19/03/2016 BBC Weekend News

The Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb is appointed Work and Pensions

Secretary after Iain Duncan Smith's shock resignation last night.

Mr Duncan Smith resigned in protest over cuts to disability benefits -

today, the PM reminded him they'd been agreed together.

A suicide bomber has killed five and injured more than thirty people

in Istanbul - the fourth such attack on Turkey this year.

The prime suspect arrested yesterday said that he plans to blow himself

up but changed his mind. And in the six Nations England beat France to

secure their first Grand Slam in 13 years.

The Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has been appointed

Work and Pensions Secretary - after Iain Duncan Smith's shock

Mr Duncan Smith resigned in protest at plans to cut disability benefits

But today - in a letter to the former Secretary -

the Prime Minister stressed the decisions had been taken

collectively - and admitted he was puzzled and disappointed

Here's our Political Correspondent Vicki Young.

Cheering a wage rise for low-paid workers,

this was a passionate Iain Duncan Smith a year ago.

A rare moment when he and the Chancellor were in agreement.

But 12 months on, plans to cut benefits for the disabled

In a letter to the Prime Minister he launched a blistering attack,

calling the proposals "a compromise too far".

The Prime Minister replied that he was "puzzled

and disappointed" by the decision, a view shared by other colleagues.

The Budget proposals were endorsed by the whole Cabinet on Wednesday

morning before the Chancellor presented them to Parliament.

He was obviously part of that process.

These proposals came from his department,

but it has now been acknowledged that they need more time

The new man in charge of welfare changes is former

Brought up on a council estate by a single mother,

the Government hopes Labour will find it hard to accuse this

minister of not understanding what it's like to be on benefits.

I was very sad to see Iain resign in the circumstances

in which he did, but there it is real strong unity in the heart

of this government in terms of continuing our important mission

We know we have got to carry on making good decisions,

strong decisions, to get this country back to a situation

But Mr Osborne's decisions are coming in for increasing

criticism from his own side, offering tax cuts for the better off

at the same time as reducing benefits for the disabled has

Of course these things weaken the Government and the Treasury

and they weaken the impetus towards getting the deficit to balance.

It's a necessary thing, absolutely necessary,

it has got to be done in a way that reflects and recognises

the interests of the people who, as it were, are at the bottom

The personal animosity between George Osborne

and Iain Duncan Smith has exploded into the open in the most dramatic

way, Mr Duncan Smith has attacked the Chancellor's core economic

message, accusing him of trying to balance the books with little

That could have a very negative impact on party unity and on any

leadership ambitions that Mr Osborne might have.

But some ministers believe the real reason behind Iain Duncan Smith's

resignation is his desire to leave the European Union.

And by walking out now, he can cause maximum damage

to the Prime Minister and Chancellor who are leading

Iain Duncan Smith had the task of reforming Britain's welfare

system during his six years as Work and Pensions Secretary.

But his reforms frequently came into conflict with George Osborne -

Our Political Correspondent, Alex Forsyth, has more.

Balancing the needs of society's most vulnerable with a welfare bill

that some people think is too generous is a challenge. The

government says to control finances it will have to cut the cost of

benefits for working age people by ?16 billion by 2020. Some argue that

it makes reform tough. The Treasury has been trying... Not just cutting

but using an meat axe on the budget. It is very difficult as we found

under the last Blair government to reform welfare. Even when you are

increasing the budget let alone cutting it. Welfare reform is what

has driven Iain Duncan Smith ever since a visit to this Glasgow estate

14 years ago. I'm sorry about that. It is something we take a real

interest in. His flagship policy Universal Credit rolled six benefits

into one, aimed at making work pay more than welfare but it was beset

by delays and spiralling costs. Another change planned by the

government, tax credit cuts was scrapped in the face of opposition

and now reductions in personal independence payments for the

disabled have been postponed which could leave a hole in the Treasury

budget. The difficulty has been trying to radically overhaul a

system that is a Port Melon aims of people at the same time as

eliminating the deficit, that now remains the challenge for a

Chancellor committed to a budget surplus, particularly when welfare

spending is the government's biggest bill. Out of all spending in the

last financial year more than a third went on welfare, ?258 billion.

Out of that 42% went to pensions which are protected from cuts. For

some it is time to revisit the generational divide. You can reform

welfare and protect pensioners if that is what you choose, I don't

think that is the right answer. You cannot protect pensioners and take

billions of pounds out of the system, that is not possible.

Renewed debate about who should benefit and who should pay, and the

government says it will protect the most vulnerable but also balance the

books. We can now join Alex in Downing Street. The new Work and

Pensions Secretary was speedily appointed but how much fallout will

there be from the resignation? The fact that a senior government figure

has resigned citing policy differences will be troubling

enough. It's the way that Iain Duncan Smith has done this, citing

the government's core message, questioning the fact that we are all

in this together, lending ammunition to its critics. That has caused the

real damage and tonight some people are saying Iain Duncan Smith has

always been too evangelical in pushing through his own reforms on

welfare. Others say that this is much more about the EU referendum.

Whatever you think of the reasons behind his resignation, what it has

done is laid bare the depth of ideological division at the very

heart of government. And the personal animosity between Iain

Duncan Smith and the Chancellor in questioning his economic decisions,

he has damaged any leadership ambitions George Osborne may have

had. There is a question of party unity and this will undoubtedly

heightened tensions in the debate over the European Union referendum.

Thank you. Iain Duncan Smith will be giving his first interview since his

resignation on The Andrew Marr Show tomorrow morning.

Five people have been killed and more than 30 injured

in a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul.

