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kingston. gangsters defied a state of emergency in jamaica, but tried to prevent authorities from arresting their leader. great britain's coalition government cuts more than $8 billion from its spending bill, but is warning more painful cuts lie ahead. welcome to "bbc world news." an advert offering abortion advice as shown on british tv for the first time. poland is hit by severe flooding. at least 14 people have been killed. police in kingston are

reporting two officer shot dead. an attack by gunmen linked to a man who was a major drug dealer. police are storming his stronghold and more casualties. a state of emergency was imposed on sunday to make it easier to extradite christopher "dudus" coke to the u.s. matthew price is in kingston. >> jamaica was not looking like a. is today. parts of the capital are edgy -- was not looking like a paradise. [gunshots] >> small bands of police patrol. >> how dangerous is the situation? >> very dangerous. >> are police and control?

>> yes. >> had did not look like it yesterday. police were surrounded by gangs of gunmen who killed two officers and said one police station on fire. the government imposed a state of emergency on the areas where violence was focused. >> they are going to hunt them down, and bring the full brunt of the law under. >> at the heart as christopher "dudus" coke, described by the u.s. as one of the most dangerous drug lords on the planet. they won him extradited to face trial in new york. this weekend his supporters showed what they thought of that. they are furious with the government for agreeing to arrest him. we have heard the occasional gunshot throughout the day, but the fear is-will intensify as

night falls. people feel christopher "dudus" coke not as a dangerous drug lord but as a protector. they are fighting to defend him from the police and the government here they say it does nothing for them. >> poverty is on the rise and you will find many who defend him. >> in jamaica, there is unemployment so not a lot of people are there which it no one is therefore the people. >> please move ends against a man they believe is called in jamaica to ransom. -- police moved in. >> iran notified the energy agency of its agreement to send uranium to turkey in exchange for fuel. western powers question the value of this deal.

brazil is also a partner. there is a feeling that it does not rest -- sanctions are still a possibility. ahiopia's party looks for landslide in their elections. the poll has been condemned by a pressure group as theater. they say the ruling party of the prime minister pressured and intimidated people into voting for it. and newly elected politician has been killed in iraq. -- a newly elected politician. he was killed in a drive-by. a spokesman says two people have been arrested. anchor is building at bp and the federal government -- anger is building. the oil has been gushing from a

broken well and bp reiterated they are doing all they can to shut it off. that is little consolation to those watching their shores suffer. our north american editor has the latest >> on a beach in louisiana -- are north american editor has the latest. >> as the oil comes ashore, there are doubts about the battle plan for who should be in charge while the fury with the pete rose stronger. two cabinet members led a delegation -- while the fury grows stronger. >> bp is charged with capping their leaking oil well and paying for the response and recovery without limitation. they will be held accountable.

we will -- >> pp no longer stands for british petroleum -- bp. stop the damage and clean up the mess. >> some brown pelicans have become mired in the oil and have to undergo a procedure to help them. the governor is frantic about louisiana is being put through. he says the government has fought and quick enough. >> bp is a responsible party come but we need to make sure they are held responsible. >> bp released in video. this hangs on what bp does, but some said the president has been

too trusting. >> they are not tough enough. to comewaiting for bp up with a new plan. it is not clear what could happen. the admiral in charge has been in the white house cancer in questions and did not seem to know what that meant >> replace them with what? >> it is not just a question -- the u.s. government simply doesn't have the equipment he has to be in charge of clearing up this mess. it does not want to take the blame if the oil company fails again. >> british members will be expected to walk or take public transportation to many of their meetings.

recruitment will be frozen. great britain's finance minister has unveiled $8 billion of public spending cuts. that is the start of a painful program to cut their deficit. >> the department of transport, $683 billion. the home office, $367 million. >> real cuts to real budgets. local authority spending will be squeezed say, adding 6.2 billion pounds. the men said they wanted to send a shock wave. >> this is the first time this government announced difficult decisions on spending. i want people to know in the years ahead that we do this not for its own sake, but in order

to improve the quality of people's lives and build a better economic future. >> he set out to cut. the government will spend $1.7 billion less on key suppliers. $600 million less for [unintelligible] and less for low priority spending, planned university places. 320 million pounds will be saved by scrapping a new child trust funds. that will be cut on august in the stopped by january. extra savings have been found to protect the school's budget and defense and international development. a few weeks ago the liberal democrats opposed early cuts. >> these are only the first deaths we will need to take to

put our public finances back in shape. there will be many more tough decisions, but we believe the british people understand these choices can no longer be done. >> he could not say how many jobs will be lost. >> , if they wanted to cut that they should have spelled out in detail they would not do in the future. people need to know the detail because only then will you know what it means in terms of jobs. >> in northern ireland, leaders of the administration met to discuss the cuts. >> it will be a painful process, but these elements of transparency and will make it more manageable than otherwise it would have been. >> one focus has been here, making the place more efficient and getting minister is out of

their cars. the real cuts to pay, benefits will not be announced until autumn. there is some pain and details to come. there were still talking about savings curry there will be cuts and they will be big. >> south korea announced sanctions on north korea after a torpedo attack in march. that includes banning north korean ships from waters in the south. there are signs china may exert new pressure. the u.s. will join an exercise with the south. >> this is a man carrying a heavy burden, how to respond without risking further escalation. here is what he plans to do. >> south korea will ban all

north korean ships from its waters. we will suspend almost all trade links and refer this to the u. n. >> the warship was split in half by an explosion that hit without warning in the end of march. it has been salvaged in two parts on the seabed and an international team has completed its investigation. they concluded the sec was shot by a north korean torpedo -- the ship was sunk by a north korean torpedo. military retaliation was never an option for the government because of the obvious risk, but the response it has decided on, will have an impact. trade between the two halves

still makes up a sizable chunk of north korea's economy. speaking on a visit to beijing, hillary clinton said america is standing behind its south korean allies. >> our support for south korea's defense is unequivocal. president obama directed his military commanders to coordinate with their korean counterparts to ensure readiness and deter future aggression. >> the evidence of the involvement in the sinking of this ship will be taken to the un security council. america and south korea are looking for china's backing for tough action. >> good to have you with us. still to come, why thousands of people will descend on london for the chelsea flower show.

