26/04/2014 BBC Weekend News


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Five Britons serving in Afghanistan have been killed after their

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helicopter crashed in the south of the country. The helicopter crashed

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near a busy airbase during what officials say it was a military

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exercise, denying claims the Taliban shot it down. Russia faces new

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economic sanctions over Ukraine as it is accused of further fuelling

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tension in the east of the country. And a hero's welcome for Ryan Giggs

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at Old Trafford in his stand-in role as Manchester United manager.

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troops that remain are packing up equipment. Helicopters are a way of

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moving equipment and people across the hostile environment of the

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South. Lynx helicopters have been used throughout Britain's

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intervention in Afghanistan and have a very good safety record. This is

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the first helicopter crash since the war began in 2001. Investigators say

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the crash was not due to enemy fire, but the Taliban quickly claimed they

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had shot it down. A statement from the international force said it was

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still in the process of reviewing the circumstances to determine more

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facts. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends

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affected by this tragic event. I would imagine the initial

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investigation will report very quickly because the Lynx helicopter

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is ubiquitous to the Army and the Royal Navy of the back of its

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frigates and destroyers and it is so important to the role that is being

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carried out in Afghanistan. Far smaller than at the Merlin and

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Chinook helicopters, the Lynx has been the workhorse of the war. They

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can be lightly armed, but more often carry supplies or a very senior

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personnel across areas where road to travel is too dangerous.

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This is the largest, single British loss of life in Afghanistan since

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the crash of a Nimrod killed 14 in 2006. But these deaths are a

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reminder that although combat operations are winding down, there

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are thousands of British troops still in active service in

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Afghanistan. Where the accident happened was

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close to a steep hillside and tonight after recovering the bodies,

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investigators are going through the wreckage to find out exactly how the

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Lynx helicopter crashed. Let's turn to our defence

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correspondent Caroline Wyatt who is at the Ministry of Defence. What are

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they saying tonight? At this stage very little. They say clearly this

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was a UK helicopter. They have not yet confirmed it is a Lynx, but this

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is what we understand from all other sources and it is the first time a

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Lynx helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan. They have been used

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mostly to take personnel from place to place. There is some speculation

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that they could have been taking special forces because of where it

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came down, but the MoD will not comment. They have given a number

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for concerned relatives to call. I think we can put that number up on

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screen. It was technical problems that caused the crash and not as the

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Taliban have claimed enemy action that brought it down. But clearly a

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real sense of shock and numbness of this happening so late on in the

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campaign. This was the third, single biggest loss of life after the

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Nimrod crash and the six soldiers killed in the Warrior vehicle in

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2012. There will be investigations to find out how it happened and next

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of kin are being informed. The leaders of the G-7 group of

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industrialised countries said they will impose further sanctions on

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Russia over its role in the crisis in Ukraine. The White House says

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measures could be introduced as early as Monday. A team has been

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sent to eastern Ukraine to try to secure the release of a team of

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observers detained by pro-Russian separatists.

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For the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine Sloviansk remains

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their stronghold. They have taken full control and they have taken

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hostages. These ID cards and nametags allegedly belonged to a

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group of military observers. They were taken hostage yesterday near

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Sloviansk. It was Russian television that was allowed to film this. The

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self-proclaimed peoples Mayor of Sloviansk said he believed the

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military observers were spies. Ukrainian security forces are trying

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to seal of Sloviansk. They call it an anti-terrorist operation. They

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fear the hostages will be used as human shields, but Russia has said

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it will try to secure their release. In the neighbouring town we found

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pro-Russian groups in control there as well. They are heavily armed, but

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they say it is people power. The people say they are not terrorists

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and they want their part of Ukraine to become independent and if he

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ever's counterterrorist operation reaches their town, they will be

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counting on Russia to protect them. From wedding bells straight to the

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barricades. Despite all the violence and a threat of war, some people

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here are still hoping for a better future.

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Tim Farron, president of the Liberal Democrats, says members of his party

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need to answer serious questions about what they knew of the alleged

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sexual abuse by the late Cyril Smith. Police are investigating

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claims that the former MP for Rochdale, who died four years ago,

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abused boys at care homes and hostels in the town. Our political

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correspondent Louise Stewart reports.

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Do you want a man to represent you or a party robot? Famously

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outspoken, Sir Cyril Smith was a prominent political figure with both

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Labour and the Liberals. He was the MP and Mayor in Rochdale for 20

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years, but for decades there were allegations he sexually abused boys

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at homes and hostels in the town. He died in 2010, but two years ago new

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claims emerged he had abused boys on the premises of Knowl View School.

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Nick Clegg has rejected calls for the party to investigate.

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The most important inquiry of all, because they are the only people who

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can get to the bottom of this, either police. But the Liberal party

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Democrat says there are serious questions to be answered. The party

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absolutely, as must the Labour Party also because Cyril Smith also belong

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to them when these allegations are said to have taken place, need to

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answer serious questions as to who knew what and when. The current MP

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for Rochdale has written to Nick Clegg calling for an independent

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review within the Liberal Democrats. They need to come back with an

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internal inquiry, independently chaired, that gets to the bottom of

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why they managed to cover it up for so long in their party. Cyril Smith

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was never charged with any offence, but there is growing criticism of

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the way the Liberal Democrats are handling the allegations. Lord steel

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has admitted he had been informed that Cyril Smith was being

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investigated for child abuse. He has said he will cooperate with any

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police inquiry. Manchester United are playing their

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first game since David Moyes was sacked and Ryan Giggs took over as

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interim manager. They are playing Norwich City at Old Trafford amid

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speculation that the club's new permanent manager may already have

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been approached. David is there for us.

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It has been a fairly wretched season by Manchester united's standards and

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that culminated in the sacking of David Moyes. Up stepped Ryan Giggs

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as interim manager and that has lifted the spirits of the fans. I

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think he will take us all the way. He will bring back the feel-good

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factor. You want somebody who has already got the T-shirt and has won

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a cup medal. Ryan Giggs walked down the touchline took a huge ovation,

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quite impressive scenes. He wanted his team to make a fast start. He

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made six changes, that fast starters did not come, but eventually the

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breakthrough arrived with Wayne Rooney scoring a goal just before

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half-time. Shortly after he scored another goal. We have just heard a

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loud roar and it might be three. The search continues for the permanent

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manager with Louis van Gaal said to be the favourite. For today at least

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it has belonged to Ryan Giggs. Much more on the BBC News channel

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