The British Prime Minister David Cameronand the First Minister of Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland Alex Salmond have signed an agreementsetting out the terms of the referendum on whether

Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland

should become anindependent nation. The vote would be held in

Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland

in 2014. From Edinburgh here's ColinCampbell.

Seven hundred years ago

Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland

fought battles with

England

tomaintain its independence; 300 years ago the two countries merged theirparliaments, a political union that has held ever since. Today's agreement willgive Scottish voters their first opportunity to choose between continued unionor independence. There were smiles and handshakes as David Cameron and AlexSalmond made to put pen to paper. But the leaders of the

Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland

's twogovernments are on opposing sides. The British government led by David Camerondoes not want

Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland">Scotland

to go. Colin Campbell.

Cuban state media say a Spanish politicalactivist has been sentenced to four years in jail over a road accident on theisland which killed a high profile Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. The car inwhich there were passengers was driven by the Spaniard Angel Carromero.Prosecutors said Mr Carromero was speeding. But the family of Mr Paya said thevehicle was deliberately forced off the road.

BBC News

第二页：中英双语听力稿

The Portuguese government has unveiled thecountry's toughest budget in years, combining state tax rises with spendingcuts to tackle its large deficit. The opposition socialist party called it afiscal atomic bomb. Hundreds of protesters who gathered outside the Portugueseparliament called on the government to resign. Alison Robert reports.