21/09/2012 BBC News at One

The man accused of killing two police officers in Greater

Manchester has appeared in court. Dale Cregan is charged with

murdering PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone. He's also accused of

two other murders and four attempted murders.

There have been more violent clashes across the Muslim world in

protests about an anti-Islamic film made in the United States.

Still heavily in debt - Government borrowing last month hits an August

record. The security firm G4S is urged to

surrender more than �50 million of its Olympics fee.

End of a musical era - the last big British record label will be

swallowed up by Universal. Pupils in Lewisham are spearheading

a legal challenge to get their GCSE results changed.

Lazio fans could face action after alleged racist chants during the

Good afternoon. Welcome to the BBC News at One. The man accused of

murdering two police officers in Greater Manchester has made his

first court appearance before magistrates. 29-year-old Dale

Cregan is accused of murdering PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone in

a gun and grenade attack on Tuesday. He is accused of two other murders

and four attempted murders. Danny Savage is in Manchester.

The events here in Greater Manchester on Tuesday were truly

shocking. Two unarmed police officers attending what should have

been a routine call-out shot dead as they arrived at the scene. Since

then, that enquiry has moved on a pace and this morning it came here

to the centre of Manchester. Just before 8.00am, a police convoy

carrying Dale Cregan swept through the streets of Manchester and into

the city's Magistrates' Court. This was a high-security operation,

involving many armed officers. At 10.00am, Cregan, who only has one

eye, and who has now grown a beard, was brought into Court 16. There

were five armed officers in court as well. He spoke only once to

confirm his details before being told to sit as the charges were

read out. He's accused of murdering four people. In May, Mark Short was

shot dead in the Cotton Tree pub. Then his father, David, was killed.

Then on Tuesday, PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes were shot dead in

Mottram. There were no relatives of the dead officers in court this

morning. But members of Mark and David Short's family were in the

Public Gallery and Cregan kept glancing at them. At the scene of

the police shootings, forensic work continues. The flowers have been

moved to the top of Abbey Gardens where the two PCs died. A campaign

to cover shifts for colleagues to attend their funerals is also

gathering momentum. Shortly after today's brief court appearance,

Dale Cregan was taken away from the city centre magistrates. A few

minutes later, the convoy arrived at Strangeways Prison. This is

where the 29-year-old will stay until he appears at Manchester

Crown Court on Monday morning. So what's the latest on the wider

investigation here? Well, police have announced that they have

applied for extra time to question a 28-year-old man who was arrested

earlier this week on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The BBC

understands that man is called Stephen Garvey. He has been

questioned about the bogus burglary call that brought the police

officers to the scene of the killing. That is one of the strands

that he's being questioned about. They have until 9.15am tomorrow

morning to continue to question Stephen Garvey. There's also

momentum growing from police officers around the country that

are willing to come in and come up here to Greater Manchester to stand

in for officers so they can attend the funerals when they take place.

We have no dates for the funerals yet. We are still waiting to hear

about that. Obviously, many of the officers here will want to go to

those services. There's thousands of police officers from around the

UK that are volunteering their time. Greater Manchester Police are very

grateful for that but they are still waiting to work out the

logistics. One rail company is offering free travel to any

officers that covers any shift here. The Prime Minister is here in

Manchester at the moment. He may comment about events this week as

well. Thank you.

In fact, Danny mentioning the fact that the Prime Minister is there at

Greater Manchester Police Headquarters. In the last few

moments he has said a few words to journalists there.

Good afternoon. I wanted to come here to Manchester myself to pay my

own personal respects to the two officers, the women police officers,

who fell in the line of duty. The whole country has been profoundly

shocked by what has happened and it is right that we praise the work

that they did and remember all that they have done. It is also

important that the Government makes sure it is doing everything it can

to help the Greater Manchester Police force to tackle organised

crime and gang-related violence. The Prime Minister there at the

start of that visit to police headquarters.

