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>> and now "bbc world news." >> britain braces itself as the government prepares to slice $83 billion pounds off public spending. the c.i.a. admits to systemic failures for not vetting an informant. guilty with murder with a sexual element, a saudi prince is con convict of killing his servant in a london hotel. welcome to" bbc news" broadcasting around the world and in the u.s. protesters clash with police at strikes at education and transport. >> two months after his memorable meltdown the es juit lands with a bunk.

>> hello and welcome. the british government will unveil plans to cut the country's large budget deficit later. it will be the most dramatic cutback of government spending since the 1920's and a measure of the coalition government says is needed to restore confidence in the british economy. the prime minister david cameron has already announced massive cuts in defense spending but says operation in afghanistan would not be affected. >> ever since day one of the coalition government these men have been warning that tough times call for tough decisions. britain's budget deficit is so huge says david cameron that cuts are $83 billion pounds are needed. that's $130 billion. no wonder, he's been preparing the ground. >> this isn't easy and i'm not

expected to be carry off to the street of britain as we do this difficult job. but do it, we have to because if we don't deal with the deficit we could go the way of other countrys that are seeing interest rates rise that are seeing real difficults. >> they are argue which ones should be cut and which one protected. other departments will still be axed heavily. but every area of british life will be effected to the future of a prestigious university with the size and ambitious of the armed forces. >> ed milly band. >> the labor party doesn't disnewt it needs to be reduced. but the speed and depth of these particular cuts could stun economic growth and there are those who worry that britain is unnecessarily embracing an extreme cuts

agenda. >> if it turnings out that this is -- turns out that this is a very bad performance people will say you weren't forced to do it like greece, you chose to do it. >> it's a political one too. david cameron and nick clay known their own popularity could be severely tested as families don't understand what the cuts will mean for them. >> well the "bbc" will not be exempt from government cuts. the corporation the way it pays for most of its operation the bbc license fee is to be frozen for the next six years. they will also take over the $400 million annual cost of the world service which is currently being funded by the british office. >> the c.i.a. has admitted that

one of its informer who is killed seven c.i.a. employees in eastern afghanistan last year had not been properly vetted bri -- by the operation. the informant detonated a suicide vest as he stood among c.i.a. offices at the agency's base. steve kingston is in washington and i asked him whether the c.i.a. is saying exactly what went wrong. >> this is from a classified internal investigation that is being played out for many months. officials have been briefing journalists here. just a reminder -- this was in december last year. an informant humam khalil abu-mulai, he told the c.i.a. that he was able to provide

information about zawahiri. when he got out of the car he was able to detonate a bomb and killed nine other people. amongst them it was seven c.i.a. employees. what the report pinpoints is that the c.i.a. was warned in advance that the informant might in fact be a double agent working for al-qaeda rather than against him. that came from jordanian intelligence. it was need a c.i.a. officer. it appears that individual did not pass the information on. so that the failing, number one, but there were other failings in the security procedures and systems in place at that base in cost and a failure in leadership as well.

>> had the c.i.a. say it will be implementing procedureses? >> yes, leon panetta has admitted to systemic failures in this case. he has said that perhaps peoples' judgment was clouded by the prize that they thought that they were going to find, the second in command of al-qaeda. and there are some 23 recommendations as to how things can be improved in future first and foremost communication between different countries and agents and officers within the c.i.a. has to be more disciplined says leon panetta, security procedures need to be standardized. but he has not singled out any individual or group of individuals for blame. he says this was a clective failure of procedures. it would be wrong to blame any one individual. the lady who is in charge of

that died in the explosion. during the investigation, clearly she wasn't here to defend herself. >> steve kingston. chilean politician claims that on the day the mine had collapsed the men voiced safety fears. the congressman carlos vil chaise had spoken on it. >> a recent bout of flu called lady thatcher to miss an official party arranged to mark her 85th birthday. the supreme leader of iran is in the city of coon in an

apparent bid to bolster his tie s with senior clerics. he is expected to rally support many of whom were critical for president mahmoud ahmadinejad re-election last year. >> a saudi prince has been found guilty of murdering his servant. he abused his victim in a brutal attack for his own personal gratification. john has the story. >> these are the pictures that reveal the violence of the heart of the relationship between a saudi prince and his manservant. it turn into a boxing ring. the prince walks out to the left only to return immediately and throw yet more punches. his victim so subservient he doesn't even attempt to fight back. this wasn't an isolated attack.

