:00:07. > :00:13.This is BBC World News Today with me, Kasia Madera. Stand up in Kiev
:00:14. > :00:18.as police moved in to dismantle some protest camps in the Ukrainian
:00:19. > :00:22.capital. These are live pictures from Independence Square, where
:00:23. > :00:28.pro-EU demonstrators are still staging rallies. Authorities have
:00:29. > :00:32.given them until Tuesday to leave. No end to anti-government protest in
:00:33. > :00:36.Thailand, despite the Prime Minister dissolving parliament and calling a
:00:37. > :00:39.fresh election. Also coming up, remembering Mandela,
:00:40. > :00:44.last-minute preparations for tomorrow's memorial service as his
:00:45. > :00:46.daughter speaks exclusively to the BBC about the last hours before he
:00:47. > :00:53.died. He said to me, everybody that is
:00:54. > :00:58.here that wants to see him to say bye-bye, it was a most wonderful day
:00:59. > :01:02.for us, because the grandchildren were there, we were there. And end
:01:03. > :01:06.of the line for a motoring icon, why of the line for a motoring icon why
:01:07. > :01:22.Volkswagen is pulling production of its humble Kombi.
:01:23. > :01:28.Hello and welcome to the programme. We begin with fast-moving
:01:29. > :01:31.developments out of Ukraine. Within the past couple of hours, police
:01:32. > :01:37.have dismantled some protest barricades in Independence Square in
:01:38. > :01:41.the capital, Kiev, and entered the headquarters of an opposition party.
:01:42. > :01:45.But there are still thousands of protesters in the square. Let's take
:01:46. > :01:50.a look at some of the images live, hopefully, from Independence Square,
:01:51. > :01:56.we can see those protest camps and some discrepancies between whether,
:01:57. > :02:00.which opposition parties and whether they have actually had their
:02:01. > :02:04.headquarters entered in by the police. But we can discuss this much
:02:05. > :02:08.further, because there is a background story to this, as you can
:02:09. > :02:13.imagine. With me is Olexiy Solohubenko, former head of the BBC
:02:14. > :02:18.Ukrainian service, now global news editor for BBC language services.
:02:19. > :02:24.The situation is tense in Kiev, just remind us why it has come to this.
:02:25. > :02:28.It started after the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, decided
:02:29. > :02:31.not to sign the association agreement with the European Union,
:02:32. > :02:36.which was a very big thing for Ukraine. Instead, he decided to side
:02:37. > :02:41.with Russia and to discuss the tripartite arrangement which did not
:02:42. > :02:46.come to anything until now. Last Saturday, there was a very brutal
:02:47. > :02:50.attack on a peaceful rally in Independence Square in Kiev by
:02:51. > :02:55.police. That sparked new rallies. I think the rally over the weekend saw
:02:56. > :03:00.100,000 people, they are demanding not just the wrap Rushmore or
:03:01. > :03:04.joining with the European Union and assigning the agreement, but the
:03:05. > :03:08.protest has evolved into demands for the president to go, for the Cabinet
:03:09. > :03:13.of ministers to go, for the police to be punished for brutality, and
:03:14. > :03:17.neither side, nor the government, the president or the opposition
:03:18. > :03:21.protesters, have any common ground now. There is no dialogue, there are
:03:22. > :03:25.mutual threats, and the stand-off is very tense. So it has moved on from
:03:26. > :03:30.that trade agreement, which even Angela Merkel said the door was
:03:31. > :03:35.still open for Ukraine. When we look at these images now, we know the
:03:36. > :03:39.police have given them a deadline of Tuesday to decamp. Is that going to
:03:40. > :03:42.happen? I think Ukraine is a country of deadlines which are very rarely
:03:43. > :03:46.kept, so I do not think that the protesters will just pack up and go.
