:00:10. > :00:15.The Prime Minister has insisted the Government has a full tank of gas
:00:15. > :00:18.and is going full steam ahead into the New Year. On the eve of the
:00:18. > :00:23.coalition's mid-term review, David Cameron defended changes to child
:00:23. > :00:27.benefit, which take place at midnight. If we don't raise that �2
:00:27. > :00:32.billion from that group of people, we would have to find somewhere
:00:33. > :00:36.else to take it from. Syria's President Assad edelivers a rare
:00:36. > :00:40.television address denouncing his opponent as enemy of God and
:00:40. > :00:44.puppets of the west. Patient deaths and mistreatment at Stafford
:00:44. > :00:48.Hospital ahead of an inquiry, the Health Secretary says failing
:00:48. > :00:52.managers can't expect to keep their jobs. And in sport there is more
:00:52. > :01:02.controversy for Luis Suarez, as he hands Liverpool a place in the FA
:01:02. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:15.Good evening. The Prime Minister has defended Government policies on
:01:15. > :01:19.the eve of what the coalition calls its mid-term review, saying it is
:01:19. > :01:22.going full steam ahead to deliver what it promised at the election.
:01:23. > :01:26.Mr Cameron said the decision to remove child benefit from better
:01:26. > :01:32.off families, which takes effect at midnight was the right approach.
:01:33. > :01:36.Labour called the changes perverse. Our political correspondent reports.
:01:36. > :01:40.First there were the proud smile, when the coalition Government was
:01:40. > :01:44.born. Then came a more business like approach from David Cameron
:01:44. > :01:49.and Nick Clegg. We are closer to the next election than we are from
:01:49. > :01:53.the last one, the coalition is officially midlet aged. But David
:01:53. > :01:57.Cameron is determined to prove the Government isn't slowing down, and
:01:57. > :02:00.certainly isn't thinking of retirement. What you are going to
:02:00. > :02:04.see tomorrow is a coalition Government, with a full tank of gas,
:02:04. > :02:09.full steam ahead, we have travelled a long way down the road, but there
:02:09. > :02:14.is a lot more to do one item right now is the removal of child benefit
:02:14. > :02:19.from better off families. The Prime Minister insisted that was fair,
:02:19. > :02:22.given the state of the country's finances. You need to make sure
:02:22. > :02:27.that everyone is making their contribution. So taking away child
:02:27. > :02:32.benefit from people earning over �60,000. That is only the top 15%
:02:32. > :02:36.of the country. I am o not saying those people are rich. It is right
:02:36. > :02:39.they make a contribution. Tomorrow, the focus will switch to the
:02:39. > :02:45.Government's next set of priorities. Among them it is thought ideas on
:02:45. > :02:48.how to pay for new roads, funding long-term care for the elderly, and
:02:48. > :02:53.improving childcare could feature. But Labour claim a bigger promise
:02:53. > :02:58.has been broken. Because the economy is still sluggish.
:02:58. > :03:03.Prime Minister said judge us on the economy. The economy has flat lined.