There have been widespread protests across the Muslim world again today

against an American film which it is claimed insults the Prophet

Mohammed. In Peshawar, one man was killed when police tried to stop

protesters storming a cinema. It was billed as a day of love for

the Prophet Mohammed. The Pakistani government had called for peaceful

protests. But this was a cinema in the city of Peshawar, seats set

alight. Anger over the anti-Islam film produced in the US, turning

once again to violence. The Pakistani Prime Minister demanding

international laws against what he's called "this hate speech".

is an attack on all Muslims. Therefore this is something that is

unacceptable. From the US government now, an unusual move, an

ad on Pakistani TV to try to calm tensions. The United States has

been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to

denigrate the religious beliefs of others. This was the American

Embassy in Islamabad this morning. Police once again struggling to

contain protests. President Obama has said that outrage over the film

is being used as an excuse by extremists to target US interests.

An effigy of him was set on fire in north-eastern Pakistan. Western

embassies across the Muslim world have been reviewing their security

amid this turmoil. Here, Government borrowing last

month was the highest for any August on record, according to the

figures from the Office for National Statistics. The total was

because of lower tax receipts and higher benefit payments. The figure

also increases the likelihood that the Government won't achieve its

aim of wiping out the budget deficit by 2015.

It's the latest snapshot of the nation's finances. What's being

racked up on the Government's credit card. Nearly �14.4 billion

was borrowed in August. The Treasury is grappling with the

costs of recession, storing tax revenues. It argues this is down to

unexpected weakness in the eurozone. But Labour says there is no

positive news for the Chancellor and it is his policies which have

backfired by pushing the economy into recession. The figures are

very bleak. It shows the deficit is rising as a result of the

Government's economic plan failing and it is the worst figures for

August on record. This isn't what the Chancellor promised. Government

borrowing in the financial year so far was higher, �59 billion. That

compares to �49 billion over the same period last year. But

borrowing for the whole of last year was revised down to �119

billion, compared to the �125 billion previousliest mated.

Government has a dilemma here. It and try and meet its deficit

targets. That would entail more tax rises and spending cuts. It could

choose to relax those plans and stimulate the economy. It runs the

risk of markets reacting badly and interest rates rising. There was

high level support from the Bank of England no less for the idea of the

Chancellor going a bit easy on one of his key targets - reducing debt

as a percentage of the overall economy. If it is because the world

economy has grown slowly, so we in turn have grown slowly, then it

would be acceptable to be in that position, yes. But if the world

economy were to pick up, and we could grow quite quickly, it would

not be acceptable to miss it if we have no excuse for it. As always,

the health of the public purse will depend on the future path of the

economy and that remains highly uncertain.

The security firm which failed to hire enough security staff for the

London Olympics should surrender its �57 million management fee,

according to a committee of MPs. The Armed Forces had to step in at

the last minute when G4S said it couldn't meet its targets. The

company is arguing that the fee was used to pay wages and other costs

and wasn't a profit. The largest security company in the

world... In the past, G4S has been proud of its record, not least in

delivering major Government contracts and saving money as Is

Chief Executive made clear earlier in the year -- as its Chief

Executive made clear earlier in the year. We will hope to do better

over the next two or three years. At this summer's Olympics, it

failed to deliver. It could not provide the security guards it had

promised. The Chief Executive was hauled before the Home Affairs

Select Committee. It is a humiliating shambles, isn't it?

is not where we would want to be, that is certain. It is a

humiliating shambles for the company, "yes" or "no"? I cannot

disagree with you. In today's report, the Home Affairs Select

Committee said G4S should forego its management fee, the Government

should maintain a register of companies and the Armed Services

should be considered for security duties at the outset. G4S have got

to pay the costs of their failures. They recklessly boasted that they

could conduct two Games whereas in fact they could only do one.

