10/02/2013 BBC Weekend News

$:/STARTFEED. The horsemeat scandal spreads to France. It becomes the

latest country to clear supermarket shelves of some processed meat

products. Government help to stop people

having to sell their homes to pay for care in their old age.

And the BAFTA goes to... Daniel Day-Lewis.

Best Actor for the British star of Lincoln at tonight's awards

ceremony. And Manchester United extend their

lead at the top of the Premier Good evening.

Several supermarket chains in France have been clearing shelves

of some Findus meat products today as the scandal over horsemeat

contamination spread further. Here, that all processed meat products

still available are safe despite the fact that test results on some

won't be known until the end of the week. Andy Moore reports.

Another day, another supermarket chain clears its shelves, this

among several in France voluntarily removing some Findus and own brand

products. They include moussaka and shepherd's pie, products that so

far having been taken off the shelves in the UK. The Environment

Secretary said there was no known risk to human health although

testing was still ongoing. This for the moment is a labelling

problem. This is an issue of fraud. This is a case of people being sold

one thing and getting another. At the moment, we don't have evidence

that there is a threat to human health.

We know it's a European-wide market, so are there products on British

shelves the same as the ones being removed from French shelves? The

Department for the Environment is coordinating the British response.

The Food Standards Agency working closely with DEFRA says it has no

plans to update its list of products that have been withdrawn

from sale. Findus here in the UK says it's

already withdrawn its beef lasagne range. It says its other products

have been tested and it's confident they are clear of contamination.

These shoppers in Bradford have lost confidence in processed meat.

I don't think they are going to recover very quickly because it's a

lot more widespread than people first imagined. It makes you a bit

more ware roin what you do eat and you can't trust them -- wary with

what you eat. The original source been claimed that many animals are

going for slaughter in Romania because there's a new law banning

horse and carts on the road. Horsemeat is cheaper than, for

example, beef. The other issue is it's far less regulated after BSE.

The system was more tightly regulated in terms of identity,

testing and locality after that. With horses, that's not the case.

Findus in France and Sweden says it will sue its French supplier,

Comigel. That supplier in turn says it's been a victim and will be

seeking compensation. Let's join our correspondent

Christian Fraser who's in Romania, thought to be the source of the

outbreak. How is this news being received there? You get the sense

at the moment that each party in the story is blaming the other. The

French pointing the finger firmly at the Romanians and the Romanians

saying they believe the problem lies somewhere in this convoluted

supply chain that we know more about. We should find out a little

bit more of the Government inquiry at the Agbonlahor ministry tomorrow

at 11 o'clock -- agriculture ministry tomorrow at 11 o'clock.

The spokesman said they've identified two of the 35 approved

abattoirs that has supplied horse. One has practically been cleareded,

largely because they only supply horse, and the other is a big

industrial plant, where they slaughter cattle and horse and

they've not supplied the paperwork to the satisfaction of the vet.

Alongside that, they are waiting for paperwork from the authorities

in France. When they have all that, they'll be able to make a decision

within a few days where the problem may lie. But certainly, they know

the implications, the President here saying that if the problem is

identified as a Romanian problem, the credibility of the country will

be at stake. The export process therefore will be a real problem

for Romanians. Thank you very much.

Here, Government plans to cap long- term social care contributions to

75,000 pounds per person are to be partly funded by freezing the

inheritance tax threshold. The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says

that the plan should help avoid people having to sell their homes

to pay for care in their old age. Our Political Correspondent, Ian

Watson, reports. Anne's 94-year-old mother suffers

from dementia. She's spent the last seven years in care. The round-the-

clock care she needs has cost over �200,000 and Peggy's home's had to

be sold to pay for it. It can be very, very hard sometimes juggling

it. You can't work out how long the money's got to last. That is

absolutely impossible. When it starts to disappear fast, which

happens, then, you know, you wonder what's at the end of it.