three weeks later, he was beaten again. this time so badly he died from his injuries in his bed. but they appeared to be in a sexual relationship and the prince was clearly in charge. >> mr. saud used his possession of power and money and authority over his victim to abuse him over an extended period of time. the details appear to cause considerable embarrassment. the prince tried to prevent some of the evidence being heard in court in particular they wanted to ban any suggestions the prince might be gay. the prosecution said the reason the prince denied he was gay was not because homosexuality

is illegal from saudi arabia but to hide the fact there was a sexual element. he tried to claim diplomatic immunity believing his position in the royal family might protect him. >> they wouldn't have had this exposure to it because it would have been dealt with behind closed doors and possibly would not have reached the court. >> the demand who exploited his privilege with apparent consequences now faces life behind bars. he'll be sentenced toorm. -- tomorrow. >> french workers are set to continue their protest against planned pension reforms with the seventh day of war counts. the strike action has forced france to start drawing from fuel reserves. they used tear gas in paris and in leon. gavin reports from paris. >> for the sixth time recent

think, huge crowds were on the streets protesting at plans to raise the retirement age to 62. one man was being attacked by vultures to illustrate what pension reform what do to the french way of life. the big difference this time is that thousands of high school students joined the protest. >> this is what the protesters hope will make the difference, the large number of students in the demonstration, in the past an alliance of students and works have caused the french government to back down. many are hoping the same will apply with president sarkozy. >> some students felt if older students worked longer they would work out. >> it's a problem. >> elsewhere in france, there have been banned in incident. shots were attacked and looted.

the president called for restraint. the main problem is fuel supplies. 1/3 of stations have run dry as protesters block the refineries. the government has decided to use some of its reserved stocks and predict to go back to normal in four or five days. in paris there is a lot of tension particularly with students. it is expected that the senate will pass the pension law. and that will allow the tension to subside. >> you're watching "bbc news." there's plenty still ahead including pay the price for a moment of madness. >> the man that exited a plane from a shoot is othered to go to classes.

>> martin wilshire has been given event into the deaths of the 52 victims. june kelly was in court. she lost her legs. looking to the future she's aiming to come neat the 2012 para olympics. she went back to the morning of 2005. sneffs the second carriage of the train. so too was the man with his bomb. she said there was a white light. i was thrown 90 degrees. we were all screaming. fiona was among the seventh who died. her passenger bruce laid himself injured described her final moments. she held his hand. he said "i almost felt her go." one passenger andrew brown

described how he got up to try to help others but fell forward. he then realized he lost a leg. both he and martin wright were helped by a police officer elizabeth kenworthy. she used her jacket as the tourniquette. >> people like that, they don't come around a lot. thank god she was there near me to pretty much save my life. in her evidence elizabeth said that half an hour after the explosion there was still to sign of emergency services. the coroner said you are a very exceptional personal. >> june kelly at the royal courts of justice. >> hello, i'm james. the latest "bbc news."

britain is bracing itself for the biggest cuts in a spending review. reductions of 25%. most government departments are expected alongside massive welfare cuts. the c.i.a. has admitted to systemic failures for not vetting an informant for killing seven c.i.a. agents. the c.i.a. was informed that he might be working for al-qaeda. britain's prime minister has unveiled big cuts. they will be better able to have unconventional threat. the navy has 5,000 each. james reports. >> ships and planes, tanks and troops. today's james cameron long-awaited cuts became real.

>> and are now facing unemployment. how am i supposed to be able to deal with that? >> first of all, i want to thank you for what you've done for our country. when we have to make difficult se de situations it is right to keep the typhoon as our principle attack and is right to retire at the harrier. >> the prime minister replied as he headed to the commons to explain why. >> this is not simply a cost-saving exercise to get the grips for the biggest budget deficit in post war history. it is about taking the right decisions to protect our national security in the years ahead. so what's the navy keeping and what's it scrapping? >> the most eye-camping decision is to carry oupt spending more than $5 billion on two new aircraft carriers

one that will hardly ever be used the other won't care planes for nine years. canceling one would cost too much. the r.a.f. has taken too many hits too. it's partly built nimrod spy planes do not at the cost of $3 billion pounds. the area no longer needs its space in scotland. >> it's disbelief. but at the end of the day, the decision has been made and we have to move on. >> the army has fared better. its forces in afghanistan will be protected. 40% of its tank and artillery will go. >> it's not those in uniform facing cutses. 25,000 civil servants working here will lose their jobs if the defense budget is cut. but the treasury wanted much,