:03:47. > :03:52.They are very determined to stay, to protest, to carry on with this. I
:03:53. > :03:57.think the deadlock can be, well there could be a breakthrough
:03:58. > :04:02.tomorrow if Western mediators are put in there. If they are putting
:04:03. > :04:06.their weight behind the negotiations, Baroness Ashton is
:04:07. > :04:09.coming to Kiev, and also I think the under Secretary of State is coming
:04:10. > :04:13.from the United States, so this is not the first time that Ukraine
:04:14. > :04:16.needs external mediation. The same thing happened during the Orange
:04:17. > :04:23.Revolution in 2004, and hopefully this time that will be the route
:04:24. > :04:29.that will resolve the stand-off. Let's talk to Steve Rosenberg, who
:04:30. > :04:32.was live in Kiev, Steve, you are overlooking Independence Square,
:04:33. > :04:36.discrepancies about which opposition headquarters or camps were attacked,
:04:37. > :04:42.can you bring us up with the latest? It has been very fast-moving up
:04:43. > :04:47.until now. That is right. As you can see, the situation behind me on
:04:48. > :04:51.Independence Square is pretty calm, there is a pop concert going on,
:04:52. > :04:59.political speech is being made, no sign of any police here, and the
:05:00. > :05:02.tented encampment remains. It is a slightly different situation in the
:05:03. > :05:08.government district, not far away from here, but there the police are
:05:09. > :05:12.on the streets today, far more police than we saw yesterday in the
:05:13. > :05:17.centre of Kiev. And those police have gradually been moving
:05:18. > :05:22.protesters away from government buildings, the main government
:05:23. > :05:25.buildings in Kiev. We went down to the government district earlier
:05:26. > :05:31.today, we saw several hundred police lined up in rows, surrounding a
:05:32. > :05:38.small tented encampment there. One of the tents was destroyed, not by
:05:39. > :05:42.police. But the situation where we were was pretty calm, but there was
:05:43. > :05:49.pushing and shoving around the government buildings as riot police
:05:50. > :05:54.moved back, pushed back protesters. But here on Independence Square at
:05:55. > :05:58.the moment, it is calm. Steve Rosenberg, live overlooking
:05:59. > :06:01.Independence Square, thank you very much. As Steve and our guest was
:06:02. > :06:05.saying, police have given a deadline of Tuesday, we will watch to see
:06:06. > :06:08.what happens. Some of the other news, and in
:06:09. > :06:14.Thailand anti-government protests are continuing there, too. Even
:06:15. > :06:19.after Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament, she said an election for
:06:20. > :06:23.February, but that did not satisfy the demonstrators, who surrounded
:06:24. > :06:26.her offices at Government House. Protest leaders are demanding the
:06:27. > :06:31.democratic system be changed and the removal of the entire Shinawatra
:06:32. > :06:35.family from Thailand. Jonathan Head got a bird's eye view of the
:06:36. > :06:41.rallies. Shuts down once again by mass
:06:42. > :06:43.protests. They want a government they accused of corruption and
:06:44. > :06:48.abusing its parliamentary majority to go. But the sudden offer of an
:06:49. > :06:49.election have softened the mood. to go. But the sudden offer of an
:06:50. > :06:55.election have softened the mood A show of strength was more like a
:06:56. > :06:58.giant street party. Leaders of this protest movement called for an
:06:59. > :07:03.impressive turnout, and from PA you can see they have achieved that
:07:04. > :07:08.goal. Streets around the capital are filled with people, and it has
:07:09. > :07:09.certainly made an impression on the government. What you do not see are
:07:10. > :07:13.the government's own supporters and the government's own supporters, and
:07:14. > :07:21.you have to ask whether they have enough people to be able to beat the
:07:22. > :07:25.government in an election. The fact is that in rural areas the
:07:26. > :07:29.government is still very popular, so some confusion among these
:07:30. > :07:33.protesters. Was an election a big enough concession? If it was me,
:07:34. > :07:36.protesters. Was an election a big enough concession? If it was me I
:07:37. > :07:41.would accept that. Even if this government wins another election,
:07:42. > :07:46.which they might do? For me, yes, but I am not sure about a lot of
:07:47. > :07:52.people. Even the main opposition party, whose MPs have now joined
:07:53. > :07:54.these rallies, seemed unclear. Its leader has been demanding an
:07:55. > :07:56.election for days but was suddenly unsure whether he would even contest
:07:57. > :08:08.it. So an announcement that should have
:08:09. > :08:15.cleared the air has cleared up knocking. -- nothing. An election
:08:16. > :08:20.will be held in less than two months. How it will go, whether its
:08:21. > :08:27.results will be respected is anyone's guess.
