25/08/2012 BBC Weekend News

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has died at the

age of 82. One small step for man. One giant

leap for mankind. The astronaut's family tonight

described him as a "reluctant American hero" who had served his

nation proudly. Another look at GCSE gradings by

the exams regulator, amid claims that thousands of students have

been treated unfairly. A major legal victory for Apple as

a US court fines Samsung �650 million for copyright infringement

of its smartphones and tablets. A perfect ten, Hampshire beat

Yorkshire by ten runs to win County Good evening. Neil Armstrong, the

first man to set foot on the moon, has died. He was 82 and had

recently suffered complications from heart bypass surgery.

Armstrong was just 38 years old in July 1969 when, as commander of the

Apollo 11 mission, he delivered perhaps one of the best known

phrases in the English language. His moonwalk marked America's first

major victory in the Cold War space race. Our Science Correspondent

Pallab Ghosh looks back at a remarkable man.

President Obama called him one of the greatest American heroes of all

time. In July of 1969 the world watched

as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon.

small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.

The commander of the Apollo 11 mission had earlier manually

piloted the lunar vehicle was just seconds of fuel to spare.

The Eagle Has landed. To the obvious relief of mission control.

We are breeding again, thanks a lot. Tonight his family said, we mourn

the loss of a very good man and also celebrate his remarkable wife

and hope that serves as an example to young people around the world.

And the man who walked beside him on the lunar surface issued his own

tribute. I was fortunate to be one of those

crew members to fly with an outstanding test pilot, Neil

Armstrong, and accompany him on the lunar module. He was a great

spokesman and leader in the space programme. A pilot from the age of

16, Neil Armstrong flew 70 it missions during the Korean War

before working as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force base. He was

chosen as an astronaut for the Gemini programme, bringing his

spacecraft safely to earth in March 1966 after it got out of control

re-entering the atmosphere. Though painfully shy, his professional

approach and coolness under pressure, shown here when he

injected during training, made him a natural choice to command an

Apollo mission. Following his return to the moon, Neil Armstrong

became a reclusive figure, working as a professor at the University of

Cincinnati. On the 30th anniversary of his historic landing he made a

rare public appearance. The important achievement of the

Apollo mission was a demonstration that humanity is not forever

chained to this planet. Our visions go further than that and our

opportunities are unlimited. years later the Apollo 11 crew were

celebrated five President Obama celebrating the 40th anniversary of

their mission. The White House was already making plans to scrap the

space shuttle programme. When I met Neil Armstrong later that year he

would not speak out publicly against a decision that angered him

and many of his Apollo astronauts. Although the flag was American, it

was a moment that belonged to the world, bringing together the

warring planet and showing us all what he Mountie could achieve.

-- humanity. In a moment we'll get more from Pallab. But first let's

speak to our correspondent Alastair Leithead in Los Angeles. What has

the reaction been? As soon as people heard the news there was a

moment's silence at the Los Angeles Observer tree here. And we have

just had a statement from the White House. President Obama say he was

one of the greatest of American heroes of all time. He delivered

the moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten. He

was a man of few words, but what words they were. He was never

comfortable with the media attention he got. He left the space

agency just a year after that historic mission. And he did not go

into politics, but academia. He spoke out only rarely at

anniversaries and the like. But there was one moment where he

appeared in Congress to speak quite critically of President Obama for

cutting the manned space flight. That was something that was close

to his heart. Our science correspondent, Pallab

Ghosh, is with me in the studio. Neil Armstrong did something huge

nationally and also for the world. President Obama called him a great

American hero but he was the hero for the world. When he set foot on

the moon it ended the space race. But it also brought the world

together. It just showed what we could achieve working together. It

led to the International Space Station. And it seemed that all

things seemed possible at that moment in time. You met him a

couple of times. What was he like? He was at shy man. But what struck

me was his humanity. He went out and did her job and when he

finished that he went on to be an ambassador. But he was such an

optimist. I was able to ask him, what ever happened to the Armstrong

dream. He said, it will come back in time.

Neil Armstrong, who died from complications after heart bypass

surgery. The exams regulator, Ofqual, is to

look again at GCSE gradings amid claims that thousands of students

have been treated unfairly. The move comes amid threats of

legal action from local authorities and teachers. They're complaining

that English entries were particularly unfair, with a change

in grade boundaries between January and June in England and Wales. With

more details, here's our deputy political editor, James Landale.

Are the class of 2012 paying the price for decades of grade

inflation? Some think so and want the results to be independently

investigated and even tested in the courts. We are working with other

organisations asking for urgent investigations. If we are not

satisfied by the response, we are determined to take this forward and

we are looking at grounds for a legal challenge, we feel so

aggrieved about what has happened to these young people.

Top-grade GCSE passes fell this year for the first time since 1986.

Some teachers believe that the goalposts were moved unfairly in

English. Some pupils taking the exam at different times faced

different standards, they claim. Jude men's went into that

examination in good faith and had little chance of obtaining a C

grade or higher. That is not acceptable. This afternoon the

exams watchdog finally responded to this pressure and said in a letter,

we are acting on these concerns and looking closely in the coming days

at the detail of the grades and the boundary setting for English GCSEs.

