02/04/2012 BBC News at Six

30 years since the start of the Falklands War. Britain remembers

those who died to defend the islands. The families of the fallen

pay their respects. 255 British servicemen killed in the conflict.

Thanks to what we did in sending a task force, they have a future and

a future that they should determine. Argentine forces invaded the

islands, triggering a battle on the ground, in the air and at sea. Amid

renewed tensions with Argentina, we'll report on what a new

generation there thinks. Also tonight: The mother murdered

by her 14-year-old son. Daniel Bartlam jailed for 16 years. The

court heard he was influenced by TV and film violence. He was obviously

a boy who planned what he thought was the perfect murder and was

prepared to go to a number of steps to get away with it.

Fuel tanker drivers and their bosses agree to talk on Wednesday

as some petrol stations struggle to restock.

And a dramatic and dangerous rescue at sea. Two injured British sailors

are plucked from their round the I will be he with the sport later

in the hour. Drunken, disorderly and unemployed. Gavin Henson pays

Good evening. Welcome to the BBC News at 6pm. It is 30 years since

the start of the Falklands War and the families of the fallen have

taken part in a service of remembrance. 255 British servicemen

were killed in the 74-day battle that followed the invasion of the

island by Argentine forces. David Cameron said Britain was as

committed to the islanders today as it was three decades ago. In a

moment we'll report from Argentina but first, Caroline Wyatt on the

service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

At the National Memorial Arboretum, a day of remembrance and reflection

for those who served, and the families whose lives were changed

forever by this conflict. We meet in this place and in the presence

of God to remember those who served, and those who lost their lives in

the Falklands conflict. This morning they gathered for a service

in the chapel, in memory of a campaign that cost the lives of 255

British servicemen. Margaret Allen had been married for just two weeks

when herself -- when her husband, Able Seaman Iain Boldy, was sent as

part of the task force. He never came home. Today she lit the candle

that will burn until June 14th. see his face and I think about the

last time that I saw him and how lovely it was and how special he

was and how much I miss him actually. One April 2nd, 1982,

Falkland Islanders were cut to fund the Argentinians had invaded. --

work up to find. A British task force of 100 ships was hastily

dispatched by Margaret Thatcher, 8,000 miles by sea, to take the

islands back. It was a daring move. Argentine forces fought back. Their

air force, attacking and sinking several British ships in what would

become known as Bomb Alley. Stephen Hughes was the medical officer

helping to treat his friends and comrades and he is still scarred by

the memories. It comes back on anniversaries, I think, just the

feeling of desperation and grief when you have lost friends. If you

are in a casualty department and somebody comes in seriously injured,

it is virtually never going to happen that it is your boss, and

set for best friends that are dead as well as other people that you

know -- and several best friends. It hits you like a train. Britain's

Harriers flew into action, as the late Brian Hanrahan reported for

the BBC. I am not allowed to say how many planes joined the air raid

but I counted them all out and I counted them all back. Our pilots

were unhurt, cheerful and jubilant, giving a thumbs-up signs.

dramatic land battle proved a turning point. In late May, British

troops took on a forced West their number includes Green, retaking it

with the loss of 17 men, among them the commanding officer of 2 Para,

Colonel H Jones. By June, British forces prevailed, against all the

odds. One's overwhelming feeling is one of pride in not only my husband

but our task force achieved in 1982. Today the Prime Minister saluted

their heroism and stressed that now as then, Britain stands behind the

Falkland islanders and the self determination that was fought for

at such cost. Today's anniversary comes amid

renewed tensions between Britain and Argentina over what they call

Las Malvinas. The Argentinian government wants to reclaim the

territory which it claims was stolen in colonial times. But as

John Simpson reports from Argentina, there is little appetite for a new

military campaign. Early morning in Buenos Aires.

Argentine dead in the war is about to open. And Miguel Angel is

waiting to pay his respects to friends and comrades.

TRANSLATION: 30 years on, so many lives lost for no reason. It wasn't

worth a single life. Captain Armando Mayora was one of the

pilots who sank HMS Sheffield. TRANSLATION: I am sorry that 22

Britons died but it was inevitable. As professionals, we had to do our

job and that does cause casualties. Yet after 30 years, attitudes

remain unchanged. These students in a Buenos Aires bar were not even

born then. But they all think the same way.

TRANSLATION: Las Malvinas are Argentine and were taken from us by

an empire. Will there be another war over the Falklands? No. No. But

Argentina couldn't do it anyway. Ever since the collapse of the

military regime after the Falklands war, successive civilian

governments have been cutting back savagely on military spending. No

new planes for 30 years, only just enough money to pay the wages. This

is a country which has chosen unilaterally to disarm itself. But

now it is conducting a diplomatic more to try to get the eye lens.

