16/09/2012

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:00:23. > :00:25.Good afternoon. Six NATO soldiers - two of them British - have been

:00:25. > :00:29.killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan by men wearing police

:00:29. > :00:33.uniforms. The British soldiers, from 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire

:00:33. > :00:36.Regiment, were shot dead in Helmand Province yesterday. Their families

:00:36. > :00:43.have been told. Our defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, is

:00:43. > :00:50.in Afghanistan and sent this report. Two more names will be added to

:00:50. > :00:54.this memorial that stands in Helmand. Two more members of 3

:00:54. > :00:58.Yorks who have lost their lives trying to help secure a country far

:00:58. > :01:01.from home. The soldiers were working with members of the Afghan

:01:01. > :01:06.local police, like these. They had come to the aid of one policeman

:01:07. > :01:11.who claimed to be injured. He then opened fire. Today, in a separate

:01:11. > :01:16.attack in the south, another four NATO soldiers, not British, were

:01:16. > :01:23.killed by another rogue policeman. Just last week, the Defence

:01:23. > :01:27.Secretary raised his concerns about the so-called insider attacks with

:01:27. > :01:31.President Caro. Philip Hammond said he was reassured that the problem

:01:31. > :01:37.was being addressed -- President Karzai. There is the promise of

:01:37. > :01:42.tougher vetting and better intelligence. But with 7,000

:01:42. > :01:46.recruits passing out each month, it is a massive challenge. Thank you.

:01:46. > :01:51.Even before these latest killings, the head of the Afghan Army told me

:01:51. > :01:55.he was increasingly worried about this threat to his allies. We live

:01:55. > :02:00.together. We fight together. We say we are partners shoulder-to-

:02:00. > :02:04.shoulder. If anything, if anybody is hurting you, and somebody abuses

:02:04. > :02:09.you, of course it is embarrassing for me. Of course, training Afghans

:02:09. > :02:13.to look after their own security is an essential part of NATO's exit

:02:13. > :02:18.strategy. But of the 36 British soldiers who have died here this

:02:18. > :02:23.year, seven have been killed by Afghans in uniform. For NATO as a

:02:23. > :02:29.whole, the total is 51 who have died from so-called insider attacks.

:02:29. > :02:32.No-one can give any guarantees that this won't happen again.

:02:32. > :02:36.Earlier, the Ministry of Defence named a soldier who was killed in

:02:36. > :02:40.Afghanistan on Friday. 32-year-old Lance Corporal Duane Groom served

:02:40. > :02:45.with the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was

:02:45. > :02:48.killed in an explosion in Helmand Province.

:02:48. > :02:52.Tributes have been paid to a rising star of Irish rugby who died in an

:02:52. > :02:55.accident on his family farm in County Down. Nevin Spence, his

:02:55. > :02:58.father and his brother, were all killed after they fell into a

:02:58. > :03:05.slurry tank at their home near Hillsborough. This report from Mark

:03:05. > :03:10.Simpson. The family farm where a father and

:03:10. > :03:13.his two sons died in a tragic accident. They were found in a

:03:13. > :03:19.slurry tank. Emergency services tried to rescue them but it was too

:03:19. > :03:24.late. Among the dead was one of the rising stars of Irish rugby, Nevin

:03:24. > :03:28.Spence. The 22-year-old played more than 40 times for Ulster. He was

:03:28. > :03:32.part of the squad which reached last season's Heineken Cup Final.

:03:32. > :03:37.He was tipped as a future Irish international. But yesterday

:03:37. > :03:42.evening, he died, along with his father and brother, at the family

:03:42. > :03:47.farm in Hillsborough 15 miles from Belfast. His sister was also caught

:03:47. > :03:52.up in the incident. She survived and is being treated in hospital.

:03:52. > :03:56.The Spence family is well-known in farming and sporting circles.

:03:56. > :04:00.Ulster Rugby is in mourning. He was born in Ulster. He came through

:04:00. > :04:05.school in Ulster. He played rugby for Ulster. And all he wanted to do

:04:05. > :04:09.for the remainder of his career was to stay here, win trophies and be

:04:09. > :04:14.successful with Ulster. Rugby players across the world from New

:04:14. > :04:17.Zealand, to France, to South Africa, have paid tribute to Nevin Spence.

:04:17. > :04:21.Here, his Ulster team-mates described him as "a wonderful

:04:21. > :04:25.player and a wonderful person". Sentiments which were echoed by

:04:25. > :04:30.fans who came to Ulster's home ground to remember the young rugby

:04:30. > :04:33.player and his family. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

:04:33. > :04:37.have received a traditional welcome as they arrived in the Solomon

:04:37. > :04:40.Islands. Warriors, brandishing spears, bows and arrows surrounded

:04:40. > :04:43.the couple, whose tour of South East Asia and the South Pacific has

:04:43. > :04:48.been overshadowed by the row over topless shots of the Duchess

:04:48. > :04:51.published in a French magazine. As our Royal correspondent, Nicholas

:04:51. > :04:59.Witchell, reports lawyers for the couple say they will seek an

:04:59. > :05:02.injunction in a court in Paris tomorrow.