Therefore, they should waive their management fee and pay the

compensation that people deserve. G4S has again apologised and taken

full responsibility. It says its management fee was not profit but

reflected the costs of running its training programme. The Army won

plaudits for the way it stepped in at the last minute to make good

G4S's failures, although leaning on it more in the future may not be

easy as it faces cuts. Its fatures at the Olympics have cost G4S �50

million with negotiations still ongoing. But the damage to its

reputation and ability to win future contracts may be harder to

measure. The man in charge of making sure

that Conservative MPs behave themselves has had to apologise

profusely for making what he called "disrespectful remarks to a police

officer in Downing Street". The Chief Whip admitted that he hadn't

treated the officers with the respect they deserve. Let's get

more from Gary O'Donogue. How much do we know about what happened

here? Well, there is a flat contradiction between the two

separate accounts - one in the Sun newspaper which has Andrew Mitchell

referring to these officers as "plebs and as morons" peppered with

a number of expletives as well and Mr Mitchell's account where he said

he didn't swear at the officers, but there was an argument over him

coming out of these gates, these famous gates on his bicycle on

Wednesday night, the officers wouldn't let him do it and asked

him to come out here. Now, nevertheless, he says he didn't

treat them with the respect they were due and he had a face to face

meeting with the Prime Minister and there was that apology and now an

apology to the actual officer on duty that night. There's been a lot

of criticism from within his own party. One Tory backbencher said it

was completely unacceptable and he was going to tell Mr Mitchell that

to his face next time he saw him. David Cameron has been asked about

Mr Mitchell's future and there wasn't any answer to that. We are

expecting for him to have some kind of meeting with Mr Mitchell later

on. It looks as if this isn't quite over yet. With Labour putting

pressure on Downing Street to release the details as to what did

happen, it looks like it won't go Our top story this lunchtime. Dale

Cregan, the man accused of murdering two police officers in

Greater Manchester, has made his first court appearance before

magistrates. And coming up on the programme, England begins the

defence of its world Twenty20 title with its first-ever match against

Afghanistan. Later on BBC London, calls for more

security for tenants as the cost of lettings in the capital reaches a

new high. And turning the key on some of the highlights of hidden

London for the Open House weekend. Join us at 1:30pm for that and more.

Nearly a quarter of people who have Alzheimer's disease try to hide it

because of the stigma attached to the condition. According to

research published to date to coincide with World Alzheimer's Day.

To mark that day here in the UK, a campaign has been launched a range

-- to raise awareness and help sufferers. John Maguire has been to

one care home in Bristol, where they're going back to the past to

help people with the condition. We are taking a trip down memory

lane Doreen and Joyce. For these ladies with dementia, the items

here trigger wriggle etched -- recollections of happy days gone by.

What have we got here, I wonder? English tripe. I remember that.

you? Were you a fan? What tripe? Eating it? Oh, yes. Really? Yes,

cooked in milk. I had a Honda 50. motorbike? Yes. The couple used to

put his hand it for me when I went through, yes. He let you through

specially? Yes. A nutter? Yes. I was. The family who run the care

home Sindh -- say the intention is not to attend any of this is real.

It is here to stimulate. We become aware of how important reminiscence

is and how effective it can be to Brighton someone's day. The real

problem with dementia is we fail to make new, short-term memories. That

is why it is easier to recall the past and more difficult to work in

the presence, so something like this, when you see a newspaper from

a past experience, a reminder of past experience, or red box, a

label, but is a good way to enter into some kind of conversation, to

remember the good times. I try to ignore the signs that it was

getting worse. Today sees the launch of a major campaign to

tackle the stigma of admitting when someone first has the condition and

increasing the rate of early diagnosis. And for those living

with dementia, on this 1950s street, fond memories are being rekindled

by long-lost memorabilia. What this replica 1950s village does provides

a direct physical link with happy memories from the past. Invaluable

for people who can struggle to cope with the present.

The leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, has set out

his terms for any electoral deal with the Conservatives. He has told

his party's annual conference in Birmingham that he will not

consider the idea unless he receives a cast-iron guarantee that

there will be a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.