We become better writers if we are enthusiastic readers...

The education secretary has denied putting the watchdog under pressure.

But the Labour Party are still saying that they welcome the

inquiry and it should be comprehensive and they still want

an independent inquiry by MPs. The promise of an inquiry gives pupils

a small chink of hope and lifts the pressure of the government, but

only for now. Greece will stay in the Eurozone.

That was the message from both the Greek prime minister, Antonis

Samaras, and French president, Francois Hollande today after talks

on the country's economic crisis in Paris. Greece is continuing to push

for more time to implement major spending cuts in return for more

European bailout money, as Mark Lowen reports.

He arrived in Paris in his country's hour of need. The Greek

President reaching out to a more prosperous European partner. From

the French president he got reassurance that Greece must stay

in the euro but needs to commit to the terms of the bail-out. The

Greek prime minister asked for more time to cut the deficit. France and

Germany say that depends on future progress.

TRANSLATION: people keep speculating that Greece will not

make it, that it will not be able to remain in the euro-zone. I came

here to say that Greece will make The Greek president faces the

daunting Challenge, to cut deeper to secure the bail-out money while

trying to buy time to lighten the austerity. If he does not get that

concession, protests here will grow. The anti bail-out opposition would

be strengthened and his government could start to look fragile. The

Prime Minister is under pressure to stem Greece's decline and start to

heal this bruised country. One- third of the population has been

pushed below the poverty line. Unemployment is that 23% and crime

has soared. Suicides, too. Businesses are feeling the heat.

The business is down 60%. We paid too much in taxes. The way we live

right now is very hard. recession is breeding anger here

and a peer of the future. Europe's patience with Greece is wearing

thin and if the pain does not ease, this country's patience with its

own government might soon run out. A key commander of one of

Afghanistan's most powerful groups is reported to have been killed in

a US drone strike in Pakistan. The Haqqani network has been behind

some of the most high profile attacks, including the assault on

the US embassy last September. Badruddin Haqqani, who was the son

of the network's founder, masterminded many of the strikes.

All nine of the bystanders injured outside the Empire State building

in New York yesterday were wounded by police gunfire. The police

opened fire in rush hour in Manhattan after a gunman shot dead

a former co-worker on Fifth Avenue. Apple is to seek injunctions

against the sale of dozens of Samsung smartphones and tablets in

the US after a court ordered its South Korean rival to pay more than

�650 million in damages for infringing Apple's intellectual

property. Samsung says it will appeal the

ruling. As Dominic Laurie reports, the case

is seen as the most important of a number of patent disputes between

the two companies. No wonder the lawyer for Apple is smiling. In the

complex world of patent law, this was an unusually clear verdict that

left the Samsung team frustrated. My reaction to the ruling is that

we're disappointed. Samsung says it plans to appeal. But far more

serious are the patents governing how the smartphone works.

This technology experts explains what the jury were looking at.

Apple had claimed things like pinch to zoom. All these are fundamental

to using a smartphone. The victory in California may worry some of

Apple's competitors. It has already said it is seeking the ban on the

import of several Samsung products into the United States. If they

succeed, some models could be pulled from shelves around the

world. It is a question many consumers will be concerned about.

Apple really has led in the design area within the user interface.

Now we will have to see other vendors looking at design elements

as well which means we will have multiple options coming forward. So

it is good for the consumer. Many commentators say this is the most

decisive judgment they have ever seen. That the court's decision

could even benefit it in the long run.

Sport now and for a full round up of all the day's action, here's

Karthi at the BBC Sport Centre. Hampshire have beaten Yorkshire in

the 2010 final for the first time in three years. No matter how you

dress it up, county cricket does not hold attention as it once did.

But this is quite a different beast to your average county match. It is

a game of rapidly changing fortunes. Hampshire have got to 150, but no

further. The success of Yorkshire would depend on pacing themselves.

But they were forced into several emergency stops.

They ended up just 10 runs short of the title. Just the finish that

county cricket needed. Match Of the Day follows us on BBC One so if you

do not want to know the scorers in the Premier League today, pop out

for a moment. Wayne Rooney could be out for up to four weeks after

suffering a cut to his leg after the crash with Fulham. Robin Van

Persie made his full debut as United had to come from behind to

beat Fulham. Just three teams still within 100%

record. Everton shaking off their slow start with a win over Aston

Villa. Ed and has are was the star for Chelsea in their victory over

In the Scottish Premier League Celtic one dominant form as they

completed a 4 - 2 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Tony

what impressed with Celtic in his first start with the club.

And Ross County boat -- beat Dundee Warrington Wolves beat Leeds Rhinos

Adam Wembley to win the Challenge Cup in rugby league for the first

time in three years. This try came from Chris Riley and saw them

establish an unassailable lead. It is the eighth time they have won

the trophy. And congratulations to Mo Farah on the birth of his twin

daughters today. He will appear in Birmingham tomorrow and you can

watch that live from 2 o'clock on BBC Two. That is all from the

Sports Centre for now. The main news tonight. Neil