:08:28. > :08:31.In Russia, President Vladimir Putin has abolished Ria Novosti, the
:08:32. > :08:35.country's major state-owned news agency. In a surprise decree
:08:36. > :08:40.published on the Kremlin website, he announced that it would be scrapped
:08:41. > :08:45.and replaced by a news agency called Russia Today. The new agency will be
:08:46. > :08:49.headed by a keen Kremlin supporter, Dmitry Kiselev. A spokesman for the
:08:50. > :08:55.Kremlin said that Ria Novosti was being restructured in order to make
:08:56. > :09:00.it more economical. IMac now, one of the men accused of murdering
:09:01. > :09:03.Fusilier really be has been describing how he chose his victim
:09:04. > :09:08.and then killed him. Michael Adebolajo, a Muslim convert, told
:09:09. > :09:14.the Old Bailey that he was a soldier of Allah and blamed the death of UK
:09:15. > :09:22.foreign policy. June Kelly was in court. The report contains
:09:23. > :09:27.distressing details. The start of the defence case today,
:09:28. > :09:31.the men in the dark are accused of the murder of Lee Rigby, as well as
:09:32. > :09:33.charges of conspiring to murder and attempting to murder a police
:09:34. > :09:39.officer. They pleaded not guilty to everything. Michael Adebowale and
:09:40. > :09:43.Michael Adebolajo have said they want to be referred to by their
:09:44. > :09:49.Muslim names. In the witness box surrounded by security guards, one
:09:50. > :09:55.cordons of Mujahid Abu Hamza and laid out his political and religious
:09:56. > :09:59.beliefs. He told the jury, Al-Qaeda I considered to be mujahedin, I love
:10:00. > :10:03.them, they are my brothers, I have never met them, I consider that my
:10:04. > :10:06.brothers in Islam. He described how he had been brought up as a
:10:07. > :10:13.Christian and had converted to Islam when he was at university. He took
:10:14. > :10:16.part in demonstrations, he was angry at British foreign policy. Today he
:10:17. > :10:21.spoke of a war in Iraq and said it was the treatment of Muslims which
:10:22. > :10:25.led him to kill. On the events in Woolwich, he admitted attempting to
:10:26. > :10:30.decapitate Lee Rigby. He said that, as a soldier, he had an obligation
:10:31. > :10:35.to fight, despite having a wife and six children. His youngest child was
:10:36. > :10:40.just four days old when he took the soldier's life. He said it was Allah
:10:41. > :10:46.who had ordered him to kill Lee Rigby. They were looking for a
:10:47. > :10:50.soldier, and they went for Lee Rigby because he was carrying a military
:10:51. > :10:54.rucksack. He told the court, I am a soldier of Allah, and I understand
:10:55. > :10:58.that some people might not recognise this because we do not wear fatigues
:10:59. > :11:04.and do not go to the Brecon Beacons to drain. But we are still soldiers
:11:05. > :11:07.in the sight of Allah. This was Michael Adebolajo running
:11:08. > :11:09.towards firearms officers armed with a meat cleaver. Police shot him.
:11:10. > :11:14.a meat cleaver. Police shot him Today he said he had wanted to die.
