09/02/2013 BBC Weekend News

There may be more bad news to come in the horsemeat scandal says the

Government. Retailers and food suppliers hold talks, as it emerges

a criminal conspiracy may be behind the contamination.

Blizzards on America's east coast leave hundreds of thousands of

people without power. ! He can go all the way. He has the

pace. And an 80m charge by Stuart Hogg caps Scotland's wins over

Good evening. The Government is warning there maybe more bad news

to come in the investigation into the contamination of beef products

once test results are revealed later this week. The Environment

Secretary was speaking after emergency meeting in London, with

food retailers and suppliers. Owen Paterson said retailers hold the

ultimate responsibility for ensuring there is no horsemeat in

their products. Our business core 1307 dent Emma Simpson has the

latest. -- correspondent. From the field to

the fork, the story of contaminated beef has engulfed a host of big

names and with further tests already under way, the fear is that

more horsemeat will probably be found. Today retailers were

summoned to discuss the scandal. The Environment Secretary told them

they should do more to check the integrity of their products.

have this extraordinary international network distributing

food ingredients around not just Europe, but the world, and I am

keen that more of this is tested on its way threw the process and less

is taken on trust that the piece of paper is correct. Consumers want

good-quality food but when it comes to mass-produced meat products, the

supply chain can be incredibly complex. Too complex says the boss

of Morrison's, who was at today's meeting We are firmly in the camp

that keep it simple. We own our abattoirs and meat processing

plants, so we have full traceability. And the UK has moved

away, in the search of cheap food. But cheap food is, you know, there

are risks involved. Findus is now dealing with the fallout. In France,

where the contamination was found, some meals have been withdrawn from

supermarket shelves. They've done the same in Sweden, too. But it may

not end there. Its supplier, Comigel has many compliepbts across

Europe. Findus said -- many clients. Findus said it was taking legal

advice after its own suggestions strongly suggested the

contamination of beef lasagne was no zeb. He also took out newspaper

adverts to try to restore its reputation. Trust across the whole

food industry, it seems, has taken a knock. You lose confidence in

pre-bought things. You don't know where it is coming from. I always

leave the food label. But you can't trust them. No way. I buy Aufhauser

the butchers. This is a Europe-wide product coming off the shelves. Who

know whereas it is going to end. Prosecutors have been defending the

handling of the case of a musician who committed suicide days after

giving evidence in court about the sexual abuse she suffered as a

teenager. The Crown Prosecution Service said Frances Andrade was

assigned a witness care officer, and had said she was willing to

give evidence. No-one will be expected to pay more

than �75,000 for their personal care in England after 2017,

according to the Government's sources. The details are part of

reforms of the social care system which will be unveiled on Monday.

The figure, which doesn't include the cost of food or accommodation,

is much higher than that recommended by a Government-

commissioned report on the issue and has been criticised by campaign

groups. They say old age doesn't come alone.

Increasingly it comes with a high bill attached. One of the most

divisive issues at the last election was how to prevent

pensioners from having to sell their homes to pay for personal

care. On Monday the Government will announce their intention to place a

laif-time limit on the costs. -- life-time. They say it'll be set at

�75,000, although it'll apply only to the cost of care, not the cost

of accommodation in a residential home. Currently anyone in England

who has assets, including their home, worth �23,250 gets no state

help. An independent body set up by the Government, the Dilnot

Commission, suggests it rises to �100,000. The Government announces

it'll raise this higher on Monday but Dilnot said "No-one should pay

more than �35,000 towards the cost of their own care, lower than the

Government's cap. On Monday, both Conservative and Lib Dem ministers

will set out to prove they can work together when the really big issues

by trumpeting that care costs in England will be capped for the

first time. But, don't hold your breath. This wouldn't happen until

after the next general election, in 2017. Although the cap will be

higher than recommended, health ministers say it will allow people

to insure against future costs. But some say their whole approach is

wrong. This is the wrong priority at the wrong time. The poorest

pensioners in the current care system are in crisis and face

substandard care, neglect, abuse. We are not investing properly in

that system. Before we go to home- owners hoe don't want to lose their

savings to pay for care, as important as they are, deal with

the most vulnerable people. We'll get the full detail of the

proposals until Monday, but campaigners for the elderly are

hoping this will be the first step in bringing care costs down.

A snow storm which is battering the east coast of the United States has

left hundreds of thousands of people without power. A nuclear

power station in Massachusetts has been closed and five states have

declared a state of emergency. From New York, here's Rajesh Mirchandani.

It's quite a job shoveling out after around 18 hours of heavy

snowfall. This is the state of Connecticut,

which was worst-hit. This has been a record-breaking storm with

snowfalls reported as great as 38 inches. Right now our main priority

is to clear roads. Much of the north-eastern US, one of the

busiest regions in the world, has been forced to partially shutdown.

It's been rough. No doubt about it. Thousands of flights were cancelled,

stranding many travellers. On Long Island some drivers were forced to

sleep in their cars as road conditions worsened and electricity

has been knocked out to more than 600,000 homes. Morning in New York

City brought better news than expected.

The storm here wasn't as bad as they feared. Still, the Governor of

New York state today said this area is getting too much experience of

disaster management. And in streets like this, they know that only too

well. Many of these houses are still clearing up after Hurricane

Sandy last October. You have a lot of machines that were taken out.

This is all from Sandy? Louis lived without heat and electricity for

several days after Sandy. Now he is facing another clean-up. There is

no way I could have prevented this or Sandy. So you just deal with it.

You Dell with what life throws you. Nothing stops this city for long.

For now they are getting all too familiar with punishing storms.

Sport and in rugby union's Six Nations four tries powered Scotland

to a convincing win over Italy at Murrayfield. Italy started as

favourites but were overwhelmed by the hosts, who won 34-10. A late

try for Wales, meanwhile, gave them victory over France in Paris.

When you are not winning the Six Nations can be an overwhelming

experience. Off the back of a defeat to England, Scotland faced a

resurgent Italy. Yet they didn't take fright. The Scots recreating

what they'd shown glimpses of at Twickenham. This try was a reward

for a convincing first-half. It was the warm-up for the second half.

Scot scampered free. An Italy team that had beaten France less than a

week ago were powerless. Even when it seemed they must score they

conceded. Hogg turned defence into attack in one incredible run.

COMMENTATOR: He is clear all the way to the line. That's another

sensational score from the Scottish fullback. Scot had rediscovered

something at Murrayfield and Italy forgotten. Lamont pinched the ball

ander in try from under their noses. A late lonely Italian score

couldn't reduce the significance of this victory.

Wales and France both began the tournament with defeats. That made

for a turgid start to their meeting in Paris. The turf gave way but

neither defence budged in the first half. The match was dominated by

braun and boot. Both sides exchanged penalties with no sign of

anything more adventurous until the final ten minutes. North's try a

moment of finesse in a game of force. It proved to be Wales'

winning move, snatched in the face of stalemate.

In the Premier League, big wins for Chelsea and Swansea while Tottenham,

Stoke and Arsenal also won their games. Manchester City had the

chance to close the gap on Manchester United this evening but

conceded twice early on. A short time ago Southampton were leading

3-1. And in Scotland Celtic have moved

18 points clear at the top of the SPL after beating Inverness