:03:03. > :03:07.It has hardly grown, unemployment is higher than it was two years ago,
:03:07. > :03:11.they are not getting the deficit down. Reviving the economy remains
:03:11. > :03:14.the big challenge, but looming before long will be the awkward
:03:14. > :03:19.business of how the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats untangle
:03:20. > :03:25.themselves from each other, before the next election. Both sides
:03:25. > :03:27.already pointedly talk up their own successes. We want to show we
:03:27. > :03:33.didn't run away from being in Government, that is what people
:03:33. > :03:35.said in the past. Why should we vote for your? We haven't run away,
:03:35. > :03:38.we faced up to responsibility, stepped up to the plate. We have
:03:38. > :03:41.been willing to take difficult decision, but we have been
:03:41. > :03:47.determined to make a fairer Britain at the end of the day. But for now,
:03:47. > :03:53.the aim is to project a united front, an agenda the two men who
:03:53. > :03:58.brought their parties together can agree on. Let us talk to Chris at
:03:58. > :04:01.Downing Street. What else did Mr Cameron have to say today? Firstly
:04:01. > :04:05.we heard that David Cameron would like to continue living here until
:04:05. > :04:08.2020, of course do that he will have to win the next election. He
:04:08. > :04:12.touched too on the subject of the European Union, he said Britain
:04:12. > :04:17.should remain within the EU, but the Conservatives would offer a
:04:17. > :04:21.real choice as he put it at the next election. He hinted that he
:04:21. > :04:25.would like to make it harder for immigrants from the EU to be able
:04:25. > :04:30.to claim benefits. All of that is for another day. The real focus
:04:30. > :04:34.tomorrow will be what is called this mid-term review, effectively
:04:34. > :04:38.it is like a to-do list you might have ad at home where some things
:04:38. > :04:42.get down and -- done and others don't. The aim for the Government
:04:42. > :04:50.will be to show determination and drive and desire, so they can prove
:04:50. > :04:54.more of those boxes can be ticked. In Syria President Assad has
:04:54. > :04:57.delivered his first major speech since June, in a television address
:04:57. > :05:01.he denounced opponents as puppets of the west and called for the
:05:01. > :05:06.Syrian people to stand up and fight those who threatened the country's
:05:06. > :05:13.future. The UN estimates more than 60,000 Syrians have been killed
:05:13. > :05:16.since the uprising began. As our Middle East editor reports. 60,000
:05:16. > :05:23.Syrian dead according to the UN. Hundreds of thousands more wounded.
:05:23. > :05:27.Millions driven from their homes. But the end of Syria's Civil War is
:05:27. > :05:31.nowhere close. President Assad is embattled. This was his first
:05:31. > :05:36.public speech in six month, to a carefully vetted audience of
:05:36. > :05:41.supporters in the Damascus Opera House, but predictions of his
:05:41. > :05:45.regime's imminent collapse, by last summer, all all been wrong. One
:05:45. > :05:49.reason, he has important foreign friends.
:05:49. > :05:55.TRANSLATION: We thank all these country at the forefront. Russia,
:05:55. > :05:59.China and Iran and all the countrys that have stood with Syria get
:05:59. > :06:06.interference. We salute and we are grateful for the stances of these
:06:06. > :06:09.countries. The President delighted his supporter, he called for
:06:09. > :06:13.dialogue and a referendum on the future. But rebels he called
:06:13. > :06:19.traitors could, he said, have no part in it.
:06:19. > :06:27.TRANSLATION: He told them terrorists who have embraced Al-
:06:27. > :06:32.Qaeda and Jihaddys were trying to destroy Syria. Syrian refugees in
:06:32. > :06:35.Jordan watched the speech. The shoes were waved as signs of
:06:36. > :06:40.contempt. The message from Britain wasn't very different. It is
:06:40. > :06:43.hypocritical because it suggests no part of the regime in the death and
:06:43. > :06:46.destruction that has been waged against the Syrian people. It
:06:46. > :06:52.suggests it has been down from Joan side when it is the Syrian people
:06:52. > :06:58.that have taken against their own regime. And outside President
:06:58. > :07:02.Assad's security bubble Syria's war goes on. There are no good
:07:02. > :07:06.scenarios in Syria ant there have been for a while. A peace enjoy is
:07:06. > :07:09.struggling to make progress, partly because so much blood is being
:07:09. > :07:15.spilled and the parties are opposed to each other and partly because
:07:15. > :07:19.the UN Security Council is divided and deadlocked. About what do next.
