11/05/2013 BBC Weekend News


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Good evening. Millions of people have been voting

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in Pakistan's general election, despite a series of bomb attacks by

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the Taliban. At least 17 people have been killed today, bringing the

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total number of those who 've died in the whole campaign to around 130.

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It's the first time in the country's history that an elected civilian

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Government will be followed by another. Our correspondent, Orla

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Gearin, is in Islamabad for us tonight.

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Orla. Well, the count is under way now

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after a landmark election. There was less violence than many had feared.

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In one sense, democracy was the winner, but hue map right rights

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campaigners insist the election was anything but free and fair because

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of the killings and intimidation by the Taliban in the run-up to polling

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day -- human. Our report contains flash photography.

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A violent start to a historic day. Survivors rushed to hospital in

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Karachi after a bomb targeting a secular candidate. He survived but a

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young child is among the dead. The Taliban have been attacking the

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three main Liberal Parties throughout the campaign.

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They've been trying to scare away the voters. But this was the

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response. Long queues and a spirit of quiet defiance.

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The front runner, Nawaz Sharif, looking confident before casting his

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vote. The opposition leader has already been Prime Minister twice,

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but he's in a tight race. His main rival, Imran Khan, was last

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seen addressing supporters on Thursday from a hospital bed. His

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recent fall could boost his support, but he's not expected to win.

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At this polling station, it was hard to find anyone not voting for Imran

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Khan. The former cricket star has energised the youth. It's very

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exciting. It's my first time. Right now, I think it's exciting because

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the vote matters a lot. Everyone is looking for change. Everyone is

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tired for the old parties coming back again and again. This polling

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station has busy since early this morning. There is a steady stream of

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people coming to vote. They are making history here today for the

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first time in Pakistan. A democratic Government has completed a full term

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and its successor is being chosen at the ballot box.

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There are complaints about alleged irregularities, mainly in southern

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Pakistan. This amateur video, posted online, appears to show braze brazen

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ballot stuffing. We can't independently verify its

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authenticity, but the message seems clear.

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Overall, voting seems to have gone smoothly in Pakistan's most

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unpredictable election. The west is watching closely, stability here is

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crucial for the region. Finance Ministers from the world's

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seven leading economies have agreed there needs to be collective action

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to target tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance.

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Speaking at the end of a two-day meeting in Buckinghamshire, the

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Chancellor, George Osborne, said it was incredibly important that

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international tax rules were fit for a modern economy. Our business

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correspondent, Joe Lynam, is at the meeting. What kind of action

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concerning tax avoidance and evasion can we expect?

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Well, they've agreed to step up information-sharing. Britain's

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already in a pilot scheme with the States, Germany, Italy, France and

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Spain and whereby if the tax authorities there suspect aggressive

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tax avoidance by one or two companies, they can swap data with

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each other and clamp down even on that company. They've agreed to step

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up that with the goal of having a global deal, a global tax framework

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which would prevent this happening in future. Britain can't act alone

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though, it can't just clamp down on one company and hope that will work.

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It needs a deal at a super national level, G7, G8 or G20, as the

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Chancellor alluded to today. We all agreed on collective action to

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tackle tax avoidance and evasion. This is a key priority for David

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Cameron and myself and we are absolutely determined to make

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progress this year with the British presidencies of the G7 and the G8.

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Tax is a fiendishly complex business. There are thousands of

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bilateral deals. This is where the OECD comes in, the global think

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tamp. They oversee a lot of the tax rules. They are presenting findings

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next month in Fermanagh at the G 8, but crucially at the G20 in St

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Petersburg. Thanks, Joe.

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Officials in Turkey say up to 40 people have been killed and more

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than 100 woupeded in two car bombings near the border with Syria.

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The blasts happened in the town of Reyhanli with many refugees from

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Syria fled. The Turkish Prime Minister said it could be related to

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the conflict across the border or to Turkey's peace process with the

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Kurds. Here, doctors are calling for those

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who work unpaid caring for relatives a t home to be screened more

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regularly for depression. The Royal College of GPs says

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careers save the country billions of pounds a year, but around 40%

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experience mental health problems. Danny savage reports.

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It's estimated that there are seven million people in the UK who provide

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unpaid care for a sick or disabled adult or child at home. .

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More than 2. 5 million are thought to be at risk of depression or

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stress as a result of their caring role.

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Careers should now be routinely screened for signs of depression, by

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being asked about their mood and mental well-being.

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Glen cares toer his wife Lisa who uses a wheelchair and has been in

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and out of hospital for months. He ended up off work with depression

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because of the responsibility. It wasn't something I really knew

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about until it hit me because you concentrate so much on the other

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person that you think, I'll be all right, I'll be all right. I suppose

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it's a stereotypical view that you should get through it and you

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shouldn't concentrate on yourself. To make life easier for those

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looking after others, doctors are being asked by the Royal College of

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GPs to allocate appointments and vaccinations at convenient times for

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careers and create a careers champion in all GP surgeries.

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Careers are the hidden heroes of the NHS, of social care and we cannot

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take that fror granted. It's important not only that GPs do their

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best for careers, but the Government and the state does as much as

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possible to support careers. Ministers admit that far too many

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careers can suffer from depression, but insist their care bill will

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improve knowledge about the support available.

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Now, in a significant boost for the British film industry, the latest

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instalment of the Star Wars franchise will be made here in the

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Producers have confirmed the seventh episode of the series will be shot

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in British studios next year. Our entertainment correspondent,

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Lizo Mzimba, has more. The sudden noo us that Star Wars was

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coming back caused an explosion of ecstasy from fans.

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-- news. Members of the original cast look to be returning. And

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that's not the only important element from the film's past being

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restored, with Lucasfilm confirming Star Wars episode VII will be shot

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here. It's been a successful few years for the industry, with Skyfall

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being one film made here at Pinewood. There is another welcome

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boost, not just for the industry but for fans who 'll be delighted about

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the announcement. That's because the expertise of British film crews is

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regarded as being a significant factor in the success of the

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original trilogy, all three of which were made here.

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One of the series' stars says he's not surprised. I think Britain has

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many of the Best Actors in the world, thank you very much, but also

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it has great film technicians here, you know, George Lucas himself has

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said the British crews are amongst the best in the world and I think

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that is good reason enough for films to come here.

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Uerks I'll give it a try... No.The famous anything is possible attitude

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of UK film workers on top of lucrative financial incentives has

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convinced Disney that once again the force is definitely with British

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film making. Sport now and the FA Cup final is

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well under way at Wembley with Manchester City battling it out

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against first-time finalists Wigan Athletic in front of a sell out

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crowd. The underdogs Wigan held their own in the goalless first half

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with their keeper making several impressive saves.

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Aguero came close for City after the break, but with only a few monies

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left, the score remains 0-0 and so it may be going to extra time.

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Celtic have been presented with the Scottish Premier League trophy after

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their final home game of the season against St Johnston. Neil Lennon's

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side retained the title last month and they played like champions

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