16/09/2012 BBC Weekend News

Two braish soldiers are among -- British soldiers are among six dead

in Afghanistan. The soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire

Regiment died at the hands of men in Afghan Police uniform. As Duke

and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in the Solomon Islands, palace lawyers

prepare to go to court in Paris to make a criminal complaint over the

topless photos. Tributes are paid to a rising rugby star who died

with his father and his brother in a farm accident in Northern Ireland.

And a jubilant return for Andy Murray as the new Grand Slam

champion is welcomed home to Good evening. Two British soldiers

killed at a checkpoint in Helmand were shot by a man in Afghan Police

uniform, apparently pretending to be injured. The troops were from

3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. Another incident also

involving attackers in Afghan Police uniform killed four American

soldiers this weekend. It means more than 50 coalition troops have

now been killed in insider attacks this year.

Two more names will now be added to this memorial that stands in

Helmand. Two more members of three Yorks who have lost their lives

trying to help secure a country far from home. Their part of

Afghanistan is now the most dangerous. Nahr-e Saraj, where one

in ten of all insurgent attacks take place. The soldiers were

working with members of the Afghan local police like these. Out on a

patrol one of the policemen said he was injured. The British soldiers

came to help him. He then opened fire. There are reports that the

attacker was also mentally ill. In a separate incident, four American

soldiers were killed by another rogue policeman. There's been a

dramatic rise in so-called green- on-blue killings - Afghans in

uniform targeting NATO soldiers. In 2007 just two NATO troops as a

result of these attacks. By 2011, that figured jumped to 35. This

year, NATO has lost 51 troops, seven of them British. So what is

the motive for these attacks? have about 25% insurgency. Many

others, we simply don't know because they have been killed or

they escape after they did this attack. Here at NATO headquarters,

there is increasing concern about the number of insider attacks. Not

just because of its impact on trust between NATO soldiers and their

Afghan partners, but also its effect on support back home. Just

last week the Defence Secretary raised his concerns about these

attacks with President Karzai. Philip Hammond said he was

reassured that the problem was being addressed. There's the

promise of tougher vetting and better intelligence. With 7,000 raw

recruits passing out each month, and that is just for the Army, it

is a massive challenge. Thank you. They are supposed to be working

side by side. Even before these latest killings, the head of the

Afghan Army admitted these attacks are damaging relations. We live

together, we fight together. We say we are partners, shoulder-to-

shoulder. If anybody is hurting you, and somebody uses you, of course

it's embarrassing for me. Tonight NATO had to apologise when nine

women were killed as they collected firewood.Ed a to that the assault

on Camp Bastion which left two US Marines killed, you get a sense of

what is facing NATO. Just two years before most of their troops leave.

The Ministry of Defence has named a soldier who was killed in

Afghanistan on Friday. 32-year-old Lance Corporal Duane Groom served

with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was killed in an

explosion in Helmand province. Lawyers for Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge will make a criminal complaint to prosecutors tomorrow

over topless photos taken of the Duchess. A St James's Palace

spokesman said damages would be sought as well as an injunction

against further publication. The couple are now on tour in the

Solomon Islands. This report contains flash photography.

Keep smiling and carry on - that's very much the motto of this tour

now and when you receive a welcome as warm as the one William and Kate

were give no-one the Solomon Islands, it would be hard not to

smile. The furry of Friday, when they

first saw the paparazzi photographs has softened, although not their

determination to hold fully to account the French magazine which

published them. William and Kate travelled from the airport into the

centre of the main town, Honiara n a week fashioned to look like a

canoe. Thousands of islanders came out to

greet them. Perhaps this was just what the couple needed - warmth and

enthusiasm. Half a world away, literally, from the cynicism of

editors in Europe. Behind the scenes, officials are

very focused ond identifying the photographer who took the pictures

and to pursue the legal action in France. In public, the couple are

very focused on making this visit a success.

