:00:03. > :00:10.The UN Security Council backs plans for international observers to
:00:10. > :00:19.enter Syria. But the vote comes just as the ceasefire appears to be
:00:19. > :00:24.in danger of collapsing in some parts of the country. There is an
:00:24. > :00:29.important opportunity to stop the violence and the bloodshed, and
:00:29. > :00:32.begin a transition towards stable and democratic Syria.
:00:32. > :00:40.The government presses ahead with contingency plans for a fuel strike,
:00:40. > :00:42.despite a breakthrough in the tanker drivers' dispute.
:00:43. > :00:46.One of the closest races in Grand National history - Neptune
:00:46. > :00:56.Collonges wins by a nose. But there's tragedy as well as triumph
:00:56. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:09.- the Gold Cup winner Synchronised Good evening. The United Nations
:01:09. > :01:13.Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of sending a
:01:13. > :01:18.team of observers into Syria. They're expected to start arriving
:01:18. > :01:21.there within the next 24 hours. It comes amid reports the ceasefire in
:01:21. > :01:31.Syria appears to be in danger of collapsing in some parts of the
:01:31. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:39.country. This is what the ceasefire looked like in Syria just hours
:01:39. > :01:43.before the UN voted to deploy international observers. In the
:01:43. > :01:48.city of Homs, sporadic shelling developed into a full-scale battle
:01:48. > :01:53.with rocket and tank fire from government troops. The pictures
:01:53. > :02:01.can't be verified, but her voice calls out, "where his Kofi Annan?
:02:01. > :02:07.We want intervention." in New York, there was consensus for the first
:02:07. > :02:12.time. The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. Russia had
:02:12. > :02:16.approved a revised text of the revolution so the council voted
:02:16. > :02:22.unanimously in favour of sending a monitoring mission without delay.
:02:22. > :02:28.We are under no illusions. Just this morning, Syrian forces resumed
:02:28. > :02:33.their brutal shelling of Homs and opened fire on mourners, raising
:02:33. > :02:39.renewed doubts about the sincerity of the regime's commitment to a
:02:39. > :02:47.ceasefire. Syria's ambassador said he supported the observer force but
:02:47. > :02:55.he was alarmed about what he heard. Totally unpleasant language,
:02:55. > :03:00.provocative language, irresponsible language while talking about the
:03:00. > :03:04.Syrian government. Sir am of the advanced team of up to 30 unarmed
:03:04. > :03:08.military observers could be in Syria within 24 hours. They will
:03:08. > :03:12.initiate contact with both sides, government and opposition. Their
:03:12. > :03:19.primary task will be to oversee and report on the implementation of the
:03:19. > :03:26.ceasefire, and the UN intends to increase the deployment to 250
:03:26. > :03:29.observers, though that will need further approval. Activists said
:03:29. > :03:34.security forces opened fire in Aleppo during a funeral protest.
:03:34. > :03:38.State television blamed rebel fighters. Observers will have to
:03:38. > :03:41.move fast to save the ceasefire from complete collapse.
:03:41. > :03:48.Our UN correspondent Barbara Plett is live in New York for us tonight.
:03:48. > :03:52.How significant is this vote to send in observers? It is
:03:52. > :03:57.significant because it will get at least a small international
:03:57. > :04:02.presence on the ground within hours and that is becoming more urgent as
:04:02. > :04:10.the ceasefire continues to crumble. It also strengthens the
:04:10. > :04:13.international community's support for the police -- peace plan. I
:04:13. > :04:17.think crucially it is significant because this is the first time the
:04:17. > :04:21.security council has been able to agree on a legally binding
:04:21. > :04:25.resolution on the serious crisis and they have been able to do that
:04:25. > :04:30.because they can at least agree the violence just stop and the Syrian
:04:30. > :04:35.government should keep to its ceasefire commitments. Until now,
:04:35. > :04:38.the Syrian government has pointed to the toes of revolution to say
:04:38. > :04:42.the international community was divided. Now it will not be as easy
:04:42. > :04:45.to do so. The government will carry on making
:04:45. > :04:48.contingency plans for a possible fuel strike, that's despite a
:04:48. > :04:52.breakthrough in the tanker drivers' dispute. Last night the Unite union
:04:52. > :05:01.said it would put a potential deal to its members. Fears of strike
:05:01. > :05:06.action caused panic buying at petrol stations last month.