Gabriella Cerruti, a political ally for the government, thinks it is a

success. It is the first time that all of South America is in the same

way with Argentina in this claim so this is very important for

Argentina, that all South America is supported Argentina and that is

the first time. But the British doubt it. Most Latin American

countries are apparently saying quietly they do not want to get it

involved. People in Argentina would be very much mistaken if they

thought Britain was retreating from the scene or not interested in the

region or weakening in any way in our commitment to the people of the

Falkland Islands. Critics of the government think the reason that

the diplomatic battle is heating up is that Argentina's economy is in

trouble, and all of this provides useful distraction. But even the

critics think that the islands belong to Argentina.

Let's go back to our defence correspondent, Caroline Wyatt, at

the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. John was making it

clear that there is no appetite for war but yet a British warship is

setting sail for the Falklands this week?

That is right, it will set sail for the Falklands but there are two

messages there and one is one of reassurance that Britain stands by

the Falkland Islanders side, now at the did the two years ago. But also,

a clear message to the Argentines - - now, as it did 30 years ago. This

is not meant to be aggressive, but to show that the UK is ready to

defend the Falkland Islands should that become necessary. Their main

issue is one of deterrence, to say to the Argentinians that it is

simply not worth trying anything militarily. I think what we

generally have is a war of words. We heard from the Argentine

President today saying that Britain has done the wrong thing in laying

claim to what she says his Argentinian territory and

Argentinian oil, but what most military analysts say, with a

defensive posture and all of the rest, that should be enough to

deter any military action, that Argentina does not want military

action and nor indeed would the UK. A schoolboy who murdered his mother

with a hammer has been jailed for at least 16 years. Daniel Bartlam

carried out the attack just weeks after his 14th birthday, and then

set fire to the house in Nottingham. The court heard that he was

fascinated with horror films and a murder plot in Coronation Street.

Mark Worthington reports. An ordinary internet video by a

seemingly ordinary boy. But shortly after he made his recording about

his 14th birthday present, Daniel Bartlam murdered his own mother and

tried to cover it up. Today a judge called Jacqueline Bartlam's killing

grotesque and senseless. She was hit seven times with a hammer,

doused in petrol, then set alight by her teenage son. This photograph

taken by a neighbour shows the fire that followed. With most of the

evidence destroyed, Daniel Bartlam claimed his mother had been

attacked by an intruder, but his story unravelled on a pathologist

found that the different type of how much he had planted in the

debris could not have caused the winds. He is a boy who planned what

he thought was the perfect murder and was prepared to go through a

number of steps to get away with it. Once he was caught for murder, he

tried to get it reduced to manslaughter. Daniel Bartlam was

obsessed with extreme violence, on the internet, in film and on

television. When he killed his own mother in their home, he was acting

out a scene from a fictional script he had been writing on his computer

in which a character, also called Daniel, killed his mother and tried

to cover it up in exactly the same way. This scene from the soap

Coronation Street, one of several Daniel Bartlam watched, looking for

inspiration. He used to write stories but his stories were more

Mark Harper. They were about fighting and knives and killing. He

drew pictures of blood dripping from knives. I don't think he was

mad, I think he was bad. He killed the most vulnerable person and he

thought in making up the lies that he did, he would get away with

murder. Although he is still only 15, the judge ruled that Daniel

Bartlam's name and face could be made public. He was sentenced to

life and told he would serve at least 16 years in prison.

Talks to try to avert a fuel strike by tanker drivers are to start on

Wednesday. The announcement came as the latest figures showed that last

week's panic-buying has subsided but some independent petrol

stations are still reporting shortages. Some motorists are still

complaining about price rises. The panic-buying might have died

down but now drivers are worried about prices going up. I don't know

how they are getting away with putting it up, it is disgusting.

They know people need it so they will pay it. It is going up 3p a

week, then that is a big difference. I paid �1.56 yesterday for diesel.

Luckily, I don't pay, my business does, but it is a worry. Andrew

Lorenz owns five petrol stations across Norfolk and he says he has

been forced to put 2p on to the cost of unleaded at one of them. He

denies they are profiteering. is not the case. The trade prices

have risen and we have got to make a profit, albeit very small, simply

do stay in business and that is why we have had to put a small increase

on. One of Andrew's station is out of fuel, with no delivery expected

until Thursday, and that is common across the country. Sales are

actually lower than they were before the crisis started. Down 6%

for diesel yesterday and 23% for petrol. But that is partly because

of closed pumps. One opinion poll suggests a third of stations run

out of stock at some point. It all means that this will be a familiar

sight for the rest of the week. When we get a backlog of orders, as

happened last week, it will take some time to get the stock from the

terminal to the forecourt. We don't anticipate this been totally

eradicated until before Easter. If there is any more serious panic-

buying, we are in real trouble. government has been blamed for

provoking a crisis after telling drivers to top up their tanks. It

is advice they have now changed. There are talks going on, there is

no threat of a strike over Easter, I hope there will not be a strike

at all so there is no reason for people to rush out and fill up

their cars with petrol. Formal talks begin on Wednesday so there

will not be any strike action any time soon but the threat still

Our top story tonight: 30 years since the start of the Falklands

war. Britain remembers the 255 servicemen killed in the conflict.

