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wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the homecoming. all but two of the 33 freed miners in chile are discharged from hospitals. ready to step in, the chairman of the federal reserve points towards renewed action to boost the fragile u.s. economy. hundreds of people who fled hungary's toxic spill disaster are allowed to return home but are told they must wear protective masks. welcome to "bbc news." >> coming up had later, drugs and possession. american troops tell the bbc why the afghan army is still not ready for the hand over of security. and the prisoners who tried to smash his way out of security,

and into the arms of the law. >> all but two of the 33 minuters rescued earlier this week in chile have left the hospital after being discharged. reports say most of them slipped out of the hospital by a side entrance to avoid journalists and camera crews. doctors say their physical condition is surprisingly good. but the psychological state of man remains fragile. david reports. >> the first three miners were released from hospital on thursday night. today, 28 others followed in their footsteps. cleared by doctors to go home and to be reunited with their families once again. all of the men were taken to the hospital for medical checks after coming up from the depths of the earth. most of the latest releases, though, were done secretly.

>> this is not necessarily because of the media. please don't take it personally. basically we have done this to protect them and their families. >> hospital officials say the remaining two miners have been transferred to other units. meanwhile, more details about what life was like trapped deep underground have started to emerge. for some, the feelings of relief are turning into anger. edison was the first man to be allowed back home. [speaking in native tongue] >> it could have been avoided. why do these, have to happen? because the employer, to make money. what happens with the workers? no, just go in. but no, the mountain is making noises. but no, go on in, go on in. >> despite the anger, the focus now is on celebrating.

all the neighbors have come together to prepare a big party. they are going to have more than 400 people waiting for them. >> but for the miners, getting back to a normal life will be far from easy. "bbc news." >> the focus of the miners remains on celebrating with family and friends. our correspondent was there to witness the homecoming of estvan, the 18th minner to be rescued. >> it was extraordinary. the street had been decked out with balloons, bunting and chilean flags. it is very much a close community here. they said this man who came back, the 18th man to be rescued, is very much part of the extended family of this community. we were there as his vehicle that brought him from the hospital arrived. he got out to a huge reception from hundreds of people on the streets who turned out to greet him. hugs from many, many people. very emotional for his family,

who are waiting for him. we have spoken to his daughter earlier in the day and said what is the first thing you're going to do? he said have home made chicken soup. he had asked his wife to prepare that for him. we asked his wife and said what is the first thing you're going to do? she said we are going to go to bed and make up for lost time. he said if and when he managed to get out and back home, that he and his wife would make plans for the big white wedding she had always dreamed of. they are now planning to renew vows next summer. hundreds of people turned out for the event. it is a sign of particularly how pop are larry he is in this community. he was a -- one of the biggest cheers came when one man gave him a shirt from their local team, and another man handed

him some goal keeping gloves. it was a big-time of joy in this community. imagine 31 of those moments going on in this town, and all of chile is taking part in the celebration as well. >> at least four miners are trapped underground after a cave-in in southern ecuador. they have been trying to push a metal pipe through the ground to bring them oxygen when they try to dig them out. >> the chairman of the u.s. federal reserve has given the strongest indication that he may need to take more action to keep the economy on track. ben bernanke say high unemployment and low inflation continues to possess a risk. >> helicopter ben as he is known is back, swooping in to put out the fires of a credit crisis that won't go away, and

announcing it in the only fashion he knows how. >> it is prepared to provide additional help to help the economy and to return inflation over times to levels consistent with our mandate. >> he simply means the federal reserve intends to buy a lot more bonds to stimulate the recovery and stave off deflation. you don't need to be a top economist to understand why. the nation's unemployment raid hasn't gone below 9.5% in the last year and a half, in part because of the eight million jobs that have vanished. the wealth people had tied up in homes has plummeted 50%. but the fed won't actually act until they are meeting on november 3, one day after the midterm elections, and too late to help a white house whose

struggles to turn things around my cost it dearly. even with bernanke's offer to help today, there is not much anyone can do immediately. >> it's a huge headache for bernanke. it is an enormous political issue in washington. it is going to drive political discourse over the last two years of obama's administration. it is not going to be resolved soon. >> consumers are the key to the recovery, and there is no evidence they are ready to spend again. until they are, this recovery is likely to remain on hold no matter what ben bernanke does. >> the u.s. government has delayed a report which could officially accuse china of manipulating its currency. it was due to be published on friday. it is now being delayed until after next month's g-20 meeting. china's commercial are commerce ministry said its exchange

rates must not be used as a scapegoat for america's economic troubles. >> hundreds of residents affected by a toxic spill disaster in hung ea have been allowed to return to their village. hundreds of people were injured and thousands displaced wednesday a storage reservoir burst open a few days ago. from budapest, nick thorpe reports. >> going home at last, the people returned to their village on friday, six days after their evacuation. the immediate danger, they are told, is past. but the place they are returning to is barely recognizable. several dozen houses have been badly damaged by the disaster. at least nine had to be bulldozed to make way for a new protective embankment designed to protect them from any future