:05:06. > :05:11.This apparent breakthrough might mean these fears of a fuel shortage
:05:11. > :05:17.were just that, fears, but there are still a possibility tanker
:05:17. > :05:23.drivers might go on strike so the government says it will continue to
:05:23. > :05:29.draw up contingency plans, and that has angered the unions involved.
:05:29. > :05:34.have got to be honest, it is not helpful to me or my members, trying
:05:34. > :05:38.to negotiate a settlement on this dispute going forward.
:05:38. > :05:43.government's contingency plans had included training military tanker
:05:43. > :05:48.drivers to step in if needed. The approach from ministers remains
:05:48. > :05:51.cautious. A spokesman for the Department for energy and climate
:05:51. > :05:56.change said they were still taking sensible measures to plan for a
:05:56. > :06:02.possible strike and will continue to do so until a final agreement is
:06:02. > :06:08.reached. Last night the proposed deal was finalised at the
:06:08. > :06:12.conciliation service after days of talks. We don't know what the deal
:06:12. > :06:17.is. Unite members will meet next week to decide whether to accept
:06:17. > :06:22.the offer. What is this dispute about? Drivers want a minimum
:06:23. > :06:27.standard for wages, pensions and safety, but the delivery firm say
:06:27. > :06:33.they have excellent safety records, their training is good, and the
:06:33. > :06:37.drivers are well paid, on around four to �5,000. Simply the union
:06:37. > :06:41.winning the votes for strike action triggered panic buying a few weeks
:06:42. > :06:51.ago. Any threat to fuel supplies makes the public feel very
:06:52. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :06:59.vulnerable. The government's critics say it has dented the
:06:59. > :07:05.coalition's credibility. How do you say don't panic without people
:07:05. > :07:11.doing exactly that? The United States says there was a
:07:11. > :07:17.positive atmosphere in talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear
:07:17. > :07:27.problem. The negotiations ended with an agreement to meet again
:07:27. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:46.next month. Last time Catherine Ashton met,
:07:46. > :07:51.they agreed on almost nothing. They may have negotiated for an entire
:07:51. > :07:59.day, but decades of mistrust will not be resolved in just one session.
:07:59. > :08:03.Tonight, the sides agreed to meet again next month in Baghdad.
:08:03. > :08:08.discussions on Iranian nuclear issue have been constructive and
:08:08. > :08:17.useful, reflecting the terms and spirit of our recent exchange of
:08:17. > :08:20.letters with Iran. Speak in after the meeting, Iran's chief
:08:20. > :08:24.negotiator said there were differences of opinion but also
:08:24. > :08:29.important points of agreement. Events over the last year may have
:08:29. > :08:34.compelled the sides to explore proper negotiations. Earlier this
:08:34. > :08:40.year Iran began work at a new enrichment facility in a fortified
:08:40. > :08:43.bunker. In turn, the EU and the US have imposed new sanctions and
:08:44. > :08:48.Israel has suggested it is considering carrying out its own
:08:48. > :08:53.military strike. So this is what negotiators may talk about next
:08:53. > :08:57.time they meet, the nuclear activities shown off by President
:08:57. > :09:02.Ahmadinejad. Iran has suggested it is ready to talk in detail about
:09:02. > :09:12.its nuclear programme. Talking is one thing, agreeing is something
:09:12. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:17.else. Sport now, and a full round up of
:09:17. > :09:20.all the day's action. Thank you, Ben. Good evening. For the second
:09:20. > :09:22.year running, the Grand National was marred by fatal injuries to two
:09:22. > :09:25.horses, including Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised. The race
:09:25. > :09:35.itself was the closest finish in history with Neptune Collange
:09:35. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:40.winning by a nose. Drama and danger - rarely have the Grand National's
:09:40. > :09:46.hallmarks been so exposed. Before the start, Synchronised unseated
:09:46. > :09:50.his jockey, Tony McCoy. He eventually lined up with the others
:09:50. > :09:58.but the offences took their toll. The course have made safety changes
:09:58. > :10:03.after last year, but only 15 of the 40 starters finished. On the second
:10:03. > :10:08.circuit, one fence had to be bypassed. The climax of the race
:10:08. > :10:13.was remarkable. Seabass had threatened to make Kate Walsh the
:10:13. > :10:19.first female jockey to win, but it came down to Neptune Collonges,
:10:19. > :10:29.Sunnyhillboy, and the closest finish in Grand National history.