:11:15. > :11:18.Lee Rigby's sister, being comforted by her mother, as the family left
:11:19. > :11:23.court this evening after sitting through the testimony. He has now
:11:24. > :11:28.completed his evidence and the rest of the defence case is due to be
:11:29. > :11:32.heard tomorrow. June Kelly reporting. Nelson
:11:33. > :11:37.Mandela's eldest daughter has described as wonderful the final
:11:38. > :11:42.hours that she and her family spent with the father before he died. She
:11:43. > :11:51.spoke to, two more as preparations were made for the memorial service
:11:52. > :11:57.in Soweto. -- Komla Dumor. We explained to him that people were
:11:58. > :12:02.outside the hospital, singing, putting cards and flowers. I do
:12:03. > :12:06.believe you heard, you know, because I do not know what they were saying
:12:07. > :12:15.with the doctors, saying he had opened his eyes, I think. And I
:12:16. > :12:20.don't know what somebody was saying to me, and I said, well, I believe
:12:21. > :12:26.he still hears me, you know, when I speak to him, because I would
:12:27. > :12:40.everyday say to him, you know, even if all of us, you know, this year or
:12:41. > :12:45.kissed the cheek, everyday for, I don't know, the past so many months,
:12:46. > :12:51.I love you, I am coming to see you tomorrow, you know? And then maybe
:12:52. > :12:59.he would open his eyes for just a second and close those guys. So for
:13:00. > :13:06.me, I think that until the last moment he heard us, you know. And
:13:07. > :13:12.you know, the children were there, the grandchildren were there, you
:13:13. > :13:18.know, Graca Machel was there, so we were always around him. And at the
:13:19. > :13:25.last moment we were sitting with him on Thursday the whole day. It was
:13:26. > :13:29.the most wonderful day for us, because the grandchildren were
:13:30. > :13:33.there, we were there, the professional doctors, and I think
:13:34. > :13:41.when they saw him slipping away those doctors dedicated their time.
:13:42. > :13:48.They were running shifts 24 hours, being there, it was like they were
:13:49. > :13:51.soldiers guarding this... I don t soldiers guarding this... I don't
:13:52. > :14:02.know whether you understand this simile, soldiers guarding his
:14:03. > :14:09.spirit. Without them knowing that they were practising our rituals and
:14:10. > :14:12.culture, and as we family members came in, they would excuse
:14:13. > :14:19.themselves and just a few of them would be there to give us the time
:14:20. > :14:30.to be around my dad's bed. And so even for the grandchildren, I think
:14:31. > :14:34.it was a wonderful moment. I don't think my father fought just for
:14:35. > :14:38.political freedom. He also fought for spiritual freedom, to free
:14:39. > :14:43.yourself spiritually. He talks about the fact that it takes courage to
:14:44. > :14:47.forgive, forgiveness is a very difficult thing. I don't think he
:14:48. > :14:51.woke up one day and said, I forgive those who incarcerated me. But I
:14:52. > :14:58.think he knew that if he didn't forgive, he would be for ever
:14:59. > :15:07.imprisoned himself spiritually. And if you are not free, you cannot be
:15:08. > :15:11.free definitely here. And so for me, the lesson is to have... The lesson
:15:12. > :15:18.we can take away from his life is to have the courage to forgive other
:15:19. > :15:22.people. Your own husband, if you are married, your own children, your own
:15:23. > :15:25.neighbours, your own community, because if we have the courage to
:15:26. > :15:32.forgive as human beings, there will be no wars around us. There will be
:15:33. > :15:39.no crime, there will be no conflict, OK? And for me, that is the greatest
:15:40. > :15:43.gift that he has given to the world. Because he also says none of us,
:15:44. > :15:52.Because he also says none of us when we are born, are born hating
:15:53. > :15:57.another. We are taught to hate. If you can teach a human being to hate,
:15:58. > :16:00.you can also teach a human being to love, to embrace, to forgive. And
:16:01. > :16:13.for me, that is the greatest lesson. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has given a
:16:14. > :16:19.tribute at a service in Johannesburg.
:16:20. > :16:36.He emerged from that crucible of suffering, and being dehumanised,
:16:37. > :16:46.breaking rocks. In Post Office backs, working in the quarry. You
:16:47. > :17:01.know what it did to his eyesight and to his lungs. Yes. But he said, I
:17:02. > :17:15.have been consumed by hate, and a lust for revenge. He is SO what for
:17:16. > :17:20.reconciliation and forgiveness. An incredibly important person in
:17:21. > :17:22.Nelson Mandela's life. We have an order of service for the special
:17:23. > :17:29.memorial service that will be taking place on Tuesday. Much more details
:17:30. > :17:32.on our website. It has been one month since Typhoon
:17:33. > :17:40.Haiyan devastated much of the central Philippines, link more than
:17:41. > :17:43.five point -- 5500 people. Bodies are still being found survivors
:17:44. > :17:48.clear away the wreckage of homes and that were destroyed. The scale of
:17:49. > :17:52.the destruction means rebuilding will take years. Even though many
:17:53. > :17:57.aid agencies are helping with the relief effort. Tacloban has been the
:17:58. > :18:01.focus for the operation, but there are reports that in moronic areas,
:18:02. > :18:08.people are still struggling to get the help that they need. -- more
:18:09. > :18:13.promote areas. 1 million homes were damaged or destroyed across the
:18:14. > :18:19.country. Close to 5 million people have lost their livelihoods. My
:18:20. > :18:27.colleague has returned to Tacloban, which bore the brunt of the storm.