much more. 17,000 skwlobs go. cuts the prime minister tries to pin on labor. >> werm left with a situation where we had a budget, $38 billion over spent. armed forces at war, overstretched under quim and ill-prepared for the challenges of the future and the biggest budget deficit in post war history. mr. speaker, i believe we have begun to deal with all of these things and fitting britain's defenses for the future. many people feel this is a profound opportunity. it has been chaoticly conducted. it has been hastily prepared and it is simply not creditable as strategic blueprint. over in the house of lords the critics were out in force. >> i know a strategic review. i've done a strategic review. this is not a strategic review. >> my lord, i can not say that

i welcome the statement on this cash-driven defense review. but i certainly can't possibly dignify it with the word "strategic." i rather think this is not so much strategic defense review more -- it's butchery of our defense capability. >> either way, these cuts are real. david cameron says he wants britain to still punch above its weight. from now on they will have to do so with fewer ships, planes and trains. >> in pakistan at least 20 people have been killed in the port city of karachi. one incident the gunman open fired in a market where used cars and machine parts are being traded. the gunman could have claim as many as 30 lives in the serieses of attacks in the city. >> once again, karachi's hospitals are picking up the pieces from a day of violence.

amid the chaos, doctors struggle to treat doeses of casualties. -- doeses of casualties. a moment to reflect on a lucky escape. for others overwhelming grief. from fights across the city ambulances brought the dead and wounded. but the single worse attack happened here, a spare parts market that was packed with people. six gunman sprayed bullets into the crowd. >> after the firing, people started running here and there. i never saw anything like this in my whole life. they fired in three bursts and killed everyone in the way. the police did nothing. we lost everyone. >> other eyewitnesses told the bbc police were slow to respond even though the forces had quartered this close by. critics accused minorities to be unable to deal with the violence which occurred during

a bi election of the weekend and has now claimed more than 50 lives. as the cycle of death and grief gets worse, what began as a bitter political rivalry is motivating into a bloodshed. the victims were members of the speaking community. its favorite community won the bi election. but it has little to do with politics. pakistan's largest city now risks spirally into deeper hatred and violence. >> police in italy have clashed with protesters. they set up a blockade to prevent a second rubbish stand nearby to accommodate the waste from naples. five people were arrested during the violence.

>> sirens blaired in the middle -- blared in the middle of the night. and they protested. the demonstrators were in the midst of setting up blockade outside the town. and to make their fury over plans chris cal clear to the authorities. in the melee several people were injured including some policemen. by daylight more protesters were on the move. one woman lay on the ground to try to stop the trucks from coming through. police quickly moved her while others screamed fure -- furiously. the stench from the rubbish dump that's already in place is chronic says this man. it's causes me health problems an i wake up in the middle of

the night with a is sore throat. >> the protesters are causing halvic with tons are left in the street from because there's nowhere else to put it. >> residents are concerned with the health risks it's causing. this isn't the first time waste has caused problems in naples. maybe two years a national emergency was declared when rubbish was left pile high in the streets after a route was contracted. >> the flight attendant dant in august quit his job by hurling himself down the aircraft's emergency slide will avoid going to jail. matthew wells reports from new york city. >> stephen slater arrived for his day of reconning in queens,

new york. he changed his plea to guilty he promised to under go at least a year of counseling and treatment. but if he fails to avail the conditions he could still serve up to three years in prison. the meltdown happened on august 9th when he got into an argument. he swore at passengers in the intercom and forced through the emergency hatch grabbing several beers from the gallonny on the way. -- garvings -- garvings alley on the way. >> while the public interest was certainly surprising unexpect and encouraging at the end of the day i am a grown adult and must accept responsibilitieses for my actions. therefore looking forward to continuing on moving forward with my life. and i am very grateful to the court for making these arrangements which will allow me to do so. >> slater became an internet

hero over night with thousands around the world applauding him for his outbursts. but his actions were a danger to passengers and grand crew alike. >> the bottom line which is the defendant has been diagnosed as having an access one mental disorder with alcohol abuse issues as a result he's eligible to participate in our mental health alternative sentences program. it's unclear if the state where the slater cashed in on his notoriety but it's likely that he's going to draw a fine line between the media and the sentence that will force him to be an outstanding citizen.

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