17/02/2013 BBC Weekend News

The Government promises new laws to prevent foreign criminals staying

in Britain. The Home Secretary says she wants to stop criminals

remaining in the UK by claiming the right to a family life.

But her criticism of how some judges are currently interpreting

the law causes a row. Also, the horsemeat scandal. Now the boss of

supermarket chain Iceland blames pressure from schools and hospitals

for cheaper food. Lost in the outback - the 18-year-

old backpacker stranded for three days describes his ordeal.

Chelsea finally prove too much for Brentford as they cruise into the

Good evening. New legislation's been promised to try to stop

foreign criminals avoiding deportation by claiming the right

if a family life. The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has accused

some immigration judges of ignoring the latest Government guidance,

which makes clear a criminal's human right should be balanced with

the need to protect the public. She's been accused of ipbtd fearing

with the rule of law. Our political correspondent Robin Brant reports.

Which foreigners should be allowed in and which should be kicked out?

For the Home Secretary it's a never ending headache. When it comes to

those who commit a crime, it's not as simple as you might think. Amy

Houston was 12 when she was run down and killed by an Iraqi asylum

seeker. He served jail time and was due to be deported. A judge let him

stay because he had two children in the UK with a British woman. He won

because the Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights,

which guarantees a right to respect for private and family life. Now

that's proved couldn't versial and Theresa May's long campaigned for

change. We will change the immigration rules. That was 2011.

Parliament has since toughened up the guidelines to judges, but

writing in the Mail on Sunday she said, "Some judges seem to believe

they can ignore Parliament's wishes, when they think it came to the

wrong conclusion." Home Office figures for 2011/12 show 177

foreign criminals avoided deportation using this argument

before the courts. Over a period of time judges seem to have moved to

the idea that somehow this right to have a family life trumps all other

rights. The point she's making, Parliament made it clear previously,

that the guidance particularly, that they wanted to know if a

criminal commits a crime they should be able to extradite them

and kick them out. In spite of that change, Theresa May thinks the

system still favours some foreign criminals over British victims.

Others see a politician on the attack against judges who have to

balance the law and the politics. They also have to be mindful of the

incredible impact for example on the lives of children by disrupting

family life. It's a hard road to hoe. Judges have to have a certain

amount of discretion. The Home Secretary should not interfere with

the judiciary. The independence of the judiciary is a very important

part of our system. We should be proud of it. So Parliament is

poised to take on the European Convention on Human Rights once

again. Labour's criticised the Home Secretary for not getting on with

the new law sooner. But until that happens, the right to a family life

is something foreign criminals will use to try to stay here.

Councils have responded angrily to a claim from a leading supermarket

that they're partly to blame for the horsemeat scandal. The chief

executive of Iceland, Malcom Walker, says local authorities should stop

awarding catering contracts for schools and hospitals to the lowest

bidder. Tomorrow some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are to meet

with the Environment Security to discuss the crisis. Ben Geoghegan

reports. Our food is being tested and so is our confidence in it.

Horsemeat's been found in supermarkets lasagne, beefburgers

and bolognese sauce. It's been picked up in school meals and

hospital food. Today, a row has broken out about who is to blame.

The boss of this big High Street name said supermarkets had a

fantastic reputation for food safety and he accused local

authorities of driving down price and quality. There's a whole side

to this industry which is invisible. That's the catering industry.

Schools, hospitals, it's massive business for cheap food and local

authorities award contracts based purely on one thing - price. If

you're looking to blame somebody who's driving down food quality,

it's invisible. It's schools, it's hospitals, it's prisons, it's local

authorities who are driving this down. Last week, horse DNA was

found in cottage pie sent to 47 schools in Lancashire. Local

councils say their food standards are as good as anyone else's.

Contracting with caterers for food, whether in schools or any other

public service, is something that is very carefully gone into, very

carefully balanced up. We have to get value for money. There are

tight budgets. There have always been tight budgets. We have to

balance that against lots of things in contracts. It's not all down to

price. Some independent butchers claim this crisis is boosting their

trade because of concerns about mass produce prod ducts. So what

did these shoppers think? I've gone off meat all together at the moment.

We're steer ago way from minced meat in general. Even from the

butcher, we're still buying it, but veering to chicken. Today's spat

between the boss of Iceland and local authorities is a sign of how

nervous people are about loseing the public's trust. Tomorrow the

Government's holding a meeting here with the big supermarkets and food

suppliers to find out what they're doing to reassure consumers. The

Environment Security has denied he's been slow to react to the

crisis. This country, we've been extremely active. Three premises

have been investigated. Two closed down. And actually a number after

rests made. We are completely determined to get to the bottom of

this. Because no matter what the price of a product, the consumer

should buy what is on the label. Next week, the results of many more

food tests will be published. For the moment, there is still no clear

explanation of how horsemeat got into our food.