They attended a service of thanksgiving for the Diamond

Jubilee of the Queen, who is the Solomon Islands' head of state.

Later, at an open-air dinner, William tried to local dialect, to

thank the Solomon Islands for being such a place of tranquillity.

The message of the day has been very clear - William and Kate are

as one in wanting to seek the maximum legal redress against the

paparazzi photographer and the French magazine. That could be a

civil or a criminal remedy. Meanwhile, tomorrow, lawyers for

the couple will seek an injunction in a Paris court to prevent any

further publication of the pictures in France.

Details of the new exam to GCSEs in England will be unveiled tomorrow.

The new single qualification will be introduced in 2015w the first

students sitting it in 2017. There have been disagreements within the

coalition over the planned changes. Let's join our political

correspondent, who is in Westminster. So, will it be a

United Front when these details are unveiled tomorrow? It will. Both

men will be there, Nick Clegg and Michael Gove, side by side, to

unveil a landmark change to the way that 16 year olds are assessed in

schools. GCSEs are going. With it coursework assessment - in its

place comes something similar to the old O-level, with the emphasis

on a single exam at the end of the year. Both sides of the coalition

hope this will mean a more rigorous regime. In particular for the

Conservatives a tougher regime. For Nick Clegg, what has he got? It

does not come in until 2015. For them, what they have got from this

deal is an insistence that there will not be a marginallisation of

children. Some wanted a two-tier system, where the more able set one

exam, the less able sat another. That will not happen. Nick Clegg

can go to his conference and say, we can ensure some children will

not be marginallised. The Conservatives hope it will mean a

return to an exam gold standard. Thank you. Tributes have been paid

to a 22-year-old star of the Ulster Rugby Club, who died in an accident

on his family farm in County Down. Nevin Spence, aiz father and

brother all fell into a slurry tank at their home near Hillsborough.

The family farm where a father and his two sons died in a tragic

accident. They were found in a slurry tank. Among the dead was one

of the rising stars of Irish rugby, Nevin Spence. The 22-year-old

played more than 40 times for Ulster. He was tipped as a future

Irish international. Yesterday evening he died, along with his

father, Noel, and his brother, Graham at their family farm 15

miles from Belfast. The emergency services tried to rescue them from

the slurry pit, but it was too late. Because of the size of the pit - it

was not that deep and it would appear, as would be the case

normally, in incidents such as this, that the fumes overcame the people

who got into it very, very quickly. At the home of Ulster rugby, fans

paid their respects, including old school friends. It feels like it's

some strange, horrible joke and someone will turn around and say,

it's a mistake, it's not Nevin, it's... I cannot believe it! Ulster

rugby is in mourning. He was born in Ulster. He came through school

in Ulster. He played rugby for Ulster. All he wanted to do for the

remainder of his career was stay here, win trophies and be

successful with Ulster. He was part of the Ulster squad which reached

the final of the European Heineken Cup last season. Rugby players

across the world have paid tribute to Nevin Spence. Here his Ulster

team-mates described him as a wonderful player and a wonderful

person. This evening, supporters are gathering to remember the young

rugby player and his family. Families of the 96 Liverpool fans

killed in the Hillsborough disaster say they will seek new inquests.

They met following this week's report which unveiled the full

extent of the cover-up. The relatives want the original

verdicts of accidental death overturned. In Lebanon, the leader

of Hezbollah has called for nationwide protests over the US-

produced amateur film which has caused uproar because of its

portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed. Pope Benedict prayed for Middle

Eastern leaders to work for Around one-third of Lebanese are

Christians. It felt as if most of them were packing into Beirut for

the papal mass. This was a celebration. Lebanon has

the region's strongest Christian population.