:18:28. > :18:32.Looking for solace, during a time of mourning. For the people gathered
:18:33. > :18:36.here for a special mass at the parish church, religion has a
:18:37. > :18:43.crucial part of the recovery process, after losing their family
:18:44. > :18:52.members, homes and livelihoods to Typhoon Haiyan last month. I do not
:18:53. > :19:05.know where to go. Only here. During Sunday, there was a mass. It is the
:19:06. > :19:11.only one I have now. During the storm, 250 people hid in the church,
:19:12. > :19:18.hoping for divine protection. They also drive. But nearly 6000 others
:19:19. > :19:24.did not make it, with over 1700 more still missing. For the traumatised
:19:25. > :19:30.community of Tacloban, the church has become their main refuge. This
:19:31. > :19:36.is where many of the remaining residents of Tacloban were gathered
:19:37. > :19:39.and will cover this Christmas. It is most important religious holiday in
:19:40. > :19:43.the Philippines, the biggest Catholic unity in Asia. This year,
:19:44. > :19:48.it is not about exchanging gifts or having big dinners. But for many
:19:49. > :19:56.survivors here, it is all about faith. The city has slowly started
:19:57. > :20:01.to get back on its feet. There is even running water and electricity
:20:02. > :20:06.in some areas. But when night falls, most of the devastated areas look
:20:07. > :20:08.like this. Shrouded in black. Parishioners have tried to lift
:20:09. > :20:14.their spirits by handing parols, or their spirits by handing parols or
:20:15. > :20:21.lanterns. They say it helps give hope in times of darkness.
:20:22. > :20:23.Some of the other news. French troops have begun disarming
:20:24. > :20:28.the leisure groups in the Central African Republic. The operation
:20:29. > :20:34.began with a brief exchange of gunfire between armed men and French
:20:35. > :20:41.soldiers near the airport in the capital. Recent communal fighting
:20:42. > :20:43.has left more than 450 people dead. 1600 troops are patrolling towns and
:20:44. > :20:47.city go check point across the country.
:20:48. > :20:52.The leader of the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt has appeared in court,
:20:53. > :20:55.accused of inciting violence, after the army as did Mohamed Morsi.
:20:56. > :21:00.Mohammed Badie, who was in court with other leading Islamists, denies
:21:01. > :21:08.the charges. Muslim students in Cairo have prompted the police to
:21:09. > :21:11.move onto the campus. Blackburn Rovers has confirmed that
:21:12. > :21:16.shrike DJ Campbell is one of six people arrested by police
:21:17. > :21:21.investigating allegations of match fixing, following a newspaper report
:21:22. > :21:25.in which the former Portsmouth and Nigeria international Sam Sodje
:21:26. > :21:31.claims he could arrange for players to be booked in return for money.
:21:32. > :21:35.Pictures showing North Korea's second most powerful man being
:21:36. > :21:40.forcibly removed from a party meeting have been aired on state TV.
:21:41. > :21:44.Jang Song-taek is the uncle of the leader, Kim Jong-un, and had been
:21:45. > :21:48.given the job of guiding and mentoring the junk leader as he
:21:49. > :21:56.issued the power to designate. -- the young leader.