:05:02. > :05:06.Keep smiling and carry on - that is very much the motto of this tour

:05:07. > :05:11.now. When you receive a welcome as warm as the one William and Kate

:05:11. > :05:17.received in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, it would be hard

:05:18. > :05:20.not to smile. The fury of Friday has softened. Though not the

:05:20. > :05:26.determination to hold to account the French magazine which published

:05:26. > :05:30.them. William and Kate travelled from the airport into the centre of

:05:30. > :05:36.the main town in an open-topped vehicle fashioned as a canoe.

:05:36. > :05:46.Thousands of Solomon Islanders had come out to greet them. Perhaps

:05:46. > :05:46.

:05:46. > :05:49.this was just what the couple needed - warmth and enthusiasm.

:05:49. > :05:53.Behind-the-scenes, officials are very focused on identifying the

:05:53. > :05:58.photographer who took the pictures and to pursuing the legal action in

:05:58. > :06:04.France. In public, the couple are very focused on making this visit a

:06:04. > :06:07.success. They attended a service of Thanksgiving for the Diamond

:06:07. > :06:13.Jubilee of the Queen who is the Solomon island's head of state.

:06:13. > :06:20.Later, at an open-air dinner, William tried the local dialect to

:06:20. > :06:25.thank the Solomon Islands for being such a place of tranquillity.

:06:25. > :06:29.APPLAUSE The message of the day has been very clear. William and Kate

:06:29. > :06:32.are seeking the maximum legal redress against the paparazzi

:06:32. > :06:36.photographer and the French magazine. That could be a civil or

:06:36. > :06:40.a criminal remedy. In the meantime, tomorrow, lawyers for the couple

:06:40. > :06:50.will seek an injunction in a Paris court to prevent any further

:06:50. > :06:53.publication of the pictures in France.

:06:53. > :06:56.More than 54,000 people are taking part in the Great North Run, the

:06:56. > :06:59.annual half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields. Ed Thomas was

:06:59. > :07:07.watching as Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah fired the starting pistol.

:07:07. > :07:12.Yes, he fired that pistol over two hours ago. Since then, more than

:07:12. > :07:16.50,000 people have passed through here. This is what it looks like

:07:16. > :07:25.now. We have had some of the world's best athletes here and

:07:25. > :07:29.amateurs dressed as superheroes. It could only be the Great North Run.

:07:29. > :07:35.From the Red Arrows overhead, to Mo Farah on the start line. This was

:07:35. > :07:39.to be a Great North Run not to forget. With plenty of gold

:07:39. > :07:45.medallists around, what better way to inspire the tens of thousands of

:07:45. > :07:49.runners here. This is the biggest Great North Run yet with over

:07:49. > :07:57.50,000 people taking part. But the big winner here is charity. Since

:07:57. > :08:00.the race began in 1981, over �200 million has been raised. This is

:08:01. > :08:10.our tenth half-marathon died. We did it for our mummy who died from

:08:10. > :08:15.a stroke last year. You are raising money for? Chest And Stroke

:08:15. > :08:25.Northern Ireland. Who are you running for? As well as the

:08:25. > :08:25.

:08:26. > :08:35.superheroes, some of the best athletes in the world are here.

:08:36. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :08:44.Wilson Kipsang left it late to take the title. The men's elite

:08:44. > :08:48.wheelchair title went to Canada's Josh Cassidy. For 13 miles, from

:08:48. > :08:58.Newcastle to South Shields, the Great North Run proved once again

:08:58. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:03.that this is a race for everyone. Yes, Wilson Kipsang won the race in

:09:03. > :09:07.59:06. The majority are still going round, people like Tony Morrison.

:09:07. > :09:12.He has a fridge on his back and he is running for charity. The point

:09:12. > :09:15.here is everyone gets there in the end.

:09:15. > :09:18.Andy Murray is being honoured with a parade through his hometown,

:09:18. > :09:21.Dunblane. Thousands of people have turned up to see the British number

:09:21. > :09:31.one show off his Olympic gold medal and US Open trophy. Raymond

:09:31. > :09:33.

:09:33. > :09:37.Buchanan is there. The atmosphere here is fantastic.

:09:37. > :09:41.An awful lot of anticipation and affection. These are the people who

:09:41. > :09:46.know Andy Murray best - his friends and neighbours. They want to share

:09:46. > :09:48.in some of the glory of an extraordinary sporting summer for

:09:48. > :09:54.the 25-year-old. The Parade began here a short time ago. He be

:09:54. > :10:00.greeting some of the thousands of folk who have turned out to meet

:10:00. > :10:05.him just a week after he won the US Open, the first British male tennis

:10:05. > :10:09.player to win a Grand Slam in 76 years. Before this parade began, in

:10:09. > :10:13.a statement he said he was looking forward to returning home to

:10:13. > :10:16.Dunblane, a place he said was special and to a parade which he