These are hard times for Christians across the Middle East, as

political Islam changes the landscape. In Lebanon, we think we

are very much more protected because we lived in the war and now

it's only peace. We only think of peace. The mass was a relaxed event,

at a moment of great tension in the region. Pope Benedict appealed for

peace and reconciliation and for an end to the war in Syria. "I call on

the international community, especially the Arab countries, as

brothers, to find a viable solution that respects, dignity, rights and

religion." Not just Christians, Lebanese of

all religions fear violence spilling over the border. They live

on the same sectarian fault lines as their neighbours. Lebanon is a

small, country with a history of getting caught newspaper the storms

that rage through the Middle East. What it does have though is a

collective memory of the horrors of sectarian civil war. At the moment,

that might be its best insurance policy. But the Syrian war has

sharpened sectarian tensions here. This was fighting in Tripoli,

northern Lebanon, at the end of August. There's also rage about the

US-made film that insults the Prophet Mohammed. American symbols

have already been targeted. On TV tonight, Hassan Nasrallah t leader

of Hezbollah said the film tried to divide Christians and Muslims and

told his people to respond with anger on their faces and fists.

He spoke just after the Pope left Lebanon. Pope Benedict made

Christians feel stronger. Most Lebanese of all faiths know

sectarian violence here is possible and want to avoid it.

This is Beirut from the road to Syria, less than an hour away - too

close for comfort. Andy Murray has been given a hero's welcome in his

home town of dun blame after his -- Dunblane after his success.

Thousands of people lined the Today was a rare chance to get up

close and personal. Andy Murray returned home to Dunblane an

Olympic gold and silver medallist and Britain's first Grand Slam

champion for 76 years. I have never really seen him smile before. It

was nice to see he was smiling when he came past. This opportunity for

those who know Andy Murray best, his friends and neighbours, to

congratulate him in person. He spent five hours walking through

Dunblane, signing thousands of autographs. The support I have had

from here at all times, in tough moments of my career has been the

same. Everyone kept believing in me. That was important. Andy Murray

ended his parade with where his tennis career began, at Dunblane

sports club, a chance to say thank you and perhaps inspire a new

generation. Well, now to today's sporting

action, let's join Olly. Hello. Many thanks. Bradley Wiggins was

the toast of British cycling over the summer, but after his Tour de

France and Olympictry trum ofs, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has --

Olympic triumph ofs, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has won. For the

thousands who turned out for the finish in Surrey, there was the

bonus of Mark Cavendish winning the final stage as well. An

unforgettable summer of sport may be over, but when it comes to

cycling there's no end to the enthusiasm. This could have been

the Alps rather than the Surrey hills, such as the euphoria. This

is the Tour of Britain, not France. More evidence that this is now a

cycling nation. Well, it is immensely satisfying. When we

started out in this sport, you were lucky to get a man and his dog out.

To see the number of people we get now is incredible. Once under way a

break-away group built an early lead. The chasing pack was not

helped by hold-ups, the leaders were reeled in. Here at the

finishing line on Guildford's high street, once again huge support.

More than one million supporters have seen the biggest ever Tour of

Britain this week - proof that cycling is no longer a minority

sport. Back on the course, the contest opened up. This final stage

borrowed some of the routes used in the Olympic road race. Mark

Cavendish could not manage gold that day. The sprint specialist

doing what he does best and claiming a third stage win of the

week. On top of that, overnight leader, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke tier,

finished high enough to become the win ore the overall event.

Wfrpblgts the tour and the Olympics and -- With the tour and the

Olympics and all of that, it is amazing, to be able to contribute

to that, it is great to be a part of. The sport has never known a

year like this. With the World Championships to come, British's

cycle of success could continue. There was one game in the Barclays

Premier League today. Match Of The Day will have news of Reading

gpbslt Tottenham. If you don't want to -- Reading against Tottenham.

Tottenham have their first win of the season. They have moved up into

the top half of the table. Jermain Defoe scored twice in their 3-1

victory at the Madejski Stadium. Gareth Bale scored also for Spurs.

African runners dominated the Great North Run today. Wilson Kipsang won

the men's race. He was one of four Kenyans in the top five. He won the