:00:06. > :00:11.A Premier League footballer is fighting for his life after
:00:11. > :00:13.collapsing on the pitch during an FA Cup tie. Bolton midfielder
:00:13. > :00:15.Fabrice Muamba is rushed into intensive care as the quarter-final
:00:15. > :00:25.against Spurs is suspended - tonight he's described as
:00:25. > :00:30.
:00:30. > :00:35.critically ill. Get well soon, our thoughts are with you. Just gutted,
:00:35. > :00:38.I just hope he pulls through. It is all about him. Unions condemn plans
:00:38. > :00:47.to end national pay deals for thousands of civil servants. They
:00:47. > :00:51.say it will drive down wages and damage the economy. If you drive
:00:51. > :00:54.down that ability to spend money in the local economy, there will not
:00:54. > :00:58.only be an effect on the public sector, but on the private sector
:00:58. > :01:01.as well. The face of the US soldier accused of a massacre in
:01:01. > :01:07.Afghanistan - Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is held in a high-security
:01:07. > :01:17.military prison. And Wales are victorious in this year's Six
:01:17. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:30.Nations - they clinch the Grand Good evening. The Bolton midfielder
:01:30. > :01:37.Fabrice Muamba is tonight critically ill in hospital after
:01:37. > :01:44.collapsing in a televised FA Cup quarter-final match. The 23-year-
:01:44. > :01:46.old is in intensive care at a London hospital. He fell to the
:01:46. > :01:50.ground just before half-time during Bolton's match against Spurs and
:01:50. > :02:00.was rushed to hospital. Our sports correspondent Tim Franks has the
:02:00. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:07.latest. In a sport known for its astonishing levels of athleticism,
:02:07. > :02:12.Fabrice Muamba has had a reputation for being one of the fittest.
:02:13. > :02:16.COMMENTATOR: Fabrice Muamba is struggling. The physio has come on.
:02:16. > :02:21.Five minutes before the end of the half, with the ball nowhere near
:02:21. > :02:27.him, he collapsed. Players signalled frantically for the
:02:27. > :02:33.medical staff to come on. The TV cameras looked away, as the medical
:02:33. > :02:37.staff started pumping his chest. The referee, Howard Webb, spoke to
:02:37. > :02:41.both managers and called the players off. Shortly after, the
:02:41. > :02:51.players off. Shortly after, the game was abandoned. Muamba's fellow
:02:51. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:12.Fabrice Muamba, here scoring for Bolton earlier in the season, came
:03:12. > :03:18.from Congo when he was 11, and qualified to play for England. At
:03:18. > :03:26.Bolton tonight, voices trembled. Get well soon, our thoughts are
:03:26. > :03:30.with you. Get well soon, mate. just gutted, I hope he pulls
:03:30. > :03:35.through. It is not about Bolton Wanderers, it is about him as a
:03:35. > :03:41.person. Sport is supposed to provide an escape from everyday
:03:41. > :03:45.travails. But the events of today have left the sport in trauma. Our
:03:45. > :03:55.correspondent Ed Thomas is at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. A sombre
:03:55. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :03:59.mood there tonight? Yes, and there is disbelief. Within minutes of
:03:59. > :04:04.Fabrice Muamba collapsing on television, mini fans left their
:04:05. > :04:08.homes, left the pub they were watching the game in, and came here
:04:08. > :04:14.to the stadium. Then we had this desperate search for information.
:04:14. > :04:17.Phone lines here were jammed, fans wanting to know what was happening.
:04:17. > :04:19.Then we had the official confirmation that Fabrice Muamba
:04:19. > :04:24.was critically ill in intensive care. There were mixed emotions,
:04:24. > :04:30.first of all, relief that he was still alive, then concern for the
:04:30. > :04:33.future. Fans came down here because he is not your typical footballer.
:04:33. > :04:38.He has enrolled to do a degree in accountancy. He is really popular
:04:38. > :04:43.here, fans say he gives everything every time he goes on to the pitch.