So the Government says it will ease people's anxieties by placing a

�75,000 cap on social care costs in England. The woshes thing that can

happen is -- worst thing that can happen is that at the most

vulnerable moment in your life, you lose the thing that you've worked

for, saved for, your own house. This isn't straightforward. By the

�75,000 cap, will apply for personal care, such as help that

washing and clothing, accommodation costs and care homes aren't covered

for. The scheme will be funded mainly from changes to pensions and

national insurance. The rest will come from inheritance tax.

In opposition, George Osborne said the threshold for paying

inheritance tax should be raised to �1 million, so now to help to pay

for social care costs, from 2015 it will be frozen at �6 50,000 for

couples and �3 25 for individuals. For a further two years, that is.

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are currently slugging it

out against each other in a by- election, but tomorrow the

coalition's going to say it can still make the political weather by

making a long-term solution to care. They can't come into effect until

after the next general election. Campaigners are saying the

Government should do more to tack a funding crisis in care right now. -

- tackle. The Government needs to put more money into social care to

extend its reach and improve quality. 830,000 people or so can't

get it at the moment on the other hand will go on and that will

increase. It's believed up 2010 0,000 people like Anne and Peggy

will be helped, but some say the extra support will come too late.

Two men have been charged tonight in connection with the death of a

police constable in Londonderry. Fill laren olds' car was hit by a

4X4. The men aged 23 and 25 will appear before Derry magistrates in

the morning -- Philippa. A tax avoidance schemes were turned into

an industry by the bank in revelations in a Panorama programme

to be broadcast tomorrow night. Barclays announced this weekend

it's closing down its Structured Capital Markets department which

helps customers avoid paying tax. Richard Bilton reports.

Barclays' Structured Capital Markets or SCM, was one of the most

profitable parts of the bank which generated huge amounts of money.

SCM only employed 100 people but managed to make around �1 billion a

year in profit. Martin Taylor is a former Barclays Chief Executive. So

SCM, was that there when you were at the bank? Yes, it was. There was

business within the investment bank relatively very profitable. What

was it for? It was for tax dodging for international business mostly.

Tax avoidance? Tax avoidance, yes. SCM grew after Martin Taylor left.

Tax avoidance isn't illegal and all banks work to lower taxes for their

clients, but tax avoidance at SCM was done on a spectacular scale.

It was enormous. I mean, it was a very major profit sector for the

whole of Barclays. Their office in Canary Wharf was an offshore island

completely divorced from the rest of Britain in effect. SCM was a

small closed unit, but Panorama's tracked down a former insider. As

long as we protected his identity, he agreed to tell us how it worked.

The issue with Barclays Capital is that it was turned into an industry

within the bank. We said to ourselves at the time, how does a

bank get away with this stuff Barclays says when any SCM

transaction has tax implications, they make full and explicit

exclosure to Her Majesty. Anthony Jenkin also outline his vision for

Barclays' future. It's now clear SCM is not part of it.

You can see more of that investigation into Barclays on

Panorama tomorrow evening at 8.30 on BBC One.

The former England footballer, Paul Gascoigne, has been admitted to

intensive care in a hospital in America. The 45-year-old had been

receiving treatment for alcohol addiction in Arizona when he was

taken ill. His former Tottenham team-mate Gary has been bot says he

is recovering. -- Gary Mubbott. had a serious reaction to the detox.

He was transferred from the clinic to a hospital. He's in recovery and

is not in a life-threatening situation. The BAFTA film awards

have been on tonight. Two big awards went to the hostage drama

Argo which won both Best Director for Ben Affleck and best film. Our

arts editor Will Gompertz watched the action on the red carpet and

inside the Royal Opera House. This report contains flash photography.