:10:29. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:33.It took a photo to separate them. Neptune Collonges by a whisker.
:10:33. > :10:39.I'll always thought some day I would ride the Grand National
:10:39. > :10:45.winner and I am glad I have done it now. A after the joy, the news that
:10:45. > :10:53.two forces had died, Synchronised and According To Pete. Once again,
:10:53. > :10:57.racing faces serious questions. have to reduce the risk. Talking
:10:57. > :11:02.about further complex reviews or massive changes is far too early.
:11:02. > :11:08.We need to remember there are small numbers of horses running in these
:11:08. > :11:12.races, it is too early to make rash judgments. For racing, a day of
:11:12. > :11:16.contrasting emotions. One of the most exciting finishes in Grand
:11:16. > :11:19.National history but once again the safety of this event is under the
:11:19. > :11:22.most stern scrutiny. They've already won the Carling Cup
:11:22. > :11:25.and now Liverpool are through to the FA Cup final following their 2-
:11:25. > :11:27.1 win against Merseyside rivals Everton. The much maligned Andy
:11:27. > :11:35.Carroll scored Liverpool's late winner at Wembley. Tim Franks
:11:35. > :11:40.watched all the action. As the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard
:11:40. > :11:48.put it, this was not just an FA Cup semi-final, this was a semi-final
:11:48. > :11:54.against Everton. Before the raucousness, the silence. In 1989,
:11:54. > :11:59.96 Liverpool fans died at the start of that FA Cup semi-final. In the
:11:59. > :12:04.first half, Liverpool were subdued. There is a place for politeness,
:12:04. > :12:08.the penalty box is not that place. Nikica Jelavic scored one of the
:12:08. > :12:13.most easy goals he will ever collect, advantage Everton. After
:12:13. > :12:21.the break, Andy Carroll, who has had a grim run in red, could not
:12:21. > :12:29.miss, but he did. It was not to matter. A half-baked back pass
:12:29. > :12:35.allowed Luis Suarez to swoop, 1-1. Sylvain Distin distraught. Then, at
:12:35. > :12:39.last, Andy Carroll on song, back heading Liverpool into the final.
:12:39. > :12:46.It has been a fit full few months for the Liverpool squad, often
:12:46. > :12:50.misfiring. Not today. Who knows, if they end up winning the FA Cup they
:12:50. > :12:53.might even end up calling this season a success.
