i'm david eades. also coming up in the program, britain testing its military might in the case of missile security. and we go inside the world. >> hello, china's foreign ministry says the activist chen guangcheng can study abroad after he was making a plea. he is in the hospital after seeking help in the u.s. ambassador. china had at first demanded an apology from the u.s. for interfering. following the events including looking at those trying to visit chen guangcheng. >> we're just outside the hospital where chen guangcheng is receiveling medical treatment, and from his hospital bed he's been making a flurry of phone calls, one was for a u.s. congressional hearing in washington. during that conversation he appealed for help and said he wanted to leave china for the u.s. along with his family. just earlier in the day the head of the u.n. mission entered the hospital behind us. just yesterday american diplomats were forced to wait outside the building and mr. chen guangcheng said they were not allowed

i'm david eades. still to come -- despite all the violence, syria goes to the polls for its first multiparty elections in more than 50 years. india has overtaken the u.s. as the world's biggest source of electronic junk mail. one in 10 spam emails comes from or passes through computers in india, and experts say the rapid growth of internet use there has left many inexperienced buses unprotected against fraud. >> breaking down computers to service the parts is how this company makes its money. but it's a bigger i.p. problem that they're now worried about. the threat of sabotage is much more than simple data theft. it could be online banking or trading fraud or people being targeted by so-called phishing emails. on a bigger scale, the entire power grid of the city could be targeted. but the biggest worry, especially the government, is it can be used to weigh terror. right now, only 10% of indians are using the internet. as more and more people get online, many will be exposed to this virtual threat. it'

i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- china's most wanted fugitive is jailed for life for running a multibillion dollar smuggling operation. the olympic torch heading for the u.k. first stop, the southwesterly tip of england. >> hello. thanks for being with us. stock markets in europe and asia have fallen. it's in response to the latest downgrading of banks in spain by the ratings agency, moody's. that move being taken after the continuing recession, unemployment, and the high price of government having to pay for borrowing. in the last hour, some of those banks have recovered sharply from their earlier falls. humphrey hawksley pulls it together for us. >> asia's opening market falls, underlining the global challenge. spain's banks downgraded. greece in turmoil. and europe itself without a clear solution. >> still likely, and it will definitely be causing you -- >> but even with greece factored in, spain has now become a flash point. the ratings of 16 banks downgraded because of the deteri

i'm david eades. still to come in the program, more evidence from those who survived the massacre in norway and the trial of breivik. the authorities in rome have opened the tomb of a gang stohr try to solve a vatican murder mystery dating back almost 30 years. >> she left her home in the vatican city one day nearly 30 years ago and was never seen again. but an answer to the mystery just might lie in this church. among those buried behind its walls is a gangster called enrico depet is. some believe he may have kidnapped the girl and a clue as to her death pay lie within his tomb. the gangster's grave has been dug up and now we'll wait to see what they have found and the connections with the vatican have given rise to conspiracy theories. >> the single family has been accused of that. and some kind of coverup. but officials here at the vatican city insist they have done everything they can to try to help solve the mystery. today the family saw exhumation in the church as a positive sign. >>i hope that

i'm david eades. these are the headlines -- israel hands over the remains of around 90 palestinians killed in militant attacks since the occupation of the west bank back in 1967. syria's rebels urge kofi annan to admit his seven-week-old cease-fire plan has failed. >> coming up in "sport today" with me in half an hour, a new manager for liverpool football club. they're set to name a new one. ahead of the european championship, spain's fernando torres scores in international for the first time in a year. and a breakaway goal in overtime gives the kings a -1 win over the devils in game one of the stanley cup final. >> the british culture secretary, jeremy hunt, is giving evidence that britain's inquiry into the press standards, questioning the start. here he is now. we're going to dip in as he deals with questions, in particular about his relationship with rupert murdoch's news corporation. >> this time it was rebekah brooks. can you recall whether the bskyb business was successful on that occasion? >>

i'm david eades. the headlines this hour. a caretaker government has been sworn in to take greece to new elections next month. the war crimes trial of general ratko mladic is focusing on his role in the massacre of 7,000 men and boys from srebrenica. >> in half an hour, who will succeed the manager of liverpool? the club owner saying they are looking for long-term appointment. the olympic flame is to be formally handed to the relay in athens. >> i don't think he's going to get back to the level he was. no doubt about that. the competition's gotten better since he's been away. >> and the european ryder cup gives his verdict on tiger woods' form. >> now stormy waters off the islands north of scotland, a new system for harnessing tidal power. the currents flowing there are some of the strongest in the world and the challenge is formidable. venturing out to see the latest device being put through its paces. >> under sea, amongst the island in a channel known to be pretty turbulent, and it's through here every day there's a massiv

i'm david eades. also coming up -- the olympic orbit, a first look at the u.k.'s largest sculpture built to mark the london 2012 olympic games. just how close were the ties of rupert murdoch's "news of the world" international papers and the british government? the former chief executive of the company, rebecca brooks, is to give evidence shortly at a inquiry which is running here in london, and it's expected she'll talk about her relations with the current and former prime ministers. there are claims that she and david cameron regularly texted one another as well as meeting frequently in business and social circles. >> rebecca brooks is the former executive who was courted by prime ministers. her papers backed tony blair three times. she was a guest of gordon brown's at a pajama party. historical detail of politicians past is likely to feature when she takes to the witness stand later. just a day after her friend and former colleague, andy colson, once director of communications at downing street, gave evidence. >> rebecca was the sharp hand of rupert murdoch. s

i am david eades. are london 2012 olympic games achieving their aim of inspiring a new generation to take up sports? and people on the pacific islands of guam fight back against an infestation of snakes. a double agent posing as a suicide bomber has been credited with porting an al qaeda plot to blow up an airliner. the agent was entrusted with the device that is a nonmetallic bomb, which he then passed on to the cia. >> the bomb being analyzed by the fbi is an upgraded version of this one. the device carried onto a plane by the would-be suicide bomber in december 2009. it failed to go off. subsequent test by fbi technicians showed the power of the explosives. the new improved device reportedly had two detonators. underwear bomb as were made by al qaeda's, most actors and dangerous affiliate's based in yemen. it now appears the terror cell had been infiltrated by double agent working for saudi intelligence and the cia. officials say the double agent was sent to yemen to pose as a volunteer suicide bomb