12/10/2013

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:00:23. > :00:26.Good afternoon. The Prime Minister of Malta has warned that the

:00:26. > :00:29.Mediterranean is becoming a cemetery for migrants, following the deaths

:00:29. > :00:32.of at least 30 more people who drowned when their boat capsized

:00:32. > :00:35.yesterday. Joseph Muscat said southern European countries felt

:00:35. > :00:39.abandoned and urged the EU to take action. The latest tragedy took

:00:39. > :00:42.place 70 miles off Lampedusa, the Italian island where 300 migrants

:00:42. > :00:50.drowned last week. From there, Matthew Price reports.

:00:51. > :00:58.The survivors said they had been in the water for an hour before their

:00:58. > :01:04.rescuers arrived. Imagine the panic, all alone at sea, as they tried to

:01:04. > :01:11.stay alive. Tried to rescue their children. Aboard this vessel it was

:01:11. > :01:16.mainly Palestinians, and Syrians. Some had phoned ahead to friends

:01:16. > :01:21.already in Italy to say they were on their way. By night, those who

:01:21. > :01:27.survived were being taken to safety, to hospitals in Italy and Malta and

:01:27. > :01:31.a few here to the dockside in Lampedusa. Among them, a young

:01:31. > :01:38.couple clutching their baby. Brought here by Italian boat, after

:01:38. > :01:44.suffering an unbearable loss. As the sun came up, we learned they had had

:01:44. > :01:47.to choose which of their children to save. The father and the mother were

:01:47. > :01:51.able to save the daughter, the save. The father and the mother were

:01:51. > :01:59.nine-month-old daughter, but they were not able to save the son that

:01:59. > :02:04.was in front of them. They left him there. They were in this state for

:02:04. > :02:08.one hour in the water before being rescued. No wonder there were calls

:02:08. > :02:15.from some for urgent action to address the problem. We are just

:02:15. > :02:21.building a cemetery been our Mediterranean Sea. We feel abandoned

:02:21. > :02:27.regarding Europe's frontier. Yes, we have patrols, we act as rescuers,

:02:27. > :02:31.but we feel on our own. Some argue that the solution is to start more

:02:31. > :02:36.legal means of migration to Europe, to open up official channels to

:02:36. > :02:39.allow people to escape war and poverty safely. And yet that doesn't

:02:39. > :02:44.fit in with the political debate in many European countries where the

:02:44. > :02:50.instinct right now is to tighten immigration laws, not loosen them.

:02:50. > :02:56.Today a sorry procession of lorries, each filled with coffins arrived at

:02:56. > :03:00.the port here. The dead from last week's sinking, more than 300. There

:03:00. > :03:04.the port here. The dead from last was no ceremony as they loaded them

:03:04. > :03:16.on to a boat to take them to the mainland. This is the human cost of

:03:16. > :03:19.this great migration. Labour has joined the Government in

:03:19. > :03:21.urging newspapers to accept the latest proposals for press

:03:21. > :03:24.regulation, put forward by the three main political parties. The party's

:03:24. > :03:27.deputy leader, Harriet Harman said the industry had nothing to fear

:03:27. > :03:31.from the proposed Royal Charter and it would be very regrettable if they

:03:31. > :03:38.tried to challenge it in the courts. Our political correspondent Carole

:03:38. > :03:42.Walker reports. The three party leaders have reached

:03:42. > :03:45.a rare agreement on press regulations backed by a Royal

:03:45. > :03:50.Charter. But the newspapers have made it clear they'll reject their

:03:50. > :03:53.plan. So what next? Should the politicians impose new rules? I

:03:53. > :03:57.don't think that the Government wants to impose direct regulation

:03:57. > :04:02.and neither do any of the political parties or parliament. Actually we

:04:02. > :04:05.want the press to set up a system. The trunl of -- trouble of what's

:04:06. > :04:09.happened in the past they've always said we will mend our ways, set up a

:04:09. > :04:15.tough new independent system and after it slipped back. The

:04:15. > :04:20.politicians have already made some changes, allowing editors to help

:04:20. > :04:25.draw up a new Code of Conduct, charge ago fee for arbitration and

:04:25. > :04:28.requiring a two-thirds majority in parliament to change rules. But the

:04:28. > :04:32.newspapers have their own charter, already rejected by senior

:04:32. > :04:36.parliamentarians. It says there should be no political influence

:04:36. > :04:40.with parliament prevented from making changes. And newspaper

:04:40. > :04:45.editors should have a bigger role in overseeing the new regulator. I

:04:45. > :04:49.don't believe there's any chance whatsoever that this politicians'

:04:49. > :04:54.Royal Charter will be backed by the press, because it's from politicians

:04:54. > :04:59.and politicians should have no say whatsoever in the running of a free

:04:59. > :05:03.press. That's not democracy. Today the editor of the Daily Mail said

:05:03. > :05:08.the recent row between his paper and the Labour leader Ed Miliband showed

:05:08. > :05:12.why parliament should keep out of press regulation. The differences

:05:12. > :05:16.between the papers and the party leaders are small in practical

:05:16. > :05:20.terms, and both sides say they want to protect the freedom of the press.