:12:53. > :12:57.Match of the Day follows the news with today's Premier League goals
:12:57. > :13:00.so if you don't want to know the results pop out of the room for a
:13:00. > :13:04.moment so I don't spoil your fun. Manchester City's Carlos Tevez
:13:04. > :13:07.stole the show with a hat trick in a 6-1 win against Norwich. City are
:13:07. > :13:09.now just two points behind league leaders Manchester United. Bottom
:13:09. > :13:12.of the table Wolves drew at Sunderland. Blackburn remain in the
:13:12. > :13:15.relegation zone, losing 3-0 to Swansea. And QPR are precariously
:13:15. > :13:18.poised just two points above the drop zone after a 1-nil defeat to
:13:18. > :13:24.West Brom. Hibernian are through to the final of the Scottish Cup. They
:13:24. > :13:27.beat Aberdeen 2-1. With the scores level with just five minutes to go,
:13:27. > :13:30.childhood Hibs fan Leigh Griffiths slotted home the winner to give
:13:30. > :13:34.Hibernian hope of lifting the Scottish Cup for the first time in
:13:34. > :13:37.110 years. Finally, Nico Rosberg will start on
:13:37. > :13:45.pole in his Mercedes for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix, which will be
:13:45. > :13:47.live on BBC One at 7am. That's all the sport.
:13:47. > :13:50.Passengers on board a cruise ship retracing the Titanic's ill-fated
:13:50. > :13:57.maiden voyage a hundred years ago are preparing to remember those who
:13:57. > :14:00.died in the tragedy. A memorial service is due to be held in the
:14:00. > :14:07.early hours of the morning on the site where the ship sank a century
:14:07. > :14:11.ago. Jon Kay is on board MS Balmoral. Six days, 2000 miles
:14:11. > :14:16.after we sailed out of Southampton, we are fast approaching the spot
:14:16. > :14:20.where Titanic hit an iceberg. As I stand here, I can feel the
:14:20. > :14:25.temperature falling every minute. It is not just passengers on board
:14:25. > :14:29.the ship marking the centenary in the early hours of tomorrow morning,
:14:29. > :14:38.there are plenty of people back home, like the family's you are
:14:38. > :14:43.about to meet. Their relatives met 100 years ago tonight. He was a
:14:43. > :14:48.member of the Titanic crew, she was a Countess travelling first class,
:14:48. > :14:53.and now, a century later, we will bring their descendants together
:14:53. > :15:01.for the first time. We have come to Liverpool to meet Neil Jones and
:15:01. > :15:07.her family. Her father Tommy was on board the Titanic and he rescued
:15:07. > :15:11.dozens of passengers in a lifeboat. He must have been awful for them.
:15:11. > :15:16.You don't see these things and forget them. It among the
:15:16. > :15:22.passengers he saved was the young Countess from Scotland. She helped
:15:22. > :15:26.Tommy Steele the lifeboat for eight hours until they reached the rescue
:15:26. > :15:32.ship. They never met again but they stayed in touch for the rest of
:15:32. > :15:38.their lives. The Countess used to send a letter at Christmas and she
:15:38. > :15:42.always put a pound chorine in. was not all she gave him. When they
:15:42. > :15:49.reached New York, she presented tummy with a silver pocket watch to
:15:49. > :15:54.thank him for saving her life. But 15 years ago, the watch was sold to
:15:54. > :16:01.raise some cash and they have no idea where it is now. We have got a
:16:01. > :16:08.surprise for her. I am and Schiller, I am the Countess's great-
:16:09. > :16:14.granddaughter. And guess what Angela has brought with her. It's
:16:14. > :16:24.still walks. The family secretly brought back the watch when she
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:33.sold it at auction. Isn't that lovely? Yes! Lovely. What a
:16:33. > :16:40.surprise. We thought it had gone forever. The family have collected
:16:40. > :16:44.the whole story, which the Joneses have never seen before, including
:16:44. > :16:53.letters sent between the Countess and Tommy praising each other's
:16:53. > :17:00.bravery. We were still singing when we saw the lights of the rescue
:17:01. > :17:07.ship, and then we stopped singing and we prayed. It is extraordinary.
:17:07. > :17:14.In return for the watch, Tommy gave the Countess the present. The brass
:17:15. > :17:19.No. 8 which he took from lifeboat number eight when they were rescued.
:17:19. > :17:27.Angela has promised she will keep the artifacts together to preserve
:17:27. > :17:33.the story of the Countess and the crewman, and she is happy with that.
:17:33. > :17:37.This is one of three reeds that will be thrown into the sea for the