The only way we would even consider a negotiation of any kind at all

would be first an absolute promise was made to give this country a

full, free and fair referendum so that we could decide whether we

remain members of the EU or not. That would have to be on the table

before we even considered any proposal. Let's get more from our

political correspondent, Robin Brant, who is at the conference in

Birmingham. Are we getting a sense of what sort of deal might be

talked about here, whether this is realistic? Yes, we got a picture of

what kind of negotiations may be between the Conservatives and UKIP

in two years' time but we are far from that at the moment, because

the view from Conservative HQ is clear. David Cameron has said there

will be no referendum in terms of one in out vote in terms of

Britain's future in the European Union under his watch and Nigel

Farage told his troops in Birmingham today that none of the

talk about this, none of the suggestions come are coming from

his side. The irony is he has come here to Birmingham to try to dispel

the perception that UKIP is a one- trick pony and a one-man band

organisation, so we will get talk about home affairs, crime, Justice,

energy from the platform but of course the reality is that the euro

crisis means that the future of the EU and the economy is a very big

issue at the problem is for Nigel Farage, the more that he says he

does not want to talk about a pact means that the issue itself goes

further down the ladder and what he wants to do is talk it up as much

as he can. So at the moment the deal is not on but things can

change considerably over the next few years.

Robin Brant. Army explosives experts were called to the centre

of Londonderry last night after two bombs were discovered close to city

council offices. There has been a series of attacks on property in

Derek recently blamed on dissident republicans. The latest devices

were said to be viable but have now been made safe.

Universal has been given the go- ahead to buy the EMI record label

but it will not be getting some of the company's biggest artists. The

European Commission has agreed the deal, was nearly $2 billion, but

only if EMI sells some of its best known labels including Parlophone,

which is home to Coldplay, Pink Floyd Kylie Minogue. Here is our

arts correspondent, David Sillito. EMI, the record company behind

Kylie Minogue. It was the label that fell out with the Sex Pistols

and it used to be the heart of the British music industry. No longer.

The French-owned firm Universal has been given the go-ahead to take it

over. In a statement it said today, today's approval brings to an end

to an extensive EU regulatory review and the acquisition will

benefit the artistic community and the music industry. But will it?

Universal have about a 30% market share as it is, have they bought

EMI in its entirety and been allowed to keep the assets, a 40%

market share, it means if you want to launch a digital music service,

the next iTunes, then you almost cannot launch with a Universal's

catalogue. Indeed, EMI had been one of the big four record companies

but it has had troubled few years. Now this deal means three firms

will dominate the market, Universal, Sony and Warners. However, today's

decision does mean that bands such as Coldplay, Pink Floyd and David

Bowie will have to be sold off, something that has been welcomed by

Britain's independent labels who feared that one firm would end up

running the crown jewels of British music.

Also for sale, a five-bedroomed house set in the hills outside

Belfast complete with a driving range, greens and bunkers. Adolfo

Rory McIlroy says he is selling up because he is increasingly busy and

spends so much time abroad, particularly in the US. But it has

a Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson reports, the move has

increased speculation that the world number one may be about to

leave Northern Ireland for good. Every time he has won a big

tournament there has always been a big welcome at home for Rory

McIlroy. But the bigger he has got, the last time he has spent in

Northern Ireland and now he is selling up. It is no ordinary house.

The back garden is a state-of-the- art golf range complete with St

Andrews style bunkers. He is rarely at home now. He is usually a Met --

usually in America. In future when he comes back he will stay with his

mum and dad. He has to move away from Northern Ireland. He is

working in America, playing more there. It is no surprise to anyone.

He definitely has to base himself there. But only last year it looked

like he would never leave his �2 million house. I see myself always

being based here, living here and to have something like this would

be a shame to move away and not have it. But much has changed. His

new girlfriend to, the Danish tennis player Carol Ann Wozniacki,

spends a lot of time in America. McIlroy is now the world number one.

He has overtaken Tiger Woods as the hottest property in golf. And if he

wins the Fed-Ex Cup in Atlanta this weekend, he will earn a cool $10

million bonus. Last night he got off to a good start. COMMENTATOR:

Unbelievable, amazing. Back here in Belfast, Rory McIlroy is still

regarded as a hero, whether he lives here permanently or not.

