot to celebrate, a big win in a
:12:26. > :12:30.State that has always picked the winner. Republican race, but he has
:12:30. > :12:34.a lot of work to do if this victory is to be anymore than a flash in
:12:35. > :12:40.the pan. The former Speaker told the crowd why he wanted to win the
:12:40. > :12:46.right to take on President Obama in the election.
:12:47. > :12:56.I believe because we concluded that this is the most important election
:12:57. > :12:58.
:12:58. > :13:02.of our lifetime. If Barack Obama can get re-elected, after this
:13:02. > :13:04.disaster... BOOING
:13:04. > :13:08.Right, just think how radical he would be in a second-term.
:13:08. > :13:12.Even as a young professor, Newt Gingrich talked about becoming
:13:12. > :13:17.president. He has self regard and raises strong feeling. A Speaker of
:13:17. > :13:23.the House of Representatives, he masterminded a Republican victory,
:13:23. > :13:28.clashing with with President Bill Clinton.
:13:28. > :13:33.Even as he hounded Clinton over Monica Lewinsky, he was carrying on
:13:34. > :13:39.with the woman who had become his third wife. His opponents said he
:13:39. > :13:44.is impossible to work with. Newt Gingrich's strike is a blow to
:13:44. > :13:51.Mitt Romney, the front-runner who is distrusted by many Republican
:13:51. > :13:56.Conservatives. He warned Newt Gingrich to lay off ta acting his
:13:56. > :14:01.reputation as a businessman. Our party can't be led to victory
:14:01. > :14:05.by someone who never had a business or never had a State.
:14:05. > :14:11.My opponents are not oj attacking me, they attacking every person who
:14:11. > :14:18.dreams of a better future. He is attacking you.
:14:18. > :14:22.Newt Gingrich's supporters will have little time to party. The the
:14:23. > :14:32.Conservatives will hope they found one candidate and oppose Mitt
:14:33. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:38.Romney. The road ahead will be long A Dutch teenager has become the
:14:38. > :14:41.youngest person to sail around the world solo. 16-year-old Laura
:14:41. > :14:45.Dekker sailed into port in the Caribbean almost exactly a year
:14:45. > :14:48.after beginning her voyage. But despite her endeavours, she won't
:14:48. > :14:53.be able to claim an official place in the record books as Sangita
:14:54. > :14:59.Myska explains. Greeted by shouts from her fans, the remarkably
:14:59. > :15:03.collected Laura Dekker guided her yacht, Guppy back into port. The
:15:03. > :15:07.16-year-old battled tresherous conditions to make it back to Sint
:15:07. > :15:10.Maarten, but today that was a distant minimumry.
:15:10. > :15:15.-- memory. There were moments when I was like,
:15:15. > :15:21."What the hell am I doing out here?" I never wanted to stop.
:15:21. > :15:26.wasn't just practical problems which Laura did bat battle, there
:15:26. > :15:30.were the adults. Dutch authorities concerned about her age ordered she
:15:30. > :15:35.stay at home in the Netherlands, but she won a court battle and set
:15:35. > :15:41.sail. Despite her achievement, there is one honour sheer grit
:15:41. > :15:46.won't get her. The Guinness Book Of Records says it can not recognise
:15:46. > :15:50.her voyage for fear of encouraging other youngsters to take risks.
:15:50. > :15:54.Now with all the sport, here's Celina Hinchcliffe.
:15:54. > :15:56.Good evening. There was a five goal thriller in the Premier League this
:15:56. > :15:59.afternoon. Top of the table Manchester City enjoyed a victory
:15:59. > :16:03.over third placed Tottenham. All the goals came after the break. Tim
:16:03. > :16:08.Franks watched the action. Tomorrow the Spurs manager Harry red nap
:16:08. > :16:14.going on trial. He is due in court on charges of tax evasion. Today,
:16:14. > :16:19.the test was to dent Manchester City's perfect home record. City
:16:20. > :16:29.scored first. Nasri a brutal finish. Three
:16:30. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :16:36.minutes later, 2-0. Then a Defoe made it 2-1. Within
:16:36. > :16:40.five minutes a handsome swish of the foot from Gareth Bale and Spurs
:16:40. > :16:46.were level. Into stoppage time, Spurs almost
:16:46. > :16:54.won it. Bale supersonic and almost too quick for Defoe.
:16:54. > :17:01.Then with seconds to go, Ledly king floored Mario Balotelli. Penalty,
:17:01. > :17:11.goal. City extend their lead. Spurs wonder if that was their last best
:17:11. > :17:14.Manchester continued its domination over north London as United beat
:17:14. > :17:16.Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium in the other match this afternoon.
:17:16. > :17:20.Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal for United. The result keeps
:17:20. > :17:23.them within three points of their rivals City. This was the Gunners
:17:23. > :17:29.third league defeat in a row and dents their chances of qualifying
:17:29. > :17:32.for next season's Champions League. Saracens are England's only
:17:32. > :17:35.representatives in the quarter- finals of the Heineken Cup. They
:17:35. > :17:38.enjoyed a 26-20 win over Treviso in Italy. David Strettle was a try
:17:38. > :17:43.scorer. So Saracens will have a home tie against Clermont Auvergne
:17:43. > :17:46.in the last eight. Edinburgh's last minute try against London Irish
:17:47. > :17:49.means they pipped Cardiff Blues to win pool two, but the Blues still