japan is known for its high- speed trains but one of the most spectacular as a top speed of only 20 kilometers per hour. >> it may be slow compared to the bullet train, but nothing can match the railway through this area. kraham. simply gorgeous, she says. keeping the train going is a tough job for the maintenance crews who take customer service very seriously. they must make sure the tracks are clear. at the start of the summer the team travels of the line which was built to transport materials for a dam. this is one of the few railways that has to be rebuilt every year.

the bridges over the extremes are dismantled over the winter to protect them from being swept away. the work begins at putting them back together. bring in the tracks out of the tunnels were they have been kept. him and must balance above the torrent to put them back together -- the men must balance. and has to be finished in time for the railway to the open. once the trains are running through the tunnels the work is not done. maidens is done every night. >> -- maintenance is done. >> what keeps us going is knowing we are bringing smiles to the faces of our passengers. >> they seem to be appreciative of the man who kept this railway running a year after year.

>> latest headlines for you, there is on fire on the streets of kingston. gangsters are defying a street of -- state of emergency in jamaica. south korea announced sanctions against the north over the torpedo attacks that sank one of its ships. great britain's duchess of york said she is sorry for the serious lapse of judgment that led to her being caught on camera offering to sell access to her ex-husband, prince andrew. she said her financial situation was under stress, but that was no excuse. >> a regular in the royal calendar, the cream and other royals at the chelsea flower show. -- the queen and other royals.

the former royal daughter-in-law was on the other side of the atlantic and los angeles. she is said to be in a fragile state. she knows she has damaged her own reputation, what about her ex-husband? >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the prince denied any knowledge of this meeting, and said he always carried out his role with absolute propriety. >> i have always been an excellent ambassador for u.k. investment and trade. when there is intrigued about his role, when there is

uncertainty, than he is as damaging himself but also britain's ability to export. >> it is the precarious personal finances that are the root of this. she says she gets 15 fastened pounds a year from her divorce settlement. she could command 45,000 pounds were giving a speech. the duchess of york was at the heart of the royal establishment for a decade. it is 15 years from her divorce, but she will always have a connection with the royal family. this was her and her daughter at a birthday party. she always said the one that she has done well is bring up her girls. according to friends, she feels she has let them down with this latest episode. this is sarah ferguson at an awards ceremony on sunday giving

her first public reaction to this revelations. >> when i got on that flight today, quite a heavy day. [laughter] [applause] >> but when the children's choir came out tonight and i saw there bill faces and i said, -- i saw their little faces. his is about a and children. -- it is about children. i hate grown-ups, but i love children. thank you so much. >> for the first time tonight on british tv, an advertisement for abortion has been shown. many worry this could turn a

portion into a consumer service. -- turn to abortion into a customer service. >> the advertisement tells the story of three women with unplanned pregnancies. this group says many women don't know where to turn for help. >> if you are pregnant and not sure what to do, we can help. >> but anti-abortion groups are angry and accusing them of selling termination like cars. >> abortion is that something that should be taken lightly. to advertise it as if it were like any other service is concerned. >> adhered it is aimed at people like anna. she felt unsure before having an abortion. >> i had to make some serious

decisions. i did not know how to decide where the rest of my life is going and not be able to talk to people about it. >> in the 1980's aids made this a life or death matter. it was not long before the government was talking frankly about contraception. it could help them to win the wider political struggle over whether and in what circumstances abortion can be carried out. he showed this at to students. >> this should not be advertised and a light tone. >> it is good. it is opening people's minds up. >> in number of abortions have been rising to more than 200,000

a year. the latest figures are out tomorrow. >> emergency teams in poland are trying to shore up river banks as they battle the worst flooding in decades. the homes of 100,000 people are at risk. her >> desperate attempts to stop the floods -- desperate attempts. across poland to the impact of last week's heavy rains has reached river banks -- breached riverbanks. the human cost is being felt with the several lives lost and many more threatened by this inundation. the risk was so great here that soldiers had to blast a hole in the embankment to prevent the river from flooding more houses. the fear of losing their homes

has driven local people to desperate efforts. >> i can to help out in anyway, even by laying a brick. kenn >> the bold of the water is moving away from the southern area -- the bulk of the water. many people risk having their homes flooded. now the problem may be taking on a european context. with anxious communities in germany and bracing themselves ive.a flood wai >> how about a garden sparkling with gems worth $30 million? that is one of the attractions at the chelsea flower show.

♪ ♪ >> no matter how hard the winter, he chelsea's flowers always manage to be perfect. hear, they have rebuilt an entire canal. this one has diamonds in it. also this year [unintelligible] >> it probably comes to 500 pounds for the whole garden. >> i met him tending his nettels in this big garden. it is not typical of chelsey, but he and his workers are not typical designers. >> five years ago i was living on the streets.

i was basically dying on the streets. now i am building a garden with my team feeling wonderful. >> perhaps not the prettiest flour had a new name. it was a celebration of biodiversity in the his commitment to charities. this is immortality to have a plant and after you. >> it doesn't get better than that. >> next door, a champion of healthy eating. >> there is nothing wrong with having parts of the garden that are edible and as near to the kitchen as possible. >> it is an attempt to provide inspiration to all types of gardner. >> more online anytime. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around

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