spill. and they have been told to wear pace maskses and other protective clothing at all times. >> i saved all the belongings i could. i used to work as a mechanic. my workshop was full of instruments and fittings. it is really bad. >> a tidal wave of sludge hit the town in the early afternoon on the 4th of october when only the old and the very young were in the village. nine died. people feel lucky. had the sludge struck at night as the villagers slept in their beds, the death toll could have been much higher. after 10 days of closure, the factory responsible for the spill was finally allowed to restart production. thousands of local jobs depend on the firm, and the government has appointed a caretaker for management while investigations continue into what caused one of europe's worst-ever

disasters. >> one of the most successful english football clubs, liverpool now has new owners. new england sports ventures now owns the club. it is thought to be worth nearly $500 million. here is our report from our sports editor. >> cheered like cop heroes, liverpool's board emerged triumphant tonight after one of the most dramatic struggles in the history of this or any english club. and with them, finally, the new owner, john w. henry. >> i am proud and humbled. we have a lot of work to do, and i can't tell you how happy i am that we finally got to this place. >> john henry's 300 million pound deal to buy the club

wipes out crippling debts by the previous owners, hicks and gillett. fans greeted the news with relief. >> as long as they are gone that is good. the owners are american, but it is the start of a new club. >> they are willing to put some money into it. they have a proven record in america. so hopefully they can push it on. >> and relief, too, for the under pressure manager. >> that is part of football. you live through the good periods and the bad periods. there is no doubt i think a cloud has been lifted from the football club today. >> in the high stakes game of liverpool's power struggle, it has been a bewildering week. william won a high court junction allowing him to sell the clob. hicks and gillett hit back, blocking the sale. the next day it was back to the

high court, where hicks and gillett were ordered to drop the dallas action. and then they finally gave in. the deal done here today at the offices of liverpool's lawyers in london brings an end to the debt-ridden reign of hicks and gillett. but in completing the deal, liverpool what is swapped one set of american owners for another. fans will want to know why john w. henry is different. his record with the boston red sox you suggests he could be. he took over the underachieving baseball team in 2002 before leading them to world series titles in 2004 and 2007. he is endeared to american fans. >> what they should expect is someone who is going to put a lot of effort into the management and trying to get the right players and the right staff. >> he's a good owner. he takes care of his players. he has done a lot for the city

of boston. >> and tonight in his first interview for liverpool supporters, henry vowed to bring the same success to this field. >> we are going to do everything in our power to make supporters proud of their club and of us. it's a big challenge, but i think we are up for that challenge. >> there is no question liverpool's image has been tarnished by this battle. and while an end to the sorry saga will raise hopes for a return to the glory days, repairing the damage won't be easy. >> still to come, trouble. why this huge new artwork is off limits because of health and safety fears. >> history has been made in southern switzerland with the final break mf through in the world's longest tunnel.

it is expected to revolutionize north-south freight transports in northern europe. >> noise, dust and cheers, and the world's longest tunnel is created. it stretches 57 kilometers beneath the alps. when the swiss first embarked on this project in the early 1990's, geologistsle told them to forget it. the rock was too unpredictable. today, enough rock has been excavated to build phi egyptian pyramids and it is complete. >> we are not emotional, but to have the longest tunnel in the world is very emotional. >> this has been a long, complicated, expensive and dangerous project. but today, $10 billion and 14 years later, the swiss are convinced this new tunnel is worth it. the reason, the tunnel is

designed to protect the fragile and beautiful alpine environment. at the moment, 3,000 trucks rumble through these valleys every single day, carrying italian wine to holland or german cars to pain. the swiss are fed up. the new tunnel should mean that freight can be transferred from road to rail. and for passengers, there should be benefits. a journey from zurich to milam should take just 2 1/2 hours. the first trains won't roll through until 2017, but with completion of the tunnel today, northern and southern europe have moved a little closer together. "bbc news," switzerland. >> you're watching "bbc news."

the headlines this hour. all but two of the 22 miners rescued earlier this week in chile have left hospitals after being dischargeded. >> the chairman of the u.s. federal reserve has given the strongest indication that he may need to take more action to help the fragile economy of the u.s. keep on track. >> in the u.k., the prime minister, david cameron has intervened to stop wrangling about the scale of cuts. it is believed the british army, navy and air force will face significant reductions, but the overall cut is now thought to be less than 10%. our defense corporate has more details. >> this was one of the toughest parts of the spending row. the prime minister intervened personally. at one stage it seemed it was agreed the m.o.d. thought it got a 7% cut, and then the

treasury came back wanting a 10% cut. the general staff were angry and described it as a betrayal. they warned that cuts of 10% or more would hamper work on the front lines. settlement has finally happened this evening. we don't have the full details. we consider it will be less than 10%. it will still be painful. we believe britain will get the two aircraft carriers. they may lose up to 5,000 personnel in manpower over the next couple of years. the m.o.d. is saying it is a settlement they can work with. >> handing over security to the afghan national army is a key part of the british and american plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. is it working?