It exploded in a busy shopping street and many

It's the fourth suicide bombing in Turkey this year.

From Istanbul Daniel Boettcher sent this report.

Saturday morning on Istanbul's most popular shopping street.

Seconds after these images there is an explosion.

There were fears this city could be a target.

Terrified residents running from the scene.

And ambulances arriving to care for the casualties.

Among those injured, at least 12 foreign nationals.

This shopkeeper heard the explosion, he said he knew

Another told me, people were expecting this,

there had been rumours of an imminent attack.

Police have sealed off the entire area, armed officers

These scenes are becoming all too familiar in Turkey.

This attack struck at the very heart of Istanbul.

The authorities here have been unable to put a stop to these

suicide bombings and Turkey is under threat on several different fronts.

Kurdish militants linked to the PKK said they carried out two car bomb

attacks in Ankara in less than a month in which more

And so-called Islamic State were blamed for suicide bombings

in the capital last October, and in Istanbul earlier this year.

It isn't clear who was behind today's attack.

As investigations continue, streets that would normally be

Many here are wondering where this will end.

One of the main suspects in the Paris attacks,

Salah Abdeslam, has told investigators that he intended

to blow himself up at the Stade de France during the attacks,

He's been formally charged with terrorist offences

following his arrest in Brussels yesterday -

From there, Ben Wright sent this report.

Shot in the leg during his capture, this morning Salah Abdeslam

was transferred from hospital to here, police headquarters,

Mr Abdeslam spoke to his lawyer for about ten minutes.

I can tell you that he's collaborating with the Belgian

justice and we will refuse the extradition to France, OK?

France has issued a European Arrest Warrant, a process Abdeslam plans

to fight, and later in the day first details of what he had

TRANSLATION: Salah Abdeslam today told Belgian investigators

that he planned to blow himself up at the Stade de France,

However, we need to take these first statements from him with caution.

Yesterday, Salah Abdeslam lost his hiding place,

dragged out by police after a massive manhunt.

This morning, windows smashed in the raid were crudely boarded-up.

The mood in Molenbeek, edgy, disbelieving.

"I couldn't sleep all night," this neighbour said.

"The idea of Europe's most-wanted man right next to me

A local imam told me he was very happy Abdeslam had been caught.

"These people are parasites," he said.

It is extraordinary that Salah Abdeslam was found right

In the days after the Paris attacks police raided a house just

The family home is a five-minute walk from here.

Of course, he was eventually caught in the building just there.

The questions now, how long was he here, who was protecting him,

and what, if anything, is he going to reveal to police?

Others here did not want to talk, and there is a sense that Molenbeek

has not yet given up all its secrets.

Two black box flight recorders from a passenger plane that crashed

in Southern Russia this morning have been found.

The Boeing 737 from Dubai circled Rostov-on-Don airport

for two hours before crashing short of the runway.

Local officials say near hurricane-strength winds appear

to have been responsible, although the airline says it's too

Work to recover the bodies of three missing men from the rubble

The men were preparing the site for demolition when part

Their families have criticised authorities for being too slow

to respond, but the Health and Safety Executive says retrieving

Prince Harry has paid his respects to those who were killed

in the Nepal earthquakes last year at the start of a five-day trip

The prince will meet survivors of April and May's earthquakes

and Gurkhas who helped the rescue efforts.

After an amazing day of rugby here is lazy and the BBC Sport Centre.

England have won their first Six Nations grand slam for 13 years.

They completed a clean sweep in the tournament,

Our correspondent Katie Gornall was watching in Paris.

The destination of the six Nations title has already been decided, this

final stop in Paris is where England hoped to claim the ultimate prize.

Victory here at the Stade de France and this team's reinvention since

their World Cup failure would be complete. In the past England have

tended to fall at the final hurdle when chasing the Grand Slam but they

arrive in Paris with confidence, momentum, making them favourites to

beat France, and put a long era of frustration behind them. The New

England coach urged his team to seize the moment and after trading

penalties with France Danny Care did just that with a thrilling turn of

pace to give England liftoff. This is why he was picked to start for

England. Minutes later they raced further ahead, punching holes in the

French defence. Dan Cole over to score. The England forward pack left

its mark on the French. But the lead was soon down to a few points with

French penalties leaving the score 20-18 early in the second half.

Indiscipline from England piled on the pressure. Then Anthony Watson

was set free. Is that the tried to seal the Grand Slam? The final ten

minutes were still tense with a brutal crash seeing Dylan Hartley's

tournament ending on a stretcher but even without their captain when it

mattered most England held on. A victory that brings to an end 13

years of near misses and England will feel their investment in Eddie

Jones paid off. Wales finished runners-up

after their biggest points total They thrashed Italy 67-14

in Cardiff, George North scoring one of nine tries against

an injury-ravaged Italian side, There were plenty of tries in Dublin

as well, where last year's champions - Ireland - punished Scotland's

ill-discipline to beat them 35-25 Match Of The Day follows the news,

so if you don't want to hear Leicester City's title-winning

dreams are edging ever Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal

as they beat Crystal Palace to move eight points clear at

the top of the table. Elsewhere, there were wins

for Arsenal, Stoke, Swansea and Norwich - who've moved out

of the relegation zone. Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic

scraped a late win at Kilmarnock to open up a four-point lead over

Aberdeen, who lost at Motherwell. Lewis Hamilton will start on pole

position for the opening Grand Prix of the season in Australia. That's

the sport. Thank you very much. You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel. Hello again. There will only be slow

changes in the weather overnight with a few more breaks in the cloud

coming down from the North into central and southern Scotland later

and possibly Northern Ireland. A bit of frost in places but most will

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