Coming up: The man behind that famous pickled shark. Damien Hirst

defends his controversial artworks. The thing you have got to have is

people have got to go wow. I hate art that you have to think about.

Later on the news channel: Unemployment in the eurozone has

reached its highest level since the single currency was introduced in

1999. Good news for the economy, as manufacturing in the UK picks up.

Two injured British sailors have been rescued from their yacht off

the coast of California. They'd been taking part in the Clipper

Round the World Race when a huge wave swamped the boat. Two other

crew members were also injured but have been able to stay on board

until the yacht docks in San Francisco. Robert Hall reports.

On US coastguard cameras a glimpse of the 6le-foot Geraldton Australia.

On board, two out of four injured crew members needed urgent

attention. Nik Berbora and Jane Hitchens had been hurt when a huge

wave struck from a stern. As the coastguard dropped extra medical

supplies the rescue mission was followed by anxious race officials

here in the UK. The most seriously injured was actually the on board

doctor, a doctor in her civilian life. But she really stepped up to

the task and even though she was injured and hurt and was breathing

oxygen from a bottle she was helping diagnose other problems as

well. The only way to evacuate the injured was to brave the swell. 24

hours after the incident, a dinghy from the coastguard was beginning

that operation. A drama played out in the closing stages of a 5,600

leg from China to oak land, California. Footage from an earlier

stage of the race underlining the risks that every crew member trains

for. We had seen waves that could do what they did to Geraldton, so

pretty shocked and we all know the people on the boat, that was the

most difficult thing. Back in the Pacific news of a successful rescue.

Dr Hitchens, now suspected of having several broken ribs, and Mr

Berbora a pelvic injury. Her quick- thinking earned praise. She's a

capable clinician, I am sure she took an active role in self-

diagnosis and arranging her extraction off the vessel. Tonight,

Dr Hitchens and Mr Berbora are recovering in hospital as the

Geraldton heads for the finish line, both will be hoping they can rejoin

their around the world adventure. Ministers have been defending plans

to make it easier for the security services to monitor the e-mails,

text messages and online history of everyone in the UK. The Home Office

insists that safeguards would be put in place if the law was changed.

But critics, inside and outside parliament, say it could all amount

to snooping. Our political correspondent Iain Watson is at

Westminster. Is the opposition to this building? Well, what will

worry the Government is that they're getting opposition from

some of their own MPs and not just from Labour. There are concerns

about civil liberties, I am told there is a prospect of a

parliamentary rebellion against their plans and one Conservative MP

has gone as far as obtaining previously confidential documents

from the office of the Information Commissioner and this document from

2010 acts as a risk-register about the potential problems in the

Government's proposals, it raises a question of whether the collection

of new data might act as a kind of honeypot, attracting unwealthy --

unwelcome attention. But there are also calls here for commercial

companies to be banned from using the new data for their own purposes.

What the Home Office are telling me tonight is that they are already

addressing some of the concerns raised in that document, they're

going to put robust safeguards in place, we will see see them next

next month. They want to reassure the new powers will be related to

investigating serious crimes and potential acts of terrorism.

Thank you. The Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has

claimed an historic victory in the country's by-elections. She won a

parliamentary seat and initial results suggest her party gained

nearly all the seats it contested. Despite her success, the Burmese

army and its allies still dominate the country's parliament. But,

addressing a crowd of jubilant supporters this morning, she said

she hoped her victory would herald a new era for the country.

It is not so much our triumph as a triumph of the people who have

decided that they must be involved in the political process of this

country. We hope that this will be the beginning of a new era where

there will be more emphasis on the role of the people in the everyday

politics of our country. Aung San Suu Kyi there.

Ed Miliband has launched his party's campaign for the local

elections. The Labour leader has pledged to govern for the whole

country, not just for the wealthy few. There are about 5,000 council

seats being contested in England, Scotland and Wales on May 3rd.

They inhabit a shadowy world, with much about their work and lives

classified top secret. They are the men and women of MI5 and MI6.

Tonight on BBC2, in a new documentary series, serving spies

talk publicly for the first time about what it takes to operate deep

undercover. Here's Peter Taylor. We are familiar with the buildings

of MI6 and MI5, but we know very little about the spies themselves

and the secret world in which they work. Michael's identity is

concealed, like his colleagues, he can't talk about particular

operations or policy. He recruits and runs agents for MI6, also known

as SIS. Only my very close family know that I work for SIS. With

everyone else I have to adopt a cover of working for another

Government department and to make that sound as dull as possible.