u.s. troops have told the b.b.c. that they have serious concerns about drug taking among the forces and desertion. here is our report. >> deep in taliban country, afghan and u.s. troops patrol side by side. their mission, to take down taliban's flags. it is dangerous work. the americans lead the operation, but they are careful to wait for an afghan officer to remove the flag. all this is a very carefully staged photo opportunity, one designed to show that the afghan army are in charge and not the taliban. the strategy here is the same as in iraq. train and hand over to the local forces. but in afghanistan, the time to achieve that is starting to look very, very short.

>> someone must have seen something. >> nato admits that nearly one-fifth of the afghan infantry are absent without leave. for units in combat, it could be much higher. this unit should be 796 strong. 217 men disappeared in kabul rather than good south to fight. later, 148 didn't return from leave. so almost half the men who are supposed to be here are missing. u.s. soldiers say many of the afghan troops who remain smoke marijuana or opium on duty. there are complaints of poor discipline, even of fist fights between officers and men. these afghan soldiers were committed. [speaking in native tongue] >> i want to fight for my

country. i want to help my people, he says. but they have had no leave in eight months, and they couldn't get money home. that is why many had deserted, they said. >> it is a sovereign country. it is their own armed force. they eventually will have to take over security for their country. we will do whatever we can to get them there, though with this battalion we've got a long way to go. >> a insurer counsel of the u.s. base. this was once taliban territory. now an afghan colonel leads the discussions. afghan speaking to afghan in a way that foreign troops cannot. this is the afghan army's indispensable role. which side people like these

eventually back will decide the outcome of this war. "bbc news," kandahar. >> the government of the democratic republic of congo says it has no evidence that troops have been committing rapes in the country. it happened allegedly in an area where rebels carried out massive raids earlier. they said it would be investigated further. >> russia's president, dmitry medvedev has nominated a close aid of vladimir putin has the next aid. yuri luzhkov was dismissed last month after lashing with president medvedev. >> high-speed car chases are hardly a novelty. you can barely turn on an american television without see police in hot pursuit. this time it happened in brazil. an escaped convict driving a

stolen car. here is the story. >> the streets of sao paolo can be hazardous in the best of times. but a said and is speeding through town. at the wheel, a fugitive from justice, a very determined fugitive. boxed in by traffic. he tried to ram his way through. that didn't work, so why not try reverse? police motorcyclists knocked out of his way like skittles. police opened fire, and he sped out of the way. not very far, though. look at the other drivers running away in terror. one of them apparently mistaken for the suspect before the officer realizeled he was wrong. police eventually getting their man, pulling him from the wreck of the car.

ablazingly, no one was killed. one police officer receiving minor injuries. it is reported the driver was an escaped convict who disappeared last christmas. he faces charges of murder, theft and resisting arrest. he ended up in the hospital. "bbc news." >> now, it was made to be sat on, walked over and touched. but just days avalon do not's place unveiled its latest high profile exhibit, it has had to take off. >> it was meant to be a work of art you could walk-on, even pick up. visitors were being asked to come and interact. but today that invitation to participate was withdrawn. you can still look, but you can't tread. tate said it was imposing the ban was the dust created by working on the artwork

constituted a health and safety risk. it was not what the artist intended. >> i think it is good for the public to walk-on it, to hear the sounds, to experience the step on this piece of art, and it is part of the city activities. >> they beginning of this week, the tate were inviting everybody to come down and experience the feeling of walking on a hundred million porcelain hand painted sun flower seeds. now they say you can't. now maybe you can pick one up. the visitors are unhappy. >> i am cross actually. >> why? >> because i was told that i would be able to walk across them and experience them. >> i think you would have to be on there a long time to inhale something that would bring damage. >> would you take the risk? >> yes, i would. >> actually, a lot of people have talked about the possibility of walking on it.

i understood that is what we were going to be able to do. >> tate settled a number of claims by previous visitors. now things are carefully managed, but have they diminished it in the process? >> the visitor is supposed to trudge across it, and let scoopfuls of seed fall through their hands. now they are just looking at it. >> this is an artwork that the artist would be packed with a people having a good time. it has now been turned into a desolate landscape. "bbc news." >> a reminder of the main news this hour. most of the miners saved by a spectacular rescue operation in chile have now left the hospital. you can follow other news that we have been covering on our website.

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