In case any of the stars rolling up the red carpet should forget that

it was February and it was the BAFTAS, the weather was on cue to

remind them. But they are actors and know how to put on a show

regardless. It's been a mixed year for British

film. Audiences can flock to the cinema and box takings takings are

good. UK-based production dropped by 30% which led to fewer British

films being made, however. The BAFTAS aren't about stats. They

are about stars. And prizes. With prestigious best film award

going to... Argo! It's rather well known producer

praised Ben Affleck. You are remarkable at what you do. You're

smart, you know what you want, but more importantly, you love what you

do. Tonight's award winning director. The BAFTA for Best

Director goes for his film Argo, Ben Affleck. He dedicated his award

to those, like him, who take risks and try new things. This is the

second act for me and you have given me that. This industry's

given me that and I want to thank you and I'm so grateful and proud.

I am President of the United States...

Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor award for his portrayal ofen

Abraham Lincoln and gave another performance tonight. On the chance

that I might one day have to speak on such an evening as this, I've

stayed in character as myself for the last 55 years. The Best Actress

BAFTA went to 85-year-old Emmanuel Rivva for this performance. The

British producer Les Miserables fared well picking unfour awards,

including best supporting actress for... Anne Hathaway. Next stop the

Oscars in two weeks' time to see if there will be a different cast of

winners. From the BAFTAS to the sport now.

Let's join Lizzie at the BBC Sports centre.

Good evening. England are now favourites to twin Six Nations

after beating Ireland in Dublin for the first time in ten years. It was

an intense but tryless encounter as the weather played a big part in

the 12-6 scoreline. Andy Swiss was there.

In a doubling debut, they flocked to perhaps the defining day.

Ireland and England, the only teams still unbeaten in the Six Nations.

Spirits, anything but soggy. Sure enough, the storm clouds were

accompanied by a maelstrom of noise. It was billed as a potential

decider. The tension sounded like it. England promptly struck first,

a penalty from Owen Farrell. In foul conditions though, what

followed was rarely pretty and sometimes ugly. Healey's footwork

starting an early melee. There were occasional glimpses of style,

Ireland with a rare attack. With the ball resembling a bar of soap,

they couldn't capitalise. It was left to Farrell to boot England

into a half time lead loo. After the break though, the

pendulum swung, a sin binning for Haskell, two O'Gara penalties and

Ireland were level. A test of character England passed with

flying colours. Tuilagi nearly scored. Victory was not to slip

through their fingers though. Two more Farrell penalties seeing

them home. In tough conditions, England

produced the toughest of performances.

There is a lot of young players out there who've come to Dublin and

played the first time away. You can see the weather out there, the lads

are freezing, the subs are absolutely shivering and we've got

the win 12-6, so we'll take it. a decisive win for England, they

are clear at the top of the Six Nations table and already they make

take some catching. Manchester United are on course for

a 13th Premier League title after a determined 2-0 victory over Everton

in the late kick off, making the most of their City rival's defeat

yesterday, United are 12 points clear at the top of the table. Drew

salve salve reports. Anyone expecting a weakened Manchester

United team was in for a surprise - - Drew Savage.

It paid off with this set up for Giggs. Ryan Giggs has now scored a

league goal in every single season he's spent at Old Trafford. Osman

with this effort. Before half time, van Persie scored. They say you

can't buy success, but has Sir Alex Ferguson ever spent a better �22.5

million? Even with a two goal lead, United still wanted a third.

Everton's comeback last year arguably cost them the title.

Johnny Evans must be wondering Hoy he didn't score. Jelavic did his

best to get Everton back in it, but there was no slip back from here

and no slip-up from United. The title looks to be theirs to

lose. In the early kick off, Villa moved out of the relegation zone

with their first home win since November. N'Zogbia's free kick was

the winner. England's women beat South Africa

by seven wickets at the Cricket World Cup in India to keep alive

their hopes of retaining their title. Bowler Schrubshell with this.

They must beat New Zealand on Wednesday and hope the results will

go their way to reach the final. Tom Daley has defended his ten

metre title at the national Championships in his first

competition of the year. The Olympic bronze medallist spent the