:04:43. > :04:48.The mood can be summed up by one fan who said, he is my favourite
:04:48. > :04:58.player, I absolutely love him. I do not mind if he never palls on a
:04:58. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :05:01.Bolton Wanderers shirt again, I Trade unions have reacted with fury
:05:01. > :05:04.to plans by the Government to end national pay settlements for
:05:04. > :05:06.thousands of civil servants in England and Wales. The Chancellor,
:05:06. > :05:09.George Osborne, wants the pay of Jobcentre staff, Border Agency
:05:09. > :05:13.workers and other officials to reflect private sector wages in the
:05:13. > :05:19.areas where they live. For some, this could mean their pay is frozen.
:05:19. > :05:23.Our deputy political editor, James Landale, has the details. Should
:05:23. > :05:28.the public sector worker in Southampton get the same pay as one
:05:28. > :05:32.in Swansea? For years, the answer has been yes, but that is all about
:05:32. > :05:37.to change. In the Budget, George Osborne will announce that he is
:05:37. > :05:41.speeding up plans to make the salaries of some civil servants
:05:41. > :05:45.reflect local private sector pay. In some places, the public sector
:05:45. > :05:49.is relatively underpaid. But elsewhere, because the public
:05:49. > :05:53.sector get paid more than the private sector, it is hard for
:05:53. > :05:56.businesses to employ the best people. If we're going to get his
:05:56. > :05:59.recovery going, especially in the poorer parts of the country, we
:05:59. > :06:06.have got to get businesses taking have got to get businesses taking
:06:06. > :06:10.people on. On average, public sector workers get paid 8% more
:06:10. > :06:17.than comparable staff in the private sector, but the variation
:06:17. > :06:19.across the country is large. From next month, 160,000 civil servants
:06:19. > :06:23.next month, 160,000 civil servants in various government agencies
:06:23. > :06:29.could start seeing their pay frozen, or at least rising more slowly. Not
:06:29. > :06:34.surprisingly, public sector unions are not happy. If you drive down
:06:34. > :06:40.that ability to spend money in the local economy, there will not only
:06:40. > :06:44.be an effect on the public sector, but on the private sector as well.
:06:44. > :06:47.Doctors, dentists and the Armed Forces are not affected, but
:06:47. > :06:51.teachers, nurses and local government workers could face pay
:06:51. > :06:55.changes next year if the Government decides to phase out national pay
:06:55. > :07:00.bargaining more widely. Labour warned of anarchy in the public
:07:00. > :07:04.sector, with the taxpayer having to pay more, not less. But the
:07:04. > :07:07.Treasury says that changes will help boost the economy. James is in
:07:07. > :07:14.Downing Street - is there any more news tonight about what else might
:07:14. > :07:18.appear in next week's Budget? we have learned tonight is that in
:07:18. > :07:22.the Budget, George Osborne will announce that during the Olympics
:07:22. > :07:28.and Paralympics, he is going to suspend the Sunday trading laws. At
:07:28. > :07:34.the moment, big shops can trade for only six hours on a Sunday. What he
:07:34. > :07:38.will say is that for eight Sundays, from July 22nd, these shops can
:07:38. > :07:41.trade all day if they want to. He will sell this as an attempt to
:07:42. > :07:46.boost the economy. He is hoping that thousands of sports fans will
:07:47. > :07:50.be able to shop and create some kind of retail consumer confidence.
:07:50. > :07:56.But this measure I'm sure will prompt a lot of opposition from
:07:56. > :07:59.trade unions, churches and small businesses. There may be some fear
:07:59. > :08:08.that what has been billed as a temporary change could become
:08:08. > :08:11.The Syrian authorities say terrorists are to blame for two
:08:11. > :08:14.explosions in the capital, Damascus, which they claim have killed at
:08:14. > :08:18.least 27 people. Almost 100 others were wounded in the attacks. Syrian
:08:18. > :08:20.state television said intelligence Possibly by two car bombs.
:08:20. > :08:23.Government officials in Libya have confirmed that Colonel Gaddafi's
:08:23. > :08:26.former intelligence chief has been detained in the West African state
:08:26. > :08:32.of Mauritania. Abdullah Senussi fled Libya when Gaddafi was ousted
:08:32. > :08:35.and killed last year after an uprising and months of fighting.