:07:19. > :07:26.President Assad's supporters tried to kiss him. His enemies want him
:07:26. > :07:29.dead. No wonder the diplomats are struggling. The Health Secretary
:07:29. > :07:33.Jeremy Hunt has warned NHS managers in England that they can't expect
:07:33. > :07:37.to keep their jobs if there are failings under their care. A second
:07:37. > :07:40.report into the deaths and mistreatment of patients at
:07:40. > :07:43.Stafford Hospital will be published within the next couple of month,
:07:43. > :07:49.writing in a Sunday paper Mr Hunt said proper accountability was
:07:49. > :07:53.needed in the Health Service. Here is our health correspondent. What
:07:53. > :07:57.happened at Stafford Hospital will be remembered in the NHS for a long
:07:57. > :08:01.time. Appalling failures of care that came to light four years ago.
:08:01. > :08:07.Hundreds of patients neglected, some dying needlessly. A public
:08:07. > :08:11.inquiry is due to report on how it was allowed to happen. Bella Bailey
:08:11. > :08:15.went into Stafford Hospital for a routine operation, but after a fall,
:08:15. > :08:20.and poor care, she died. Her daughter Julie has been campaigning
:08:20. > :08:25.for change. She says it is still too hard for whistle-blowers in the
:08:25. > :08:28.NHS, who find themselves put under pressure. Each nurse and each
:08:28. > :08:33.doctor should be able to go into their hospital, and know they will
:08:33. > :08:38.be allowed to care for their patients, the way they want to care
:08:38. > :08:41.for them. Doctors and nurses are tortured just for speaking out,
:08:41. > :08:45.about the poor care they are witnesses day in and day out.
:08:45. > :08:50.Unfortunately, the NHS has become a pullly -- bullying culture and that
:08:50. > :08:57.needs to stop. The Government is trying to anticipate the findings
:08:57. > :08:59.of the public inquiry. Introducing a friends and familyst the, where
:08:59. > :09:04.patients are asked about their experience. Funding more training
:09:04. > :09:08.and calling for managers to be held to account for any failings. It may
:09:08. > :09:13.be less keen on an overhaul of regulation, as the NHS in England
:09:13. > :09:17.is already in the middle of a reorganise anyisation. The Health
:09:17. > :09:22.Secretary knows this inquiry could raise awkward questions, could it
:09:22. > :09:27.happen now? Can staff speak out? So since last year he has been talking
:09:27. > :09:31.about making the NHS accountable. need to say this this to all
:09:31. > :09:34.manager, you will be held responsible for the care in your
:09:34. > :09:37.establishments. You wouldn't expect to keep your job if you lost
:09:37. > :09:43.control of your finances. Don't expect to keep it if you lose
:09:43. > :09:47.control of your care. Stafford Hospital has made many changes
:09:47. > :09:52.including increasing the number of experienced nurses. The report
:09:52. > :09:55.won't just be tricky for the Government. Labour were in power
:09:55. > :10:00.when things went wrong here. This inquiry could influence every
:10:00. > :10:06.hospital in England. All under pressure to find big financial
:10:06. > :10:11.savings, without allowing another major failing of care. A police
:10:11. > :10:15.officer has died after his car crashed into a tree, as he
:10:15. > :10:20.responded to an emergency call in North Yorkshire, PC Andrew Bramma
:10:20. > :10:25.was killed in West Tanfield near Ripon on his way to a reported road
:10:25. > :10:29.accident. The father of two was pronounced dead at the scene. The
:10:29. > :10:33.Health and Safety Executive is to investigate. Politicians and church
:10:33. > :10:36.leaders in East Belfast have met to try to find way to end the violent
:10:36. > :10:39.protests sparked by the City Council's decision to restrict the
:10:39. > :10:44.flying of the Union flag. Last night, police were pelted with
:10:44. > :10:46.fireworks and petrol bombs. The chairman of Northern Ireland's
:10:46. > :10:52.Police Federation says paramilitaries are exploiting the
:10:52. > :10:57.situation. In streets where the union flag has become a symbol of
:10:57. > :11:01.protest. The aftermath of another night of violence. There has been a
:11:01. > :11:06.month of anger and disorder, at the decision to limit the flying of the
:11:06. > :11:09.flag over Belfast City Hall. There have been bitter stand offs between
:11:09. > :11:14.protestors and the police, with dozens of officers injured. Even
:11:14. > :11:20.reports of shots being fired. is no doubt there is a very serious
:11:20. > :11:25.challenge to the rule of law by paramilitary organises in Northern
:11:25. > :11:27.Ireland. Our officers are out there and they are holding the line.