Michael's life is anything but dull. He works at the sharp end in al-

Qaeda's heartlands. When you are in some dusty outpost about to meet

for the first time, a contact within a terrorist organisation,

that is nerve-racking. I don't think we would get very far if we

were timid and risk-averse. Names, sources, runners, everything...

most of us our image of spying is conditioned by programmes like

Spooks. This is a long way from reality.

What was your mother's reaction when you told her you were going to

work for MI5? My mother was horrified. She had watched Spooks

and her reaction was oh my goodness, going to end up with your head in a

fat frier. And there is another enduring myth embodied in 007.

name's Bond, James Bond. Do you have a licence to kill? No, we

don't. The key elements of the James Bond myth are that we are

some kind of military or paramilitary organisation, that's

not the case. If James Bond actually worked in MI6 today he

would spend a large amount of time behind a desk doing paperwork. He

certainly wouldn't be the lone wolf of the films. The London bombings

showed that the risks are real, as are the intrusive surveillance

techniques used to try to prevent such attacks. Do you have any

hesitation about spying on the lives of others? No, not at all. I

know why I am doing it. I am trying to prevent something major

occurring, which could lead on to loss of life. What is your biggest

fear? Missing it. Missing a vital bit of information.

The modern spies I met bore little little relation to their

counterparts in James Bond and Spooks but they believe they can

and do save lives. And you can watch Modern Spies,

tonight on BBC2 at 9.00pm. A pickled shark, a rotting cow's

head and a diamond-encrusted skull, just some of the works that have

helped the artist Damien Hirst earn tens of millions of pounds during

his career. Now, for the first time in Britain, they've gone on display

together. Our arts editor, Will Gompertz, has been speaking to the

artist. Damien Hirst, in front of the

artwork that made him famous and shaped his image as the the -- bad

boy of British art, that was more than 20 years ago. Today he is

grown up and grey-haired and enjoying a career retrospective at

Tate Modern. A greatest hits show. People have to go wow, you know, I

hate art that you have to think about. I like art that grabs you,

like it does in the Natural History Museum, you see kids and adults

running around feeling like kids and I wanted art that did that.

What's the difference between your work and a piece in the Natural

History Museum? Anything done well is art. Somebody said to me once

how do you know it's art? I am like, it's in an art gallery. In 2008

Damien Hirst bought these pieces and many others to Sotheby in

London for an inprecedented auction of new works by living artist. He

ended up taking away over �100 million. Mean skwraoeul, on the

other side of the Atlantic, Lehman Brothers was in the process of

going bust. Is it sort of pushing the point too far to say that

making money is part of your art? We all need money to survive and

you have to respect money, because so many people haven't got money

and I became aware that you can definitely use money to get

people's attention. After I had my auction at Sotheby I started

getting noticed on the street by businessmen and that can't be a bad

thing. You are behind the scenes a generous man, you support a lot of

artists and yet your public image is you are a money-grabbing show-

off. Really? Really. I think the image is an important as who you

are, I don't really see it as an image, it's what I represent. I

would much rather on the surface I didn't look like I was this cool

guy and underneath I was a money- grabbing show-off. Damien Hirst

told me that it feels strange having a retrospective. And

becoming part of the establishment. In my mind I have always thought I

want to be a punk or something, you know, I want kids to think I am

cool, stupid things like that. I think in the end you become like

the old fart making this - he is not still doing those animals in

formaldehyde, that sort of vibe. said he wasn't really one to look

back at his art. He prefers to look to the future and to what he sees

as infinite possibilities, which has always been his approach to art

and life. And time for the weather now with

For many in Scotland you will have the impression that winter has

returned tonight. We have a met office amber warning for snow. It's

amber in the fact that it's likely to cause disruption through the

night into the morning. Away tpra that it starts on a quiet note.

Showers further north across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

and southern Scotland. The snow is a feature tonight, initially across

the far north, pushing through central and eastern areas. The A9,

may be affected. Even through the central belt into tomorrow

morning's rush hour, particularly to the eastern parts around

Edinburgh and the borders, we could have a few problems. Cold air

really setting in here, it stays largely frost-free further south

because of the cloud. Maybe brightness in the south coast

initially, but that won't last long. Cloud will increase. Snow continues

across the hills of Scotland and eventually develops across northern

England through the day with sleet to lower levels, same too in

Northern Ireland. And compared to today more cloud across other parts

of England and Wales. Temperatures here still 10-12C. Outbreaks of

rain, but that will come and go. Snow possible across the moors, the

Pennines by the end of the afternoon. Rain and sleet clearing

away from Northern Ireland. Heavy wintry showers in the north of

Scotland. Rain, sleet and snow across England

and Wales. Even across central and southern parts of England and Wales