:08:35. > :08:42.He's wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against
:08:42. > :08:45.humanity. A former Nazi death camp guard who was convicted last year
:08:45. > :08:48.for his involvement in the murder of thousands of people has died in
:08:48. > :08:53.Germany. John Demjanjuk was sentenced to five years in prison,
:08:53. > :09:01.but released, pending an appeal. He died, aged 91, in a Bavarian
:09:01. > :09:04.US officials have named the American soldier accused of killing
:09:05. > :09:09.16 Afghan civilians nearly a week ago. He's 38-year-old Army Staff
:09:09. > :09:11.Sergeant Robert Bales. He's being held at a maximum security military
:09:12. > :09:21.prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. Our correspondent David
:09:22. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:28.Willis reports from his unit's military base in Seattle. This is
:09:28. > :09:33.Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of three tours of duty in
:09:33. > :09:36.Iraq, for which he received numerous commendations. He has been
:09:36. > :09:41.described by one former commander as a great soldier. But there was
:09:41. > :09:47.no hint of any hero's welcome when he arrived back on US soil last
:09:47. > :09:53.night. Fort Leavenworth in Kansas is home to the US military's only
:09:53. > :09:57.maximum-security prison, and Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is being held
:09:57. > :10:02.there amid allegations that he shot dead 16 unarmed Afghan civilians
:10:02. > :10:08.and set fire to the bodies. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales joined the
:10:08. > :10:13.Army in 2001, just a week after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
:10:13. > :10:18.During those three deployments to Iraqi was injured twice, suffering
:10:18. > :10:21.concussion in a roadside bomb attack, and losing part of his foot.
:10:21. > :10:25.He was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury as a result of the
:10:25. > :10:29.concussion, but was cleared for duty after treatment. US officials
:10:29. > :10:35.have not denied that he was missing from his base around the time of
:10:35. > :10:42.the massacre in Afghanistan. Was this terrible tragedy the work of a
:10:42. > :10:46.man traumatised by his experiences on the battlefield? The US army
:10:46. > :10:51.insists it is doing everything it can to screen soldiers for signs of
:10:51. > :10:56.post-traumatic stress disorder. am confident there is sufficient
:10:56. > :11:04.screening going on during deployments. We continue to learn
:11:04. > :11:07.and get better at that every time. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales's
:11:07. > :11:11.Seattle home is now deserted, his family have apparently been moved
:11:11. > :11:15.for their own safety, and neighbours are struggling to
:11:15. > :11:21.reconcile the allegations made against him. I cannot believe it
:11:21. > :11:26.was him. There were no signs. It is really sad. I feel so sorry for him
:11:26. > :11:30.and his family, he is just a victim of a terrible, terrible war. Here
:11:30. > :11:34.at his home base, military officials are equally perplexed.
:11:34. > :11:44.The key question they will have to confront is, having suffered that
:11:44. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:49.concussion, was he mentally fit to return to the battlefield? Now with
:11:49. > :11:52.a round-up of the final day of the Six Nations and the rest of the
:11:52. > :11:55.day's sport, here's Amanda Davies. Wales are celebrating Grand Slam
:11:55. > :11:58.success in the Six Nations after victory over France at the
:11:58. > :12:01.Millennium Stadium. They gained revenge for defeat in last year's
:12:01. > :12:04.World Cup semi-final with a hard- fought 16-9 victory to complete
:12:04. > :12:14.their clean sweep in this year's Championship. Andy Swiss was in
:12:14. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:17.Cardiff for us. It already felt like a victory parade. Wales
:12:17. > :12:22.arrived at the Millennium Stadium to find the rest of Wales waiting
:12:22. > :12:28.for them. This young team has captured the country's imagination,
:12:29. > :12:33.but could they now capture the Grand Slam? Well, not if France
:12:33. > :12:42.could help it. Dimitri Yachvili put them ahead, but Wales responded in
:12:42. > :12:46.swashbuckling style, Alex Cuthbert sending Cardiff into euphoria.
:12:46. > :12:51.Wales were leading at the break, but France came back. Remember,
:12:51. > :12:57.they shattered Wales's Dream at the World Cup, and threatened to do so
:12:57. > :13:04.again. Wales defended stoutly, but their lead had been cut. Some could
:13:04. > :13:12.hardly watch. But a nervous penalty from Leigh Halfpenny meant they
:13:12. > :13:18.could finally start celebrating. Moments later, Wales had done it,
:13:18. > :13:24.and the Grand Slam party was in full swing. We have had to show a
:13:24. > :13:27.bit of toughness and character, and hopefully it is a real turning
:13:27. > :13:31.point for Welsh rugby, because these players have shown great
:13:31. > :13:41.courage in this tournament, they have found ways to win, when under
:13:41. > :13:48.pressure. This is what it means for these fans, a third Grand Slam in
:13:48. > :13:50.eight seasons. What a day to remember for Welsh rugby.