:11:27. > :11:30.afternoon community leaders and politicians have been meeting in a
:11:30. > :11:35.church in East Belfast, trying to find a solution that will stop the
:11:35. > :11:38.violence, but currently there seems no prospect of an end to the flag's
:11:38. > :11:43.dispute. The decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag to a
:11:43. > :11:46.limited number of designated days was a democratic one, made by the
:11:46. > :11:49.council. The cross community Alliance Party holds the balance of
:11:49. > :11:54.power and it supported the vote. Because the make up of the council
:11:54. > :12:01.isn't going to change any time soon, neither is the decision. It is
:12:01. > :12:04.going to continue, isn't it. don't have a right to violence
:12:04. > :12:07.do You can't justify police officers getting attack, the
:12:07. > :12:11.community getting wrecked. They shouldn't have took the flag down
:12:11. > :12:14.in the first place. There are many others in this community sick of
:12:14. > :12:17.both trouble and disruption. Today, there has been a special it ising
:12:17. > :12:25.of the courts to deal with those charged with rioting and the police
:12:25. > :12:34.say they will do everything they can to maintain law and order. Let
:12:34. > :12:39.us get sport now. Thank you. There were no upsets from today's brace
:12:39. > :12:42.of FA Cup third round match, but a degree of controversy as Liverpool
:12:42. > :12:48.crushed non-league Mansfield giant killing dreams with a bit of help
:12:48. > :12:52.from Luis Suarez's hand. Earlier Arsenal drew 2-2 at Swansea. For
:12:52. > :12:57.some the FA Cup has become a distraction for Arsene Wenger it
:12:57. > :13:02.represented the chance of much- needed silverware. This season's
:13:02. > :13:06.options looked to be narrows when Swansea brought on their star
:13:06. > :13:12.striker Michu. That jump started Arsenal. Their passing had purpose
:13:13. > :13:20.but they still needed a goal. With ten minutes left Lukas Podolski
:13:20. > :13:27.obliged. That finish from their left back, Gibbs. But with Arsenal
:13:27. > :13:32.you should never jump to conclusions, Danny Graham equalised
:13:32. > :13:36.on 87 minute, and an amazing tie goes to a replay. In Mansfield it
:13:36. > :13:42.was day to say I was there, or just outside. The Conference side were
:13:42. > :13:47.hosting Liverpool, and keeping them waiting. The Reds weren't held up
:13:47. > :13:50.much longer. Seven minutes into his debut Daniel Sturridge spoiled
:13:50. > :13:55.their party. Mansfield were determined not to hang on and they
:13:55. > :14:01.started to enjoy thing, the Premier League side needed a hand. Over to
:14:01. > :14:11.Luis Suarez. His sense of fair play is sometimes questioned, but
:14:11. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:17.despite the up the of his arm the goal stood. They exit with no
:14:17. > :14:20.regrets but plenty of questions. The draw for the FA Cup Fourth
:14:21. > :14:30.Round was made this afternoon. There is a full list on the sport
:14:31. > :14:47.
:14:47. > :14:53.Andy Murray says he is pleased with his form going into this Australian
:14:53. > :14:57.Open. The world number three defended his Brisbane title today,
:14:57. > :15:02.beating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the
:15:02. > :15:06.final. Murray dedicated his title to an ill friend. His Davis Cup
:15:06. > :15:09.colleague Ross hutch ins has been diagnosed with cancer. And