:21:57. > :22:04.Money, sex and power of the stuff of headlines in North Korea, just like
:22:05. > :22:08.anywhere else, or at the state media put it, corruption, disloyalty and
:22:09. > :22:15.capitalist living. Jang Song-taek, once the most -- the second most
:22:16. > :22:19.powerful man, stripped of his positions and holed from a party
:22:20. > :22:26.meeting, under arrest, the biggest political earthquake since his
:22:27. > :22:30.nephew assumed power. He was Kim Jong-un's Guardian, mental and
:22:31. > :22:36.uncle. Too many, he was the power behind the throne. Perhaps too
:22:37. > :22:40.powerful, or maybe too popular. Few of the elder statesmen who booked
:22:41. > :22:46.the side Kim Jong-il's off have survived two years of his son's
:22:47. > :22:50.rule. The speed and scope of this latest purge is especially
:22:51. > :22:55.startling. Jang Song-taek has already been edited out of official
:22:56. > :22:58.videos, like this documentary, shown on state TV. Whether this signal is
:22:59. > :23:03.personal or political differences, the worry here in South Korea is
:23:04. > :23:07.that Jeong Jang could distract attention with military action. The
:23:08. > :23:14.defence Ministry has already warned its troops to be on high alert. With
:23:15. > :23:19.North Korea's old guard fading, the game of predicting the regime is
:23:20. > :23:24.getting harder. Step-by-step, Kim Jong-un has demonstrated his hold on
:23:25. > :23:33.power. But also, his fear of rivals. If his encore was a threat, but his
:23:34. > :23:38.removal be an even bigger one? It is a vehicle which you can often
:23:39. > :23:43.hear coming before you even see it. I am talking about the Volkswagen
:23:44. > :23:47.Kombi, which has been on the roads since 1950. The vehicle is only
:23:48. > :23:48.built in Brazil, almost to the same specification as it has always been
:23:49. > :24:01.built. But VW will stop making it. If the Volkswagen Kombi ever had the
:24:02. > :24:07.motoring equivalent of sex appeal in its use, that allure has faded with
:24:08. > :24:13.old age. Practically made for the streets and beaches of Brazil,
:24:14. > :24:18.thousands of old vehicles of the modern-day equivalent of the horse
:24:19. > :24:21.and cart. Engines and chassis that should have been retired years ago
:24:22. > :24:27.keeping thousands of small businesses afloat. Without the
:24:28. > :24:34.vehicle, there is no way to work, says this man. That is the best
:24:35. > :24:38.thing for us. 90 beach chairs, 60 on Brothers, sacks of coconuts and a
:24:39. > :24:45.volleyball net. It might not be the slickest thing on the beach, but it
:24:46. > :24:49.is the -- but it is very practical. But it is the end of a line for a
:24:50. > :24:53.car which has been manufactured here for more than half a century. In an
:24:54. > :24:54.increasingly automated industry, for more than half a century. In an
:24:55. > :24:58.increasingly automated industry it is still mainly built by hand. This
:24:59. > :25:05.format icon is beginning to look outdated. It is essentially the same
:25:06. > :25:09.vehicle that was built at this plant in the 1950s. But it no longer meets
:25:10. > :25:14.the safety requirements in Europe and those to be introduced here at
:25:15. > :25:19.the start of next year. 1.5 million units down the line, the Volkswagen
:25:20. > :25:25.Kombi is coming to an end. However much enthusiasts will mourn the
:25:26. > :25:30.passing of it, for Volkswagen, it is a hard-nosed business is Asian.
:25:31. > :25:38.According to the Brazilian deflation, starting in 2014, all
:25:39. > :25:44.cars airbags and ABS. To construct and put these features into that car
:25:45. > :25:50.would be a huge product change. Not to miss an opportunity, the company
:25:51. > :25:53.has built a last edition model. For a few thousand extra dollars, you
:25:54. > :26:01.get paintwork and trim invoking the 1960s. However fond of those distant
:26:02. > :26:08.memories maybe, the Volkswagen Kombi is not the smoothest cottage drive.
:26:09. > :26:15.It feels like a very basic vehicle. That was perhaps always part of the
:26:16. > :26:19.attraction. It will be the end of an era, not
:26:20. > :26:27.seeing one of those are around! The top story. Let's cross over to
:26:28. > :26:31.those live pictures from Ukraine, because security forces have
:26:32. > :26:34.dismantled some barricades and riot police have entered an opposition
:26:35. > :26:38.party headquarters, but the protesters remain in force. Now, the
:26:39. > :26:45.protesters remain in force. Now the vice president of the United States
:26:46. > :26:49.has said that violence has no place in a democratic society, so concern
:26:50. > :26:51.around the world as to those events in the Ukraine. We will keep you
:26:52. > :26:52.updated.