The Foreign Office says it's investigating reports that at least

one Briton was among a group of seven construction workers who've

been kidnapped in northern nigh jeer ya. The workers were taken by

gunmen who stormed a compound belonging to a Lebanese

construction company at Bauchi, 300 miles north-east of Abuja. For more

on this I'm joined by our Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding who's

in Johannesburg. What more do we know at this stage? The Foreign

Office say they're still investigating these reports that

one, possibly two, British nationals were among these

foreigners abducted. No group has claimed responsibility yet. Given

the location, northern Nigeria, and given the fact that a police

station was also targeted in the attack, this is likely to be the

work of an Islamist militant group, possibly bokya Haram. In the past

they've focused on local security forces, even churches. Particularly

after the war in Mali and the French intervention there, we're

seeing foreigners targeted in growing numbers. The British

Government says it does not pay ransoms. Some governments clearly

do. That money is fuelling this problem. Thank you.

Pope Benedict has made one of his last public appearances before he

steps down at the end of the month, because of poor health. Tens of

thousands of pilgrims cheered him when he blessed them from his

window overlooking St Peter's Square. He asked them to continue

praying for him and for the next Pope. Allan Little reports from

Rome. For Romans he's not only the leader

of the universal church, he's also their local bishop. He says the

prayer here every Sunday. It is routine. But this Sunday is far

from routine. CHEERING

They came in their tens of thousands. They chanted his name.

They greeted this quiet, unshowy man with a noisy, exuberant warmth.

Pope Benedict has never been emotionally demon strative, but

these are his last days and they are emotionally loaded. His failing

strength is evident now in his voice. Thank you for the prayers

and support you have shown me in these days. May God bless all of

you. There hasn't been a moment quite like this at any time in the

modern era because the faithful have turned up knowing that they're

looking at Pope for one of the last time and that in less than two

weeks, he will disappear from public view from the rest of his

life. In his words - hidden from the world by necessity. He retreats

now from Pontificate vexed from the start by crisis not least over

paedophile priests. He no longer has the strength to confront. It it

is a moment of striking poinyapbsy. Now a British teenager, lost in the

Australian outback for three days, says he believes he was on his last

legs when he was rescued. Samuel Woodhead disappeared on Tuesday

after going out joging from a cattle station in Queen's land. He

was found when the helicopter spotted his bright shorts. Our

correspondent Nick Bryant reports from Sydney. Lost in the outback

for three days, but now reunited with his family. Samuel Woodhead,

the 18-year-old Londoner who managed to stay alive in near 40

degree temperatures by drinking his own urine and taking tiny sips of

contact lens solution that he happened to find in his rucksack.

feel very fortunate to be, to still be alive and to be standing here.

I'm really grateful for the guys that helped out and the team.

gone missing in some of the Australia's harshest terrain, the

Queensland outback. After setting out for a late afternoon jog from

the remote farm where he was working, 80 miles from the town of

Longreach. He was found only three miles away but was completely

disoriented in the featureless scrub land. He was rescued by

helicopter about 72 hours later. The the pilot was about to head off

when he spotted rugby shorts that Sam had used to make an SOS sign.

He was in a clearing waving his arms. He was quite easy to spot

when we flew over him. His mother heard the happy news in mid-air as

she flew to Australia. My prayers were answered as far as I was

concerned. Sam's in Australia on a gap years and plans to pursue a

career in the armed forces. He believes -- believes the training

he already received at Sandhurst helped keep him alive.

Sport now and for a full round up we go to the BBC sports centre.

Good evening. Chelsea, Manchester City and Wigan, all avoided the

embarrassment endured by some of the Premier League's other clubs

during this FA Cup by making sure they progressed to the next round

of the competition. Manchester City and Wigan claimed their places in

the quarter finals with ease. A lovely day for a neighbourly

reunion, Chelsea and Brentford hadn't met in more than half a

century. Now they've met twice in a month. The holders could have done

without this date in the diary. It took until the second half to break

down the Bee's barricade. Mata the down the Bee's barricade. Mata the

man to do it. Where he went others followed. The show was handed over

to the old guard - Lahm always brings Chelsea cheer. The --

Lampard always brings Chelsea cheer. Terry made it four. A much needed

bright spot for the blues who move on to round five.

Everyone else was there already of course. Manchester City were fast

headed towards the quarter finals against Leeds. It took just five

minutes for Tore to give them the lead. In spells City were

untouchable. This slight contact resulted in a penalty. The striker

was to the fore again after the break inspiring the move which

brought a third goal, scored by Tevez. Then going back to his role

as master finisher. He's anything but an embarrassing dad. At

Huddersfield the scene was set for an upset. A bobbly pitch and

inconsistent opposition, but Wigan Then Mcmanaman was in again. But

the finish left for Kone. The halftime break didn't disrupt them.

They were controlled and then brilliant. The championship side

got one back. This was a day when Premier League class saw off the

challengers. The draw for the quarter finals of

the FA Cup has just been made. Here The only Premier League game of the

weekend saw Liverpool beat Swansea 5-0 to leapfrog over them and move

to seventh in the table. England have lost the first match

in the one-day series against New Zealand after an heroic return to

the field by an injured Martin Guptill. There was a target of 259.

James Anderson struck in the first over. That puts him above Sir Ian

Botham in the all-time wicket takers list. New Zealand struggled

until Gupta hobbled back onto the field and hit the winning runs.

Australia are the women's Cricket World Cup champions after beating

West Indies by 114 runs in the final in Mumbai. Australia set West

Indies a target of 260 but bowled them out for just 145 to claim