:13:50. > :13:54.England muted Ireland's St Patrick's Day party with a 30-9 win
:13:54. > :13:57.at Twickenham. Six penalties from the boot of Owen Farrell and a
:13:57. > :13:59.converted try from Ben Youngs ensured England finished second in
:13:59. > :14:04.the Championship in Stuart Lancaster's first campaign in
:14:04. > :14:07.charge. And Coach Andy Robinson insists he is the man to lead
:14:07. > :14:10.Scotland despite his side finishing with the wooden spoon. They were
:14:10. > :14:18.beaten 13-6 by Italy in Rome in their final game of the
:14:18. > :14:21.Championship to complete five Everton and Sunderland will meet
:14:21. > :14:26.again for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals after a 1-1 draw in
:14:26. > :14:28.their fifth round tie at Goodison Park. After Phil Bardsley put
:14:28. > :14:33.Sunderland ahead, Tim Cahill equalised for Everton before half-
:14:34. > :14:39.time to take the tie back to the Stadium of Light. The replay will
:14:39. > :14:43.be take place on 27th March. Away from the FA Cup, there's been
:14:43. > :14:47.action in the Premier League as well. Match of the Day follows the
:14:47. > :14:51.news here on BBC One, so now's the time to avert your eyes and ears
:14:51. > :14:54.while I go through the results. Swansea are up to eighth in the
:14:54. > :14:59.table after two goals from Gylfii Sigurdsson helped them to a 3-0 win
:14:59. > :15:04.over Fulham. And Wigan stay bottom of the table after a 1-1 draw with
:15:04. > :15:08.West Brom. Celtic could claim the SPL title next weekend after
:15:08. > :15:11.Rangers were beaten by Dundee United. Rangers are now 21 points
:15:12. > :15:16.behind their Glasgow rivals. Keith Watson's fantastic strike got
:15:16. > :15:19.Dundee United on the way to their 2-1 win at Tannadice. Motherwell
:15:19. > :15:28.have moved level on points with Rangers after their victory over
:15:28. > :15:31.Aberdeen. And St Johnstone beat St The new Formula 1 season gets under
:15:31. > :15:33.way this weekend with a new-look grid for the first race of the
:15:33. > :15:36.campaign. Britain's Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for tomorrow's
:15:36. > :15:41.Australian Grand Prix ahead of his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button on
:15:41. > :15:44.the front row. The unfamiliar name of Roman Grosjean starts third in
:15:44. > :15:47.his Lotus, with Michael Schumacher in fourth. And last year's World
:15:47. > :15:57.Champion, Sebastien Vettel, could only post the sixth fastest time,
:15:57. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:00.behind his Red Bull team-mate, Mark Back to you, Julia. Now just a
:16:00. > :16:03.reminder that tomorrow morning on the Andrew Marr Show at nine
:16:03. > :16:06.o'clock on BBC One, you can see interviews with the Chancellor,
:16:06. > :16:12.George Osborne, and the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, ahead of next
:16:12. > :16:22.week's Budget. But that's it from me and the rest of the team. From
:16:22. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:37.Hello. Turning pretty cold outside, a widespread frost forming across
:16:37. > :16:42.northern Britain. Wherever you are, it will be chilly first thing
:16:42. > :16:49.tomorrow morning. We have had showers today across the Midlands,
:16:49. > :16:58.East Anglia and the south-east of England, and northern England.
:16:58. > :17:03.Temperatures will be going down to freezing in rural areas. So, a
:17:03. > :17:08.chilly start to Sunday. There will be this area of cloudy weather.
:17:08. > :17:12.That will be drifting south during the day. There will still be some
:17:12. > :17:22.pretty lively showers in the afternoon. Across much of Scotland
:17:22. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:27.and Northern Ireland, a fine day. A few showers further north. Brighter
:17:27. > :17:32.skies across northern England in the afternoon. Some of these
:17:32. > :17:39.showers will be heavy. But like today, they will be somewhat hit-