After all, we do still see him around. He may be gone but he is

not forgotten. Cricket and England be killed --

begins the defence of its world Twenty20 title in a few hours with

its first-ever match against Afghanistan. Team captain Stuart

Broad says morale is brilliant, but he is keen to stress that they are

not taking anything for granted. Facing a team that many pundits say

are more than capable of causing an upset. From Sri Lanka, here's our

sports correspondent Joe Wilson. Colombo can be a difficult place to

find a new direction, well, any direction. This cricket tournament

gives England the chance to remind the world they are the best, after

months of frequent defeat and the power struggle with Kevin Pietersen.

The man in charge of England's team here is Stuart Broad, a young

captain with some young players around him, all pulling in the same

direction? From Captain's point of view, is a happier dressing room,

and easier dressing room, with up Pietersen in it? KP has been around

for a long time and done fantastically well for us. The

battle is with the ECB that he is not here and we have to put up with

that and get on with that. Twenty20 cricket was invented for

entertainment but for one nation the significance of this tournament

goes far beyond a bash to the boundary. Afghanistan play cricket

to give hope to that -- to give hope to their nation. It is not

hype, it is their motivation. Their progress up the world rankings has

been astonishing. Ten years ago there was not million Afghanis team

at all. The Asian Cricket Council say 34 new cricket grounds have

sprung up in Afghanistan in the past year alone. Nothing could have

done anything good in Afghanistan with cricket, that was the only

solution for Afghanistan. It has brought people together from every

different language they speak and I am happy to see the people in the

street playing cricket, so I would say only the sport has taken the

guns out of the kids aren't given that in their hands. Well, England

are the reigning world champions in this form of cricket but the whole

point about Twenty20 is that anybody can beat anybody and there

is no doubt that Afghanistan fancy their chances here.

Now, let's find out what the Hello to stop it looks likely we

will see some pretty stormy weather on the cards later in the weekend

but before we get there, it is fairly quiet. This afternoon, call-

out side but bright spells especially across the northern half

of the UK. We have this week for the front which is slowly pushing

south through central and southern parts of England and Wales,

bringing like that -- bringing light outbreaks of rain. Around 4pm

we see the rain lingering in East Anglia and Lincolnshire, the far

south getting away with a few spells of sunshine. Hazy spells of

sunshine in the south-west. We could see light showers for North

and parts of Devon. One of two showers for Wales. A good deal of

bright weather. An improved afternoon for Northern Ireland,

especially compared to the wet weather yesterday. 11 or 12 degrees

Celsius. An isolated chalet in the north and west. For Scotland, a

good deal of dry weather. One or two showers but for Dumfries and

Galloway it is a strike on a fine afternoon. Further south, the cloud

and drizzly rain, all down to the slow, week when a friend which

pushes out of the way this evening and overnight with clear skies. It

is going to be chilly. Temperatures holding a bat around three-nine

degrees Celsius in the towns, but in the countryside a few degrees

either side of freezing. We are likely to see a frost on Saturday

morning. Actually start. We will compensate with lots of sunshine. A

sparkling day tomorrow. In the afternoon, more cloud building up.

Thing stirs in hazy in the South with the arrival of high cloud.

Light winds, pleasant in the sunshine. 11-16 degrees Celsius.

All change as we head into Sunday. The low-pressure system starts to

push in from the south-west. It is a low-pressure system but bringing

type isobars with heavy rainfall as well. There is some uncertainty on

the but -- on the exact position but most likely that some counties

of England and South Wales could see a deluge us -- of wet weather.

At the weekend, for most of us Saturday is dry and bright but by

Sunday, things will turn wet in the south. The low-pressure system is

going to be moving slowly north as we head into Monday. With those

tightening isobars we're going to see not just a wet but also a windy

commute for first thing on Monday morning. There is lots happening in

the weather. Keep tuned to the latest forecast over the next