:05:20. > :05:25.But the newspapers fear that important principle would be

:05:25. > :05:29.undermined if parliament has a say in how they're regulated. Many

:05:29. > :05:33.Conservative MPs share that concern and warn any system drawn up without

:05:33. > :05:38.the agreement of the newspapers will lead to legal battles and more

:05:38. > :05:47.acrimonious rows between press and politicians in future.

:05:47. > :05:51.A funeral service has been held for a mother and three children who died

:05:51. > :05:54.in a suspected arson attack in Leicester a month ago. Hundreds of

:05:54. > :05:57.mourners, led by her husband, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, turned

:05:57. > :06:00.out in Dublin, as Shehnila, and their children - Zainab, Bilal, and

:06:00. > :06:10.Jamil - were laid to rest. Eight people have been charged in

:06:10. > :06:13.connection with the deaths. Over half a million people have been

:06:13. > :06:16.forced to evacuate their homes in India as a massive cyclone has

:06:16. > :06:18.reached the country's eastern coastline. The cyclone is sweeping

:06:19. > :06:21.in across the Bay of Bengal to strike the states of Orissa and

:06:21. > :06:24.Andhra Pradesh. Our correspondent Sanjoy Majumder is in the town of

:06:24. > :06:28.Berhampur, not far from where the cyclone is due to make landfall.

:06:28. > :06:34.It's the biggest cyclone India has seen in years. The entire coast

:06:34. > :06:40.lashed with heavy rain and strong winds. Fishermen struggling to save

:06:40. > :06:46.lashed with heavy rain and strong their boats. As it approached the

:06:46. > :06:51.coast emptied out. Many people have been moved to temporary shelters in

:06:51. > :06:57.one of the largest evacuations in India's history. Among them these

:06:57. > :07:04.children, cold and miserable after their ordeal. These are the lucky

:07:04. > :07:07.ones who have managed to get away. But they're worried about what

:07:07. > :07:13.they've left behind. TRANSLATION: I have come to take

:07:13. > :07:17.shelter to save myself from the cyclone. My son has to stay with his

:07:17. > :07:21.wife because of cattle and our belongings but I don't know if

:07:21. > :07:26.they're safe. I have come with my family to save us from the cyclone.

:07:26. > :07:31.Our house is destroyed. The Navy and air force are on stand-by, ready to

:07:31. > :07:39.swing into action. Emergency rations and supplies are being readied for

:07:39. > :07:46.the thousands who might be stranded or homeless. It is the biggest

:07:46. > :07:53.deployment for a single disaster, so far, about 2,300 people and

:07:53. > :07:58.personnel, including medical first responders and other technical

:07:58. > :08:03.people with heavy equipment to deal with search and rescue. Already the

:08:03. > :08:09.impact of the cyclone has been felt in some areas. This temple is

:08:09. > :08:13.submerged in flood waters. But with the storm expected to last several

:08:13. > :08:24.hours, it will be a while before the damage can be assessed.

:08:24. > :08:29.More than 100,000 people have lined the streets of Vietnam's capital

:08:29. > :08:39.Hanoi to pay their respects to the general who helped win victory in

:08:39. > :08:44.the Vietnam War. General Von Gwin Zap led troops who defeated the

:08:44. > :08:47.French administration in 1954 and played a pivotal role in driving the

:08:47. > :08:56.French administration in 1954 and Americans out of his country.

:08:56. > :09:00.Sport now, and in Formula One Red Bull will start the Japanese Grand

:09:00. > :09:02.Prix on pole but this time it's not Sebastian Vettel, but his team-mate

:09:02. > :09:06.Mark Webber. The Australian, who will quit the sport at the end of

:09:06. > :09:09.the season, set the fastest lap at Suzuka to claim his first pole of

:09:09. > :09:11.the year. But Vettel, who was second quickest, could yet clinch his

:09:11. > :09:14.fourth straight World championship title if he wins tomorrow. Lewis

:09:14. > :09:16.Hamilton will start third. Despite fears for its future, Rugby

:09:16. > :09:20.Union's top European club competition - the Heineken Cup - is

:09:20. > :09:23.under way this weekend and it's Edinburgh who have caused an early

:09:23. > :09:26.shock. This try from Scotland winger Tim Visser helped them upset Munster

:09:26. > :09:28.at Murrayfield, 29 points to 23. Elsewhere Welsh side Scarlets are

:09:28. > :09:43.beating Harlequins and Northampton are losing to Castre.

:09:43. > :09:43.That's it. I will be back on BBC1 at 10.15pm. Now we join the news teams